2026 - 50 Books a Year Challenge

Thanks for this thread, TerriBull. I usually contribute for the first few months, then 'life gets in the way' and I forget to add the books that I've read. Must try harder in 2026!
Book 1 is Richard Osman's The Impossible Fortune, his 4th book. Easy reading, funny in places.
Gingster: I've enjoyed all Rachel Joyce's books. They're quite quirky.

I enjoy reading and listening to books. Currently have Raven Black by Ann Cleeves on audio. I have only recently started reading her books and have liked them all so far, this one is the first in her Shetland series (never watched on tv). Also reading Together by Julie Cohen, this is my book club read and I am struggling to get into it but must make an effort as next book club meet up is on Monday

I meant to add I loved Lessons in Chemistry your current book.

I'm using all my powers to grant you a special dispensation Allira, it's not easy Although my o/h has just commented "you don't look a day older than you did last year" so I draw strength from that

My books I'm starting with are a mixed bag:

Eat, pray, love. A book club choice. Not sure whether it will be my cup of tea. Has sold 10 million copies allegedly. Appraisals on the cover from The Times, Guardian and Telegraph seem to endorse its worthiness. So I shall approach it with an open mind.

I shall intersperse that with a non fiction library book, The Greedy Queen. The eating habits of Victoria. A glutton apparently!. Anyway, I think it will shame me to contemplate my own calorie count over Christmas and resume normal eating asap.

My Audible, for those early awake hours, a psychological thriller. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney.

Am I allowed to name the book I finished last week?
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty.
A woman on a flight from Hobart to Sydney walks through the plane, making predictions about passengers and crew.
A lot of characters to remember but I do enjoy her books.

Currently reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - set before the Women's Liberation Movement.
Thought-provoking; yes things have improved since then but sometimes it seems as if we take a step backwards occasionally.

I’m reading The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce.

It about a rundown road with a mish mash of shops and their owners, who love and support each other. A tattooist, an undertakers, a religious gift shop with a retired vicar , a bakery and of course The Music Shop. Developers want to knock them all down but they’re determined to hang on .

I’m enjoying their quirkiness, commitment and the different lives they live.

I won't be starting a new book until next year now, I'm done with 2025.

GG and Magenta. Welcome to this thread. A thread which is all about what you, the contributor, enjoy reading. Your books certainly don't have to be literary classics. I imagine the most popular choices, if we were to scrutinise previous threads would probably be crime.

Anything goes here! whatever brings you an enjoyable experience, or as another thread suggests maybe a really good miserable book. Our books can make us laugh, cry, pondor, exasperate us, send us on journeys , annoy us, make us hungry, bring us joy, prove a distraction or an escape from life's trials, be a comfort, send us to sleep, or keep us awake because we need to know who dunnit and why? as well as expanding knowledge. They can be all of those elements or just one.

I am currently reading one of the "Rivers of London" books which are a series of graphic novels. I am a great fan of books with pictures. However most of the books I read do not have pictures.

Thank you TerriBull I appreciate this thread, I will endeavour to contribute.

I am currently rereading Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles I know they are not literary classics, but it’s been a rough year and for me they are a comfort read