"If I Could Only Read Faster"

[Beverly]

I'm going to stick with last year's goal...350

[Lisa]

That's amazing, Beverly!
Hope you have a great 2023 :)

[Beverly]

Lisa wrote: "That's amazing, Beverly!
Hope you have a great 2023 :)"

Thank you so much, you too...and a wonderful holiday season!!!

[Beverly]

JANUARY

1. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
2. Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
3. The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
4. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
5. Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
6. Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
7. Freestyle, A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan
8. Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
9. I Am A Girl from Africa by Elizabeth Nyamayaro
10. The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker
11. Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala
12. Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year by Kathy Price
13. Hope is an Arrow by Cory McCarthy
14. Maya's Song by Renee Watson
15. Off the Wall by Theodore Taylor
16. Standing in the Need of Prayer by Carole Boston Weatherford
17. Symphony for a Broken Orchestra by Amy Ignatow
18. Mushroom Lullaby by Kenneth Kraegel
19. The Universe in You by Jason Chin
20. Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston
21. Mina by Matthew Forsythe
22. I Don't Care by Julie Fogliano
23. A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis
24. Luminous by Julia Kuo
25. Fallen by Lauren Kate
26. Kairos by Mechelle Morrison
27. The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
28. The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber
29. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
30. Game of Scones by Mary Lee Ashford
31. 13 on Halloween by Laura H. Elliott
32. Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
33. The Locked Room by Freida McFadden
34. Step On A Crack by James Patterson
35. There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool
36. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
37. Jack Jetstark's Intergalactic Freakshow by Jennifer Lee Rossman
38. The Wehrwolf by Alma Katsu

[Beverly]

FEBRUARY

39. The Wild Boys by William S. Burroughs
40. Running With Lions by Julian Winters
41. Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
42. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories to Stay Awake By by Alfred Hitchcock
43. The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull
44. Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy
45. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nighi Vo
46. On the Lamb by Tina Kashian
47. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
48. One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon
49. The Woman in the Dark by Vanessa Savage
50. Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd
51. The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall
52. Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
53. The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield
54. Into the Forest by Rebecca Frankel
55. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
56. The Girl in the Mist by A. J. Rivers
57. A Lot Like Christmas by Connie Willis
58. The Summer I Learned to Dive by Shannon McCrimmon
59. L'Abbe C by Georges Bataille
60. The Wife Before by Shanora Williams

[Beverly]

MARCH

61. A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow
62. The Plot by Jean Korelitz
63. When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawson, Kristina McMorris and Susan Meissner
64. Exquisite Corpse by Penelope Bagieu
65. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
66. Of Mice and Men by John Steinback
67. Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis
68. River Woman. River Demon by Jennifer Givhan
69. I Am A Soldier, Too by Rick Bragg
70. Miniatures by Norah Labiner
71. L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future Vol. 35 by L. Ron Hubbard
72. I'm A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
73. Half of What You Hear by Kristyn Kusck Lewis
74. The Spite House by Johnny Compton
75. The School That Escaped the Nazis by Deborah Cadbury
76. Death of An Eye by Dana Stabenow

[Beverly]

APRIL

85. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
86. The Circles in the Sky by Karl James Mountford
87. The Girl on Hallow's Eve by A. J. Rivers
88. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
89. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
90. Jack Maggs by Peter Carey
91. 18 Tiny Deaths by Bruce Goldfarb
92. The Sunset Route by Carrot Quinn
93. Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel by Andrew Donkin
94. Mesopo by Eva Dietrich
95. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
96. Faerie Moon by Matt Mark
97. Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk
98. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
99. The Photographer of Auschwitz by Luca Crippa
100. MacBeth by Jo Nesbo
101. 13 Ways of Looking At a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
102. Maciek's Story by Ian C. P. Irvine
103. Riptide by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
104. An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
105. I Am David by Anne Holm
106. The Moth Keeper by K. O'Neill
107. What the Bishop Saw by Vannetta Chapman
108. 13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy by L. A. Starks
109. Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves
110. The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman
111. Dangerous Women by George R. R. Martin

[Beverly]

