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Primary goals:

• Track books read. Jan: 29 Feb: 30 Mar: 34 Apr: 28 May: 35 Jun: 36 Jul: 34 Aug: 34 Sep: 29 Oct: 24 Nov: 24 Dec: 24
• 2017 Popsugar challenge. Nov: complete
• Book Riot Retro Rereads project.
• Finish The Canterbury Tales. Sep: done!
• Track spending/subscriptions.
• Make a dent in subscribed magazines. Jan: 5 Feb: 5 Mar: 2 Apr: 5 May: 5 Jun: 3 Jul: 2 Aug: 5 Sep: 5 Oct: 4 Nov: 4 Dec: 1
• Evaluate 24 freebies. Jan: 3 Feb: 2 Apr: 1(+4) May: 2 Jul: 1 Aug: 2 Dec: 1
• READ 6 PHYSICAL TBRs ALREADY!!! Jan: 1 Feb: 1 Apr: 1

I'm going to track my reading, but don't have a goal for number or page count. Last year happened to set a new high page count since I started serious tracking, and I'm not interested in a personal arms race.

Spoiler:

Jan: 15 novels, 1 re-read, 4 shorter works, 2 anthologies, 4 magazines, 1 picture book, 2 non-fiction. 7000 pages. Notable: Yoon Ha Lee, Ninefox Gambit; T. Kingfisher, Summer in Orcus.

Feb: 10 novels, 2 re-reads, 5 shorter works, 4 anthologies, 5 magazines, 1 picture book, 2 non-fiction, 1 audio book. 6800 pages, 2 hours. Notable: Robert Jackson Bennett, City of Blades; The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives, Lisa Servon; The Starlit Wood, ed. Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe; Borderline, Mishell Baker; Beneath Ceaseless Skies #200 (for the incredible Seth Dickinson story).

Mar: 12 novels (3 re-reads), 10 shorter works, 3 audio shorts, 3 magazines, 4 non-fiction, 2 graphic novels/collections. 6900 pages, 2 hours. A rather bland month, alas. Favorite was Susan Cooper's Greenwitch, my favorite in the series so far upon re-reading.

Apr: 13 novels (4 re-reads), 4 shorter works, 3 audio shorts, 5 magazines, 1 anthology, 2 non-fiction. 5900 pages, 2 1/2 hours. Favorite: Tim Marshall's Prisoners of Geography, re-read Alexis Hall's Looking for Group.

May: 17 novels (2 re-reads), 8 shorter works, 5 magazines, 1 collection, 2 non-fiction (1 re-read), 2 graphic novels. 7800 pages. Notable: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods; Rebecca Stead, Goodbye Stranger.

Jun: 16 novels (5 re-reads), 4 shorter works, 3 magazines, 3 non-fiction, 10 graphic novels. 8000 pages. Notable: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Farmer Boy; Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond.

Jul: 14 novels (1 re-read), 11 shorter works, 2 magazines, 2 non-fiction, 4 graphic novels. 7800 pages. Notable: N.K. Jemisin, The Obelisk Gate; Robert Jackson Bennett, City of Miracles; Jeff VanderMeer, Borne; Agatha Christie/Mary Westmacott, Absent in the Spring.

Aug: 14 novels (3 re-reads, 1 on audio), 8 shorter works (1 re-read, 1 on audio), 5 magazines, 2 collections, 3 non-fiction, 1 graphic novel. 7400 pages, 9 hours.

Sep: 15 novels (1 re-read), 4 shorter works, 5 magazines, 3 collections (2 re-reads), 1 anthology, 1 graphic novel. 8300 pages. Notable: Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give; Christina Lauren's Dating You Hating You.

Oct: 14 novels (3 re-reads), 2 shorter fiction works, 4 magazines, 1 anthology, 1 graphic novel, 2 non-fiction (1 short). 5800 pages. Notable: Genevieve Valentine, The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, Martin Edwards ed., The Long Arm of the Law.

Nov: 13 novels (1 re-read), 1 shorter work, 4 magazines, 1 anthology, 3 graphic novels, 2 non-fiction. 7200 pages. Notable: Octavia E. Butler, Kindred

Dec: 13 novels (4 re-reads), 4 shorts, 1 magazine, 2 anthologies, 1 collection (a re-read), 3 non-fiction. 6600 pages.

