Aaronovitch, Ben. Tales from the Folly. JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc, 2020. 42,868 words. 3 stars.

Aaronovitch, Ben. Winter’s Gifts. JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc, 2023. 47,771 words. 3 stars.

Alderman, Naomi. The Future. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2023. 123,617 words 4 stars.

Alderman, Naomi. The Power. New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2016. 105,994 words. 4 stars.

Anders. Charlie Jane. “The Bookstore at the End of America.” Tor.com, 2019. 7,636 words. 4 stars.

Aoki, Ryka. Light from Uncommon Stars. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2021. 102,985 words. 5 stars.

Ashing-Giwa, Kemi. “The Puppetmaster.” Tor.com, 2023. 3,750 words. 3 stars.

Ashing-Giwa, Kemi. “Sufficient Loss Protocol. Tor.com, 2023. 5,780 words. 3 stars.

Attia, Peter. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity. New York, New York: Harmony Books, 2023. 178,458 words. 4 stars.

Baker, Donna Cox. Zotero for Genealogy. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Golden Channel Publishing, 2019. 31,841 words. 4 stars.

Baldree, Travis. Bookshops & Bonedust. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2023. 82,562 words. 5 stars.

Baldree, Travis. Legends & Lattes. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2022. 61,349 words. 5 stars. Review.

Bardugo, Leigh. Hell Bent. New York, New York: Flatiron Books, 2023. 148,723 words. 4 stars.

Blanchard, B. L. The Mother. Seattle, Washington: 47North, 2023. 87,724 words. 4 stars.

Blanchard, B. L. The Peacekeeper. Seattle, Washington: 47North, 2022. 90,916 words. 5 stars.

Bohannon, Cat. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. 241,768 words. 5 stars.

Bujold, Lois McMaster. Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance. Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 2012. 150,166 words. 5 stars.

Bujold, Lois McMaster. A Civil Campaign. Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 1999. 174,713 words. 5 stars.

Carroll, Jonathan. “Ceffo.” Tor.com, 2023. 7,601 words. 2 stars.

Chachra, Deb. How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World. New York, New York: Riverhead Books, 2023. 106,305 words. 4 stars.

Chakraborty, Shannon. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. New York, New York: Harper Voyager, 2023. 153,661 words. 4 stars.

Chase’s, Editors of. 2024 Chase’s Calendar of Events. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2023. 741,679 words. 5 stars.

Comfort, Jen. Midnight Duet. Seattle, Washington: Montlake, 2023. 102,443 words. 3 stars.

Cowley, Colleen. Radical. Slender Sky Books, 2020. 94,345 words. 4 stars.

Cowley, Colleen. Revolutionary. Slender Sky Books, 2020. 113,712 words. 4 stars.

Cowley, Colleen. Subversive. Slender Sky Books, 2020. 96,967 words. 4 stars.

D’Amato, James. The Ultimate RPG Game Master’s Worldbuilding Guide. Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2021. 55,622 words. 4 stars.

Davis, Jim and Graham, Michael. The Great Dechurching. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Reflective, 2023. 69,299 words. 3 stars.

Dawson, Juno. Her Majesty’s Royal Coven. New York, New York: Penguin Books, 2022. 112,922 words. 3 stars.

Dederer, Claire. Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. 76,893 words. 4 stars.

Desmond, Matthew. Poverty, by America. New York, New York: Crown, 2023. 88,574 words. 3 stars.

Dickey, Colin. Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy. New York, New York: Viking, 2023. 112,183 words. 5 stars.

Dimaline, Cherie. VenCo. New York, New York: Harper Collins, 2023. 107,115 words. 4 stars.

Doctorow, Cory. “The Canadian Miracle.” Tor.com, 2023. 4,628 words. 4 stars.

Doctorow, Cory. The Lost Cause. New York, New York: Tor Publishing Group, 2023. 118,531 words. 5 stars.

