This is an ongoing list of books I want to read.
I prefer horror and fantasy, and I still love certain YA novels; however, I’m open to all genres of fiction.
When it comes to non-fiction I prefer novels focused on the craft of writing.
Please feel free to contact me with your recommendations.
| Author | Title | Notes |
| Keri Arthur | Deadly Desire | Book 7, Riley Jenson Guardian series |
| Dave Barry | Any of his books | Recommended by SVH in 2009 |
| Jean-Dominique Bauby | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Recommended by SVH in 2009 |
| Jim Butcher | Harry Dresden Files | Recommended by clerk at Waldenbooks; I started this series 9/1/2007; Small Favor is next on the list |
| Michael Chabon | Wonder Boys | Recommended by SVH in 2009; Also added because I love the 2000 film adaptation |
| Michael Chabon | Werewolves in Their Youth | Recommended by Stephen King in On Writing |
| Stephen Chbosky | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Recommended by SVH in 2009 |
| Harlan Coben | Tell No One | Mentioned by James Scott Bell in Plot & Structure; Also, added because of the 2006 film adaptation I have yet to watch |
| Doug Coupland | Generation X | Recommended by SVH in 2009 |
| Guillermo Del Toro | The Strain | SFBC Featured Selection; I love his films so this book should be enjoyable |
| Charles Dickens | Oliver Twist | Can anything beat Great Expectations, my favorite? |
| Emily Dickinson | Collection of poems | Published by Castle Books |
| P.N. Elrod | Strange Brew | Anthology includes Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Patricia Biggs, and others |
| Cornelia Funke | Inkworld series | I read Inkheart in 2008 |
| Charles L. Grant | In a Dark Dream | Grant’s name was on a list of must-read novels |
| Mark Haddon | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Recommended by SVH in 2009 |
| Laurell K. Hamilton | Divine Misdemeanors | The first Merry Gentry book I didn’t get to read the week of its release |
| Charlaine Harris | Southern Vampire (Sookie Stackhouse) series | Gorged on True Blood so I started the books 4/24/2009; I finished From Dead to Worse 6/15/2009 |
| Kim Harrison | Hollows series | I started this series 5/8/2009 |
| Jim C. Hines | Goblin and Princess series | He writes modern versions of old fairy tales; uses a great deal of humor |
| Nick Hornby | High Fidelity | Recommended by SVH in 2009; Added even though the 2000 film adaptation was somewhat boring (for me) |
| Nick Hornby | About a Boy | Recommended by SVH in 2009 |
| Susan Hubbard | The Year of Disappearances | The sequel to The Society of S, which I read in September 2007 |
| Shirley Jackson | We Have Always Lived in the Castle | I’d love to read this one, but I can’t find a copy |
| Stephen Jones | The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women | Anthology includes Anne Rice, Tanya Huff, Tanith Lee, and others |
| Frank Kafka | The Complete Stories | I can’t remember which author made the recommendation |
| Marie Kiraly | Mina | Have I mentioned I have a thing for vampires? |
| Dean Koontz | Odd Thomas series | I started this series 9/1/2007 |
| Mercedes Lackey | Children of the Night | Book 2, Diana Tregarde series |
| Holly Lisle | Diplomacy of Wolves | Suggested by HtTS grads |
| Sergey Lukianenko | Watch series | I started this series 5/1/2008 |
| John D. MacDonald | The End of the Night | I can’t remember which author made the recommendation – READ 3/14/2010 |
| Gregory Maguire | What-the-dickens | “The story of a rogue tooth fairy” |
| Gregory Maguire | Son of a Witch | Sequel to Wicked, which I read in 2008 |
| Gregory Maguire | A Lion Among Men | Sequel to Wicked |
| Gregory Maguire | Mirror, Mirror | His take on Snow White tales |
| Gregory Maguire | Lost | A ghost story |
| Anne McCaffrey | The Pern stories | Gini Deaton recommended in 2007; I’ve only read Dragonriders of Pern as of 6/1/2009. |
| Cormac McCarthy | No Country For Old Men | Recommended by SVH in 2009; Also added because I love the 2007 film adaptation |
| Patricia McKillip | The Forgotten Beasts of Eld | Suggested by HtTS grads |
| Stephanie Meyer | Twilight series | I was actually interested in this series before it blew up so I’m waiting until the hubbub dies down before I get addicted to it…and I know I will because vampires are my guilty pleasure |
| Alan Moore | Watchmen | Heard the buzz; enjoyed the 2009 film adaptation; also recommended by SVH in 2009 |
| George Orwell | 1984 | Recommended by SVH in 2009 |
| George Orwell | Animal Farm | I can’t believe I made it through my teens without reading this one |
| Matthew Pearl | The Dante Club | Another one that’s been sitting on my shelf of “to read” books |
| John Saul | The Devil’s Labyrinth | On-the-fly purchase in 2005 |
| Whitley Strieber | The Hunger | Added after I discovered the 1983 movie was based on his book |
| J.R.R. Tolkien | The Silmarilion | I’ve been meaning to read this one for about five years |
| Kurt Vonnegut | Slaughterhouse Five | How I made it through school without reading this, I don’t know, but I’ll get to it eventually |
I’ll update the list as I uncover new books of interest or receive additional recommendations.
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High Fidelity was excellent IMO. 1984 was powerful, not amazingly written but the ideas were very good. The only other one I’ve read was Oliver Twist, to date my favourite Dickens (and I’ve read Great Expectations too).