In 2023, I read 55 books.
I ask that you forgive my later-in-life obsession with Stephen King. I avoided him in my earlier years for fear of being frightened and only recently discovered the joy of his masterful story-telling.
Of the 55 books, 38 were fiction. 17 were non fiction.
Of the 38 fiction, authors were:
STEPHEN KING 13
New to me authors 8
Nnedi Okorafor 6
J. R. R. Tolkien 4
Octavia Butler 3
Anne Rice 2
Manga/Graphic Novels 2
Murakami Haruki 1
Of the 38 fiction, books included main characters that were:
Black 17
Autistic 8
Queer 7
Of 38 fiction, genres were:
Horror 14
Science Fiction 10
Fantasy 6
Western (Dark Tower series) 5
Magical Realism 3
Modern Lit 1
Of the 17 non fiction, books were:
self-improvement 9
craft 6
memoir 1
Of the 55 books, 14 were re-reads. 41 were new reads.
Of the 55 books, authors were:
white 40
Black 10
Asian 5
Of the 55 books, authors were:
men 29
women 26
Obvious holes in my reading for this coming year? Need to read works by Black men, Brown people, Latin people, non-binary people.
Happy Reading in 2024!