The New Yorker on Instagram: "In the past two decades, daily reading for pleasure has declined by about three per cent per year. It’s an alarming trend, but we’re heartened by readers like you who continue to spend time with the stories published in The New Yorker. At the link in our bio, see a collection of your favorites from 2025, from harrowing personal essays to groundbreaking reporting and everything in between. Illustration by Sean Dong (@sean_xdong)."

Jessica | Book Reviewer on Instagram: "Do you have any similar pages in your reading journal? These are some more reading journal page ideas in case you’re trying to come up with some more things to include in your 2026 reading journal. Last year, I did the Read Across the States challenge where you try to read a book set in each of the 50 US states. While I didn’t complete it, it was fun to fill in throughout the year. If you want to try this challenge but want to have a separate journal for it