It’s a new year, which means it’s time for new reading challenges and resolutions!
Last month I wrote a blog post about the 50 Book Challenge and at the time I had read a total of 30 books. Now that December is over I can tell you that I only made it to 40 books, which seems to be what I end up with most years. I don’t really mind not completing the challenge, because I did read plenty of amazing books last year. Of course I will take on the 50 Book Challenge again in 2014. I have already set my goal on GoodReads and I’m ready to start my first book!
Over the last couple of days Twitter has been filled with people sharing their reading resolutions and after asking around the office, I’ve compiled a list of our book related resolutions:
I’m doing the 50 Book Challenge, too! And I’ve already begun – I read Sally Gardner’s TINDER yesterday and started THE ISLAMIST by Ed Husain (recommended by our very own Livs). I’m definitely going to re-read the Old Kingdom trilogy and I also really want to read THE MARRIAGE PLOT again. I’ve also decided not to include any Hot Key books in my total, so wish me luck… – Cait
My resolution is to read at least one book for pleasure a month that is outside the area we publish! Oh, and go to bed early enough to have time to read in bed more! – Sarah B
I want to read 24 non-work just-for-fun books this year, two every month. – SOC
At least once a month read a book from a genre I don’t usually read from, maybe a crime or a non-fiction book. I also aim to finally finish the books that I’ve neglected and only partly read. – Monique
Besides reading 50 books I have also made a list of every book that was ever assigned to me while studying English literature at university and I plan to pick one book from that list every month. I want to revisit some of my favourite books and tackle some that I missed out on because of an essay deadlines, etc.
So, what are your reading resolutions this year? Want to get rid of that ‘to be read’ pile or explore a new genre? And did you reach your 2013 reading goal? Let us know in a comment or on Twitter @hotkeybooks.