NaNoReMo 2026

Late start this year! I was reading a book that was leant to me, the fantastic Wolf Hall, and only just finished it yesterday. So whether I get through my NaNoReMo book by the end of March, or a couple weeks into April - I am giving myself a bit of grace.

NaNoReMo stands for 'National Novel Reading Month' - an idea I came across from the superlative John Wiswell. I do not think he does it anymore, but the premise I still find valuable: Find a novel you've always meant to read, set aside March, and read it. Check that tome off your bucket list, or that genre work you've heard good things about, the classic everyone's supposed to get to - and finish it before the month's end.

This year I am reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin:

Like many a high school student, I was wrecked by her famed short story 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'. Now I am finally going to give her novel-length work a shot, with a sci-fi classic. Wish me luck - and good luck on your own NaNoReMo challenge.