Sunday, December 31, 2023

Happy New Year('s Eve)!

Hello my fellow bookworms, 

(c) Once Upon A Book Blog(ger) 2023
Wishing you a safe and happy New Year's Eve! May your year ahead be filled with many good books!

What are your book resolutions this year? This past year I read 48 books, for a total of 11,750 pages read. For 2024, I am going to keep my "Read 25 Books" resolution. I am going to aim to read a difficult book and a classic book. By the end of this year, I hope to be able to go back to reading in full force! :)

 

Here are my top 5 books from this year (in no particular order - this was a hard list for me this year!):

  • An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten
  • Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
  • These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
  • Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
  • Give Me A Sign by Anna Sortino

Here are 5 books I look forward to in 2024 (also in no particular order):

  • A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair
  • Bride by Ali Hazelwood
  • How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
  • A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
  • The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

Here is some good book news for your new year:

  • If you read my blog post from last month, Goodreads has announced their Goodreads Choice Awards for 2023! Did any of the books you voted for make the final cut?
  • Cardinal Rule Press is looking for new realistic fiction books aimed at children, ages 4-11, that are representative, inclusive, and meaningful to publish! Picture book manuscripts can be up to 1,000 words and must be submitted as a PDF. Click here for more information.
  • Book Riot has a reading log for their Read Harder Challenge that you can download and use to track your reading this year!
  • There is a new bill introduced called the "Books Save Lives Act," that aims to counteract the book bans across the nation by classifying such bans as a federal civil rights violation. Check out the news article from HuffPost for more information.
  • A nice act of kindness from James Patterson this winter, Mr. Patterson provided bonuses to 600 booksellers!

One more thing before the new year - did you know I have a Facebook page set up so you can now receive Facebook notifications when I post a new blog post? Check it out (and subscribe)!

Until next time - Happy Reading! Happy New Year! :)

2 comments:

  1. I am going to aim for 50. About one per week! That is a good challenge for me as I normally read between 30-40. Of course now I will have to track it. Happy new year!

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    1. That is a good number of books to read! My normal aim is 50, but that could be difficult this year. Hope you reach your goal / exceed it! Happy New Year!

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