This is where I keep track of the books I read. The books are arranged in reverse chronological order with the most recent on top.
Starred (★) entries are good reads. Double-starred (★★) entries are must-reads.
Numbers in parentheses represent the month I finished reading the book.
I borrowed the idea for this page from Frank Chimero, which I learned through Austin Kleon (who also keeps his own list).
2024
- 2024-03-31: Abi Nako, Or So I Thought by Jhoanna Lynn Cruz
- 2024-03-14: Having Listened by Gary Whited ★
- 2024-02-12: A Gathering of Larks by Abigail Carroll
2023
- 2023-12-25: Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod ★★
- 2023-11-24: Cosmic Sage by George Williams
- 2023-11-14: Bluets by Maggie Nelson
- 2023-10-10: Refusing Heaven by Jack Gilbert ★
- 2023-07-16: Isang Taong Maghapon by Paolo Tiausas ★
- 2023-07-13: Inahan sa Sugilanon by Louise Far ★
- 2023-07-10: Overlap by Sean McCabe
- 2023-06-30: The Collapse of What Separates Us by Vincenz Serrano ★★
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White (5)
- The Deleted World by Tomas Tranströmer (4)
- May Nagsabi Sa Akin by Rofel Brion (4) ★
- Kapag Natagpuan Kita = Once I Find You by Rofel Brion (1)
2022
- Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans (12) ★★
- The Gift by Lewis Hyde (9)
- You Need a Budget by Jesse Mecham (9)
- Kissa by Kissa by Craig Mod (6) ★★
- DIY MFA by Gabriela Pereira (5)
- Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufmann (3) ★
- A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros (1) ★
2021
- Be the Gateway by Dan Blank (4) ★
- How I Cured My Silent Reflux by Don Daniels (2)
- Sandali by Rofel Brion (1) ★
- How to Take Smart Notes by Sonke Ahrens (1) ★★
2020
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (12)
- Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offil (12) ★
- The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837–1861 by Henry David Thoreau (12) ★★
- Switching Languages by Steven Kellman (10) ★★
- The Stoic Challenge by William Irvine (10) ★
- Winter Hours by Mary Oliver (09)
- Nine Horses by Billy Collins
- Newspaper Blackout Poetry by Austin Kleon
- Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal (05) ★
- Selected Poems by Carl Sandburg (04)
- The Getting Things Done Workbook by David Allen and Brandon Hall (03)
- 101 Uses for a Dead Meerkat by Massimo Fenati (03)
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby (03) ★★
- Misdiagnosed by Jody Berger (02) ★
- Ochre Tones by Marjorie Evasco (02)
- The Popularity Papers 6 by Amy Ignatow (02)
- Rewiring Tinnitus by Glenn Schweitzer (02)
- Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins (01) ★
2019
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (12)
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (11)
- Influence by Robert Cialdini (11)
- The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco (11)
- Devotions by Mary Oliver (11) ★
- Ultralearning by Scott Young (10) ★
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (10) ★
- Beyond Morality by Richard Garner (09) ★★
- Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod (09) ★
- Thoreau by Laura Dassow Walls (09) ★★
- Company of One by Paul Jarvis
- The Art of Fully Living by Tal Gur
- Belong by Radha Agrawal (06) ★
- Keep Going by Austin Kleon ★
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin (02) ★
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (01)
- Night by Elie Wiesel (01)
2018
- Show Your Work by Austin Kleon (12) ★
- Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon (12) ★
- Atomic Habits by James Clear (10) ★★ (Read my summary)
- Getting Things Done by David Allen (10) ★★
- The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Frank Cherry
- Walking by Henry David Thoreau
- What Does it All Mean? by Thomas Nagel ★ (Read my summary)
- The Independent Scholar’s Handbook by Ronald Gross (03) ★★
- Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Square One by Steve Patterson (01) ★★ (Read my summary)
2017
- Saved by Ben Hewitt ★
- Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker (10) ★★
- Don’t Go Back to School by Kio Stark (09) ★
- Peak Learning by Ronald Gross (09)
- Better Than College by Blake Boles (08)
- The Art of Work by Jeff Goins (08)
- My Morning View by Tammy Strobel (08)
- Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominquez (07) ★★
- Living Forward by Hyatt and Harkavy (05)
- How to Be Everything by Emilie Wapnick (05) ★
- A Mind of Your Own by Kelly Brogan (04) ★
- Localization by Norberg-Hodge (04)
- The Thought Leader’s Practice by Matt Church, Peter Cook, and Scott Stein (03) ★★
- The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan (03) ★
- The 2-Hour Job Search by Steve Dalton (02)
- Pivot by Jenny Blake (01) ★
2016
- Smart Choices by John Hammond, Ralph Keeney, and Howard Raiffa ★ (12)
- A Handmade Life by William Coperthwaite (11) ★
- Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd (09)
- The Last Safe Investment by Bryan Franklin and Michael Ellsberg (09) ★
- You Can Buy Happiness (and It’s Cheap) by Tammy Strobel (08)
- Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer (08)
- Create Your Own Religion by Daniele Bolelli (08) ★
- Beyond Biocentrism by Robert Lanza (08)
- Zen to Done by Leo Babauta (08)
- Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck (07) ★
- Book Yourself Solid by Michale Port (06)
- Biocentrism by Robert Lanza (03)
- The Bhagavad Gita translated by Eknath Easwaran (01)
- Essential Zen Habits by Leo Babauta (01)
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (01)
2015
- The Fire Starter Sessions by Danielle LaPorte (12)
- I Am We by Dave Ursillo (09)
- Feeling Good by David Burns (09)
- Running Lean by Ash Maurya (08)
- 7 Day Startup by Dan Norris (08)
- God Whispers on the Wind by Dave Ursillo (08)
- Darkness Visible by William Styron (08)
- Mini Habits by Stephen Guise (05)
- The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine (03) ★★
- The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
2014
- Flourish by Martin Seligman
Unsorted
- Moneyless Manifesto by Mark Boyle