Does anyone have bookish projects and goals they want to start in the new year? Like keeping up with a reading journal, starting a bookish Instagram, drawing characters, etc.?

I want to make a granny square crochet blanket with each square representing a book I read (so matching the colours in the covers), and I got a friend to make one for herself along with me.

Hey everyone!

There's something I've been wondering about and I'd like to hear other thoughts about it

How do you approach quests when you're a very, VERY slow reader?

I have adhd so the act of picking up a book and reading and staying focused on it are both very difficult for me so I end up reading very slowly

But I do want to read various books and join the different quests! But I am not sure how to go about that works WITH my adhd brain instead of AGAINST it

We can get through the next two days of socializing and masking. It will be exhausting but we will persevere. And at the other side? Plenty of alone time, to spend with books or other hobbies, we can do it!!

I found out about this a while ago from a podcast I listen to called Books Unbound. There are also other spots online where you can find this method.

This is for anyone who wants to curb their book buying/their physical or digital TBR is out of control.

How it works:

1. Read a book
2. Convert the pages into "pennies" (eg. a 500 page book would be $5)
3. Build up your TBR credit until you are ready to use it to spend, save it, etc.

I have been using this method for a bit, though I am building up my TBR credit for later on to see how much I can get. I also thought it may be a good idea to use my TBR credit and put the money I "earn" into a savings account.

Have you used this method or something similar? Do you reward yourself for reading at all (especially in this distraction age)? Why or why not? Do you have any other methods to tackle your TBR pile? Let me know!

I set a simple, modest reading goal: 999 books. Not 1000, because I’m realistic, I’m humble, I leave room for life’s little surprises like coke or cock. And what did I get in return? Bullying.

Do you know what this is? This is textbook crab mentality. Social theorists have documented it for decades: when one crab tries to climb out of the bucket, the others pull it back down.

That’s you. All of you. Clawing at my ankles as I reach for literary enlightenment. Afraid that if I succeed, your own mediocre reading habits will be exposed in harsh fluorescent light.

Remember how you wounded a sensitive soul who just wanted to read a perfectly reasonable number of books.

#healed

Hi! Unfortunately the fall and winter are just hard for me due to losses I have to live with, and I’m hoping to read some books where the characters are going through the same. It has helped me in the past :) I’m also looking to explore more genres but if you got romance with a grief subplot I’d love to hear it too!!