95 Books In 2006, George W. Bush read 95 books. We will do better.

 I had a lot of fun doing this this year and thanks to everyone for joining in the journey! Thanks especially to Jon and ryan for the idea in the first place! 

83. Ink Exchange by melissa marr 

This is a paranormal romance about fairies. It’s interesting cuz it uses a tattoo to connect a fairie with a human. More proof that fairies are the new vampire?

84. Ruined by Paula Morris

About a ghost in New Orleans whose death must be avenged.

85. Once upon a curse by ED Baker

Princess Emma must undo the curse!

86. Howl’s moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones

This was a goofy kid’s book. The movie is great too.

87. Unclaimed Heart by Kim Wilkins

About a girl who sneaks aboard her father’s ship. The romance was a little boring.

88. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston

Probably one of the best fairie books I’ve read in a while. Canadian! But why do all these authors insist on shoe horning Puck into all the stories?

89. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

So quirky and great!

90. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer

Not as great as the first one but still great!

91. Asking for Trouble by Elizabeth Young

The movie “The Wedding Date” is based on this book. The pacing is sort of slow.

92. The Tapeworm Foundry by darren wershler-henry

I loved this book! So quick and clever.

93. The Humament by Tom Philips

So many pretty pictures. It made me want to try cut up poetry.

94. Sunshine Policy by Kevin Stebner

I had the privilege of seeing this book from its infancy in manuscript class to its launch at flywheel! Kevin intertwines eastern and western philosophy based on his Canadian citizenship and his travels to Asia with undercurrents of politics and religion, hipster culture and hockey thrown in! 

95. Poets and Killers: A Life in Advertising by Helen Hajnoczky

I loved watching the progression of this unnamed man’s life through these poems - guessing which advertisements the poems derived from, enjoying the smug voice that told the stories, and wondering at the sinister little theme of we-are-all-the-same that runs through it. My favorite poems were the morbid internet coffin and monument advertisements at the end.

96. Clockfire by Jonathan Ball

I can only think of this book in terms of adjectives – grim, lecherous, brilliant, seductive, horrific! Each of the plays described by the poems are equally impossible and posit truly nightmare-ish possibilities. These poems linger! I have been thinking about them since the launch. My favorite is the one in which the sun explodes and the play has only eight minutes left to exist. 

Meghan