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Reading goals: Series to read in 2026

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Welcome to 2026!

Each January, I typically identify a few series that I want to prioritize in the coming year. When I started this tradition, my lists were long and ambitious… and I didn’t particularly succeed at sticking to my plans. Last year, I scaled bag and highlighted a much smaller selection of series — and while I didn’t get to all of them, I did finish one series and sampled a few others.

As always, there are a few series (completed or ongoing) that I’d like to at least start. If I like the first book, maybe I’ll decide to keep going… but in any case, I hope to sample a few series starters and then see how I feel.

My priority series to read in 2026 will be:

Haven’s Rock series by Kelley Armstrong: The Rockton series was a highlight for me in 2025, and I’m thrilled that there’s a spin-off series so I can keep spending time with these characters. I’ve been holding off since early December… and now that it’s 2026, I’m reading to dive in.

The fourth book, Sign of Danger, is the newest book, coming in February 2026. I do plan to read all four of these, not necessarily by February, but certainly within the next few months.

Other series to sample or binge in 2026:

The Mary books (Lady Janies series) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows: My one hold-over from 2025! I really did mean to get to at least one of these books, and I’m recommitting to it for 2026.

The Chronicles of St Mary’s series by Jodi Taylor: According to Goodreads, there are 14 primary works plus a whole bunch of short stories in this series — which sounds a bit daunting, and yet, I’ve been seeing so many rave reviews for these books that I feel like I’m really missing out if I don’t give them a try. I’m committing to reading the first in the series, Just One Damned Thing After Another… and we’ll see what happens after that.

The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman: I read the first book late in 2025 — and yes, it lives up to the hype. There are currently four more books in the series, and I plan to read at least one or two (if not more) this year.

Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney series by Claudia Gray: I read the first book in this series over a year ago, and I’ve been wanting to get back to it, at least for one more book. The 5th book in the series will be released in June 2026.

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky: I finally read the first book in this series this past year, after having it on my series-to-read list for several years in a row! I liked it a lot, but don’t necessarily feel a burning desire to dive back in right away. Still, I think I’d like to at least give the 2nd book a try, and then decide about the rest — so I’m only including book #2 on my list for now.

The “maybe” books:

And now, all my “maybe” choices — these are all series starters that I’m interested in. Maybe I’ll get to some of these in 2026, and then maybe I’ll want to read more from the same series… or maybe not. In any case, here are the other series starters that I’m considering this year, including several that are holdovers from 2025:

  • Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
  • Pines by Blake Crouch
  • Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
  • Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
  • Virgin River by Robyn Carr
  • Wool (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey
  • The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
  • Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Are you planning to start any new series this year? If you’ve read any of the series on my list for 2026, please let me know what you thought and if you have any recommendations!

All the books I meant to read – 2025 edition

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It’s time for my annual end-of-year tradition — a look at all the books I meant to read! Here’s a look back at all the books I purchased in 2025, but just didn’t get around to reading for one reason or another.

As I noted last year, I’ve gotten much better about being thoughtful about which hard copy books I add to my shelves. I’ve leaned much more heavily into borrowing library books, and when I do spend money on new books, it tends to be for e-editions (since both my husband and I do the bulk of our reading on our Kindles).

However… I do still give in to temptation! There are certain authors whose books I need no matter what! I picked up a couple of signed books at author events this year, and treated myself to a few books that caught my eye and were total impulse purchases. In total, I bought fewer hard copy books than in previous years — and of the ones I bought, many were copies of books I’d already read, loved, and then decided to add to my bookshelves.

When it comes to e-books, I must admit that my restraint seems to go out the window. I tend to grab copies of ebooks when I see a good deal — I just can’t resist when a book on my TBR is available for $1.99 as a one-day price drop! The downside is that I end up adding books that I don’t necessarily intend to read right away. So, you’ll see lots and lots of new Kindle books added in 2025 and not yet read.

Let’s get to it. Here’s a salute to my unread books of 2025!

