So my Discussion post goal for the year was 6. That’s one every two months. It’s the end of October and this is only my 2nd post. Oops.
Anyway, as I keep scrolling through blog tour emails and stopping myself from signing up for authors I haven’t read before and don’t know if I will like, I decided to write a post about that. I think as of 2024 I am probably going to drop off all those emails and just work on the books I get from publishers, author review teams, and those sitting on my 5 shelf bookcase that is completely filled with books I haven’t read. ARCs I got before I started using a blog calendar to make sure I read them. ARCs I got at book conventions like BEA and ALA. Books I bought from authors because I wanted to try them when I met them at book conventions like Kinky in Kansas City, NOLA StoryCon, ApollyCon, Book Bonanza, and Flirty in Kansas City. Books I bought while working at Barnes & Noble, because they were parts of series I liked or authors I liked or just looked good. Stripped cover paperbacks I got when I worked at the bookstore because they were FREE and I wanted to read them someday. Books I heard about and just had to buy because I knew I wanted to read them. Books by favorite authors that I loved but didn’t get them as advanced copies, but still had to have them. And finally, those books I purchased as part of the Book of the Month Club. Here is a picture of one of my 9 bookcases, this one is dedicated only to the books I haven’t read yet.
Then a year or so ago, I asked for one of those little carts I kept seeing on Instagram, and I was going to use it to “organize” the books I would read that year from my TBR. Well, lets just say that I’ve only read a few off of the cart and added and switched out books. Here is a picture of that currently.
So, how are you doing on your physical TBR? I’ve really got to just start now with taking myself off of blog tour company emails. I also need to probably excuse myself from one or two author review teams, there are 10 that I have listed that I belong to. One or two of them are authors that I don’t always enjoy the books and don’t always finish them. I’ve got one author already on that list, I enjoy some of the books, but don’t even remember when I signed up for their review team. I’ll probably stay on the Xpresso Blog Tour list, because I like to do their promo posts, but I rarely review for them either.
I’m hoping that 2024 will be the year I finally start getting some of my bookcase read. I know it probably needs another weeding of books I might not ever get to either. After my one attempt at an Emily Henry book, I might go ahead and get rid of the rest of hers instead of keeping them sitting on a shelf.
And while the title may actually be a Beatles song, the version going through my head is from the tv show Glee. I miss that show.
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Its surprising how quick those TBR lists can start to pile up – I have been trying to make an effort to work through my older TBR books before starting newer released books, no matter how excited I am to read them
It was really bad when I worked at a bookstore for like 15 years because with the awesome discount I told myself I could afford to buy the books and get to them later, lol.
yes they pile up don’t they? That’s why I have my Thrifty Thursday, Sunday Series and track how many books I read each month which I own. I don’t do many tours but I get a LOT of ARCs and I enjoy them. I do sometimes feel pressure though on getting them finished on time. And sometimes I’m in a different mood.
I do keep track of what I own, but it’s pretty rare those are what I’m reading, lol.
The best thing I ever did as a blogger was completely stop signing up for blog tours and reading self published books. I was so unhappy doing these two things! I know not every SP book is bad, but I don’t want to try to find the good ones.
I’ve got to stop doing that. I like a lot of romance authors that are self published, so I won’t ever quit that, but it will be more just the authors I know and love!
I love that you have an active plan! I feel you, I had to stop accepting review requests almost altogether. I’ll do one every blue moon, and that is usually if they appeal to me as a The 100 fan tbh heh. I don’t do tour companies anymore at all, every so often I’ll do a publisher-run one, if I know I liked the book. Now, if you could figure out a way to calm me down on netgalley, I’d be all set 😂 Only one bookcase of unread books is not bad! I have… a lot. Whoops?
See, and I’m good on Netgalley ever since I learned about the whole 80% thing. I mean I technically have other books I haven’t read spread out around the house, and tons of free e-books, but yeah, just one stuffed full book case. lol