SLE's 2026 books

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My 2026 goal is to read 12 books for my reading-of-the-world project and then at least an additional 24 books. I hope to read a few banned books, I am re-reading Neil Gaiman's and Umberto Eco's works, and I am trying to read through my backlog of graphic novels. 'Lucien's book club' are books that my child wants to read with me and text about while they are away at college. I also regularly read books that others hand to me or that just touch my fancy.

January: 8
February: 13
March: 10
April: 8
May: 9
June: 10
July: 10
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

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2026 READING OF THE WORLD

1 (Jan). Twist by Harkaitz Cano
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2 (Jan). Best European Fiction 2011 edited by Aleksandar Hemon
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 (Jan). Tiger, Tiger by Petra Erika Nordlund
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4 (Feb). The Lazarus Effect by Hawa Jande Golakai
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 (Feb). The Magic Doll: A Children's Book Inspired by African Art by Adrienne Yabouza (author) and Élodie Nouhen (illustrator)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6 (Mar). Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi (translated by Marilyn Booth)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

7 (Mar). Banana Heart Summer by Merlinda Bobis
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

8 (May). Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa edited by Rachel Zadok, Karina Szczurek, and Jason Mylk Snyman
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

9 (May). Chaka by Thomas Mofolo (translated by Daniel P. Kunene)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

10 (Jul). The Oldest Orphan by Tierno Monénembo (translated by Monique Fleury Nagem)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

11 (Jul). Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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2026 BANNED BOOKS

1 (Jan). The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2 (Feb). The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 (Mar). Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4 (Apr). Beloved by Toni Morrison
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 (Jun). I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6 (Jul). The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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2026 NEIL GAIMAN REREAD

1 (Jan). The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch (illustrated by Dave McKean)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2 (Jan). How the Marquis Got His Coat Back
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 (Feb). Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4 (Mar). The Wolves in the Walls (illustrated by Dave McKean)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 (Mar). Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6 (Apr). Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

7 (May). The Sleeper and the Spindle (illustrated by Chris Riddell)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

8 (Jun). Black Orchid (illustrated by Dave McKean)

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2026 UMBERTO ECO REREAD

1 (Feb). How to Write a Thesis
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2 (Feb). How to Spot a Fascist
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 (Apr). The Island of the Day Before
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4 (Jun). The Name of the Rose

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2026 TERRY PRATCHETT REREAD

I was gifted a beautiful set of Discworld books at the 2025 holidays and so decided to start working through this series again.

1 (Feb). The Colour of Magic
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2 (Feb). The Light Fantastic
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 (Feb). Equal Rites
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4 (Feb). Mort
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 (Mar). Sourcery

6 (Apr). Wyrd Sisters

7 (May). Pyramids
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

8 (Jul). Guards! Guards!
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

9 (Jul). Eric
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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2026 OTHER BOOKS

1 (Jan). Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

2 (Jan). The Dirty Parts of the Bible: A Graphic Novel (Expanded Edition) by Sam Torode (author) and Tina Ritchie (illustrator)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 (Feb). The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4 (Feb). The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

5 (Feb). Cormac McCarthy's The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Manu Larcenet
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6 (Mar). The Originals by Dave Gibbons
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

7 (Mar). Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

8 (Mar). Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

9 (Apr). Gone to Amerikay by Derek McCulloch (author) and Colleen Doran (illustrator)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

10 (Apr). Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

11 (Apr). Strata: Stories from Deep Time by Laura Poppick
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

12 (May). Leave Society by Tao Lin
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

13 (May). Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

14 (May). Sentient by Jeff Lemire (author) and Gabriel Walta (artist)

15 (Jun). Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

16 (Jun). The Land and Its People by David Sedaris

17 (Jun). Victorian Secrets: What a Corset Taught me about the Past, the Present, and Myself by Sarah A. Chrisman
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

18 (Jun). We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

19 (Jun). Shade, the Changing Man by Peter Milligan Omnibus Vol. 1 by Peter Milligan (author) and Chris Bachalo (illustrator)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

20 (Jul). The Three Incestuous Sisters by Audrey Niffenegger

21 (Jul). The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: Vol. 1: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island by Kent Monkman
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

22 (Jul). Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

23 (Jul). The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: Vol. 2: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island by Kent Monkman
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

24 (Jul). Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) by Matt Dinniman

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LUCIEN'S BOOK CLUB

1 (Mar). Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons #4) by Julia Quinn

2 (Apr). To Sir Phillip, with love (Bridgertons #5) by Julia Quinn

3 (May). When He was Wicked (Bridgertons #6) by Julia Quinn

4 (May). Alchemised by SenLinYu
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 (Jun). It's In His Kiss (Bridgertons #7) by Julia Quinn

6 (Jun). On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgertons #8) by Julia Quinn