January 2017 Reading Plan

In order to keep up with my reading challenges this year, a bit of planning is in order. To stay on track, I need to make sure that I'm hitting the minimum amount of books from each of my challenge lists every month.

So, this means that in January, I need to read enough to complete:

-At least 1 classic novel for Back to the Classics
-At least 2 classic novels for the Classics Club Challenge
-At least 4 books for the Popsugar Challenge
-At least 5 books for the Mount TBR Challenge

This sounds like a lot, but with some strategic planning, I can combine most of these. One book can count for multiple challenges if I map things out right.

Here are my tentative plans for January:

1. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

• Back to the Classics: 19th Century Classic
• Classics Club: #41 on my list
• Popsugar Challenge: A book about travel
• Mount TBR: previously owned

2. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

• Back to the Classics: A classic about an animal
• Classics Club: #21 on my list
• Popsugar Challenge: A book from a nonhuman perspective
• Mount TBR: previously owned

3. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

• Popsugar Challenge: A book with multiple authors
• Mount TBR: previously owned

4. The Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Reader's Edition by Michael Pollan

• Popsugar Challenge: A book about food
• Mount TBR: previously owned

5. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

• Popsugar Challenge: An espionage thriller
• Mount TBR: previously owned

*Bonus*

Dear White America by Tim Wise

• Popsugar Challenge: A book written by someone you admire
• Mount TBR: previously owned 

Time to see how much I can get through! What about the rest of you out there? Is anyone else planning out their January reads?