It’s a new year!  In case you missed it, I’m the planner type, so it just makes sense that at the beginning of the year I would make a list of books that I’d like to read–fiction and non-fiction; audiobooks, kindle books, and good ol’ fashioned paperbacks; books on health and wellness, books on parenting, a classic novel here and there, a few buzzy books that everybody else is apparently reading, just a little bit of everything.

Last year I had a goal of 24 books and ended up reading 25 books.  I’m pleased with that goal and would like to keep it the same for this year.  I also don’t like to plan out every.single.book that I’ll read this year.  I like to leave a little bit of room for whatever comes up or gets recommended to me that just sounds too good to wait.

So, without further ado, here’s what I plan to read in 2020.

Fun Fiction

Finally finish the Harry Potter series.

Seriously, I’ve been working through this series since 2015! I’m midway through #6 and would like to wrap the series up this year.  I started re-watching the movies as well so I can review the story.  (When you take 5 years to read a series, you can forget a few things!)  So, #6 is my first fiction book of 2020 with #7 following sometime hereafter.

Little Women

I picked this book up for Audible and Kindle for super cheap a while back, and I keep meaning to read it.  (How have I never read this classic?  I say that all the time.)  And then the new movie came out, and everyone is saying that it’s so good and rivals the old one, so I think that will just be a good motivator to read another classic.  (Other classics I’ve “finally” read in the past few years–The Count of Monte Cristo and Jane Eyre.  Highly recommend!)

Something by Agatha Christy?

I heard once that Agatha Christy is the most published author, and her books are second in publishing to the Bible.  Wow.  I’ve been meaning to read Murder on the Orient Express since it came out in movie form.  Might sneak this in between the Harry Potters!

Parenting

Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles that can Radically Change Your Family

Admittedly: a bad title, IMO!  However, I keep hearing good things about this book, and I want to finally give it a read!  I loved the parenting book written by his brother, so I’m hopeful that this one will be just as encouraging.  Parenting is hard!  I need help.

Spiritual Growth

Pilgrim’s Progress

Reading this one with the ladies at my church in our Wednesday morning doctrine study.  Again, how have I never read this?  Did you know it’s never been out of print?  I’m only two chapters in, but I’m enjoying it right away.

Evidence Not Seen

This is an autobiography by Darlene Deibler Rose about her life as a missionary in Indonesia during World War II (and resulting time in a concentration camp).  Her testimony of faith in a good God even when life truly couldn’t get worse is really incredible.  This book sucked me in from page 1 (and I’m only two chapters into this one so far, too).

Non-Fiction: Education & Personal Development

The Abolition of Man

A book about education by one of my favorite authors.  What he can say in three sentences would take me three chapters.  Anyway, now that we are thinking about SCHOOL for Landon (no clue how he got so old), I’m reading up a bit.  Very into classical education at the moment.  It’s so cool!  As we think about Kindergarten, I’m reading a few books off of this list.

The Road Back to You

Where are my enneagram peeps?  I think I could get into this.  A lot of personality typing things feel annoying, or over simplifying, or way too complicated to me, but the enneagram intrigues me (not to mention that some people that I like a lot are into it…always helps).  So, I hear this is “the book” to start with.  I can already tell you I am hands down a 3 (achiever!), but I want to learn more about the people that I love and how I can understand and love them better.  (Like what the heck number is my husband?  He is a little hard to pin down actually!)

Educated

This book sure is buzzy!  I think I need to know what all the hype is about…not so much for the education piece but more about her upbringing and religious background.  It sounds interesting.

And maybe some others?

There are more books that I’m thinking of that I might get to…

From the fiction realm: Aunti Poldi and the Sicilian Lions, Little Fires Everywhere, and maybe some sort of novel (or memoir) about food.  I like to cook food.  I like to eat food.  I like to read about food.  I just like food.

For spiritual growth, I’m looking at a few books by Jen Wilkin, Rachel Jankovic, and Kevin DeYoung (our former pastor who is kinda’ Christian famous).

Maybe you can add to my list.  I don’t generally have any trouble getting to my goal of 2 dozen books, but I do love a good book recommendation.  Send them my way!  (Comment below.)  Also, what “form” of books do you read?  (Kindle, Audible, good ol’ Paperbacks???)  I think my comprehension is better with a “real” book…is there science to back this up?  Tell me all the things re: reading!

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