Thursday, January 1, 2026

day no. 17,236: a year in books, 2025 edition

2025

1.   The Hands of Fate: Book One - Nefarios - Atticus J.R. Van Voorst
2.   The Light Brigade - Atticus J.R. Van Voorst
3.   Mere Fundamentalism - Douglas Wilson
4.   On Being Faithful Heirs of the Reformation - Ben Merkle 
5.   Why Children Matter - Douglas Wilson
5.   The Black Regiment - Douglas Wilson
7.   How to Be Free From Bitterness - Jim Wilson
8.   Biblical Courtship - Douglas Wilson
9.   You Who? - Rachel Jankovic
10. Worldview Wheel - Douglas Wilson
11. A Serrated Edge - Douglas Wilson
12. Nehemiah - Douglas Wilson
13. Bad Whiskey - Douglas Wilson
14. Learning Contentment - Nancy Wilson
15. The Resurrection of the Church - Douglas Wilson
16. Blood Bought World - Toby Sumpter
17. The Gospel & Your Government - Douglas Wilson
18. The Clouds Ye So Much Dread - Hannah Grieser
19. Motivation for Evangelism - Douglas Wilson
20. Celebrating the Holidays - Douglas Wilson
21. On Secular Education - R.L. Dabney
22. Women's Rights Women - R.L. Dabney
23. The Five Points of Calvinism - R.L. Dabney
24. Preachers and Politics - R.L. Dabney
25. The Public Preaching of Women - R.L. Dabney
26. Introduction to a Great American Christian Theologian - R.L. Dabney
27. The Necessity of Chivalry - C.S. Lewis
28. Introduction to Athanasius’ On the Incarnation - C.S. Lewis
29. The Four Loves - C.S. Lewis
30. Cantus Christi - Various Authors
31. The Abolition of Man - C.S. Lewis
32. You Have the Right To Remain Innocent – James Duane
33. The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis

January

34. A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis
35. Everything On It - Shel Silverstein
36. The Weight of Glory - C.S. Lewis
37. The Biggest Story - Kevin DeYoung
38. The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis
39. Spirits in Bondage - Clive Hamilton (aka C.S. Lewis)
40. The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
41. A Moral Alphabet - Hilaire Belloc
42. Catholic and AntiCatholic History - - Hilaire Belloc
43. The Winter King - Christine Cohen
44. The Free Press - Hilaire Belloc
45. The Schools - Hilaire Belloc
46. Verses - Hilaire Belloc
47. The Servile State: Birth of the Welfare State - Hilaire Belloc
48. Architecture - G.K Chesterton
49. Cousin Companions - Douglas Wilson
50. The Sins of the Saints - A.W. Pink
51. Wine, Water, and Song - G.K. Chesterton
52. A Biblical Refutation of Dispensationalism - A.W. Pink
53. Eternal Punishment - A.W. Pink
54. Satan’s Wiles to Accuse and Trouble the Saints - William Gurnall
55. Cardboard - Doug TenNapel
56. Fight Laugh Feast 4.4: Deck the Heretics - Various Authors
57. Beware of False Prophets - A.W. Pink
58. Looking After a Woman to Lust after Her - A.W. Pink
59. The Great Revival - Charles Hodge
60. Persuasions - Douglas Wilson
61. Regeneration - Charles Hodge
62. Emancipation - Charles Hodge
63. Ghostopolis - Doug TenNapel
64. What is Darwinism? - Charles Hodge