MAY

112. The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead
113. Dust Bunnies and Dead Bodies by Janis Thornton
114. The Boy From Block 66 by Limur Regev
115. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
116. Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito
117. The Girl in Cabin 13 by A. J. Rivers
118. Blood Countess by Lana Popovic
119. The Cat Who Saved Books by Susuke Natsukawa
120. Machu Picchu: The History and Mystery of the Inca City by Jesse Harosta
121. The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
122. The Last Cowboys at the End of the World by Nick Reding
123. The Librarian by Christy Sloat
124. Mrs. March by Virginia Feito
125. Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho
126. Lone Women by Victor Lavalle
127. Mother of the Bride Murder by Leslie Meier
128. The East End by Jason Allen
129. Ramon and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson
130. The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz
131. After the Storm by Linda Castillo
132. East and West by Pearl Buck
133. You by Caroline Kepnes
134. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
135. Long Lost by Linda Castillo
136. A Hidden Secret by Linda Castillo
137. The October Country by Ray Bradbury

[Beverly]

JUNE

138. Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
139. Taboo by Casey Hill
140. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
141. The Wind is Not a River by Brian Payton
142. Karina by E. B. Mann
143. Lovesickness by Junji Ito
144. Vernon Can Read by Vernon Jordan Jr.
145. Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
146. The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
147. Haunted Legends by Ellen Datlow
148. Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern
149. A Game of Proof by Tim Vicary
150. In Plain Sight by Linda Castillo
151. Seance on a Wet Afternoon by Mark McShane
152. Her Last Affair by John Searles
153. Seeds of Deception by Linda Castillo
154. The 13th Day of Christmas by Robert Blevins
155. Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
156. A House of Bells by T. J. Croft
157. A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
158. Alone by Richard Logan
159. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
160. The Unforgiving Minutes by Mary Monica Pulver
161. Open Carry by Marc Cameron
162. Beach Read by Emily Henry
163. East of Peculiar by Suzann Ledbetter
164. Tiny Tales of Terror by Dave Musson
165. Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
166. Mystery of the Dancing Statue by Kate Moseman

[Beverly]

JULY

167. The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
168. The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
169. The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges
170. The Pact by Linda Castillo
171. Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood
172. Lost Days by R. W. Ridley
173. Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
174. The Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff
175. Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles
176. Angels of the Pacific by Elise Hooper
177. The Woman With the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff
178. Lovelorn by April-Jane Rowan
179. When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke
180. Twice Cursed by Marie O'Regan
181. Emily Spellmaker and the Way, Way Cool Big Sister by S. W. Develin
182. The Violinist of Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood
183. The Guards by Ken Bruen
184. The Cottage on the Corner of Pumpkin and Vine by Kate Angel, Jennifer Dawson and Sharla Lovelace
185. Emily Spellmaker and the Flying Cow Incident by S. W. Develin
186. Fail-Safe by Eugene Burdick
187. Still Life by Sarah Winman
188. Tales From the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
189. Murder Your Employee by Rupert Holmes
190. The Other Couple (Passenger) by Louise Candlish
191. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
192. When Hannah Played Ragtime by Vera Jane Cook
193. Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
194. A Life for a Life by Lynda McDaniel

[Beverly]

AUGUST

AUGUST

195. The Lies You Told by Harriet Tyce
196. A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey
197. Emily Spellmaker on All Hallow Eve by S. W. Develin
198. L. A. Noire by Megan Abbott
199. Again, But Better by Christine Riccio
200. Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
201. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
202. In the Lives of Puppets by T. J. Klune
203. After Death by Dean Koontz
204. Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
205. Jews in the Garden by Judy Rakowsky
206. Rose (Bone #0) by Jeff Smith
207. Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
208. I Am Jim Henson by Brad Meltzer
209. Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith
210. The Charm School by Nelson DeMille
211. Jackrabbit Junction Jitters by Ann Charles
212. Long Bright River by Liz Moore
213. The Sewing Girl's Tale by John Wood Sweet
214. After the Funeral (Funerals are Fatal) by Agatha Christie
215. Emily Windsnap and the Monster From the Deep by Liz Kessler
216. City of Windows by Robert Pobi
217. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future #34 by L. Ron Hubbard
218. Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist by Liz Kessler
219. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
220. Treasure Hunters Peril at the Top of the World by James Patterson
221. The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
222. Congo Variant by Robin Crumby

[Beverly]

