Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

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2026 List

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

Nadine's List
✔ marks complete
I am 47/50 as of 10/1/26


✔ 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - Gardening for a Lifetime: How to Garden Wiser as You Grow Older
✔ 2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - Snake-Eater
✔ 3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - American Werewolves
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zombie Bake-Off
✔ 5 A book about women astronauts - The Photonic Effect (partially read)
✔ 6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - Spook Street
✔ 7 A book about a granny hobby - Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
✔ 8 A book about a sexless marriage - Caller Unknown
✔ 9 A book with a "type C" character - System Collapse
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian or Kick the Latch
✔ 11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - Dolly All the Time
✔ 12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Sugar Street
✔ 13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past - The Seekers of Deer Creek
✔ 14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Winter Study
✔ 15 A book about new beginnings - The Faraway Inn
✔ 16 A book less than 260 pages - Plant Lady
✔ 17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - Revolve
✔ 18 A love story that defies social boundaries - An Edge Sharp Enough
✔ 19 A book about teen angst - The Museum of Modern Love
✔ 20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - Part of Your World
✔ 21 A book about a bachelorette trip - Retro
✔ 22 A book about a book club - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
✔ 23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Villain
✔ 24 A book about postpartum - Chouette
✔ 25 A book that explores influencer culture - Yesteryear
✔ 26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - Hello Baby
✔ 27 A book with a character who has curly hair - A Killer Kind of Romance
✔ 28 A book about debt - Lies and Weddings
✔ 29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - The Mighty Red
✔ 30 A travel ghost story - A Box Full of Darkness
✔ 31 A book that makes you feel FOMO - Rules Don’t Apply in Paradise
32 A book with an underwater civilization - The Wicked King or The Secrets Below
✔ 33 A book about college - The Rival
✔ 34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - What Moves the Dead
✔ 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - Nymph
✔ 36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - Crooks
✔ 37 A book about a pop star - The Happy Ever After Playlist
✔ 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
✔ 39 A book with a character who runs a marathon - Marathon Man or Marathon
✔ 40 A book outside your comfort zone - Accidental Assassin, Vol. 1: A WEBTOON Unscrolled Graphic Novel
✔ 41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - The Secrets of the Starbucks Lovers
✔ 42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - Puff, the Magic Dragon
✔ 43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - One of Our Kind
✔ 44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - City of Orange
✔ 45 A book that features birding - Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
✔ 46 A sapphic comic - Squad
✔ 47 A book told entirely through letters - Dear Committee Members
✔ 48 A book with a shadow daddy - Quicksilver
✔ 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - Claire and the Unicorn Happy Ever After
✔ 50 A book about Afrofuturism - Harmattan Season

Karen's 2026 Challenge
Progress: 50/50
Started: 02/01/26
Finished: 18/08/26
✔️ = read
Books read:

Prompts
✔️ - 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - The Winter Garden
✔️ - 2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - Heated Rivalry
✔️ - 3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - The Convenience Store by the Sea
✔️ - 4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zero Days
✔️ - 5 A book about women astronauts - The Calculating Stars
✔️ - 6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - One to Watch
✔️ - 7 A book about a granny hobby - Yesteryear
✔️ - 8 A book about a sexless marriage - Three Women
✔️- 9 A book with a "type C" character - Everything I Never Told You
✔️ - 10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Walk the Blue Fields
✔️ - 11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - What Kind of Paradise
✔️ - 12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Beneath the Sugar Sky
✔️ - 13 - A book featuring a character with a hidden past - When We Were Evil: Are you ready to confess your sins?
✔️ - 14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Saoirse
✔️ - 15 A book about new beginnings - Hooked
✔️ - 16 A book less than 260 pages - Winter: The Story of a Season
✔️ - 17 A book about your favourite event in the Winter Olympics - Running Cold
✔️ - 18 A love story that defies social boundaries - Bitter Sweet
✔️ - 19 A book about teen angst - Dare Me
✔️ - 20 - A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - The Pilates Class
✔️- 21 A book about a bachelorette trip - She Started It
✔️ - 22 A book about a book club - The Lonely Hearts Book Club
✔️ - 23 - A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Anatomy of an Alibi
✔️ - 24 A book about postpartum - Sandwich
✔️ - 25 A book that explores influencer culture - Such a Bad Influence
✔️ - 26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - Kin
✔️ - 27 A book with a character who has curly hair - Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
✔️ - 28 A book about debt - The Last Contract of Isako
✔️ - 29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - The Tenant
✔️ - 30 A travel ghost story - Nowhere Burning
✔️ - 31 A book that makes you feel FOMO - The Long Game
✔️ - 32 A book with an underwater civilization - Dark Life
✔️ - 33 A book about college - Love Song
✔️ - 34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - Fable for the End of the World
✔️ - 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - The Midnight Train
✔️- 36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - King of Ashes
✔️ - 37 A book about a pop star - Holy Boy
✔️- 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - The Lies You Told
✔️- 39 A book with a character who runs a marathon - Gracie Jenkins Runs a Marathon
✔️ - 40 A book outside your comfort zone - First Date
✔️ - 41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - Gone for Good
✔️ - 42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - American Fantasy
✔️ - 43 - Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - Love Lives
✔️ - 44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - You & Me and You & Me and You & Me
✔️ - 45 A book that features birding - Birding with Benefits
✔️ - 46 - A sapphic comic - Luisa: Now and Then
✔️ - 47 A book told entirely through letters - The Correspondent
✔️ - 48 - A book with a shadow daddy - Quicksilver
✔️ - 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - The Shock of the Light: A Novel
✔️ - 50 A book about Afrofuturism - Lakewood

12/40

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2- A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9- A book with a "type C" character: L'Amie de madame Maigret
10- A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover: The Path of Daggers
11- A book with a dad as the primary caregiver: The Wedding People
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13- A book featuring a character with a hidden past: The Rook
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15- A book about new beginnings: Dark Matter
16- A book less than 260 pages: The Pursuit of Love
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22- A book about a book club: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel
23- A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't: The Correspondent
24- A book about postpartum: Margo's Got Money Troubles
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33- A book about college: Anne of the Island
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36- A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction): The Valley of Fear
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