Doctorow, Cory. The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation. Brooklyn, New York: Verso, 2023. 4 stars.

Doctorow, Cory. Red Team Blues. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2023. 68,941 words. 4 stars.

Elliott, Kate. The Keeper’s Six. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2023. 53,875 words. 2 stars

Evanovich, Janet. Dirty Thirty. New York, New York: Atria Books, 2023. 82,414 words. 4 stars.

Evenson, Brian. “After the Animal Flesh Beings.” Tor.com, 2023. 3,468 words. 2 stars.

Fitzsimmons, Matthew. Constance. Seattle, Washington: Thomas & Mercer, 2021. 102,716 words. 4 stars.

Flint, Eric and Huff, Gorg and Goodlett, Paula. 1638: The Sovereign States. Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 2023. 121,504 words. 4 stars.

Foster, Alan Dean. Star Trek. New York, New York: Pocket Books, 2009. 85,360 words. 3 stars.

Foster, Alan Dean. Star Trek: Into Darkness. New York, New York: Pocket Books, 2013. 78,152 words. 3 stars.

Graff, Garrett, M. UFO: The Inside Story of the Government’s Search for Alien Life Here — And Out There. New York, New York: Avid Press, 2023. 196,921 words. 5 stars.

Grann, David. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder. New York, New York: Doubleday, 2023. 108,609 words. 3 stars.

Green, Jaime. The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination and Our Quest for Kinship Through the Ages. Toronto, Ontario: Hanover Square Press, 2023. 79,404 words. 4 stars.

Greyson, Bruce. After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond. New York, New York: St. Martin’s Essentials, 2021. 100,981 words. 4 stars.

Grisham, John. The Exchange. New York, New York: Doubleday, 2023. 87,937 words. 4 stars

Grisham, John. The Firm. New York, New York: Dell Books, 1991. 144,578 words. 5 stars.

Grisham, John. A Time to Kill. New York, New York: Dell Books, 1989. 166,338 words. 4 stars.

Gupta, Amit. “India World.” Tor.com, 2023. 6,054 words. 3 stars.

Hahn, Scott. The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages. Steubenville, Ohio: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2016. 40,898 words. 3 stars.

Hamilton, Adam. The Lord’s Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 2021. 41,217 words. 4 stars.

Harl, Kenneth W. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization. Toronto, Ontario: Hanover Square Press, 2023. 211,489 words. 4 stars

Helmuth, Diana. The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2023. 114,865 words. 4 stars.

Holmberg, Charlie N. Heir of Uncertain Magic. Seattle, Washington: 47North, 2023. 75,000 words. 4 stars.

Holmberg, Charlie N. Keeper of Enchanted Rooms. Seattle, Washington: 47North, 2022. 96,432 words. 5 stars.

Howard, Kat. A Sleight of Shadows. New York, New York: Saga Press, 2023. 63,465 words. 4 stars.

Jacka, Benedict. An Inheritance of Magic. New York, New York: Ace Books, 2023. 107,690 words. 3 stars.

Howard, Kat. An Unkindness of Magicians. New York, New York: Saga Press, 2017. 78,847 words. 4 stars.

Keith, Kent M. Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World. New York, New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001. 15,759 words. 5 stars.

Kellerman, Jonathan. Unnatural History. New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 2023. 77,561 words. 4 stars.

Kelly, James Patrick. “What It Means to Be a Car.” Tor.com, 2023. 3,839 words. 4 stars.

Kennedy, Jonathan. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues. New York, New York: Crown, 2023. 112,193 words. 4 stars.

Kenson, Steve. Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast, 2015. 52,947 words. 3 stars.

Kenton, Dave. Milford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2001. 42,624 words. 3 stars.

Kingfisher, T. Nettle & Bone. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2022. 84,002 words. 4 stars. Review.

Klune, T.J. In the Lives of Puppets. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2023. 124,157 words. 3 stars.

