
Many thanks to Sierra Godfrey for inspiring me to write a similar post about the books I’ve read this past year. While I might characterize 2012 as my Writing Year, or my Publishing Year, I did read a ton of books, especially on my iPad. Hey, I read print books, too, and I don’t think one is better than the other. Print books are marvelous; I enjoy picking them up, flipping through pages, spending hours lost in a bookstore. I also read e-books; I can increase font size for less eyestrain, I can load up my e-reader with a variety of books before traveling, and I can read more e-books because they’re less costly. This blog post isn’t to debate the merits of one versus the other.
And in making this list, I realized a few things. This year, I read almost exclusively books written by women. Will try to change that in 2013. Men write good books, too! I read a lot of books written by my new author friends, and that is a good thing. Many of these authors publish independently, and could use your support. Finally, I read some books that really weren’t very good (typos, grammatical errors, not well-written). I didn’t include those. Being the recipient of two one-star reviews on Amazon for my book, I understand how much it can hurt, and have chosen simply to not review those books. What did you read this year?
I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson
Life’s a Beach by Claire Cook
I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson
The Mill River Recluse by Darcie Chan
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Getaway Car by Ann Patchett
Sleeping with Paris by Juliette Sobanet
Kissed in Paris by Juliette Sobanet
Finding Margo by Susanne O’Leary
Rules for Virgins by Amy Tan
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Decades by Ruth Harris
Grand Isle by Sarah van Arsdale
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Night Swim by Jessica Keener
Fifty Shades of Gray trilogy by EL James
The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves
The Wander Year by Mike McIntyre
Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park
Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook
The Valley of Heaven and Hell by Susie Kelly
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Happy Hour by Anne Mitchell
War Brides by Helen Bryan
Signs of Life by Natalie Taylor
Girl Unmoored by Jennifer Gooch Hummer
Breaking the Rules by Cat Lavoie
The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani
From Dunes to Dior by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
Life Drawing for Beginners by Roisin Meaney
Finding Lucas by Samantha Stroh Bailey
Thank you, Martha! Just saw this now and appreciate the mention!
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You’re very welcome!
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Thank you so much for reading Finding Lucas, Martha! The support from a fellow author means so much. Chocolate for Breakfast is one of my holiday reads!
Samantha Stroh Bailey
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I wanted to share all the wonderful books I’ve read this year, Sam. Yours is at the end of the list only because I just finished it!
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