Let's see how I fared:
1. To discover more women writers
Status: goal met
There was a time I only read books by men, barring a few exceptions like JK Rowling or Anne Rice. I don't know if this was a coincidence or influenced in some way by the kind of books I was surrounded by in bookstores, libraries and recommended lists. My favourite authors still happen to be men, but that is just circumstantial. This year though, I've consciously documented whom I've been reading - books by men, women and both here is for a Book co-written by a man and a woman.
2. To discover more world literature
Status: getting there
Status: getting there
I've also tried to expand my reading horizons to more than just British/American authors. Out of the small number of books I read this year, a little under 30 percent were by authors who were neither British nor American. This is not a significant number, and I wish it were. I did read quite a few African-American authors, but that's not a new trend for me. What I really want to do is explore literature in translation and works set outside America / England, an environment unfamiliar to me as a reader. Armchair travel, to put it in another way.
3. To read more non-fiction
Status: still trying
An even smaller percentage of my reads were non-fiction, but believe it or not, this is still more non-fiction than I am used to reading on a usual basis. I also must say that 3 of my favourite books of the year, as shared in the post last week, are from this tiny 15% slice. I didn't manage to build any kind of comfort with the genre though and whether I'd read more non fiction this years remains to be seen. I find it tedious and doesn't really serve my purpose of reading as a way to relax.
4. To discover more authors
Status: couldn't be more successful
Status: couldn't be more successful
