I read what I want! (in September)

That's right. I said it. I'm breaking from the schedule next month and forging my own path. I'm going to read what I want when I want to read it. 

And, if that wasn't enough, I'm encouraging you to rebel with me. 

Pam from Bookalicious, Teresa from Teresa's Reading Corner, Shanyn from Chick Loves Lit, and I started talking about how we continue to buy books even though we tend ignore them because there are review copies coming in and reading schedules to maintain and generally to much to do with life and blogging to keep up with the every-growing pile of books we want to read. So we made a pact to actually read our own books.

Book buying is a habit that's hard to shake, and frankly I don't want to shake it. We all do it. Books and ARCs keep arriving, but you see a bookstore and you think: "That book I wanted just came out, and one more on the TBR won't hurt." But one becomes ten and ten becomes twenty, and suddenly its hurts just to look at your TBR stack.

I know what you're thinking... "I'd love to do this, but I'll get so behind."

Stop feeling guilty! Tear your eyes away from your review stack which is probably looking sad and dejected if you've broken the news to it. Review copies and release dates do not rule your life. Stand your ground and read what you want. (I won't lie and say I won't read an ARC next month, but I will read whatever I want. Reading list be damned!)

Let us know you'll be reading your own books with us in September by leaving your link at the bottom of this post. (Just click the little blue button below my signature and you can leave a name and site link.)We'll also be pairing people up for a blogger bookswap that you can sign up for here until September 1. The Twitter hash tag is #SIRYOBM.

We'll be posting discussion topics with inlinkz four times a week during September so you can join in and share your two cents.

Mondays here at Wastepaper Prose.

Wednesdays at Teresa's Reading Corner.

Thursdays at Chick Loves Lit.

Fridays at Bookalicious.