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In 2025, I had a "Priority Reads" challenge of 5 books that were either books I'd been meaning to get around to for a while, or newer ones (to me) that I was quite anxious to read. That ended up being my favorite challenge of the year. So, this 2nd list is basically an expansion of my Priority Reads for 2026:
1. The Story of Arthur Truluv, by Elizabeth Berg
2. The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown
3. The World Played Chess, by Robert Dugoni
4. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
5. Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s, by B. Dylan Hollis
6. Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet, by Will Hunt
7. The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, by Jennifer Ryan
8. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club, by Helen Simonson
9. They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei
10. Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard, by Joan E. Strassmann
11. The Woman in Suite 11, by Ruth Ware
12. The Last Battle of the Revolution: Daniel Boone and the War for American Independence on the Kentucky Frontier, by Jeff Winstead

Plus 4:
1. The Grey Cells of Mr. Poirot (Annotated and Illustrated): 23 Hercule Poirot Short Stories, by Agatha Christie
2. 1898: Prelude to a Century, by John A. Corry
3. The Berlin Letters, by Katherine Reay
4. The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I've enjoyed The Wild Robot, Water for Elephants and They Called us Enemy, all for different reasons. Quite different stories. You seem to have a wonderful mix of books. Enjoy.

This is a great mix! And a good idea. I think putting books on a new list (besides our out of control TBR) helps to put them in the forefront of our mind and get them read. Several of these I've read & enjoyed. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on them as well as those I haven't read yet--but would like to!