Reading in 2026

Cumulative Reading List

Here's where I'll be tracking my reading in 2026. Once again, I'll be aiming for 50 books. I always hope for 50 books, though I never really expect to make that goal. But in 2025 I read 49 (including children's books), so I have high hopes for 2026.   

JANUARY

1. The Final Problem: A Novel. Arturo Pérez-Reverte; trans. by Frances Riddle (2023/2026; fiction / mystery; 303 pages)
2. More Than Enough: A Novel. Anna Quindlen (2026; fiction; 256 pages) 

FEBRUARY 

3. Cast, In Order of Disappearance (Charles Paris Mystery #1). Simon Brett (1975; fiction / mystery; 203 pages) 
4. The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances: A Novel. Glenn Dixon (2026; fiction; 224 pages)

MARCH

5. The Man Who Died Laughing (Stewart Hoag #1). David Handler (1988; fiction / mystery; 298 pages) 

6. Stonecliff. Robert Nathan (1967; fiction; 100 pages) 

7. Hopjoy Was Here (Flaxborough Chronicles #3). Colin Watson (1962; fiction / mystery; 154 pages; reading now) 

8. The Antique Hunter's Murder at the Castle (Antique Hunters #3). C.L. Miller (2026; fiction / mystery; 304 pages; reading now) 

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APRIL

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MAY

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JUNE

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JULY

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AUGUST

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SEPTEMBER

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OCTOBER

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NOVEMBER

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DECEMBER
 

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Children's Picture Books Read in 2026

1. Bea and Mr. Jones. Amy Schwartz; illus. by author (1982; 32 pages) 

2. No Roses for Harry! (Harry the Dog series). Gene Zion; illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham (1958; 32 pages) 
3. This Is Not My Hat (The Hat Trilogy #2). Jon Klassen; illus. by author (2012; Caldecott Medal Winner 2013)

4. The Velveteen Rabbit. Margery Williams Bianco; illus. by William Nicholson (1922)
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