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Late Summer Reads Recapping My August Reading Challenge Books

At the started of August I created the following table. It is the list of my proposed late summer reads. As you can see, I have finished reading three of the proposed book. I addition, I started the other two books on the list and I’m more than half way…

Reading Challenge 2026 Update and Late Summer Reading Plans

Back in January I mapped out an ambitious reading plan for 2026. My goal was to read 66 books—36 library books and 30 from my own shelves. It looked like a great plan on paper. Then life happened. Between launching this website, updating hundreds of older posts, family time, and…

January to Early February 2026 Reads – A Great Start to My Reading Year

Recapping My January to Early February 2026 Reads Back in January I laid out my 2026 Reading Challenge in a post. The Challenge was broken into two challenges. The first was to read 66 books. While the second categorized the proposed reads by both source and type of book. No….

2025 Reading Recap: Fewer Books, Undiminished Thrills……

2025 reading recap book - Guess Again one of my favorites of 2025

So, while I read fewer books than usual in 2025, the ones I did read really delivered. This year’s reading recap leans heavily toward crime fiction and long-running series, with familiar authors, a few strong series starters, and one heavy nonfiction outlier. Less volume, same thrills. 2025 Reading Recap –…