I enjoyed the 2016 Popsugar challenge, so I'll give 2017 a go. I'm going to include Book Riot's Read Harder as a secondary with less rigor.

Spoiler:

Jan: Not yet nailing down what goes where, but I have 29 Popsugar slots potentially covered among 23 books. For Read Harder, 12 slots among 18 books.

Feb: 41/42 and 13/30. Distinct impression Popsugar challenge is easier this year.

Mar: 44/63 and 16/47. Began some reading specifically to cover slots.

Apr: 46/82 and 19/59.

May: 46/103 (hmm) and 20/71.

Jun: 49/133 and 21/90.

Jul: 49/157 and 21/100.

Aug: 50/181 and 22/114.

Sep: 51/197 and 23/123 - I make it 49 and 20 slots being picky about my maybes. In good shape to complete.

Oct: 51/210 and 23/135 - 50 and 23 covered no-maybes, with 2 in progress. 8 slots remaining, 3 in progress including alphabet challenges.

November: completed Pop Sugar challenge and Book Riot Read Harder, as well as title and place alphabet challenges. One slot remaining in author alphabet challenge.

December: finished Ishiguro's The Buried Giant and, ironically, Innes' There Came Both Mist and Snow for I authors.

I'm having a lot of fun considering books for the Book Riot Retro Rereads proposal, so I'll do that too.

Spoiler:

Jan: Lloyd Alexander, The Book of Three.
Feb: David Eddings, Pawn of Prophecy.
Mar: Susan Cooper, The Dark Is Rising. Am in the middle of re-reading the series.
Apr: Agatha Christie, The Moving Finger (UK edition).
May: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods. Probably the best yet.
Jun: Heron Carvic, Picture Miss Seeton.
Jul: Agatha Christie/Mary Westmacott, Absent in the Spring. As under-known and ruthless as ever.
Aug: Barbara Hambly, Bride of the Rat God.
Sep: Isaac Asimov, Tales of the Black Widowers.
Oct: Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise.
Nov: Emma Bull, War for the Oaks
Dec: Andrea K. Höst, Stray

I started The Canterbury Tales in 2016 and would like to finish it.

Spoiler:

Mar: have resumed and am making good progress.

May: fallen off the wagon again.

Sep: finished!

Continue tracking spending/acquisitions/use of subscription services.

Spoiler:

Scribd
Jan: Read $8 subscribed, $24 unlimited, 4 books. DNF $15 subscribed (sigh), $89 unlimited, 11 books.
Feb: read $7 subsc, $11 unl, 2 books.
Mar: Read $21 unlimited, 2 books. DNF $33 unl, 4 books.
Apr: read $4 subscribed, $12 unl, 3 books. DNF $4 subscribed (book appeared solid but triggering).
May: read $20 subscribed, 3 books (yay me!); $14 unl, 1 book. DNF $16 subscribed (glad I didn't buy it, though), $1 unl, 2 books.
Jun: read $9 subscribed, 2 books; $13 unl, 1 book.
Jul: read $18 subsc, 3 books; $4 unl, 1 book and 2 shorts.
Aug: read/listened $21 subsc, 1 book, 1 short, 1 audio short, 1 audio book I own in ebook; $1 unl, 1 short; DNF $10 unl, 1 book.
Sep: read $8 subsc, 2 shorts; $1 unl, 1 short.
Oct: read $6 subsc, 2 books, $11 unl, 1 book.
Nov: read $9 subsc, 1 book.
Dec: read $12 subsc, 2 books.

KU
Jan: Read $17/$11, 3 books.
Feb: read $10/$5, 4 books. DNF $9, 2 books.
Mar: read $16/$7, 2 books. DNF $9, 3 books.
Apr: read $12/$7, 3 books.
May: read $16/$10, 3 books.
Jun: read $11/$6, 3 books.
Jul: read $14/$9, 2 books and 3 shorts. DNF $4, 1 book.
Aug: read $21/$14, 4 books.
Sep: read $15/$9, 2 books and 1 graphic novel. DNF $4, 1 book.
Oct: read $12/$8, 2 books, 1 short, 1 short NF. DNF $5, 1 book.
Nov: read $19/$10, 3 graphic novels. KU expired at end of month.
Dec: KOLL $9, Prime $10 1 book.

also one NetGalley for June ($2.99?)
one NG Sep, 2018 title.
two NG Oct, 1 novella & 1 anthology.
one NG Dec.

