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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 0/5-6
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The ListenerDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
🎧 List all of your audiobooks during the month. Earn a badge for your level of participation each month.
🎧 Only audiobooks are allowed, but they can be on any platform where audiobooks are found (Audible, Chirp, Everand, your library site, etc)!
🎧 Ebooks are not allowed on this challenge! The same books may not be used in The Listener and in Ebooks Are My Thing!
🎧 Levels 🎧
Level One: 1-10 books
Completed: 0/1-10
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Train TravelDuration: May 1, 2026 - October 31, 2026
Level 1: 1 task per train (35 tasks)
Completed: 0/35
TASKS
1. Orient Express (Venice Simplon-Orient-Express)
🚞 Read a book by Agatha Christie or set in Turkey or read a book tagged classic.
2. The Flying Scotsman
🚞 Read a book set in Scotland or a first in a series or where a character goes to a museum.
3. Trans-Siberian Express
🚞 Read a book set in Russia or a book published in 2026 or with the word bucket in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
4. Blue Train
🚞 Read a book with a blue cover or a book that is fifth in a series or set in Africa.
5. The Ghan
🚞 Read a book set in Australia or a book where a character goes on a journey or where the first letter of the location of the book can be found in GHAN.
6. 20th Century Limited
🚞 Read a book with the word carpet in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or set in Chicago or is 20th in a series.
7. Rocky Mountaineer
🚞 Read a book set in the Southwest USA (Arizona, New Mexico, , Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. or where a character sleeps in a hotel or with a landscape on the cover.
8. Maharajas' Express
🚞 Read a book set in India or with a character who is royalty or where the authors initials can be found in MAHARAJAS.
9. Glacier Express
🚞 Read a book set in Switzerland or with a mountain on the cover or where a character stays at a resort.
10. California Zephyr
🚞 Read a book set in California or is seventh in a series or where the first letter of the setting can be found in ZEPHYR.
11. Bernina Express
🚞 Read a book set in Italy or that has two of these numbers 5, 1, 9 or 6 in the published year or where the authors initials can be found in BERNINA EXPRESS.
12. Eastern & Oriental Express
🚞 Read a book set in Singapore or a setting that is tropical or a book published in 2024.
13. Indian Pacific
🚞 Read a book with a body of water on the cover or with a character who is famous or where the authors initials can be found in NULLARBOR.
14. Palace on Wheels
🚞 Read a book where the MC lives in a city or that is 8th in a series or where a character is a tourist.
15. Rovos Rail
🚞 Read a book where a character is proud or a book published in 1989 or where a character rides in a coach.
16. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
🚞 Read a book where someone plays with a toy or with one of these numbers in the page count 1, 8 or 4 or a book set in the mountains.
17. The Jacobite
🚞 Read a Harry Potter book or with a bridge on the cover or with a character called William.
18. Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
🚞 Read a book set in Japan or with a character who is punctual or set on an island.
19. TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse)
🚞 Read a book set in France or where someone gets on Wi-Fi or where the letters TGV can be found in the title in any order.
20. Shanghai Maglev
🚞 Read a book which was a fast read (Your interpretation) or a character who is smooth or where a character takes a taxi.
21. Eurostar
🚞 Read a book set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) or a book published in 2023 or where someone goes through a tunnel.
22. ICE (Intercity-Express)
🚞 Read a book set in Germany or where a character travels a long way from home or where the first letter of the location can be found in BAHN.
23. Frecciarossa
🚞 Read a book set in Rome or with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in FRECCIAROSSA.
24. The Canadian
🚞 Read a book set in Canada or that is 4th in a series or with the word shield in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
25. Durango & Silverton
🚞 Read a book with a forest on the cover or with the word silver in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or set in Colorado.
26. City of New Orleans
🚞 Read a book set in New Orleans or where someone travels overnight or a book with 9, 3 or 4 in the page count.
27. White Pass & Yukon
🚞 Read a book set in Alaska or a book with a white cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in YUKON.
28. Brighton Belle
🚞 Read a book published in April of any year or where someone eats kippers or a character called Laurence.
29. LNER Mallard
🚞 Read a book where a character smokes or that is 7th in a series or that a character is an artist.
30. Union Pacific Big Boy
🚞 Read a book set in Utah or set during a war or with a character who is retired.
31. Cumbres & Toltec
🚞 Read a book set in New Mexico or published in 2012 or with a genre history.
32. Cumbres & Toltec
🚞 Read a book in New Mexico or a book tagged History/Historic or where the first letter of the location can be found in CUMBRES.
33. Stephenson's Rocket
🚞 Read a book with a character called Robert or with a street on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in STEPHENSON.
34. N&W 611
🚞 Read a book with a queen as a character or with the numbers 4 or 8 in the year published or where the first letter of each title word can be found in NORFOLK WESTERN. (Three word minimum).
35. Class 50 "Hoovers"
🚞 Read a book that is last in a series or with a character who goes by a nickname or where a character vacuums.
Mother GooseDuration: May 1, 2026 - October 31, 2026
You can do 2 tasks per number.
Level 2: 11 - 20 tasks
Completed: 0/11-20
TASKS
1. 🪿 Read a book tagged fairy tale or with a bird on the cover or wIth a character who is a mother.
