Books read in 2017
Star (*) indicates graphic novel
(re) indicates re-reading.
- Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded by Hannah Hart
- What’s Your Sign, Girl?* by Robert Kirby (Ed.)
- Legend & Lore of Cape Cod by Robin Smith-Johnson
- Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
- The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- Tin House: Rehab
- A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
- A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
- Making Scents* by Arthur Yorinks, Braden Lamb, and Shelli Paroline
- A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik
- The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance*
- Henchgirl* by Kristen Gudsnuk
- Witchlight* by Jessi Zabarsky
- The Encyclopedia of Early Earth* by Isabel Greenberg
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Last Halloween* by Abby Howard
- Swallow Me Whole* by Nate Powell
- Rice Boy* by Evan Dahm
- Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
- Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
- Carrie by Stephen King
- Horns by Joe Hill
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche – incomplete
- A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn – incomplete
Books read in 2016.
Star (*) indicates graphic novel
(re) indicates re-reading.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling (re)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling (re)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (re)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (re)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling (re)
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (re)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (re)
- SuperMutant Magic Academy* by Jillian Tamaki
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
- Frost Bite by Richelle Mead
- Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
- Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
- Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
- Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
- Something New* by Lucy Knisley
- Summer Days and Summer Night edited by Stephanie Perkins
- Hellbound Lifestyle* by Alabaster Pizzo & Kaeleigh Forsyth
- Maus* by Art Spiegelman
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
- A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
- A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
- A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin – incomplete
Books read in 2015.
Star (*) indicates graphic novel.
- May We Be Forgiven by A. M. Homes
- Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley*
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley*
- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
- Kimmie66 by Aaron Alexovich*
- Serenity Rose: 10 Awkward Years by Aaron Alexovich*
- Ploughshares Winter 2014-15
- Boxers by Gene Luen Yang*
- Saints by Gene Luen Yang*
- City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
- Displacement by Lucy Knisley*
- IQ84 by Haruki Murakami
- A Matter of Life by Jeffrey Brown*
- Paying For It by Chester Brown*
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki*
- Love and Friendship by Jane Austen
- Radiator Days by Lucy Knisley
- The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
- Lumberjanes (Vol. 1) by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke A. Allen*
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
- The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman
- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
- The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. I: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson
- The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
- Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
- The Midas Flesh Vol. I by Ryan North
- Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
- The Midas Flesh Vol. II by Ryan North
- Ploughshares Summer 2015
- City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
- Nimona by Noelle Stevenson*
- Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
- My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories, edited by Stephanie Perkins
Books read in 2014
Star (*) Indicates graphic novel.
- Songbook by Nick Hornby
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Shining by Stephen King
- Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona Carnarvon
- Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Bone by Jeff Smith*
- Ready Player One by Ernest Clive
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
- Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel*
- The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
- The Diviners by Libba Bray
- RASL by Jeff Smith*
- The Mindful Way through Depression by Mark Williams
- The Magician King by Lev Grossman
- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang*
- Shortcomings by Adiran Tomine*
- Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel*
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- Summer Blonde by Adrian Tomine*
- Lint by Chris Ware*
- Dream of the Antique Dealer’s Daughter by Robin Smith-Johnson
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
- The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown*
- Ploughshares Fall 2014
- Funny Misshapen Body by Jeffrey Brown*
- The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
- An Age of License: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley*
- The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh*
- Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel B. Smith
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
- Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
- Confessions of a Blabbermouth by Mike Carey*
- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
- May We Be Forgiven by A. M. Homes**