In order (sorta), these are the books that I am planning on reading before next Christmas. I’ll try to do a write-up about each one.

1. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
2. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young
3. Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy
4. Sacred Marriage by Gary L. Thomas
5. Silent Bob Speaks by Kevin Smith
6. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
7. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
8. Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
11. Son of Fletch by Gregory McDonald
12. Fletch Reflected by Gregory McDonald
13. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
14. The Power of the Praying Husband by Stormie Omartian
15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
17. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
18. Dinner for Two by Mike Gayle
19. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
20. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
21. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
22. Skylar in Yankeeland by Gregory McDonald
23. Songbook by Nick Hornby
24. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
25. Alli’s Choice – Since Alli and I are both doing reading lists this year, we agreed to each read a book that the other chose. We haven’t yet chosen for each other, but this is a placeholder for when we do.

OK, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get through all of them, but I’m going to try. Of note is that I have scheduled all 6 of the Harry Potter books that have been released so far. That’s a lot of pages, but I’ve been told by a lot of people that I will like them a lot (you’d better be right, JULIE). If someone can come up with any alternatives in case I don’t feel like reading some of these, they are welcome.