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Genre/Type
Biography/Memoir: 4
Other Nonfiction: 4
Children's: 2
Collection (essays/poems/shorts): 1
Fantasy/Mythical: 4
Graphic Novel:
General Fiction: 17...............................19% of total
Historical Fiction: 13............................15% of total
Horror5:
Magical Realism: 4
Middle Grade: 7
Mystery: 23...........................................26% of total
Noir:
Science Fiction: 2
Suspense/Thriller: 5
YA: 2

Length
Very Short (<70 pages): 4
Short (<250 pages): 25
Medium (250-500 pages): 54............61% of total
Long (501-800 pages): 3
Very Long (>800 pages):

Target Audience Age
Not Adult: 12

New to Me Author: see H.
47 ........................................................53% of total

Author Gender (counted by book)
Female: 57 ...........................................65% of total
Male: 31

Series: see D.
Series: 33 ...........................................38% of total

Debut: See M.
Yes: 10

A. PERSONAL CHALLENGE
BOOKS ..........Completed 12/31/2018
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Total books: 25
Total audio: 46
Total nook: 17

PAGES ..........Completed 12/31/2018
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January:
..........1 books, 0 nook; 4 audio; 1,225 pages
1. a Sing, Unburied, Sing-285p
2. a The Housekeeper and the Professor-192p
3. b From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler-125p
4. a Mrs. Pollifax on Safari-223p
5. a The Widows of Malabar Hill-400p

February:
..........3 books, 0 nook; 3 audio; 1,932 pages
6. b Behold the Dreamers-380p, d
7. b The Keeper of Lost Things-288p, d
8. a Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe-359p, m
9. a The War that Saved My Life-316p
10. a The War I Finally Won-389p
11. b Fence-200p

March
..........1 books, 1 nook; 5 audio; 2,466 pages
12. a The Grave's a Fine and Private Place-368p, m
13. b Carnegie's Maid-288p
14. a Before the Fall-391p, m
15. a Lincoln in the Bardo-343p, m
16. n Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die-288p
17. a Saving Sophie-448p, m
18. a Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood-340p, m,d

April
..........1 books, 1 nook; 3 audio; 1,724 pages
19. n The Bear and the Nightingale-323p
20. a Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station-224p
21. b Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine-327p
22. a Beneath a Scarlet Sky-532p, m,d
23. a Little Boy Lost-318p, m

MAY
..........5 books, 2 nook; 2 audio; 2,807 pages
24. b The Great Alone-440p
25. n Southern Spirits-209p
26. a The Heart's Invisible Furies-582p, m
27. b The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street-136p
28. b Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books-138p,d
29. b Little Fires Everywhere-338p
30. n The Earthquake Doll-298p, d
31. b Journey to Munich-287p
32. a In Farleigh Field-379p

JUNE
..........3 books, o nook; 4 audio; 2,127 pages
33. b Room with a Clue-204p
34. b The Little Prince-93p, m
35. a A Town Like Alice-359p, m
36. a Cherringham - Episode 19 - 21: A Cosy Crime Series Compilation-321p, m
37. a The Picture of Dorian Gray-248p, m
38. a The Perfume Collector-464p
39. b Manhattan Beach-438p

JULY
..........1 books, 1 nook; 4 audio; 2,018 pages
40. n The Woman in the Window-448p, m
41. a Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha-224p
42. a. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead-217p
43. a Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right-464p
44. b The Muse-393p
45. a I Am Madame X-272p, d

AUGUST
..........4 books, 1 nook; 5 audio; 2,638 pages
46. a If I Run-305p
47. a Out of Africa-219p
48. b The Power-341p
49. a Bad Feminist-320p
50. b The Wangs vs. the World-355p, d
51. b Because of Winn-Dixie-182p, d
52. a Before We Were Yours-342p
53. b The Paper Menagerie-20p, m
54. n Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister-330p, m
55. a A Nun in the Closet-224p

SEPTEMBER
..........x books, 3 nook; 3 audio; 2,080 pages
56. a Cherringham - Episode 22 - 24: A Cosy Crime Series Compilation-322p,m
57. a Murder in an English Village-302p
58. n Underground Airlines-336p, m
59. n The Goose Girl-337p
60. a The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America-447p, m
61. n The Zahir-336 p, m