Regular
✔️1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
The Secret Garden*
✔️2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
The Great Believers
✔️3 A book you meant to read in 2025
Lessons in Chemistry
✔️4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
✔️5 A book about women astronauts
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight *
Cherry Baby
✔️7 A book about a granny hobby *
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
✔️8 A book about a sexless marriage
Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage
✔️9 A book with a "type C" character
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
Horse *
✔️11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
What Kind of Paradise
✔️12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
✔️13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
King of Ashes
✔️14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
Funny Story
✔️15 A book about new beginnings
Maame
✔️16 A book less than 260 pages
Glad You're Here: Two Unlikely Friends Breaking Bread and Fences
✔️17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
The Favorites
✔️18 A love story that defies social boundaries
Big Gay Wedding
✔️19 A book about teen angst
The Girls Who Grew Big
✔️20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
✔️21 A book about a bachelorette trip
One of the Girls
✔️22 A book about a book club *
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
✔️23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
Biography of X
✔️24 A book about postpartum *Woman on the Edge
✔️25 A book that explores influencer culture
Julie Chan Is Dead*
✔️26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
The House of Eve
✔️27 A book with a character who has curly hair
The Diary of a Young Girl
28 A book about debt *
Spinning Silver
✔️29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
Tom Lake
✔️30 A travel ghost story
Murder Road
✔️31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
✔️32 A book with an underwater civilization
The Deep
✔️33 A book about college
Bunny
✔️34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
What Moves the Dead *
✔️35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
The Guncle Abroad
✔️36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
Small Mercies
✔️37 A book about a pop star
It's a Love Story
✔️38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
Pomegranate
✔️39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
Elevation
✔️40 A book outside your comfort zone
Symphony of Secrets

Advanced
✔️41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
All the Other Mothers Hate Me
✔️42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
How to Say Babylon
✔️43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
Joyland
✔️44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
Small World
✔️45 A book that features birding *
Birding with Benefits
✔️46 A sapphic comic
Girl Town
✔️47 A book told entirely through letters *
The Correspondent
✔️48 A book with a shadow daddy
A Court of Thorns and Roses
✔️49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
The Boy at the Door
✔️50 A book about Afrofuturism -*
Death of an Author

✔️ means read

Regular
✔️1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot -The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
✔️2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
✔️3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - The Raft by Alan Mills
✔️4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" -Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection: Field Notes by Dr. Robert Twombly by Don Roff
✔️5 A book about women astronauts - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
✔️6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar by Steve Murphy
✔️7 A book about a granny hobby - The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren
✔️8 A book about a sexless marriage - Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
✔️9 A book with a "type C" character - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
✔️10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Under Orders by Dick Francis
✔️11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
✔️12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
✔️13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past - The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh
✔️14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns
✔️15 A book about new beginnings - Part of the Furniture by Mary Wesley
✔️16 A book less than 260 pages - The Electric Jungle - nine powerful short stories by Ian Moffitt
✔️17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
✔️18 A love story that defies social boundaries - An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
✔️19 A book about teen angst - Looking for Alaska by John Green
✔️20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - One by One by Freida McFadden
✔️21 A book about a bachelorette trip - In the Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
✔️22 A book about a book club - The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
✔️23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - James by Percival Everett
✔️24 A book about postpartum - The Push by Ashley Audrain
✔️25 A book that explores influencer culture - Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto
✔️26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - The Crash by Freida McFadden
✔️27 A book with a character who has curly hair - The Women by Kristin Hannah
✔️28 A book about debt - Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
✔️29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
✔️30 A travel ghost story - Savannah Shadows: Tales From the Midnight Zombies Tour by Tobias McGriff
✔️31 A book that makes you feel FOMO -Italian Joy by Carla Coulson
✔️32 A book with an underwater civilization - The Jelly People by H. Badger
✔️33 A book about college - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
✔️34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
✔️35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - Mezza Italiana: An Enchanting Story About Love, Family, La Dolce Vita and Finding Your Place in the World by Zoe Boccabella
✔️36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - Paradise City by Lorenzo Carcaterra
✔️37 A book about a pop star - Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
✔️38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title -Pomegranate Season by Carolyn Polizzotto
✔️39 A book with a character who runs a marathon - Scared Weird Frozen Guy by Rusty Berther
✔️40 A book outside your comfort zone - Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It by Paul Conti

Advanced
✔️41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Graphic novel)
✔️42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - Mr Mojo by Dylan Jones
✔️43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) -Survivor by Tabitha King
✔️44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - The Institute by Stephen King
✔️45 A book that features birding -The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik
✔️46 A sapphic comic - On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
✔️47 A book told entirely through letters - Dear Enemy by Jean Webster
✔️48 A book with a shadow daddy - Judgment Road by Christine Feehan
✔️49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
✔️50 A book about Afrofuturism - Home by Nnedi Okorafor

2026 Popsugar Reading Challenge
✨ 32/50 ✨

✅- Completed

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
Winter Garden ✅
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
The Puppet Show ✅
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
Wild Eyes ✅
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
Lord of the Flies
7 A book about a granny hobby
The Golden Spoon or The Echo of Old Books
8 A book about a sexless marriage
Rock Paper Scissors ✅
9 A book with a "type C" character
The Mystery Guest
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
The Whisper Man ✅
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
The Poppy Fields ✅
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
Wild Dark Shore ✅
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
Love Arranged ✅
15 A book about new beginnings
Fragile Sanctuary ✅
16 A book less than 260 pages
Stoner ✅
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
The Favorites ✅
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
Swimming in the Dark ✅
19 A book about teen angst
Wilder Girls ✅
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
All Fours
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
Mistakes We Never Made
22 A book about a book club
The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature ✅
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
I Who Have Never Known Men ✅
24 A book about postpartum
Party of Liars ✅
25 A book that explores influencer culture ✅
Yesteryear
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
All Your Perfects
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
Taming 7 ✅
28 A book about debt
King of Ashes ✅
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
East of Eden✅
30 A travel ghost story
Soul Searching
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
Mindfuck Series ✅
32 A book with an underwater civilization
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ✅
33 A book about college
The Chase ✅
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
Cemetery Boys ✅
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
The Amalfi Curse ✅
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
King of Envy ✅
37 A book about a pop star
Husbands & Lovers ✅
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House ✅
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
40 A book outside your comfort zone
Project Hail Mary✅

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook [A nonfiction book by a portuguese author]
Aristides de Sousa Mendes - Memórias de um neto ✅
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
Say You'll Remember Me ✅
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
A Promised Land
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
Becoming
45 A book that features birding
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
46 A sapphic comic
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
47 A book told entirely through letters
The Correspondent ✅
48 A book with a shadow daddy
Fourth Wing
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
The Full Moon Coffee Shop
50 A book about Afrofuturism

