Books I’ve Read in 2026…

Total Pages Read: 5,106
Shortest Book: 174 pages
Longest Book: 478 pages
Fiction: 14
Non-Fiction: 3
Cookbook: 0
Poetry: 0

Last Book Read:
17. Dr. No by Percival Everett. A professor that studies “nothing” is recruited by a wanna be Bond villain to steal “nothing.” 232 pages. (Finished 8 Mar 2026).

Past Lists:

Full book list below the cut:

1. My Friends by Fredrik Backman. A story a famous piece of art, a young woman, and the friendship depicted in the painting. 448 pages. (Finished 4 Jan 2026).
2. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. A teenager disappears from the tony summer camp her family owns. The story about the wealthy owners of the land and the blue collar town that is dependant on it for the jobs it provides. 478 pages. (Finished 12 Jan 2026).
3. Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee. A married couple go out to dinner, where the husband tells his wife he’s having an affair. Shortly after, the wife’s chest begins to ache and she walks into an exam room to a cancer diagnosis. The story follows her journey over the ensuing few months. 200 pages. (Finished 13 Jan 2026).
4. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. A black woman finds herself transported back to antebellum south (both in time and distance) to save a distant relative. 288 pages. (Finished 16 Jan 2026).
5. Flesh by David Szalay. The story of on man over his lifetime and the events that shaped his life and who he becomes. 353 pages. (Finished 18 Jan 2026).
6. A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar. In the near future, the world is facing a severe climate crisis. A woman is preparing to leave India to join her husband in the US with her child and father. Her plans are thrown into crisis when a thief steals her purse with their passports and visas in it. 224 pages. (Finished 20 Jan 2026).
7. The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations about a Triple Murder Trial by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper, & Sarah Krasnostein. Three journalists talk about their experience following the murder trial of a woman accused of killing three people (and attempted murder of a fourth). 240 pages. (Finished 24 Jan 2026).
8. Heartwood by Amity Gaige. 309 pages. (Finished 26 Jan 2026).
9. Vigil by George Saunders. 174 pages. (Finished 29 Jan 2026).
10. Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (Moon #1). 220 pages. (Finished 30 Jan 2026).
11. Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice (Moon #2). 320 pages. (Finished 31 Jan 2026).
12. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad. 208 pages. (Finished 5 Feb 2026).
13. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. 320 pages. (Finished 9 Feb 2026).
14. The Future by Naomi Alderman. 432 pages. (Finished 17 Feb 2026).
15. Heartbreak Is The National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield. 208 pages. (Finished 22 Feb 2026).
16. The Unseen World by Liz Moore. 452 pages. (Finished 4 Mar 2026).
17. Dr. No by Percival Everett. A professor that studies “nothing” is recruited by a wanna be Bond villain to steal “nothing.” 232 pages. (Finished 8 Mar 2026).

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