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This week is the first Top Ten of the new year. And like any new year, this one is about resolutions whether they are personal or book related. I mentioned in my Saturday Scribbles that I don't really do resolutions, I do goals. So I decided to list my top ten book related goals for 2016.
1. Read (and record on Goodreads) 200 books this year. Last year I read 188, that I remembered to track. This year, I want to track all of them. You can follow my progress by watching the tracking bar on the left of the blog.
2. I will not request any other books off of NetGalley until I have finished the 10 books I requested last year and forgot about. This does not include the NetGalley copies I get from publishers I already review for.
3. I will utilize my library more. Even if it's just requesting ebooks, I really do forget about my library.
4. I will read at least one book a month that's just for fun. What I mean by that is that I won't read only books I need to review. I need some down time just for me and to read something that I want to read (not that my review titles aren't ones I want to read). Which means, chances are those books will be rereads.
5. I will offer one giveaway every quarter. And remember to mail the books off.
6. I will venture out of my comfort zone this year and attempt (key word here is attempt) to read one nonfiction book this year. Maybe Lynnette and I can read one together?
7. I will try new authors. I love discovering new to me authors, so I'm willing to try some more. Because my favorites are the ones that I typically request to review or end up buying.
And there you have it. My top ten, well seven rather, bookish resolutions.
Great resolutions! Discovering new authors is really fun. I hope you find some really good ones. I didn't do the resolutions post, but here is my TTT this week. http://angelerin.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-ten-tuesday-my-top-ten-most-ocd.html
ReplyDeleteSo far this year, I've read two new to me authors. They were pretty good.
DeleteWe have a lot of similar goals. I didn't list Netgalley, but I have been approaching it VERY carefully. I have a goal to utilize my library more as well. 200 books is a lot! Best of luck with all of your reading goals.
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Yeah NetGalley. It's crazy! I love it, but then I'm stuck with so many review books that I didn't get to.
DeleteYep. I love non-fiction. I will be sure to let you know before I start reading one that I think you might be interested in and we can read it together. :-)
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DeleteI find it interesting that so many people are mentioning using Goodreads -- I'm the same way. The number of books on my list, and the number of books I remember to shelve there, NEVER match.
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Most of the time, mine do match. But my problem is remembering to shelve them.
DeleteWow, 188 reads last year!! Way to go!! I hope that you reach your reading goal of reading 200 books this year!!
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to my Top Ten Tuesday post for this week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-resolutions-i.html
Great list, Dawn. Number four is an excellent goal and I wish you the best with all of these resolutions - 200 books is an amazing number. I don't mind admitting that'd scare me off. :D
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