50/50

Regular
✅️ 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - Rappaccini's Daughter ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - The Definitions ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - Three Twins at the Crater School ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values ⭐️⭐️
✅️ 5 A book about women astronauts - The Fated Sky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - Ganesha's Sweet Tooth ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 7 A book about a granny hobby - Beholding Troyan Ceramics by Ivan D. Dobrev (not on Goodreads) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 8 A book about a sexless marriage - The Bachelor's Valet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 9 A book with a "type C" character - Network Effect ⭐️⭐️
✅️ 10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - The Lonely Men ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - Der Spurenfinder ⭐️
✅️ 12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Sugar ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past - The Sins of Our Fathers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Ruth: A Novel ⭐️⭐️
✅️ 15 A book about new beginnings - Throwing Stones ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 16 A book less than 260 pages - The Lottery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - Introduction to Curling Strategy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 18 A love story that defies social boundaries - A Meeting of Two Prophets - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 19 A book about teen angst - Die Routinen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - The Secret to Superhuman Strength ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 21 A book about a bachelorette trip - In a Dark, Dark Wood ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 22 A book about a book club - Banned Book Club ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 24 A book about postpartum - Woman on the Edge ⭐️⭐️
✅️ 25 A book that explores influencer culture - Leo Rising: Queer Spaces, Sexuality, and Fame ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - Die Lebensentscheidung ⭐️⭐️
✅️ 27 A book with a character who has curly hair - Pixie ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 28 A book about debt - The Killing Spell ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - Autumn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 30 A travel ghost story - The Warm Hands of Ghosts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 31 A book that makes you feel FOMO - Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 32 A book with an underwater civilization - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅️ 33 A book about college - Castorp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅️ 34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - Ignore All Previous Instructions ⭐⭐⭐
✅️ 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - The Enchanted April ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - Fiesta en la madriguera ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 37 A book about a pop star - Shapes of Love ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - Home ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 39 A book with a character who runs a marathon - The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 40 A book outside your comfort zone - Die Marquise Von O... ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Advanced
✅️ 41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - 엄마를 만나러 가는 길 1 (On the Way to Meet Mom, a webtoon) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora: A Novel⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - The Three Ravens Folk Tales: New tellings of half-forgotten stories from England's 39 Historic Counties ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - Roseanna ⭐️⭐️
✅️ 45 A book that features birding - The Thirty Names of Night ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 46 A sapphic comic - Charity and Sylvia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 47 A book told entirely through letters - Dear Committee Members ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 48 A book with a shadow daddy - Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
✅️ 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign (rooster) - Red Pockets: A Tale of Inheritance, Ghosts and the Future ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅️ 50 A book about Afrofuturism - Anarkata by the Afrofuturist Abolitionists of the Americas (not listed on Goodreads)

5/50
√

√ 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - The Gardeners' Club
. 2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
. 3 A book you meant to read in 2025
. 4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
. 5 A book about women astronauts - The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
√ 6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - The Astral Library
. 7 A book about a granny hobby
. 8 A book about a sexless marriage
. 9 A book with a "type C" character
. 10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
. 11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
. 12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
. 13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
. 14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
. 15 A book about new beginnings
. 16 A book less than 260 pages
. 17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
. 18 A love story that defies social boundaries
. 19 A book about teen angst
. 20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
. 21 A book about a bachelorette trip
√22 A book about a book club - The Busybody Book Club
. 23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
. 24 A book about postpartum
. 25 A book that explores influencer culture
. 26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
√27 A book with a character who has curly hair - A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer
. 28 A book about debt
. 29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
. 30 A travel ghost story
. 31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
. 32 A book with an underwater civilization
. 33 A book about college
. 34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
. 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
. 36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
. 37 A book about a pop star
. 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
. 39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
. 40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
. 41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - Strange Buildings
. 42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
. 43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
. 44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
. 45 A book that features birding
. 46 A sapphic comic
√47 A book told entirely through letters - The Correspondent
. 48 A book with a shadow daddy
. 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - literally impossible
. 50 A book about Afrofuturism

Ellie's There's No Way I'm Finishing This 2026 List - 8/50

🦝 = Stretched or cheated
🦭 = Seal of Approval (aka 5 stars)

Regular
✓ 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot:
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst

2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend, The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves
5 A book about women astronauts

✓ 6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight:
The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths

7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
Platform Decay
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past

✓ 14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan:
Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis

15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst

✓ 20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree:
Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong

21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair

🦝 28 A book about debt:
🦭 A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
Dead Beat
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist

✓ 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy:
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
Hemlock & Silver
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
The Runner
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist

✓ 43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1):
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
Charlie Jane Anders
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
Onyx Storm

✓ 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign:
Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

50 A book about Afrofuturism

50/50

Regular
✔ 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime
✔ 2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - A Taste For Vengeance
✔ 3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - Black and Blue
✔ 4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
✔ 5 A book about women astronauts - The Opposite of Lonely
✔ 6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - The Kalahari Typing School for Men
✔ 7 A book about a granny hobby - An English Boy in New York
✔ 8 A book about a sexless marriage - Earthlings
✔ 9 A book with a "type C" character - Happy Place
✔ 10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Seascraper
✔ 11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - Your Neighbour's Table
✔ 12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Good Pop, Bad Pop
✔ 13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past - A Fatal Grace
✔ 14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
✔ 15 A book about new beginnings - Storm Pegs: A Life Made in Shetland
✔ 16 A book less than 260 pages - Water
✔ 17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon
✔ 18 A love story that defies social boundaries - Take a Girl Like Me: Life with George
✔ 19 A book about teen angst - Memory of Departure
✔ 20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - The Olive Garden Choir
✔ 21 A book about a bachelorette trip - The Cliff House
✔ 22 A book about a book club - The Forgotten Book Club
✔ 23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Best Laid Plans
✔ 24 A book about postpartum - Five Days Missing
✔ 25 A book that explores influencer culture - None of This Is True
✔ 26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - The Captain and the Enemy
✔ 27 A book with a character who has curly hair - The Love of my Life
✔ 28 A book about debt - How Much of These Hills is Gold
✔ 29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - Deeds of Autumn
✔ 30 A travel ghost story - All That It Ever Meant
✔ 31 A book that makes you feel FOMO - Madame Bovary of the Suburbs
✔ 32 A book with an underwater civilization - The Deep
✔ 33 A book about college - Sleepwalking
✔ 34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - Having Spent Life Seeking
✔ 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - One Summer in Italy
✔ 36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - Brighton Rock
✔ 37 A book about a pop star - Birding
✔ 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - Briefly, A Delicious Life
✔ 39 A book with a character who runs a marathon - Love in the City by the Sea
✔ 40 A book outside your comfort zone - The Third Realm