Kowal, Mary Robinette. Glamour in Glass. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2012. 77,972 words. 4 stars.

Kowal, Mary Robinette. Of Noble Family. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2015. 138,275 words. 4 stars

Kowal, Mary Robinette. Shades of Milk and Honey. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2010 75,045 words. 4 stars.

Kowal, Mary Robinette. The Spare Man. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2022. 108,377 words. 4 stars. Review.

Kowal, Mary Robinette. Valour and Vanity. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2014. 102,810 words. 4 stars.

Kowal, Mary Robinette. Without a Summer. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2013. 89,356 words. 4 stars.

Kowalski, Dean A. Indiana Jones and Philosophy: Why Did It Have to Be Socrates. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2023. 107,153 words. 4 stars.

Kritzer, Naomi. Liberty’s Daughter. Bonney Lake, Washington: Fairwood Press, 2023. 74,652 words. 5 stars.

Kuang, R.F. Babel or The Necessity of Violence. New York, New York: Harper Voyager, 2022. 198,265 words. 5 stars.

Lackey, Mercedes and Dixon, Larry. Gryphon in Light. New York, New York: DAW Books, 2023. 125,860 words. 4 stars.

Lackey, Mercedes. Valdemar. New York, New York: DAW Books, 2023. 149,404 words. 4 stars.

Lafferty Mur. Chaos Terminal. New York, New York: Ace Books, 2023. 106,138 words. 4 stars.

Lafferty, Mur. Station Eternity. New York, New York: Ace Books, 2022. 133,248 words. 4 stars.

Leckie, Ann. Ancillary Justice. New York, New York: Orbit, 2013. 118,270 words. 4 stars.

Leckie, Ann. Ancillary Mercy. New York, New York: Orbit, 2015. 102,934 words. 5 stars.

Leckie, Ann. Ancillary Sword. New York, New York: Orbit, 2014. 112,071 words. 4 stars.

Leckie, Ann. Provenance. New York, New York: Orbit, 2017. 108,438 words. 5 stars. Review.

Leckie, Ann. Translation State. New York, New York: Orbit, 2023. 100,658 words. 5 stars. Review.

Loehnen, Elise. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to be Good. New York, New York: Dial Press, 2023. 137,587 words. 3 stars.

Maddow, Rachel. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism. New York, New York: Crown, 2023. 136,602 words. 4 stars.

Maehrer, Hannah Nicole. Assistant to the Villain. Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania: Entangled Publishing, 2023. 114,948 words. 4 stars.

Marrs, John. The Marriage Act. Toronto, Ontario: Hanover Square Press, 2023. 111,973 words. 4 stars.

Marsham, Liz. Exquisite Exandria: The Official Cookbook of Critical Role. New York, New York: Random House Worlds, 2023. 45,827 words. 4 stars

Marske, Freya. A Marvellous Light. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2021. 123,407 words. 4 stars.

Marske, Freya. A Power Unbound. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2023. 136,451 words. 4 stars.

Marske, Freya. A Restless Truth. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2022. 119,611 words. 3 stars.

Martine, Arkady. Rose/House. Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2023. 29.915 words. 3 stars.

McCarthy, Wil. Poor Man’s Sky. Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 2023. 109,396 words. 3 stars.

McCarthy, Wil. Rich Man’s Sky. Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 2021. 103,563 words. 3 stars.

McGuire, Seanan. Chaos Choreography. New York, New York: DAW Books, 2016. 115,110 words. 4 stars.

McGuire, Seanan. Discount Armageddon. New York, New York: DAW Books, 2012. 106,430 words. 4 stars.

McGuire, Seanan. Half-Off Ragnarok. New York, New York: DAW Books, 2014. 109,515 words. 5 stars.

McGuire, Seanan. Lost in the Moment and Found. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2023. 40,485 words. 4 stars.

