I felt like I got nothing read in 2012, but looking back I read quite a bit, at least by my standards (slow reader). And I got three quarters of the way through War and Peace, which took a substantial chunk out of my reading time.
I found my reading drifted more toward non-fiction this year. I don't know if this is a sign of getting old :-)
Anyway, those in bold are the ones I would highly recommend:
Fiction
Sue Townsend, Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibians
Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre
Sue Townsend Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
Penni Russon Only Ever Always
Ann Patchett State of Wonder
Julianna Baggott Pure
Hilary Mantel Bring Up the Bodies
Dave Eggers A Hologram for the King
Julie Zeh The Method
Sally Gardner The Double Shadow
Katy Stauber Revolution World
Hal Duncan Ink
Miyuki Miyabe Brave Story
Julie Czerneda Beholder's Eye
Lee Child Killing Floor
Carlton Mellick III Warrior Wolf Women of the Wasteland
Katharine Kerr Daggerspell
JV Jones The Baker's Boy
Non Fiction
Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now
B Allan Wallace The Attention Revolution
Rodd, James Wagner, Carter 12: The Elements of Great Managing
Leo Babauta The Effortless Life
Melvin McLeod (ed) The Best Buddhist Writing 2010
Daniel Goleman Working With Emotional Intelligence
Robin Sharma Leadership Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
Lama Suraya Das Awakening the Buddha Within
Jonathan Safran Foer Eating Animals
Lodro Rinzler The Buddha Walks Into a Bar
John Pomfret Chinese Lessons
Bob Ellis Suddenly, Last Winter
Elaine Aron The Highly Sensitive Person
Dalai Lama A Simple Path
Joshua Fields, Ryan Millburn, Nicodemus Simplicity: Essays
Chloe Hooper The Tall Man
Sarah Gamble The Routledge Companion to Feminism
David Miche Buddhism for Busy People
Lieve Joris The Rebels' Hour
Julian Baginni The Ego Trick
Juliet Barker The Brontes
Zadie Smith Changing My Mind
Richard Watson Future Minds
Philip Zaleski, Editor The Best Spiritual Writing 2012