Advanced
✔ 41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - Dance or Die: From Stateless Refugee to International Ballet Star
✔ 42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - Ticket to the World: My 80s Story
✔ 43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - The Fraud by Zadie Smith
✔ 44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - Utterly Monkey by Nick Laird
✔ 45 A book that features birding - One Flew into the Cuckoo's Egg: My Autobiography
✔ 46 A sapphic comic - Lights, Planets, People!
✔ 47 A book told entirely through letters - Ella Minnow Pea
✔ 48 A book with a shadow daddy - The Damned
✔ 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - The Last Party
✔ 50 A book about Afrofuturism - What Sunny Saw in the Flames

Karen W. Plans/Thoughts 2026 - 2/50 ✅- Prompt Complete 🌻- Read 12/01/25 -12/31/26

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot: Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales by Marta McDowell or Gardener's Year by Karel Čapek or Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim or Queen Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry, and Spectacular Gardens by Trea Martyn
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman: By This Wing by Celia Thaxter or Queen Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry, and Spectacular Gardens
3 A book you meant to read in 2025: The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV by Helen Castor
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z": Z by Vassilis Vassilikos or Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife or Zofloya by Charlotte Dacre
5 A book about women astronauts: Dancing through Space: Dr. Mae Jemison Soars to New Heights by Lydia Lukidis
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight: Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
7 A book about a granny hobby: Quilts - Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace by Anna Grossnickle Hines or Cassie's Word Quilt by Faith Ringgold
8 A book about a sexless marriage: The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton or Middlemarch
9 A book with a "type C" character - One of Laurie R. King's Holmes/Russell mysteries or The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce or for parenting style "C" Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson or Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover: The Reivers by William Faulkner
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title: Sugar in the Blood: A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire by Andrea Stuart
✅13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past:🌻Incantation by Alice Hoffman
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan: A New Home, Who'll Follow? by Caroline Kirkland or Kin: Practically True Stories by V. Efua Prince
15 A book about new beginnings: Anybody Can Do Anything by Betty MacDonald
16 A book less than 260 pages: Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics: Skating Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
18 A love story that defies social boundaries: Romeo and Juliet or Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
19 A book about teen angst: Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree: The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
21 A book about a bachelorette trip: Persuasion by Jane Austen
✅22 A book about a book club: 🌻Bunny's Book Club or Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't:The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk
24 A book about postpartum: My Work by Olga Ravn
25 A book that explores influencer culture: Groupie or Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets by Rachel Feder
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility: a fairy tale or a royal wife like Catherine of Aragon or The Handmaid's Tale
27 A book with a character who has curly hair: Robert Plant: A Life by Paul Rees or A Thousand Threads: A Memoir by Neneh Cherry
28 A book about debt: The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe by Josh Mitchell or Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood orThe Making of the Indebted Man: An Essay on the Neoliberal Condition by Maurizio Lazzarato
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season: Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet In Spanish And English by Alma Flor Ada or Strega Nona's Harvest by Tomie dePaola or Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
30 A travel ghost story: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden or Traveling with Ghosts: A Memoir by Shannon Leone Fowler or The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO: L.A. Woman by Eve Babitz
32 A book with an underwater civilization: Pod by Laline Paull
33 A book about college: Babel by R.F. Kuang
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist: Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy: The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley by Elizabeth Romer
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction): Z by Vassilis Vassilikos or Brighton Rock by Graham Greene or Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
37 A book about a pop star: A Thousand Threads: A Memoir by Neneh Cherry or Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets by Rachel Feder or California Dreamin' by Pénélope Bagieu or Birding by Rose Ruane
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title: Sexing the Cherry or Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson or Fruit Fields in My Blood: Okie Migrants in the West by Toby Sonneman or Blackberry Winter: My Earlier Years by Margaret Mead
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon: The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides or Athens Is Saved!: The First Marathon or The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe
40 A book outside your comfort zone: Business - Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook: Othello BBC Radio Shakespeare Audio Book
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist: Jennifer Juniper: A Journey Beyond the Muse by Jenny Boyd or Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)Elsa Morante - Lies and Sorcery
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) Alberto Moravia - Contempt
45 A book that features birding: Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams or By This Wing by Celia Thaxter
46 A sapphic comic: I Love Led Zeppelin by Ellen Forney or The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
47 A book told entirely through letters: Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson or The Mixquiahuala Letters by Ana Castillo or By This Wing by Celia Thaxter
48 A book with a shadow daddy: A Court of Thorns and Roses
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign: Zodiac: Celestial Circle of the Sun by Jacqueline Mitton
50 A book about Afrofuturism: Naniki by Oonya Kempadoo or The Deep by Rivers Solomon or Dismantling the Master's Clock: On Race, Space, and Time by Rasheedah Phillips

✨Diane's List✨
✅ marks complete
I am 42/50 as of 9/30/26
Regular
✅1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
The Botanist's Assistant by Peggy Townsend
✅2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
✅23 A book you meant to read in 20252
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
✅5 A book about women astronauts
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
✅6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen
✅7 A book about a granny hobby
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery
✅8 A book about a sexless marriage
The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
✅9 A book with a "type C" character
The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters
✅10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
✅11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
✅12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
✅13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
Conclave by Robert Harris
✅14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan by Ruta Sepetys
The Fountains of Silence
✅15 A book about new beginnings
The House of Hidden Letters by Isabelle Broom
✅16 A book less than 260 pages
Turnout: Making Minnesota the State That Votes by Joan Anderson Growe
✅17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
✅18 A love story that defies social boundaries
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
✅19 A book about teen angst
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
✅20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman
✅21 A book about a bachelorette trip
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
✅22 A book about a book club
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
✅23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
✅24 A book about postpartum
Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
✅27 A book with a character who has curly hair
The Painter's Daughters by Emily Howes
✅28 A book about debt
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
✅29 A book that takes place durinKatherine Ardeng harvesting season
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
✅30 A travel ghost story
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
✅32 A book with an underwater civilization
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire
✅33 A book about college
Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
✅35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
✅36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave
37 A book about a pop star
✅38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
Before the Mango Ripens by Afabwaje Kurian
✅39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
✅41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
Since I regularly read physical, audio & eBook -- I chose a play
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
✅42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
Good Things I Wish You by A. Manette Ansay
✅43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
Tony Horwitz & Geraldine Brooks
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz
✅44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over by Geraldine Brooks
✅45 A book that features birding
Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
46 A sapphic comic
✅47 A book told entirely through letters
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
✅48 A book with a shadow daddy
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
✅49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
✅50 A book about Afrofuturism
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Yay! Let the hunt and reading begin!!

