I don’t make reading resolutions every year, but past ones that I’ve set and achieved (eventually) include:

• Read at least one nonfiction book each month (circa 2008)
• If I’m not enjoying a book, and it’s not for an assignment or book club, put it down (circa 2014)
• Stop using important things as bookmarks (more recently than I’d care to admit)

This year I want to focus on reading more diverse books by BIPOC creators. Last year just over 20% of my reading fell into the #WeNeedDiverseBooks category; I’d like to get to 30% this year. (It might be that I’m closer than I think, since I don’t always know how an author or illustrator identifies.)

And here are some specific titles I’m excited about, but I’m sure that plenty more will come along during the year:

Children’s/YA

• Amari and the Night Brothers #2 by B.B. Alston
• Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang
• I’ll Go and Come Back by Rajani LaRocca
• The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
• Endlessly Ever After by Laurel Snyder and Dan Santat
• When I’m With You by Pat Zietlow Miller and Eliza Wheeler

Adult

• Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
• Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
• When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East by Quan Barry
• Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American by Wajahat Ali
• The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

Have you made any reading-related resolutions this year? Are there any books you’re looking forward to? Leave a comment!