February

65. Slavery - Charles Hodge
66. The Ordo Salutis - A.A. Hodge
67. Revolting Rhymes - Roald Dahl
68. Bad Island - Doug TenNapel
69. The Day Changed and the Sabbath Preserved - A.A. Hodge
70. Creature Tech - Doug TenNapel
71. Thirty-Nine Steps - John Buchan
72. Prayer and God’s Sovereignty - A.W. Pink
73. Concerning Christian Liberty - Martin Luther
74. The Dragon and the Garden - N.D. Wilson
75. In The Time of Noah - N.D. Wilson
76. The Sword of Abram - N.D. Wilson
77. Tommysaurus Rex - Doug TenNapel
78. The Ninety-Five Theses - Martin Luther
79. On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church - Martin Luther
80. Gear - Doug TenNapel
81. The Small Catechism - Martin Luther
82. The Smalcald Articles - Martin Luther
83. The Confession of St. Patrick - St. Patrick
84. Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus  - St. Patrick
85. A Simple Way to Pray - Martin Luther
86. Prologue to the Epistle to the Romans - Martin Luther
87. Cautionary Tales for Children - Hilaire Belloc
88. On the Jews and Their Lies - Martin Luther
89. Ratfist  - Doug TenNapel
90. The Lost Tools of Learning - Dorothy L. Sayers
91. The Fates of Empires - Sir John Glubb
92. The Search for Survival - Sir John Glubb
93. The Declaration of Independence - Thomas Jefferson, Committee of Five
94. War Is A Racket - Smedley D. Butler
95. Dulce Et Decorum Est and Other Poems  - Wilfred Owen, Various Authors 
96. The Law - Frederic Bastiat

March

97. Bigfoot Bill: Shadow of the Mothman - Doug TenNapel
98. What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen - Frederic Bastiat
99. Bigfoot Bill 2: Finger of Poseidon - Doug TenNapel
100. You Have the Right To Remain Innocent – James Duane
101. The Art of War - Sun Tzu
102. On the Shortness of Life - Seneca
103. Beowulf - translated by Seamus Heaney
104. The Battle of Brunanburh - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
105. The Battle of Maldon - Anonymous
106. Life of King Alfred - Asser
107. Bigfoot Bill 3: Born Twice - Doug TenNapel
108. The Song of Roland - Anonymous
109. Poem For Patriarchs - Douglas Phillips
110. Samson Agonistes - John Milton
111. Going Solo - Roald Dahl
112. Lucky Break - Roald Dahl
113. The Landlady - Roald Dahl
114. Revolting Rhymes - Roald Dahl
115. 30 Theses on Culture Shaping - New Saint Andrews College
116. The Witches - Roald Dahl
117. Earthworm Jim: Launch the Cow! - Doug TenNapel
118. Danny the Champion of the World - Roald Dahl

April

119. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - Roald Dahl
120. Billy and the Minpins - Roald Dahl
121. Earthworm Jim 2: Fight the Fish! - Doug TenNapel
122. Royal Jelly - Roald Dahl
123. The Boy Who Talked with Animals - Roald Dahl
124. The Hitch-hiker - Roald Dahl
125. The Lotus and the Cross - Ravi Zacharias
126. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me - Roald Dahl
127. Edward the Conqueror - Roald Dahl
128. The Holy Bible (KJV) - The Holy Spirit
129. The BFG - Roald Dahl
130. Lamb to the Slaughter - Roald Dahl
131. Pig - Roald Dahl
132. The Soldier - Roald Dahl
133. The Way Up to Heaven - Roald Dahl
134. Genesis and Catastrophe - Roald Dahl
135. The Sound Machine - Roald Dahl
136. The Mildenhall Treasure - Roald Dahl
137. Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat - Roald Dahl
138. The Great Switcheroo - Roald Dahl
139. 300 - Frank Miller
140. The Great Automatic Grammatizator- Roald Dahl
141. Georgy Porgy - Roald Dahl
142. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
143. Jack and the Beanstalk - J. Roberts
144. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
145. The Raven  - Edgar Allan Poe
146. The Black Cat - Edgar Allan Poe
147. The Cask of Amontillado - Edgar Allan Poe
148. The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe
149. The Purloined Letter - Edgar Allan Poe
150. The Pit and the Pendulum - Edgar Allan Poe
151. The Fall of the House of Usher - Edgar Allan Poe
152. The Monkey’s Paw - W.W. Jacobs
153. Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction - Flannery O'Connor 
154. A Good Man is Hard to Find - Flannery O’Connor
155. The Life You Save May Be Your Own - Flannery O’Connor
156. A Temple of the Holy Ghost - Flannery O’Connor
157. Ascensional - Todd Henry Van Voorst

