Books read in 2016

Total: 300


Fiction

  • Albom, Mitch - The Strings of Frankie Presto
  • Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice
  • Barker, Kathryn - In the Skin of a Monster
  • Blume, Judy - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
  • Bukowski, Charles - On Cats
  • Brooks, Geraldine - Caleb's Crossing
  • Burnett, Frances Hodgson - A Little Princess
  • Cabot, Meg - The Princess Diaries #1
  • Carey, M.R. - The Girl with All the Gifts
  • Courtenay, Bryce - The Power of One
  • Crossan, Sarah - One
  • Dahl, Roald - The BFG
  • Donoghue, Emma - Room
  • Donoghue, Emma - The Wonder
  • Estes, Eleanor - The Hundred Dresses
  • Fink, Joseph and Jeffrey Cranor - Welcome to Night Vale
  • Genova, Lisa - Inside the O'Briens
  • Gino, Alex - George
  • Gleitzman, Morris - Boy Overboard
  • Gough, Erin - The Flywheel
  • Grabensteinm Chris - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
  • Grant, Michael - Hunger
  • Graudin, Ryan - Wolf by Wolf
  • Hawkins, Paula - The Girl on the Train
  • Hendrix, Grady - Horrorstör
  • Hoge, Robert - Ugly
  • Howey, Hugh - Wool #1: Wool
  • Howey, Hugh - Wool #2: Proper Guage
  • Howey, Hugh - Wool #3: Casting Off
  • Joyce, William - The Guardians #1: Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King
  • Kesey, Ken - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Kostakis, Will - The First Third
  • Kostakis, Will - The Sidekicks
  • Lange, Erin - Dead Ends
  • Larbalestier, Justine - My Sister Rosa
  • Levithan, David - The Realm of Possibility
  • MacLachlan, Patricia - Sarah, Plain and Tall
  • Maguire, Gregory - Matchless: A Christmas Story
  • Martin, Emily Winfield - Oddfellow's Orphanage
  • Mee, Benjamin - We Bought a Zoo
  • Morgan, Sally - Sister Heart
  • Moyes, Jojo - Me Before You
  • Murray, Martine - Molly and Pim and Millions of Stars
  • Ness, Patrick - A Monster Calls
  • Ness, Patrick - The Rest of Us Just Live Here
  • Picoult, Jodi - Leaving Time
  • Picoult, Jodi - Lone Wolf
  • Picoult, Jodi - Shine
  • Picoult, Jodi - Small Great Things
  • Pullman, Philip - Lyra's Oxford
  • Riggs, Ransom - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
  • Riordan, Rick - Kane Chronicles #1: The Red Pyramid
  • Rowling, J.K. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  • Rowling, J.K. - The Tales of Beedle the Bard
  • Saliba, Sue - For the Forest of a Bird
  • Scalzi, John - The Dispatcher
  • Shriver, Lionel - We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • Stead, Rebecca - Liar & Spy
  • Stevenson, Robert Louis - Treasure Island
  • Stiefvater, Maggie - The Wolves of Mercy, #1: Shiver
  • Stiefvater, Maggie - The Wolves of Mercy, #2: Linger
  • Sugg, Zoe - Girl Online
  • Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt - Slaughterhouse-Five
  • Wilkinson, Lili - The Boundless Sublime
  • Williamson, Lisa - The Art of Being Normal
  • Zevin, Gabrielle - The Collected Works of A.J. Fikry
  • Zorn, Claire - The Sky So Heavy

Poetry

  • Kwame, Alexander - The Crossover
  • Murphy, Sally - Pearl Versus the World
  • Powers, Kevin - Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting


Drama

  • Albee, Edward - The Zoo Story
  • Kaufman, Moisés - The Laramie Project
  • Russell, Willy - Educating Rita
  • Tiffany, John, Jack Thorne, and J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two


Non-Fiction (excl. NF picture books and graphic novels)

