My friend Christine D. Baker has a really comprehensive reading list: she reads a lot. I wanted to read more, so I'm copying her by enumerating the books I'm reading/have finished reading this year. I'm even copying her formatting.
My reading in 2025 fell off a cliff when I got into RMT school and all I read were textbooks.
Welcome to my 2026 reading list. I've had a slow start here, don't mind me. Click on links for any hot-takes in my Let's Read posts.
In Progress:
(In no particular order.)
- Governance Core (2019) by Michael Fullan. Self-help? Governance; Organisational leadership. Yes I'm still reading this lol.
- Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (1889) by Jerome K. Jerome. Fiction; Humour.
- Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life (2005) by Nick Lane. Pop Science.
- Attached: Are you Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? (2019) by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller. Self-Help; Relationships.
- 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off (An Informal Self-Defence Guide for Independent Creatives) (2025) by Raymond Biesinger.
- Educated Heart (2011) by Nina McIntosh.
- Radical Acceptance (2003) by Tara Brach.
- Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive (2011) by Philipp Dettmer.
Completed:
(Most recent at top.)
- Feeling Seen: Reconnecting in a Disconnected World (2023) by Dr Jody Carrington. Self-help; Psychology; Interpersonal Relationships.
- How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind (2007) by Pema Chödrön. Body, Mind & Spirit; Mindfulness & Meditation.
- The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper (2023) by Roland Allen. History; Paper & Stationery.
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (3rd edition, 2011) by by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler. Professional; Management & Leadership.
- Nona the Ninth (2022) by Tamsyn Muir. #3 of Locked Tomb. Fiction; Sci-Fi. Reread.
DNF:
- Set Boundaries, Find Peace (2021) by Nedra Glover Tawwab. Self-help.