It was another big year for Stephen King – I will read pretty much whatever that man writes. His newest collection of “short” stories and “Billy Summers” were both great summer reads. It’s interesting how much what I’m doing in real life can influence my enjoyment of a book or story. Because we had such an extended spell of dry weather in the second half of the year, I spent a lot of time reading while laying in my hammock this summer.

• Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West – Cormac McCarthy
• The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) – Patrick Rothfuss
• Fairy Tale – Stephen King
• You Like It Darker – Stephen King
• Billy Summers – Stephen King
• Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey – Michael Collins
• Holly – Stephen King
• A Man on the Moon – Andrew Chaikin
• Stories of Your Life and Others – Ted Chiang
• God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) – Frank Herbert
• Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the ’80s – Gary Gulman
• Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live