The official list! I find keeping lists spurs me on to make them longer and complete them, thus making me read more. I love reading, but for some reason never seem to have enough time for it anymore.

Vive la Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution–Mark Steel (February)
Kitchen– Banana Yoshimoto (February)
Beavers: A Wildlife Handbook–Kim Long (March)
The Zombie Survival Guide–Max Brooks (April)
The Hipster Handbook–Robert Lanham (April)
Persepolis-- Marjane Satrapi (April)
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress– Robert Heinlein (April)
Lady Chatterley’s Lover–D.H. Lawrence (May)
Breakfast of Champions–Kurt Vonnegut (May)
Tongue– Kyung-Ran Jo (July)
Anthem– Ayn Rand (August)
Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle:366 Ways He Really Cares– Mathew Honan (August)
Ghost World– Daniel Clowes (September)
An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England– Brock Clarke (September)
The Stranger– Albert Camus (September)
A Million Little Pieces– James Frey (October)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid– Jeff Kinney (November)
Everybody Into The Pool: True Tales– Beth Lisick (December)

All in all, not too bad. I’d like to do more this year, but so far I’m off to a lousy start.

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