Books guide

Read more books this winter and enjoy it

Build a realistic reading habit for the darker months, choose books you will actually finish and find free or cheap ways to keep a steady supply.

Estimated time: 20–30 minutes to planUpdated: 1 October 2026

Use this guide if you used to love reading but now struggle to finish a book, or want to make the long autumn and winter evenings more restful. Have a pen, your phone and a library card if you have one.

Step by step

  1. Find your reading slot

    Look at a normal week and pick one regular time that already exists, such as the commute, lunch break or the 20 minutes before sleep. Attach reading to something you do anyway: I read for 15 minutes after I make my evening tea. A small, reliable slot beats an ambitious plan you abandon after a week.

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