OCTOBER
..........2 books, 1 nook; 5 audio; 1,874 pages
62. a A Banquet of Consequences-576p
63. n The Ocean at the End of the Lane-181p,m
64. a A Royal Pain-307p
65. a The Marriage of Mary Russell-56p
66. b A Room with a View-117p, m
67. a White Christmas with a Wobbly Knee-179p
68. a Christmas at The Grange-67p, m
69. b Glass Houses-391p

NOVEMBER
..........1 books, 3 nook; 4 audio; 2,841pages
70. n The Last Mrs. Parrish-400p
71. a The Mysterious Howling-267p
72. a Murder Flies the Coop-298p
73. b Beartown-432p, m
74. n The Inheritance-304p, m
75. a A Picture of Murder-320p, m
76. n The Inexplicable Logic of My Life-452p,m
77. a In This Grave Hour-368p

DECEMBER
..........3 books, 4 nook; 4 audio; 2,542 pages
78. a Pietr the Latvian-176p,m
79. n White is for Witching-244p
80. a So You Want to Talk About Race-248p
81. a The Hidden Gallery-313p
82. a The Unseen Guest-340p
83. b Love and Other Consolation Prizes-320p,m
84. n I Love You, Michael Collins-240p
85. n Salt Houses-320p
86. b Wishtree-224p
87. n Gone Before Christmas-70p, m
88. b Sea Prayer-47p,m

B. GCAC CHALLENGE 2018
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1. Exit West-read in 2017
2. The Alice Network-read in 2017
3. Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions-read in 2017
4. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry- read in 2017
5. Sing, Unburied, Sing
6. The Keeper of Lost Things
7. The War I Finally Won
8. Lincoln in the Bardo
9. The Bear and the Nightingale
10. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
11. Behold the Dreamers
12. Beneath a Scarlet Sky
13. The Heart's Invisible Furies
14. Little Fires Everywhere
15. Manhattan Beach
16. Before We Were Yours
17. Glass Houses
18. Beartown
19. Love and Other Consolation Prizes
20. Salt Houses
21. Wishtree

C. AROUND THE YEAR IN 52 BOOKS 2017..... Completed 12/11/2018
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[X] 1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
[X] 2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America; added Sept 2012.
[X] 3. A book from the 2017 ŷ������ Choice Awards: The War I Finally Won
[X] 4. The 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...): The Earthquake Doll
[X] 5. A book about or inspired by real events: Carnegie's Maid: Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie libraries
[X] 6. A book originally written in a language other than English: The Housekeeper and the Professor-Japanese
[X] 7. A gothic novel: The Picture of Dorian Gray
[X] 8. An "own voices" book (book about marginalised protagonists (by ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation, mental illness, etc) written by an author who shares that same identity) : Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
[X] 9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc): Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
[X] 10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published): [book:The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
[X] 11. A literary fiction: Lincoln in the Bardo
[X] 12. A book set in Africa or South America: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
[X] 13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc): Saving Sophie
[X] 14. The 4 elements: Book #2 Fire: Little Fires Everywhere
[X] 15. A book with a unique format/writing structure: White is for Witching
[X] 16. A narrative nonfiction: Out of Africa
[X] 17. A book you expect to make you laugh: The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
[X] 18. A book with a location in the title: The Widows of Malabar Hill
[X] 19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grandmaster author (books & authors): Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman
[X] 20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends: The Heart's Invisible Furies-Celia
[X] 21. A book written in first person perspective: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
[X] 22. A book you have high expectations or hope for: The Bear and the Nightingale
[X] 23. A medical or legal thriller: Little Boy Lost
[X] 24. A book with a map: The Goose Girl
[X] 25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
[X] 26. A book with a text-only cover: Bad Feminist
[X] 27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc): The War that Saved My Life
[X] 28. The 4 elements: Book #3 Water: Before the Fall - cover, content, and setting
[X] 29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench): The Muse
[X] 30. A short book: Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books
[X] 31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to: England: Journey to Munich
[X] 32. An alternate history book: Underground Airlines
[X] 33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you: "Road Trip": The Wangs vs. the World
[X] 34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call: A book from ŷ������ Top 100 Children's Books: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
[X] 35. A book featuring a murder: Room with a Clue
[X] 36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
[X] 37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee: Manhattan Beach
[X] 38. A science book or a science fiction book: The Power
[X] 39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title: Sing, Unburied, Sing
[X] 40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link): The Little Prince
[X] 41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials: The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
[X] 42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater: Before We Were Yours
[X] 43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence: I Am Madame X
[X] 44. A ghost story: Southern Spirits
[X] 45. A book that intimidates you: A Town Like Alice: a death march, all women and children in Japanese occupied Malaya, half of them died; afraid it would be too depressing and brutal.
[X] 46. The 4 elements: Book #4 Air: Beneath a Scarlet Sky- the passion with which the author writes about skiing (and saving lives) in the Alps, you can't help but think of and feel the clean air.
[X] 47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own: Fence: character and author: India, Muslim
[X] 48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth): Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
[X] 49. A book from one of the ŷ������ Best Books of the Month lists (link): The Perfume Collector
[X] 50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer): The Keeper of Lost Things
[X] 51. An award-winning short story: The Paper Menagerie
[X] 52. A book published in 2018: The Great Alone

