As has become tradition, K and I are again taking up an annual Reading Challenge. After my middling performance last year, here's hoping I can show some improvement in 2026 with these titles:
January: a book you meant to read last year
Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
February: something everyone has read but you
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain
March: a book with a possessive noun in the title
The Emperor's Last Island: A Journey to St. Helena, by Julia Blackburn
April: a book about marine life
Monsoon Seas: The Story of the Indian Ocean, by Alan Villiers
May: a book about botany or plant life
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv
June: a book about or by a singer
I, Me, Mine, by George Harrison
July: a book involving a road trip
How to Win a Grand Prix: Pit Lane to Podium - the Inside Track, by Bernie Collins
August: something received as a gift
The River is Waiting, by Wally Lamb
September: a classic school assignment you somehow escaped durin gyour school years
The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
October: a book about or describing survival skills, or in which they play a critical role
Ice Bears and Kotick: Rowing on Top of the World, by Peter Webb
November: a play
King Lear, by William Shakespeare
December: a Nordic or Scandinavian book
The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life, by Anu Partanen
As has also become tradition, I am imposing some rules on myself:
1. It has to be a book I already own. My stash of ebooks has increased substantially of late, so I have a bigger "bookshelf" to peruse now;
2. It has to be a book I have not read yet (or at least haven't finished yet);
3. Though I can go out of order, some of the months are clearly themed (e.g., July, October), so I will try to read those books at least close to the month they are selected for; and
4. If I want to include a book I've already listed but didn't read, that's okay.
Wish me luck as I endeavor - yet again - to complete this relatively simple task!
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