The new year prompts us to improve ourselves, strive to be better; healthier; smarter. How about setting reading goals? Check out Goodreads. It is incredibly simple to track the books you have read, and books you would like to read. You can find authors and books fuss-free, plus quickly and easily write reviews.
I review books professionally, but believe me, reader reviews are NEEDED! Authors inject heart and spirit into their writing, and often the only way these works are discovered is by reviews. Two sentences will make an author's day!
As I focus my own writing on the steampunk genre, I am wary of acquiring tunnel vision. I hope to build up my brain with a healthy array of books.
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For Lucci's List 2019, I have compiled a well-rounded collection. These selections can encourage us to open our minds to points of view we hadn't considered.
Each month, I will choose a selection from this list to read and review. Some lists will be thematic, whilst others will be an appealing blend of styles and authors. Check out Lucci's List for my previous book reviews.
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This year, branch out, challenge yourself, and give yourself the gift of reading.
NON-FICTION:
BIOGRAPHY:
"Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder" by Caroline Fraser
"The Word of Abusz Werber" by Michel Werber
"Margaret Fuller" by Megan Marshall
"From Destitute to Plenitude: Breaking Through Barriers of Poverty" by Helene Louiesa Mynhardt
"Memoirs of a Play-White" by Helene Louiesa Mynhardt
"Letters to My Ex" by Anita Oswald
"To the Survivors" by Robert Uttaro
"Boy Erased" by Garrard Conley
"Not for the Faint of Heart" by Wendy Sherman
ESSAYS:
"The view from flyover country : dispatches from the forgotten America" by Sarah Kendzior
SELF-HELP:
"Embracing Life as it Is: Lessons from Wabi-Sabi, Haiku, and Zen" by Alan Gettis PhD
"Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead" by Brene Brown
"Before Happiness" by Shawn Anchor
"Addicted to Hurry" by Kirk Byron Jones
"Buddah's Brain" by Rick Hanson
"The Fear of Flying Solo" by Marsha Vaughn
"The Sambuca Queen Club: Life Hacks, Health & Happiness" by Nikki Fuller
"Untying the Knot With Grace: A Guide to Amicable Divorce" by Christie Ray
"How Will You Measure Your Life" by Clayton Christensen
"It's All Part of the Dance: Finding Happiness in an Upside Down World" by Alan Gettis
"First Edition" by Dianalee Velie
"The Collected Poems of John Crowe Ransom" Edited by Ben Mazer
"Four-Score and Twelve" by Ted O. Badger
"At War With the Fireflies" by Veronica McDonald
"I Have Invented Nothing" by Jean-Pierre Rosnay
"Ya Te Veo" by P. Scott Cunningham
FICTION:
"Garden Lakes" by Jaime Clark
"Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" by Lisa See
"Magic Hour" by Kristin Hannah
COMEDY:
"Her Majesty's Will" by David Blixt
"Sangria Sunsets" by Edward R. Hackemer
"Bound for Gold" by William Martin
ILLUSTRATED NOVEL:
"The Lives of Shadows" by Barbara Hodgson
"Antioch" by William E. Harlan
"Curse of the Kingsmans" by Ethan Somerville and Emma Daniels
"Custodian: Monster of Earth" by Patrick F. Johnson
"Ever Song" by A.C. Salter
"Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
"Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton
"Necromancer" by William Gibson
"Kings of the Wild" by Nicholas Eames
"Boneshaker" by Cherie Priest
"Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke
"The Bear and the Nightingale" by Katherine Arden
"Kraken: An Anatomy" by China Mieville
"The Prey of Gods" by Nicky Drayden
"Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury
"The Martian" by Andy Weir
"The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkein
"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne
"Steampunk Carnival" by Cassandra Leuthold
"Nimbus Part 1" by Austin King and B.J. Keeton
"Nocturnal Academy" by Ethan Somerville
"The Bold Explorer in the Place Beyond" by David Erik Nelson
"Assassins of the Steam Age" by Joseph Robert Lewis
"The Monstrous Burden of Professor Darkwood" by John Robert Mills
"Photographs and Phantoms" by Cindy Spencer Pape
"The Girl in the Box" by Robert J. Crane
"Crystal Deception" by Doug J. Cooper
"Seasons of the Moon" by SM Reine
"His to Take" by Katee Robert
"Right Text Wrong Number" by Natalie Decker
"The Lamplighter's Love" by Delphine Dryden
"Tough Love" by Skye Warren
NOVELLAS
"Free-Wrench" by Joseph R. Lallo
"Return to Bryn Mairwyn" by Jennifer Selzer and Daniel Huber
"Before the Chase" by Dara Fogel
"The Short Adventure of Beatrix Weiland" by Hector Manuel Elias Oliver
"The Artificer's Apprentice" by DJ Edwardson
"Edge and Lira: Rescue at Zirchon Ruins" by C.S. Cobb
"Adventures of Miss Ann Thrope" by Jhendron Luckspar
"The Festival of Flame" by Chris Wong Sick Hong
"Snappy and Dashing" by Adam Drace
"To Rescue General Gordon" by J.P. Medved
"The Clockwork Dungeon" by IH Laking
"Steampanic" by John Robert Mills
"When Angels Play Poker" by Maura O'Leary
SHORT STORIES
"That's What Neighbors are For" by Chad D. Christy
"Steampunk" Edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant
"Steampunk Fairy Tales" Edited by Heather White
"The Circus Infinitus Stories Volume 1" by Ethan Somerville
"Tales from Alternate Earths" from Inklings Press
"Phantasmical Contraptions and Other Errors" Edited by Jessica Augustsson
"Dead People on Facebook" by Roger Ley
"Aetheric Elements: The Rise of a Steampunk Reality" by Travis I. Sivart
"The Unwanted" by Story Ninjas
Okay, readers, that's eighty-seven books to look forward to this year! If you have a book you would like me to review, or know a local or indie author you could recommend, please contact me! Happy bookish new year!