First, the hardcovers and paperbacks:

As for the ebooks added to my Kindle library in 2025:

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The e-book list is pretty overwhelming. Almost all of these were purchased when their prices dropped to a dollar or two… but still, that’s way more than I really should be adding to my library, when I still have so many books yet to read. I’ll try to do better in 2026 (but also, I acknowledge that I say this every year!)

End note:

While I’m talking about “meant to read” books, I thought I’d take a look at my quarterly Top Ten Tuesday TBR posts of 2025, to see if I actually read the books I listed as my priorities each season. Turns out, I did okay! Of the 37 books I named (three books were listed in more than one quarter), I read all but seven. My unread TTT/TBR books are:

  • The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn: I really like this author, but didn’t feel interested enough to read this one.
  • Run Away with Me by Brian Seltzer: Just didn’t get around to borrowing this book from the library. Maybe someday, but it doesn’t feel like a priority.
  • City of All Seasons by Aliya Whiteley and Oliver K. Langmead: DNFd this one after a couple of chapters.
  • Swordheart by T. Kingfisher: Still plan to read
  • The Fair Folk by Su Bristow: Still plan to read
  • Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree: Still plan to read
  • A Town with Half the Lights On by Page Getz: Still plan to read

Have you read (and loved) any of my 2025 “meant-to-read” books? Please let me know if you see any you’d consider best of the bunch!

Onward to 2026! Happy New Year!Save

A look back: Series reading in 2025

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At the start of each new year, I write a post about my intended series reading — which series I want to start, which I want to finish, and maybe even some that I want to devour all in one big reading binge.

Now that we’re at the end of December, it’s time to check back in and see if I actually accomplished any of my series reading goals for 2025.

So how did I do?

In 2025, my priority series to read were:

Rockton series by Kelley Armstrong:

Status: DONE! I read the first book in this outstanding series toward the end of 2024 — and made my way through the six remaining novels plus the follow-up novella in 2025. I loved every moment! Kelley Armstrong has become a must-read author for me over the last few years. Fortunately, she has a spin-off series related to Rockton that I can look forward to enjoying in 2026.

The Mary books (Lady Janies series) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows:

Status: NOPE! Not at all from lack of interest… but I just didn’t get around to these books in 2025. I’ll keep them in my reading plans for 2026.

Green Rider series by Kristen Britain: 

Status: ONE… AND MAYBE DONE. The Green Rider series consists of eight books (so far). I’d been wanting to give these books a try for a while now, and in 2025, finally read the first book. I really enjoyed it — and yet, I’m not exactly burning to keep going. Let’s consider this a maybe-someday series. I’m not saying never, just that it’s not a top priority at the moment.

A couple of duologies I’d considered reading:  

Status: NOPE. I thought I’d pick up either the Stolen Heir duology by Holly Black or the Gilded duology by Marissa Meyer (or both)… and just never found myself in the mood to do so. More maybe-someday books!

Maybes:

I mentioned a whole bunch of “maybe” series on my list for 2025… so how did I do?

Status: ONE OUT OF TEN! Despite good intentions, the only book here that I read is Children of Time — a book that’s been on my series-to-read lists for several years! I’m so glad I read it. This series will likely go back on my list for 2026.

Other than that, I’m not sure about the rest. I’m still interested — in some more than others — so you may be seeing at least a few pop up on my “maybe” list for 2026.

As always, I did end up reading other books from series in 2025. Meanwhile, I’m working on my reading plans for 2026. Let’s see if I can set some realistic series reading goals in the new year!

That’s it for my 2025 series reading. How about you?

Did you read any series in 2025? Any particular favorites?

Check back in January, when I’ll share my series reading goals for the new year.

Birthstone Book Covers: December = Turquoise!

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I participated in Birthstone Books Covers for the first time in August, and now I’m hooked! Leslie at Books Are the New Black hosts this fun monthly meme — and since I love anything related to spotlighting amazing book covers, I just had to jump in.

