This represents genuine progress from last month, believe it or not. Everything I bought in January has been read! February I bought a whole damn lot of books.
Tag: unread shelf
Unread Shelf: May 31, 2026
Yeah, yeah, yeah, shelves, whatever. The good news is I’ve cleared out everything I bought in 2025! Let’s pretend that’s an achievement.
Unread Shelves: May 3, 2026
I put the new bookshelves in place today— two full-size Billys from our friends at Ikea– and … sigh:
Sooooo much to read.
Unread Shelf: April 30, 2026
Looks kinda rough, right? Hahaha you have no idea:
And we aren’t fucking done:
Minor milestone: this will be the final Unread Shelf for the bookshelf in the top picture, which has hosted my unread books since I began this series ten thousand years ago. It is being replaced this weekend with something sturdier and just barely wider, and also I can never leave the house again because I have too much to read.
Unread Shelf: March 31, 2026
How long, do you think, will I hold out until I cave and call this post “Unread Shelves”?
Unread Shelf: February 28, 2026
Bought too many books this month and also didn’t read enough. The pile tomorrow is going to be the smallest in quite a while.
Unread Shelf: January 31, 2026
I think this counts as progress, actually.
Unread Shelf: December 31, 2025; IYKYK edition
Hm. Well, that’s a problem. But not my fault; I did everything I could, and you did too.
… also, why are you still here?