I’ve signed up for the ‘TBR Pile Challenge’ hosted by Adam Burgess over at Roof Beam Reader. This challenge appealed to me because the idea is to put a dent in the TBR pile and not to be distracted by shiny, new titles which come along. Here are the rules:

Each of these 12 books must have been on your bookshelf or “To Be Read” list for AT LEAST one full year. This means the book cannot have a publication date of 1/1/2022 or later (any book published in the year 2021 or earlier qualifies, as long as it has been on your TBR pile). Caveat: Two (2) alternates are allowed, just in case one or two of the books ends up in the “did not finish (DNF)” pile.

I don’t know which of those titles I’m going to read; as highlighted here when I was discussing my reading goals for last year, I spin a wheel to dictate which book I’m going to read next. The only difference, as per above, is the book can only be published in 2021 or earlier. I have about 50 books in my pile and I’m aiming for 12 so let’s see how we go.

Foster by Claire Keegan

Anam Cara by John O’Donohue

Breath - The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor

Quiet - The power of Introverts by Susan Cain