I got a lot of reading done in August, and I hope September is fairly productive as well. But 16 books productive? We’ll have to see. I need to get The Appearance of Power formatted, so that takes precedence, but I should still be able […]
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My August Reads – 2026
My stretch reading goal for 2026 is currently 100 books. I am at 98 for the end of August, so I will need to set a new stretch goal for the year soon. August was a success. I completed all my Tier One reads. This […]
My August To Be Read Pile – 2026
My stretch reading goal for 2026 is currently 100 books. At 89 completed at the end of July, I will likely need to set a new stretch goal. I’ll decide on that number in the next month or two. August will be busy with some […]
My May Reads – 2026. What a mess.
May was a tough month. It was, personally, one of the worst months of my life. And it was a rugged reading month over all. I struggled in a number of ways. A week in, the reading plan changed drastically. And I still had problems […]
My March Reads – 2026
Despite reading fewer books than February, due to my end of the month editing deadline (which I met), I still read quite a few of the books on my March TBR, plus a few more. I read 12, pushed two to a later month, started […]
My February Reads – 2026 – Part One
In 2026, I plan to read at least 52 books, for one per week, and I did so well in January I only had 40 to go. February was even better. I will have finished 19 books, leaving 21 to go. I have been on […]
My February To Be Read Pile – 2026
In 2026, I plan to read at least 52 books, for one per week. I finished 12 in January, instead of the 7 I originally picked, so there’s only 40 to go. I exceeded my reading goal in January, but it doesn’t look as easy […]
My January Reads – 2026
At the beginning of the month I decided on 7 titles to read, shown below. The only one I didn’t read was Whispers at Midnight, the latest FBI thriller by DD Black, because the release date changed from January 6 to January 31, so there’s […]
A Psychological Thriller Review – “One by One,” by Ruth Ware
This is my second book review for the month and the year. One by One is a psychological thriller by Ruth Ware. The book is set in the French Alps at a ski resort. The leadership team of a social media music app arrives for […]
My January To Be Read Pile – 2026
In 2026, I plan to read at least 52 books for one per week, and this coming year, I am trying out some reading challenges. Well, like a dozen of them. Because if it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing. Right? Bahaha! I am also planning […]










