As per my annual tradition, here is my list of non-comics that I read in 2023. It’s a light list, as it was a very busy year. Nevertheless, I really feel that the non-comic books I read each year have a strong impact on how I engage with comics (and subsequently how I approach many facets of the Batman Chronology Project process). And at the very least, it’s always a lasting snapshot of where I’ve been and a nice window into my mind, if ya’ll are interested. Without further adieu, here’s the list (in order of most liked to least liked).
- The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
- Luster by Raven Leilani
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- The Ethical Slut by Janet Hardy & Dossie Easton
- Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
- The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen
- The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
- Billy Budd by Herman Melville
- The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
- Dreamtigers by Jorge Luis Borges
- Tough Guys Don’t Dance by Norman Mailer
- Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan
- Batman and Psychology by Travis Langley
- The Grifters by Jim Thompson
- Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
- Get Out of Your Mind and into Your Life by Dr. Steven Hayes & Spencer Smith
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