I finished 14 books in January 2026, which was more than I usually get through in a month. I did a 30-day digital detox, so I was avoiding social media and not watching anything aside from exercise videos and new episodes of Drag Race.

January's non-fiction selection paired perfectly with my digital detox. I *highly* recommend that everyone read Cory Doctorow's Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It. (Hi, @pluralistic!)

Where I previously typically would only read one book at a time, this is when I got into the habit of having an audiobook or two in progress along with an ebook on my Kobo. I like that I can listen to a book while doing chores or preparing dinner, but I prefer an ebook and white noise at bedtime.

#reading #StoryGraph #books #bookstodon

I finished 14 books in January 2026, which was more than I usually get through in a month. I did a 30-day digital detox, so I was avoiding social media and not watching anything aside from exercise videos and new episodes of Drag Race.

January's non-fiction selection paired perfectly with my digital detox. I *highly* recommend that everyone read Cory Doctorow's Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It. (Hi, @pluralistic!)

Where I previously typically would only read one book at a time, this is when I got into the habit of having an audiobook or two in progress along with an ebook on my Kobo. I like that I can listen to a book while doing chores or preparing dinner, but I prefer an ebook and white noise at bedtime.

#reading #StoryGraph #books #bookstodon

After nearly doubling my 2025 reading goal of 40 books, I decided not to set a goal for 2026 as far as a number of books or pages. I'd rather focus on quality (or at least enjoyment) over quantity.

That being said, I am going to try to read every day and to finish at least one non-fiction book per month. You know, to grow or whatever.

Read so far in 2026, as of March 1st:
22 books totaling 10,526 pages

Average time to finish: 5 days

#reading #books #bookstodon #StoryGraph

I use #Storygraph for keeping tabs of books I have read. It always ends the year with interesting data points in the form of charts and graphs. (If you are on Storygraph, I'd love to connect with you and expand my reading community)

I wrote about my 2025 year in reading books this morning, as I get ready to set another goal for myself for 2026.

https://dogtraxwrites.com/books/books-read-2025/