72. Can’t Escape Love, Alyssa Cole (e)
71. Hogfather, Terry Pratchett (read aloud with Steve, re-re-read)
70. The Winter of the Witch, Katherine Arden
69. Swordheart, T. Kingfisher (e)
68. The Austen Playbook, Lucy Parker (e)
67. Fast Women, Jennifer Crusie (read aloud with Steve)
66. In the Market for Murder, T.E. Kinsey (e)
65. A Quiet Life in the Country, T.E. Kinsey (e)
64. Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett (read aloud with Steve)
63. Bet Me, Jennifer Crusie (read aloud with Steve)
62. Witchmark, C.L. Polk
61. Death at Victoria Dock, Kerry Greenwood
60. Welcome to Temptation, Jennifer Crusie (read aloud with Steve)
59. Rock Hard , Nalini Singh (e)
58. The Night Tiger, Yangsze Choo
57. Equal Rites, Terry Pratchett (Steve read to me)
56. The Spotted Dog, Kerry Greenwood (Corinna Chapman #7) (e)
55. Murder on the Ballart Train, Kerry Greenwood (re-read)
54. Flying too High, Kerry Greenwood (re-read)
53. Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood (re-read)
52. The Belles, Dhonielle Clayton
51. Bank Shot, Donald E. Westlake
50. A Night in the Lonesome October, Roger Zelazny, read aloud w/ Steve (re-re-re-&c read for both)
49. A Woman of No Importance, Sonia Purnell
48. Exit Strategy, Martha Wells (e)
47. Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells (e)
46. Artificial Condition, Martha Wells (e)
45. Diary of a Witchcraft Shop, Trevor Jones & Liz Williams
44. Air Logic, Laurie J. Marks
43. Water Logic, Laurie J. Marks
42. The Art of Theft, Sherry Thomas (e)
41. GuRu, Ru Paul
40. Earth Logic, Laurie J. Marks
39. The October Man, Ben Aaronovitch (e)
38. Sapphire Flames, Ilona Andrews (e)
37. The Cat Who Blew the Whistle, Lilian Jackson Braun (read aloud with Steve)
36. Silver Silence, Nalini Singh (read aloud with Steve)
35. Faking It, Jennifer Crusie (read aloud with Steve)
34. Fire Logic, Laurie J. Marks
33. Cats in Cyberspace, Beth Hilgartner (read aloud with Steve; re-read for both)
32. Dread Nation, Justine Ireland (e)
31. Masque World, Alexei Panshin (read aloud with Steve; re-read for both)
30. The Girl in the Tower, Katherine Arden
29. The Thurb Revolution, Alexei Panshin (read aloud with Steve; re-read for both)
28. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson (re-re-re-read)
27. Star Well, Alexei Panshin (read aloud with Steve; re-read for both)
26. The Cat Who Wasn’t There, Lilian Jackson Braun (read aloud with Steve)
25. The King of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner (re-read)
24. The Queen of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner (re-read)
23. The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (re-read)
22. Maiden of the Machine, Volume 1, Caitlin Like
21. The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman
20. The Franchise Affair, Josephine Tey (read aloud with Steve)
19. City of Whispering Stone, George C. Chesbro (read aloud with Steve)
18. Allegiance of Honor, Nalini Singh (read aloud with Steve)
17. Storm Cursed, Patricia Briggs (e)
16. Who Slays the Wicked, C.S. Harris
15. The Warlock in Spite of Himself, Christopher Stasheff (re-read)
14. The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal, Lilian Jackson Braun (read aloud with Steve)
13. Wild Ride, Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer (read aloud with Steve; re-read for me; first read for him)
12. Shadow of a Broken Man, George C. Chesbro (read aloud with Steve)
11. How Much for Just the Planet?, John M. Ford
10. Brat Farrar, Josephine Tey (read aloud with Steve; re-read for me; first read for him)
9. Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik
8. Lies Sleeping, Ben Aaronovitch
7. The Luckiest Lady in London, Sherry Thomas
6. Release the Virgins, Michael A. Ventrella, editor (read aloud with Steve)
5. Becoming, Michelle Obama
4. Agnes and the Hitman, Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer (read aloud with Steve; re-read for me; first read for him)
3. the unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ryan North, Erica Henderson
2. Alliance Rising, CJ Cherryh & Jane S. Fancher (read out loud with Steve)
1. A Shilling for Candles, Josephine Tey (read out loud with Steve)
Just a short shout out to tell you how much I enjoy reading and rereading your books and coming across a reference to a short story or other novel and can say to myself aha I know the whole story or back story that comment references. Thanks again for hours of reading enjoyment.
I’m going to have to steal a few of these off your list for future reading this year. A professor many years ago said mean-spiritedly that after graduating we wouldn’t read more than 2-3 books a year and I’m stubborn so I try my best to read at least 20 so I’m always looking for more to add to my pile.
Given the number of out-of-their-field books professors typically read, I’d say “EXTREMELY mean-spirited.” Ah, well. As another professor famously said, “University life would be perfect, if it wasn’t for all the damn’ students.”
I’m sure we were a handful in his British lit class, but then again this was the same guy who would tell us salacious stuff about the writer’s personal life and *always* follow it up with his personal commentary on their likely eternal resting place. Like a cautionary tale in case we seemed too into Lord Byron or something. The common zip code for writers seemed to be warm and I’m not talking Florida. At least the company would be interesting.