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Books of 2026

A list of books I'm reading this year.

January 26, 2026

The Cycle of the Werewolf, by Stephen King
Fun short werewolf story. Month by month account of a werewolf terrorizing a small New England town and the few people who understand what's really happening.

The Cycle of the Werewolf, by Stephen King

Fun short werewolf story. Month by month account of a werewolf terrorizing a small New England town and the few people who understand what's really happening.

The three body problem, by Cixin Liu

The three body problem, by Cixin Liu

Annihilation, by Jeff Vandemeer
First book of the Southern Reach series. Weird things are happening in Area X and the twelfth expedition will try to survive long enough to figure them out.

Annihilation, by Jeff Vandemeer

First book of the Southern Reach series. Weird things are happening in Area X and the twelfth expedition will try to survive long enough to figure them out.

Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

Acceptance, Jeff VanderMeer

Acceptance, Jeff VanderMeer

The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
Revisiting this as my son has begun reading it at school and I wanted to follow along. I forgot that it was narrated to the degree it is with a fair bit of breaking through the fourth wall. Still has a lot of charm and the encounter between Bilbo and Gollum is a really interesting moment with a lot of depth. Looking forward to continuing and then moving on to the Lord of the Rings at some point to see how they compare.
Really enjoyed the scenes at Bilbo's home, always makes me hungry and ready to smoke a pipe. Very cozy.

The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien

Revisiting this as my son has begun reading it at school and I wanted to follow along. I forgot that it was narrated to the degree it is with a fair bit of breaking through the fourth wall. Still has a lot of charm and the encounter between Bilbo and Gollum is a really interesting moment with a lot of depth. Looking forward to continuing and then moving on to the Lord of the Rings at some point to see how they compare.

Really enjoyed the scenes at Bilbo's home, always makes me hungry and ready to smoke a pipe. Very cozy.

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

I'll just keep updating this list as I go along...

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