I’m well aware that my 2021 reading adventures can’t begin to rival the adventurous list of many, including friends like Melissa H. or Catherine P. C. from Facebook. Obviously I do a lot of reading for my job, which is as a Professor of English in the Department of Literature and Language at East Tennessee State University. But relatively few of the books listed below were read for class. The list includes thirty-six titles, which, if my math is correct, comes to an average of three books per month.

The books are listed alphabetically by last name of the author.

I also read my short story collection A Twilight Reel a couple of times in the first quarter of the year, before its publication late in May.

I’m looking forward to the places I’ll go and the people I’ll meet and be in my 2022 readings, some of which are already in progress. Here’s a sneak peek:

Happy reading to all in 2022!