One hundred books I’ve read. Want to see more? Browse my Goodreads shelves. (This list is automatically generated from my most recent Goodreads additions).

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The Having of Wonderful Ideas: And Other Essays on Teaching and Learning, Eleanor Duckworth
Raven Stole the Moon, Garth Stein

comics
Stitches, David Small

community
All Kids Are Our Kids: What Communities Must Do to Raise Caring and Responsible Children and Adolescents, 2nd Edition, Peter L. Benson
Creating Community: Five Keys to Building a Small Group Culture, Andy Stanley

death-and-dying
When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults, Edward Myers
How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter, Sherwin B. Nuland
Funerals Without God: A Practical Guide to Non-Religious Funerals, Jane Wynne Willson
Great Occasions: Readings for the Celebration of Birth, Coming-Of-Age, Marriage, and Death, Carl Seaburg
Remembering Well: Rituals for Celebrating Life and Mourning Death, Sarah York

fiction
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout
True Colors, Kristin Hannah
Between Here and April, Deborah Copaken Kogan
The Help, Kathryn Stockett
The Annotated Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen
The Gathering, Anne Enright
The House on Fortune Street, Margot Livesey
Juliet, Naked, Nick Hornby
Inkheart (Inkheart, #1), Cornelia Funke
The Twin, Gerbrand Bakker
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5), Rick Riordan
Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4), Rick Riordan
The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch
Her Fearful Symmetry, Audrey Niffenegger
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3), Rick Riordan
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2), Rick Riordan
Home Safe: A Novel, Elizabeth Berg
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1), Rick Riordan
Goldengrove, Francine Prose
Ellen Foster, Kaye Gibbons
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Good Omens, Terry Pratchett
The Dive From Clausen’s Pier, Ann Packer
The Jane Austen Book Club, Karen Joy Fowler
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1), Susan Beth Pfeffer
A Widow for One Year, John Irving
Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson
Franny and Zooey, J.D. Salinger
The Whole World Over, Julia Glass
Three Junes, Julia Glass
The Waves, Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf
The Stranger, Albert Camus
The Plague, Albert Camus
She’s Come Undone, Wally Lamb
The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2), J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3), J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1), J.R.R. Tolkien
The History of Danish Dreams, Peter Høeg
The Woman and the Ape, Peter Høeg
Borderliners, Peter Høeg
Tam Lin, Pamela Dean
The Cider House Rules, John Irving
Midwives, Chris Bohjalian
Another Roadside Attraction, Tom Robbins
Stones from the River, Ursula Hegi
Bluebeard’s Egg, Margaret Atwood
Emma, Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

food-and-farming
Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager, Langdon Cook
Gene Logsdon’s Practical Skills: A Revival of Forgotten Crafts, Techniques, and Traditions, Gene Logsdon

grammar
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Lynne Truss

history
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, Timothy Egan

learning-and-teaching
The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and “Tougher Standards”, Alfie Kohn
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, John Medina

memoir
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, Elizabeth Gilbert
Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition), Anthony Bourdain

mythology
Mythology, Edith Hamilton

narrative-nonfiction
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, Simon Winchester
An Anthropologist on Mars, Oliver Sacks
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales, Oliver Sacks
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich

outdoors
Zero Days: The Real Life Adventure of Captain Bligh, Nellie Bly, and 10-year-old Scrambler on the Pacific Crest Trail, Barbara Egbert
Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv
Nature in the City: Seattle : Walks, Hikes, Wildlife, Natural Wonders (Nature in the City), Kathryn True

parenting
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation, Pam England
Sign With Your Baby : How to Communicate With Infants Before They Can Speak (book only), Joseph Garcia
Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation, Sura Hart
Discipline Without Distress: 135 tools for raising caring, responsible children without time-out, spanking, punishment or bribery, Judy Arnall
Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving…or Missing Sleep?, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
ScreamFree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool, Hal E. Runkel
Your Four-Year-Old: Wild and Wonderful, Louise Bates Ames
Playful Parenting, Lawrence J. Cohen

seasons
The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice, Carolyn McVickar Edwards
The Joy of Family Traditions: A Season-by-Season Companion to 400 Celebrations and Activities, Jennifer Trainer Thompson

sleep
The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night’s Sleep, William C. Dement
Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving…or Missing Sleep?, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

storytelling
Bringing the Story Home: The Complete Guide to Storytelling for Parents, Lisa Lipkin

style
Style Statement, Carrie McCarthy

traditions
Raising Freethinkers: A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief, Dale MacGowan

vocation
Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, Parker J. Palmer

women
Woman: An Intimate Geography, Natalie Angier

writing
Take Joy: The Writers Guide To Loving The Craft, Jane Yolen