2024 has already started, and I’m technically 6 books deep in the new reading year, so I wanted to get this post done ASAP before I actually read any of the books I’m listing here. As usual, I have a priority TBR of 10 books for the year, which I’ve had varying success of actually accomplishing in the past. I’ve also been reflecting a bit on my reading last year and thinking about what kinds of things I want to prioritize in 2024.

Top 10 TBR for 2024:

Rouge by Mona Awad (fabulism/horror); Masters of Death by Olivie Blake (contemporary fantasy); Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou (literary fiction); Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang (science fiction)

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez (YA historical fantasy); The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon (fantasy/romantasy); Better Hate Than Never (contemporary romance); We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (contemporary fantasy)

Chlorine by Jade Song (contemporary fantasy); One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (fantasy)

Reading Goals for 2024:

Read more short story collections. This is sort of always a goal for me, since short story collections are one of my favorite categories of books, but I only read 3 in 2023. I want AT LEAST 4 in 2024.

Read an anthology. I’ve been purchasing anthologies for years, and I only ever seem to read the nonfiction ones. I want to actually read a short fiction anthology in 2024.

Read more romantasy. This is definitely a current genre buzzword, and it’s helped me mentally categorize fantasy reads better. I realized that I’ve been adding a ton of romantasy to my TBR shelf, but rarely actually picking them up, so let’s change that.

Continue in one or more fantasy series. Lately I seem to be much better at starting new fantasy series than continuing in them, let alone finishing them. In 2024, I’d like to make sure I read some sequels.

Complete the Book of the Month reading challenge. I wasn’t even close to completing the 2023 BOTM challenge, but I’m determined for 2024. I need to read 15 BOTM titles, including at least three from each of 6 different categories, such as  400+ pages, debut novel, and differing genres. I have a lot of backlist titles that came out last year that will qualify for this year’s challenge, so I’m much more optimistic.

Discover new-to-me nonfiction writers. I love learning and getting obsessed with nonfiction books, but I’m not always very good at finding new titles and authors compared to fiction. I want to try out some books I’ve been hearing about, and get better at building out my nonfiction TBR.

Read more diversely. This is always a goal for me, but I feel like I didn’t do as well in 2023 as I have in past years, so in 2024 I need to make up for that.

 

 

What are some of your reading goals for 2024?