Reading journal printable pages are a fun way to keep track of the books you read and want to read as part of a planner or bullet journal.
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A reading journal is simply a place to track what you want to read, what you have read, and what you thought about it. There’s no right or wrong way to keep a journal, so of course, you can use any notebook or even just a notepad app to keep track.
In addition to old-fashioned pen and paper, I also use Goodreads to keep track of my TBR list and progress.
If you like to use pretty printables like my printable reading list, you’ll adore these three book reading journal pages too. You can use them as part of your planner or as a bullet journal book tracker.
They’re designed with adult readers in mind, but there’s no reason you can’t give these to your kids and teens, or use them as part of a homeschool program.
How to use a book reading journal
Setting up a journal
Start by printing all the pages you’d like to include in your journal. In addition to these three pages and the reading list I mentioned above, you might also find this set of line and grid papers handy.
Print single or double-sided. Include multiple copies of the same pages. Use a ring binder or just add pages to something you’re already using. The important part is that you make it fun and easy so that you’ll use it.
You can fill your journal with stickers and washi tape like a planner. But you can also just make it pen and paper.
Using the journal
Start by making a list of books you want to read. You might want to use my printable reading list.
As you check books off of your list, write about them. Include as many or as few of the reading journal ideas below as you like.
Revisit your journal often. It’s fun to see how your writing changes over the seasons and years.
Reading journal ideas
- Your reading list for a specific time (eg. this year or while you’re on a road trip)
- A reading list for a specific theme (eg. spooky books you want to read in October, books by a certain author)
- Track how long it takes to read each book
- Set a goal and challenge yourself to reach it
- Round up a book series in a list and review
- Document how you feel about a book on the first read, then later when you read it again
- Books you have to read for work/school
- Don’t skip journaling about non-fictions books, poetry, or graphic novels too!
- Make a music playlist to go along with a book you love.
- Keep a list of books you never finished (and maybe why).
Printable journal pages
The printable journal pages I made for this blog post are simple gridline pages with headings and boxes. They’re decorated with my watercolors for a pop of color that doesn’t hog printer ink.
My year in books
If the past few years have taught me anything, it’s that a lot can change in just 12 months. Writing down my goals and revisiting them regularly is the only way I do anything.
This page has a space to write in the year, your number of books goal, and your number of pages goal. One thing using Goodreads has made me aware of is this. When I feel like I’m “falling short” of my number of books reading goal, it’s because I read a lot of long books.
I won’t drag you into a math lesson, but you know that reading one book with 500 pages is the same as reading 2 books with 250 pages. Don’t get too bogged down in the numbers.
Under each watercolor month heading, there’s space to list the books you read during that month.
You can use this to track your progress through the year, but also to look back on the past year and years before!
Book series tracker
If you read a lot of book series, you might notice that it can be hard to keep track of what you’ve read or bought. (Not unlike my tv show queue!)
While reading the Shades of Magic series, I could keep track of what I’d read while waiting for the next book to come out. Likewise, when I’m at Half Price Books I have a quick reference to know what books in the Series of Unfortunate Events series I’ve bought for my child.
This page is perfect for organizing a series by title, author, and whether you have read it or own it. There are watercolor lines for 12. But if your series has more than 12 books, feel free to add a second page or ignore them altogether.
Book review
The book review page is pretty self-explanatory. It’s got some space for details but is open-ended when it comes to what you want to say about a book.
There are lines for the title, author(s), genre, start and end dates, and your rating. The bottom section is all about your thoughts.
Include what you do or don’t like, your favorite quotes and scenes, a character review, etc. This is the place to record whatever thoughts you want.
Get the printable
Print on 8.5×11-inch paper. All printables are for personal use only.
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