This week's theme: BOOKISH GOALS FOR 2025.
I haven't actually set many bookish goals this year, at least not any real specific ones. I know I want to read more fantasy this year, and catch up on some series. I also want to allow room in my reading for bookish serendipity...and for rereading when the mood strikes. And I should probably limit the number of Goodreads Giveaways I enter because I think that's what's helped make my Want to Read list sooo long. But those are more thoughts than actual goals.
I do however have one specific bookish goal: Read More Nonfiction. I even have a list of the 12 nonfiction books I intend to read this year. Here they are:
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith and Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw
The Cave: A Secret Underground Hospital and One Woman's Story of Survival in Syria by Amani Ballour, M.D.
The Paranormal Ranger: A Navajo Investigator's Search for the Unexplained by Stanley Milford, Jr.
Lay Them to Rest: On the Road With the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless by Laurah Norton
Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler
Twisting in Air: The Sensational Rise of a Hollywood Falling Horse by Carol Bradley
Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy, A Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr.
Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley by Brent Underwood
And I also have an alternate if one of the above turns out to be a DNF. (It's been on my TBR list for awhile, and it's one I do want to read.) The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry that Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak.
Good luck with ALL of your bookish goals this year!
And Happy Reading.
Good luck with your goals, Lark! I am not much of a non-fiction reader, but occasionally pick one up. Hope you have fun with your non-fic list.
ReplyDeleteI like this so much. Good luck.
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Have you heard of the nonfiction book challenge at https://bookdout.wordpress.com/2025-nonfiction-reader-challenge-host/? You might like it!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of these, but I also don't read very much nonfiction. Maybe two or three books a year? I know I should probably challenge myself to read more than that. I hope these are wonderful for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to read more nonfiction this year too, but I probably won't manage to read 12. I read The Dark Queens a few years ago and really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI don't read much nonfiction. The only one on your list that I have read is "The Backyard Bird Chronicles" which was terrific. I read it many years ago. Maybe I should read it again...
ReplyDeleteThoughts can become goals :) I am interested in The Third Gilmore Girl as well. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteReading more nonfiction is a wonderful goal, I'd love to read more too. Clay and Bones sounds super intriguing! I wasn't expecting to add to my tbr with this TTT topic but here we are :P lol
ReplyDeleteMy TTT is here: https://darkshelfofwonders.com/my-bookish-goals-for-2025/
I have this as a goal too! I think the key is to really narrow down what topics interest you, but the fact that you already have a list is wonderful! Good luck with your goals!
ReplyDeleteNice reading goal! I love reading nonfiction books. I currently have Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie on my reading wishlist. I look forward to reading your review of Knife.
ReplyDeleteSpero che tu riesca a colpire tutti i tuoi obiettivi.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on these goals, especially on the nonfiction one!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/01/14/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-goals-for-2025/