December Book Update

This year, I'm just going to keep track of books I read as I go through the year - not worrying about how many books I have waiting to be read or anything like that. So each month's roundup will just be a picture collage showing the books I've read, with a running tally for each month. I think I'll break down new (to me) books and re-reading as well. And maybe pick a favourite each month. This could change as the year goes on... Once again, I'll set my goal as 100 books - it's about what I have time for, more or less.

And finally, in December: new (to me) books read: 6; books re-read: 3
Favourite Book in December:  Dreams from my Father, Barack Obama

in November: new (to me) books read: 10 ; books re-read:  
Favourite Book in November:  The Librarian by Salley Vickers

in October: new (to me) books read:  4; books re-read: 1

Favourite Book in October: Overstory by Richard Powers

in September: new (to me) books read: 6 ; books re-read:
Favourite Book in September: The Dutch House, Ann Patchett

in August:  new (to me) books read: 7; books re-read: 2
Favourite Book in August: Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens

in July: new (to me) books read: 5; books re-read: 9
Favourite Book in July: The Singer's Gun, Emily St John Mandel

in June: new (to me) books read: 4; books re-read: 2
Favourite Book in June: Muse of Nightmares, Laini Taylor

in May: new (to me) books read: 5; books re-read: 1
Favourite Book in May: Toffee by Sarah Crossan

in April: new (to me) books read: 6; books re-read:  0
Favourite Book in April: A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World, C A Fletcher

in March:  new (to me) books read: 5; books re-read:  5
Favourite Book in March: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag

in February:  new (to me) books read: 6; books re-read:  0
Favourite Book in February: Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus

in January:  new (to me) books read: 6; books re-read: 3
Favourite book in January:  Once Upon a River, Diane Setterfield

In December:

• I listened to four audiobooks The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson  (mostly in November, but finished at the beginning of December), Normal People by Salley Rooney - nice to have a highly rated book which doesn't disappoint,  The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman and Mr Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal
• I re-read a handful of Mary Stewart titles (Touch Not the Cat (I'm reminded this isn't really a favourite), The Moonspinners, Thornyhold)
• I read Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama, slowly throughout the month - very readable, but not always what I was the in the mood for if I wanted something really light.
• I read another in the Ian Rutledge series by Charles Todd (Legacy of the Dead)