Linda Jo Martin

Writer, Artist, YouTuber

  • About
  • Journal
  • Fiction
  • Art
  • Home
  • The Art of Writing
  • Book Reviews
  • Lists & Challenges

Book Lady’s Reading List, 2017

October 10, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

A frequently updated list of books I’m reading during 2017.

Tea and books - I'm reading again this year.

My 2017 reading list.



☆ – I own a copy of the book
☆☆ – I own a copy and am currently reading the book
✓ – Finished

December 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Gilead Marilynne Robinson 247
☆☆ Children of the Day – Bible Study Book: 1 & 2 Thessalonians Beth Moore 240
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
☆☆ Blue Highways: A Journey into America …A bedtime book for me, so a slow read. William Least Heat-Moon 448
☆☆ Crime and Punishment…Another bedtime book for me, so another slow read. Fyodor Dostoevsky 408
✓ Close Calls: The True Tales of Cougar Bob B.J. Campbell 170

Finished in December:
Close Calls: The True Tales of Cougar Bob - born and raised in Sandpoint, this is the story of trapper Bob Campbell, as told by his wife.

November 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Children of the Day – Bible Study Book: 1 & 2 Thessalonians Beth Moore 240
✓ Bible – I Thessalonians Inspired by God 2464
✓ Bible – II Thessalonians Inspired by God 2464
✓ Bible – Genesis Inspired by God 2464
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
☆☆ Blue Highways: A Journey into America …A bedtime book for me, so a slow read. William Least Heat-Moon 448
☆☆ Crime and Punishment…Another bedtime book for me, so another slow read. Fyodor Dostoevsky 408
✓ Coeur d’Alene Waters Ned Hayes 324
☆☆ Close Calls: The True Tales of Cougar Bob B.J. Campbell 170

Finished in November:
Coeur d'Alene WatersDavid and Goliath

My review of Coeur d’Alene Waters:

October 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Bible – Genesis Inspired by God 2464
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
✓ Joni: An Unforgettable Story Joni Eareckson Tada 205
✓ The Book Thief Markus Zusak 592
✓ A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini 415
✓ Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings Margarita Engle 208

Finished in October:
The Book ThiefEnchanted Air: a memoir about CubaA Thousand Splendid SunsJoni: an unforgettable memoir

September 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Bible – Book of 1 Thessalonians Inspired by God 2464
☆☆ Children of the Day Beth Moore 240
✓ This Boy’s Life: A Memoir Tobias Wolff 288
✓ How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones Dutch Sheets 116
☆☆ The Book Thief Markus Zusak 592
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
✓ Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine Max Lucado 240
✓ Forgive and Love Again Nieder & Thompson 208
✓ Eye of the Needle Ken Follett 416

Finished in September:
This Boy's LifeForgive and Love AgainGrace by Max LucadoEye of the Needle by Ken Follett

I have been seriously interfered with … or at least, my reading was interfered with since May. My income took an unexpected dip starting in February. I had to go to work, and now I’m happy to say my financial situation has eased considerably. I’ll still be working, but won’t put so much time into it. I’ll be able to take time to read books again. Life is good.

August 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Book of Genesis – Life Application Study Bible, NKJV Inspired by God 2464
☆☆ How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones Dutch Sheets 116
☆☆ The Book Thief Markus Zusak 592
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
✓ Bankruptcy but Not Broken Jocelyn McCleary 108

Finished in August:
Bankruptcy from a Christian perspective

I’m so slow at reading this but I’m still reading chapters at night.