1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

2026 List
40/50 completed

Regular
1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - Light and Thread by Han Kang
2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
3. A book you meant to read in 2025 - The Summer War by Naomi Novik
4. A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia or Zodiac
5. A book about women astronauts - When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by Jason Pargin
7. A book about a granny hobby - And They Were Roommates by Page Powars (Letter Writing)
8. A book about a sexless marriage - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
9. A book with a "type C" character - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow
11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy
12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Popisho by Leone Ross
13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past - The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell
14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
15. A book about new beginnings - Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
16. A book less than 260 pages - Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill
17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life by Jonathan Van Ness
18. A love story that defies social boundaries - Burn Down Master's House by Clay Cane
19. A book about teen angst - I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - Never Whistle at Night or The Secret to Superhuman Strength
21. A book about a bachelorette trip - Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky
22. A book about a book club - Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds by Patty Krawec
23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - The Time Traveler's Passport Collection by John Scalzi, R.F. Kuang, Peng Shepherd, Kaliane Bradley, Olivie Blake, and P. Djèlí Clarke
24. A book about postpartum - The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
25. A book that explores influencer culture - Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle
26. A book with a character who navigates infertility - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
27. A book with a character who has curly hair - Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
28. A book about debt - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
29. A book that takes place during harvesting season - Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
30. A travel ghost story - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
31. A book that makes you feel FOMO - Dracula by Bram Stoker
32. A book with an underwater civilization - Circe by Madeline Miller
33. A book about college - People Like Us by Jason Mott
34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - Sunset Springs by Kacen Callender
35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer
36. A book about a mob - The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
37. A book about a pop star - They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - The Swallows by Lisa Lutz
39. A book with a character who runs a marathon - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
40. A book outside your comfort zone - Tampa by Alissa Nutting

Advanced
41. A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - Once I Was Made of Earth or Indoor Cat
42. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee (Jenny Lind)
43. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - Charlie Jane Anders or Tananarive Due
44. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - Annalee Newitz or Steven Barnes
45. A book that features birding - H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
46. A sapphic comic - Mooncakes or My Solo Exchange Diary or The Girl from the Sea or The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
47. A book told entirely through letters - A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi
48. A book with a shadow daddy - Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi
49. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
50. A book about Afrofuturism - The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

Popsugar 2026 Reading Challenge
0/50

complete: ★★★★★

regular
a book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
a book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
a book you meant to read in 2025
a book that starts with the letter z
a book about women astronauts
a book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
a book about a granny hobby
a book about a sexless marriage
a book with a "type c" character
a book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
a book with a dad as the primary caregiver
a book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
a book featuring a character with a hidden past
a book set in michigan or written by an author from michigan
a book about new beginnings
a book less than 260 pages
a book about your favorite event in the winter olympics
a love story that defies social boundaries
a book about teen angst
a book with a character who does pilates or lagree
a book about a bachelorette trip
a book about a book club
a book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
a book about postpartum
a book that explores influencer culture
a book with a character who navigates infertility
a book with a character who has curly hair
a book about debt
a book that takes place during harvesting season
a travel ghost story
a book that makes you feel fomo
a book with an underwater civilization
a book about college
a book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
a book that makes you want to travel to Italy
a book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
a book about a pop star
a book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
a book with a character who runs a marathon
a book outside your comfort zone

advanced
a book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, ebook
a book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
a book that features birding
a sapphic comic
a book told entirely through letters
a book with a shadow daddy
a book with a mention of your zodiac sign
a book about afrofuturism

2026 List
43/50

✔️ 1.) Gardening is central to the plot: The Enchanted Greenhouse - 7.7 🎧🪴🧑🏻‍🌾
✔️ 2.) Platonic friendship between a man & woman: The Faraway Inn - 4.19 📱🍰🪄
✔️ 3.) Meant to read in 2025: Culpability - 2.1📖🤖🚗
✔️ 4.) Starts with the letter "Z": Zorrie - 8.18 📖🕒🫐
✔️ 5.) About women astronauts: Atmosphere - 4.10 📱🚀🧑🏻‍🚀
✔️ 6.) An overweight MC NOT about weightloss: Go Gentle - 4.30 📱🖼️🧠
✔️ 7.) About a granny hobby: The Thursday Murder Club - 2.8 🎧👵🏻👮🏻
✔️ 8.) About a sexless marriage: Penitence - 3.9 📖🔫⚖️
✔️ 9.) "Type C" character: Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance - 2.10 📖💀🌲
✔️ 10.) About a horse or with a horse on the cover: The Horse Dancer - 6.8 🎧🐎🩺
✔️ 11.) Dad as the primary caregiver: Anatomy of an Alibi - 3.23 🎧👯‍♀️🚗
✔️ 12.) "Sugar" in title: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar - 7.23 🎧📝😭
✔️ 13.) Character with a hidden past: My Husband's Wife - 2.14 🎧🖼️💀
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
✔️ 15.) About new beginnings: These Summer Storms - 1.9 🎧💖🌊
✔️ 16.) Less than 260 pages: Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage - 7.15 🎧🕊️💰
✔️ 17.) About an event in the Winter Olympics: The Goal - 6.22 📖🏒👶🏻
✔️ 18.) Love story defies social boundaries: House on Endless Waters - 3.10 📱✡️✍🏻
✔️ 19.) About teen angst: My Friends - 1.25 📖🌊🎨
✔️ 20.) Character who does Pilates: The Jills - 3.31 📱📣💉
✔️ 21.) About a bachelorette trip: June Baby - 5.25 📱🖼️✍🏻
22 A book about a book club
✔️ 23.) Doesn't Fit Prompts: The Death of Us - 1.27 🎧⚖️💔
✔️ 24.) About postpartum: The Names - 1.11 📖🚼🖼️
✔️ 25.) Explores influencer culture: This Story Might Save Your Life - 4.26 📖🎙️🧁
✔️ 26.) Character who navigates infertility: Best Offer Wins - 3.15 📖🏠😵‍💫
✔️ 27.) Character who has curly hair: The Emilys - 7.27 📱🌱🕶️
✔️ 28.) About debt: King of Ashes - 3.29 📖🔥⚱️
✔️ 29.) Takes place during harvesting season: Little One - 3.17 🎧🍊📝
30 A travel ghost story
✔️ 31.) Makes you feel FOMO: Into the Blue - 6.22 🎧👽🎭
32 A book with an underwater civilization
✔️ 33.) About college: Heart the Lover - 5.11 📱♥️✍🏻
✔️ 34.) Nonbinary protagonist: All Systems Red - 9.9 🎧🤖🦠
✔️ 35.) Makes you want to travel to Italy: The Amalfi Curse - 9.15 🎧🤿💎
✔️ 36.) About a mob: The First Time I Saw Him - 3.6 🎧🧑🏻‍🧑🏼‍🧒💀
✔️ 37.) About a pop star: It's a Love Story - 4.8 🎧🎤💖
✔️ 38.) Fruit on the cover: Writers & Lovers - 2.23 📖✍🏻💖
✔️ 39.) Character who runs a marathon: Dark Corners - 6.25 🎧🏃🏻‍♀️🎙️
✔️ 40.) A book outside your comfort zone: Conform - 2.26 🎧🖼️☁️

