Top Ten Fiction and Non-Fiction Books Second Quarter 2024
It has been a good year for reading so far. I am still averaging about a book a day. It was slower this year than the last few, but both work and home life have been much busier.
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.
This quarter I read 78 books, low compared to the last few years, below is the comparison with the last 8 years:
2024 - 78
2023 – 109
2022 – 110
2021 – 104
2020 – 85
2019 – 102
2018 – 102
2017 – 112
2016 – 36
But back to this quarter by the numbers:
Books Read: 78
First Time Reads: 61
Fiction: 43
Non-Fiction: 35
5/5 Stars: 55
A significant dip over the last few years. I can state again that looking back 2016 is a bit of an outlier as late that year I switched jobs and have since had much better work – life balance. In the spring of 2016, I worked through Brandon Vogt’s course Read More Books Now (now available on ClaitasU). The year before that I removed all games from my phone and tablet and my reading had doubled.
Here is my top ten fiction and non-fiction books of the second quarter of 2024.
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books:
1. Vision Books for Young readers - Ignatius Press
Brother André of Montreal - Ann Nolan Clark
Courage Under Fire Father Willie Doyle, S.J. - Fiorella De Maria
Father Kino Priest to the Pimas - Ann Nolan Clark
St. Benedict: Hero of the Hills - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
2. Books by Francis J. Hoffman aka Father Rocky
3. How to spread the Gospel: Advice and encouragement from Pope Benedict XVI - Fr Donncha Ó hAodha - CTS Books
4. Behold Your Mother: Marian Stations of the Cross - Marge Steinhage Fenelon
6. Places of Grace: My Visits to Shrines, Chapels, Graves, and Monasteries and the Graces I Received - Fr. Edward Looney
7. The Stations of the Cross in Slow Motion - Suzan M. Sammons - A Daily Devotion for Lent
8. Saint Thomas and the Forbidden Birds - James Matthew Wilson
9. The Remarkable Life of Bishop Bonaventure Broderick: Exile, Redemption, and a Gas Station - James Hanna
10. Beyond Columbo: The Life and Times of Peter Falk - Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes
Bonus Books:
The 72 Crew Manual 1st Edition - Fr. Mark Goring CC
Eucharistic Adoration Prayer Book - Marie Paul Curley, FSP
The Catechism in a Year Companion, Volume I - Fr. Mike Schmitz, Petroc Willey, and Ann Koshute
Top Ten Fiction Books:
1. Archangel - N.R. LaPoint - Raven Mistcreek Book 3
2. Curse of the Seawolf - Nick Donnelly
(I read un unpublished manuscript.)
3. Escaping Infinity - Richard Paolinelli - Infinity Book 1
4. Raven - Lori Janeski - Carter Files Book 2
5. Pixie Noir - Cedar Sanderson - Pixie for Hire Book 1
6. I, Brax: 1 A Battle Divine - Arthur Slade
7. Deus Volt - N.R. LaPoint - Dinosaur Warfare Book 3
8. Worth Dying For - Marie Keiser
9. Contact: Angeles - Caroline Furlong
10. A Lion for a Tomb Ignatius of Antioch - Corinna Turner - Friends in High Places 04
11. Lyorn - Steven Brust - Vlad Taltos Book 17
Bonus Books:
The Journey - Jim Sano
A Cloud of Unknowing - Andrew Gillsmith - Deserted Vineyard Book 2
The Eternity Symbiote - Cedar Sanderson
My reading has been up over each of the last few years, but it is staying pretty consistent at about a book a day over the year. I attribute in part to Brandon Vogt’s course Read More Books Now, removing all games but 1 brain game from my devices. And I was commuting to work on a bus and read on the bus every day. Working from home reading took a little more discipline, and we are now back to a hybrid model with 5 days a month in the office, so things are changing again.
Note: I do not include books that have been read in previous years and were reread this year in my top ten lists, they are sometimes in the bonus section.
But if you want more options check out my favourite books year by year list. Or this year not to flood the list with one specific author.
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Reading Goals for 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 4th Quarter 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2010 - Recap
Top 10 Fiction Books 2010
Top 10 Picture Books of 2010
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of 2010
Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals for 2011 Update
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fictions Books 4th Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals 2011 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 4th Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2013
Top 10 Books Second Half 2013
Top Ten Fiction Books 2013
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2013
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2014
Top Ten Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2015
Top Ten Fiction Books 2015
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2015
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2016
Top Ten Non- Fiction Books 2016
Top Ten Fiction Books 2016
Top Ten Catholic Books
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2017
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2017
Top Ten Fiction Books 2017
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2018
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2018
Top Ten Fiction Books 2018
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2019
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2019
Top Ten Fiction Books 2019
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2020
All Top Ten Lists on Book Reviews and More
Statistics Books Read By Year:
195 - 2024 January-June
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2024
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2024
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All Top Ten Lists on Book Reviews and More
Statistics Books Read By Year:
195 - 2024 January-June
455 - 2023
438 - 2022
365 - 2021
317 - 2020
392 - 2019
359 - 2018
380 - 2017
272 - 2016
177 - 2015
130 - 2014
88 - 2013
176 - 2012
163 - 2011
302 - 2010
142 - 2009
98 - 2008
83 - 2007
191 - 2006
151 - 2005
60 - 2004
52 - 2003
97 - 2002
50 - 2001
41 - 2000
71 - 1999
73 - 1998
131 - 1997
101 - 1996
392 - 2019
359 - 2018
380 - 2017
272 - 2016
177 - 2015
130 - 2014
88 - 2013
176 - 2012
163 - 2011
302 - 2010
142 - 2009
98 - 2008
83 - 2007
191 - 2006
151 - 2005
60 - 2004
52 - 2003
97 - 2002
50 - 2001
41 - 2000
71 - 1999
73 - 1998
131 - 1997
101 - 1996
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