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Reading Goals 2026 | How to Read More Books Without Burnout
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- Classical Et Cetera
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- Jan 28, 2026
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- 2550
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Summary
How should adults think about reading goals for the coming year—and how do you read more books without letting reading become a burden? In this episode of _Classical Et Cetera_ we talk about reading goals for 2026 and what it takes to build a reading life that lasts. Whether you’re an avid reader, returning after a long break, or feeling overwhelmed by unfinished books, this conversation explores better ways to read with intention and balance. We discuss fiction and nonfiction, reading for work versus pleasure, and why shared reading and conversation matter so much. Comment your reading list for 2026! Book recommendations are always welcome. *Tanya's Stack of Books* Sense and Sensibility — Jane Austen The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating — Elisabeth Tova Bailey Absent in the Spring — Agatha Christie The Door — Magda Szabo Mystery and Manners — Flannery O'Connor The Headmaster — John McPhee Marce Catlett — Wendell Berry *Martin's Stack of Books* The Giver — Lois Lowry Booth Tarkington Biography Wonderworks — Angus Fletcher The Master and His Emissary — Iain McGilchrist Primal Intelligence — Angus Fletcher The Digital Delusion — Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath The Last of the Mohicans — James Fenimore Cooper Quo Vadis — Henryk Sienkiewicz Sense and Sensibility — Jane Austen The Jungle Book — Rudyard Kipling *Paul's Stack of Books* The Greek Way — Edith Hamilton The Biological Farmer — Gary F. Zimmer The Liturgy of the Land — Thomas D. Van Horn & Jason M. Craig Against the Machine — Paul Kingsnorth The Wild Orchid — Sigrid Undset The Southern Tradition at Bay — Richard M. Weaver The Ministry of Fear — Graham Greene *Jessica's Stack of Books* I Beheld the Mountains — Joseph Payne The Modern Proper — Holly Erickson & Natalie Mortimer Remarkably Bright Creatures — Shelby Van Pe…