I took on the challenge of reading a book each week for a year after seeing this article. I started in March 2014 and will post to this page monthly to keep myself accountable. Have a book suggestion? Great! Leave it here--I may have a VERY long "To Read" list, but a book lover never turns down a good recommendation! To read more about the books that have influenced me from a young age, go here.
Also, this is my "ideal" schedule. Full disclosure: I'm a little behind. But I like my schedule to be up to hold me accountable and to show what I'm trying to accomplish.
{A couple of updates on my journey are HERE, HERE and HERE.}
The recap of my year, along with some book recommendations, is here.
*indicates this book is a re-read
Read, Reading and To Read:
February 22 - February 28: My Fair Lazy, Jen Lancaster
February 15 - February 21: Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel
February 8 - February 14: Bittersweet, Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
February 1 - February 7: Tiger Lily, Jodi Lynn Anderson
January 25 - January 31: The Maze Runner, James Dashner
January 18 - January 24: The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, Candace Fleming
January 11 - January 17: I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villians, Chuck Klosterman
January 4 - January 10: The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family, Mary S. Lovell
December 28 - January 3: Bitter is the New Black, Jen Lancaster
December 21 - 27: The Marriage Plot, Jeffrey Eugenides
December 14 - December 20: The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards
December 7 - December 13: Matchless: A Christmas Story, Gregory Maguire
November 30 - December 6: Santaland Diaries, David Sedaris
November 23 - November 29: The Book With No Pictures, B.J. Novak
November 16 - November 22: Yes Please, Amy Poehler
November 9 - November 15: Operating Instructions, Anne Lamott
November 2 - November 8: Game Change, Mark Halperin & John Heilemann
October 26 - November 1: Gunn's Golden Rules, Tim Gunn
October 19 - October 25: The Awakening*, Kate Chopin
October 12 - October 18: Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham
October 5 - October 11: The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
September 28 - October 4: American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld
September 21 - September 27: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows*, J.K. Rowling
September 14 - September 20: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince*, J.K. Rowling
September 7 - September 13: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix*, J.K. Rowling
August 31 - September 6: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire*, J.K. Rowling
August 24 - August 30: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban*, J.K. Rowling
August 17 - August 23: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets*, J.K. Rowling
August 10 - August 16: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone*, J.K. Rowling
August 3 - August 9: The American Heiress, Daisy Goodwin
July 27 - August 2: Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter
July 20 - July 26: Son, Lois Lowry
July 13 - July 19: Messenger, Lois Lowry
July 6 - July 12: Gathering Blue, Lois Lowry
June 29 - July 5: The Giver*, Lois Lowry
June 22-June 28: The Vacationers, Emma Staub
June 15-June 21: Freedom, Jonathan Franzen
June 8-June 14: Champion, Marie Lu
June 1-June 7: Prodigy, Marie Lu
May 25- May 31: Legend, Marie Lu
May 18-May 24: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories, B.J. Novak
May 11-May 17: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), Mindy Kaling
May 4-May 10: Bossypants, Tina Fey
April 27-May 3: Horde, Ann Aguirre
April 20-April 26: Outpost, Ann Aguirre
April 13-April 19: Enclave, Ann Aguirre
April 6-April 12: The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
March 30-April 5: Inferno, Dan Brown
March 23-29: Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
March 16-22: Allegiant, Veronica Roth
March 9-15: Insurgent, Veronica Roth
March 2-8: Divergent, Veronica Roth