D. SERIES .....Completed 12/2018
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books read = 33 | 25
series started= 9
series continued = 23
series finished =1

Adam Dalgliesh- series completed with book in 2008
Amos Decker-#(1-2):
The Austen Project (#3):
Babylon Cafe- series completed 2017
Beartown: Beartown (#1)
Belchester Chronicles (#1): White Christmas with a Wobbly Knee (#2)
Books of Beyern: The Goose Girl (#1)
Beryl & Edwina: Murder in an English Village (#1); Murder Flies the Coop (#2)
Bess Crawford (#1-2):
The Blackbird Sisters (#1-3): Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die (#4)
The Broken Earth (#1):
Cemetary of Forgotten Books (#1-2):
Charles Lenox (#1-9): The Inheritance (#10); Gone Before Christmas (#10.5)
Cherringham (#1-18): Cherringham - Episode 19 - 21: A Cosy Crime Series Compilation; Cherringham - Episode 22 - 24: A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
Chet and Bernie (#1-7);
Chronicles of Narnia (#1,5,6):
Cold Comfort Farm (#1):
Cormoran Strike (#1-3):
The Cousins War (#1-3):
Culper Ring (#1-2):
Dido Kent (#1-3):
Dorothy Must Die (#<1):
The Dresden Files (#1):
Elm Creek Quilts (#1);
Erast Fandorin (#1)
Flavia deLuce (#1-8); The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (#9);
Francis Urquhart (#1):
Funny in Farsi (#1-2)
Gaslight Mystery (#1):
Her Royal Spyness (#1); A Royal Pain (#2)
Hugo Marsten (#1):
If I Run: If I Run (#1)
Isabel Dalhousie (#1-8);
The Incorrigable Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling (#1); The Hidden Gallery (#2); The Unseen Guest (#3)
Inspector Alan Grant (#1-3,5-6):
Inspector Armand Gamache (#1-12): Glass Houses (#13)
Inspector Ian Rutledge (#1-2, 5)
Inspector Lynley (#1-5, 7, 10-13, 15-18): A Banquet of Consequences (#19)
Inspector Maigret (#16): Pietr the Latvian (#1)
Irish Country (#1-3, 5, 7):
John Chase/Penelope Wolfe Regency Mysteries (#1):
Josephine Tey (#1-2, 4-5):
Kate Waters: (Fiona Barton):
KoKo the Cat (#1);
Kopp Sisters (#1)
Lady Emily Hardcastle (#1-3); Christmas at The Grange (#3.5); A Picture of Murder (#4)
Legend (#1):
Liam and Catherine: Saving Sophie (#2)
Lord Peter Wimsey (#1):
Maggie Hope (#1-6):
Maisie Dobbs (#1-11): Journey to Munich (#12); In This Grave Hour (#13)
Mary Handley (#1-2):
Mary Russell (#1-10, 12-13): The Marriage of Mary Russell (#2.5)
Max Tudor (#1):
Myron Bolitar (#11):
Mrs. Pollifax: (#1-4): Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (#5); Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (#6); Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha (#7)
Nancy Drew (reread): (#1)
The Neapolitan Novels: (#1-4): completed 2017
Pennyfoot Hotel: Room with a Clue (#1)
Phryne Fischer (#1);
Preveen Mistry: The Widows of Malabar Hill (#1)
Rithmatist (#1):
Robert Langdon (#1-3):
Southern Ghost Hunters: Southern Spirits (#1)
Tenzing Norbu (#1-2):
Thomas Ripley (#1): likely will never read another
The War that Saved My Life: The War that Saved My Life (#1); The War I Finally Won (#2): Completed 2018
Washington Whodunit (#1-2):
Waverly Family (#1-2):
Zoe Chambers (#1):