The rules are simple:

Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back so she can see your post! Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
HAVE FUN!

December has three official birthstones: tanzanite, zircon, and turquoise. I’ve always loved the look of turquoise, so that’s the one I’m choosing to highlight.

Image via https://diamondrensu.com/

Samples of turquoise jewelry:

https://www.kernowcraft.com/

And info about the stone itself:

https://www.kernowcraft.com/

Onward to the books!

My turquoise-inspired books may not be an exact match… but they capture the mood well enough for my taste!

  • The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway
  • Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
  • Advika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti
  • The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
  • Clover Hendry’s Day Off by Beth Morrey
  • Deaf Utopia by Nyle DiMarco

Do you have any favorite turquoise book covers to share?

Goodreads Choice Awards 2025 – The results are in!

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In mid-November, I shared a post with my thoughts on the opening round of the Goodreads Choice Awards. And now, the results are in — so let’s take a look, shall we?

Of the 15 winning books for 2025, I’ve read 8:

Fiction: My Friends by Fredrik Backman ❤
Historical Fiction: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid ❤
Romance: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry ❤
Fantasy: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab ❤
Science Fiction: The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Horror: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix ❤
Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-fi: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Nonfiction: Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green

Of the remaining fiction books, none were actually on my radar to read… mainly because they’re in genres I don’t gravitate toward. As for the two other nonfiction books, I’d simply never come across them before. Now that I’m seeing the History & Biography winner, How to Kill a Witch, I’m intrigued! That’s one I’ll be looking for at my library in 2026.

Even though in many categories I voted for books that didn’t end up winning, I’m a fan of the ones that did win! Although I still question whether The Compound really belongs in the sci-fi category.

Without going back to confirm, my impression is that I’ve read more of the winning books this year than I did in the last few previous years — which doesn’t particularly mean anything, other than that I appeared to have read a bunch of popular books in 2025.

And actually, several of these are likely to make my list of favorites for this past year! I’ve put a little heart next to the books I especially loved. ❤

I do still miss the old approach for these awards, which included more categories/genres, another round of voting (if I recall correctly), and the much loved and lamented option to write-in nominees.

So… how are you all feeling about this year’s batch of winners?

Birthstone Book Covers: November = Topaz + Citrine!

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I participated in Birthstone Books Covers for the first time in August, and now I’m hooked! Leslie at Books Are the New Black hosts this fun monthly meme — and since I love anything related to spotlighting amazing book covers, I just had to jump in.

The rules are simple:

Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back so she can see your post! Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
HAVE FUN!

November’s birthstones are topaz and citrine. And while they may look very similar, apparently they’re quite different stones!

No, citrine and topaz are not the same; citrine is a variety of quartz, while topaz is a different mineral species. They are often confused because they can have similar yellow and brown colors, but they have different chemical compositions, hardness levels, and crystalline structures. 

And from Bremer Jewelry’s website:

WHAT IS TOPAZ?

Check out the raw topaz above and compare it to the raw citrine at the top of this post. It’s easy to see how these pale yellow stones have been easily confused throughout history! Citrine (quartz family) and topaz are actually unrelated mineral species. Topaz belongs to the silicate mineral family, not quartz. Before these differences were clear, many cultures called citrine (the yellow variety of quartz) by other names like gold topaz, Madeira or Spanish topaz—contributing to the confusion.

The name topaz derives from Topazios, the ancient Greek name for St. John’s Island in the Red Sea. Although the yellow stones famously mined there probably weren’t topaz, it soon became the name for most yellowish stones. Pure topaz is colorless, but it can become tinted by impurities to take on any color of the rainbow. Precious topaz, ranging in color from brownish orange to yellow, is often mistaken for “smoky quartz” or “citrine quartz,” respectively—although quartz and topaz are unrelated minerals!

One of my close childhood friends was a November baby, and I remember us comparing our birthstone rings — my sapphire vs her topaz! (Of course, I insisted mine was better — but her topaz was quite lovely too!)