May

158. Everything That Rises Must Converge - Flannery O’Connor
159. The Barber - Flannery O’Connor
160. The Geranium - Flannery O’Connor
161. Parker’s Back - Flannery O’Connor
162. Good Country People - Flannery O’Connor
163. The River - Flannery O’Connor
164. Revelation - Flannery O’Connor
165. Wildcat - Flannery O’Connor
166. Why Do the Heathen Rage? - Flannery O’Connor
167. Enoch and the Gorilla - Flannery O’Connor
168. The Crop - Flannery O’Connor
169. The Turkey - Flannery O’Connor
170. The Lame Shall Enter First - Flannery O’Connor
171. Falling Up - Shel Silverstein
172. Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
173. Eden: A Skillet Graphic Novel - John Cooper and Chris Hunt
174. What’s Wrong With the World - G.K. Chesterton
175. William Blake - G.K. Chesterton
176. Eden II: The Aftermath, A Skillet Graphic Novel - John Cooper and Chris Hunt
177. Irish Impressions - G.K. Chesterton
178. The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses - G.K. Chesterton
179. Twelve Types - G.K. Chesterton
180. The Sins of Prince Saradine - G.K. Chesterton
181. The British Review - G.K. Chesterton
182. The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd - G.K. Chesterton
183. The Actor and the Alibi - G.K. Chesterton

June

184. The Century Illustrated - G.K. Chesterton
185. The New Jerusalem - G.K. Chesterton
186. A Light in the Attic - Shel Silverstein
187. The 4th of July Story - Alice Dalgleish
188. The Declaration of Independence - Thomas Jefferson, Committee of Five
189. The Horse of the Invisible - William Hope Hodgson
190. The Devil and Tom Walker - Washington Irving
191. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving
192. Rip Van Winkle - Washington Irving
193. The Haunted Mind - Nathaniel Hawthorne
194. Robert Louis Stevenson - G.K. Chesterton
195. Thomas Carlyle - G.K. Chesterton
196. A Ballade of Suicide - G.K. Chesterton
197. Leo Tolstoy - G.K. Chesterton
198. An Introduction to Aesop’s Fables - G.K. Chesterton
199. The Catholic Church and Conversion - G.K. Chesterton
200. The Barbarism of Berlin - G.K. Chesterton
201. The Victorian Age in Literature - G.K. Chesterton
202. Defiant Joy: A GKC biography - Kevin Belmonte
203. Alarms and Discursions - G.K. Chesterton
204. Reflections on the Psalms  - C.S. Lewis
205. Full-Time - David L. Bahnsen
206. Man Overboard - Francis Marion Crawford
207. The Wendigo - Algernon Blackwood
208. The Eighth Green Man - G.G. Pendarves

July

209. The Little Colonel - Annie Fellows Johnston
210. Agricola - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
211. Somebody’s Luggage - Charles Dickens
212. The Seven Poor Travelers - Charles Dickens
213. A Utopia of Usurers - G.K. Chesterton
214. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
215. The Battle of :Life - Charles Dickens
216. The Wise Woman - George MacDonald
217. Wise Words - Peter J. Leithart
218. Diary of an Old Soul - George MacDonald
219. The Idiot - John Kendrick Bangs
220. Ghosts I Have Met - John Kendrick Bangs
221. Mrs. Raffles - John Kendrick Bangs
222. The New Testament (RSV) - The Holy Spirit
223. Leadership and Emotional Sabotage - Joe Rigney
224. A Field Guide on False Teaching - Ligonier Ministries
225. Christendom’s Last Stand - George Grant
226. Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis
227. Christendom’s Last Stand - George Grant

August

228. Heaven: A World of Charity - Jonathan Edwards
229. 21 Prayers for Pastors on the Lord’s Day - Douglas Wilson
230. Cousin Companions - Douglas Wilson
231. Dealing With Musical Culture - Douglas Wilson
232. Keep Your Kids - Douglas Wilson
233. The Importance of Dad in Education - Voddie Baucham
234. Recovering the Family Unit - Voddie Baucham
235. The Family: The Educator of Children - Voddie Baucham
236. Family Driven Faith - Voddie Baucham
237. Teaching Critical Thinking to Children - Voddie Baucham