Acquisitions
Jan: 9 freebies, 39 purchases including 4 reference and 7 previously read. Read one. 6 subscriptions and pre-orders arrived. $84
Feb: 8 freebies, 82 purchases (urk) including 17 reference, 6 previously read, and 3 bundles. Read one, reading one. 7 pre-orders and subscriptions arrived, 2 pre-orders. $173 (urk)
Mar: 4 freebies, 16 purchases - 3 previously read, read 3. 7 subscriptions and pre-orders arrived. 4 pre-orders. $62
Apr: 5 freebies, 13 purchases - 2 prev read, read 1. 5 subscriptions arrived. 2 pre-orders. $42/$17 pre-ordered.
May: 3 tracked freebies - missed some?, 26 purchased - 13 prev read (Christie sale), read 1. 5 subscriptions, 1 pre-order, 3 KS graphic novels arrived. $51
Jun: 2 tracked freebies, 59 purchased - 5 prev read, read 1, 40 graphic novels in Humble Bundle. 7 subscriptions, 1 KS graphic novel, 2 pre-orders arrived, 1 Kickstarter backed. $66/AU$18 KS
Jul: 3 tracked freebies, 34 acquired - 5 prev read, read 1, 1 instructional, 12 omnibuses etc. mostly in StoryBundle. 3 subscriptions, 2 KS graphic novels, 2 KS backed. $90/$35 KS.
Aug: 5 freebies (2 prev read, read 1), 22 acquired - 6 prev read, read 1, 1 instructional. 4 subscriptions, 3 HS anthologies, 1 KS graphic novel, 1 KS backed. $48/$8 KS.
Sep: 3 tracked freebies, (one already owned for the formats), 58 acquired - 1 read, 9 prev read, 31 instructional/reference HB, renewed subscriptions, 5 magazines, 2 KS graphic novels, 1 pre-order arrived. Backed 4 KS. $220/$82 KS.
Oct: 3 tracked freebies, 6 magazines, 1 KS short. 45 acquired - 9 prev read. $90.
Nov: 6 magazines, 2 KS anthologies, 3 KS novels (1 prev. read), 1 delivered preorder (in progress). 91 acquired - 11 prev read, 30 instructional, 30 from bundles. Backed 1 KS. $161/KS AUS$14.
Dec: 6 magazines, 3 KS add-on anthologies, 6 freebies. 50 acquired - 9 prev read, 2 read, 12 instructional, 9 from bundles, $139. 1 pre-order.

Continue to tracking magazine and anthology reading.

Spoiler:

Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Mothership Zeta, Uncanny
Jan: B/C/L/M, anthology Kaleidoscope.
Feb: A/B/L/U2, (owned) anthologies The Starlit Wood, Ellery Queen's Mini-Mysteries, Gambled Away.
Mar: A2/F(KU).
Apr: B2/C/L/U, (lib) anthology Shadowed Souls.
May: B3/C/L, (lib) collection P.D. James.
Jun: A/B/U.
Jul: B/C, lib anthology Once Upon a Castle. (Finishing the Hugo short fiction as well.)
Aug: B2/A/L/M
Sep: Asimov's/B2/C/L, anth The Last Chance Christmas Ball.
Oct: A/B2/U, anth The Long Arm of the Law.
Nov: B2/C/L, anth The Book of Swords.
Dec: F, anths 2017 Short Story Advent Calendar and The One That Got Away.

Evaluate (read or DNF) freebies and boost any worthwhile finds.

Spoiler:

Jan: read a first-in-series, elected not to continue series. 3 down.
Feb: listened to The Dispatcher, DNF another one.
Apr: DNF am old freebie, marked 4 more by author don't bother.
May: marked 2 Baen milSF LItS.
Jul: read a freebie paranormal that petered out from a decent start.
Aug: freebie read to pick up X for A-Z; new freebie highly recced.
Dec: read a very old mediocre freebie.

Read those physical TBRs, already.

Spoiler:

Jan: read Pierre Bayard's How To Talk About Books You Haven't Read. From Scribd. But at least it's off the shelf.
Feb: finished Ellery Queen's Mini-Mysteries!
Apr: read the UK edition of The Moving Finger
Dec: another dismal failure.