Saturday, 3 January 2026

List of Favourite Books 2026

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 
Benedict & the Rule - Katie Warner and Leah Ballard 
The Monks Stand Guard - Sylvia Dorham and Christopher Tupa 
Fractured - Karin Slaughter - Will Trent Book 2 
By Winding Roads - John Irvine 
The Kidnapped Prince - Roger B. Thomas - The Chronicles of Caol, Book 1 
Dare to Hope - Father James McTavish, FMVD - CTS Books 
Saint Patrick: The Boy Who Forgave - Paddy Bréagnamh - Mini Saints & Missionaries Library 
The Game Show Killer - William Harrington - TOR Columbo Series Book 4 
Living in Peace - Fr. Jeffrey Kirby - OSV Companion in Faith 
No Escape - Jude Hardin - The Jack Reacher Experiment Book 3
The Forgotten Way: The Saint James Master Plan - Matthew Kelly 
The Flowering Branch: An Anthology of Irish Poetry Past and Present - Edited by John Irvine 
15 Days of Prayer with Chiara Lubich - Florence Gillet 
Finding Inner Peace - Kathryn J. Hermes, FSP - Just A Minute Meditations 
We Are Beloved 30 Days with Thea Bowman - Karianna Frey - Great Spiritual Teachers 
The Ultimate Blindside - Leslea Wahl - Blindside Series Book 3 
My Road Goes Ever On Rise Again - A.K. Frailey 
A Christmas Garland an Anthology of Verse - Edited by John Irvine as J. Pennington Irvine 
Stations of the Cross for Young Catholics - Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP       
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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. 



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