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2026 Buddy Reads Sign-Up Thread
DECEMBER BUDDY READS ARE POSTED HERE!
Feel free to jump into any discussion, even if your name is not on the participant list!
Upcoming Buddy Reads
Check the Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Note: It is a good idea to double check the spreadsheet for the buddy reads you have already signed up for. If changes need to be made, please let the mods know in this thread ASAP.
The spreadsheet is updated more often than this post.
Books Confirmed for January
A thread will be created on or around December 25th to discuss these books. If you would like to be added or need to drop out, please post your request in this thread!
Book of the Dead with Beth, Susan, Lisa Marie
Cross Country with Beth, Blagica, Cordelia
The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant with Lorraine, Valerie
Geisha, a Life with Beth, Lorraine, LinaVer
The Malta Exchange with Kristy, Cordelia
The Miniaturist with LinaVer, Lorraine
One of Us Is Back with Charlotte, Dominique, Susan, Beth
The Safekeep with Valerie, Lorraine, Susan, Beth
The Three-Body Problem with SarahKat, Valerie
The Three Musketeers with Rachael, Beth, Bubbles
Throne of Glass with Susan, Charlotte
These books are SUGGESTED for January
Buddies have until December 25th to join these Buddy Reads, or no thread will be created.
All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation with Susan
Birds of Prey with LinaVer
The Girl of His Dreams with LinaVer
Gone Before Goodbye with Susan
The Paris Novel with Alexandra
The Sympathizer with LinaVer
Vanished with Linaver
Why the Whales Came with LinaVer
Updated November 25, 2025
Happy Buddy Reading!
~SarahKat~
JANUARY - MARCH suggestions are now open!You may continue to suggest/confirm books for December as well as I will be locking 2025's thread. Looking forward to another great year with you all!
I would like to suggest The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas as a 2 month buddy read because it's quite a long book from January (open to any month). Just this book in the series for me please
Valerie and I will be reading The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay in January. Others are welcome to join.
I'd like to suggest "The Spellshop" by Sarah Beth Durst for December & "The Paris Novel" by Ruth Reichl for January 2026. Thanks! 😊
I will join Valerie for The Safekeep. Thanks
I will also join Valerie for The Safekeep.
I'll also join for The Safekeep. And I'll join for The Three Musketeers. Rachel, are Jan and Feb ok for that buddy read?
Beth wrote: "I'll also join for The Safekeep. And I'll join for The Three Musketeers. Rachel, are Jan and Feb ok for that buddy read?"
Hi, yes that's fine
Please remove me from The Alex Cross series, not continuing the series. Thanks!
Beth wrote: "I'm going to read Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki in January. Anyone want to join?"I would like to join Beth in January for Geisha, a Life. Thanks
Valerie wrote: "Suggesting The Names for February."I will join Valerie for The Names in February. Thanks
Hello everyone,I have several books from the free mini libraries that I've been struggling to pick up and actually read. If anyone would like to read any of them together as buddy-reads, please let me know. I'm open to any month, starting with December '25 and moving onto the new year.
Here's what I've got:
1. Vanished - romance/ mystery?
2. Why the Whales Came - historical fiction, audience: middle grade children
3. The Girl of His Dreams - mystery/ crime, I imagine the vibes are sort of Sherlock Holmes/ Agatha Christie but in Italy
4. Birds of Prey - historical fiction/ adventure, part of a series, but people say it can be read as a stand-alone
I will also be reading (for sure) The Miniaturist and The Sympathizer in the upcoming year, and I would love to have reading buddies. Open to any months, even a bit later in the year.
LinaVer wrote: "Hello everyone,I have several books from the free mini libraries that I've been struggling to pick up and actually read. If anyone would like to read any of them together as buddy-reads, please le..."
I would like to join you LinaVer for The Miniaturist. I am open to January and February or after April if you prefer. Your choice. Thanks
Lorraine, glad you can join me for The Miniaturist. How does January work for you?
LinaVer wrote: "Lorraine, glad you can join me for The Miniaturist. How does January work for you?"Perfect!
I'm going to read Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre early next year. I have it on hold through Libby; it says it'll be 15 weeks which puts it at late January. So Jan, Feb, or Mar work would work for me.
Rachael wrote: "I would like to suggest The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas as a 2 month buddy read because it's quite a long book from January (open to any month). Just this book in the series..."O, I am in for this one!!
Beth wrote: "I'm going to read Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre early next year."I will read this with you, Beth. I'm 12 weeks out on my Libby hold, which means I should get it by Feb. 10. If you're 15 weeks out, I'm counting that as being late Feb. not late Jan. Maybe we should aim for March to make sure we both have it.
That sounds like a plan, TerryJane! March it is!
Upcoming Buddy Reads!
Let me know if anything needs changed
Books Confirmed for December
A thread will be created on or around November 25th to discuss these books. If you would like to be added or need to drop out, please post your request in this thread!
