Favourite Books 2026
(Note: this list will grow and be updated through out the year.)
My First Saint Nicholas Book - Amanda Lauer and Julia Seal
Restore: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation - Miriam James Heidland and Valerie Delgado
Lobster Boy - Rodman Philbrick - aka The Young Man and the Sea
Title Undecided - T.M. Gaouette
Jumping Jack - Diane Capri - Hunt for Reacher Book 25
Spenser A Mysterious Profile - Robert B. Parker
The Last Latitude - Cole Winters
St. Michael and His World - Mike Aquilina
Sleep No More - Guy Hale - The Shakespeare Murders Book 4
Orphan X - Gregg Hurwitz - Orphan X Book 1
The Godwulf Manuscript - Robert B. Parker - Spenser Book 1
15 Days of Prayer with Saint Faustina Kowalska - John J. Cleary
Article 7 - D.L. Gray - Brock W. Winters Book 1
Grieving with Christ - Sr Mary Leonora Wilson FSP - Just A Minute Meditations
The Cross in the West - Mark Boesch - Vision Books for Young Readers
Popes Who Resigned: Benedict XVI and 13 Other Popes Who Retired - Thomas J. Craughwell
Frequent Confession - S. Ferigle - Scepter Booklet 000
The Stations of the Eucharist - Fr. Jonathan Meyer
This Saint For Hire - Declan Finn - Saint Tommy NYPD Omnibus Vol. I
Angel of God Devotion to the Guardian Angels for Children - Patrick O'Hearn and Valerie Delgado
Duty of Care - J.D. Kirk - Constible Tyler Neish Book 2
Dreams of the Storyteller, Volume I - Richard Paolinelli
Stay with Me, Lord: 30 Days with Padre Pio - Susan de Bartoli - Great Spiritual Teachers Series
Wildfire - Rodman Philbrick - The Wild Series Book 1
Blood on the Tracks - Guy Hale - The Comeback Trail Book 2
Have Saint Will Travel - Declan Finn - Saint Tommy NYPD Omnibus, Vol. II
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I started keeping track of the books I finished reading in October of 1995, and movies watched in January of 1996. and Catholic Books by year since 2016. I have lists for:
I also do a Top Ten List of books each quarter and for the year. They can be found here. I was also asked to pick a Top Ten Catholic Books I have read, you can find that list here (and occasionally I add a note when I come across something exceptional.)
In April of 2023 I wrote a piece called How I Read So Much? Because I get asked the question so often, read the piece linked above if you are looking for some ideas on ways to read more.