SEPTEMBER

223. The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
224. Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret by Liza Kessler
225. Endless Flight by A. C. Cobble
226. Strange Highways by Dean Koontz
227. Hollow by Shannon Watters
228. Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
229. A Good House for Children by Kate Collins
230. Stone Cross by Marc Cameron
231. Wires and Nerve by Marissa Meyer
232. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
233. The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
234. Easy Bake Coven by Liz Schulte
235. Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
236. The Midwife of Auschwitz by Anna Stuart
237. Antidote by Mariah Beadles
238. Sistersong by Lucy Holland
239. I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
240. The Wicked Waffle by Carolyn Q. Hunter
241. The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewel
242. An Untidy Death by Simon Brett
243. The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C. J. Archer
244. One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
245. The Alchemist of Paris by M. C. Dulac
246. The Dry by Jane Harper

[Beverly]

OCTOBER

247. Mother Daughter Murder by Nina Simon
248. 2nd Chance by James Patterson
249. Auschwitz Lullaby by Mario Escobar
250. Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon
251. The Twisted Ones (Graphic Novel) by Scott Cawthon
252. Shutter by Ramona Emerson
253. The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Bloom
254. Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano
255. Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham
256. Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar
257. Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala
258. The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner
259. Mister Magic by Kiersten White
260. The Fourth Closet (Graphic Novel) by Scott Cawthon
261. Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill
262. Back of Beyond by C. J. Box
263. Holly by Stephen King
264. Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day
265. Fierce Poison by Will Thomas
266. Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah
267. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
268. The Witch King by H. E. Edgmon

[Beverly]

NOVEMBER

269. The Gap by Ninie Hammon
270. Not Fade Away by Laurence Shames
271. Brain Droppings by George Carlin
272. How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
273. The Zoo at the Edge of the World by Eric Kahn Gale
274. The Drowned Girls by Loreth Anne White
275. The Girl From Guernica by Karen Robards
276. Medicine Man by Carolyn Jourdan
277. Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens
278. Maple Drizzle Murder by Rosie A. Point
279. When Stars Ran Down by Angela Jackson-Brown
280. Vanilla Sprinkle Murder by Rosie A. Point
281. Fading Away by Tom Upton
282. Scrublands by Chris Hammer
283. Lacy Eye by Jessica Treadway
284. Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch
285. I Am Legend by Richard Matteson
286. If You Would Have Told Me by John Stamos
287. The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
288. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
289. A Face in the Crowd/The Longest December by Stephen King
290. Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello
291. The Uncanny Valley by Gregory Miller
292. My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
293. Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
294. A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
295. The Diggers by Jonathan Maas
296. The Skull by Jon Klassen
297. Stag by Karen Russell
298. 2020: A Year in Taiwan by Ray Hecht

[Beverly]

DECEMBER

299. Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman
300. Ripper by Isabel Allende
301. Christmas and Other Horrors by Ellen Datlow
302. The Conductors by Nicole Glover
303. The Island by Natasha Preston
304. Black Sheep by Rachael Harrison
305. Terrace Story by Hilary Leichter
306. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
307. Slow Moe Goes to School by Rebecca Ray Williams
308. Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman
309. My Baba's Garden by Jordan Scott
310. Pineapple in Winter by Claudine Marcin
311. Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani
312. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
313. The Stranger by Albert Camus
314. Big by Vashti Harrison
315. Remember by Joy Harjo
316. In the Night Garden by Carin Berger
317. Last Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich
318. The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
319. Ghost Book by Remi Lai
320. They Drown Out Daughters by Katrina Monroe
321. Never Ask a Christmas Elf by Melinda Kinsman
322. A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes
323. Haunted Hibiscus by Laura Childs
324. Hawthorn Woods by Patrick Canning
325. When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neil
326. Triggerfish Twist by by Tim Dorsey
327. Nini and the Lost Panda by Di Jiao
328. Santa's Dog by JoAnn Sky
329. A Righteous Man by Tochi Onyebuch
330. Thinning Blood by Leah Myers
331. Christmas Mittens Murder by Lee Hollis
332. Dial P for Poison by Zora Keane
333. The World's Most Haunted House by William J. Hall
334. Dionysus by Eva Pohler
335. The Ghost of Christmas Past by Rhys Bowen
336. How it Ends by Rachel Howzell Hall
337. Agatha's First Case by M. C. Beaton
338. The Girl Behind the Red Rope by Ted Dekker
339. The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas
340. The Garland Ghoul by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
341. The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazu Kibuishi