December 2010

Books Purchased:

Role Models by John Waters
It’s a Good Life if You Don’t Weaken by Seth
Tess of the D’urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (present)
The Heroine’s Bookshelf by Erin Blakemore (present)
Tales of Belkin by Alexander Pushkin (present)
More Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin
Travels With Alice by Calvin Trillin
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
Lynchpin by Seth Godin
Tribes by Seth Godin
Fordlandia by Greg Grandin
Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise by Sam Irvin (present)
Dragonwyck by Anya Seton
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Boy Book by E. Lockhart
The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart

Books Read:

The 10 p.m. Question by Katie de Goldi
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson (re-read, audio)
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Heroine’s Bookshelf by Erin Blakemore
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (re-read)
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart

November 2010

Books Purchased:
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
As Always, Julia edited by Joan Reardon
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin
Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace
Carney’s House Party by Maud Hart Lovelace

Books Read:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (re-read, audio)
Heaven to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace (re-read)
Betsy in Spite of Herself by Maud Hart Lovelace (re-read)
Betsy Was a Junior by Maud Hart Lovelace (re-read)
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (re-read, audio)
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Betsy and Joe by Maud Hart Lovelace (re-read)
As Always, Julia edited by Joan Reardon
The Trouble With Poetry by Billy Collins

October 2010

Books Purchased:
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis
And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman
The Autobiography of Mark Twain edited by Harriet E. Smith
Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People by Amy Sedaris

Books Read:

Great House by Nicole Krauss
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling (Audio, Re-read)
Everything is Going to be Great by Rachel Shukert
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling (Audio, Re-read)
Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman

September 2010

Books Purchased:
One Day by David Nicholls
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, translated by Lydia Davis
The Best American Comics 2010 edited by Neil Gaiman
The Best American Non-required Reading 2010 edited by Dave Eggers
Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust, translated by Lydia Davis
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by Davis Sedaris
A Novel Bookstore by Laurence Cosse (birthday present)
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (birthday present)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (birthday present)
Celtic Folklore Cooking by Joanne Asala (birthday present)

Books Read:

Ape House by Sara Gruen
One Day by David Nicholls
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (re-read, audio)
Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker
Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
Questions about Angels by Billy Collins
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (re-read, audio)

August 2010

Books Purchased:
For the Love of Ireland edited by Susan Cahill
At Home by Bill Bryson
Love Letters by Katie Fforde
The Wonderful Weekend Book by Elspeth Thompson
Dubliners by James Joyce
The Puffin Book of Magic Verse edited by Charles Causley
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
Translations by Brian Friel
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel

Books Read:

Finny by Justin Kramon
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling (audio book, re-read)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Notes From a Big Country by Bill Bryson (re-read)
At Home by Bill Bryson

July 2010

Books Purchased:

To Begin Again by M.F.K. Fisher
The Best of Frank O’Connor edited by Julian Barnes
Legendary Ireland: Journey Through Celtic Places and Myths by Eithne Massey
Questions About Angels by Billy Collins
44 Irish Short Stories edited by Devin A. Garrity
The Gentle Art of Domesticity: Stitching, Baking, Nature, Art & the Comforts of Home by Jane Brocket
Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins
Finny by Justin Kramon

Books Read:

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling  (re-read)
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
Pride & Prejudice (Graphic Novel) retold by Nancy Butler (library)
Molly Fox’s Birthday by Deirdre Madden (library)
Carnet de Voyage by Craig Thompson (library)
Wilson by Daniel Clowes (library)

June 2010

Books Purchased:

The Bible According to Mark Twain edited by Howard G. Baetzhold & Joseph B. McCullough
The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Books Read:

The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald (library)
How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley
The Lovers by Vendela Vida
The Summer Before by Ann M. Martin (library)
A Secret Map of Ireland by Rosita Boland
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
A.D: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld (library)

May 2010

Books Purchased:

Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros
World War Z by Max Brooks
About Alice by Calvin Trillin
In the Neighborhood by Peter Lovenheim
A Cook’s Tour by Anthony Bourdain
Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde by Thomas Wright
The Bolter by Frances Osborne
The Book of Idle Pleasures by Tom Hodgkinson and Dan Kieran
The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright by Jean Nathan
I Know I Am But What Are You? by Samantha Bee
How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley
Read Me: A Century of Classic American Book Advertisements by Dwight Garner
Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda
A Traveler’s History of Ireland by Peter Neville
A Secret Map of Ireland by Rosita Boland
Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors by Bill Bryson

Books Read:

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (library)
About Alice by Calvin Trillin
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
World War Z by Max Brooks
The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman (re-read)
In the Neighborhood by Peter Lovenheim
Picnic Lightning by Billy Collins

April 2010

Books Purchased:

Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato
Irish Folktales by Henry Glassie and Francine Kass
Dead End Gene Pool by Wendy Burden
Backing into Forward by Jules Feiffer
A Summer of Hummingbirds by Christopher E. G. Benfey
Third Helpings by Calvin Trillin
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Candide by Voltaire

Books Read:

Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis
Round Ireland With a Fridge by Tony Hawks
Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato
Dead End Gene Pool by Wendy Burden
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Alice, Let’s Eat by Calvin Trillin
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (library)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
77 Love Sonnets by Garrison Keillor

March 2010

Books Purchased:

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
About Town: The New Yorker And The World It Made by Ben Yagoda
Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks
Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis
Around the World With Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis

Books Read:

Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
American Fried by Calvin Trillin
Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay (library)
Forever Rose by Hilary McKay (library)
How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton (re-read)
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Rights of the Reader by Daniel Pennac (library)
Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

February 2010

Books Purchased:

More Six-Word Memoirs edited by Smith Magazine
The Road to McCarthy by Pete McCarthy
Ireland: True Stories of Life on the Emerald Isle edited by James O’Reilly
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone

Books Read:

Inklings by Jeffrey Koterba (library)
Stitches by David Small (library)
Permanent Rose by Hilary McKay (library)
Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger (re-read)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone

January 2010

Books Purchased:

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Kitchen Essays by Agnes Jekyll
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Miss Hargreaves by Frank Baker

Books Read:

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Gua
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher (library)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith (library)
Indigo’s Star by Hilary McKay (library)
McCarthy’s Bar by Pete McCarthy (library)