An Exploration of the TBR Piles

Every year, one of my goals is to get the number of books that I own that I’ve never read to less than it was the previous year. It’s now mid-October, and the end of the year is coming up really quickly. So it was time to start evaluating how I was doing… and I discovered that if trends continue, I will actually have surpassed the total number of unread books that I had at the end of last year. BOO I LOSE.

So, to share my shame, I thought I would share with you what is on the TBR piles. Yes, piles. I have different piles for each genre. Now, this isn’t the full TBR list – that can be found here – these are just the ones that I already own on the TBR list.

Non-Fiction

1. Making Of Pride And Prejudice Bbc Tie In by Sue Birtwistle. Originally Published 1995. LT. Came with P&P DVDs. Can’t not read it. Love P&P.
2. Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual by Timothy Samara. Originally Published 2007. LT. Purchased as it’s recommended reading for the RGD test.
3. Graphic Design: The New Basics by Ellen Lupton. Originally Published 2008. LT. Purchased as it’s recommended reading for the RGD test.
4. Bachelor Girl by Betsy Israel. Originally Published 2003. LT Procured from BookMooch. Sounds good, but am nervous to start it as some people in blogosphere didn’t like it overly much.
5. The Graphic Design Exercise Book by Jessica Glaser. Originally Published 2010. LT. Got at San Diego Comic Con 2010.
6. Flaunt: Designing Effective, Compelling and Memorable Portfolios of Creative Work by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit. Originally Published 2010. LT. Purchased.
7. The Girl’s Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch) by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio. Originally Published 2007. LT. Purchased. Really enjoyed another book the two women wrote together, but as am not a boss nor will I be one any time in the near future, there isn’t a pressing need to read this.
8. Atlantis and Other Lost Worlds: New Evidence of Ancient Secrets by Joseph Frank. Originally Published 2008. LT. Gift.
9. A Designer’s Research Manual by Jennifer Visocky O’Grady. Originally Published. LT. Purchased as it’s recommended reading for the RGD test.
10. The Corporate Creative: Tips and Tactics for Thriving as an In-House Designer by Andy Epstein. Originally Published 2010. LT. Purchased.
11. In Spite of Myself by Christopher Plummer. Originally Published . LT. Purchased when he was in Caesar and Cleopatra at Stratford – got it signed after the show. LOVE.

General Fiction

1. Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan. Originally Published 1945. LT. Procured from BookMooch. Don’t remember why though.
2. Absolute Honour by C.C. Humphreys. Originally Published 2008. LT. Rachel gave this to me. Read other two in this series. Currently reading.
3. These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer. Originally Published 1926. LT. Purchased while in England; always need one Heyer on TBR pile.
4. A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch. Originally Published 2007. LT. Procured from BookMooch. Don’t remember why as it doesn’t seem like my type of normal read.
5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre. Originally Published 1974. LT. Borrowed from mother. Wanted to read it before seeing the movie (but seeing as I already saw it, WELL…).
6. Still Alice by Lisa Genova. Originally Published 2008. LT. Borrowed from mother. Don’t remember why.
7. The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman. Originally Published 2011. LT. Sent by publisher.
8. Jeeves in the Offing by P.G. Wodehouse. Originally Published 1960. LT. Purchased. I love Jeeves and Wooster. Really love them. Oh yes.
9. The Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters. Originally Published 1975. LT. I think Rachel gave me this.

Speculative Fiction

1. Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, Book 1) by Ann Aguirre. Originally Published 2008. LT. Purchased so I could read the third one, which I already had.
2. His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire, Book 1) by Naomi Novik. Originally Published 2006. LT. Got at San Diego Comic Con 2010.
3. Personal Demons (The Jake Helman Files) by Gregory Lamberson. Originally Published 2009. LT. Got at FanExpo 2011. This is the first in the series – author mentioned that Cthulhu is in the third. Needed.
4. The Clockwork Man by William Jablonsky. Originally Published 2010. LT. Got at FanExpo 2011.
5. The Midnight Mayor by Kate Griffin. Originally Published 2010. LT. Purchased as it’s second in a series, and loved the first. Currently reading.
6. Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning. Originally Published 2009. LT. Purchased. Loving this series!
7. The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay. Originally Published 1984. LT. Procured from BookMooch. Wanted to read more Canadian fiction.

