Play Book Tag discussion

New Year's resolutions first:

- start reading Erle Stanley Gardner (because he was called one of the major writers of the noir-pulp era)
- finish at least 5 of my ongoing series
- continue my Dick Francis, Georges Simenon and Terry Pratchett marathons
- read at least 5 books published in 2026
- read at least 5 books published before 1950
- read at least 5 books with less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads
- read at least 5 books from my favorite authors
- read at least 5 new comic books
- Smut is Fun!
- stick to my Trim List and try not to get distracted
- try to read at least 5 books in the monthly polls from my Goodreads Romania group
- try to read at least 5 books in my Pulp Fiction Group monthly polls
- trim my Friends list in order to make my top people more visible on my feed
- do some research for Goodreads alternatives, in case things deteriorate even further than in 2025

Trim 2026/2027 List:

- 01 - Gilbert Sorrentino – Mulligan Stew
- 02 - Jess Walter – The Cold Millions
- 03 - John Boyne – The Elements
- 04 - A S Byatt – The Children's Book
- 05 - Michael Scott Rohan – Chase the Morning
- 06 - Niall Wiliams – This Is Happiness
- 07 - Catherynne M. Valente - Radiance (buddy read with JoyD)*
- 08 - Marguerite Duras – Little Horses of Tarquinia
- 09 - Algernon Blackwood – Ancient Sorceries
- 10 - Haruki Murakami – 1Q84
- 11 - Catherynne M. Valente – The Habitation of the Blessed
- 12 - Eiji Yoshikawa – Musashi
- 13 - Richard Powers – Playground
- 14 - W G Sebald – Austerlitz
- 15 - Sherwood Anderson – Winesburg, Ohio
- 16 - Thomas Ligotti – Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
- 17 - Frances Hardinge – The Lie Tree
- 18 - Louis de Bernieres – The Dust That Falls from Dreams
- 19 - Peter S Beagle – The Secret History of Fantasy
- 20 - Valerie Perrin – Three
- 21 - Matthew Kneale – English Passengers
- 22 - Ron Rash – The Cove
- 23 - Bahíyyih Nakhjavání - The Saddlebag
- 24 - Eowyn Ivey – To The Bright Edge of the WorldTo the Bright Edge of the World