I have been learning Japanese for over a year and

I would second the recommendation to finish working through whatever textbook you have before reaching for new resources – textbooks give you a structured foundation which is important. Once you’ve done that, a couple things to check out next:

I really liked Japanese the Manga Way for grammar. It’s actually fun to read through and try to understand each manga example before checking the explanation.

Organic Japanese with Cure Dolly is great for refining your understanding of the basics and getting a perspective that textbooks usually lack. I’d recommend going through the videos starting from the earliest, since it functions as a somewhat structured course. The more recent videos just cover random topics.

These resources plus Wanikani should be enough to get you started on reading, so once you feel comfortable with it hop in to a Book Club and start reading (and asking questions!).

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