A record of what I’ve read this year. (a) means it was an audiobook. All the links are to Goodreads. Most recent are at the top. If you’re looking for 2018’s list it’s here.
- The Descent of Man – Grayson Perry
- Off Season – James Sturm
- Sherlock Holmes & the Christmas Demon – James Lovegrove
- The Wolf and the Watchman – Niklas Natt och Dag
- The Institute – Stephen King
- Robin – Dave Itzkoff
- The Lost Man – Jane Harper
- Less – Andrew Sean Greer
- The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don’t Have with People You Don’t Like Doing Things You Don’t Want to Do – Sarah Knight
- Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life – William Finnegan
- Bluff – Michael Kardos
- The Parakeeting of London: An Adventure in Gonzo Ornithology – Nick Hunt
- The Professor and the Parson: A Story of Desire, Deceit and Defrocking – Adam Sisman
- Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered – Auston Kleon
- Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative – Auston Kleon
- Plume – Will Wiles
- The Never Game – Jeffrey Deaver
- Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad – Austin Kleon
- The Heavens – Sandra Newman
- Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing – Robert A. Caro
- How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy – Jenny Odell
- The Worst Is Yet to Come: A Post-Capitalist Survival Guide – Peter Fleming
- The Night Ocean – Paul la Farge
- The Quincunx – Charles Palliser
- The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love With Your Job Again – Bruce Daisley
- Lake Success – Gary Shteyngart
- The Night Ocean – Paul la Farge
- I Am Pilgrim – Terry Hayes
- The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Stuart Turton