McGuire, Seanan. Magic for Nothing. New York, New York: DAW Books, 2017. 117,367 words. 4 stars. Review.

McGuire, Seanan. Midnight Blue-Light Special. New York, New York: DAW Books, 2013. 108,801 words. 5 stars.

McGuire, Seanan. Pocket Apocalypse. New York, New York: DAW Books, 2015. 113,733 words. 4 stars.

McIntosh, Kenneth. Reading the Bible the Celtic Way: The Peacock’s Tail Feathers. Vestal, New York: Anamchara Books, 2019. 19,556 words. 3 stars.

Miller, Max & Volkwein, Ann. Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes. New York, New York: Simon Element, 2023. 68,771 words. 4 stars.

Moore, Scotto. Wild Massive. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2023. 149.011 words. 3 stars.

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. New York, New York: Del Rey Books, 2022. 102,844 words. 3 stars. Review.

Moss, Alexander. A More Perfect Union: Reimagining the United States as a European Union-style Federation. Self, 2022. 16,159 words. 4 stars.

Muir, Tamsyn. Gideon the Ninth. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2019. 141,992 words. 4 stars. Review.

Muir, Tamsyn. Harrow the Ninth. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2020. 178,196 words. 3 stars. Review.

Muir, Tamsyn. Nona the Ninth. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2022. 157,434 words. 3 stars.

Neuvel, Sylvain. A History of What Comes Next. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2021. 77,441 words. 2 stars.

Newitz, Annalee. Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age. New York, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2021. 82,291 words. 4 stars.

Newitz, Annalee. The Terraformers. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2023. 118,160 words. 3 stars.

Newman, Kyle & Peterson, Jon & Witwer, Michael & Witwer, Sam. Heroes’ Feast: Flavors of the Multiverse. New York, New York: Ten Speed Press, 2023. 57,281 words. 4 words.

Nuttall, Jenni. Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women’s Words. New York, New York: Viking, 2023. 90,966 words. 3 stars.

Parker, K.J. Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead. New York, New York: Orbit Books, 2023. 115,321 words. 3 stars.

Pinsker, Sarah. “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather.” Uncanny Magazine, vol. 39, March/April 2021. 6,790 words. 4 stars.

Polk, C. L. Even Though I Knew the End. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2022. 34,929 words. 5 stars.

Powell, Gareth L. Stars and Bones. London: Titan Books, 2022. 86,995 words. 3 stars.

Reynolds, Alistair. “Detonation Boulevard.” Tor.com, 2023. 8,233 words. 3 stars.

Robertson, Craig. The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information. Minneapolis, Minnesota: The University of Minnesota Press, 2021. 94,915 words. 2 stars.

Sachdeva, Anjali. Arbitrium. Tor.com, 2023. 5,750 words. 3 stars.

Saini, Anglea. The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality. Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 2023. 101,346 words. 4 stars.

Sanderson, Brandon. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England. American Fork, Utah: Dragonsteel Books, 2023. 80,991 words. 5 stars.

Satifka, Erica. How to Get to Apocalypse and Other Disasters. Bonney Lake, Washington: Fairwood Press, 2021. 94,468 words. 2 stars.

Scalzi, John. The Dispatcher. Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2017. 23,162 words. 4 stars.

Scalzi, John. The Kaiju Preservation Society. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2022. 79,821 words. 5 stars. Review.

Scalzi, John. Murder by Other Means. Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2021. 37,345 words. 3 stars.

Scalzi, John. Starter Villain. New York, New York: Tor Books, 2023. 76,197 words. 5 stars.

Scalzi, John. Travel by Bullet. Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2023. 41,559 words. 4 stars.

Schanoes, Veronica. “Burning Girls.” Tor.com, 2013. 17,757 words. 4 stars.

Schneider, F. Wesley. Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast, 2021. 85,248 words. 2 stars.

Schneier, Bruce. A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend Them Back. New York, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2023. 83,235 words. 2 stars.

