I've been keeping track of my reading in a notepad on my phone for several years now. It works well enough, but doesn't provide the detailed stats I'd like to track. In 2026, I'll begin to track on Goodreads as well.
This past year, with the exception of a couple of books, I read mostly fiction. I also read 5 daily meditation books, which I'll list first.
I read a mix of eBooks and print, and while I own the majority of the books I read, I also borrowed some from the library this year. From January through mid June, I didn't read the same author twice, which I thought was pretty cool.
Without further ado, here is my 2025 literary journey:
(I read 30 books in 2024)
Daily Meditation Books:
Daily Reflections
24 Hours a Day
Beyond Belief
The Daily Stoic
The Daily Dad
(All the rest, in order from January - December)
You Are a Badass, Jen Sincero
Station Eleven, Emily St John Mandel
The Lost Art of Reading, David Ulin
Hyde, Craig Russell
Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons, Kate Khavari
Killers of a Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn
The Trap, Ava Glass
Dark Space, Rob Hart & Alex Segura
Spook Street Mick Herron
Nicked, M. T. Anderson
Crown Jewel, Christopher Reich
Fetch Quest, Sandy Parker (Novella)
Chaos Terminal, Mur Lafferty
The Book of Doors, Gareth Brown
Starter Villian, John Scalzi
The Spare Man, Mary Robinette Kowal
The Road to Roswell, Connie Willis
The Sleepless, Victor Manibo
Bullet Train, Kotaro Isaka
The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner
Red Rabbit, Alex Grecian
America Fantastica, Tim O'Brien
The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei
Imaginary Friends, Alison Lurie
Winter Work, Dan Fesperman
Mr. Breakfast, Jonathan Carroll
The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
Secret Identity, Alex Segura
Murder Your Employer, Rupert Holmes
Sourdough, Robin Sloan
The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures, Jennifer Hofmann
Spring's Arcana, Lilith Saintcrow
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder, T.A. Willberg
The Eldritch Arms, Barry Gregory (novella)
The Medusa Protocol, Rob Hart
The Salt-Black Tree, Lilith Saintcrow
Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
The Atlas Six, Olivie Blake
A Botanist's Guide to Flowers & Fatality, Kate Khavari
Kills Well With Others, Deanna Raybourn
Three Assassins, Kotaro Isaka
I'm Beginning to Worry About this Black Box of Doom, Jason Pargin
When The Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi
The Once and Future King, T.H. White
Artificial Condition, Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells
Exit Strategy, Martha Wells
The Escape Artist, Brad Meltzer
The Stardust Grail, Yume Kitasei
The Keeper of Lost Causes, Jussi Adler-Olsen
Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose, T.A. Willberg
Rose of Jericho, Alex Grecian
The Lightning Rod, Brad Meltzer
Of Monsters and Mainframes, Barbara Truelove
The Cat Who Saved The Library, Sosuke Natsukawa
Ring Shout, P. Djéli Clark
The Society of Unknowable Objects, Gareth Brown
London Rules, Mick Herron
Infinite Archive, Mur Lafferty
Thief of Night, Holly Black
The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel
Alter Ego, Alex Segura
Floating Hotel, Grace Curtis
Arkangel, James Rollins
Midnight in Soap Lake, Matthew Sullivan
Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
Sheepdogs, Elliot Ackerman
Origin, Dan Brown
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, V.E. Schwab
A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets, Kate Khavari
The Mantis, Kotaro Isaka
Home, Martha Wells (short story)
Network Effect, Martha Wells
Rapport, Martha Wells (short story)
Marion Lane and the Raven's Revenge, T.A. Willberg
The Marlow Murder Club, Robert Thorogood
Atlas of Unknowable Things, McCormick Templeman
The Curse of Penryth Hall, Jess Armstrong
The Secret of the Three Fates, Jess Armstrong
The Devil in Oxford, Jess Armstrong
The Librarians, Sherry Thomas
The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
Constituent Service, John Scalzi (novella)
The grand total for 2025 comes out to 83 books, 3 novellas, & 2 short stories.
