drumroll, please...

...and the total book count read by my reading buddy and myself in 2014?  140!  this joins the growing count from just 64 in 2011 to 76 in 2012.  last year jumped to a record 138, beaten by two reads this calendar year for a grand total of 418 books!  i'd like to type our top ten titles and authors for you, but feel free to ask me for other recommendations from the list!

also, i just finished my first title for 2015 "the road to burgundy" by ray walker.  you can see more of his family's amazing french wine making journey at www.maisonilan.com.

Fiction

"All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

"Caleb's Crossing" by Geraldine Brooks

"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak

Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series (5 so far) by Jacqueline Winspear

"Goodnight June" by Sarah Jio

Non-Fiction

"Kinfolk Table" by Nathan Williams

"The Map of Enough" by Molly Caro May

"Four Seasons in Rome" by Anthony Doerr

"A Bowl of Olives: on Food and Memory" by Sara Midda

"The Artisan Soul" by Erwin Raphael McManus