And now for the books!

Here are the topaz/citrine book covers I’ve found on my shelves:

  • Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
  • The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison
  • Parable of the Sower (graphic novel edition) by Octavia Butler
  • Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
  • The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
  • Bloodhound (Beka Cooper, #2) by Tamora Pierce

Do you have any favorite topaz/citrine book covers to share?

Goodreads Choice Awards 2025 – Opening Round: First Impressions

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The opening round of this year’s Goodreads Choice Awards is here! I’ve already worked my way through the nominees and cast my votes. Some categories seem to have a lot of very strong choices this year… although I’m still a little bitter about the elimination (a few years ago now) of the write-in option!

For the 2025 awards, here are the eligibility rules according to Goodreads:

Books published in the United States in English, including works in translation and other significant rereleases, between November 13, 2024, and November 11, 2025, are eligible for the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards. Books published between November 12, 2025, and November 10, 2026, will be eligible for the 2026 awards.

We analyze statistics from the millions of books added, rated, and reviewed on Goodreads to nominate 20 books in each category. For the Audiobook category, nominations are based on the millions of titles added, rated, and reviewed both on Goodreads and Audible.

Opening round official nominees must have an average rating of 3.50 or higher at the time of launch. A book may be nominated in no more than one genre category, but can also be nominated in the Debut Novel and/or Audiobook categories. Only one book in a series may be nominated per category. An author may receive multiple nominations within a single category if they have more than one eligible series or more than one eligible stand-alone book.

So which books are nominated, and which did I vote for?

Let’s take a look at the opening round:

Category: Fiction

Of the 20 books nominated, I’ve read two:

I spy another four books on my to-read list:

… plus a few others that I’d consider maybe-someday books.

My vote: My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Category: Historical Fiction

I’ve read two:

And there are three on my TBR:

Plus, a bunch of others that I’ll likely loop back to at some point.

My vote: What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown (I loved Atmosphere, but figured Taylor Jenkins Reid will do just fine even without my vote!)

Category: Mystery & Thriller

Definitely not a go-to genre for me, so the only book I’ve read is:

Some of the others look interesting, but I’m not rushing to read any of them at this point. So obviously, Vera Wong gets my vote!

Category: Romance

Here, I’ve read a few more of the nominees:

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Among the rest, I don’t have any added to my TBR just yet, but I see a few that look like they might appeal to me down the road.

My vote: One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune

Category: Romantasy

Again, not really my genre! But two titles I’d classify more as cozy fantasy than romantasy are listed, and I really enjoyed both:

I don’t see any others here that I’m planning to read.

My vote: I really could go either way, but I voted for A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna, which was wonderful.

Category: Fantasy

I’ve read four, and loved them all!

Two more are on my TBR… although I don’t see myself picking up the 800-page book anytime soon.

And honestly, of the rest, there are probably another 4 or 5 I’d be happy to check out as well.

My vote: Such a tough one! I voted for The Everlasting… but it was painful to have to choose just one!

Category: Science Fiction

I’ve read three (although it would not have occurred to me to list The Compound as a science fiction book):

On my TBR: None at the moment — but so many look good! I have a feeling at least a few more will end up added to my to-read list.

My vote: When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

Category: Horror

I’ve read three:

On my TBR: As with the previous two categories, quite a few of the other books look good to me, but I haven’t actually added any to my reading lists yet.

My vote: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Category: Audiobook

I loved listening to both of these:

And want to listen to:

My vote: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, narrated by Julie Whelan

Category: Young Adult Fantasy

I’ve read one, and am in the middle of another:

I don’t have any of the other nominated books on my TBR at the moment.

My vote: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Skipped categories:

I don’t vote in categories where I haven’t actually read any of the books, so this year I skipped:

  • Debut Novel
  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Nonfiction
  • Memoir
  • History & Biography

Most of these categories have at least a book or two that I’d like to check out… we’ll see how that works out!

