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