2026 Books

I am most consistent with tracking my reading in my analog book journal, but because books play such a huge part in my essays, I'm going to begin sharing them here.

I tend to intertwine themes from what I read with a personal essay—creative criticism. However, I also write straightforward reviews, so you'll see a mix of both here.

Books I especially enjoyed are starred. For specific types of books, take a look at my book lists.

Finished

1. Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang (Bookshop)
2. ⭐️ The Stranger by Albert Camus (Bookshop)
3. ⭐️ Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier (Bookshop)
4. ⭐️ Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Bookshop)
5. East of Eden by John Steinbeck (Bookshop)
6. ⭐️ A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry (Bookshop)
7. Songs of the Wicked by C.A. Farran (Bookshop)
8. Echoes and Embers by Pedro Iniguez (Bookshop)
9. ⭐️ Unfixed by Kimberly Warner (Bookshop)
10. In the Woods by Tana French (Bookshop)
11. The Scepter by Bridget Riley (Substack)
12. The Story Keeper by Kelly Rimmer (Bookshop)
13. Unmasking the Prodigal Daughter by Heidi Tai (Amazon)
14. Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-Zi (Bookshop)
15. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (Bookshop)
16. A River from the Sky by Ai Jiang (Bookshop)
17. Who By Fire by Mary Tabor (Bookshop)
18. Modern Love, edited by Daniel Jones (Bookshop)
19. ⭐️ The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar (Bookshop)
20. Tiny Love Stories, edited by Daniel Jones & Miya Lee (Bookshop)
21. Maneater, Alexandra M. Tran
22. ⭐️ We Mend with Gold, by Kristin T. Lee (Bookshop)
23. Watching You by Lisa Jewell (Bookshop)
24. Whidbey by T. Kira Madden (Bookshop)
25. ⭐️ And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun (Bookshop)
26. I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas (Bookshop)
27. Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley (Bookshop)
28. ⭐️ The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (Bookshop)
29. She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran (Bookshop)
30. ⭐️ Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker (Bookshop)
31. Smoke-Mouth by S.E. Reid (Substack)
32. Red City by Marie Lu (Bookshop)
33. What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne (Bookshop)
34. Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan (Bookshop)
35. Remembrance by Sara Hayes Dietz (Bookshop)
36. Pet Sematary by Stephen King (Bookshop)

Currently Reading

1. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (Bookshop)
2. The Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse (Bookshop)
3. Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar (Bookshop)
4. The Man with the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi (Bookshop)
5. Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino (Bookshop)

DNF

1. The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt
2. Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell