This is a list of some (but not all) of the books I read in 2011. These are all worth mentioning, though. If you like any of them (or profoundly dislike any of them) let me know. I always love to talk books.
- A Garden of Earthly Delights by Joyce Carol Oates -- First in her award-winning Wonderland Quartet.
- Clapton by Eric Clapton -- Detailed and fascinating autobiography.
- Calentirrian D'Versi by Blair Peery -- A light, comic novella poking fun at the Fantasy genre.
- The Serialist by David Gordon -- A porn writer co-authors the story of a serial killer.
- Back in Black by John G. Hartness -- Second in this comic-UF series.
- The Furies by John Jakes -- Part IV of his excellent Kent Family Chronicles.
- Stranglehold by Jack Ketchum -- More horror from one of the masters.
- Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich -- Non-fiction about a journalist who attempts to live on minimum wage through a variety of unskilled labor jobs.
- Night of Wolves by David Dalglish -- Indie fantasy novel by the author of Half-Orc.
- Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong -- A mystery and a story of the Holocaust.
- Vagabond, Vol.3 -- Third in this celebrated manga series.
- Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson -- Final book of the Mistborn Trilogy.
- Vagabond, Vol 2 -- Second in this great manga series.
- A Season in Purgatory by Dominick Dunne -- Money, power, and murder converge on the ultra-wealthy Bradley family.
- Grave Witch by Kalayna Price -- Excellent UF by one of my MW co-horts.
- Under the Dome by Stephen King -- Mammoth book by a modern master.
- Vagabond, Vol 1 -- First volume collecting the long-running samurai story.
- The Trouble With Eating Clouds by Edmund R. Schubert -- A short story collection by my Magical Words co-hort.
- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley -- The classic retelling of the King Arthur stories.
- Die Trying by Lee Child -- Jack Reacher #2.
- The Seekers by John Jakes -- Third book in the Kent Family Chronicles.
- Hard Day's Knight by John G. Hartness -- UF by newcomer author that's light and fun. Very Joss Whedon-esque.
- The Lord of the Sands of Time by Issui Ogawa -- Japanese SF that's great so far.
- Top Suspense: 13 Classic Stories by 12 Masters of the Game -- Anthology of crime/thriller tales, including one by my cousin, Joel Goldman. Great stuff.
- The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan -- Story of a girl growing up generations after the zombie apocolypse by my fellow MW writer.
- Crystal Rain by Tobias S. Buckell -- The brilliant debut SF novel from a great writer.
- Horizons by Peter W. Prellwitz -- A small press SF thriller about controlling hyperspace.
- Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami -- The novel that catipulated Murakami into superstardom.
- Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State by Andrew Gelman -- a non-partisan look at why Americans vote in the seemingly bizarre way we do.
- The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers -- Misty Massey is always raving about this book, so I thought I'd give it a try. Turns our she was right. An excellent read.
- Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal -- An in-depth look at games, gamers, game design, and how these things can and will be used to improve the world we live.
- Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter -- My good friend Faith wows us with the third Jane Yellowrock novel.
- The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson -- Sequel to the wonderful Mistborn.
- Creepy Volume 6 -- Collection of Creepy Magazine issues 26-30.
- Half World by Hiromi Goto -- A girl tries to save her mother from the world between that of the living and that of the Spirits.
- Creepy Volume 5 -- Collection of Creepy Magazine issues 21-25.
Finally, here are links to the nightstands of previous years: