​Keep coming back each month to find something new to read.  It won't always be a novel.  Look for plays, poems, short stories and more! 

Something new this year, I am going to give you a running list of what I am reading.  I will start with June 2025 and run through May 2026.  If you want to talk about any of the books I read over the course of the year, find me and I will be willing to chat about books.  New additions will occur at the end of the month (so June's readings appear at the beginning of July).

Also, if you are interested in reading any of these books, they can usually be found in any of the following libraries: Graham's Classroom, North Salem High School's Library, Salem Public Library (they can borrow things from other libraries if they don't have it on their shelves).  If you prefer owning any of the books, they can be found in local bookshops or online--you just might have to shop around.

March
 
Well, the month ran an interesting spectrum.  

There are solid novels like Kindred and The Cider House Rules.  There are history books and a couple of plays.  Oh, and some silly stuff from the world of Fox Trot and MAD.

As always, take a look at this month's reading.  Is there something you've read and you want to talk to someone about it.  I am here to chat.  If something looks interesting, let me know and we'll see if we can get a copy into your hands.

February

Another eclectic selection of reads this month.  This includes the picture books I read to my Creative Writing II class as they were working through their Picture Book Unit.

I also enjoyed reading a series of fact books put out by the people that brought us the British television panel show QI.

As always, many of these books can be found in either my classroom library or in North Salem's library.

January

Well, I got off to a good start this year.  There are 24 books on this month's list.  Some, you won't care about.  Some you may have read in one of your classes.  Several should be read--you will probably enjoy.

Please remember, I am always willing to talk books with you.  So, if you do read one of these books, feel free to stop by and have a chat.

December

If you can't tell, I ransacked my Winter Season bookshelf at home.  Several holiday-related books this month.

I also finished up reading some of the books from 1,001 Comics Your Must Read Before You Die.  The subscription to the service I was using to read those books ended at the end of December, which means you will see fewer graphic novels over the next few months.

I hope as the year comes to a close, you found enjoyment in whatever you picked up to read this year.  Whether it was a book, poems, a play, a magazine, comic book, or something on one of your feeds on-line, I truly hope joy was found.  

See you in 2026 with more wonderful books.

November

I have continued reading books listed in 1,001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die.  

Also, we had another donation of books for our Little Free Library, which means I spent some time reading several of the children's books that came in.

For the rest, you will continue to see the eclectic genres that I gravitate toward.  I do read a little bit of everything, and this month's readings help to prove that.

Hopefully, you can find something in here that will interest you.

October

So, I have a book called 1,001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die, and I decided to bash through some of those titles this month.  That means you will see many graphic novels this month.  Advanced warning, not all of these graphic novels are appropriate for all ages.  Some of them are...well...graphic.

As for the rest of my reading this month, it was just an eclectic mix of books I have at home and in my classroom library.  

​If you want to talk about any of these books, just stop by.

September

Back in school and I didn't get to read as much as I wanted to, but that's okay.  Instead, I had the chance to meet a bunch of new, amazing students.

Also, over the month I started catching up on my magazine subscriptions.  That means I was reading copies of Doctor Who Magazine, Scotland, Discover Britain, and Britain magazines that have been piling up.  Thought I was doing a great job of shrinking that pile until three more came in the mail this week.

Take a look at what I read this month and see if there is anything you know, or want to know.  I would love to talk "book" with you.

August

I read a lot of books this month, but if you notice many of them are picture books.  

Someone dropped off a box of books for our Little Free Library, so I had fun reading many of the books before we placed them in our library (and distributed a bunch to Little Free Libraries located in the North Salem HS community).  Maybe you will see a book you read when you were little.  Or, maybe, you may see a book that a younger sibling would like to have read to them--to the library!

July

One of the nice things about summer, I have time to sit down and so some serious reading.  The interruptions are limited to family and cats. 

This month's books ranged from things I wanted to read before adding them to my classroom library, to things I have been meaning to read for a while.  

As always, if something here looks interesting, feel free to talk to me about it.

June

Here's my reading list from June 2025.  If you can't tell, it is quite eclectic.  Many of these books are from my classroom library.  I'm still trying to work my way through everything on my shelves.

Book titles show up in alphabetical order not in the order in which I read them.