Wrapping it all up:

Did you vote in the opening round yet? Do you see any of your favorite books among the nominees?

I’d love to hear your recommendations for nominated books on my TBR lists or others I haven’t considered!

Overall, how do you feel about this year’s options? Any categories you wish they’d bring back? Any books you loved that really should have been nominated? Please share your thoughts!

Birthstone Book Covers: October = Opal!

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I participated in Birthstone Books Covers for the first time in August, and now I’m hooked! Leslie at Books Are the New Black hosts this fun monthly meme — and since I love anything related to spotlighting amazing book covers, I just had to jump in.

The rules are simple:

Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back so she can see your post! Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
HAVE FUN!

October’s birthstone is opal. (Well, also tourmaline, but I’m sticking with opals!) According to the American Gem Society:

The name “opal” originates from the Greek word opallios, which meant “to see a change in color.” The Roman scholar Pliny used the word opalus when he wrote about this gemstone’s kaleidoscopic “play” of rainbow colors that could simulate shades of any stone.

Opal’s characteristic “play-of-color” was explained in the 1960s, when scientists discovered that it’s composed of microscopic silica spheres that diffract light to display various colors of the rainbow. These flashy gemstones are called “precious opals.” Those without play-of-color are “common opals.”

Dozens of opal varieties exist, but only a few, such as fire opal and boulder opal, are universally recognized. Opals are often referred to by their background “body color” of black or white.

Opal’s classic country of origin is Australia. Seasonal rains soaked the parched Outback, carrying silica deposits underground into cracks between layers of rock. When the water evaporated, these deposits formed opal. Sometimes, silica seeped into spaces around wood, seashells and skeletons, resulting in opalized fossils.

Since opal was discovered in Australia around 1850, the country has produced 95 percent of the world’s supply. Opal is also mined in Mexico, Brazil, Honduras, Ethiopia, the Czech Republic, and parts of the U.S., including Nevada and Idaho.

Learn more about the history of opals. 

I’ve always loved opals, probably ever since my grandparents gave me a pair of opal earrings when I was a wee tween… which I still have, even though I haven’t worn them in decades.

I’ve only ever seen the white or lighter blue varieties, but apparently there are endless color combinations in these beautiful gemstones.

Opal varieties (source: http://www.geology.com)

Which makes it hard to figure out how to match opals with book covers! Since the opals I’m most familiar with have a mostly white look with streaks and splashes of pink and blue, I’ll go with a mix of white, pink, and blue covers… which don’t necessarily look like opals, but I think that’s the closest I can come!

Here are the opal-inspired book covers I’ve found on my shelves:

  • Echo Boy by Matt Haig
  • The Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan
  • Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson
  • The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye
  • Emmett by L. C. Rosen

Do you have any favorite opal book covers to share?

Next month is Opal for October… seems like it’ll be a tricky one!

My Classics Club Spin book for fall 2025 will be…

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Earlier in the week, I shared a post with my list of books for the newest Classics Club Spin challenge (see it here), and today, this spin’s number was announced. (For those keeping track, it’s CCSpin #42, and for me personally, #14!)

Hosted by The Classics Club blog, the Classics Club Spin is a reading adventure where participants come up with a list of classics they’d like to read, number them 1 to 20, and then read the book that corresponds to the “spin” number that comes up.

For CCSpin #42, the lucky number is:

And that means I’ll be reading:

My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
Published 1901

Synopsis:

‘The fierce, irreverent novel of aspiration and rebellion that is both a cornerstone of Australian literature and a feminist classic

Miles Franklin began the candid, passionate, and contrary My Brilliant Career when she was only sixteen, intending it to be the Australian answer to Jane Eyre . But the book she produced-a thinly veiled autobiographical novel about a young girl hungering for life and love in the outback-so scandalized her country upon its appearance in 1901 that she insisted it not be published again until ten years after her death.

