The "to read" pile is still stacked high, and I'm considering not buying any new books during 2010 until I catch up, only borrow books from the library and trade through Bookmooch or Paperback Swap. But library book sales are acceptable. And used bookstores. And trashpickng. And "archival" works like the Bloom County and Peanuts collections. And of course small press and independently published books are acceptable purchases. Ah, screw it. It's books, not hookers and blow.
Most of these books were published in 2009, but not all of them. Titles are linked to my original commentary about the book.
In alphabetical order, by author:
I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing by Kyria Abrahams (Kyria Abrahams' blog)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Alison Bechdel's blog)
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci
Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son by Michael Chabon
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan (The Strain trilogy site)
The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by David Kessler
I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy's Golden Era by William Knoedelseder
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by David Michaelis (Book site)
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Big Rewind: A Memoir Brought to You by Pop Culture by Nathan Rabin
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University by Kevin Roose (Kevin Roose's blog)
Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading by Lizzie Skurnick (Fine Lines site)
Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult by Jayanti Tamm (Jayanti Tamm's blog)
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