Young Adults

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Originally Published 2008. LT. Purchased. Want to see what the fuss is all about.
2. Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink. Originally Published 2010. LT. Got at San Diego Comic Con 2010.
3. A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan. Originally Published 2011. LT. Purchased while in England because it sounded so cool.
4. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr. Originally Published 2009. LT. Read first two in the series, loved.
5. Wings by Aprilynne Pike. Originally Published 2009. LT. I think Rachel gave this to me…
6. Road to Nowhere by Christopher Pike. Originally Published 1993. LT. Procured from BookMooch. I was feeling sentimental and wanted to revisit them.
7. The Eternal Enemy by Christopher Pike. Originally Published 1993. LT. Procured from BookMooch. I was feeling sentimental and wanted to revisit them.

Children’s

1. The Grey King (The Dark Is Rising Sequence) by Susan Cooper. Originally Published 1975. LT. Purchased; making my way through the series. Currently reading.
2. School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari. Originally Published 2009. LT. Purchased; saw it around the book blogosphere when it was first published and it sounded like something I would love.
3. Driftwood Ellesmere (Driftwood Saga) by James Davidge. Originally Published 2006. LT. Got at FanExpo 2011 because it just sounded cool.
4. Shattered by Eric Walters. Originally Published 2007. LT. Rachel gave this to me.
5. Alex and the Ironic Gentleman by Adrienne Kress. Originally Published 2007. LT. Got at FanExpo 2011 because there are pirates.

Later in the Series that I Can’t Read Yet Because I Haven’t Read the Previous One(s) in the Series

1. Doubleblind (Sirantha Jax, Book 3) by Ann Aguirre. Originally Published 2009. LT. Got at San Diego Comic Con 2010; haven’t read first two yet.
2. Total Eclipse (Weather Warden, Book 9) by Rachel Caine. Originally Published 2010. LT. Got at San Diego Comic Con 2010; haven’t read first eight yet.
3. Silver on the Tree (The Dark Is Rising Sequence) by Susan Cooper. Originally Published 1977. LT. Purchased. Haven’t read fourth one yet.
4. The Glasswrights’ Journeyman by Mindy Klasky. Originally Published 2002. LT. Procured from BookMooch. Read first in the series and loved it. This is the third – need to find the second before I can read this one.
5. The Glasswright’s Test by Mindy Klasky. Originally Published 2003. LT. Procured from BookMooch. Read first in the series and loved it. This is the fourth – need to find the second before I can read this one.
6. Predator and Prey by Christopher Golden. Originally Published 2001. LT. Procured from BookMooch. Read first in the series. This is the third – need to find the second before I can read this one.
7. Driftwood’s Crusade by James Davidge. Originally Published 2007. LT. Purchased at FanExpo 2011. Haven’t read books in series before this one.
8. Driftwood Saves the Whales by James Davidge. Originally Published 2009. LT. Purchased at FanExpo 2011. Haven’t read books in series before this one.
9. Driftwood and the Necessary Forest by James Davidge. Originally Published 2009. LT. Purchased at FanExpo 2011. Haven’t read books in series before this one.
10. Driftwood’s War by James Davidge. Originally Published 2010. LT. Purchased at FanExpo 2011. Haven’t read books in series before this one.
11. Devoted by Hilary Duff. Originally Published 2011. LT. Requested from publisher. Didn’t realize it was the second in a series/trilogy/whatever. Whoops. Need to find the first one.
12. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning. Originally Published 2011. LT. Purchased. This is the fifth (and last!) in the series – am going to be starting the fourth (relatively) soon, and if the past few are any indication, I’ll want this as soon as I’ve finished the fourth.

Le sigh…

How are your TBR piles looking?