Reading Year in Review

Last year, I reflected on my year in reading, and I felt it appropriate to do so this year as well. If I were feeling really ambitious, I would reflect on the decade, but I'm frankly not feeling that ambitious—well, other than to say my favorite reads of the decade are J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

This year I read or listened to 29 books (six more than last year), the first of which was The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, my favorite new author discovery of the year. I read the following ...