At least 48 books:
Currently at 21 out of 24, but I’m usually behind this time of year. I have all summer to catch up.
At least 4 are in French:
Absolutely miserable so far: grand total of zero. I started Une rose seule by Muriel Barbery early in the year, when I randomly stumbled across it at the library, but I had to admit defeat in the face of mountains of work and other reading commitments. Now that things are calmer, I have another Barbery novel and some Marguerite Duras on deck.
At least 25% are in Swedish:
Knocking this one out of the park: 13 books in English, 8 in Swedish.
At least 12 are non-fiction:
Knocking this one out of the park as well. At 10 already:
- Modern Man in Search of a Soul
- Baby Driver
- Tao Te Ching
- On Violence
- Svälten: Hungeråren som formade Sverige
- 1913: Århundradets sommar
- När Hitler stal den skära kaninen
- Philadelphia: Holy Experiment
- Friendaholic
- The Eagle and the Lark
At least 10 have been in my library for over a year:
Falling down on this one. Only 4 so far.
- Jag heter inte Miriam
- När Hitler stal den skära kaninen
- Philadelphia: Holy Experiment
- Friendaholic
At least 10 have come from my TBR (as of January 1, 2026):
Only 4 so far here.
- Baby Driver
- Jag heter inte Miriam
- The Eagle and the Lark
- Friendaholic
At least half are by women or enby authors:
Solid numbers here, with 14 out of 21.
At least 10% are by Black authors:
Lagging here. So far it’s only been Marlon James.
At least 1 new-to-me country (as of January 1, 2026):
Finally got around to Norway, and a bonus addition of Jamaica to the list. Done and dusted!