Advanced
✔️ 41.) Different format than your usual: physical: The Last Word - 5.6 📖✍🏻🍵
✔️ 42.) Inspired by a song, album, band or artist: Songs in Ursa Major - 8.12 🎧🎶🎤
✔️ 43.) Written by real-life partners or spouses (1): How to Giggle - 2.16 🎧😂💋
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
✔️ 45.) Features birding: The Midnight Feast - 5.6 🎧🐦💊
46 A sapphic comic
✔️ 47.) Told entirely through letters: The Correspondent - 6.7 📱📝🤍
✔️ 48.) With a shadow daddy: A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9.29 🎧🧚🏻🐺
✔️ 49.) Mention of your zodiac sign: Ghosts - 1.16 🎧👻💖
50 A book about Afrofuturism

50/50

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot The Four Winds FINISHED
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman: Tourist Season FINISHED
3 A book you meant to read in 2025A Reaper at the Gates FINISHED
4 A book that starts with the letter Z: Zomromcom FINISHED
5 A book about women astronauts: Atmosphere FINISHED
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight: The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits FINISHED
7 A book about a granny hobby: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man FINISHED
8 A book about a sexless marriage:The Boleyn Inheritance Finished
9 A book with a "type C" character The Mystery Guest FINISHED
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover The Haunting of Paynes Hollow FINISHED
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver:If It Makes You Happy FINISHED
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title: Sugar, Baby FINISHED
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past:The Briar Club FINISHED
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan Funny Story FINISHED
15 A book about new beginnings: The Great Alone FINISHED
16 A book less than 260 pagesKill Joy FINISHED
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics:The Favorites FINISHED
18 A love story that defies social boundaries: A Sky Beyond the Storm FINISHED
19 A book about teen angst One of Us Is Back FINISHED
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree The Husband's Secret FINISHED
21 A book about a bachelorette trip The Bachelorette Party FINISHED
22 A book about a book club The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society FINISHED
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't An Ember in the Ashes FINISHED
24 A book about postpartum : Are You There Alone?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates FINISHED
25 A book that explores influencer culture Julie Chan Is Dead FINISHED
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility The Friend Zone FINISHED
27 A book with a character who has curly hair One of Us Is Next FINISHED
28 A book about debt Margo's Got Money Troubles FINISHED
29 A book that takes place during harvesting seasonWideacre FINISHED
30 A travel ghost story A Box Full of Darkness FINISHED
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO Practical MagicFINISHED
32 A book with an underwater civilization The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea FINISHED
33 A book about college The Oxford Inheritance FINISHED
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonistThe Spirit Bares Its Teeth FINISHED
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy The Villa FINISHED
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) Jade City FINISHED
37 A book about a pop star Sounds Like Love FINISHED
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title Apples Never Fall FINISHED
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon Brain Damage FINISHED
40 A book outside your comfort zone A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II FINISHED

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook The Bone Houses FINISHED
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist Daisy Jones & The Six FINISHED
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)Shatter Me FINISHED
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children FINISHED
45 A book that features Lepidopterology:A Ghastly Catastrophe FINISHED( I didn't have one on birdwatching so I changed it to butterfly collector)
46 A sapphic comic: Heartwood FINISHED
47 A book told entirely through letters: The Killer Question FINISHED
48 A book with a shadow daddyFor Whom the Belle Tolls FINISHED
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac signThey Wish They Were Us FINISHED
50 A book about Afrofuturism Dawn FINISHED

X1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot-The Forgotten Garden

X2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman-The Thursday Murder Club

X3 A book you meant to read in 2025-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

X4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"-Zero Days

X5 A book about women astronauts-Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space

X6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight-1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs -- The Election that Changed the Country

X7 A book about a granny hobby-The Lost Quilter

X8 A book about a sexless marriage-The Paradise Problem

X9 A book with a "type C" character-There is a Tide

X10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
Spindler's End
X11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver-All the Light We Cannot See

1X2 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title-The Sugar Camp Quilt

X13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past-The Thief Lord

X14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan-The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers

X15 A book about new beginnings-Redeeming Grace: Ruth's Story

X16 A book less than 260 pages-The Pearl

X17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics-The Favorites

X18 A love story that defies social boundaries-Arkansas Traveler

X19 A book about teen angst-Riding Lessons

X20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree-The Christmas Bookshop

X-21 A book about a bachelorette trip-In a Dark, Dark Wood

X22 A book about a book club-The Jane Austen Book Club

X23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

X24 A book about postpartum-The Other Mother

X5 A book that explores influencer culture-Who Are You Following?: Pursuing Jesus in a Social-Media Obsessed World

X26 A book with a character who navigates infertility-Sarai

X27 A book with a character who has curly hair-Fatal Majesty: A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots

28 A book about debt

X29 A book that takes place during harvesting season-Tom Lake

X30 A travel ghost story-The Cypress House

X31 A book that makes you feel FOMO-Angels Dark and Light

X32 A book with an underwater civilization-Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins

X33 A book about college-The Devlin Diary

X34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist-The Detransition Diaries

X35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy-Hidden Tuscany: Discovering Art, Culture, and Memories in a Well-Known Region's Unknown Places

36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)

37 A book about a pop star

X38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title-Strawberry Shortcake Murder

39 A book with a character who runs a marathon

X40 A book outside your comfort zone-The Diary of a Young Girl

Advanced
X41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook-Adelaide

42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist

X43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)-The Forgotten

X44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)-Breakdown

45 A book that features birding

X46 A sapphic comic-Pillow Talk

47 A book told entirely through letters

48 A book with a shadow daddy

X49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign-The Hunger Games

50 A book about Afrofuturism

Sherri H 2026 Reading Challenge

2026 List

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - The Garden of Small Beginnings
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - Theo of Golden
3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
5 A book about women astronauts - Atmosphere
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - The Astral Library
7 A book about a granny hobby - Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
8 A book about a sexless marriage - The Bandit Queens
9 A book with a "type C" character - The Comfort of Ghosts
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Horse
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - The Poppy War
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past - The God of the Woods
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - The Thirteenth Child
15 A book about new beginnings - The American Queen
16 A book less than 260 pages - Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - The Favorites
18 A love story that defies social boundaries - The House of Doors
19 A book about teen angst - Last House
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - Real Americans
21 A book about a bachelorette trip - The Cliff House
22 A book about a book club - The Book Club for Troublesome Women
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Free Fire
24 A book about postpartum - The Names
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - The House of Eve
27 A book with a character who has curly hair - The View From Lake Como
28 A book about debt - Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - Rings of Fate
30 A travel ghost story - The Ghost Bride
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO - Kin
32 A book with an underwater civilization - The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
33 A book about college - Katabasis
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - The Lilac People
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - Loyalty
37 A book about a pop star - Husbands & Lovers
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - The Safekeep
39 A book with a character who runs a marathonn- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
40 A book outside your comfort zone - Angel Down