The Alice Network with Amitha, Victoria, SarahKat
The Bishop's Pawn with Kristy, Cordelia
Close to Death with Beth, Susan, Dominique, SarahKat, Lorraine
A Darker Shade of Magic with Charlotte, Valerie, Dominique
Double Cross with Beth, Blagica, Cordelia
The Frozen River with Susan, Cordelia, Dominique, Allison, Syd, Patricia, LinaVer
Gleanings with SarahKat, Dominique
The Mad Wife with Susan, Beth
The Meiji Guillotine Murders with Lorraine, Valerie
Predator with Beth, Susan, Lisa Marie
Throne of Glass with Susan, Charlotte
These books are SUGGESTED for December
Buddies have until November 25th to join these Buddy Reads, or no thread will be created.
Marley with Beth
The Spellshop with Alexandra
Sunrise on the Reaping with Eirelyn
Mine look good. Can I join Beth in reading Marley. Thanks!
Hey Susan, I will be getting my hold for Throne of Glass in December, but I was wondering if you would be willing to push it back a month? I have been extremely busy and I'm worried I won't be getting to it!
If not, I can try and make it work, or you can just go ahead and read it without me!
SarahKat wrote: "Upcoming Buddy Reads!"
I will join:
Close to Deathwith Beth, Susan, Dominique, SarahKat, Lorraine
The Frozen River with Susan, Cordelia, Dominique, Allison, Syd, Patricia, LinaVer
The Mad Wife with Susan, Beth
Charlotte wrote: "Hey Susan, I will be getting my hold for Throne of Glass in December, but I was wondering if you would be willing to push it back a month? I have been extremely busy and I'm worried I won't be get..."
Sure, move to January?
Yay, Susan!!SarahKat, mine all look good. Thank you!
SarahKat please move Throne of Glass to January. Thank you!
I'm going to jump into the One of Us... series in December. I'll catch up with book 1 and read book 2 then. Thanks!
"Beth wrote: "I'm going to read Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki in January. Anyone want to join?"I’d like to join this also. Thank you 🙂
Susan wrote: "I'd like to continue the series One of Us is Lying and read book 2, One of Us Is Next in December."L'm in too.
Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Hey Susan, I will be getting my hold for Throne of Glass in December, but I was wondering if you would be willing to push it back a month? I have been extremely busy and I'm worr..."
Sure!! Thank you so much!
Susan wrote: "I'd like to continue the series One of Us is Lying and read book 2, One of Us Is Next in December."I'm sure I'll love the first one, so I'm in for continuing the series!
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice (other topics)Not Our Daughter (other topics)
The Lion Women of Tehran (other topics)
The Lion Women of Tehran (other topics)
Atmosphere (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Italo Calvino (other topics)Misty Wilson (other topics)
James Patterson (other topics)
Mineko Iwasaki (other topics)
Virginia Roberts Giuffre (other topics)
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Welcome to Buddy Reads! You are in the right place if you are looking for a small group of people to discuss books with. Suggest books that you might need a little extra motivation to pick up, or that you just want to enjoy with a group! Or, join in a book that’s already on the list that strikes your fancy. Sign up for as many or as few as you want, just please don’t overbook ;) yourself and leave your buddies hanging!
If you’re new here: We’re glad to have you! Read through the instructions, the FAQ, and some posts in this thread to see how all of this works, then feel free to jump in!
If you’re not new here: We’re glad to have you back for another great year of reading!
LINKS
December's Current Reads: Feel free to jump in to any discussion posted here even if your name isn’t on the list!
Next month’s reads so far: See anything you’d like to join? Comment in this thread and let us know.
Buddy Read FAQ: Want a little more information on how all of this works? Read through some frequently asked questions or ask one of your own.
2026 Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
TIMELINE
Suggestions are open about 4 months in the future.
You have until the 25th of each month to suggest and confirm books for the following month. At that time, confirmed books will be posted in threads by the mods.
Here are the statuses of each month. Open means you may suggest and confirm books for those months. Closed means please hold off suggesting books for those months until they open. Posted means that month is up and you can comment in the threads. Archived means the month has been archived and locked.
November: Posted
December: Posted
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January: Open
February: Open
March: Open
April: Closed
May: Closed
June: Closed
July: Closed
August: Closed
September: Closed
October: Closed
November: Closed
December: Closed
INSTRUCTIONS
To suggest a buddy read, please comment in this thread and include:
The book title and author (using the “add book” function if you can is helpful)
The month you are wanting to read it, EVEN IF you are open to almost any month. We need somewhere to put it to start off.
If it’s part of a series, indicate if you are suggesting the entire series or just one book. You can of course always come back and suggest the remaining books if need be.
Examples:
I’d like to suggest The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver for February (open to other months)
Suggesting The Gunslinger by Stephen King for January, and the rest of the Dark Tower series to follow.
To join/confirm a buddy read, please comment in this thread and include:
The book you are joining
Confirm the month it was suggested for– or if the original suggester was open to other months, which you would prefer.
If you are joining a book from a series, let us know if you want to join for the entire series or just the current book.
Example:
I’ll join for The Poisonwood Bible. Can we do it in March?
I will join for The Gunslinger in January. Just the first book for now.
Happy Reading!
~Your Buddy Read Mod- SarahKat~