Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
- Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
- Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
- Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday we’re invited to share our Goals for 2026. Just about all of mine are linked to books in some way.
- Make the most of the experience of being one of the judges of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026, the shortlist for which was announced on 19th January 2026
- Achieve my Goodreads goal of reading 104 books
- Read at least 20 books that have been in my TBR pile for longer than two years, i.e. January 2024 or prior
- Attend Henley Literary Festival and at least one other literary event
- Complete the When Are You Reading Challenge – sign-up post here – and Historical Fiction Reading Challenge – sign-up post here
- Read all the books on The Walter Scott Prize 2026 longlist before the shortlist is announced
- Maintain my 97% feedback ratio on NetGalley
- Read at least ten books from my Classics Club list
- Listen to twelve audiobooks
- Contribute to the weekly #SixOnSaturday gardening meme
What bookish goals, if any, have you set for 2026?
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