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The creation of this article included the use of AI and was edited by human content creators. Read more on our AI policy here. In the busy modern age, book lovers face the same dilemma time and time ...

Ask me what I’m reading at any given moment and I’ll probably rattle off at least three titles, not to mention comics and the occasional textbook I may also be chipping away at in the background.

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BOUGHT WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS. BOOKMARKS ARE PLACED, SPINES ARE BARELY CRACKED, AND PROMISES ARE MADE TO START TONIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION? PROBABLY JUST READ MORE. READING MORE.