This year – the year that I turn 50 – my goal is to read 50 books, mostly from my own shelves. Here’s how it’s going so far:

JANUARY

1. This Must Be the Place: A Novel – Maggie O’Farrell
2. Young Jane Young – Gabrielle Zevin
3. Delores Claiborne – Stephen King
4. How Dante Can Save Your Life: The Life-Changing Wisdom of History’s Greatest Poem – Rod Dreher
5. The Temptation of Adam – Dave Connis

FEBRUARY

6. Death Comes for the Deconstructionist– Daniel Taylor
7. In Fairleigh Field – Rhys Bowen
8. The Whole30 Day By Day – Melissa Hartwig
9. Not Perfect – Elizabeth LaBan
10. Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro

MARCH

11. Fates and Furies – Lauren Groff
12. Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line – Michael Gibney

APRIL

13. My Berlin Kitchen: Adventures in Love & Life – Luisa Weiss
14. Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits– Gretchen Rubin