Books

Starting in 2015, I decided to read 2 books a month for the duration of the year after realizing how very little I had read in 2014. Now, I'm continuing on every year with a new reading goal, dependent on what I accomplished (or not) in the year before. If you want, you can follow my progress and see what I'm reading over at GoodReads or you can check out the list of books I've read below.



2021

February
• The Serpent: The Secret Life & Crimes of Charles Sobhraj by Richard Neville
• Venice by Cees Nooteboom
• Me Before You by JoJo Moyes


2019

March
The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis-Graves

May
German Men Sit Down to Pee And Other Insights Into German Culture by Niklas Frank & James Cave

June
Los Angeles (mini) by Tim Street-Porter
Paranoid by Lisa Jackson



2018

January
A Traveller's Wine Guide to California by Robert Holmes

February
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California by Barry Parr

March
The Photographer's Guide to the California Coast by Douglas Steakley
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: California by Jamie Jensen
Fatal Descent: Andreas Lubitz and the Crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 by Jeff Wise

April
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

July
Evelyn, After by Victoria Helen Stone

August
Mary McScary by R.L. Stine

September
How to Get Dressed by Alison Freer
The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

October
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
A Perfectly Messed Up Story by Patrick McDonnell
Carry Her Heart (Words of the Heart) by Holly Jacobs


2017

January
To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Collin

February
Maui Revealed by Anthony Doughty
Oahu Revealed by Anthony Doughty

April
Break Into Travel Writing (Teach Yourself) by Beth Blair

May
Personal Recollections Of Vincent Van Gogh by Elisabeth Huberta Du Quesne-van Gogh
Pierre Hermé Macarons: The Ultimate Recipes from the Master Pâtissier by Pierre Hermé

June
The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
Emma In the Night by Wendy Walker

July
National Geographic Traveler: Miami & the Keys by Mark Miller

October
* The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings


2016

January
Sweeter Off the Vine by Yossy Arefi
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
2 A.M. At The Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino

February
The Tall Trees of Paris by Matt Wagner
The Knot Outdoor Weddings by Carley Roney

March
Germany For Beginners an anthology of German Way Expat Blog posts
The Flower Workshop by Ariella Chezar, Julie Michaels
Your Idea Starts Here by Carolyn Eckert

April
Hashtag Poetry: The Hidden Poetry of Twitter by Clive Birnie
Photographs from the Edge by Art Wolfe, Rob Sheppard
Tasting Rome by Katie Parla

May
Ladurée: The Sweet Recipes (Sucré) by Philippe Andrieu

June
Walking Paris by the National Geographic Society
Walking New York by the National Geographic Society
* The Best Of Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur

July
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

August
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

October
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh•t by Steven Pressfield

November
Foraged Flora by Louesa Roebuck
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson

December
* Frommer's Montreal Day by Day by Andre Legaspi
* Michelin Green Guide Montreal & Quebec City



2015

January
the After series by Anna Todd
A Lion In Paris by Beatrice Alemagna
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Refinery 29 by Piere Gelardi and Christene Barberich
Frites by Anne de la Forest

February
Summer Rain on Wattpad
Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer
Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan

March
No Capes on Wattpad
The Bro Code on Wattpad
He Wanted the Moon by Mimi Baird

April
Cookie Love by Mindy Segal
Sweetapolita by Rosie Alyeah

May
Everything You Ever Wanted by Jillian Lauren
Salsas & Moles by Deborah Schneider
Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson
Seven Spoons by Tara O'Brady

June
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

July
Fatal Vision by Joseph McGinnis
Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor by William F. Powell

August
Everybody Rise by Stephanie Clifford
Walking the Highline by Joel Sternfield

September
Captive by Ashley Smith
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper

October
The Conversation Handbook by Troy Fawkes
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy by Dinty W. Moore

November
The Martian by Andy Weir

December
The Photography of Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold
Making & Using Caramel by Bill Collins
Paris In Style by Janelle McCulloch