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - This Must Be the Place
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - A Promised Land
45 A book that features birding - The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss
46 A sapphic comic - The Tea Dragon Society
47 A book told entirely through letters - The Correspondent
48 A book with a shadow daddy - Onyx Storm
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - We Live in Water
50 A book about Afrofuturism - Death of the Author

Monica's 2026 List

50/50- Completed 5/29

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot Wildflower by Becky Jenkinson (2/18)
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (3/17)
3 A book you meant to read in 2025 Mate by Ali Hazelwood (1/2)
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" Zomromcom by Olivia Dade (4/12)
5 A book about women astronauts Enemies in Energy Sector by Diana Xarissa (5/29)
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (3/6)
7 A book about a granny hobby Dangerous Women by Hope Adams (2/28) Sewing
8 A book about a sexless marriage The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden (4/5)
9 A book with a "type C" character The Maid by Nita Prose (2/15)
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati (2/7)
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver Until the Dawnby Elizabeth Camden (1/14)
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title Sugar, Spice, and Magical Midlife by Tara West (5/18)
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers (1/4)
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan This Is Not a Game by Kelly Mullen (3/8)
15 A book about new beginnings The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin (2/3)
16 A book less than 260 pages What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (1/24)
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics Mr. Charming by Piper Rayne (5/4)
18 A love story that defies social boundaries Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1/3)
19 A book about teen angst Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter (1/18)
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree Witch Season by Julia Bianco (5/21)
21 A book about a bachelorette trip The Wedding People by Alison Espach (4/18)
22 A book about a book club The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin (1/19)
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't The Shippers by Katherine Center (1/1)
24 A book about postpartum The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen (3/9)
25 A book that explores influencer culture Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden (2/5)
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility Night Songs by Alli Dyer (2/25)
27 A book with a character who has curly hair Worlds Apart by Jane Crittenden (2/1)
28 A book about debt Greedy by Callie Kazumi (1/4)
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James (2/7)
30 A travel ghost story Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire (1/11)
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto (3/24)
32 A book with an underwater civilization Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire (4/3)
33 A book about college The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman (5/9)
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos by Seanan McGuire (2/16)
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (1/8)
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (3/13)
37 A book about a pop star Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson (4/6)
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez by María Dolores Águila (3/14)
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon Famous Last Words by C.W. Farnsworth (4/20)
40 A book outside your comfort zone The Favorite Girl by Monica Arya (3/12)

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating (1/16) audio book
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist The Violin Maker's Secret by Evie Woods
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews (3/2) by Ilona Andrews (4/11)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
45 A book that features birding Birds of America: Poems by Chera Hammons (3/30)
46 A sapphic comic The Pale Queen: A Graphic Novel by Ethan M. Aldridge (1/16)
47 A book told entirely through letters The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (4/8)
48 A book with a shadow daddy Shadow of the Lynx|1250998] by Victoria Holt (3/23)
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign One Midnight With You by Shari Low (1/7)
50 A book about Afrofuturism The Visit by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1/17)

Progress: 24/50 as of 9/222026

Regular
√1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
The Dark Rose
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
In ewiger Freundschaft
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
Der Morgen einer neuen Zeit
√4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
Zwei an einem Tag
5 A book about women astronauts
In der Schwebe

√ 6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
At First Spite
√7 A book about a granny hobby
Der Mann, der zweimal starb
8 A book about a sexless marriage
Lady Chatterley's Lover
9 A book with a "type C" character
The House in the Cerulean Sea
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
The Horse Dancer

√11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
The Buried Girl
√12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
A Court of Sugar and Spice
√13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
Die Rachsüchtige
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
Schattenträume
√15 A book about new beginnings
Die Spur der Mädchen

√16 A book less than 260 pages
Der Tote im Sand
√17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
The Favorites
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
19 A book about teen angst
Leah on the Offbeat

√20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
Wall Pilates for Beginners: 28-Day Strength & Posture Challenge: The Complete Somatic Exercise Guide to Low-Impact Fitness, Body Awareness, and Healthy Daily Habits
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
The Last One at the Wedding
√ 22 A book about a book club
Evil Under The Stars
√23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
Der stille Feind
√24 A book about postpartum
The Perfect Neighborhood
√25 A book that explores influencer culture
Er ist wieder da

√26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
Delicate Condition
√27 A book with a character who has curly hair
Was die Welt zusammenhält
√28 A book about debt
White Sky
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
The House Across the Lake
30 A travel ghost story
Ask for Andrea

31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
Los huesos de Sara
32 A book with an underwater civilization
The Spear of Atlantis
√33 A book about college
Deep End
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
The Sunbearer Trials
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
Das Geheimnis des Falken

36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
Kif
√37 A book about a pop star
Black Rain
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
Blood and Snow
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
40 A book outside your comfort zone
Freiheit: Erinnerungen 1954 – 2021

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
Das kleine Lumpenkasperle
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
Unmasked: A Memoir
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
Moon Music by Faye Kellerman

45 A book that features birding
Die Vögel / Wenn Die Gondeln Trauer Tragen
√46 A sapphic comic
The Recloseted Lesbian: Volume 1
47 A book told entirely through letters
This Is How You Lose the Time War
√48 A book with a shadow daddy
Crown of Midnight
√49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
Der Puppenwald
50 A book about Afrofuturism
How Long 'til Black Future Month?

