Before I tried them, I was a bit skeptical of reading challenges, because why wouldn't I just read whatever I want? But I've found that I have a lot of fun with them and I really enjoy being part of the community on Goodreads and Reddit.

I have a couple of plans for nonfiction! I'm mostly a fiction reader, but I've found that a few nonfiction books end up being my favorite reads every year, so it's worth it to me to prioritize it a bit. I'm most interested in memoirs (In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado was my favorite book this year) and science nonfiction, especially about climate change, ecology, or biology (one of my other favorites of this year was Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert). This year I might try Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane, Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee, and The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey, but I'm open to seeing what comes my way!