Books Read 2026
(Note: this list will grow and be updated through out the year.)
In April of 2023 I wrote a piece called How I Read So Much? Because I get asked the question so often, read the piece linked above if you are looking for some ideas on ways to read more.
January
A Treasury of Irish Saints - John Irvine and Ruth Brandt
Moving Target - Jude Hardin - The Jack Reacher Experiment Book 2
The Handy Little Guide to Adoration - Michelle Jones Schroeder
A Voice in the Dusk – John Irvine
Tracking Jack - Diane Capri - Hunt for Reacher Book 24
With No Changed Voices: Poems - John Irvine
Art and Prayer - Mary Charles-Murray - Deeper Christianity Series
Exit Strategy - Lee Child and Andrew Child - Jack Reacher Book 30
Wind From the South - John Irvine
Companion in Faith The Lord's Prayer - T.J. Burdick
Jack Rabbit - Diane Capri - Hunt for Reacher Book 23
Green Altars: Poems - John Irvine
15 Days of Prayer with Saint Bernadette of Lourdes - François Vayne
New Kid In Town - Andrew Child - A Jack Reacher Story
Lost Sanctuary and Other Poems - John Irvine
A Stranger Among Us - Connor Gallagher
A Rock and a Hard Place - J.D. Kirk - DCI Logan Book 21
Nocturne: Poems - John Irvine
The Cyber Exorcist & The Haunted River - A.R.K. Watson
A Pocket Guide to Living the Divine Mercy
The Quiet Stream - John Irvine
Black Dog - Dean Hamilton - A Tyburn Filos Novella
A Pocket Guide to Living the Divine Mercy
Willow Leaves: Lyrics in the Manner of the early Chinese Poets - John Irvine
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I started keeping track of the books I finished reading in October of 1995, and movies watched in January of 1996. and Catholic Books by year since 2016. I have lists for:
I also do a Top Ten List of books each quarter and for the year. They can be found here. I was also asked to pick a Top Ten Catholic Books I have read, you can find that list here (and occasionally I add a note when I come across something exceptional.)