E. A to Z:
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A: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
B: Before the Fall
C: Carnegie's Maid
D: Behold the Dreamers
E: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
F: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
G: The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
H: The Housekeeper and the Professor
I: The War I Finally Won
J: Journey to Munich
K: The Keeper of Lost Things
L: Lincoln in the Bardo
M: Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
N: The Bear and the Nightingale
O: Out of Africa
P: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
Q: Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books
R: Room with a Clue
S: The War that Saved My Life
T: A Town Like Alice
U: Sing, Unburied, Sing
V: A Room with a View
W: The Widows of Malabar Hill
X: I Am Madame X
Y: Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
Z: The Zahir

Good luck with your goal and your challenges Gail!

F. THE MEMBERS�� TASKS CHALLENGE ....Completed 12/30/2018
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[X] 1. Adriana's task: I just changed careers and I'm studying to be a librarian in the new year. Read a book where a character makes a big change or with a librarian as a main character:The War that Saved My Life

[X] 2. Amanda's task: I am from Scotland and now live in the Netherlands. I studied French and German. Read a book which has been translated from another language. The Housekeeper and the Professor-Japanese

[X] 4. Aparajita's task: I am an Indian. Read a book written in a language that appears on the Indian currency, other than English. (Read a translation if you don't speak/read any of those languages) Fence by Ila Arab Mehta - Gujurati translated to English

[X] 10. Chloe's task: I was born and raised in Canada. Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author. Glass Houses by Louise Penny

[X] 12. Daph's task: I love reading (obviously!) Read a book recommended by a friend or family member. Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict. Cindy

[X] 16. D.G.'s task: I was born in the Dominican Republic. Read a book with a Hispanic author, character, or setting: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

[X] 18. Gail W's task: I am second generation Scotch/Irish and finally was able this summer to visit Ireland for the first time in my life. Read a book by an Irish writer: The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

[X] 19. Gilraens's task: I lived in three different countries (Netherlands, UK and New Zealand). Read a by an author from one of those three countries or set in one of those countries: The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan - UK

[X] 29. Jessica's task: I grew up in Massachusetts, went to college in Montreal, and now live in Minnesota. Read a book that takes place somewhere that begins with the letter M or someplace where the winters are very cold. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Metropolitan Museum of Art

[X] 30. Jill's task: My grandmother's parents came to America from Ireland. Read a book that takes place where one of your ancestors lived. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine -Scotland

[X] 31. Kadijah Michelle's task: I converted to Islam in my early 20s. Read a book about a Muslim woman. Salt Houses.

[X] 40. Nikinnia's task: I am a Southern, Black woman. Read a book by an African American author, with an African American character or set in the South. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward - meets them all.

