I am in the process of switching all of my reading notes over to Obsidian and it's giving me a great opportunity to refresh my reading notes template! It got me curious - for those of you who like to keep a reading journal or track info/data about the books you read - what all do you like to track? Or what do you wish you would have tracked?

As the title says - please share if you have any tips to how to maintain a book buying ban 🙏 I want to focus on reducing my current tbr rather than increasing it, but I am a weak willed creature 😭

Ever since I got into reading this year, books have become one of my favorite hobbies. I genuinely want to read.

But with this second half of the year, I can already feel the responsibilities piling up—deadlines, goals, and everything I want to accomplish before each month or season ends.

It's just that every time I look at my bookshelf, instead of excitement, I feel... guilt(?) Like I should be doing something "more productive," even though reading is something I genuinely enjoy and value.

Has anyone else gone through this? How did you balance having a busy life while still making time for books without feeling like you were neglecting your responsibilities? 🥲

i don't know what lily king put in this but it is insanely addicting

Hey everyone I wanted to find a book like the movie Everything Everywhere All at once. I want to read more books discussing complex mother daughter relationships. I have a passive aggressive mom who’s nice to everyone so it’s hard to call out her actions. Trying to find some books to cope and understand the dynamics better. Thank you.

Hi, hi, there’s going to be some stormy weather the next few days, which is rare where I live. I want to capitalize on the atmosphere. Any book suggestions that have rainy weather throughout the book? It doesn’t matter what genre. Currently I’m looking into in Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto. If you read it, let me know if that’s a good pick, please. Thank you in advance. 🫶🏼😊