The 2005 Reading List

Posted by Bob Greenberger on December 31, 2005

For the second year in a row, I finished the year with 70 books read. In analyzing them, oh so briefly, 20-25% of them are Star Trek related, down a bit from last year, reflecting the change in Pocket’s publishing program. A higher than usual number, some 7 or 8 books, actually appeared on the Times best seller list, either in 2004 or 2005. My pal Keith DeCandido is tied with Robert B. Parker as the most read author with three books apiece (Keith edges Parker by editing two anthologies I also read). Since I like to sample new stuff, I was exposed to at least 21 authors for the first time not counting writers who appeared in some of the anthologies. The most entertaining surprise offering may well be Me and Orson Welles, a slim but engaging novel by Robert Kaplow.

This, of course, is coupled with the 100+ comic books each month plus regular issues of Time, The Week, Entertainment Weekly, Smithsonian, Premiere, Hollywood Life, Starlog, CFQ, Alter Ego, Back Issue, Comic Buyers’ Guide, Wizard and odd issues of other titles. The day also starts off with the Connecticut Post and USA Today plus bits and pieces from the Times and then there’s the material I have to read as part of the job. Therefore, I am happily exposed to many wonderful ideas, notions and nuggets of information and the good news is, I still have my I want to learn or be exposed to.

For those interested, the full list of titles is behind the cut:

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