Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 08:19     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Finished “Every Day I Read:53 Ways to Get Closer to Books” which was a fun read to start the new year.

Now I’m about halfway through The Papergirl. It’s fairly interesting but not as good as I hoped.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 08:16     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Started Audition last night and stayed up very late because I read it in one sitting. What an amazing book. The writer did so many different things all at once.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 19:21     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books -- it's about a woman who goes on a book banning crusade and sets up a little free library with what she considers appropriate books, but someone swaps out all the books with banned books (leaving the wholesome dust jackets). It's very light and so far all the bad people are getting their comeuppances and the good people are triumphing and it's kind of what I needed to read right now.

I still have 14 people in front of me for The Black Wolf.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 19:08     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Anonymous wrote:Just finished Atmosphere as it came off hold at the library. Really enjoyed it.
I think I’m going to read Pride and Prejudice because this 57 year old who read over 150 books in 2025 has somehow never read it!!!


I just got it from the lucky day shelf and can't wait to start!
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 18:58     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Just finished Atmosphere as it came off hold at the library. Really enjoyed it.
I think I’m going to read Pride and Prejudice because this 57 year old who read over 150 books in 2025 has somehow never read it!!!
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 14:44     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Anonymous wrote:Finished The Sparrow in December and reading the sequel now (children of god) and I'm really enjoying it. I think this author did an amazing job on these books, I forget I'm reading a book with a made up story. The sequel is even better I think, or at least just as good.

Thanks to whomever recommended it, I think it was in the best book from book club discussions thread.


Putting this on my to-read list, sounds great.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 09:29     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Anonymous wrote:I'm the person who was struggling with Hamnet last month and I am still struggling. Put it aside for a bit and trying to get back into it. Frustrated everyone loves this book and I just can't get into it.

I've got a handful from the library I have to get through, so maybe Hamnet will drop. James is up next, I think. Then the latest from Rhys Bowen (from Cradle to Grave). The Doorman by Chris Pavone and the new Ian McEwan, What we can know, also just came in via holds at the library.


This is a fascinating book. I didn't like it, but I appreciated what he was doing so much that I wouldn't rule out reading it again. It's kind of hard to explain how I feel about it.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 09:26     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Just finished The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny. My goodness, what a beautiful story. So small and intimate but sweeping and huge and majestic at the same time. It's a triumph.

Moving on to Audition. Needed something short this time, lol.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 22:46     Subject: Re:January 2026! What are you reading??
And The Black Wolf by Louise Penny - received it as a gift for Christmas from my spouse.


I just finished this and gave it to my mother, saving her from 100-deep library hold purgatory. Enjoyable as usual. I love Louise Penny, to the point that when we took a trip to Montreal, I insisted that a few locations described in the books be on the itinerary. I wish Three Pines was a real place.


I love Louise Penny books, she is my comfort author- always in good hands when Armand Gamache is around ; ))
Montreal and Quebec are on my list of places to visit one day. Excited to someday explore the locations of her novels.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 22:40     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
I'm the person who was struggling with Hamnet last month and I am still struggling. Put it aside for a bit and trying to get back into it. Frustrated everyone loves this book and I just can't get into it.

I've got a handful from the library I have to get through, so maybe Hamnet will drop. James is up next, I think. Then the latest from Rhys Bowen (from Cradle to Grave). The Doorman by Chris Pavone and the new Ian McEwan, What we can know, also just came in via holds at the library.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 21:49     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Murderbot diaries and Babel both so good!
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 21:10     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Finished The Sparrow in December and reading the sequel now (children of god) and I'm really enjoying it. I think this author did an amazing job on these books, I forget I'm reading a book with a made up story. The sequel is even better I think, or at least just as good.

Thanks to whomever recommended it, I think it was in the best book from book club discussions thread.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 21:04     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Anonymous wrote:I just started the Sparrow and it's really intriguing so far. It's about the first mission to visit species on another planet and its manned by Jesuit priests...and goes horribly wrong.


I am reading this right now, too! I’m about halfway through and while it’s really good, I can tell it was written in 1996. The tech parts seem a little bit cheesy or old fashioned.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 19:57     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
I just started the Sparrow and it's really intriguing so far. It's about the first mission to visit species on another planet and its manned by Jesuit priests...and goes horribly wrong.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 17:48     Subject: January 2026! What are you reading??
Just finished Buckeye and I really liked it! I just started The Sequel, having read The Plot a few years ago. I wasn’t going to read it but couldn’t resist once it was in paperback.