📚 I read 127 books in 2023, slightly down from an all-time high of 138 in 2022. This small drop in number of books does not reflect a drop in time reading, as I spent far more time reading in 2023. I read several very, very long books (👋 Brandon Sanderson). I also took a break from audiobooks to re-listen to the entire run of The History of Rome Podcast, which took the better part of a month.

Here’s the complete 2023 list:

Spartacus by Howard Fast

Nothing Lasts Forever (Basis for the film Die Hard) by Roderick Thorp

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll

You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe

The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway by Ernest Hemingway

The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

The LEGO Story by Jens Andersen

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald

The Iliad by Homer

Confess, Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald

Fletch’s Fortune by Gregory Mcdonald

Fletch and the Widow Bradley by Gregory Mcdonald

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Fletch's Moxie by Gregory Mcdonald

Build by Tony Fadell

Fletch and the Man Who by Gregory Mcdonald

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

The Odyssey by Homer

Inside Steve's Brain by Leander Kahney

Revolution in The Valley by Andy Hertzfeld

Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender & Rick Tetzeli

The Bayern Agenda by Dan Moren

Fire in the Valley by Michael Swaine & Paul Freiberger

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon by Steve Wozniak

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

Marathon Man by William Goldman

The Torrents of Spring by Ernest Hemingway

Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman

How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

Don't Be Evil by Rana Foroohar

Distracted by Maggie Jackson

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt

Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway

Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil

Make Something Wonderful by Steve Jobs

The Black Swan: Second Edition by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius & Gregory Hays

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

Cross Country by Rickey Gates

How to Talk to a Science Denier by Lee McIntyre

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

At Home by Bill Bryson

Adrift by Scott Galloway

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson

Educated by Tara Westover

Mistborn: Secret History by Brandon Sanderson

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin

Shut Up, Legs! by Jens Voigt & James Startt

Post Corona by Scott Galloway

Dynasty by Tom Holland

The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss

The Puzzler by AJ Jacobs & Greg Pliska

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Freakonomics Rev Ed by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Davos Man by Peter S. Goodman

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

This Is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson

Dr. No by Ian Fleming

How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein

Goldfinger by Ian Fleming

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

The Open-Air Life by Linda Åkeson McGurk

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

Trespassing Across America by Ken Ilgunas

The Longest Race by Kara Goucher

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken Ilgunas

This Land Is Our Land by Ken Ilgunas

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson

For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

All Souls Lost by Dan Moren

The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz

The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz & George Goulding

The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff & Sarah Death

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Trinity's Child by William Prochnau

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant

Tress of the Emerald Sea: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky

Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire by David William Plummer

The Sunlit Man: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson

Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant

Cultish by Amanda Montell

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

The First Rule of Mastery by Michael Gervais, PhD

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin

King Dork by Frank Portman

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins

King Dork Approximately by Frank Portman

Have Yourself a Minimalist Christmas: Slow Down, Save Money & Enjoy a More Intentional Holiday by Meg Nordmann

Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins

Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora

The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant

1984 by George Orwell

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman