The idea is to read 50 books within a year. It’s been two years, and I’ve failed majorly. But it’s still handy to keep track of what I’ve read, and maybe one day I’ll get there!

2009

13. My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler

12. Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin

11. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

10. The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer

9. Jane Austen in Scarsdale: Or Love, Death, and the SATs by Paula Marantz Cohen

8. Reality TV Bites by Shane Bolks

7. Secrets in the Attic (Secrets) by V.C. Andrews

6. How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean

5. Vanishing Acts: A Novel by Jodi Picoult

4. Change of Heart: A Novel by Jodi Picoult

3. Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets by Jon and Kate Gosselin, and Beth Carson

2. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

1. The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck

2008

18. Baby Proof by Emily Giffin

17. Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen

16. The Assistant: A Novel by Bernard Malamud

15. Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen

14. Something Blue by Emily Giffin

13. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

12. The Tenth Circle: A Novel by Jodi Picoult

11. The Pact: A Love Story (P.S.) by Jodi Picoult

10. Certain Girls: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

9. Keeping Faith LP: A Novel by Jodi Picoult

8. You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore

7. Mercy by Jodi Picoult

6. My Sister’s Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult

5. The Dead Room by Heather Graham

4. A Dirty Job: A Novel by Christopher Moore

3. Falling Man: A Novel by Don DeLillo

2. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

1. The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal by Jonathon Mooney

2007

24. The Motive (Dismas Hardy) by John Lescroart

23. P.S. Your Cat Is Dead by James Kirkwood, Jr.

22. Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts

21. Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen

20. Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian

19. The Hunt Club (Wyatt Hunt) by John Lescroart

18. Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

17. The Observations by Jane Harris

16. Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

15. The Bean Trees: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver

14. The 13th Juror (Dismas Hardy) by John Lescroart

13. The Thirteen and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers

12. Fall On Your Knees (Oprah’s Book Club) by Ann-Marie MacDonald

11. Prey by Michael Crichton

10. Scattered Leaves(Early Spring) by VC Andrews

9. Asking for Trouble: A Novel by Elizabeth Young

8. Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger

7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling

6. The Way the Crow Flies: A Novel (P.S.) by Ann-Marie MacDonald

5. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

4. The Red Tent: A Novel by Anita Diamant

3. Broken Flower by VC Andrews

2. The Abortionist’s Daughter by Elisabeth Hyde

1. Lisey’s Story: A Novel by Steven King