James Weber has a blog called My Year of Shakespeare. “I have always been aware that there was this dude named Shakespeare and that he influenced, well, everything. It seemed like a good time to read up on him and read what he wrote.” He’s spending the year reading, well, everything Shakespeare. He began back in late October by reading James Shapiro’s book, A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, the same book I’m reading now.

Andrew the Atheist at Berkeley is Reading the Encyclopedia Britannica. He started back in August, 2005, and he’s reading and blogging about “bacteria” in his latest post. He’s got a long way to go.

Now Staci at Writing and Living is considering a Year of Dickens. She says there are 15 novels, and the only one she’s read is Great Expectations. Oooh, I envy her. Reading A Tale of Two Cities or David Copperfield for the first time would be so much fun.

What are your reading plans for this next year? Will your reading be focused or eclectic? Or do you read whatever comes your way without planning? I’ll be posting the latest edition of The List soon, but before I do, I’d love to hear what you have planned.