September

238. Children of Caesar - Voddie Baucham
239. Dragons Abounding - Voddie Baucham
240. Are You a Christian Nationalist? - Voddie Baucham and Douglas Wilson
241. Eggs Are Expensive, Sperm is Cheap - Greg Krehbiel
242. Beowulf - translated by Seamus Heaney
243. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis
244. Lincoln and Lenin - George Grant
245. Saint Brendan - George Grant
246. Cotton Mather - George Grant
247. Van Til - George Grant
248. Boniface - George Grant
249. Starting All Over: Learning from Chalmers and Kuyper  - George Grant
250. The Last Crusader - George Grant
251. Jesus on Right Wing Evangelicalism and Politics in America - Stephen Nichols
252. Leadership and the Sin of Empathy - Joe Rigney
253. Socialism is Legalized Theft - Gary Demar
254. Feasting and Fasting: Combat with the Devil - Michael Shover
255. Rapunzel - Paul Zelinsky
256. Luther and the Reformation - R.C. Sproul
257. The Duties of Parents - J.C. Ryle
258. Fight the Good Fight - Robert G. Rayburn
259. George’s Marvellous Medicine  - Roald Dahl
260. The Future of Protestantism - Peter J. Leithart
261. Then Tweets My Soul - David Regier
262. The Gospel and the Gentiles - Steve Wilkins
263. Then Tweets My Soul - David Regier
264. Karl Marx and the Satanic Roots of Communism - Richard Wurmbrand
265. Here We Stand: A 31-Day Journey with Heroes of the Reformation - Desiring God

October

266. Tulips on Fire - Ben Zornes
267. How to Be a Responsible Man - Jim Wilson
268. How to Be Free From Bitterness - Jim Wilson
269. The Silver Chair - C.S. Lewis
270. Boys of Blur - N.D. Wilson
271. Machen’s Warrior Children - John Frame
272. What’s Wrong with the World - G.K. Chesterton
273. Avoiding Burnout - Nancy Wilson
274. Made in the Image - Joffre Swait
275. Shelf Life - George Grant
276. Taking Men Alive - Jim Wilson
277. Blue Ice and Other Stories from the Rink - Frank Ewert
278. The Thanksgiving Story - Alice Dalgliesh

November

279. No Time to Be Dumb - Rachel Jankovic
280. Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein
281. The Church-Friendly Marriage - Uri Brito
282. A Christian View of War - Douglas Wilson
283. Calvinism and the Future of America - Douglas Wilson
284. A Worldview Guide to Frankenstein - Jake McAtee
285. The Sign of the Broken Sword - G.K. Chesterton
286. The Priest with Dirty Clothes - R.C. Sproul
287. The Other Side of the Coyne - Douglas Wilson
288. Church Music and the Other Kinds - Douglas Wilson
289. Pomosexuality - Douglas Wilson
290. European Brain Snakes - Douglas Wilson
291. The Seven Deadlies - Douglas Wilson
292. The Neglected Qualification - Douglas Wilson
293. The Advent of Glory - R.C. Sproul
294. Fathers and Sons, Fathers and Daughters - Douglas Wilson
295. Teens: Is Rebellion the Norm? - Douglas Wilson
296. Her Hand in Marriage - Douglas Wilson
297. Saturation Love - Jim Wilson
298. The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis
299. 8 Errors Parent Make and How to Avoid Them - Michael Brock
300. Praise Her in the Gates - Nancy Wilson
301. Jesus Christ, Forgiver of Our Sins: The Advent of Christmas - Penelope Van Voorst
302. Dangerous Alphabet - Douglas Wilson
303. Blah Blah Black Sheep - N.D. Wilson
304. The Power of Parental Example - Douglas Wilson
305. The Duties of Parents - J.C. Ryle
306. How Should We View Our Children in the Church? - Joel Beeke
307. God Rest Ye Merry - Douglas Wilson
308. My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers
309. Success in Parenting - Gregg Strawbridge
310. Two Kingdoms - John Frame

December