2015 Reading List
This year, I hope to read 25 books. I want to expand genres beyond poetry and non-fiction, and delve into fantasy and erotic fiction, even if I only make it through one book of each. I also want to read every book that is lent to me in a timely manner. Last year, I fell short of my 24 book goal, but am pleased with my ability to read as a means of personal growth. Below I will list books as I complete them.
The Animal Too Big To Kill – Shane McCrae
Even Though I Don’t Miss You – Chelsea Martin
Heliopause – Heather Christle
Dracula – Bram Stoker
Manifestation Wolverine – Ray Young Bear
Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
Women – Chloe Caldwell
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
Alex + Ada Volume 1 – Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn
Flit – Dennis Milam Bensie
Dragon Keeper – Robin Hobb
Bright Dead Things – Ada Limon
The Martian – Andy Weir
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling
The Magicians – Lev Grossman
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J.K. Rowling
Moby-Dick, Or the Whale – Herman Melville
That Winter the Wolf Came – Juliana Spahr
Deer Hour – Khaty Xiong
Low Volume One: The Delirium of Hope – Remender | Tocchini
Wolf Doctors – Russ Woods
Our Lady of the Crossword – Rigoberto Gonzalez
Sappho – Translated by Mary Barnard
War of the Foxes – Richard Siken
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Volumes 1-3 – Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Count the Waves – Sandra Beasley
Overwinter – Jeremy Pataky
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Saga: Volumes 1-5 – Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples
Series | India – Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr.
The Glory Gets – Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
The Iliad – Homer / Robert Fagles translation
Quitter – Jon Acuff
Red Deer – Anne Marie Macari
The Turn of the Screw – Henry James
SOS: Poems 1961-2013 Amiri Baraka – Selected by Paul Vangelisti
The Do-Over – Kathleen Ossip
Home by Now – Meg Kearney
Seam – Tarfia Faizullah
The Erotic Spirit – Edited by Sam Hamill
Moonlight Becomes You – Mary Higgins Clark
Dana Johnson 
These look really interesting. I just read your article on GenTwenty and it made me want to try different genres, out of my comfort zone. Lately I’ve had some trouble finding books that challenge me in ways I enjoy being challenged. I think this would change that for me, and broaden my horizons at the same time.
I’ve really been enjoying almost everything I’ve been reading this year! Although, I admit that I haven’t trekked outside of my comfort zone quite as much as I’d like to. Can’t believe the year is already half over. I’m hoping to read some sci-fi or high fantasy before the year is over… a couple of genres that are WAY outside of my comfort zone. Totally agree that reading new genres is a great way to expand your literary horizons. Happy reading!
I tip toe around sci-fi and fantasy but I’ve been reading some more of that lately and have enjoyed it. You have opened my eyes to try new genres so I am hoping to explore more of that for whats left of the year. Thank you again and I will be sure to check in more to see what else you’ve been reading 🙂