2. 🪿 Read a book with a character who is elderly over 65 or where a character lives in the woods or where a character goes riding.
3. 🪿 Read a book with a wood or forest on the cover or with the word mother in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in GANDER.
4. 🪿 Read a book set in France or with a character called Charles or a book tagged history/historical.
5. 🪿 Read a book tagged music
or a book with one of the following numbers in the page count 1, 7, 6 or 0 or read a book with a character called John.
6. 🪿 Read a book set in Massachusetts or a character called Elizabeth or Foster or with a character who needs to find evidence.
7. 🪿Read a book where a character goes to a club or who is a teacher or where a character dances or sings.
8. 🪿 Read a book set in New York City or where a character reads a book or where the authors initials can be found in GOOSE On The LOOSE.
9. 🪿Read a book that is second in a series or read a play or read a book set in England.
10. 🪿Read a book where a character eats eggs (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character works in a garden or with a character who is a witch.
11. 🪿 Read a book where a character has a lead role in a play or read Hamlet or a book that is tagged drama.
12. 🪿 Read a book where the MC is a widow or where a character is going to be evicted or with a character who is wealthy.
13. 🪿 Read a book where a character is corrupt or with a MC who is young (Under 21) or a character who is beautiful.
Mama MiaDuration May 1, 2026 -July 31, 2026
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Level 1: 5- 15 tasks
Completed: 0/5-15
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1. 💞Read a book where a character is cheated on or where a character looses control (Your interpretation) or with a fire on the cover.
2. 💞Read a book where someone rings a bell or with a character who can't resist something or someone or where a character misses someone.
3. 💞 Read a book where a character regrets breaking up or with a blue cover or a character who is brokenhearted.
4. 💞 Read a book with a character who is angry or a book where a relationship is on again and off again or with a character who is weak (Your interpretation).
Mama Mia: The Movie & The Play
5. 💞 Read a book that is 20th in a series or set in Greece or with a character called Donna or Sophie.
6. 💞 Read a book where a character keeps a diary or with a character called Sam, Bill or Harry or is third in a series.
7. 💞 Read a book where a character is shocked or when the MC tries to figure something out or when a character hides something.
8. 💞 Read a book that has a wedding or where a character has more than one Dad or where a character gets jilted at the altar.
9. 💞 Read a book set in the summer or where a character is under attack (Your interpretation) or where a character plays a game.
10. 💞 Read a book that is last in a series or tagged Romance or where a character bonds with another.
Cool Last Names: Part 1Duration: April 28, 2026; Open-Ended
Object: Find the author's initials in each last name. If the name is four letters or less, find the first letter of the last name. Middle names/initials not included.
Completed: 0/100
1. Adair
2. Adams
3. Adler
4. Ainsley
5. Anderson
6. Ashley
7. Bardot
8. Beckett
9. Bennett
10. Blain
11. Carpenter
12. Carter
13. Cassidy
14. Churchill
15. Cole
16. Collymore
17. Crassus
18. Cromwell
19. Crowley
20. Cunningham
21. Curran
22. Daughtler
23. Dawson
24. Ellis
25. Elsher
26. Emerson
27. Erhart
28. Finley
29. Finnegan
30. Fisher
31. Fletcher
32. Ford
33. Francis
34. Galloway
35. Gasper
36. Gatlin
37. Gonzales
38. Gray
39. Hale
40. Hanslet
41. Hansley
42. Harlow
43. Harper
44. Harrison
45. Hatchett
46. Hayes
47. Hendrix
48. Holland
49. Hope
50. Hunter
51. Hux
52. Huxley
53. Jameson
54. Jenkins
55. Jennings
56. Keller
57. Kensington
58. Kingston
59. Knight
60. Lane
61. Langley
62. Langston
63. Ledger
64. Lennon
65. Levine
66. Locke
67. Logan
68. Lopez
69. Madison
70. Marley
71. Maverick
72. Maxwell
73. McKenna
74. Monroe
75. Owens
76. Parker
77. Pierce
78. Poverly
79. Presley
80. Raven
81. Reed
82. Reese
83. Rivers
84. Sawyer
85. Shepherd
86. Sinclair
87. Sloane
88. Solace
89. St. James
90. Stark
91. Stoll
92. Stone
93. Thatcher
94. Verlice
95. Wells
96. West
97. Weston
98. Wilkes
99. Wilson
100. Zimmerman
Ebooks Are My ThingDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Object: Read ebooks each month.
🖥️ List all of your reads using an e-reader/phone/computer, etc. each month. Earn a badge for your level of participation each month.
🖥️ Only books read electronically are allowed, but can be on any platform where ebooks are found (Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Everand, your library site, etc)!
🖥️ Audiobooks are not allowed on this challenge! The same books may not be used in Ebooks Are My Thing and in The Listener!
🖥️ Levels 🖥️
Level One: 1-10 books
Completed: 0/1-10
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Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
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Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Rules:
1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.
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Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Completed: 0/1-3
1. Farmer
2. Shop Owner
3. Restaurant Owner
4. Librarian
5. Sailor
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 0/5-6
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