July 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Book of Genesis – Life Application Study Bible, NKJV Inspired by God 2464
✓ Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan 304
☆☆ How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones Dutch Sheets 116
☆☆ The Book Thief Markus Zusak 592
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
☆☆ The Art of Whimsical Lettering Joanne Sharpe 136
☆☆ Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance Julia Cameron 304
☆☆ The Daniel Plan Rick Warren 352
☆☆ On Being Stuck: Tapping Into the Creative Power of Writer’s Block Laraine Herring 192

Finished in July:
Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore

Still reading:


June 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Book of Genesis – Life Application Study Bible, NKJV Inspired by God 2464
✓ The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware 384
☆☆ How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones Dutch Sheets 116
☆☆ The Book Thief Markus Zusak 592
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
☆☆ The Art of Whimsical Lettering Joanne Sharpe 136
☆☆ Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance Julia Cameron 304
☆☆ The Daniel Plan Rick Warren 352
☆☆ On Being Stuck: Tapping Into the Creative Power of Writer’s Block Laraine Herring 192

Finished:
The Woman in Cabin 10



May 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
✓ Gospel of John – Life Application Study Bible, NKJV Inspired by God 2464
✓ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows 290
✓ Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Lundy Bancroft 432
✓ Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth Dutch Sheets 320
✓ My Grandmother Told Me To Tell You She’s Sorry Fredrik Backman 372
✓ The Stranger in the Woods Michael Finkel 224
☆☆ How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones Dutch Sheets 116
☆☆ The Book Thief Markus Zusak 592
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
☆☆ The Art of Whimsical Lettering Joanne Sharpe 136
☆☆ Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance Julia Cameron 304
☆☆ The Daniel Plan Rick Warren 352
☆☆ On Being Stuck: Tapping Into the Creative Power of Writer’s Block Laraine Herring 192
☆☆ The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware 384

Finished:

The Gospel of John

April 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Gospel of John – Life Application Study Bible, NKJV Inspired by God 2464
✓ The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry – Kindle Gabrielle Zevin 288
✓ Burying Water K.A. Tucker 368
✓ A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman 337
✓ Hillbilly Elegy J. D. Vance 272
✓ One Crazy Summer – paperback Rita Williams-Garcia 240
✓ It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond Julia Cameron 304
☆☆ The Book Thief – paperback Markus Zusak 592
☆☆ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows 290
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
☆☆ The Art of Whimsical Lettering Joanne Sharpe 136
☆☆ Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance Julia Cameron 304
☆☆ The Daniel Plan Rick Warren 352
☆☆ Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth Dutch Sheets 320

Finished:
The Storied Life of AJ FikryBurying WaterA Man Called Ove
Hillbilly ElegyOne Crazy Summer

March 2017 Reading List

I’m off to a slow start because of travel to Texas in January and … my mother passed away in February. I’m recovering from the shock and grieving… and reading. More often, I’m creating art to get through this.

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Gospel of John – Life Application Study Bible, NKJV Inspired by God 2464
✓ Emma – Kindle Jane Austen 512
☆☆ One Crazy Summer – paperback Rita Williams-Garcia 240
☆☆ It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond Julia Cameron 304
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
☆☆ The Art of Whimsical Lettering Joanne Sharpe 136
☆☆ Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth Dutch Sheets 320

Finished:

February 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
☆☆ Gospel of John – Life Application Study Bible, NKJV Inspired by God 2464
☆☆ Emma – Kindle Jane Austen 512
✓ Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity Julia Cameron 271
☆☆ It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond Julia Cameron 304
✓ A Child Called It David Pelzer 184
☆☆ Too Blessed to be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women Debora M. Coty 192
☆☆ Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth Dutch Sheets 320

Finished:
Walking in This World by Julia Cmeron

January 2017 Reading List

TITLE AUTHOR PAGES
✓ Summer – Kindle Edith Wharton 116
☆☆ Emma – Kindle Jane Austen 512
☆☆ Still reading: Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity – a long term project. Julia Cameron 271
✓ The Virginian – audio Owen Wister 165/270
✓ The Holy Bible – I read this daily – finished 100%. Starting over in the gospel of John. Finished reading Acts on January 9 while flying in a plane from Denver to Houston. Bible reading is a faith-building experience.
☆☆ Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth Dutch Sheets 320

Finished:
Summer

Here’s the list of Books I Read During 2016.

Read in the light.

Photos by Voltamax, found at Pixabay.

