Right now, I’m 34% done with my Goodreads Reading Challenge. I am 3 books ahead of schedule and have finished reading 17 books.

Check out my 2026 Book List below, and let me know if we read any of the same books! You can also find me on Goodreads here.

For more book recommendations, check out my progress on the Great American Read or the 6 Kindle Unlimited Books I’ve added to my TBR pile.

January 2026: (8 books)

• Peppa’s Storybook Collection by Scholastic Inc.
• Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash by Edward Humes
• Having People Over: A Modern Guide to Planning, Throwing, and Attending Every Type of Party by Chelsea Fagan
• The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
• Conform by Ariel Sullivan
• Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control by Dana K. White
• Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise by Pam Young and Peggy Jones
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

February 2026: (4 books)

• Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
• The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
• The Summer We Ran by Audrey Ingram
• A Kids’ Guide to America’s First Ladies: The Women, History, and Legacies of the White House for Children by Kathleen Krull

MARCH 2026: (4 books)

• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
• The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
• The Wish by Nicholas Sparks
• The Compound by Aisling Rawle

April 2026: (1 book)

• A Killer Wedding by Joan O’Leary

Only 33 more reads to go. 
Cheers!
Lydia