  • Affirm Press - She Sheds
  • Anthony, Tobias - From Ace to Zowie: The Ultimate Guide to Hip Baby Names
  • Barker, Brooke - Sad Animal Facts
  • Bennett, Alan - The Lady in the Van
  • Bigler, Kami - Washi Tape Christmas: Easy Holiday Craft Ideas with Washi Tape
  • Blair, Adele - Home
  • Bloom, Cameron - Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family
  • Bronson, Fred - The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook
  • Bryson, Bill - At Home: A Short History of Private Life
  • Bryson, Bill - Down Under
  • Bryson, Bill - Notes from a Small Island
  • Bryson, Bill - The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
  • Bryson, Bill - A Short History of Nearly Everything
  • Bryson, Bill - A Walk in the Woods
  • Campos, Cristian - Tattoo Magic
  • Cave, Michael - Fabulous Places of Myth
  • Carrington, Colleen - Benedict Cumberstitch: Cross Stitch Mr Cumberbatch in 15 Great Patterns
  • Chamberlain, Kim - 365 Games and Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
  • Davies, Steven Paul - Out at the Movies: A History of Gay Cinema
  • Duncan, Ken - Walking in the Light: Ken Duncan's Iconic Australian Images and Their Stories
  • Fey, Tina - Bossypants
  • Finnanger, Tone - Tilda's Fairytale Wonderland
  • Fisher, Carrie - The Princess Diarist
  • Fisher, Carrie - Wishful Drinking
  • Friedman-Siegal, Kate - Mother, Can You Not?
  • Fry, Stephen - The Fry Chronicles
  • Fry, Stephen - Moab is My Washpot
  • Fry, Stephen - More Fool Me
  • Gaiman, Neil - Make Good Art
  • Graham, Lauren - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
  • Gray, Tanis - Cozy Knits: 50 Fast and Easy Projects from Top Designers
  • Halpern, Justin - Sh*t My Dad Says
  • Hanffe, Helene - 84 Charing Cross Road
  • Hanffe, Helene - The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
  • Hart, Alexander - Jar Salads: 52 Happy, Healthy Lunches
  • Hart, Miranda - Peggy and Me
  • Hoshi, Mitsuki - Sparkling Crochet: Make Amigurumi Animals with Yarn that Glitters
  • Johnson, Kylie - Melancholy and Bright: Quotes of Wisdom and Wonder
  • Katauskas, Fiona - The Amazing True Story of How Babies Are Made
  • Kendrick, Anna - Scrappy Little Nobody
  • Knight, Sarah - The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have With People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do
  • Kramer, Sibylle - Green, Hidden and Above: The Most Exceptional Treehouses
  • Kyle, Chris - American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
  • Lannister, Jammy - Game of Scones: All Men Must Dine
  • Leunig, Michael - Leunig's Carnival of the Animals
  • Leunig, Sunny - The Book of Uninspiring Quotes to Complement Your Empty Shell of an Existence
  • Lewis, Michael - The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
  • Lonely Planet - You Only Live Once: A Lifetime of Experiences for the Explorer in All of Us
  • Lord, Aileen - The World as 100 People: A Visual Guide to 7 Billion Humans
  • Mackintosh, Michelle - Care Packages: Celebrating the Art and Craft of Thoughtfully Made Packages
  • Marley, Christopher - Biophilia
  • Mooncie, Vanessa - Crocheted Wild Animals
  • Overbeek, Hester Van - Crafting with Mason Jars and Other Glass Containers: Over 35 Simple and Beautiful Upcycling Projects
  • Perkins, Sue - Spectacles
  • Perry, Neil - Easy Weekends: Food
  • Piers, Helen - How to Look After Your Kitten
  • Quentin, Blake - Tell Me a Picture
  • Reeder, Stephanie Owen - Lennie the Legend: Solo to Sydney by Pony
  • Rice, Brian - A Pictorial History of Santa Claus
  • Ridge, Judith - The Book That Made Me
  • Sander, Gin - The Big Bucket List Book: 133 Experiences of a Lifetime
  • Sparrow, Rebecca - Ask Me Anything: Heartfelt Answers to 65 Anonymous Questions from Teenage Girls
  • Stanton, Brandon - Humans of New York
  • Starke, Ruth and Robert Hannaford - My Gallipoli
  • Strayed, Cheryl - Brave Enough
  • Usher, Shaun - Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
  • Various - Handmade Christmas: Over 35 Step-by-Step Projects and Inspirational Ideas for the Festive Season
  • Wilson, Mara - Where Am I Now?


