Project Backlist Reading Challenge Info!

[Kal ★ Reader Voracious]

The goal of Project Backlist is easy: read your owned TBR. Where this challenge differs from others is you decide the details of your challenge. This challenge is deliberately built in a way that everyone can join the community and build the challenge to meet their specific goals.

Project Backlist is what you make of it based on your own needs and no matter the ways you decide to participate, there will be a community of readers there with you every step of the way. Below are a few Project Backlist goal suggestions (each comes with an unlockable badge!) but feel free to create your own goals as well!

- Slow Haul: Read 3 owned books for every 1 new book purchased
- Completionist: Reach an 80% read rate for your owned books
- Committed Reader: Read an owned book a week (or a month)
- Cold Turkey: Book Buying Ban or an ARC Ban
- ARCrastinator: Clear overdue ARC list
- or create your own goal!

Progress for the badges will be self-reported via an online form. Goodreads won't let me include links to outside websites in this comment, so be sure to check the group website link for the sign-up form and roster!

[Patrycja]

Do newly purchased books count towards the reading goals for Slow Haul, Completionist, and Committed Reader? E.g. Do we need to read 3 pre-2023 owned books for each 1 new book or is reading the new book plus 2 currently owned books also applicable?

Sorry to get into the weeds but I'm actually building a tracked spreadsheet and it counts for my programming :)

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Patrycja wrote: "Do newly purchased books count towards the reading goals for Slow Haul, Completionist, and Committed Reader? E.g. Do we need to read 3 pre-2023 owned books for each 1 new book or is reading the new..."
I'm reading three owned books before allowing myself one new book for the Slow Haul. I've nearly finished my 3rd owned book now so am looking forward to a quick shop tomorrow to complete my 1st quartet!