It’s hard to believe that 2012 is almost over. As we look forward to the new year, I am proud to present our upcoming Reader’s Den online book discussion titles for 2013. With an eclectic mix of book discussion leaders hailing from Jefferson Market, Columbus, Mulberry Street, Battery Park, Spuyten Duyvil, and the Mid-Manhattan Library, this is sure to be our best year yet!

Unlike previous years, the Reader’s Den is sticking to a thematic element for 2013: books by New Yorkers or about New York. If you are a member of the social network Goodreads, be sure to join the Reader’s Den group — there are handy notifications reminding you which book is coming up next. Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter if you don’t already.

Without further ado, here is the Reader’s Den schedule for 2013:

• January: The New York Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton
• February: Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
• March: Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner
• April: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
• May: The Contract With God Trilogy by Will Eisner
• June: Time and Again by Jack Finney
• July: Watchmen by Alan Moore
• August: Slaves of New York by Tama Janowitz
• September: Unterzakhn by Leela Corman
• October: Buddhaland Brooklyn by Richard C. Morias
• November: The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye 
• December: The Alienist by Caleb Carr

For previous books covered by our online book discussion group, please visit our schedule page. It includes an archive of every title discussed since 2009.