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.

1. The Descent of Man – Grayson Perry
2. Off Season – James Sturm
3. Sherlock Holmes & the Christmas Demon – James Lovegrove
4. The Wolf and the Watchman – Niklas Natt och Dag
5. The Institute – Stephen King
6. Robin – Dave Itzkoff
7. The Lost Man – Jane Harper
8. Less – Andrew Sean Greer
9. 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
10. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life – William Finnegan
11. Bluff – Michael Kardos
12. The Parakeeting of London: An Adventure in Gonzo Ornithology – Nick Hunt
13. The Professor and the Parson: A Story of Desire, Deceit and Defrocking – Adam Sisman
14. Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered – Auston Kleon
15. Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative – Auston Kleon
16. Plume – Will Wiles
17. The Never Game – Jeffrey Deaver
18. Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad – Austin Kleon
19. The Heavens – Sandra Newman
20. Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing – Robert A. Caro
21. How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy – Jenny Odell
22. The Worst Is Yet to Come: A Post-Capitalist Survival Guide – Peter Fleming
23. The Night Ocean – Paul la Farge
24. The Quincunx – Charles Palliser
25. The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love With Your Job Again – Bruce Daisley
26. Lake Success – Gary Shteyngart
27. The Night Ocean – Paul la Farge
28. I Am Pilgrim – Terry Hayes
29. The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Stuart Turton