Here they are, the books I read in 2014! My typical goal is 50, but with a new baby this year and writing/editing books of my own, that proved to be…difficult. Still, I think I conquered a lot.
(* = book not yet released)

1. DRAMA HIGH by Michael Sokolove
2. PAGE BY PAIGE by Laura Lee Gulledge
3. THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK by Matthew Quick
4. MAN MADE BOY by Jon Skovron
5. BOXERS by Gene Luen Yang
6. SAINTS by Gene Luen Yang
7. THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU AND ME by Amanda Grace
8. ROOMIES by Tara Altebrando and Sara Zarr
9. THE SPECTACULAR NOW by Tim Tharp
10. SEPTEMBER GIRLS by Bennett Madison
11. THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY by Laurie Halse Anderson
12. DUDE, YOU’RE GONNA BE A DAD by John Pfeiffer (I know, I know…)
13. THE ACCIDENTAL LIFE OF JESSIE JEFFERSON by Paige Toon
14. A USER’S GUIDE TO NEGLECTFUL PARENTING by Guy Delisle
15. THE PROMISE OF AMAZING by Pamela Druckerman
16. BRINGING UP BEBE by Pamela Druckerman
17. BEBE BY DAY by Pamela Druckerman
18. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TRUE by Huntley Fitzpatrick
19. HIDDEN: A CHILD’S STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST by Loic Dauvillier
20. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING by Charles J Lockwood
21. SEX CRIMINALS, VOL 1: ONE WEIRD TRICK by Matt Fraction, illustrated by Chip Zdarsky
22. THE HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK by Harvey Karp
23. WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart
24. THIRTEEN WEDDINGS by Paige Toon
25. BABY LAUGHS by Jenny McCarthy
26. EVERYTHING LEADS TO YOU by Nina LaCour
27. FORGET HOW YOU FOUND US edited by Nathan Holic (with a chapter by ME!)
28. THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki
29. OPEN ROAD SUMMER by Emery Lord
30. CONVICTION by Kelly Loy Gilbert*
31. MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES by Jasmine Warga*
32. DENTON LITTLE’S DEATHDATE by Lance Rubin*
33. SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli*
34. STARBREAK by Phoebe North
35. LOST AT SEA by Bryan Lee O’Malley
36. SECONDS by Bryan Lee O’Malley
37. IN REAL LIFE by Cory Doctorow
38. PAPER AEROPLANES by Dawn O’Porter
39. HAWKEYE, VOL 1: MY LIFE AS A WEAPON by Matt Fraction, illustrated by David Aja, Javier Pulido, Alan Davis
40. ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER by Stephanie Perkins
41. HAWKEYE, VOL 2: LITTLE HITS by Matt Fraction, illustrated by David Aja, Steve Lieber, Jesse Hamm, Francesco Francavilla, Matt Hollingsworth
42. THIN SPACE by Jody Casella
43. BETTER OFF FRIENDS by Elizabeth Eulberg
44. THE RISE OF AURORA WEST by Paul Pope
45. MS. MARVEL: #1: META MORPHOSIS by G. Willow Wilson
46. ON THE FENCE by Kasie West
47. BROWN GIRL DREAMING by Jacqueline Woodson
48. YES PLEASE by Amy Poehler
49. SHE IS NOT INVISIBLE by Marcus Sedgwick
50. MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME, edited by Stephanie Perkins
51. A manuscript by my friend Joe
52. A manuscript by my friend Jennifer

In all, YA beat out any other category (obviously), followed by graphic novels (some really great ones this year). Non-fiction primarily revolved around being a mom, which is not surprising. I also read a ton of picture books, which I didn’t list. (SO many beautiful ones! I must point out, specifically, THE ADVENTURES OF BEEKLE: THE UNIMAGINARY FRIEND, which both L and I adored.) So what are my reading goals for this year? More plays I think and more adult fiction. I don’t see either happening, though, because have you seen the amazing YA books coming out in 2015? Specifically by debut authors?

Exactly.

Happy reading!