Graphic Novels

  • Aaron, Jason, Russell Dauterman, and Jorge Molina - Thor, Vol. 1: The Goddess of Thunder
  • Aguirre, Jorge, Rafael Rosado, John Novak, et al - Chronicles of Claudette, Vol. 1: Giants Beware!
  • Allison, John, Lissa Treiman, and Whitney Cogar - Giant Days, Vol. 1
  • Anthony, Jessica - Chopsticks
  • Backderf, Derf - Trashed
  • Beaton, Kate - Hark! A Vagrant, Vol. 3: Step Aside, Pops
  • Demetris, Alex - Dad's Not There Any More: A Comic About Dementia
  • Dorison, Guillaume, Delphine Dubos, and Elyum Studio - The Little Prince, Vol. 1: The Planet of Wind
  • Duggan, Gerry and Phil Noto - Chewbacca
  • Gaiman, Neil and Eddie Campbell - The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains
  • Gaiman, Neil and Lorenzo Mattotti - Hansel and Gretel
  • Gillen, Kieron and Jamie McKelvie - The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
  • Gillen, Kieron and Jamie McKelvie - The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium
  • Gillen, Kieron and Jamie McKelvie - The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide
  • Hill, Bryan, Matt Hawkins, and Isaac Goodheart, et al - Postal, Vol. 1
  • Jones, Joëlle, Jamie S. Rich, and Chelsea Cain - Lady Killer
  • Kim, Susan, Laurence Klavan and Faith Erin Hicks - Brain Camp
  • Larson, Hope and Madeleine L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel
  • Layman, John - Chew, Vol. 2: International Flavour
  • Layman, John and Rob Guillory - Chew, Vol. 3: Just Desserts
  • Layman, John - Chew, Vol. 4: Flambé
  • Loeb, Jeph, John Cassaday, David Finch, et al - Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America
  • Moon, Fábio, Gabriel Bá, Dave Stewart, and Sean Konot - Daytripper
  • O'Malley, Bryan Lee - Seconds
  • Ottaviani, Jim and Leland Myrck - Feynman
  • Pearson, Luke - Hilda and the Midnight Giant
  • Roberson, Chris, Mike Allred, Laura Allred, et al - iZombie, Vol. 1: Dead to the World
  • Ruth, Greg - The Lost Boy
  • Sandoval, Tony - A Glance Backward
  • Simmons, Josh - Black River
  • Soule, Charles, Paulo Sequira, Tony S. Daniel s, et al - Superman/Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: Power Couple
  • Soule, Charles, Paulo Sequira, Ed Benes, et al - Superman/Wonder Woman, Vol. 2: War and Peace
  • Snyder, Scott, Jock, Matt Hollingsworth, et al - Wytches, Vol. 1
  • Spencer, Nick and Ramon Rosanos - Ant Man, Vol. 1: Second-Chance Man
  • Stevenson, Noelle - Nimona
  • Stevenson, Noelle, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, et al - Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan
  • Stevenson, Noelle, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, et al - Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time
  • Stinson, Barney - The Playbook: Suit Up. Score Chicks. Be Awesome
  • Telgemeier, Raina - Drama
  • Telgemeier, Raina - Ghosts
  • Thompson, Craig - Carnet de Voyage
  • Thompson, Craig - Good-Bye, Chunky Rice
  • Thrash, Maggie - Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir
  • Vaughan, Brian K. and Fiona Staples - Saga, Vol. 6
  • Wiebe, Kurtis J. and Roc Upchurch - Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery
  • Yeldham, Joshua - Surrender: A Journal For My Daughter


