How to create a Reading Log: 23 Books in 2023

One of the first logs I create in every bullet journal is to do with one of my favourite hobbies: reading 📚.

So I hope this post can give you some ideas for how to create a useful reading log.

First things first you have to decide what you want to track:

• Do you want to track chapters?

• How many books you read per month? How many pages you read in a year?

Personally I like to track my total books per month as I set myself a yearly reading goal.

Last year I decided to read 22 books in 2022, so I had a monthly book log as well as a goal tracker in the form of a bookshelf. This was where I wrote the title of each book I read into the bookshelf and colour coded it with my total books read tracker.

This year I am going for a similar but slightly different layout. That way if I read more books I can add them into my log.

Last year was the first time I tracked how many books I read per month, and it was very satisfying to see my bookshelf fill up.

Another goal I set myself was to only read books I had already bought, as my real life bookshelves were bursting with unread books!

This year I am aiming to read 23 books or more in 2023. I am also tracking how many chapters I read everyday on my monthly log (see previous blog post).

This was to help me keep track of my New Year's Resolution: to read at least one chapter a day. It is also a great way to see daily progress with my current read.

Below is my 2022 reading log.

I used Instagram and Pinterest for ideas about reading logs, so if you want more inspiration I highly recommend having a look there too.

I have decided to change the way I track my books target incase I read more than 23. So I have created a colour the square per book read instead of pre-numbered total like last year.

2022 and 2023 Log Designs

Here are my two logs so you can see the slightly different layout for this year.

I adore using washi tape, especially with monthly logs or to decorate the edges or borders of a double page spread. As you can see above I also used a mandala stencil for an extra border which I then coloured in.

The tools I used to create this design included: 15cm ruler, an HB pencil, Faber-Castell PITT artist pen size M and B, Faber-Castell 1511 document pen and Staedtler pigment liner size 0.3. I also used washi tape and a mandala template for decoration.

I have yet to finish my first book so on that note I'm off to grab a cup of tea and read a few more chapters of the Wind Singer!

Next week I will be showing a new log for this year: a gaming log 🎮

I hope this was useful and see you next week!

📚📖 Sophie 📖📚