Thinking about starting an aesthetic reading journal to make your chaotic reading life easier? You can get started right here. There are many reasons to want to keep a reading journal but if you read at a leisurely pace without the need to track everything, enjoy your reads!

I have created a free starter bundle of aesthetic reading journal printables! You can grab them when you sign up to my newsletter!

They can be printed on US letter sized papers, folded or cut into half letter sized pages and assembled using any of the myriads of book binding methods out there. The resulting book will be approximately 5.5 x 8.5 inches in size.

The easiest method I recommend is cutting them into half letter sizes, punching with holes and filing them in these personalized mini ring binders that you can find in my Zazzle shop! These will fit the half letter sized journal pages perfectly! Plus, if you buy from my Zazzle shop, you can also claim the premium bundle for free, with more than 300 aesthetic reading journal pages!

Here’s What’s Inside This Aesthetic Reading Journal Starter Bundle

✅ This massive starter bundle has more than 100 printable sheets.

✅ US Letter /8.5 x 11 inches, which fold into half to make journal pages of size 5.5 x 8.5 inches

✅ Available to download instantly upon sign up!

✅ Ready to print PDF file formats.

✅ Personal Use License Included

✅ Unlimited printing allowed

✅ Use it to create an aesthetic reading journals, scrapbooks or junk journals for book lovers.

Junk Journaling Style Ephemera for An Aesthetic Reading Journal

While a plain reading journal serves the purpose of tracking your reading progress and jotting down your bookish thoughts, you can also choose to have some fun with it! Hence, introducing junk journaling to plain old reading journals to create an aesthetic reading journal.

This type of reading journal enables you to have a therapeutic session of crafting and fun! It helps you collect your bookish memorabilia in a stylish fashion, and it looks pretty!

You can showcase your pretty reading journals on your bookshelves! Make them an integral part of your personal library decor.

Here’s A Sample of What’s Inside the Starter Bundle?

There are a couple of lite versions of the kits you will find in my premium bundle. These were designed with a more pastel colored palette in mind!

The total number of printable pages and ephemera amount to more than 100 letter sized sheets.

Standard Reading Journal Pages

Some standard reading journal pages you will find amongst my many printable kits are:

• Reading Log

Create a simple table with columns to record the books you’ve read, together with the authors who wrote them and the star rating you would give them.

• Books To Read / TBR

Plan your “to be read” list and check them off as you complete them for that sense of ecstasy that you can also get from sniffing books, old and new.

• Monthly Recap

At the end of each month, recap your reading goals, progress and achievements, as well as what you can do to improve in the months ahead.

• Yearly Recap

Reflect on the reading goals and challenges of the past year as well as the resolutions of the year ahead.

• Favorite Quotes

Dedicate a page to favorite quotes from each book. Decorate it with some creative calligraphy or doodles! Just putting some ideas out there! 🙂

• Favorite Author/ Author Spotlight

Feature an author you admire, a different one each month perhaps, including their bio and a list of their notable works.

• Recommendations

Jot down book recommendations from friends, family, online reviews, bookstagrams you admire (we have one too by the way, check the footer for the link!). Note down who recommended what and why.

• Book Review

Review all or some of the books you read, perhaps the ones that were the most memorable. Reflect on why it stayed with you and how it impacted you, your opinions and preferences. Or a more objective book review that speaks on the literary strengths and weaknesses of the book.

• Reading Reflections

Reflect on the books you have finished, all of them or the ones that impacted you the most. What did you learn about life, the universe and everything? Would you read it again and why? Or you can reflect on your reading trends, habits, challenges, book club discussions, etc.

Get Started!

Or skip the newsletter signup and dive into the premium bundle, which is a steal at the fraction of the original price. You can even claim it for free!

To track your reads, jot down bookish thoughts, and get lost in literary creativity. Whether you love the cozy vibes of fall, the magic of winter wonderlands, or the dark mystery of The Raven—this bundle has something for every book lover. Grab yours now and turn your reading adventures into a keepsake!

Reasons to keep an aesthetic reading journal:

• You want to reflect on your readings. A reading journal provides space to do this, where writing about your thoughts and feelings can help you understand and connect with the book more deeply!
• You want to use literature for personal growth! Reflecting on your readings can aid you in thinking about your own experiences, beliefs and values.
• Consistent journaling can help improve your writing and critical thinking skills.
• Track your reading to meet your monthly/yearly reading goals. Keeping a journal can help keep you accountable to your own goals.
• Journaling your thoughts and reactions can help enhance your comprehension of the book and also facilitate discussions within a book club or literary community.
• You are doing it for a class assignment.

Reasons NOT to keep an aesthetic reading journal:

• If you are like me, who can start obsessing about organisation and task management, it can become detrimental to your mental health to try to log everything to do with your reading. It may lead to stress and anxiety when you are hard on yourself when unable to meet those goals.
• You just want to read and don’t care about all the goals, reflections and tracking! This is perfectly okay!