Last year I participated in a few yearlong reading projects, many of which are long term ongoing ones. I'm still going on with most of them for 2025. I haven't been joining many new ones lately, but there are two I'm going to add to my plans for 2025! Let's see if I can successfully incorporate some new challenges to the mix once more ;)
It's the 18th year of the challenge & of my reading along. The goal is to read and review 13 Canadian books from July 1 - July 1. I've just finished review #14! How did that happen - I never finish ahead of time! But I'm going to keep reading Canadian and I'll restart again next July 1 as well.
This challenge was first begun by Simon at Stuck in a Book; as I finish it every few years I just start it up again on my own. I began a new Century in 2023 & hoped to finish it in 2024 - I am just a handful of books away from completion so hope to get my final reviews in during January so I can start anew!
This is more a readalong/celebration than a challenge, but I love to focus on #WIT during August especially, and will continue to join to fun in 2025.
And there's my own challenge, of sorts, the Literary Sewing Circle. This is a readalong I host on my sewing blog, Following the Thread, twice a year. We read a book together and then sew something inspired by our reading, usually one in the spring and one in the fall. We read a couple of fabulous books together in 2024, and have two more to explore in 2025. All welcome to join in!
And then there are the new ones I'm going to try to read along with!
And that's it for me. I hope that 2025 brings you both new reading adventures and all the literary challenges you could wish for!
Ah, I am so happy you are joining us, and even making it a goal! I’m eager to discuss Japanese literature with you; I always learn something from those who participate. And, gain a fresh new pile of books for my shelf! 🥂🇯🇵
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