52 Books in 52 Weeks

Back in my post 2013/2014 New Year euphoria, I came across several articles and social media posts on the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge and thought “I’m a book lover! I must/can/should do this!”.

A quick Google later I came across a set rules here, which I intend to follow as much as possible. If you end up wanting to read the books on this list, please use the Amazon affiliate links after the author’s name. It would support me and allow me to buy the occasional book for my Kindle.

In short:

  • Read whatever you want.
  • Read them all between Jan 1st and Dec 31 (Try not to read at the party).
  • Any format works incl. paper, plastic, metal, stone, audio books and brainwave beaming.

Need a few tips to get you going?

  • Always try to read several books at the same time (not simultaneously). I tend to read something fiction and something non-fiction to avoid cross contamination.
  • Keep a book with you at all times (also a great defensive tool). An ebook reader is great, can double as a firestarter if you short circuit the battery.
  • It’s OK to give up on a book, even classics can be a slog. Let it go and read something else.
  • Read anything you want. Snobbery does not matter anyway.
  • Go to the reddit/r/52book for inspiration.
  • And have fun!

Reading completed in 2026:

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  1. Murder Your Employer – Rupert Holmes – Amazon UK
  2. Everyone in the Group Chat Dies – L.M. Chilton – Amazon UK
  3. Cursed Objects – J.W. Ocker – Amazon UK
  4. Murder by Memory – Olivia Waite – Amazon UK
  5. The Appeal – Janice Hallett – Amazon UK
  6. Twelve Months – Jim Butcher – Amazon UK
  7. Casino Royale – Ian Fleming – Amazon UK
  8. God’s Junk Drawer – Peter Clines – Amazon UK
  9. Bond on Bond – Roger Moore – Amazon UK

 

Reading completed in 2025:

  1. The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacigalupi – Amazon UK
  2. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan – Amazon UK
  3. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? – Caitlin Doughty – Amazon UK
  4. Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan – Amazon UK
  5. Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse – Rick Riordan – Amazon UK
  6. Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth – Rick Riordan – Amazon UK
  7. Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian – Rick Riordan – Amazon UK
  8. Don’t Point That Thing at Me – Kyril Bonfiglioli – Amazon UK
  9. Running with Sherman –  Christopher McDougall – Amazon UK
  10. After You with the Pistol – Kyril Bonfiglioli – Amazon UK
  11. What If? 2  – Randall Munroe – Amazon UK
  12. Rivers of London – Ben Aaronovitch – Amazon UK
  13. Moon Over Soho – Ben Aarononvitch – Amazon UK
  14. Whispers Under Ground – Ben Aaronovitch – Amazon UK
  15. Animal Farm – George Orwell – Amazon UK

Reading completed in 2016 – 2024:

Life happened and this page was severely neglected.

Reading completed in 2015:

  1. Mogworld – Yahtzee Croshaw – Amazon link
  2. Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography – Neil Patrick Harris – Amazon link
  3. Countdown to Zero Day – Kim Zetter – Amazon link
  4. The Long Mars (The Long Earth, #3) – Terry Pratchett – Amazon link
  5. Keep on Running – Phil Hewitt – Amazon link
  6. What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions – Randall Munroe – Amazon link
  7. Coffee Gives Me Superpowers – Ryoko Iwata – Amazon link
  8. The Great Beanie Baby Bubble  – Zac Bissonnette – Amazon link
  9. The Martian – Andy Weir – Amazon link
  10. Everything Bad is Good for You – Steven Johnson – Amazon link
  11. Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free – Cory Doctorow – Amazon link
  12. The Church of Fear: Inside the Weird World of Scientology – John Sweeney – Amazon link
  13. American Gods – Neil Gaiman – Amazon link
  14. Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer – Amazon link
  15. So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed – Jon Ronson – Amazon link
  16. The Fold – Peter Clines – Amazon link
  17. The End of All Things – John Scalzi – Amazon link
  18. The Shambling Guide to New York City – Mur Lafferty – Amazon link

Reading completed in 2014:

  1. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running – Haruki Murakami – Amazon link
  2. Screw It, Lets Do It – Sir Richard Branson – Amazon link
  3. Dagpengeland – Lau Aaen – Amazon link
  4. Prepping for Survival – Robert Paine
  5. The Circle – Dave Eggers – Amazon link
  6. SEO 2014 & Beyond – Dr. Andy Williams – Amazon link
  7. The Gentleman’s Guide to Beard and Mustache Management – Chris Martin – Amazon link
  8. The God Engines – John Scalzi – Amazon link
  9. Skin Game – Jim Butcher – Amazon link
  10. Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card – Amazon link
  11. Snuff – Terry Pratchett – Amazon link
  12. Life… With No Breaks – Nick Spalding – Amazon link
  13. The Long War – Terry Pratchett – Amazon link
  14. Wired for War – P. W. Singer – Amazon link
  15. Contagious – Scott Sigler – Amazon link
  16. The Art of Procrastination – John R. Perry – Amazon link
  17. Spartan Up! – Joe De Sena – Amazon link
  18. Robogenesis – Daniel H. Wilson – Amazon link
  19. Stuff  – Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee – Amazon link
  20. The Lives of Tao – Wesley Chu – Amazon link
  21. Lock In – John Scalzi – Amazon link
  22. The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons I Run Long Distances – Matthew Inman – Amazon link
  23. Pandemic – Scott Sigler – Amazon link
  24. The Final Hours of Portal 2 – Geoff Keighley – Amazon link
  25. An Economist Gets Lunch – Tyler Cowen – Amazon link
  26. Habit Stacking – S. J. Scott – Amazon link

Enjoy!

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