Books in 2012

Bolds are favorites. Titles followed by genre.

January:
1. Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby. british, autobiography
2. Family Happiness, Laurie Colwin. british, romance
3. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy Kaling. comedy, autobiography
4. Deerskin, Robin McKinley. fantasy
5. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, JOHN GREEN. teen, fiction
6. Seeing and Savoring God, John Piper. nonfiction, religious
7. April Lady, Georgette Heyer. romance, british
8. Girl With a Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson. swedish, mystery
9. V For Vendetta, Alan Moore. graphic novel
10. The Shakespeare Girl, Mollie Hardwick. british, comedy

February:
11. Summer Moonshine, PG Wodehouse. british, comedy
12. Bee Season, Myla Goldberg. modern, fiction
13. The 39 Steps, John Buchan. mystery
14. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, STEIG LARSSON. swedish, mystery
15. To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, Lorraine Hansberry. autobiography
16. The Duke in his Domain, Truman Capote. nonfiction, short story
17. Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins. teen, sci-fi
18. CATCHING FIRE, SUZANNE COLLINS. teen, sci-fi
19. Beloved, Toni Morrison. modern, fiction
20. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins. teen, sci-fi

March:
21. The Guardians: An Elegy, Sarah Manguso. modern, elegy
22. Hollywood Hellraisers, Robert Sellers. nonfiction, biography
23. MIDDLEMARCH, GEORGE ELLIOT. british, classic
24: Once: Poems, Meghan O'Rourke. poetry
25. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson. swedish, mystery
26. Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman. fantasy
27. THE DEW BREAKER, EDWIDGE DANTICAT. modern, immigrant

April:
28. Where Angels Fear to Tread, EM Foster. classic
29. All Other Nights, Dara Horn. historical fiction
30. Girl with the Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier. historical fiction
31. The Light Princess, George MacDonald. fantasy, childrens
32. The Rainbow, DH Lawrence. classic
33. Suite Scarlett, Maureen Johnson. teen, romance
34. 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Maureen Johnson. teen, romance
35. In Dreams Begin Responsibilities & Other Stories, Delmore Schwartz. short stories
36. The Good Earth, Pearl S Buck. historical fiction, china
37. Tithe, Holly Black. fantasy, teen
38. Farewell Summer, Ray Bradbury. fantasy, classic
39. THE MAGICIANS BOOK: A Skeptics Adventures in Narnia, LAURA MILLER. nonfiction, literary crit
40. Bread Givers, Anzia Yezierska. historical fiction

May:
41. HIGH FIDELITY, NICK HORNBY. romance, british
42. Valiant, Holly Black. fantasy, teen
43. Gunner's Daughter, Sigrid Undset. swedish
44. When I was a Child I Read Books, Marilynne Robinson. literary crit, nonfiction
45. Passage to India, EM Foster. classic, india, british
46. Long Way Down, Nick Hornby. comedy, british
47. Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman. fantasy
48. EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED, JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER. romance, historical fiction, modern
49. Enduring Love, Ian McEwan. romance, mystery

June:
50. True Grit, Charles Portis. western
51. Bossypants, Tina Fey. autobiography, comedy
52. Smoke and Mirrors, Neil Gaiman. short stories
53. STILL, LAUREN WINNER. religious, nonfiction
54. The Awful Rowing Towards God, Anne Sexton. poetry
55. LIFE OF PI, YANN MARTEL. modern, india, fiction
56. For All the Tea in China, Sarah Rose. nonfiction, history
57. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, MILAN KUNDERA. russian, fiction, modern
58. Beatrice and Virgil, Yann Martel. fantasy, modern fiction
59. The Foundling, Lloyd Alexander. fantasy, childrens

July:
60. Stardust, Neil Gaiman. fantasy
61. Bellwether, Connie Willis. sci-fi, mystery
62. The Abstinence Teacher, Tom Perrotta. modern fiction
63. Tinkers, Paul Harding. modern fiction
64. The Lives of Christopher Chant, Diana Wynne Jones. fantasy
65. Pegasus, Robin McKinley. fantasy
66. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M Miller. sci-fi, classic
67. THE LADY OF THE RIVERS, PHILLIPA GREGORY. historical fiction
68. Cousin Kate, Georgette Heyer. romance, british
69. The Voice at 3am, Charles Simic. poetry

August:
70. THE DESCENDANTS, KAUI HART HEMMINGS. modern, fiction, hawaii
71. The Name of a Star, Maureen Johnson. fantasy, teen
72. A Place I've Never Been, David Leavitt. short stories
73. Bad Behavior, Mary Gaitskill. short stories, modern
74. The Farthest Shore, Ursula K LeGuin. fantasy
75. Two Girls, Fat and Thin, Mary Gaitskill. modern fiction
76. VERONICA, MARY GAITSKILL. modern fiction
77. Tehanu, Ursula K LeGuin. fantasy
78. Juliet, Naked, Nick Hornby. british, comedy
79. The Wind of Blame, Georgette Heyer. british, romance
80. THE SCENIC ROUTE, BINNIE KIRSHENBAUM. modern fiction

September:
81. POISONWOOD BIBLE, BARBARA KINGSOLVER. africa, historical fiction, modern
82. The Truth-Teller's Lie, Sophie Hannah. mystery, modern
83. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelo. modern
84. The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje. historical fiction
85. THE LOVERS DICTIONARY, DAVID LEVITHAN. modern fiction
86. WINTER'S BONE, DANIEL WOODRELL. modern fiction, americana
87. BATTLE ROYALE, KOUSHUN TAKAMI. thriller, japanese
88. Death in Venice, Thomas Mann. classic, german

October:
89. The Mark of Athena, Rick Riordan. teen, fantasy
90. The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde. sci-fi, british
91. Don't Cry, Mary Gaitskill. short stories, modern
92. MOONWALKING WITH EISENSTEIN, JOSHUA FOER. nonfiction, science, memoir
93. MAGGIE-NOW, BETTY SMITH. classic, immigrant
94. Because They Want To, Mary Gaitskill. short stories, modern
95. The Four Feathers, AEW Mason. classic, british

November:
96. THE SHAKING WOMAN, SIRI HUSTVEDT. nonfiction, science, memoir
97. A Brain Wider than the Sky: a Migraine Diary, Andrew Levy. nonfiction, science, memoir
98. Hellbent, Cherie Priest. fantasy
99. THE SCENT OF WATER, ELIZABETH GOUDGE. british, religious
100. God's Harvard, Hanna Rosin. nonfiction, current affairs

December:
101. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen. teen
102. Karen, Maria Killiea. memoir
103. THE CASUAL VACANCY, JK ROWLING. british, fiction
104. The Man Who Lied to his Computer, Clifford Nass. memoir, science, nonfiction
105. Another Marvelous Thing, Laurie Colwin. british, short story
106. More Bathes, Less Talking, Nick Hornby. nonfiction, literary crit
107. This Lullaby, Sarah Dessen. teen
108. Earwick the Witch, Diana Wynn Jones. fantasy, childrens
109. An Unsuitable Attachment, Barbara Pym. british
110. Reflections, Diana Wynn Jones. nonfiction, literary crit