I wanted to be more intentional with my reading this year so I developed a plan. I hadn’t read any dickens before this month. Started with a Christmas Carol. Wasn’t sure where to go after that. What do we think? I’ll just post the first few months.
2026 Reading Plan
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Complete full read through of the bible.
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Choose one classic author with over 12 published books and read one of their books per month: Charles Dickens
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Choose one non-work topic you’d like to become more knowledgeable on and read one book per month on that topic (mostly non-fiction): Zionism and the Palestine/Israeli Conflict
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Read one professional development book per quarter.
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Participate in the Guild book club-meet local people and try to make some friends
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Make my way through my physical TBR-mood reading
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Use Libby app more instead of buying books-support libraries to ensure funding.
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Buy used books whenever able.
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Support small business bookshops. Don’t buy any books from Amazon.
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Read a minimum of 60 books in 2026
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Read on kindle when doing cardio
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Read at least 15 non fiction books
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Read One Short story at least 5 days per week-The Stinging Fly, Hemingway, Daphne Du Maurier
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Sell books that aren’t favorites
January Reading Plan
-Guild book club pick January:
After the Forest by Kell Woods
-Charles Dickens Pick:
A Tale of Two Cities
-Israeli/Palestine book pick:
Palestine A Four Thousand Year History (NF)
-Guild book club pick February:
Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher
-Leadership Book Club: Professional Development
Turn the Ship Around (NF)
February Reading Plan
-Guild book club pick:
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
-Charles Dickens Pick:
The Old Curiosity Shop
-Israeli/Palestine Book:
The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl (NF)
-Non-Fiction Pick: Professional Development
unconvention by Sri Kaza (NF)
-Winter Mood Read:
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
March Reading Plan
-Guild book club pick:
Pantomime by L.R. Lam
-Charles Dickens Pick:
Oliver Twist
-Israeli/Palestine Book:
Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict A History with Documents by Charles D. Smith (NF)
-Mood read pick from physical TBR
-Mood read pick from physical TBR
by Physical_Painter_333