Sheffey, Brian. Practical Genealogy. Emeryville, California: Rockridge Press, 2020. 42,383 words. 3 stars.

Sherred, Jules. Crip Up the Kitchen: Tools, Tips and Recipes for the Disabled Cook. British Columbia, Canada: TouchWood Editions, 2023. 63,773 words. 3 stars.

Soria, D.L. Thief Liar Lady. New York, New York: Del Rey, 2023. 136,987 words. 5 stars.

Stratman, Paul. Prayers from the Ancient Celtic Church. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: Paul Stratman, 2018. 23,614 words. 2 stars.

Swanwick, Michael. “The Star Bear.” Tor.com, 2023. 3 stars.

Swarthout, Olivia. Weird Medieval Guys. Vintage, 2023. 25,431 words. 3 stars.

Taylor, Jodi. Another Time, Another Place. London: Headline Publishing Group, 2021. 124,327 words. 5 stars.

Taylor, Jodi. A Bachelor Establishment. London, England: Headline Publishing Group, 2015. 59,273 words. 4 stars.

Taylor, Jodi. A Catalogue of Catastrophe. London: Headline Publishing Group, 2022. 134,513 words. 4 stars.

Taylor, Jodi. The Good, the Bad, and the History. London: Headline Publishing Group, 2023. 132,376 words. 4 stars. Review.

Taylor, Jodi. The Long and the Short of It. London: Headline Publishing Group, 2019. 113,040 words. 4 stars.

Taylor, Jodi. Plan for the Worst. London: Headline Publishing Group, 2020. 139,471 words. 5 stars.

Toews, Miriam. Women Talking. New York, New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018. 53,641 words. 3 stars.

Torzs, Emma. Ink Blood Sister Scribe. New York, New York: Harper Collins, 2023. 4 stars.

Unger, Kimberly. The Extractionist. San Francisco, California: Tachyon Publishing, 2022. 96,406 words. 4 stars.

Weinersmith, Kelly and Zach. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? New York, New York: Penguin Press, 2023. 132,362 words. 4 words.

Weir, Alison. Queens of the Crusades: England’s Medieval Queens, Book Two, 1154-1291. New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 2021. 176,612 words. 4 stars.

Wells, Martha. System Collapse. New York, New York: Tor Publishing Group, 2023. 63,433 words. 4 stars.

Wells, Martha. Witch King. New York, New York: Tordotcom Books, 2023. 136,315 words. 4 stars.

Williamson, Jenny & McMenemy, Genn. Women of Myth: From Deer Woman and Mami Wata to Amaterasu and Athena, Your Guide to the Amazing and Diverse Women from World Mythology. Stoughton, Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2023. 52,771 words. 4 stars.

Willis, Connie. A Lot Like Christmas. New York, New York: Del Rey Books, 2017. 189,891 words. 4 stars.

Willis, Connie. The Road to Roswell. New York, New York: Del Rey Books, 2023. 127,103 words. 5 stars. Review.

Wiswell, John. “D.I.Y.” Tor.com, 2022. 4,929 words. 4 stars.

Wrede, Patricia C. & Stevermer, Caroline. The Grand Tour: Or, The Purloined Coronation Regalia. New York, New York: Open Road Integrated Media, 2004. 109,872 words. 4 stars.

Wrede, Patricia C. & Stevermer, Caroline. The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm. New York, New York: Open Road Integrated Media, 2006. 102,463 words. 4 stars.

Wrede, Patricia C. & Stevermer, Caroline. Sorcery & Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot. New York, New York: Open Road Integrated Media, 2003. 85,149 words. 5 stars.

Wyatt, James & Crawford, Jeremy & Levitch, Ari. The Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica. Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast, 2018. 128,000 words. 4 stars.

For the year 2023, I read 162 books, for a total of 15,454,711 words, with an average of 95,399 words per book. Breaking that down into months, that is