Since I've been keeping track (say, the last 10 years), this is my most productive year of reading, by far. My previous best was 42 books several years back, so I'm very pleased with my progress in 2025. I didn't spend as much time trying to decide what to read next last year. In previous years, I'd waste days agonizing on that decision.
Here's to a 2026 full of literary adventures!
Daily Meditation Books:
Daily Reflections
24 Hours a Day
Beyond Belief
The Daily Stoic
The Daily Dad
(All the rest, in order from January - December)
You Are a Badass, Jen Sincero
Station Eleven, Emily St John Mandel
The Lost Art of Reading, David Ulin
Hyde, Craig Russell
Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons, Kate Khavari
Killers of a Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn
The Trap, Ava Glass
Dark Space, Rob Hart & Alex Segura
Spook Street Mick Herron
Nicked, M. T. Anderson
Crown Jewel, Christopher Reich
Fetch Quest, Sandy Parker (Novella)
Chaos Terminal, Mur Lafferty
The Book of Doors, Gareth Brown
Starter Villian, John Scalzi
The Spare Man, Mary Robinette Kowal
The Road to Roswell, Connie Willis
The Sleepless, Victor Manibo
Bullet Train, Kotaro Isaka
The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner
Red Rabbit, Alex Grecian
America Fantastica, Tim O'Brien
The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei
Imaginary Friends, Alison Lurie
Winter Work, Dan Fesperman
Mr. Breakfast, Jonathan Carroll
The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
Secret Identity, Alex Segura
Murder Your Employer, Rupert Holmes
Sourdough, Robin Sloan
The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures, Jennifer Hofmann
Spring's Arcana, Lilith Saintcrow
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder, T.A. Willberg
The Eldritch Arms, Barry Gregory (novella)
The Medusa Protocol, Rob Hart
The Salt-Black Tree, Lilith Saintcrow
Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
The Atlas Six, Olivie Blake
A Botanist's Guide to Flowers & Fatality, Kate Khavari
Kills Well With Others, Deanna Raybourn
Three Assassins, Kotaro Isaka
I'm Beginning to Worry About this Black Box of Doom, Jason Pargin
When The Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi
The Once and Future King, T.H. White
Artificial Condition, Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells
Exit Strategy, Martha Wells
The Escape Artist, Brad Meltzer
The Stardust Grail, Yume Kitasei
The Keeper of Lost Causes, Jussi Adler-Olsen
Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose, T.A. Willberg
Rose of Jericho, Alex Grecian
The Lightning Rod, Brad Meltzer
Of Monsters and Mainframes, Barbara Truelove
The Cat Who Saved The Library, Sosuke Natsukawa
Ring Shout, P. Djéli Clark
The Society of Unknowable Objects, Gareth Brown
London Rules, Mick Herron
Infinite Archive, Mur Lafferty
Thief of Night, Holly Black
The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel
Alter Ego, Alex Segura
Floating Hotel, Grace Curtis
Arkangel, James Rollins
Midnight in Soap Lake, Matthew Sullivan
Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
Sheepdogs, Elliot Ackerman
Origin, Dan Brown
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, V.E. Schwab
A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets, Kate Khavari
The Mantis, Kotaro Isaka
Home, Martha Wells (short story)
Network Effect, Martha Wells
Rapport, Martha Wells (short story)
Marion Lane and the Raven's Revenge, T.A. Willberg
The Marlow Murder Club, Robert Thorogood
Atlas of Unknowable Things, McCormick Templeman
The Curse of Penryth Hall, Jess Armstrong
The Secret of the Three Fates, Jess Armstrong
The Devil in Oxford, Jess Armstrong
The Librarians, Sherry Thomas
The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
Constituent Service, John Scalzi (novella)
The grand total for 2025 comes out to 83 books, 3 novellas, & 2 short stories.
Since I've been keeping track (say, the last 10 years), this is my most productive year of reading, by far. My previous best was 42 books several years back, so I'm very pleased with my progress in 2025. I didn't spend as much time trying to decide what to read next last year. In previous years, I'd waste days agonizing on that decision.
Here's to a 2026 full of literary adventures!
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