Reading Journal 2026

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It is time, once again for my reading journal set up post.  This year I decided to incorporate my reading journal into my daily planner. I ended up with far too many planners last year. By the end of this year I might decide that my planner is far too full and go back to using separate journals. We will see what works out best.

I had my last readingg journal for 2023, 2024 and 2025. Each year had a distinct sections with reviews and books trackers. For my book tracker last year, I stamped different colored flowers for each book that I read. The end result was a beautiful reading garden of 36 colorful flowers. 
In order to add everything into my Happy Planner this year, I purchased a tracker bundle from Etsy. I am very excited to use this new book tracker. I printed out 2 copies of this book tracker page, punching out holes in one of the pages to add it into my planner. I cut out the little books from the extra page and taped them on top of the little books in my planner. The effect is so cute, a page full of little books. I will draw the cover of the book on the top page and write a few notes inside. At the end of the year I will have a little  library of the books I read over the year.
I wasn't planning on using this book of the year tracker, which came with the printable bundle but I found it to be a fun exercise at the end of the year. I flipped through my list of books and reviews for the year and chose my favorite books for each month. My book of the year last year was "Starling House" by Alix E. Harrow. Which was a new author for me. 
I decided to add a book of the year for 2026 to the back of the reading journal section of my Happy Planner. I can't wait to fill it all out, so I'd better get reading!

Happy planning and happy reading!

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