Book Blogger Hop: Reading New Genres in the New Year

This prompt was submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer:

Which genre are you eager to jump into more this year, and what draws you to it?

Well, I always feel like I should be reading more Non-Fiction than I do. Probably a hold-over from that “reading as self-improvement” model my teachers tried to drum into me. So maybe that?

I spent most of 2025 thinking it’s been too long since I read a good mystery/crime/detective novel. That’s pretty strange for me to say. But the stats I posted yesterday bear that out. So maybe that?

I have so, so many Fantasy books on my Bought and Unread Shelves that I’d love to tackle. I seem to really be getting into them lately, anyway. So maybe that?

I’ve been reading a lot of super-compelling SF books lately (and, yes, have a few of those on that same shelf) that it makes sense to try to keep that streak going. So maybe that?

I’ve nearly-unbelievably fallen behind on some of my favorite UF series (and just found a new one that I’m already behind on). So maybe that?

Cozy Fantasy would be good for my spirits to read more of (and I have more of those than I should on the too oft-mentioned Bought-and-Unread Shelf). So maybe that?

Classics? That’s a genre (of sorts) that I keep meaning to put more effort into—it wouldn’t take much, honestly, to make a huge impact on that front. So maybe that?

Similarly, there’s a reward of reading from the Non-Genre genre—“Contemporary” or “General” fiction (and it can often tap into the self-improvement thing I mentioned earlier). So maybe that?

I’ve been dabbling in Manga, too—and have more than one voice in my head suggesting other titles. So maybe that?

So, um…yeah. I really don’t know the answer to this question. Maybe I’m just eager to dive into everything?? Yeah, that sounds like an Irresponsible (or whim-based) Reader to say.

What about you? Is there a genre, topic, whatever that you’re looking to focus on in 2026?