Maybe a record! 2016 Books

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Bev Vincent

I read a lot of books last year.

In large part, the increase over previous years is thanks to my tenure on the jury for the Shirley Jackson Awards. I read a lot of anthologies and collections, plus a whole stack of standalone short stories that don’t appear on this list (I estimate that I read at least a thousand short stories in 2016). Plus a number of novels, novellas, novelettes, novelishes, and other variations on the theme.

I also read the five existing Game of Thrones novels, which was an accomplishment in its own right. Plus I finished my reread of the Travis McGee books.

Without further ado, here is my 2016 reading list. Hyperlinks lead to reviews. I didn’t do as many of those this year. Not enough time. Can’t do everything!

  1. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore – Robin Sloan
  2. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry – Gabrielle Zevin
  3. The Dreadful Lemon Sky – John D. MacDonald
  4. The Fireman – Joe Hill
  5. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine – Alexander McCall Smith
  6. The Empty Copper Sea – John D. MacDonald
  7. What We Become – Arturo Perez-Reverte
  8. Hap and Leonard by Joe R. Lansdale
  9. The Green Ripper – John D. MacDonald
  10. The City of Mirrors – Justin Cronin
  11. Isaac’s Storm – Erik Larson
  12. Free Fall in Crimson – John D. MacDonald
  13. Cinnamon Skin – John D. MacDonald
  14. End of Watch – Stephen King
  15. The Road to Little Dribbling – Bill Bryson
  16. The Lonely Silver Rain – John D. MacDonald
  17. The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins
  18. The Glittering World – Robert Levy
  19. Song of Kali – Dan Simmons
  20. When We Were Animals – Joshua Gaylord
  21. Eileen – Ottessa Moshfegh
  22. Lord Byron’s Prophecy – Sean Eads
  23. Dollar Deal: The Stephen King Dollar Baby Filmmakers –  Shawn S.Lealos
  24. Experimental Film – Gemma Files
  25. In the Lovecraft Museum – Steve Tem
  26. Wylding Hall – Elizabeth Hand
  27. The End of the End of Everything – Dale Bailey
  28. Get in Trouble – Kelly Link
  29. Gutshot – Amelia Gray
  30. The Nameless Dark – T.E. Grau
  31. You Have Never Been Here – Mary Rickert
  32. Nightscript I: An Anthology of Strange & Darksome Tales – C.M Muller, ed
  33. She Walks in Shadows – Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Paula R. Stiles, eds
  34. Ain’t Superstitious – Juliana Rew, ed
  35. Blurring the Line – Marty Young, ed
  36. Midian Unmade – Del Howison & Joe Nassise, eds
  37. Insert Title Here – Tehani Wessely, ed
  38. Licence Expired – Madeline Ashby & David Nickle, eds
  39. Resonator: New Lovecraftian Tales From Beyond – Scott A. Jones, eds
  40. Whispers from the Abyss – Kat Rocha, ed
  41. The Doll Collection – Ellen Datlow, ed
  42. Exigencies – Richard Thomas, ed
  43. Cassilda’s Song – Joe Pulver, ed
  44. Dreams from the Witch House – Lynne Jameck, ed
  45. Ghost in the Cogs – Scott Gable, Scott & C. Dombrowski, eds
  46. Hanzai Japan – Nick Mamatas & Masumi Washington, eds
  47. Seize the Night – Christopher Golden, ed
  48. Aickman’s Heirs – Simon Strantzas, ed
  49. 18 Wheels of Horror – Eric Miller, ed
  50. Penumbrae – Richard Gavin, Patricia Cram, and Daniel A. Schulke, eds
  51. The Bestiary – Ann VanderMeer, ed
  52. Black Wings IV – S.T. Joshi, ed
  53. Innsmouth Nightmares – Lois H. Gresh, ed
  54. That is Not Dead – Darrell Schweitzer, ed
  55. Kill for a Copy – Rob McEwan, ed
  56. Giallo Fantastique – Ross E. Lockhart, ed
  57. Cthulhu Fhtagn! – Ross E. Lockhart, ed
  58. nEvermore! – Nancy Kilpatrick & Caro Soles, eds
  59. Hides the Dark Tower – Kelly A. Harmon and Vonnie Winslow Crist, eds
  60. The Burning Maiden – Greg Kishbaugh, ed
  61. Breakout – Nick Gevers, ed
  62. The Box Jumper – Lisa Mannetti
  63. Unusual Concentrations – S.J. Spurrier
  64. Nightjack by Tom Piccirilli
  65. In a Sunburned Country – Bill Bryson
  66. Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page – Stuart McLean
  67. Shadow Season – Tom Piccirilli
  68. Arson Plus and Other Stories – Dashiell Hammett
  69. Modern Lovers – Emma Straub
  70. Stop the Presses – Robert Goldsborough
  71. A Game of Thrones – George R. R. Martin
  72. A Clash of Kings – George R. R. Martin
  73. A Storm of Swords – George R. R. Martin
  74. A Feast for Crows – George R. R. Martin
  75. A Dance with Dragons – George R.R. Martin
  76. The Highwayman – Craig Johnson
  77. Disappearance at Devil’s Rock – Paul Tremblay
  78. Rise the Dark – Michael Koryta
  79. You Will Know Me – Megan Abbott
  80. Revolver – Duane Swierczynski
  81. I Am Providence – Nick Mamatas
  82. Top Suspense: 13 Classic Stories by 12 Masters of the Genre
  83. The End of Everything – Megan Abbott
  84. Six Scary Stories selected and introduced by Stephen King
  85. Burial – Neil Cross
  86. Alex – Pierre Lemaitre
  87. Irene – Pierre Lemaitre
  88. The Girl from Venice – Martin Cruz Smith
  89. The Wrong Side of Goodbye – Michael Connelly
  90. Camille – Pierre Lemaitre
  91. An Obvious Fact – Craig Johnson
  92. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – George R.R. Martin
  93. In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper – Lawrence Block, ed.
  94. Witness to a Trial – John Grisham
  95. The Trespasser – Tana French
  96. The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens – George R.R. Martin
  97. Last Wish and The Gulf – Poppy Z. Brite
  98. The Whistler – John Grisham
  99. The Godsend – Bernard Taylor
  100. Hearts in Suspension – Jim Bishop, ed.
  101. Blink – Malcolm Gladwell
  102. Ararat – Christopher Golden
  103. Precious and Grace – Alexander McCall Smith
  104. The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life – John le Carré
  105. Rather Be The Devil – Ian Rankin
  106. Blood and Lemonade – Joe R. Lansdale
  107. Quicksand: What it Means to Be a Human Being – Henning Mankell
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