The Library

I have piles of unread books on my floor, all of which I'm determined to read. (Once completed, they'll go back on my bookshelf or off to a friend.) Maybe, someday, I'll finish them (if I ever stop buying and receiving new books). In 2011, I began adding book reviews to Melissa's Kitties as incentive to keep reading, as everyone should! 

On this page is the list of the books I've read (in order) so far since setting my goal. Click on the book titles to read my original book review blog post. If you want to connect, you can join me on Goodreads too. 

What are you reading?

1. Paul and Me: 53 Years of Adventures and Misadventures with my Pal, Paul Newman by A.E. Hotchner (memoir) 

2. A Season in Hell and Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud (poetry)

3. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert (comedy)

4. Bossypants by Tina Fey (memoir/essays)

5. An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin (novel)

6. Zorro by Isabel Allende (novel)

7. The Artist's Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice by Julia Cameron (self-help/creativity)

8. 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women by Gail McMeeken (self-help/creativity)

9. Hip Tranquil Chick by Kimberly Wilson (self-help/lifestyle)

10. A Reason to Believe by Deval Patrick (memoir)


11. The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende (memoir)


12. Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende (novel)

13. Just Kids by Patti Smith (memoir)

14. Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (self-help/lifestyle/health)

15. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb (novel)

16. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (nonfiction)

17. Humans of New York by Brian Stanton (photography)

18. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (novel)

19. Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir by Cyndi Lauper and Jancee Dunn (memoir)

20. Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America by John Waters (memoir/travel)

21. So Anyway... by John Cleese (memoir)

22. Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes by Dan Ouellette (biography)

23. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (novel)

24. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden (memoir)

25. House of Earth by Woody Guthrie (novel)

26. White House Diary by Jimmy Carter (memoir) 

27. Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink by Elvis Costello (memoir)

28. The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles (novel)

29. Make 'Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends by Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway (memoir)

30. Wildflower by Drew Barrymore (memoir) 

Up next: Carry This Book by Abbi Jacobson