Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. I always love putting together a seasonal TBR list, even though I rarely complete it and a lot of books end up being repeats in the line-up. I just like to get a decent idea of what I might want to read in the near future. With that in mind, half of this list includes books that are neither novels nor nonfiction prose. With no plans to complete/read through any comic book series this year, there are some books I want to make sure I finally crack open and read.

Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Surprisingly, my interest in this book has nothing to due with it inspiring the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video games, which I’ve never played. I just really enjoy the idea of an alien visitation being nothing more important than a stopover on our planet, but they’re so advanced that even the trash they left behind consists of technological marvels.

The Truth by Terry Pratchett

This is an obligatory Discworld addition, really. This is the next book I need to read, and if the mood strikes me I may read it during the spring season. Time will tell!

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

This book has shown up on lists before, I know it, and it may show up on yet more, as there’s a chance I will be lending it to a friend who is altogether more eager to continue with this book series than I apparently have been. Still, I would like to finally crack this open, so we’ll see.

Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

This is the second book in the Southern Reach trilogy, which I intend to read through all of this year. I started off well with reading Annihilation in January (which I regret not yet reviewing), and I’m hoping I can keep up some momentum and read this one semi-soon.

The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

This is a philosophy book I’ve been meaning to read for a while now. It’s not especially long though, and I’ve felt a particular drive to get through more of my shorter books thus far this year, so hopefully I end up making time for this.

Vermis I by Plastiboo

I’ve been meaning to read this unique art book since I first bought it, but somehow motivating myself to actually do so has eluded me. So, I would like to make a firmer commitment here to taking that time sometime soon. The illustrations are a feast for the eyes; a cover-to-cover read is the least it deserves.

A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll

I only learned about this horror graphic novel recently, but I’ve enjoyed her work already so I’m excited to read something longer form from her. Once I get this done, this will also count as a book that actually wasn’t left to languish for years on the shelf, which is pretty rare in my collection.

The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and Tom Waltz et al.

I enjoyed the Ninja Turtles a lot more growing up than I have in my adult life, with some exceptions, but the second I heard the premise of this story, with only one of the turtles surviving long past their teenage years and trying to take down their old nemeses, I knew I wanted to read it. It wasn’t long ago that I picked up a digital copy of this but long enough that it’s high time I got to it.

Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, and Richard Isanove

This is yet another standalone graphic novel that I’ve just let sit on my (virtual) shelf for too long. It’s an interpretation of the Marvel universe set in the early 1600s. If that wasn’t interesting enough, it’s written by Neil Gaiman. Seriously, why haven’t I read this yet???

DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone

You guessed it, this is another standalone comic that I’ve had for a long time. This is one where it’s felt clear to me that I want to read this book, but I don’t actually know what the story is about, only that it’s set during the Golden Age of comics, so I expect a lot of retro settings and interpretations of the characters.

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Until next time, thank you for reading! Feel free to share your own list down below.