Welcome to my September Reading List. My goal for this year is to read 150 books. To do this, each month I need to read at least ten books as well as dipping into the five books at the end of this post. This means by the end of the year, these five can be added onto my yearly total. I am determined to read 150 books this year. I had this goal last year, but because of my master’s degree I only managed 39 which is pitiful (although I did read lots and lots of journal articles). These are the books I read during September.
As I write this, I am two weeks into the final year of my master’s degree. I anticipate that I will not be read quite so many books between now and December. Before this month, I had read 79 books plus the five books I am reading a little of throughout the year…so 84 in total. As you can see, 150 might be too big an ask.
A Note About Colour Codes
Throughout this September reading list, you’ll notice that I have coloured the list of books. Firstly, the pink books denote fiction books. I am not keen on fiction books as a rule. In 2023 I read 100 books and over 60 of them were non-fiction. I had to work really hard at getting in the fiction I did read and I tended to find an author I liked and then read a few of their books.
This year, I want to throw my net wider, so to speak. The goal is to try out lots of different authors and genres. So, I want at least half of my books to be fiction books. And I shall try to read books from different authors…
Next, I have used a beige colour to denote the non-fiction. I literally never struggle to find non-fiction books I want to read! This is because there are so many things I am interested in and so little time!
We also have a new section this month, memoirs. This has a green colour.
And lastly, I have used a violet colour for the books I shall be dipping into each month. These are non-fiction. In fact, they are mostly nature themed books created to be read over each month or season, rather than being read all at once.
I’ve not written any notes this month. I’ve started back at my master’s having taken last year out to make sure I was around for mum who was being treated for cancer. All’s well at the moment so I figured I’d go back and finally complete it! This means less time so, although I have graded them I have not given my opinion.
September Reading List: Non-Fiction Books
The Clot Thickens: The Enduring Mystery of Heart Disease by Dr Malcolm Kendrick 3/5
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Dr Anna Lembke 3/5
How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth 5/5
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing: How the Dutch Unwind with Niksen by Maartje Willems 3/5
September Reading List: Fiction
The Invisible Women’s Club by Helen Paris 5/5
Lost Property by Helen Paris 4/5
Memoirs
Wild Swans by Jung Chang (haven’t finished yet…it’s very long!)
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom 5/5 (I’d give this 100 out of five if I could. Honestly, this should be essential reading for everyone…it was SO SO good – a book about death and dying which leaves one completely uplifted – I can’t recommend it enough)
Books I’ll Be Reading Every Month
That’s the totality of my September reading list. However, there are also books that I’m going to be dipping into each month. These are books I have either read multiple times over the course of my life and I just love rereading them, or they are part of an ongoing set which brings out a new volume each year. By the end of the year they will be completed but as they track the months and seasons of the year, I’ll not be reading ahead, as it were. However, I’ll be adding them to each of my posts, just in case anyone else is interested in reading them.
Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden
The Cottage Book by Sir Edward Grey
The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2025 by Lia Leendertz
The Cottage Fairy Companion by Paola Merrill
Daemon Voices: Essays on Storytelling By: Philip Pullman
I hope you have enjoyed my September reading list. If you’d like to take a look at the books I read in 2023 and 2024, please do visit my Books Read Over the Years Page. I shall endeavour to share one of these posts each month.
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