Episode 226 - Reading Resolutions

It's episode 226 and time for us to talk about our 2026 Reading Resolutions! We discuss reading books, not reading books, quitting reading books, throwing books in the garbage, and more! Plus: Oh no, the passage of time!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards

2026 "resolutions"/intentions

• Matthew
  • Read all the personal "book of the month" display books
  • Read all the fiction books owned
  • Read all of the non-comics non-fiction owned
  • Read all the graphic novels owned
  • Be on the internet less and read more
  • Get rid of books monthly
• Anna
  • Read more fiction
  • Catch up on what fantasy's been up to in the last 15ish years
• Meghan
  • Read books already owned (for the podcast when possible); rereads ok!
• Jam
  • Read in tiny bursts if that's the time available
  • Quit books and move on to something else

Give Us Suggestions!

• Suggest puzzle books to Jam
• Suggest fantasy novels from the last 15 years to Anna
• Suggest sources for in-depth book reviews

Other Media We Mentioned

• Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
• Blood Meridian and the reddit-ification of literature
• Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

Links, Articles, and Things

• Circulating Ideas 304: Passive Readers' Advisory, with Lila Denning
• Tiled Words
• Puzzmo
• Minute Cryptic
• Alto (high-speed rail)
• Adhesive remover

 American Gothic books by BIPOC Authors:

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of