My 2022 Reading Plans
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I have always been a reader. The phrase “one more chapter” was an early part of my vocabulary. As a child, I would sneak out of my bed to turn the lights on after everyone else had gone to sleep so I could keep reading. More often than not, I got caught but I just couldn’t help it. I wanted to live in the world inside my books.
Reading is an escape and also a tool. Books ground me and relax me. The provide me shelter when things are hard. In years past, I’ve read between 32-36 books per year but I know that I can read more. There are weeks and even month long stretches where I don’t make reading a priority because it is easier to numb out on TikTok videos then let the quiet of my own inner voice settle in.
In 2022, I want to make reading a bigger priority. The reality is that I work full time and have friends and family and a life outside of books that I want to live. I’m also not a particularly fast reader but I want to push myself this year and read more. I also want to push myself to read some things that are outside of my comfort zone. I tend to read a lot of fantasy and historical fiction. I love those genres but even within those genres, I read the same authors over and over. I want to stretch my reader muscles this year with a challenge.
Because I love structure, check lists, and group activities that don’t actually involve human interaction, I am going to attempt the Pop Sugar Reading Challenge for 2022. If you aren’t familiar, Pop Sugar releases a set of prompts every year and you, the reader, are challenged to complete as many prompts as possible. So, here are the prompts and the books I hope to read to complete them in 2022.
A book published in 2022: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas *
A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline*
A book set in a non patriarchal society: Scythe by Neil Shusterman *
A book with a tiger in the title or on the cover: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams *
A sapphic book: Fresh by Margot Wood *
A book by a Latinx author: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz*
A book with onomatopoeia in the title: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr*
A book where the protagonist uses a mobility aid: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr*
A book about a found family: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J Klune*
A Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly*
A #BookTok recommendation: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller*
A book about the afterlife: Lincoln and the Bardo*
A book set in the 1980s: Summer Sisters by Judy Blume*
A book with cutlery on the cover: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner*
A book by a Pacific Islander: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara *
A book about witches: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness *
A book becoming a TV series/movie in 2022: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue*
A romance novel by a BIPOC author: How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days by K.M Jackson*
A book that takes place during your favorite season (summer): The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan*
A book whose title starts with the last letter of your last read: The Testaments by Margret Atwood* (to be read after prompt 4, 14, or 34)
A book about a band or musical: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A book with a character on the ace spectrum: Vicious by V.E Schwab
A book with a recipe in it: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
A book you can read in one sitting: Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
A book about a secret: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
A book with a misleading title: How to Pronounce Knife: Stories by Souvankham Thammavongsa
A Hugo award winner: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
A book set during a holiday: The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
A different book by an author you read in 2021: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
A book with the name of a board game in the title: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab
A book featuring a man-made diaster: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
A book that was blurbed by your favorite author: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes (blurbed by Madeline Miller)
A social horror: The City We Became by N.K Jemisin
A book set in Victorian times: A Conjuring of Light by V.E Schwab
A book with a constellation in the title or on the cover: The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern
A book you know nothing about: Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
A book about gender identity: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
A book featuring a party: A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
An own-voices science-fiction/fantasy: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
A book that fulfills a past PS prompt (the next book in a series): To Sir Philip, with Love by Julie Quinn
A book with a reflected image or mirror in the title: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
A book that features two languages: With Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
A book with a palindromic title: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
A duology (book 1): King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
A duology (book 2): Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
A book about someone leading a double life: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
A book about a parallel reality: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
A book with two POVs: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
A book set in a sister city (book 1 - New York City): The Diviners by Libba Bray
A book set in a sister city (book 2- London): 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
These plans are certainly not set in stone but I think it’s good to have plan and a lofty goal. What are your reading plans for 2022? Tell me all about it in the comments below!
