Free Printable Reading Log & Bookmarks (6 Pages, PDF)

This free printable reading log is a cozy way to keep track of every book you read, remember what you thought of it and plan what to read next. It turns your reading into a little record you can flip back through at the end of the year.

It is for adult readers, book club members, teens and families reading together. You get 6 pages in a colourful library style, with book stacks, a cat and a teacup in deep teal, mustard, berry pink and warm orange. That includes 2 sheets of bookmarks, and every page comes in A4 and US Letter sizes.

What’s inside the free printable reading log

Here are all six pages, in the order they print.

How to set up your reading log

The main reading log has 15 rows and five columns: Title, Author, Started, Finished and Rating. Each Rating cell has 5 small empty stars to colour in.

1. Add a book when you start it, not when you finish. Write the title, author and start date. This way you also keep a record of books you didn’t finish.
2. Fill in the finish date and stars at the end. Colour the stars in pencil if you like to change your mind after a few days.
3. Use a simple code for unfinished books. For example, write “DNF” (did not finish) in the Finished column. There’s no shame in putting down a book you aren’t enjoying.
4. Print a new log when you fill one up. Fifteen rows covers a few months for most steady readers. Number your sheets so they stay in order in a binder.

Writing a useful book review

The book review page has lines for Title, Author, Genre and Pages, 5 empty stars after Rating, and four boxes: “Favourite quote” (3 lines), “What I loved” (4 lines), “What I didn’t” (3 lines) and “Would I recommend it?” (2 lines). A few tips:

• Mark quotes with a sticky note while you read, then copy your favourite onto the page.
• In “What I loved”, be specific: a character, a twist, the setting or the writing style.
• In “Would I recommend it?”, note who would enjoy it. “Yes, for fans of slow-burn mysteries” is more useful later than a plain “yes”.

You don’t need a review page for every book. Save them for books you loved, books for book club and books you want to remember.

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Reading Log & Bookmarks

Get the reading log, book review page, TBR shelf, 52 book challenge and 8 bookmarks in one print-ready PDF.

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• A4 & US Letter
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Free for personal use. Print at 100% scale (“actual size”), or open it in GoodNotes or Notability.

Using the TBR shelf and the 52 book challenge

The To Be Read page shows a bookshelf with exactly 20 empty book spines standing upright. Write one title down each spine. Fine-tip pens work best, and you can write vertically so it looks like a real shelf. When you start a book from the shelf, shade its spine or add a small tick.

The 52 Book Challenge page has 52 small numbered book icons in a grid. Colour one in each time you finish a book. Fifty-two books is about one a week, which is a big goal for many readers, so adjust it to suit you:

• Want a gentler pace? Treat it as a two-year challenge, or colour half an icon per book for a 26-book year.
• Love a theme? Use one colour per genre, such as teal for fiction and orange for non-fiction, and see how your reading mix looks by December.
• Reading with kids? Let them colour an icon for every book you read together.

With 2027 coming up, this is a nice page to print in late December, so you start the challenge on January 1.

How to cut and use the bookmarks

There are 8 bookmarks across two sheets, each with a different colourful design. The quotes are “Just one more chapter”, “Lost in a good book”, “Reading is my happy place”, “So many books, so little time”, “Book lover”, “Stay curious”, “Read more books” and “Once upon a time”.

1. Print the bookmark sheets on card stock.
2. Cut along the dashed lines with scissors or a paper trimmer.
3. For extra strength, laminate them or cover both sides with clear packing tape.
4. Punch a hole at the top and add a ribbon or tassel if you like.

They make a sweet little extra to tuck into a book you’re giving as a gift, or to hand out at a book club.

How to print it

• Paper: 80 to 100 gsm (20 to 24 lb) paper for the log, review, TBR and challenge pages. Use 200 to 250 gsm card stock for the bookmarks.
• Size: choose the A4 or US Letter file and print at 100% or “Actual size” so the bookmarks keep their shape.
• Colour: print in colour to enjoy the illustrations. The log and review pages also work in black and white.
• Storage: keep the pages in a small binder with your reading journal, or tuck the log inside the cover of the book you’re reading.
• Digital: the log, review page, TBR shelf and challenge work well in GoodNotes or Notability. Print the bookmarks.

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