14 through Q1 2025

Books I read in January, February, March

Here is everything I read “not for work” in the first quarter of 2025!

Here’s everything I read 2024.

I don’t rank the books but I tally how I read them.

“Not for work” = I don’t count books I read as research, books I read on submission, books I’m editing, books I skimmed for comps.

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LADY MACBETH by Ava Reid - on my iPad, this was technically for the office book club but I am a fan of Reid’s work

THE MOST by Jessica Anthony - paperback taken from the office

THE SWIMMING-POOL LIBRARY by Alan Hollinghurst - ebook via library app

OWLISH by Dorothy Tse, trans. Natascha Bruce - purchased paperback from Fitzcarraldo

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery - audio via library, during a craft project

ALSO A POET: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me by Ada Calhoun - borrowed a galley from a friend

LITTLE BOSSES EVERYWHERE: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America by Bridget Read - read a galley from an editor

PERFECTION by Vincenzo Latronica trans. Sophie Hughes - purchased paperback from Fitzcarraldo

ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME I by Solvej Balle trans. Barbara Haveland - bought paperback

BITTER WATER OPERA by Nicolette Polek - borrowed from a friend

RUTH by Kate Riley - borrowed galley from colleague, can’t recommend this highly enough

ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME II by Solvej Balle trans. Barbara Haveland - bought paperback. I’m a fan!

THE SHIPPING NEWS by Annie Proulx - borrowed from a friend

THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar - bought hardcover

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Plus a perhaps embarrassing number of half-read books that I do want to finish…

Thanks for reading! What are you reading now?

This week’s paid post: “What to do while your book is on submission to agents”

Two weeks ago: “Working with film agents”