Books I've Read in 2026

Every year, I track what I'm reading on my book blog as well as via The Storygraph. My review archive needs updating, but I'm always happy to book club across my yearly lists: like my read in 2025 and read in 2024 pages.

Note: I desperately need to update this—sorry!

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1. The Long Game by Rachel Reid
2. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
3. Making Art and Making a Living by Mason Currey
4. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
5. The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
6. The Children by Melissa Albert
7. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
8. Shine by Lauren Myracle
9. Louder Than Words by Benjamin K. Bergen
10. A Stage Set for Villains by Shannon Spann
11. What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte
12. Ghosts and Haunts from the Appalachian Foothills by James V. Burchill, Linda J. Crider, Peggy Kendrick, Marcia Wright Bonner
13. Finding Her Edge by Jennifer Iacopelli
14. Art Work: On the Creative Life by Sally Mann
15. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
16. Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care by Claudia Rowe
17. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
18. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
19. Ballad of Songbird and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
20. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
21. Kill Creatures by Rory Power
22. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
23. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
24. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
25. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
26. Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater
27. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
28. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
29. Cress by Marissa Meyer
30. Winter by Marissa Meyer
31. Foxfire 2 by Eliot Wigginton
32. Exit Lane by Erika Veurink
33. Heart the Lover by Lily King
34. Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
35. Love Buzz by Neely Tubati Alexander
36. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
37. Before and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum
38. Unbound by Peyton Corinne
39. More Everything Forever by Adam Becker
40. Flesh by David Szalay
41. The Score by Elle Kennedy
42. Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
43. American Fantasy by Emma Straub
44. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (yes, again)
45. Deep Creek by Pam Houston
46. Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
47. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
48. The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak
49. Paper Hearts by Ali Novak
50. Heartstrings by Ali Novak
51. Like, Follow, Subscribe by Fortesa Latifi
52. Some Kind of Famous by Ava Wilder
53. Never Over by Claire Gilmore
54. If Not for My Baby by Kate Golden
55. The Odds of You by Kate Dramis
56. The Love Haters by Katherine Center
57. Royal Spin by Omid Scobie and Robin Benway
58. The Write Off by Kara McDowell
59. Risky Business by Annabelle Slater
60. Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
61. Sunk in Love by Heather McBride
62. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
63. Sadie by Courtney Summers
64. Toe to Toe by Fallon Ballard
65. Mountain Sounds by Grace Smith
66. Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
67. Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh
68. Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh
69. The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
70. Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
71. All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
72. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
73. The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
74. Swept Away by Beth O’Leary
75. Having It All by Corinne Low
76. Secrets So Deep by Ginny Myers Sain
77. Where the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain
78. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
79. Frostbite by Richelle Mead
80. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
81. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
82. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
83. Long Bright River by Liz Moore
84. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
85. Hold Still by Sally Mann
86. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
87. Girls Our Age by Phoebe Thompson
88. The Secret History by Donna Tartt

More soon!

Currently Reading

1. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
2. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
3. Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
4. The Monsters We Make by Rachel Corbett