Target: 100+
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Several years ago I decided that I would do my utmost to read a book a week, because I felt like I was getting out of the habit of reading new things and I thought that having a goal to aim for would help. The effort paid off, and it's something I've kept up (off and on) ever since -- it encourages me to read more widely, and it helps me to justify to myself the vast quantities of books that I buy.
Last year I completely failed to reach my target as it turns out solo parenting a 6-year-old and a 1-year-old while also working three days a week doesn't leave much time for anything else. I don't know how I'm going to fit in more reading, but I'm definitely going to try.
| Week | Book(s) read |
|---|---|
| Jan 1 - Jan 7 | Anna Castle, Murder by Misrule (Francis Bacon Mystery #1) |
| Algernon Blackwood, The Wendigo | |
| Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Venus in Furs | |
| J. P. Martin, Uncle Cleans Up | |
| Jan 8 - Jan 14 | |
| Jan 15 - Jan 21 | Compton Mackenzie, Plashers Mead |
| Jan 22 - Jan 28 | Dana Simpson, Phoebe and her Unicorn 3: Unicorn vs. Goblins |
| Jan 29 - Feb 4 | Ted Chiang, Arrival |
| James Lovegrove, Provender Gleed | |
| Feb 5 - Feb 11 | James Turner, The Unfeasible Adventures of Beaver and Steve, Volume #1: A Shoeful of Trouble |
| Feb 12 - Feb 18 | |
| Feb 19 - Feb 25 | Philip Purser-Hallard, The Pendragon Protocol |
| Feb 26 - Mar 4 | Philip Purser-Hallard, The Locksley Exploit |
| Mar 5 - Mar 11 | Philip Purser-Hallard, Trojans |
| Mar 12 - Mar 18 | |
| Mar 19 - Mar 25 | |
| Mar 26 - Apr 1 | |
| Apr 2 - Apr 8 | Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair |
| Naomi Alderman, The Power | |
| Ted Rall, 2024: A Graphic Novel | |
| Apr 9 - Apr 15 | Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Player Piano |
| Apr 16 - Apr 22 | |
| Apr 23 - Apr 29 | Garth Nix, Frogkisser |
| Apr 30 - May 6 | |
| May 7 - May 13 | |
| May 14 - May 20 | Michel Houellebecq, Submission |
| May 21 - May 27 | P. G. Wodehouse, The Gold Bat |
| May 28 - Jun 3 | P.G. Wodehouse, The Head of Kay's |
| Jun 4 - Jun 10 | P.G. Wodehouse, The White Feather |
| Jun 11 - Jun 17 | |
| Jun 18 - Jun 24 | |
| Jun 25 - Jul 1 | |
| Jul 2 - Jul 8 | |
| Jul 9 - Jul 15 | |
| Jul 16 - Jul 22 | Frances Hardinge, A Skinful of Shadows |
| James Lark, More Tea, Jesus? | |
| Jul 23 - Jul 29 | Alan Garner, The Lad of the Gad |
| Lucy Worsley, My Name is Victoria | |
| Ian Rankin, Black and Blue | |
| Jul 30 - Aug 5 | |
| Aug 6 - Aug 12 | Andrew Taylor, The Ashes of London |
| Aug 13 - Aug 19 | Fenella Gentleman, The Reading Party |
| Neil Gaiman, The Sleeper and the Spindle | |
| Aug 20 - Aug 26 | |
| Aug 27 - Sep 2 | Henning Mankell, Firewall |
| Sep 3 - Sep 9 | Henning Mankell, An Event in Autumn |
| Sep 10 - Sep 16 | Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga |
| Sep 17 - Sep 23 | Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment |
| Sep 24 - Sep 30 | Gillian Cross, Shadow Cat |
| Oct 1 - Oct 7 | |
| Oct 8 - Oct 14 | Geraldine McCaughrean, Peter Pan in Scarlet |
| Oct 15 - Oct 21 | Henning Mankell, Before the Frost |
| Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant | |
| Oct 22 - Oct 28 | Diana Wynne Jones, Cart and Cwidder |
| Oct 29 - Nov 4 | Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire |
| Nov 5 - Nov 11 | Philip Pullman, The Firework-Maker's Daughter |
| Nov 12 - Nov 18 | Philip Pullman, Clockwork |
| Diana Wynne Jones, Drowned Ammet | |
| Nov 19 - Nov 25 | Diana Wynne Jones, The Spellcoats |
| Diana Wynne Jones, The Crown of Dalemark | |
| Nov 26 - Dec 2 | J. C. Masterman, An Oxford Tragedy |
| Dec 3 - Dec 9 | |
| Dec 10 - Dec 16 | |
| Dec 17 - Dec 23 | Tracy Chevalier, Remarkable Creatures |
| Tove Jansson, The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree | |
| Ian Rankin, Knots & Crosses | |
| Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek | |
| Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail | |
| Dec 24 - Dec 31 | Iris Murdoch, An Accidental Man |
| Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love | |
| Ellery Queen, The Greek Coffin Mystery |