100 books

As part of my 101 in 1001 list, I wanted to read 100 new-to-me books. Here is the list of those books! Over the 1001 days I was doing this list, I’m fairly confident I would have read many, many more books than this, but many of them would have been repeat reads (I absolutely go back and read my favourite books over and over again.)

Where I really loved a book, I’ve bolded it. I can say with confidence that there won’t be any books in this list that I didn’t like, because over the last few years I’ve become pretty brutal with books – if I’m not enjoying it I simply stop reading and DNF it (Did Not Finish). Life’s too short! I ended up bolding 21 books, and I’m pretty pleased with that ratio – just over 20 percent seems pretty solid to me.

  1. The Plaza : the secret life of America’s most famous hotel / Julie Satow
  2. The guest cottage : a novel / Nancy Thayer
  3. What happens in paradise / Elin Hilderbrand
  4. All the single ladies / Dorothea Benton Frank
  5. Limelight : a novel / Amy Poeppel
  6. The Swans of Fifth Avenue : a novel / Melanie Benjamin
  7. The happiest mommy you know : why putting yourself first is the last thing you should do / Genevieve Shaw Brown
  8. Modern romance / Aziz Ansari with Eric Klinenberg
  9. Mommy burnout : how to reclaim your life and raise healthier children in the process / Dr. Sheryl Ziegler
  10. To the new owners : a Martha’s Vineyard memoir / Madeleine Blais
  11. Winter street : a novel / Elin Hilderbrand
  12. Falling : a love story / Jane Green
  13. The seasonaires / Janna King
  14. Friendship / Emily Gould
  15. Winter solstice : a novel / Elin Hilderbrand
  16. Drawing home / Jamie Brenner
  17. A Cornish Summer / Catherine Alliot
  18. The party / Elizabeth Day
  19. Queen bee : a novel / Dorothea Benton Frank
  20. Middle England / Jonathan Coe
  21. The island house : a novel / Nancy Thayer
  22. Today will be different / Maria Semple
  23. The perfect couple : a novel / Elin Hilderbrand
  24. Carnegie Hill / Jonathan Vatner
  25. Summer secrets / Jane Green
  26. Summer longing / Jamie Brenner
  27. Upstairs at the party / Linda Grant
  28. That’s what frenemies are for : a novel / Sophie Littlefield and Lauren Gershell
  29. The bookish life of Nina Hill / Abbi Waxman
  30. Other people’s houses / Abbi Waxman
  31. Who do you love : a novel / Jennifer Weiner
  32. The Hypnotist’s Love Story / Liane Moriarty
  33. Number 11 / Jonathan Coe
  34. Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies / Tara Schuster
  35. Brother & Sister / Diane Keaton
  36. Maybe in Another Life / Taylor Jenkins Reid
  37. In Five Years / Rebecca Serle
  38. Three Little Truths / Eithne Shortall
  39. Two steps forward / Graeme Simsion & Anne Buist
  40. Brand-new human being / Emily Jeanne Miller
  41. Twenties girl / Sophie Kinsella
  42. The admissions : a novel / Meg Mitchell Moore
  43. The people we hate at the wedding / Grant Ginder
  44. The islanders : a novel / Meg Mitchell Moore
  45. Pants on fire / Maggie Alderson
  46. Who is Tom Ditto? / Danny Wallace
  47. Eligible / Curtis Sittenfeld
  48. Laura & Emma : a novel / Kate Greathead
  49. The lies that bind : a novel / Emily Giffin
  50. Everybody rise : a novel / Stephanie Clifford
  51. Professor Chandra follows his bliss / Rajeev Balasubramanyam
  52. Beach town / Mary Kay Andrew
  53. The matchmaker : a novel / Elin Hilderbrand
  54. The boy is back / Meg Cabot
  55. Nailed it! / Mel Campbell & Anthony Morris
  56. The golden child / Wendy James
  57. The inviting life : an inspirational guide to homemaking, hosting and opening the door to happiness / Laura Calder
  58. Grace after Henry / Eithne Shortall
  59. Big Magic / Elizabeth Gilbert
  60. Gangland / Jared Savage
  61. Two truths and a lie / Meg Mitchell Moore
  62. Sisterland / Curtis Sittenfeld
  63. The High Season / Judy Blundell
  64. The Arrivals / Meg Mitchell Moore
  65. Olive, Again / Elizabeth Strout
  66. American Wife / Curtis Sittenfeld
  67. A Very Punchable Face / Colin Jost
  68. Secrets in Summer / Nancy Thayer
  69. Summer House / Nancy Thayer
  70. Motherhood So White / Nefertiti Austin
  71. Between the World and Me / Ta-Nehisi Coates
  72. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine / Gail Honeyman
  73. Surfside Sisters / Nancy Thayer
  74. Girls of Summer / Nancy Thayer
  75. Such a Fun Age / Kiley Reid
  76. The Wedding Sisters / Jamie Brenner
  77. Open Book / Jessica Simpson
  78. A Nantucket Wedding / Nancy Thayer
  79. The Rain Before It Falls / Jonathan Coe
  80. The Rotter’s Club / Jonathan Coe
  81. Big Little Lies / Liane Moriarty
  82. Three Wishes / Liane Moriarty
  83. The Husband’s Secret / Liane Moriarty
  84. What Alice Forgot / Liane Moriarty
  85. The Rosie Result / Graeme Simsion
  86. The Last Anniversary / Liane Moriarty
  87. Nine Perfect Strangers / Liane Moriarty
  88. You’ve Been Volunteered / Laurie Gelman
  89. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / Caitlin Doughty
  90. The Mothers / Brit Bennett
  91. Summer Longing / Jamie Brenner
  92. Rodham / Curtis Sittenfeld
  93. The Body / Bill Bryson
  94. Silver Girl / Elin Hilberbrand
  95. 28 Summers / Elin Hilderbrand
  96. American Royals / Katharine McGee
  97. Love Your Life / Sophie Kinsella
  98. All Adults Here / Emma Straub
  99. The Jetsetters / Amanda Eyre Ward
  100. Big Summer / Jennifer Weiner