Bookshelf

Hey, I'm Josh Branchaud. Here is what I read over the course of 2019.

Behind the beautiful forevers

Behind the beautiful forevers

Katherine Boo

Behind the beautiful forevers

Behind the beautiful forevers

Katherine Boo

BiographyCreative nonfiction

Published: February 7, 2012

Pages: 256

Homegoing

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

NovelHistorical Fiction

Published: June 7, 2016

Pages: 347

The City & the City

The City & the City

China Miéville

The City & the City

The City & the City

China Miéville

Science FictionMysteryWeird Fiction

Published: April 29, 2009

Pages: 312

Rework

Rework

David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried

Rework

Rework

David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried

Self-help

Published: March 9, 2010

Pages: 279

Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977–2002)

Theft by Finding

David Sedaris

Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977–2002)

Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977–2002)

David Sedaris

HumourAutobiographyDiary

Published: May 30, 2017

Pages: 551

Future Home of the Living God

Future Home of the Living God

Louise Erdrich

Future Home of the Living God

Future Home of the Living God

Louise Erdrich

NovelDystopian FictionPolitical fiction

Published: November 14, 2017

Pages: 293

Deep Work

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Deep Work

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Self-help

Published: January 5, 2016

Pages: 250

The Round House

The Round House

Louise Erdrich

The Round House

The Round House

Louise Erdrich

FictionSuspense

Published: October 2, 2012

Pages: 336

The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully

The Secrets of Consulting

Gerald M. Weinberg

The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully

The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully

Gerald M. Weinberg

Business

Published: January 1, 1985

Pages: 228

Oryx and Crake

Oryx and Crake

Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake

Oryx and Crake

Margaret Atwood

Science FictionDystopian Fiction

Published: March 30, 2004

Pages: 389

Fledgling

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler

Fledgling

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler

NovelScience FictionHorror fiction

Published: September 8, 2005

Pages: 352

The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

The Book of Rumi

Rumi, Mafi Maryam

The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

Rumi, Mafi Maryam

PoetryShort stories

Published: November 1, 2018

Pages: 206

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Moneyball

Michael Lewis

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Michael Lewis

Non-fiction

Published: March 17, 2004

Pages: 288

Logan Square (Images of America)

Logan Square

Andrew Schneider, Ward Miller, Jacob Kaplan, and Daniel Pogorzelski

Logan Square (Images of America)

Logan Square (Images of America)

Andrew Schneider, Ward Miller, Jacob Kaplan, and Daniel Pogorzelski

Non-fiction

Published: June 11, 2018

Pages: 128

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

David Sedaris

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

David Sedaris

EssayFableHumour

Published: September 28, 2010

Pages: 112

Liar's Poker

Liar's Poker

Michael Lewis

Liar's Poker

Liar's Poker

Michael Lewis

Biography

Published: October 17, 1989

Pages: 256

Escape from Freedom

Escape from Freedom

Erich Fromm

Escape from Freedom

Escape from Freedom

Erich Fromm

Social Psychology

Published: 1941

Pages: 257

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline

NovelScience FictionDystopian Fiction

Published: August 16, 2011

Pages: 386

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

N. K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

N. K. Jemisin

NovelFantasyDystopian Fiction

Published: August 4, 2015

Pages: 512

Striking to Survive: Workers’ Resistance to Factory Relocations in China

Striking to Survive

Fan Shigang

Striking to Survive: Workers’ Resistance to Factory Relocations in China

Striking to Survive: Workers’ Resistance to Factory Relocations in China

Fan Shigang

Non-fiction

Published: May 1, 2018

Pages: 200

Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks

Watching Baseball Smarter

Zack Hample

Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks

Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks

Zack Hample

Non-fictionSports

Published: March 27, 2007

Pages: 272

Calypso

Calypso

David Sedaris

Calypso

Calypso

David Sedaris

Humour

Published: May 29, 2018

Pages: 261

The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

NovelFantasy

Published: September 21, 1937

Pages: 310

The Obelisk Gate

The Obelisk Gate

N. K. Jemisin

The Obelisk Gate

The Obelisk Gate

N. K. Jemisin

NovelFantasyDystopian Fiction

Published: August 16, 2016

Pages: 433

The Stone Sky

The Stone Sky

N. K. Jemisin

The Stone Sky

The Stone Sky

N. K. Jemisin

NovelFantasyDystopian Fiction

Published: August 15, 2017

Pages: 464

Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

NovelScience FictionDystopian Fiction

Published: 1993

Pages: 345

The Gift

The Gift

Hafiz and Daniel Ladinsky

The Gift

The Gift

Hafiz and Daniel Ladinsky

Poetry

Published: August 1, 1999

Pages: 333

Dreyer's English

Dreyer's English

Benjamin Dreyer

Dreyer's English

Dreyer's English

Benjamin Dreyer

Style guide

Published: January 29, 2019

Pages: 433

Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

Flash Boys

Michael Lewis

Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

Michael Lewis

Non-fiction

Published: March 31, 2014

Pages: 288

Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class

Southern Insurgency

Immanuel Ness

Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class

Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class

Immanuel Ness

Non-fictionPolitics

Published: November 15, 2015

Pages: 224

The Antelope Wife

The Antelope Wife

Louise Erdrich

The Antelope Wife

The Antelope Wife

Louise Erdrich

FictionFantasyMagical Realism

Published: October 1998

Pages: 256

Badass: Making Users Awesome

Badass: Making Users Awesome

Kathy Sierra

Badass: Making Users Awesome

Badass: Making Users Awesome

Kathy Sierra

BusinessDesign

Published: February 23, 2015

Pages: 294