Another year of books over…and another year filled with discovery begins. Will you unearth your favorite combination of words in the English language? Fill a bookshelf or build a new one? Wade into new genres, explore fresh books from esteemed authors, appreciate contemporary cover art trends? We can’t predict the future, but we’re willing to point you in the right direction; so, here are Bas Bleu’s reading resolution recommendations—Peruse them to use at your pleasure!

2023 Reading Resolutions

Can you find…

…a book shorter than 100 pages?
…a book longer than 500 pages?
…a main character with a name you’ve never heard before?
…a new spin on a classic genre?
…a book told entirely in dialogue?
…a book with no dialogue?
…a new Little Free Library?
…the nearly obsolete 50¢ book at a garage sale?
…a pre-2000s book with the original cover art?
…a reprint of an old favorite?

Can you complete…

…one book in one week?
…one book in one weekend?
…a book you originally DNF’d?
…books from your TBR list before buying new ones?
…a book outside of your regular genres?
…a book and its movie adaptation?
…a book about a character who is your complete opposite?
…a book about a character you can’t stand?
…a book translated from another language?
…100 books in a year?