WitLit 2018

You may have noticed how much I love reading and sharing book recommendations. As part of my new job, I won’t be able to do that on a regular basis anymore — but I thought I could provide a quick recap of All the Books I’ve Loved Before.*

I started 2018 with a challenge to read 15 books, aiming to double my paltry performance from 2017. With the help of Libby and a newfound taste for e-reading on a long commute, I smashed that goal and read 45 books this year.

In order of when I read them, here are the books I consumed in 2018. The titles in bold are my faves:

1. Lying by Sam Harris
2. The Emperor’s Children by Claire MesSud
3. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
4. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty
5. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
6. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
7. Am I There Yet? by Mari Andrew
8. Wild by Cheryl Strayed
9. A Working Theory of Love by Scott Hutchins
10. Shrill by Lindy West
11. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
12. Meaty by Samantha Irby
13. Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
14. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
15. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson
16. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Steig Larsson
17. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
18. It’s Not You by Sara Eckel
19. The Heart Is a Shifting Sea by Elizabeth Flock
20. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
21. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
22. The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
23. Best State Ever by Dave Barry
24. Refinery 29 Money Diaries by Lindsey Stanberry
25. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
26. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
27. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
28. The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz
29. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
30. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
31. The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
32. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
33. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
34. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
35. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
36. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
37. Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett
38. The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green
39. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
40. The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clementine Wamariya
41. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
42. A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell
43. Fear by Bob Woodward
44. The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight
45. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

There are plenty I’m awaiting from the library, so I have no doubt I’ll be off to a strong start tomorrow. Happy reading, and see you all in 2019!

*Yes, I am as cheesy as they come.