I read 39 books last year, counting audiobooks and graphic novels at fractions of a whole book. Below is a list of what I’ve read this year.
(I'm not encouraging you to read any of these, per se. I just want you to know that reading is an important part of being an informed adult.)
January
Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy – Audiobook
Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life On Purpose by Claire Diaz-Ortiz
The Better Life: Small Things You Can Do Right Where You Are by Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist – Audiobook
America’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation by Grant Wacker – Audiobook
February
Green Lantern: Rebirth (One-Half)
The Flash: Rebirth (One-Half)
Batman, Volume 1: I Am Gotham (One-Half)
DC Universe: Rebirth #1 (One-Half)
I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson – Audiobook
Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris – Audiobook (One-Half – Abridged)
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (One-Half)
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today by Joan Chittister
Superman, Volume 1: Son of Superman (One-Half)
March
Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Tim Keller
Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World by Martin Marty
Action Comics, Volume 1: Path of Doom (One-Half)
Detective Comics, Volume 1: Rise of the Batmen (One-Half)
April
One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor–And Why You’ll Benefit from Being One by Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz
May
Batman, Volume 2: I Am Suicide (One-Half)
June
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
Justice League, Volume 2: Outbreak (One-Half)
July
The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
August
The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase by Mark Forsyth
Superman in Action Comics #750, November 4, 1998 (One-Quarter)
September
Trinity, Vol 1: Better Together (One-Half)
Justice League, Vol 3: Timeless (One-Half)
Superman #87, March 1994 (One-Quarter)
October
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer by CS Lewis
Titans, Vol 1: The Return of Wally West (One-Half)
Martin Luther: In His Own Words by Martin Luther (Audiobook/One-Half)
Action Comics, Volume 2: Welcome to the Planet (One-Half)
Superman, Volume 2: Trial of the Super Sons (One-Half)
Justice League: Darkseid War – Power of the Gods (One-Half)
November
Flash, Vol. 2: Speed of Darkness (One-Half)
Justice League: Darkseid War, Part II (One-Half)
Meet Martin Luther: A Sketch of the Reformer’s Life by Anthony Selvaggio (Audiobook/One-Half)
Reformation Profiles by Stephen Nichols Ligonier Ministries (Lecture/One-Quarter)
Nightwing, Vol. 1: Better Than Batman (One-Half)
Owned: Property, Privacy, and the New Digital Serfdom by Joshua A. T. Fairfield
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken (Audiobook)
Why We’re Protestant: An Introduction to the Five Solas of the Reformation by Nate Pickowicz
The Flash, Vol. 3: Rogues Reloaded (One-Half)
Nightwing, Vol. 2: Back to Blüdhaven (One-Half)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Super Sons, Vol. 1: When I Grow Up (One-Half)
All-Star Batman, Vol. 2: Ends of the Earth (One-Half)
Neither Here nor There by Bill Bryson (Audiobook-Abridged/Three-Quarters)
December
Superman Reborn (One-Half)
African American Lives in St. Louis, 1763-1865: Slavery, Freedom and the West by Dale Edwyna Smith
A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works
The Carols of Christmas: A Celebration of the Surprising Stories Behind Your Favorite Holiday Songs by Andrew Gant
Cumulative Total = 39.5
(I'm not encouraging you to read any of these, per se. I just want you to know that reading is an important part of being an informed adult.)
January
Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy – Audiobook
Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life On Purpose by Claire Diaz-Ortiz
The Better Life: Small Things You Can Do Right Where You Are by Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist – Audiobook
America’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation by Grant Wacker – Audiobook
February
Green Lantern: Rebirth (One-Half)
The Flash: Rebirth (One-Half)
Batman, Volume 1: I Am Gotham (One-Half)
DC Universe: Rebirth #1 (One-Half)
I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson – Audiobook
Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris – Audiobook (One-Half – Abridged)
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (One-Half)
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today by Joan Chittister
Superman, Volume 1: Son of Superman (One-Half)
March
Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Tim Keller
Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World by Martin Marty
Action Comics, Volume 1: Path of Doom (One-Half)
Detective Comics, Volume 1: Rise of the Batmen (One-Half)
April
One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor–And Why You’ll Benefit from Being One by Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz
May
Batman, Volume 2: I Am Suicide (One-Half)
June
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
Justice League, Volume 2: Outbreak (One-Half)
July
The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
August
The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase by Mark Forsyth
Superman in Action Comics #750, November 4, 1998 (One-Quarter)
September
Trinity, Vol 1: Better Together (One-Half)
Justice League, Vol 3: Timeless (One-Half)
Superman #87, March 1994 (One-Quarter)
October
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer by CS Lewis
Titans, Vol 1: The Return of Wally West (One-Half)
Martin Luther: In His Own Words by Martin Luther (Audiobook/One-Half)
Action Comics, Volume 2: Welcome to the Planet (One-Half)
Superman, Volume 2: Trial of the Super Sons (One-Half)
Justice League: Darkseid War – Power of the Gods (One-Half)
November
Flash, Vol. 2: Speed of Darkness (One-Half)
Justice League: Darkseid War, Part II (One-Half)
Meet Martin Luther: A Sketch of the Reformer’s Life by Anthony Selvaggio (Audiobook/One-Half)
Reformation Profiles by Stephen Nichols Ligonier Ministries (Lecture/One-Quarter)
Nightwing, Vol. 1: Better Than Batman (One-Half)
Owned: Property, Privacy, and the New Digital Serfdom by Joshua A. T. Fairfield
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken (Audiobook)
Why We’re Protestant: An Introduction to the Five Solas of the Reformation by Nate Pickowicz
The Flash, Vol. 3: Rogues Reloaded (One-Half)
Nightwing, Vol. 2: Back to Blüdhaven (One-Half)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Super Sons, Vol. 1: When I Grow Up (One-Half)
All-Star Batman, Vol. 2: Ends of the Earth (One-Half)
Neither Here nor There by Bill Bryson (Audiobook-Abridged/Three-Quarters)
December
Superman Reborn (One-Half)
African American Lives in St. Louis, 1763-1865: Slavery, Freedom and the West by Dale Edwyna Smith
A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works
The Carols of Christmas: A Celebration of the Surprising Stories Behind Your Favorite Holiday Songs by Andrew Gant
Cumulative Total = 39.5