{"id":7972,"date":"2026-01-04T17:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=7972"},"modified":"2026-01-04T17:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:35:13","slug":"2026-reading-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2026\/2026-reading-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Reading Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The plan for this year’s reading continues to grow and evolve. But I’m going to start at the same place as last year and try to read the most borrowed books<\/a> from the Hennepin County Library. No surprise there is some overlap from last year, but not as much overlap between the print and e-book list as last year! I’ve already read 10 of the 20 total, though The Women was on there 3x’s! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The Women<\/a>\u00a0by Kristin Hannah <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. James: A Novel<\/a>\u00a0by Percival Everett<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store<\/a>\u00a0by James McBride<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Spirit crossing: A Novel<\/a>\u00a0by William Kent Krueger<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The God of the Woods<\/a>\u00a0by Liz Moore<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Just for the Summer<\/a>\u00a0by Abby Jimenez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The River We Remember: A Novel<\/a>\u00a0by William Kent Krueger<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. The Wedding People<\/a>\u00a0by Alison Espach<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Funny Story<\/a>\u00a0by Emily Henry<\/s><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. The Mighty Red: A Novel<\/a>\u00a0by Louise Erdrich<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Ebooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Pretty Girls<\/a>\u00a0by Karin Slaughter (eAudiobook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The Women<\/a>\u00a0by Kristin Hannah (ebook)<\/s><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants<\/a>\u00a0by Robin Wall Kimmerer (eAudiobook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Assistant to the Villain<\/a>\u00a0by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (eAudiobook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. The Things We Leave Unfinished<\/a>\u00a0by Rebecca Yarros (eAudiobook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Home is Where the Bodies Are<\/a>\u00a0by Jeneva Rose (eAudiobook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. The Women<\/a>\u00a0by Kristin Hannah (eAudiobook)<\/s><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Shield of Sparrows<\/a>\u00a0by Devney Perry (eAudiobook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. The Life We Bury\u00a0<\/a>by Allen Eskens (eAudiobook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. 1984\u00a0<\/a>by George Orwell (eAudiobook)<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      How did you do on this list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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