2023 Reading List

1. How to Make a Living With Your Writing by Joanna Penn
2. Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson
3. How to Market a Book by Lori Culwell
4. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
5. Revision and Self-Editing for Publication by James Scott Bell
6. Book Marketing for Authors by Terri Ann Leidich
7. To Marry an English Lord by Gail MacColl
8. Sell More Books by Christopher D. Schmitz
9. Your Author Business Plan by Joanna Penn
10. Content Marketing by Pamela Wilson
11. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
12. Getting Into Character by Brandilynn Collins
13. How to Write a Successful Series by Helen Scheuerer
14. Brand the Author by Karen A. Chase
15. Wings of Fury Emily R. King
16. You Must Market Your Book by Honoree Corder
17. Backwards Book Launch by Michelle Kulp
18. How to Write a Novel by Joanna Penn
19. Being Mary Bennet by J.C. Peterson
20. Social Media for Authors by Jennifer Hebranson
21. Social Media Marketing by Mick Black
22. The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass
23. 5-Minutes Book Marketing for Authors by Penny C. Sansevieri
24. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
25. Shut up and Write the Book by Jenna Moreci
26. The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
27. The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
28. Forbitten Fate by T.W. Pearce
29. Book Sales that Multiply by Mandi Lynn
30. A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Life by Elspeth Marr
31. Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen
32. Master Content Strategy by Pamela Wilson
33. Be a Writing Machine by M.L. Ronn
34. Make Your Art No Matter What by Beth Pickens
35. The Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman
36. Stoking the Creative Fires by Phil Cousineau
37. How to be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman
38. The Victorian House Explained by Trevor Yorke
39. Catch the Unicorn by Denis Caron
40. Rapid Novel by Jewel P. Allen
41. Book Marketing That Drives up Book Sales by Denise Turney
42. My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
43. A Duet With the Siren Duke by Elise Kova
44. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
45. The Right to Write by Julia Cameron
46. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
47. Plotman by James Scott Bell
48. How to Write a Screenplay That Doesn’t S*ck…and Will Actually Sell by Michael Rogan
49. How to Write a Movie Script With Kick-A** & Awesome Characters by Michael Rogan
50. How to Write a Script With Dialogue That Doesn’t S*ck by Michael Rogan

As you can see, I’ve read a good amount of books (for me) this year! My favorite fiction books were The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes followed closely by Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and Empire of Storms/Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas.

What have YOU read this year? Any favorites? Let me know in the comments and have a very happy 2024!

Keep your nose in a book,
Beth