2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

Hi everyone!

Time to nominate books for November! The theme is Pets.

~Please remember to state a connection to the theme when you nominate.

~Books we have read less than three years ago are not eligible. To see which books are not eligible, see this google sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

~ Each person can nominate 1 book.

~ Book must be available both as a physical copy and as an ebook.

~ Authors: Please do not nominate your own book.

~ Please do not nominate books that are part of a series, unless it is the first book.

~ You can second someone else's nomination, but that will count as your nomination.


This thread will be closed by September 25th, and we will choose ten books for the poll. If there are more than ten books nominated, we will choose "seconded" books first. If there is still a tie to get into the top ten, we'll go back to the Goodreads average rating to see which is highest.

I nominate the book The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa, Louise Heal Kawai (Translator)

The story is about how a cat and a boy become inseparable while hunting for books to save and the adventures they get upto.
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I nominate “The Travelling Cat Chronicles” by Hiro Arikawa.

Travelling Cat is short, tender, and beautifully written — a quiet road trip story of a man and his cat that touches on friendship, memory, and love without being heavy.

Mehak wrote: "I nominate “The Travelling Cat Chronicles” by Hiro Arikawa.

Travelling Cat is short, tender, and beautifully written — a quiet road trip story of a man and his cat that touches on friendship, memo..."
I second this one. It’s a beautiful book.

I nominate Pet Sematary by Stephen King. The connection is the titular pet "sematary" where neighborhood pets are laid to rest and surely nothing sinister or unsettling happens.

I second Pet Sematary, mainly because I never turn down an opportunity to read Stephen King.

Carolyn wrote: "I nominate the book The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa, Louise Heal Kawai (Translator)

The story is about how a cat and a boy become inseparable while hunting for books t..."

I second this one. It's on my TBR list.

I'd like to nominate All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

When I think of pets in literature, I think of this book. The stories of the beloved veterinarian caring for so many pets (patients).

M wrote: "I'd like to nominate All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot"

I'll second this one. My late father highly recommended Herriot, yet this is still on my TBR.

I'd like to nominate The Art of Racing in the Rain, a story about Enzo and his race car driving owner. Point of view from the Enzo, the dog.

I would also like to nominate The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa. What a great story for this time of year (also on my TBR!)

I am nominating Good Dog. Stay.
It is a short memoir honoring the author's black lab named Beau.

I second Good Dog, Stay.

Susan wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Art of Racing in the Rain, a story about Enzo and his race car driving owner. Point of view from the Enzo, the dog."

I'll second this one.

I would like to nominate We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida. It is a Japanese novel about the human-animal bond.
A cat a day keeps the doctor away….

I'll second We'll Prescribe You a Cat!

Closing nominations.