rich_jacko | Books read in 2019

Life got in the way of my reading time quite a bit this year. I haven't read nearly so many books as I have in previous years, but I still managed to fit in the following:

Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman) - I want to sit around a campfire, listening to Neil Gaiman tell stories. This is as close as I'm likely to get.
The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (Jonas Jonasson) - Still crazy, still brilliant.
Transformers comics (IDW) - A slightly messy end to a series that's been running since 2006 (and which I've recently introduced the Goblin Child to)
Buffy comics (Dark Horse) - A neater end to another long-running comics series, this one running since 2007 (What comics am I going to read now?)
Betty Boothroyd - the autobiography - Given to me a while ago by Gillian. Bercow's retirement seemed like the ideal moment to read it.
Border (John Ajvide Lindqvist) - I re-read this short story in anticipation of the film. Didn't get around to watching the film, but still enjoyed the story.
Star Wars: Ahsoka (E.K. Kohnston) - Picking up the story of Anakin's former padawan post-Clone Wars. Okay, but not exactly revelatory.
The Gospel of Loki (Joanne M. Harris) - Another take on Norse mythology, and interesting to read from a different perspective. Everyone likes Loki ;o)
The View from the Cheap Seats (Neil Gaiman) - More Neil Gaiman. A collection of speeches and non-fiction.
The Atrocity Archives (Charles Stross) - First of the Laundry Files. I didn't get on with it, so won't be reading the rest.
Bizarre Romance (Audrey Niffenegger & Eddie Campbell) - Short stories by her, illustrated by him, signed by them both (at the lecture of hers I went to back in May)
Mythos (Stephen Fry) - Books on Norse and Greek mythology? Gosh, wasn't I cultured? Stephen Fry brings to life all the petty rivalry and debauchery of the Olympic soap opera in his own unique style.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (Natasha Pulley) - Victorian London, sinister plots, time-bending weirdness and a clockwork octopus. Gloriously bonkers.
Gnomon (Nick Harkaway) - As weird and wondeful as I'd expect from Harkaway. Mind-blowing, in a good way. I need to read this again to make more sense of it.
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Becky Chambers) - More stories of everyday people in a distant future. Every bit as humbling and full of the breadth of humanity as the first two.
Lies Sleeping (Ben Aaronovitch) - Latest in the "Rivers of London" series. This was a very significant chapter, and makes me want to re-read them all.
Brief Cases (Jim Butcher) - It's been too long, but this short story collection helps fill the gap. I loved the stories from other character's perspectives (especially Zoo Day!).
Idol Scribblings (Hannah Hudson-Lee) - My very talented friend, Hannah's first published book. Nice to have the pantheon on my bookshelf as well as her ongoing blog.
Malamander (Thomas Taylor) - Two kids solve a mystery in a spooky seaside town. Cthulu for juniors. No, really (only better written).
The Book of Dust, Volume Two: The Secret Commonwealth (Philip Pullman) - I'm currently about halfway through this. Curse you, Philip Pullman, for making me sad (for Lyra and Pan) on Christmas Day!

My "to read" shelf is almost empty. Other than "Peace Talks", I don't know whether any of my favourite authors have anything new coming up. Who knows what I'll end up reading in 2020?