2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

Planning begins! Still have 25 pages of TBR books...

Popsugar 2025

Regular
1 A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma
2 A book you want to read based on the last sentence
A Deadly Education
3 A book about space tourism
4 A book with two or more books on the cover or "book" in the title
A Novel Way to Die
5 A book with a snake on the cover or in the title
6 A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading ChallengeSaga, Volume 7
7 A book about a cult
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
8 A book under 250 pagesLost in the Moment and Found
9 A book that features a character going through menopause
10 A book you got for freeAcross the Great Barrier
11 A book mentioned in another book
12 A book about a road tripThe Book of M
13 A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads
14 A book about a nontraditional education
15 A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book
16 A book set in or around a body of water
17 A book about a run club
18 A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragonsBewitched and Betrothed
19 A highly anticipated read of 2025 The Secret of Secrets
20 A book that fills a 2024 prompt you'd like to do over (or try out)The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
21 A book where the main character is a politician
22 A book about soccer
23 A book that is considered healing fiction
24 A book with a happily single woman protagonist
25 A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee
26 A book where an adult character changes careersThe Pumpkin Spice Café
27 A book set at a luxury resort
28 A book that features an unlikely friendship
29 A book about a food truck
30 A book that reminds you of your childhood
31 A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline
32 A book about an overlooked woman in history
33 A book featuring an activity on your bucket list
34 A book written by an author who is neurodivergent
35 A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming outMiddlesex
36 A book with silver on the cover or in the title
37 Two books with the same title (1)
38 Two books with the same title (2)
39 A classic you've never read Picnic at Hanging Rock
40 A book about chosen family


Advanced Prompts
Easy
41 A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile
42 A book with a title that starts with the letter Y
43 A book that includes a nonverbal character
44 A book you have always avoided reading

Medium
45 A book with a left-handed character
46 A book where nature is the antagonist
47 A book of interconnected short stories

Hard
48 A book that features a married couple who don't live together
49 A dystopian book with a happy ending
50 A book that features a character with chronic pain

MY PERSONAL CLEAR THE SHELVES:

Will continue with 20+ from my 2012-2016 TBR pages 1-7 and sitting on my physical bookshelves for number of years.

May I conquer more than last year.

1) Middlesex (2016)
2) Heir Apparent (2012)
3) When We Were Saints (2012)
4) Notes from a Small Island (2016)
5) Thirteenth Child (2014)
6) Dawn (2015)
7) The Same Sky (2015)
8) The Dog Stars (2015)
9) Firestarter (owned on shelf much longer than my TBR list)
10) The Girl of Fire and Thorns (2014)
11)The Boy on the Bridge (owned on shelf much longer than my TBR list)
12) Harvest Home (2016)
13) 20th Century Ghosts (2015)
14) The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly (2015)
15) Imaginary Friend (Owned on shelf for years unread)
16) Digital Fortress (2014)
17) The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States (2015)
18) Dark Orbit (2015)
19) Bellman & Black (2013)
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A-Z: WOMEN AUTHORS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2025

Discover the brilliance of women writers across genres and generations with our A-Z Female Authors Edition! Pick one female author for each letter of the alphabet and immerse yourself in their unique stories, perspectives, and worlds.

"Spotlight on Women's Voices" – celebrating female authors, one letter at a time.

Examples
Choose a female author for each letter of the alphabet. You can use authors' first names, last names, or even middle initials to match each letter, as shown on Goodreads! Here are a few examples to get you started

Progress: 0/26

A: Anne Bishop, The Lady in Glass and Other Stories
B: Beverley Watts, Grace
C: Catriona Ward, The Last House on Needless Street
D: Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop
E: Emily Henry, A Million Junes
F: Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
G:Laurie Gilmore, The Pumpkin Spice Café
H: Han Nolan, When We Were Saints
I:
J: Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock
K: Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower
L: Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins
M:L.M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside
N: Naomi Novik, A Deadly Education
O: Octavia E. Butler, Dawn
P: Peng Shepherd,The Book of M
Q:
R: Rebecca Makkai, I Have Some Questions for You
S: Sarah Weeks, So B. It
T: Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
U:
V: Vivian Vande Velde, Heir Apparent
W: Wendy Wang, Haunting Charlie
X:
Y: Yoshiki Nakamura, Skip・Beat!, Vol. 50
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Deborah, I hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads as you keep progressing toward your goal! 👍

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Hi Deborah! Hope all is well! Looks like you're crushing your goal. I hope you are enjoying lots of fantastic books along the way. Happy reading!

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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey (The Girl of Fire and Thorns
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title Firestarter
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme Half a Soul
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all Abigail
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too longHarvest Home

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I hope you are enjoying lots of terrific books as you are getting closer to your goal, Deborah!

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