(X) 41. Nikki's task: My favorite thing about reading a good book is the escapism factor. I can go anywhere or live any adventure. Read a book where the main character gets transported to a different time or place. Mrs. Pollifax on Safari

[X] 44. Rique's task: My mother and mother-in-law lived through most of the tumultuous 20th century. Read a book, fiction or historical fiction, taking place anywhere from the Great Depression through WWII (1929-1945): The War I Finally Won

[X] 46. Sheila's task: I am a decades-old first-generation citizen. Read a book about living in the intersection of 2 or more cultures: The Widows of Malabar Hill - Indian vs. English; Parsi vs. Muslim

G. Clear the Shelves
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1. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
2. Behold the Dreamers
3. The Keeper of Lost Things
4. Fence
5. Carnegie's Maid
6. The Bear and the Nightingale
7. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
8. The Great Alone
9. Little Fires Everywhere
10. Room with a Clue
11. The Picture of Dorian Gray
12. Manhattan Beach
13. The Woman in the Window
14. The Muse
15. The Wangs vs. the World
16. Because of Winn-Dixie
17. A Room with a View
18. Beartown
19. Love and Other Consolation Prizes

H. New to me Authors

1. Jesmyn Ward #1
2. Yōko Ogawa
3. E.L. Konigsburg
4. Sujata Massey
5. Imbolo Mbue
6. Ruth Hogan
7. Benjamin Alire Sáenz
8. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
9. Ila Arab Mehta
10. Noah Hawley
11. George Saunders
12. Ronald H. Balson
13. Trevor Noah
14. Katherine Arden
15. Gail Honeyman
16. Mark T. Sullivan
17. J.D. Trafford
18. Angie Fox
19. John Boyne
20. Candace Williams
21. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
22. Kate Kingsbury
23. Nevil Shute
24. Kathleen Tessaro
25. Jennifer Egan
26. A.J. Finn
27. Sheryl Sandberg
28. Jane Mayer
29. Gioia Diliberto
30. Terri Blackstock
31. Isak Dinesen
32. Naomi Alderman
33. Roxane Gay
34. Jade Chang
35. Kate DiCamillo
36. Lisa Wingate
37. Ken Liu
38. Jessica Ellicott
39. Ben H. Winters
40. Shannon Hale
41. E.M. Forster
42. Maryrose Wood
43. Liv Constantine
44. Helen Oyeyemi
45. Ijeoma Oluo
46. Hala Alyan
47. Katherine Applegate

J. Recommended to Me
4/#
[] Room -Carissa
[] Beyond the Wall: The Journey Home -Chris
[] The Sellout -Jessica
[] Sleeping Giants - needed for Waking Gods
[] Waking Gods - Jessica
[X] The Keeper of Lost Things-Jessica-rated 5
[X] The Power-Jessica
[X] Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right - Alisa
[] Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance-Jessica
[] The Lost Vintage-Chris B.
[X] The Heart's Invisible Furies-Celia
[] Educated: A Memoir-Jessica
[] London-women in Rose Style Shoppe

K. British Books Challenge.................. Completed 10/13/2018

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1. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
2. The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
4. Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear
5. In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
6. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
7. Cherringham - Episode 19 - 21: A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
8. Room with a Clue by Kate Kingsbury
9. The Muse by Jessie Burton
10. Cherringham - Episode 22 - 24: A Cosy Crime Series Compilation by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards
11. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
12. A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
13. In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear
14. White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

Thanks so much for signing up to the British Books Challenge

L. 2018 Publications

1. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
2. Carnegie's Maid
3. The Great Alone
4. The Woman in the Window
5. The Widows of Malabar Hill
6. Murder Flies the Coop
7. Sea Prayer
8. So You Want to Talk About Race
9. A Picture of Murder
10. Beneath a Scarlet Sky

M. Debuts

1. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
2. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
3. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
4. The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
5. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
6. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
7. The Earthquake Doll by Candace Williams
8. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
9. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
10. Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
11. I Am Madame X by Gioia Diliberto
12. Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
13. Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books by Helene Hanff
14. The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang

It's been a whirlwind of a year, professionally and reading-wise. I finished the 88 books by the skin of my teeth, reading short books for the last two. I fell short by 4 on the GCAC challenge, but finally gave up because I did not want to rush any of them just to beat a challenge! I definitely fell short on the Clear the Shelves challenge (by 21!), having read more audio than anything this year (long working hours, more commute, less time for printed books). But reading 47 new-to-me authors and 14 debuts made me feel better.

26% of my reading was in mysteries (my go-to stress relief) with a combined 34% in general and historical fiction. 37% of my reading was related to series, mainly continuations of the series. 65% of the total books were written by women, although I did not do that on purpose.

And now for 2019 I am retired (from working, not reading)!