Reading Log Spreadsheet for Excel, Book Tracker, My Reading Diary Companion by Hibimasu

A reading log spreadsheet made for Excel (.xlsx), and the optional companion to the My Reading Diary printable. This is a digital download. No physical item is shipped. Spreadsheet files only; the paper diary is sold separately.

The paper is where the everyday writing happens, by hand. This sheet is for a quiet monthly tally-up of about ten minutes: copy a few totals from paper, and the sums and simple charts are done for you.

How the monthly tally-up works (the same steps as on the Start Here tab):

1. At month end, open your paper Reading Log and the tally box on Looking Back on the Month.
2. On Books, add one line for each book you finished that month: the month, title, author, genre, format, where it came from, pages and your rating.
3. On Monthly Tally, copy the three numbers that only live on paper: reading minutes, days I read, and books I didn't finish.
4. Glance at My Year and By Genre. Books, pages and ratings are counted from the Books tab for you.

The tabs:

- Start Here: the monthly tally-up and how the cells work
- Settings: the year, your hopes for the year, and the genre list (rename any genre; it updates the drop-downs)
- Books: one line per finished book (room for 300)
- Monthly Tally: books, pages and average rating per month (counted from Books) next to the minutes and days copied from paper
- By Genre: how many books and pages per genre, and your average rating for each
- My Year: the year's totals, progress towards your hope, and charts

What you download (one file):

- Reading-Diary-Companion.zip, with two Excel files inside:
- Reading-Diary-Companion_BLANK.xlsx: the blank copy, ready for your own numbers
- Reading-Diary-Companion_EXAMPLE-DATA.xlsx: the same workbook with labelled example data, so you can see it filled in

How it arrives: one zip file, downloaded from your Etsy order. Unzip it and open the BLANK copy for your own numbers.

Good to know:

- Made for Excel (.xlsx); also opens in LibreOffice. You can import it into Google Sheets, but it hasn't been tested there, so some formatting or formulas may work differently.
- Plain formulas only: no macros, no add-ons, no subscriptions.
- Light-yellow cells are for typing. White cells hold formulas.
- Ratings are out of 5. Leave a rating blank if you'd rather not rate a book; it won't pull the average down.

This sheet is part of the Hibimasu Companion Sheets.

This is a personal diary tool, not medical, health or professional advice.

Designed by Hibimasu with the help of AI tools.

Some photos show sample entries for illustration. The BLANK copy you download is empty, ready for your own numbers. The EXAMPLE-DATA copy holds the sample entries, so you can see it filled in.

No refunds, except where the law requires. If a file won't open or doesn't match the listing, send me a message here on Etsy and I'll fix it.

Buying this file gives you a personal, non-transferable licence to use it for yourself and your household. You may not resell, share, upload, give away or redistribute the files (or edited versions), or use them in anything you sell, including templates or AI training. Copyright 2026 Hibimasu. All rights reserved.