And from another edition:

Trapped on her parents’ farm in the hardscrabble Australian outback, sixteen-year-old Sybylla Melvyn loves the bush but not the toil it brings. She longs for refinement, and most of all she longs to achieve great things.

Suddenly she falls under the gaze of wealthy, handsome Harry Beecham and finds herself choosing between the conventional path of marriage and her plans for a ‘brilliant career’.

My Brilliant Career has been on my to-read list for a few years now. I don’t recall exactly how I first came across this book, but I believe it’s thanks to stumbling across it on someone else’s blog! I’m always up for exploring more Australian fiction, and this early 20th century classic sounds like a book that’s right up my alley

For my 2025 spins, I’ve been focusing on 20th century literature — inspired by a reading challenge to read (at least) one book from each decade of the century. My Brilliant Career was originally published in 1901, and helps me check off one of my remaining decades!

I’m excited to start My Brilliant Career — probably in a few weeks, after I finish up a few more ARCs for upcoming new releases. The deadline to finish this spin book is December 21st, which gives me plenty of time. I’ll be back with my reaction before then.

What do you think of my spin result this time around?

Here’s my list of 20 titles for Classics Club Spin #42:

  1. The House on the Strand by Daphne DuMaurier
  2. The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
  3. A Damsel in Distress by P. G. Wodehouse
  4. The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
  5. This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
  6. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
  7. White Fang by Jack London
  8. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  9. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  10. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
  11. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  12. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
  13. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
  14. Frederica by Georgette Heyer
  15. The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
  16. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
  17. My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
  18. A Damsel in Distress by P. G. Wodehouse
  19. The House on the Strand by Daphne DuMaurier
  20. My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin

My previous Classics Club Spin books:

The Black Moth (read 4/2022)
Cannery Row (read 7/2022)

Are you participating in this Classics Club Spin? If so, what book will you be reading?

Getting ready for the next Classics Club Spin (CC Spin #42; fall 2025)

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It’s time for another Classics Club Spin!

Hosted by The Classics Club blog, the Classics Club Spin is a reading adventure where participants come up with a list of classics they’d like to read, number them 1 to 20, and then read the book that corresponds to the “spin” number that comes up. This will be the Classics Club’s spin #42, and my 14th time participating!

Here are the dates and guidelines from the host blog:

On Sunday 19th October we’ll post a number from 1 through 20. The challenge is to read whatever book falls under that number on your Spin List by the 21st December, 2025.

We’ll check in on the 21st December to see who made it the whole way and finished their spin book!

What’s Next?

  • Go to your blog.
  • Pick twenty books that you’ve got left to read from your Classics Club List.
  • Post that list, numbered 1-20, on your blog before Sunday 19th October 2025.
  • We’ll announce a number from 1-20. 
  • Read that book by 21st December.

My spin lists are usually a mix of books from different decades and centuries, but in 2025, I’m focusing on books that count toward my 20th Century Decades reading challenge (for which I’m aiming to read one book published per decade). All of the books on my list fit the decades I haven’t completed yet for the challenge. (You’ll note a few listed more than once – I’m weighting my list towards books I truly want to read!)

Here we go!

Here’s my list of 20 classics for the next Classics Club Spin:

  1. The House on the Strand by Daphne DuMaurier
  2. The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
  3. A Damsel in Distress by P. G. Wodehouse
  4. The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
  5. This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
  6. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
  7. White Fang by Jack London
  8. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  9. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  10. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
  11. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  12. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
  13. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
  14. Frederica by Georgette Heyer
  15. The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
  16. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
  17. My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
  18. A Damsel in Distress by P. G. Wodehouse
  19. The House on the Strand by Daphne DuMaurier
  20. My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin

Wish me luck! I’ll be back on October 19th to reveal my spin result!

My previous Classics Club spins:

CCSpin29: The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer
CCSpin30: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
CCSpin31: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
CCSpin32: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
CCSpin33: Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
CCSpin34: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
CCSpin35: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
CCSpin36: A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
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