books read in january 2013

One of the goals I set for myself for the new year is to read 36 books (an average of three books per month). Since I am currently unemployed, I decided to pack in as many books as possible in this first month of the year (giving myself a little breathing room to allow for life to get more hectic down the line). Here are the books I've read in January of 2013:

1. Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
2. The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert
3. Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
4. An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
5. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail by Cheryl Strayed

All nonfiction, mostly memoirs, and all written by women. It might be time to dig into a meaty novel in February. I'm looking forward to three upcoming selections from my book club - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, The News from Spain by Joan Wickersham, and the Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling.

There is more to say on the subject of what I've read so far this year, and what I plan to read in the remaining eleven months, but, I have the flu and I am TIRED.

Image from Pinterest. Found here. 

Happy reading!