Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Michael R. Lane's books

273 ratings | 4 reviews | avg rating:4.13

more photos (6)

Michael’s Year In Books

Michael’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Michael’s 2025 Year in Books

Michael R. Lane’s Followers (64)

Michael’s Bookshelves

to-read (33)
currently-reading (1)
read (280)
did-not-finish (0)
adventure (1)
africa (7)
african-american (26)
african-literature (1)
asian (2)
asian-literature (3)
See all bookshelves »

Michael’s Friends (273)

BookEd

1,117 books | 92 friends

Dana Marie

1,229 books | 1,417 friends

Matt

8,027 books | 4,859 friends

Amy Murrin

1,822 books | 235 friends

Jason Boje

212 books | 2,592 friends

Jay DeMoir

2,181 books | 251 friends

Saimi Vasquez

4,237 books | 736 friends

Tim Null

1,910 books | 1,249 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

Michael Lane has read 23 of 25 books.

92%

Michael R. Lane

Goodreads Author

Born

in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

Website

https://www.michaelrlane.com

Genre

Fiction, Poetry, Philosophy

Influences

Ernest J. Gaines, Toni Morrison, Richard Wright and Langston Hughes.

Member Since

April 2024

edit data

Michael R. Lane is the founder of Bare Bones Press. He is a published writer and poet who turned to Indie Publishing. His novels include the C. J. Cavanaugh mysteries, The Family Stone, and Exchange Student. His short story collections are Emancipation, UFOs and GOD, and Long Journey Home. He has also penned five books of poetry: A Leap Year of Haiku, Love & Sensuality, Mortal Thoughts, Sandbox, and A Drop of Midnight.

2 posts
Michael R. Lane's Blog

Iceland

In Iceland, books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents, then you spend the rest of the night in bed reading them and eating chocolate. The tradition is part of a season called Jolabokaflod, or ‘the Christmas Book Flood’, because Iceland, which publishes more books per capita than any other country, sells most of its books between September and November due to people preparing for the upcoming h Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on December 24, 2025 13:56

View all 2 posts »

Combine Editions
Michael R. Lane’s books

Average rating: 4.6 · 47 ratings · 22 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Blue Sun 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emancipation 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Butcher 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Stone 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gem Connection 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	UFOs and GOD: A Collection of Short Stories 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sandbox it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MORTAL THOUGHTS it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love & Sensuality it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Leap Year of Haiku it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Michael R. Lane…

Michael is Currently Reading

Michael Lane is currently reading

The Famished Road: Introduction by Vanessa Guignery (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

by Ben Okri

bookshelves: currently-reading, africa, fiction, fantasy, african-literature, literary-fiction, magical-realism, nigeria, literature, novels

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Sep 01, 2026 05:42PM

rss
Michael’s Recent Updates

Michael Lane is on page 451 of 616 of The Famished Road The Famished Road: Introduction by Vanessa Guignery (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series) by Ben Okri progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6 hours, 25 min ago · 1 like · like · see status
Michael Lane is on page 402 of 616 of The Famished Road The Famished Road: Introduction by Vanessa Guignery (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series) by Ben Okri progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 05, 2026 01:22AM · 1 like · like · see status
Michael Lane started reading The Famished Road: Introduction by Vanessa Guignery (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series) by Ben Okri	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 01, 2026 05:36PM · 2 likes · like
Michael Lane is now following Ben Okri Author of The Famished Road
Sep 01, 2026 05:34PM · like
Michael Lane rated a book it was amazing The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 29, 2026 08:29PM · 2 likes · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Lane is currently reading The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Mystery & Thriller	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 22, 2026 05:29AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Lane is now following Dan Brown Author of Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Jul 22, 2026 05:29AM · 1 like · like
Michael Lane rated a book really liked it The Wailing Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #15) by Tony Hillerman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 14, 2026 05:26PM · 3 likes · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Lane rated a book it was amazing A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 13, 2026 08:10PM · 2 likes · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A World Appears by Michael Pollan. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A World Appears by Michael Pollan <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Michael's books…

Michael’s Quotes

“Writing is the easiest thing in the world NOT to do.”
― Leigh Goodison

1 likes

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

178866 likes

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

152879 likes

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

149181 likes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

136177 likes

More of Michael’s quotes…

Michael’s Friend Comments

Comments (showing 1-1) post a comment »

date

newest »

message 1: by Majenta

May 21, 2025 11:29AM

Hello, Michael! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your books! All the best for whatever you're working on now, and happy reading. Have a good day. Blessings!
Best wishes from Majenta

reply | flag

Michael R. Lane’s Followers (64)

Michael R. Lane

Goodreads Author

rssMichael’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown

See a Problem?

Preview — The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown

See a Problem?

Preview — The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman

See a Problem?

Preview — A World Appears by Michael Pollan

rss
Michael’s Recent Updates