BOOKS: Goodreads List 2012

BOOKS

2012 Reading Challenge



Heidi has

read 40 books toward her goal of 50 books.

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In 2011 I read 34 books--you can see them all here. When you consider how many books some of the most avid readers on Goodreads are devouring--a book a day, some even more--I wanted to challenge myself in 2012. I figured I could easily do 1 book per week, but to be on the safe side, I'd build in 2 bye weeks for myself. So I set my Goodreads Reading Challenge goal to 50.



I found that...I am a slow reader.



I did make it to 40 before year's end, besting 2011 by 6 books, so I consider this a win.







Some may call it cheating that I included books I either wrote or for which I contributed a story, but I don't, and since this is my list, that's the only opinion that matters.





Science Fiction Romance topped my list this year as I also took on the 2012 SFR Reading Challenge--didn't quite meet that one either, but ended up somewhere between the earth and the moon.







OTHER INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOUT MY READS IN 2012:

15 - books by Seton Hill Writers

3 - Children's books

16 - print books (12 signed copies)

25 - female authors

3 - books from Raw Dog Screaming Press

2 - anthologies

16 - books from 11 different series

3 - poetry books

12 - books by Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday participants

5 - books by Pennwriters members

3 - non-SF Thrillers

4 - books from a Big 5 publisher

LIST OF PUBLISHERS:

Ace Science Fiction

Amazon Digital Services

Bearcat

Champagne Books

CreateSpace

Dana Marton

Dragon Harp Productions

Entangled Publishing

Evergreen Syndicate

Firefly Publishing & Entertainment LLC

Gray Lady Publishing

Grey Gecko Press

Imaginary Books

Kindle Direct Publishing

L & L Dreamspell

Lee Howard

Meteor House

Moonshell Books

p i c t u r e l e s s books

Pippa Jay

Raw Dog Screaming Press

Red Sage Publishing

Saverie Books

Smashwords

Susan Abel Sullivan

Tealy Books

Uncanny Fiction Factory

Union City Publishing

World Weaver Press

Zebra Books

LIST OF AUTHORS:

Adrea L. Peters and Teffanie T. White

Ann Aguirre (4)

Braxton A. Cosby

Cary Caffrey

D.A. Bale

Dana Marton

Daphne J. Riordan

Heather Massey

Heidi Ruby Miller

Irene L. Pynn

JC Cassells

Jacquelyn Frank

Jennifer Barnes

John Edward Lawson

Jonas Hyde

Judah Lee Davis

Lee Allen Howard

Malcolm Sexsmith

Melanie Card

Michael A. Arnzen

Patrick Stutzman

Pike Lake

Pippa Jay

Rachel Pruitt

Sally Bosco

Shawn Hopkins

Shelley Adina

Susan Abel Sullivan (2)

T.K. Toppin

T.M. Hunter

T.W. Fendley

Tamela Quijas

Wayne Basta (2)

Though I fell short of my goal, I had a good time along the way escaping reality among thousands of pages. I always consider it an honor to spend time in an author's world because there is so much work and thought and heart that goes into each book that most of us, even other writers, will never see.



Which authors shared their world with you this past year?