Every year I track the books I read. I’ve done this since 2010, when I graduated from UConn. These lists are a fun historical record of how my tastes have changed (for better or worse). Here’s what I’m reading this year:
2025 Books
Skippy Dies: Paul Murray
Jesus’ Son: Denis Johnson
Men Without Women: Ernest Hemingway
The House on Mango Street: Sandra Cisneros
The Beach: Alex Garland
The Anxiety of Influence: Harold Bloom
Things: Francis Ponge
Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One’s Books: Georges Perec
The Kingdom: Emmanuel Carrere
Sketches from a Hunter’s Album: Ivan Turgenev
Every Man For Himself And God Against All: Werner Herzog
Morning and Evening: Jon Fosse