#writersshouldreadtoo! Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ve been reading when I have the time!
Hard to believe we’re more than halfway through 2025 already, isn’t it? While I probably won’t break my record from last year, I’ve still been reading away! Right now I’m reading Gerald’s Game by Stephen King. As for my favourites from this year so far? Robin Hobb’s Liveship Traders trilogy. Those books were well worth making my 100-day writing streak reward last year.
2025
FICTION
FIRST-TIME READS
The Night and Its Moon by Piper CJ
The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
Reaper’s Gale by Steven Erikson
Hungry Ghosts by Susan Dunlap
Excession by Iain M. Banks
The Lonesome Crown by Brian Lee Durfee
The Judge’s List by John Grisham
The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams
Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Titan by Mado Nozaki
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason
Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson
Quantum Radio by A.G. Riddle
Human Rites by Juno Dawson
NON-FICTION
Value(s) by Mark Carney
RE-READS
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands by Stephen King
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah by Stephen King
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower by Stephen King
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2024
FICTION
FIRST-TIME READS
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
The Forgetting Moon by Brian Lee Durfee
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
After Death by Dean Koontz
Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson
Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
Lightning by Dean Koontz
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
More Perfect by Temi Oh
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson
The Poppy Wife by Caroline Scott
The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey
The Testament by John Grisham
The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
Christine by Stephen King
Americanah: A Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham
House of Chains by Steven Erikson
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
His Dark Materials: Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman
The Family by Mario Puzo
Creature by John Saul
The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom
Ticktock by Dean Koontz
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
The Partner by John Grisham
Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson
Wolfsong by TJ Klune
The Blackest Heart by Brian Lee Durfee
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Running Man by Stephen King
The Faded Sun: Kesrith by C.J. Cherryh
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan
The Faded Sun: Shon’jir by C.J. Cherryh
Sparring Partners by John Grisham
The Faded Sun: Kesrith by C.J. Cherryh
RE-READS
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer
The Dark Tower I: The Dark Tower by Stephen King
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
NON-FICTION
FIRST-TIME READS
Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang
The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher
Platonic by Marisa G. Franco
2023
FICTION
FIRST-TIME READS
Winter Moon by Dean Koontz
Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy – 2022 ed. Rebecca Roanhorse
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin
Jade War by Fonda Lee
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Carrie by Stephen King
Fix by Ferrett Steinmetz
Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
The Difference by Marina Endicott
Inland by Tea Obreht
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson
The Void Ascendant by Premee Mohamed
Damsel by Evelyn Skye
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed
The Green Mile by Stephen King
Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed
The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey
Tetroid by Geoff White
RE-READS
Stranded by Bracken MacLeod
False Memory by Dean Koontz
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
1984 by George Orwell
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
The Giver by Lois Lowry
NON-FICTION
FIRST-TIME READS
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
Buddhism: Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen
Tao te Ching by Lao-Tzu
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
RE-READS
The Awakened Introvert by Arnie Kozak