What You Learn from Writing a Book Journal

If you’ve ever thought about tracking your reading habits, you’ve probably considered writing a book journal where you track all the books you’ve read. A book journal is easy to set up and helps you learn more about yourself as a reader.

Yes, there are super pretty book journals all over Instagram, and yeah. You’re going to feel compelled to make a fancy, energy-intensive book journal when you start out. But know that you don’t have to.

In fact, the simpler your method, the more likely you are to keep writing a book journal. But don’t let simple make you think you aren’t going to get anything out of it.

How to Make a Book Summary Journal

You can absolutely search Pinterest for a book journal PDF if that’s your thing. And if you want a small reading journal to take with you, I created the Pocket Reading Journal just for you. But if you want to make your own, I’ve got your back.

001: Decide what you’ll track.

Before you dive in, you need to know what you want to write about in your book journal. Some people like to add plot summaries. Some people like publisher info.

Everyone is different, but before you start, you need to think about the information you want to have in your book…