As the end of the year comes closer, it's time to ask: How was your year in books? What were your favorite titles? Did you discover a hidden gem you wish more people would read? To help you revisit your year of reading, we've created your personalized Year in Books.
Don’t keep it to yourself! Share your Year in Books with friends on social media with the hashtag #MyYearInBooks and help them discover more great reads.
And because so many of you have told us you love this feature, you can find your Year in Books anytime during the year by clicking on the link on your profile page.
If you've got major reading plans over the holidays, never fear! Your Year in Books will automatically update with any books you marked as read in 2018. We understand how important it is to have your complete year of reading.
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We're also highlighting the year's book journeys of extremely passionate readers, including authors, celebrities, bloggers, and fellow Goodreads members. Which of their books do you now want to read?
Roxane Gay's Year in Books
The editor of the 2018 Goodreads Choice Award nominee Not That Bad has read 68 books this year, including Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing and Nico Walker's Cherry.
Bill Gates' Year in Books
This tech titan and avid reader never runs out of book recommendations. His favorite books of the year include Hans Rosling's Factfulness and Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now.
Melinda Gates' Year in Books
This philanthropist and author of the upcoming book The Moment of Lift has read a number of nonfiction picks this year, including Brené Brown's Dare to Lead and Tara Westover's Educated.
Emily May's Year in Books
The most followed reviewer on Goodreads wraps up her eighth year on the site with plenty of memoirs, literary fiction, YA fantasy, and thrillers. "I even surprised myself," she says, "and loved Helen Hoang's debut romance novel, The Kiss Quotient."
Elizabeth Khuri Chandler's Year in Books
Our Goodreads cofounder and editor in chief loves to talk books both in real life and as a host on our podcast. Her 2018 reading picks include Jason Matthews' Red Sparrow and Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See.
Helen Hoang's Year in Books
The winner of the 2018 Goodreads Choice Award in Best Romance for The Kiss Quotient has read many other romance books this year, including Alyssa Cole's A Princess in Theory.
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Wil Wheaton's Year in Books
"If I could have a 2018 do-over, I would read even more books," says actor, writer, and Star Trek icon Wil Wheaton. His reading picks this year include the strange and speculative, from John Scalzi's Head On to Jason Zinoman's Shock Value.
Otis Chandler's Year in Books
Our Goodreads CEO and cofounder Otis Chandler has read 19 books this year, including My Family and Other Animals and Crazy Rich Asians. He's also listened to the Born a Crime audiobook.
Veronica Roth's Year in Books
"This year I tried to broaden my reading diet," says the five-time Goodreads Choice Award winner. "The result was an eclectic mixture, from warm, funny YA to tense, tightly plotted sci-fi."
Lori Hettler's Year in Books
Lori Hettler moderates The Next Best Book Club, one of the most popular groups on Goodreads. She's also a Reading Challenge guru. One of her highest-rated books of 2018 is the poetry collection Even Though I Don't Miss You by Chelsea Martin.
Celeste Ng's Year in Books
The winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award in Best Fiction for Little Fires Everywhere has read 24 books this year, including the classics Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina.
Sarah Jessica Parker's Year in Books
This year actress and fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker took her passion for reading one step further by launching her own literary imprint. The most popular book she's read this year is The Children Act by Ian McEwan.
Jeffrey Keeten's Year in Books
"I am one of the most eclectic readers you will ever meet," says the third-most-followed Goodreads reviewer and avid book blogger. The 129 books he's read this year include Icelandic sagas, Plantagenet history, Nordic Noir, and Civil War fiction.
Gretchen Rubin's Year in Books
"What a wonderful year of reading!" says the bestselling author of The Happiness Project and The Four Tendencies. "It makes me happy to look at all the titles and book jackets, to remember all the hours of enjoyment. There's never enough time to READ."
Kristin Hackett's Year in Books
This BookTuber and sci-fi and fantasy expert has read 116 books this year. "I usually tend to read an even mix of fantasy and contemporary YA literature," she says. "But this year fantasy won out by far!"
Bill Kerwin's Year in Books
The ninth-most-followed Goodreads reviewer and Reading Challenge pro has read more than 200 books this year. Some of his favorites include detective novels, short fiction by H.P. Lovecraft and Philip K. Dick, as well as The American Presidents series.
Emma Giordano's Year in Books
"I read a ton of books that I now consider some of my favorite novels of all time!" says this popular BookTuber and tenth-most-highly rated Goodreads reviewer. "I also delved deeper into the world of adult psychological thrillers, which left me eager to expand my reading tastes in 2019!"
Join the conversation and share your Year in Books with the hashtag #MyYearInBooks on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Check out more recent blogs:
Announcing the Winners of the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards!
The Most-Read Books of the 2018 Reading Challenge
44 Short Books to Help You Reach Your Reading Challenge Goal
posted by Marie on December, 09
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