How to read a book a month (and keep the pace all year)
Twelve books a year sounds ambitious until you divide it. One book a month, between 7 and 17 pages a day. The hard part is not the volume, it is not losing weeks choosing.
Have the next book decided
Choosing is the biggest time thief. Finish one book and start the next the same day. Keep two or three reserve titles on the shelf, chosen when you finished the last one, not when the mood hits.
One daily goal and one weekly goal
Ten pages a day. Seventy a week. The daily holds the pace, the weekly forgives a busy day. If Thursday finds you behind, the weekend closes the gap.
Split the book into four
Mark four points in the book, one per week. Knowing you need to be on page 75 by Friday takes reading out of "when it happens". It becomes an appointment with a date.
One light book per quarter
People who read only dense books stall. Alternate a hard book with an easy one. The easy one restores the feeling of progress and keeps the chain alive.
Log what you finished
One line per book: title, date, what stayed. In December you have twelve lines and a view of the year. More useful than a page count.
What kills the pace in April
Almost always the same thing: a book too big landing on a crowded week. The chain breaks, and breaking drains the will to restart. Protect the reading window with Lergate and lower the goal during a bad week instead of pausing. For the page math, read how much reading time per day.