I’ll finish up Dickens’ Bleak House by the end of November. I might want to tackle another Dickens long read in 2026. I read Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, The Pickwick Papers, and A Tale of Two Cities in high school. It may be time to reread one or more of them.
I want to read more Rilke, and have at hand a translation by Joanna Macey and the book of letters between Rilke and Lou Andreas-Salome. Macey’s memoir is also on my shelves.
I studied haiku and zuihitsu in 2025 and will continue to dive into Japanese forms as a reader and writer.
Virginia Woolf and I need to spend more time together; I keep putting it off, but at my rapidly advancing age, it’s time to commit.
Additionally, I want to incorporate reading by naturalists or scientists such as Rachel Carson, Carl Sagan, Barry Lopez, Tamara Dean, Elizabeth Rush, and Robin Wall Kimmerer.
So, at least one big novel, Rilke, Japanese forms, Woolf, and natural history. Add to that mystery/detective novels and whatever looks good at the library or in e-form from Book Bub.