Similar Posts:

  • Book Lady’s Reading List, 2016
  • Book Lady’s January 2019 Reading Report
  • Book Lady’s Reading List, 2015
  • A To-Do List on a Spreadsheet
  • My 2019 Reading Plan and Tentative Schedule



Trackbacks

  1. Book Lady's January 2019 Reading Report - Linda Jo Martin says:
    January 1, 2019 at 8:45 am

    […] Christian: How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones, by Dutch Sheets – from the 2017 challenge list . . . Our women’s Bible study group chose to study another book by the same author, Dutch […]

    Reply
  2. My 2019 Reading Plan and Tentative Schedule - Linda Jo Martin says:
    December 30, 2018 at 7:32 am

    […] on Goodreads ☆ Art: TBA ☆ Christian: How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones – from the 2017 challenge list ☆ Bible: Gospel of […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

I’m “Book Lady” on Booktube, which is part of YouTube

My YouTube channels…

Booktube: Book Lady

Art/Journaling/Writing: Linda Jo Martin

Traveling Adventures: Travel Around

For Christians: Redeemed in Love

Please subscribe to my channels – that would help a lot!

Thanks to all subscribers!

Here’s a video of a recent trip I took to the furthest reach of Northern Idaho – the two Canadian border crossings. (I will be doing a lot more travel video making in 2019. At least, that is the plan.)

To receive blog update notifications via email, enter your email address:

About Me

Hi, I'm Linda, the Book Lady, and I'm excited about reading. A book is a gift you give yourself. It is so much fun to open that cover and discover what was hidden within. Books share the wisdom of the ages with us. Who wouldn't want that? So I read frequently and encourage reading. If you're a reader, let me know by becoming my friend on GoodReads.


My novel, River Girl, is for ages 8 to 15.

Here's a link to my prayer website:
Prayer Power.

I use Amazon affiliate links on this site and appreciate it very much when you purchase from my links. I also use a few other affiliate links - such as PicMonkey... a great graphics program I subscribe to.

Currently reading:

Kindred
Kindred
and
Jesus the King
Jesus the King

Just finished reading:

Journal Bliss
Journal Bliss
and
The Great Alone
The Great Alone
and
Before We Were Yours
Before We Were Yours
  • My Progress on the PopSugar Reading Challenge for 2019
    My Progress on the PopSugar Reading Challenge for 2019
  • Book Review: Education and the Significance of Life by J. Krishnamurti
    Book Review: Education and the Significance of Life by J. Krishnamurti
  • Abusive Men: Why Does He Do That? - Book Lady's Review
    Abusive Men: Why Does He Do That? - Book Lady's Review
  • Be God-Like; Create Beauty - Seven Steps for Developing an Effective Creative Process
    Be God-Like; Create Beauty - Seven Steps for Developing an Effective Creative Process
  • When Things Don't Go Right
    When Things Don't Go Right
  • Pulling Down Strongholds by Derek Prince - A Book Review
    Pulling Down Strongholds by Derek Prince - A Book Review
  • My 2019 Reading Plan and Tentative Schedule
    My 2019 Reading Plan and Tentative Schedule
  • Book Lady's January 2019 Reading Report
    Book Lady's January 2019 Reading Report
  • Fighting CPS for Grandparents
    Fighting CPS for Grandparents

You can find me on Pinterest

Visit Linda Jo Martin, Book Lady's profile on Pinterest.

My art is at Zazzle.com

Dating Palms
Linda Jo Martin Art and Photography
Buy Scrivener for Windows (Regular Licence)
I love Scrivener, and use it for all my writing. It is a fantastic writing software that organizes a novel, ebook, or screenplay efficiently while I write and revise.

Linda Jo Martin, Writer

I Subscribe to Audible for Audiobooks

My Twitter Feed

© 2019 - LJ Martin Web - Legal Notices
Linda Jo Martin is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program,
an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for
sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.Com.

This site uses cookies: Find out more.