1okeres
Back again for 2025! While I never manage to finish every (or any! lol) CAT or KIT, I do enjoy making the effort ...and half the fun is in the planning.
Reading goals:
- read 100+ books
- read more from my own shelves (10+)
- read as many CATs, KITs as possible
Reading goals:
- read 100+ books
- read more from my own shelves (10+)
- read as many CATs, KITs as possible
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PersonalCAT
my usual format - in effort to read more than my favorite speculative fiction
i. ars longa, vita brevis
(books on art, artists, writers, writing, craft, creativity)
ii. ars poetica
(poetry, poetics)
to read Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures
- Mary Reufle
iii. cogito ergo sum
(philosophy, essays, letters, language, books, reading)
iv. ex libris
(reading my own tomes)
v. geographia et periegesis
(geography, space, place, travel, books in translation)
vi. historia magistra vitae est
(history, biography, memoir)
vii. scientia potentia est
(sciences)
my usual format - in effort to read more than my favorite speculative fiction
i. ars longa, vita brevis
(books on art, artists, writers, writing, craft, creativity)
ii. ars poetica
(poetry, poetics)
to read Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures
- Mary Reufle
iii. cogito ergo sum
(philosophy, essays, letters, language, books, reading)
iv. ex libris
(reading my own tomes)
v. geographia et periegesis
(geography, space, place, travel, books in translation)
vi. historia magistra vitae est
(history, biography, memoir)
vii. scientia potentia est
(sciences)
3okeres
ColorCAT
January – Green
February – Gold
March – Pink
April – Brown
May – Red
June – Yellow
July – White
August – Grey
September – Silver
October – Black
November – Blue
December – Purple
January – Green
February – Gold
March – Pink
April – Brown
May – Red
June – Yellow
July – White
August – Grey
September – Silver
October – Black
November – Blue
December – Purple
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CoverCAT
January - cover contains something involved in a tea party
February - a tree on the cover
March - farm animals on the cover
April - cover shows a road
May - more than two elements/objects on the cover
June - something with wheels on the cover
July - a fruit pictured on the cover
August - cover image includes a photograph
September - dogs and/or cats on the cover
October - something on the cover that will fit in your pocket.
November - celestial objects on the cover
December - something you would like for a Yule present on the cover
January - cover contains something involved in a tea party
February - a tree on the cover
March - farm animals on the cover
April - cover shows a road
May - more than two elements/objects on the cover
June - something with wheels on the cover
July - a fruit pictured on the cover
August - cover image includes a photograph
September - dogs and/or cats on the cover
October - something on the cover that will fit in your pocket.
November - celestial objects on the cover
December - something you would like for a Yule present on the cover
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CultureCAT
January - featuring migration or displacement
February - Finno-Urgic peoples
March - neurodiverse voices
April - TTRPG & LARPers
May - punk/metal
June - Aboriginal Australia
July - India
August -
September - Working class cultures
October - Non-Mainstream Religious Subcultures
November - Indigenous North America
December - LGBTQ+
Bonus CAT 1 - South East Asia/Pacific Islander
Bonus CAT 2 -
January - featuring migration or displacement
February - Finno-Urgic peoples
March - neurodiverse voices
April - TTRPG & LARPers
May - punk/metal
June - Aboriginal Australia
July - India
August -
September - Working class cultures
October - Non-Mainstream Religious Subcultures
November - Indigenous North America
December - LGBTQ+
Bonus CAT 1 - South East Asia/Pacific Islander
Bonus CAT 2 -
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AlphaKIT
JAN / S O
FEB / L G
MAR / U A
APR / K E
MAY / I D
JUN / C Q
JUL / W T
AUG / N J
SEP / B M
OCT / F P
NOV / Y H
DEC / V R
YEARLONG / X and Z
JAN / S O
FEB / L G
MAR / U A
APR / K E
MAY / I D
JUN / C Q
JUL / W T
AUG / N J
SEP / B M
OCT / F P
NOV / Y H
DEC / V R
YEARLONG / X and Z
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RandomKIT
January : Eat, drink and be merry
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January : Eat, drink and be merry
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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MysteryKIT
