2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

I plan to challenge myself with 52 individual book categories in addition to the 175 total. I'll note them here when I have decided on them. I've finished my 150 goal for 2017, but still have four to go in my 2017 individual categories.

Nancy wrote: "I plan to challenge myself with 52 individual book categories in addition to the 175 total. I'll note them here when I have decided on them. I've finished my 150 goal for 2017, but still have four ..."

Wow, impressive Nancy! Congratulations on reaching your 2017 goal and good luck for 2018!

52 individual book categories? Which ones if you don't mind my asking?

D.G. wrote: "52 individual book categories? Which ones if you don't mind my asking?"

I haven't decided yet, but here's my list from last year.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'm reading a book about mental health now; I have a book with events that take place in a desert and one about a musical group. I am slogging through a book about a commodity. It has been such fun finding the books, and I've enjoyed reading most of them. I'm thinking about setting this year's list as books written by authors from each of the US fifty states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico.

Best of luck in the coming year!

Read a book written by an author from or set in each of the 51 countries in Europe

1 Albania
by Cate Lineberry 2 Jan
2 Andorra
3 Armenia
4 Austria
5 Azerbaijan
6 Belarus
7 Belgium
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 Bulgaria
10 Croatia
11 Cyprus
by Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi 26 Jan
12 Czech Republic
13 Denmark
14 Estonia
15 Finland
by Marja-Liisa Vartio 29 Jan
16 France
by James Patterson 21 Jan
17 Georgia
18 Germany
19 Greece
20 Hungary
21 Iceland
22 Ireland
23 Italy
24 Kazakstan
25 Kosovo
26 Latvia
by Inara Verzemnieks 15 Jan
27 Liechtenstein,
28 Lithuania,
29 Luxembourg,
30 Malta,
31 Moldova,
by Vladimir Lorchenkov 22 Jan
32 Monaco,
33 Montenegro,
34 Netherlands,
35 Norway,
by Carl Frode Tiller 16 Feb
36 Poland,
37 Portugal,
38 Republic of Macedonia,
39 Romania,
40 Russia,
41 San Marino,
42 Serbia,
43 Slovakia,
44 Slovenia,
45 Spain,
46 Sweden,
47 Switzerland,
by Rose Tremain 11 Jan
48 Turkey,
49 Ukraine,
50 United Kingdom,
by Zadie Smith 6 Feb
51 Vatican City.

The King County Library System (Washington state) 2018 10 to Try
52. Read a Biography or Memoir
53. Read a Book about Food
54. Read a Book Recommended by KCLS Staff
55. Read a Banned Book
56. Read a Book Set in a Place You’ve Never Been
57. Read a Book with a Title Longer Than 4 Words
58. Read a Young Adult Book
59. Read a Book by a Native American Author
60. Read a Book in Translation
61. Read a Book That’s Been Made Into a Movie or TV Show

Wow that's quite the list! I wonder which one might be the most difficult! Macedonia? Andorra?

Good luck. :)

D.G. wrote: "Wow that's quite the list! I wonder which one might be the most difficult! Macedonia? Andorra?

Good luck. :)"

Andorra was a good guess! I'm turning up nothing so far. But I've got Albania and Armenia handled.

Wishing you the best of luck with your goal this year.

You are doing great keep it up!

Two months down ten to go. I hope you are enjoying your book adventures so far this year you are doing great!

April Showers bring May flowers I hope May brings lots of great reads and sunshine!