Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.
This week’s prompt:
So, there’s a saying that how you spend New Year’s Day is how you’ll spend the year.
I think all of us here would like to spend at least some of the year reading. That being the case, the very first prompt of the year is:
What book are you reading (or hope to read) on this first day of 2026?
I know some people are working today, some are still cleaning up after the holidays, but I hope everyone can find five minutes for a bit of reading.
Happy New Year!
How to play:
- On your blog: Copy the question/image for your blog, answer it there, and post a quick comment here with a link or trackback to your post so we can read it.
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For me, I plan to re(read) Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon (for a New Year’s pep talk) and Underfoot in Show Business by Helene Hanff (I’ve been on a Helene Hanff kick lately).
I am starting my Around the World in 80 Books challenge with I Am Malala, in Pakistan.
That sounds like a great start to the New Year! Also, a really interesting challenge as well. Thanks for stopping by! I’m glad you’re here.
On January 1, 2026 and today, I was / am reading two novels: I’m reading THE LAFITTE AFFAIR by Norma Woolworth, a fun mystery set in New Orleans. I’m listening to THERE THERE by Tommy Orange, a novel I cannot describe as “fun,” but it is a compelling and important work. (Thanks, Charity!)
Those both sound great, Julie! Thanks for stopping by!
I’m reading We The People: A History of the U S Constitution by Jill Lepore and Religion for Realists by Samuel L Perry
Those sounds very interesting! Thanks for stopping by!
Wow, I have missed so many of these. Life’s been extremely hectic this year. Playing catch-up here, but way back on January 1st I was reading The Wolves of Midwinter by Anne Rice, a sequel to her first werewolf novel, The Wolf Gift. It was well-written, but didn’t have enough fang and claw action for my tastes. Oh well!
So good to see you here! Remember, these posts aren’t going anywhere. Show up when you can. I’m always happy to see you.