January - winter mysteries
February - vintage mysteries
March - espionage
April - paranormal
May - mysteries not set in my country
June - LGBTQ+ detectives
July - series sleuths
August - legal thrillers
September - silver age mysteries
October – police procedurals
November - psychological mysteries and thrillers
December - cozies
January - winter mysteries
February - vintage mysteries
March - espionage
April - paranormal
May - mysteries not set in my country
June - LGBTQ+ detectives
July - series sleuths
August - legal thrillers
September - silver age mysteries
October – police procedurals
November - psychological mysteries and thrillers
December - cozies
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NatureKIT
January - Sheep and Shepherding
February - Forests, Farms & Grasslands
March - Nature, Landscape, Environment, Place
April - Flying Creatures
May - Plants, Fungi, Etc
June - Oceans and Rivers
July - Inner Lives of Animals
August - Weather and Climate
September - Urban Nature
October - Endangered Species
November - The Effects of Nature on Human Beings
December - Wild Card
January - Sheep and Shepherding
February - Forests, Farms & Grasslands
March - Nature, Landscape, Environment, Place
April - Flying Creatures
May - Plants, Fungi, Etc
June - Oceans and Rivers
July - Inner Lives of Animals
August - Weather and Climate
September - Urban Nature
October - Endangered Species
November - The Effects of Nature on Human Beings
December - Wild Card
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SFFKIT
JAN - Cozy Fantasy
FEB - The Art of SFF
MAR - Magical Realism
APR - Women Authors
MAY - Authors of Global South
JUN - Anthologies and Collections
JUL - Alternative History
AUG - Space
SEP - Back to School SFF
OCT - Mysterious Artifacts
NOV - The Day After
DEC -
JAN - Cozy Fantasy
FEB - The Art of SFF
MAR - Magical Realism
APR - Women Authors
MAY - Authors of Global South
JUN - Anthologies and Collections
JUL - Alternative History
AUG - Space
SEP - Back to School SFF
OCT - Mysterious Artifacts
NOV - The Day After
DEC -
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ScaredyKIT
January - Diverse Perspectives
February - Haunted Houses / Haunted Places
March - Real-life Monsters (True Crime)
April - Arachnids, Insects, and Reptilia
May - Out in the Wild
June - YA and graphic novels
July - Ghosts
August - Female authors
September - Stephen King and family
October - Gothic
November - Psychological Thriller
December - Your Favorite Scary Trope
January - Diverse Perspectives
February - Haunted Houses / Haunted Places
March - Real-life Monsters (True Crime)
April - Arachnids, Insects, and Reptilia
May - Out in the Wild
June - YA and graphic novels
July - Ghosts
August - Female authors
September - Stephen King and family
October - Gothic
November - Psychological Thriller
December - Your Favorite Scary Trope
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BingoDOG
1 place you've never been
2 "library" or "thing" in title
3 writing about writers
4 oldest book on your TBR
5 holiday in title
6 long title (5+ words)
7 nontraditional family
8 medical topic
9 sun on cover/in title
10 child main character
11 newly in public domain
12 author has your first/last name
13 read a CAT
14 totally random
15 features a birth
16 nonhuman narrator
17 features winged creature(s)
18 profession in title
19 travel
20 recommended by a friend
21 set in your favorite season
22 published in language not your own
23 Hollywood!
24 furniture on the cover
25 features fire
1 place you've never been
2 "library" or "thing" in title
3 writing about writers
4 oldest book on your TBR
5 holiday in title
6 long title (5+ words)
7 nontraditional family
8 medical topic
9 sun on cover/in title
10 child main character
11 newly in public domain
12 author has your first/last name
13 read a CAT
14 totally random
15 features a birth
16 nonhuman narrator
17 features winged creature(s)
18 profession in title
19 travel
20 recommended by a friend
21 set in your favorite season
22 published in language not your own
23 Hollywood!
24 furniture on the cover
25 features fire
14lowelibrary
Love all the cats especially the peeping tom cat
15mnleona
I agree with >14 lowelibrary:. Good reading in 2025
16Cecilturtle
Happy reading! As for myself, super partial to Mystery Cat - what a cutie :D
17Charon07
I love all the cats! >10 okeres: SFFKIT and >11 okeres: ScaredyKIT make me laugh!
18MissWatson
So many lovely kitties! I think my favourite is RandomKIT. Enjoy your reading!
