Do you have bookish books (books about books) on your bookshelf? How many bookish books do you read in one year?

Susan @ BlogginBoutBooks posted her 2026 Bookish Books Reading Challenge, and I immediately knew that this was a perfect way to track all the books about books I read in a year. Do you love a challenge that you know you’ll master before you start?! I’m not great about remembering to link up monthly, so this will be all the books about books I’ve read so far in 2026 and will be my June entry. See my 2024 Bookish Books Wrap Up here and my 2025 Bookish Books Wrap Up here.

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Bookish Books I’ve Read From January Through June (2026)

Last year, I was frustrated with misleading book titles that use bookish words but the bookish content is minimal. I have a feeling that it’s a marketing ploy to hook readers who love bookish books. Has anyone else noticed this? Or am I too picky? This year, I’ve decided to create two categories: true bookish books and the others.

Bookish Books where the main focus is books and reading:

• This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page 4.5 Stars
• The Mountains We Call Home by Kim Michele Richardson 4 Stars
• A Bookshop Summer by Stephanie Butland 4 Stars
• The Sisters of Book Row by Shelley Noble 4 Stars
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower (Vol 1-8) 4 Stars
• Library of Forbidden Books by Mario Escobar 4 Stars (pub date 9/1/2026)
• The Secret Society of Librarians by Kate Thompson 4 Stars (pub date 7/21/2026)
• Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson 3.5 Stars (books about writing books)
• On the Book Train to Paris by Norie Clarke 3 Stars
• The Barefoot Bookshop on the Beach by Rebecca Raisin 3 Stars
• The Hopeful Hearts Bookshop by Debbie Johnson (spicy) 3 Stars

Bookish Books that reference books from time to time or a bookshop/library is one of the settings:

• Anne of a Different Island by Virginia Kantra 4 Stars
• The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens 4 Stars (strong side of thriller)

So far this year, I’ve read 20 books about books (including 8 installments of Emma M. Lion). How many bookish books have you read?

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ICYMI:

See 2025’s list of bookish books here.

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Bookish Books QOTD:

Books About Books are so fun!
Do you have a favorite?

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Happy Reading Book Buddies!

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