Picture Books

  • Allen, Ed and Sarah Hardy - Hokey Pokey
  • Allen, Pamela - The Big Fish
  • Baker, Jeannie - Where the Forest Meets the Sea
  • Baker-Smith, Grahame - FArTHER
  • Balchin, Lance - Mechanica
  • Bell, Hillary and Antonia Pesenti - Alphabetical Sydney
  • Bell, Hillary and Antonia Pesenti - Numerical Street
  • Bell, Hillary and Matthew Martin - The Marvellous Funambulist of Middle Harbour
  • Bemelmans, Ludwig - Madeline
  • Bemelmans, Ludwig - Madeline and the Bad Hat
  • Bemelmans, Ludwig - Madeline and the Gypsies
  • Bemelmans, Ludwig - Madeline in London
  • Bemelmans, Ludwig - Madeline's Christmas
  • Bemelmans, Ludwig and John Bemelmans Marciano - Madeline in America and Other Holiday Tales
  • Blabey, Aaron - Babies Don't Suck
  • Blabey, Aaron - The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon
  • Blabey, Aaron - I Need a Hug
  • Blabey, Aaron - Pig the Fibber
  • Blabey, Aaron - Pig the Winner
  • Blabey, Aaron - Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas
  • Bland, Nick - The Very Noisy Bear
  • Bogle, Eric and Bruce Whatley - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
  • Booth, Christina - Welcome Home
  • Brian, Janeen and Ann James - I'm a Hungry Dinosaur
  • Brian, Janeen and Anne Spudvilas - Where's Jessie?
  • Brian, Janeen and Matt Adams - Meet... Ned Kelly
  • Brunhoff, Jean de and Merle S. Haas - The Story of Babar
  • Burningham, John and Helen Oxenbury - There's Going to Be a Baby
  • Cali, Davide and Maurizio A.C. Quarello - My Father the Great Pirate
  • Child, Lauren - Slightly Invisible
  • Cohen, Sigi and James Foley - My Dead Bunny
  • Cooper, Jenny - There's a Hole in my Bucket
  • Cleave, Rohan and Coral Tulloch - Phasmid: Saving the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
  • Crumble, P. and Chris Kennett - If You're Cheeky and You Know It!
  • Daddo, Andrew and Bruce Whatley - Monster
  • Davey, Owen - Foxley's Feast
  • Edwards, Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton, and Christine Davenier - The Very Fairy Princess Takes the Stage
  • Fox, Mem and Judy Horacek - This & That
  • French, Jackie and Bruce Whatley - Baby Wombat's Week
  • French, Jackie and Bruce Whatley - Christmas Wombat
  • French, Jackie and Bruce Whatley - Cyclone
  • French, Jackie and Bruce Whatley - Diary of a Wombat
  • French, Jackie and Bruce Whatley - Grandma Wombat
  • French, Jackie and Bruce Whatley - Josephine Wants to Dance
  • French, Jackie and Bruce Whatley - The Secret World of Wombats
  • French, Jackie and Bruce Whatley - Wombat Goes to School
  • French, Jackie and Mark L. Wilson - A Day to Remember
  • French, Jackie and Sue deGennaro - Hairy-Nosed Wombats Find a New Home
  • French, Jackie and Sue deGennaro - The Tomorrow Book
  • Gaiman, Neil and Adam Rex - Chu's Day
  • Gaiman, Neil and Adam Rex - Chu's Day at the Beach
  • Gaiman, Neil and Adam Rex - Chu's First Day of School
  • Gaiman, Neil and Charles Vess - Instructions
  • Gaiman, Neil and Dave McKean - Crazy Hair
  • Ghosh, Ronojoy - No Place Like Home
  • Ghosh, Ronojoy - Ollie and the Wind
  • Gleeson, Libby and Armin Greder - The Great Bear
  • Gleeson, Libby and Armin Greder - An Ordinary Day
  • Gleeson, Libby and Freya Blackwood - A Friend and a Pet
  • Godwin, Jane and Anna Walker - What Do You Wish For?
  • Graham, Bob - A Bus Called Heaven
  • Gravett, Emily - Again!
  • Gravett, Emily - Blue Chameleon
  • Gravett, Emily - Matilda's Cat
  • Gravett, Emily - Meerkat Mail
  • Greder, Armin - Australia to Z
  • Guojing - The Only Child
  • Hart, Caryl and Ed Eaves - Plunge into the Pirate Pool
  • Hathorn, Libby and Gaye Chapman - Incredibilia
  • Honey, Elizabeth - Hop Up! Wriggle Over!
  • Jay, Alison - Bee & Me
  • Jeffers, Oliver - A Child of Books
  • Jeffers, Oliver - This Moose Belongs to Me
  • Jolly, Jane and Sally Heinrich - One Step at a Time
  • Joyce, William - The Mischievians
  • Kittinger, Jo S. and Steven Walker - Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights
  • Landman, Tanya and Richard Holland - Mary's Penny
  • Latimer, Alex - Pig and Small
  • Lessac, Frané - A is for Australia
  • Louise, Zanni and Anna Pignataro - Too Busy Sleeping
  • McCarney, Rosemary - Every Day is Malala Day
  • McCartney, Tania and Andrew Joyner - Australian Kids Through the Years
  • Omerod, Jan and Freya Blackwood - Maudie and Bear
  • Owen, Chris - Pandamonia
  • Parker, Danny and Matt Ottley - Crusts
  • Percival, Tom - Herman's Letter
  • Rockliff, Mara and Iacopo Bruno - Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France
  • Riddle, Tohby - Irving the Magician
  • Rudge, Leila - Gary
  • Sanna, Francesca - The Journey
  • Scieszka, Jon - Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables
  • Shea, Louis - The Bear Went Over the Mountain
  • Silvey, Craig and Sonia Martinez - The World According to Warren
  • Smith, Craig - My Daddy Ate an Apple
  • Stanton, Beck and Matt Stanton - This is a Ball
  • Teitelbaum, Michael and Jonathan Apple - The Very Hungry Zombie: A Parody
  • Tellegen, Toon - The Day No One Was Angry
  • Van Allsburg, Chris - Queen of the Falls
  • Vass, Coral and Brad Howe - Meet... Don Bradman
  • Watkins, Ross and Liz Anelli - One Photo
  • Wild, Margaret and Freya Blackwood - Harry & Hopper
  • Wild, Margaret and Michelle Dawson - Let's Go to Sleep
  • Wild, Margaret and Stephen Michael King - The Pocket Dogs and the Lost Kitten
  • Willems, Mo - The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
  • Whiting, Sue and Mark Jackson - Platypus
  • Zee, Ruth Vander and Roberto Innocenti - Erika's Story