Top Ten Fiction and Non-Fiction Books Third 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 85 books and had 2 in added to the ‘did not finish’ list, low compared to the last few years, below is the comparison with the last 8 years:
2024 - 87
2023 – 102
2022 – 87
2022 – 79
2021 – 79
2020 – 61
2019 – 89
2018 – 91
2017 – 64
2016 – 94
As you can see this is right about on par, and last year was a serious outlier. But back to this quarter by the numbers:
Books Read: 87
First Time Reads: 70
Fiction: 36
Non-Fiction: 47
5/5 Stars: 60
I will note a few of the books I read this year are unpublished manuscripts. They will be released next year but this list is based on when they were read. A dip over the last few years overall so far this year, but this quarter was close to average. 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 third quarter of 2024
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books:
1. Books by Pope Benedict XVI
2. Holy Cards - Barbara Calamari and Sandra Di Pasqua
3. Are You Saved? The Catholic Understanding of Salvation - Fr. Mike Schmitz - Homilies Book 1
4. The Catechism in a Year Companion, Volume II - Fr. Mike Schmitz, Petroc Willey, Matthew Doeing, and Ann Koshute
5. Hearing Christ’s Voice: A New Lectionary for the Church - Bishop Hugh Gilbert, OSB
6. Visions of Mary: Mother of God - Sandra DiPasqua and Barbara Calamari
7. CTS Children's Books by Juliette Levivier
Praying with the First Christians
8. Walking with God in the Unimpressive Seasons of Life - Mike Schmitz
9. St. Michael the Archangel History, Lent and Prayers - Maria Alinne Costa
10. Saints Around the World Early Reader Collection - Meg Hunter-Kilmer and Lindsey Sanders
Royal and Warrior Saints Around the World
Talented Saints Around the World
Unshakable Saints Around the World
Adventurous Saints Around the World
Young Saints Around the World
Ordinary Saints Around the World
(Note available individually or as a set.)
Bonus Non-Fiction Books:
Saints: Ancient & Modern - Barbara Calamari and Sandra DiPasqua
Ministering the Word of God - Fr Allen Morris - CTS Books
My Simple Prayer Book - Pierpaolo Finaldi - CTS Children's Books
My Simple Mass Book - Pierpaolo Finaldi and David Belmont - CTS Children's Books
Top Ten Fiction Books:
1. Shadows Visible & Invisible - Catholic Teen Books Anthology
2. Honeymoon from Hell - Declan Finn
The Neck Romancer
Blood Country
Wyverns Never Die
(Forthcoming books available in 2025)
3. Little Red-Hood and the Wolf-man - Cedar Sanderson
4. Pop - Gordon Korman
5. The Voice of Angels - Nydia Hadi
6. Trickster Noir - Cedar Sanderson - Pixie for Hire Book 2
7. Snow in Her Eyes: A Paranormal Police Procedural - Cedar Sanderson - Witchward Book 1
8. Columbo The Grassy Knoll - William Harrington - TOR Columbo Series Book 1
9. Artificial Condition - Martha Wells - The Murderbot Diaries Book 2
10. Ennia in Faerie - Manuel Alfonseca
Bonus Fiction Books:
Memories of the Abyss - Cedar Sanderson
Born to Rock - Gordon Korman
Schooled - Gordon Korman
Plant Life - Cedar Sanderson
Stargazer - Cedar Sanderson
Faker - Gordon Korman
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:
283 - 2023 January-September
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2024
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All Top Ten Lists on Book Reviews and More
Statistics Books Read By Year:
283 - 2023 January-September
455 - 2024
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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