2022 Reading Resolutions

One hundred books per year generally seems to work for me, so I'm not going to change what's been working for me.

Total Books Read: 92 of 100

I'm going to try to stretch a little on reading books I own, since belonging to a Bible study where I end up buying about 8 of the books I read a year made 10 a little too easy.

Books I Own Read: 16 of 15

1. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
2. Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork
3. Trustworthy: Overcoming Our Greatest Struggles to Trust God by Lysa TerKeurst
4. Be More RBG by Marilyn Easton
5. Not Your Sidekick by C. B. Lee
6. Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
7. Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis by Paul B. Janeczko
8. The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
9. Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
10. A Brief History of Fascist Lies by Federico Finchelstein
11. Sex Lives of the Roman Emperors by Nigel Cawthorne
12. American Royalty by Tracey Livesay
13. Jude by Jackie Hill Perry
14. The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
15. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
16. Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson

I just want to keep reminding myself to finish what I start (at least if I'm into it, I'm going to go ahead and keep a series completion goal of 5.

Total Series Read/Caught Up On: 3 of 5

1. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (read in 2 volumes)
2. Modern Love by Alisha Rai
3. Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson

As for subject matter reading, I love doing Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge, even if I simultaneously chafe at someone else telling me what to read, leaving me scrambling to finish the last few challenges at the end of the year.

Read Harder Challenges Completed: 24 of 24

1. Read a biography of an author you admire.
• Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber
• Paul by N.T. Wright
2. Read a book set in a bookstore.
• Book Lovers by Emily Henry
3. Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list.
• Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
4. Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma.
• Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon
• Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg
• Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
• The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
• Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton
• First Comes Like by Alisha Rai
• Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson
• The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.
• Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton
6. Read a nonfiction YA comic.
• Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
7. Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40.
• Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
8. Read a classic written by a POC.
• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
9. Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest.
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
10. Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+).
• While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
11. Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character.
• Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
12. Read an entire poetry collection.
• The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace
• The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
13. Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author.
• The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
• The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin
14. Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book).
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo
• The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
15. Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital).
• Uncanny Magazine
16. Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes.
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
17. Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary.
• Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
18. Read a “Best ____ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice.
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
• The Witches by Roald Dahl
19. Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author.
• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
20. Read an award-winning book from the year you were born.
• The Witches by Roald Dahl
21. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth.
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
22. Read a history about a period you know little about.
• Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
23. Read a book by a disabled author.
• Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!
• 2021 - Read a food memoir from an AOC - Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi
• probably lot's more, but that was one for 2021 that I didn't finish in time to count for that year

I'll also continue reading about American Presidents and their families, but I'm not setting any quota for this year, and will record my progress on my Presidential Reading List entry.