Julie Harford, Author

I thought of something the other day.  I know that one of the most common questions people have for authors is, "What kind of books do you read?".  While the answer to that is truly just about anything I can get my hands on, I wanted to actually take some time on it.  Thanks to my local library and frequent trips to second hand and all other kinds of stores, I read several books at a time.  So I decided to start keeping a list.  Month by month got very repetetive, so I created a "master" list, complete with links to them on Amazon.  If you really want to know what kinds of books I read, check it out!

Books, in no particular order

• On Writing, Stephen King **, ***
• Dead as a Doornail, Charlaine Harris
• Micah, Laurel K. Hamilton *
• Smart Women, Judy Blume **, ***
  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling **, ***
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling **, ***
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban, J.K. Rowling **, ***
  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling **, ***
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling **, ***
  Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling **, ***
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling **, ***
  The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
• The Tommyknockers, Stephen King *, ***
• C is for Corpse, Sue Grafton
• Utterly Me, Clarice Bean, Lauren Child ***
• Helen Keller: A Life, Dorothy Herrmann
• D is for Deadbeat, Sue Grafton
• Club Dead, Charlaine Harris
  Midnight Sun, Rene Lyons
• Roots, Alex Haley
• Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris
• Living Dead In Dallas, Charlaine Harris
• By The Shores Of Silver Lake, Laura Ingalls Wilder *, ***
• The Long Winter, Laura Ingalls Wilder *, ***
• Summer Sisters, Judy Blume **, ***
• Candles Burning, Tabitha King ***
• Dark Side of the Moon, Sherrilyn Kenyon **, ***
• Acheron, Sherrilyn Kenyon *, ***
• Garden of Angels, Lurlene McDaniel **, ***
•  On The Banks of Plum Creek, Laura Ingalls Wilder *, ***
• B is for Burglar, Sue Grafton
• The Godfather, Mario Puzo
• The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath
• Dark Side of the Moon, Sherrilyn Kenyon *, *** 

• Cell, Stephen King *, ***

• The Bad Beginning, Lemony Snickett *

• The Reptile Room, Lemony Snickett *

• Devil May Cry, Sherrilyn Kenyon *, ***

• One on One, Tabitha King ***

• Dream Warrior, Sherrilyn Kenyon ***

• Dream Hunter, Sherrilyn Kenyon **, ***
• Restless Hearts, Marta Perry
• Seize the Night, Sherrilyn Kenyon **, ***
• Unleash the Night, Sherrilyn Kenyon  **, ***
• Duma Key, Stephen King ***
• A Wrinkle In Time, Madeleine L'Engle **
• The Beetle and the Bard, J.K. Rowling ***
• Twilight, Stephenie Meyer *
• New Moon, Stephenie Meyer *
• Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer *
  Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer *
• Along Came a Spider, James Patterson
• One Silent Night, Sherrilyn Kenyon, ***
• Odd Mom Out, Jane Porter
• Fantasy Lover, Sherrilyn Kenyon **, ***
• Night Shift, Stephen King *, ***
• Night Pleasures, Sherrilyn Kenyon, **, ***
• Nineteen Steps Up The Mountain, Joseph Blank ** 
• Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher, Ph.D. **, ***
• Dolores Claiborne, Stephen King *, ***
• Summer Sisters, Judy Blume, **, ***
• Queen, Alex Haley
• Prozac Nation, Elizabeth Wurtzel, *, ***
• A is for Alibi, Sue Grafton
• Rosemary's Baby, Ira Levin  **
• The Angel's Trilogy, Lurlene McDaniel ***
• Farmer Boy, Laura Ingalls Wilder *, ***
• Dark Angel, V.C. Andrews *
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander ***
• Quidditch Through the Ages, Kennilworthy Whisp ***
• A Walk to Remember, Nicholas Sparks
• A Circle of Children, Mary MacCracken
• Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder *, ***
• Flowers in the Attic, V.C. Andrews **
• Intensity, Dean Koontz
• Survivor, Tabitha King ***
• The Stand, Stephen King **, ***
• The Eyes of the Dragon, Stephen King **, ***
• Somebody Else's Kids, Torey Hayden

And the list goes on and on and on ;)

Code:

* read at least once before

** read several times

*** one of my favorite authors

And yes, some of the authors and/or books have more "literary value" than others.  We all have our vices and the occasional trashy novel is one of mine.  Along with chocolate moose tracks ice cream.

And yes sometimes I go through stages where i reread an entire series of books over the course of a few weeks.  So sue me ;).