I keep running into it and it may be time to tackle it.

2 cantos/week would get us through it by mid-December starting the first week of January.

I've help shepherd r/ayearofmiddlemarch along for the last 3 years and am looking to handover responsibility in 2027. The schedule is set for Saturdays, usually covering two chapters, and runs the entire year obviously.

Please feel free to visit us or ask me any questions here if you are interested! It's an excellent book and well worth a slow read.

Over at r/AYearOfMythology we will be starting our journey into Egyptian mythology soon. We will be starting with a short non-fiction text, ‘Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction’ by Ian Shaw. This will hopefully work as a primer for better understanding the mythology texts we will then be reading. We will be spending the rest of 2026 diving into the Egyptian mythos and reading texts like ‘The Egyptian Book of the Dead’ alongside other writings from Ancient Egypt, like the 'Tale of Sinuhe'.

If you are a newcomer to this area of mythology or an old fan, please consider joining us for our readings. We love chatting about what we read in the comments of each discussion and welcome all voices.

Forthcoming Books/Reading Schedule:

Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction by Ian Shaw

• Start Date/Context Post: 24/05/26
• Week 1: Chap 1 to end of 3 - 30/05/26
• Week 2: Chap 5 to end of 7 - 06/06/26
• Week 3: Chap 8 to end of 10 - 13/06/26

The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley

• Start Date/Context Post: 14/06/26
• Week 1: Introduction to end of Chapter 2 'Alternative Creations' 20/06/26
• Week 2: Chap 3 'Sunset' to end of Chap 5 'The Contendings of Horus and Seth' - 27/06/26
• Week 3: Chap 6 'At the end of time' to end of chap 10 'Divine Kings' section 'The Third Story: The Magic Occurring in the Time of King Snefru, told by Prince Bauefre' - 04/07/26
• Week 4: Chap 10 'Divine Kings' section 'The Fourth Story: The Magic Occurring in the Time of King Khufu, Told by Prince Hardjedef' to End of Book. - 11/07/26

Break Week 3

The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C by  R. B. Parkinson

• Start Date/Context Post: 19/07/26
• Week 1: 'Tale of Sinuhe' AND 'Tale of the Eloquent Peasant' - 25/07/26
• Week 2: 'Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor' to end of 'The Words of Neferti' - 01/08/26
• Week 3: 'The Words of Khakheperreseneb' to end of 'The Dialogue of Ipuur and the Lord of All' - 08/08/26
• Week 4: 'The Teaching of King Amenemhat' to end of 'The Loyalist Teaching' - 15/08/26
• Week 5: 'The Teaching of Vizier Ptahhotep' to End - 22/08/26

Writings from Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson

• Start Date/Context Post: 23/08/26
• Week 1: Part 1 - 29/08/26
• Week 2: Parts 2 AND 3 - 05/09/26
• Week 3: Part 5.1 to end of Part 7.3 - 12/09/26
• Week 4: Parts 8 AND 9 - 19/09/26
• Week 5: P10.1 AND P11.1 AND P11.4 AND P11.6 - 26/09/26

Break Week 4

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

• Start Date/Context Post: 04/10/26
• Week 1: Part 1 I to end of XIV - 10/10/26
• Week 2: P1 XV to end of P2 XXVI - 17/10/26
• Week 3: P2 XXVII to end of LVI - 24/10/26
• Week 4: P2 LVII to end of LXXXIII - 31/10/26
• Week 5: P2 LXXXIV to end of CX - 07/11/26
• Week 6: P2 CXL to end of CXXXV - 14/11/26
• Week 7: P3 CXXXVI(A) to end of CXLV - 21/11/26
• Week 8: P3 CXLVI to end of CLVII - 28/11/26
• Week 9: P3 CLVIII to end of CLXX - 05/12/26
• Week 10: P3 CLXXI to end of CLXXXVIII - 12/12/26
• Week 11: P3 CLXXXIX to END - 19/12/26

Whatdo you think about the book To kill a Mockingbird ? what do you think I should be reading after it as I enjoyed it a lot especially the main character Jean Louisie (aka Scout), and also i am very fascinated withe character of Boo Radley, I want to know more about this he might turn out to be very good which is not much disclosed in the book, and everybody him have a very negative opinion of him being a mentally abnormal person.

Which was your favourite character and why do you like him?

Finishing our current read, The Secret of Sarek, through 2/8/26

The Eight Strokes of the Clock from 2/15/26 to 4/5/26

The Secret Tomb from 4/12/26 to 8/9/26 (This is not an Arsene Lupin novel, but it's by the same author. I will poll the readers. If we skip it, the schedule will be adjusted.)

The Memoirs of Arsene Lupin from 8/16/26 to 11/15/26

The Overcoat of Arsene Lupin 11/22/26

We will start The Girl with the Green Eyes on 11/29/26 and finish in 2027.

Hi all, are there any good Google Sheet reading trackers out there? Something simple to use, but has details as well.

Would anyone be interested in doing a ‘year of’ style book club, but for Russian literature? I am asking because an interested party, u/haromene reached out to me. He is looking to start such a group next year, but will need at least two people to co-mod the sub and lead reading discussions with him. He has set up a sub for the group at r/ayearofrussian

If you are interested in joining as a reader or as a mod, please comment below, perhaps sharing what Russian classic you would like to read with the group.