2026 Reading Goals

I started my reading goals at the start of this year, but I just realized I haven’t posted it anywhere but my Discord server. We are already more than halfway through the year and I should probably get them up and updated somewhere else.

1. Read 24-35 books this year. (36/35) ✅ Complete 
2. Allow myself to DNF without feeling guilty.  ✅Complete
3. Read a book from the year I was born
4. Read for 30 mins before bed every night and stay away from a screen. ✅ 222/365 (last updated 8/10/26)
5. Comfort reread
6. Start to reread at least one series from my previous years. 
7. Start a reading journal ✅ Complete
8. Finish a series I have started 
9. Attend at least two book events - bring a friend (01/02 - Karin Slaughter/Karen White && TBD)
10. Step out of my comfort zone at least once. ✅ Complete
11. Read at least two nonfiction books (00/02)
12.  Support libraries and indie bookstores over Amazon despite the two day shipping and not going out. (Read more than I buy - second part of this goal)
13. One book based in a place I've never been ✅ Complete
14. One book recommended by a friend. ✅ Complete
15. Give books to friends instead of hoarding them after I finish reading them. (Rehomed: 7 books so far)
16. Read at least six books released from DEC 2025-2026. ✅ Complete -list below- (07/06)
17. Complete Goodreads challenges. ✅ (I've completed several of these) 
18. Read a book involving Space Travel. ✅ Complete
19. Read at least 7 different genres. (So far: 1. Thriller, 2. Adventure, 3. Literary Fiction, 4. Fantasy, 5. Historical Fiction, 6. Dark Romance , 7. Romance, 8. Horror .) ✅ Complete
20. Read a book picked out on cover art alone. ✅ Complete
21. A.B.C. Challenge. Read the alphabet. -list below- (17/26) 

To elaborate further on 21 – These are supposed to be books that are not ARCs but I may give up and throw some ARCS in there because some of them have been pretty amazing.

A - Astral Library, The - Kate Quinn
B - Butcher & Blackbird - Brynne Weaver
C - Change of Plans - Sarah Dessen
D - Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
E - Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson (since this is technically a novella - Every Summer After - Carley Fortune)
F - Fear Farm by Vincent Ralph
G - Griffin Sister's Greatest Hits - Jennifer Weiner
H - How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay - Jenny Lawson
I - I Love You Don't Die - Jade Song
J - John of John - Douglas Stuart
K - 
L - Last Thing He Told Me, The - Laura Dave
M - Meg - Steven Alten
N - 
O - Overnight Guest, The - Heather Gudenkauf
P - 
Q - 
R - Reign & Ruin - J.D. Evans
S - Stand, The - Stephen King
T - This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum
U - 
V - 
W - We Love You, Bunny - Mona Awad
X - 
Y - Yellow Wallpaper & Other Stores, The - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Z - 

Read at least six books released from December 2025- December 2026.

01. The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (Published: 02/17/2026)
02. I Love You Don't Die by Jade Song (Published: 03/17/2026)
03. John of John by Douglas Stuart (Published: 05/05/2026)
04. Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen (Published: 05/05/2026)
05. This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Published: 03/10/2026)
06. How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay by Jenny Lawson (Published: 03/31/2026)
- ANYTHING PAST THIS IS A BONUS, GOAL ALREADY COMPLETED - 
07. Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (Published: 01/20/2026) 

I am going to try to keep this updated through out the year. Did you set any 2026 goals? How are they going so far?