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot -- Gardening Can Be Murder by Marta McDowell
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman -- The Ha'Penny Place by Gemma Jackson
3 A book you meant to read in 2025 -- The Waste Land by Tim Hodkinson
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" -- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
5 A book about women astronauts -- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight -- Memory Man by David Baldacci
7 A book about a granny hobby -- Cruel Death by M. William Phelps
8 A book about a sexless marriage -- Russell Wiley Is Out to Lunch by Richard Hine
9 A book with a "type C" character -- Ghost in the Wind by E.J. Copperman
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover -- In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph M. Marshall III
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver -- The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title -- Sugar by Deirdre Riordan Hall
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past -- Granny's Got a Gun by Harper Lin
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan -- Unbound by Jim C. Hines
15 A book about new beginnings -- Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
16 A book less than 260 pages -- First Job: A Moonshine Wizard Story by Phillip Drayer Duncan
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics -- Fabric of the Game: The Stories Behind the NHL's Names, Logos, and Uniforms by Chris Creamer
18 A love story that defies social boundaries -- Enemies in Love by Alexis Clark
19 A book about teen angst -- The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree -- The Pilates Class by Stevie Turner
21 A book about a bachelorette trip -- The Wedding People by Alison Espach
22 A book about a book club -- The Maximum Security Book Club: Reading Literature in a Men's Prison – A Scholar's Encounters with Convicts, Dark Classics, and Unexpected Truths by Mikita Brottman
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't -- Black City by Fernando Gamboa
24 A book about postpartum -- The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
25 A book that explores influencer culture -- Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility -- The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy
27 A book with a character who has curly hair -- Plot Boiler by Ali Brandon
28 A book about debt -- THE BOONDOCK SAINTS, VOL 1: BLOOD ORIGIN by Troy Duffy
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season -- The Cherry Harvest by Lucy Sanna
30 A travel ghost story -- The Ghost Who Wasn't by Bobbi Holmes
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO -- Fear of Missing Out by Kate McGovern
32 A book with an underwater civilization -- Rogue Wave by Jennifer Donnelly
33 A book about college -- The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters by Chip Kidd
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist -- Goethe Street: A Transgender Tale by Diane Woods
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy -- Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) -- Crossing Danger by Colleen Helme
37 A book about a pop star -- A Mersey Killing by Brian L. Porter
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title -- Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon -- Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
40 A book outside your comfort zone -- Vicious Circle by Wilbur Smith

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook -- The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, Mit, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist -- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) -- Motive by Jonathan Kellerman
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) -- The Theory of Death by Faye Kellerman
45 A book that features birding -- The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht
46 A sapphic comic -- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
47 A book told entirely through letters -- Ain't We Got Fun by Emily Chapman
48 A book with a shadow daddy -- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign -- Unsporting Life by Jonathan Gregory
50 A book about Afrofuturism -- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

34/50 ✔

Regular
[✔] 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - Oleander
[✔] 2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - Blood Runs Cold: An Angel & Kincade Mystery
[✔] 3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - Better than Life
[✔] 4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zoo
[✔] 5 A book about women astronauts - Archangel Down
[✔] 6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - The Preacher
[✔] 7 A book about a granny hobby - The Girl in the Oil Painting: A heart-wrenching, emotional WW2 historical fiction novel, based on a true story
8 A book about a sexless marriage
[✔] 9 A book with a "type C" character - London Bridges
[✔] 10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Hold Your Horses
[✔] 11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - Savaged Earth
[✔] 12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Sugar And Spice And Not So Nice
[✔] 13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past - Running Blind
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
[✔] 15 A book about new beginnings - The Courier
[✔] 16 A book less than 260 pages - Wasteland
[✔] 17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - No Gifts to Bring
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
[✔] 19 A book about teen angst - The Hunger Games
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
[✔] 21 A book about a bachelorette trip - The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies
22 A book about a book club
[✔] 23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
[✔] 26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - The Prometheus Deception
[✔] 27 A book with a character who has curly hair - Conspiracy 365 December
28 A book about debt
[✔] 29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - The Veiled Harvest: The First Fracture
[✔] 30 A travel ghost story - The Shining
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
[✔] 33 A book about college - Rebel Archangel
[✔] 34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - Neptune Crossing
[✔] 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - Venice Black
[✔] 36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - The New Kingdom
37 A book about a pop star
[✔] 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - The Persimmon Tree
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
[✔] 41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - The Armour of Light
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
[✔] 43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - Finders Keepers
[✔] 44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - Small World
[✔] 45 A book that features birding - The Devil You Know: An Angel & Kincade Mystery
46 A sapphic comic
[✔] 47 A book told entirely through letters - Sam's Letters to Jennifer
[✔] 48 A book with a shadow daddy - Wuthering Heights
[✔] 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - Gemini Rising
50 A book about Afrofuturis

8 14 18 20 22 24 25 28 31 32 37 39 40 42 46 50

2026 List

Regular
📘1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
The Secret Garden
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
Life, Loss, and Puffins
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall
📘4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
📘5 A book about women astronauts
These Alien Skies
📘6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
A Cat Café Christmas Codi Gary 19 Mar
7 A book about a granny hobby
Around the World in 80 Books
📘8 A book about a sexless marriage
Earthlings
📘9 A book with a "type C" character
Paris
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
Middlemarch
📘11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
Plainsong
📘12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
Anne of Windy Poplars
📘13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
The Safekeep
📘14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
Tom Lake
📘15 A book about new beginnings
Expiration Dates
📘16 A book less than 260 pages
Small Things Like These
📘17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
The Stones of Ailsa Craig
📘18 A love story that defies social boundaries
Six Feet of the Country Nadine Gordimer 30 Mar
📘19 A book about teen angst
True to Form
📘20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
The Secret of Superhuman Strength
📘21 A book about a bachelorette trip
Crazy Rich Asians
22 A book about a book club
The Jane Austen Book Club
📘23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
Once Were Warriors
📘24 A book about postpartum
The Yellow Wallpaper
25 A book that explores influencer culture
American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
📘26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
The Light Between Oceans
📘27 A book with a character who has curly hair
The Starfish Sisters
📘28 A book about debt
The House of Mirth
📘29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
📘30 A travel ghost story
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
📘32 A book with an underwater civilization
2043... a Merman I Should Turn to Be
📘33 A book about college
Anne of the Island
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
The In-Between Bookstore
📘35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
One Italian Summer
📘36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
The Fifties
37 A book about a pop star
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
The history of Herodotus — Volume 1
📘40 A book outside your comfort zone
The Astral Library
Advanced
📘41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea
📘42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
Ragtime
📘43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
📘44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
Quintana & friends
45 A book that features birding
Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing
📘46 A sapphic comic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
📘47 A book told entirely through letters
84, Charing Cross Road
📘48 A book with a shadow daddy
Wuthering Heights
📘49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
Romiette and Julio
📘50 A book about Afrofuturism
Invisible Man

0/50

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

2026 List
Started:
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Regular 1/40

1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
Scent of a Garden

2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
The Thursday Murder Club

3 A book you meant to read in 2025

4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
Zone Rouge

5 A book about women astronauts
Atmosphere
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

7 A book about a granny hobby

8 A book about a sexless marriage
Raybearer

9 A book with a "type C" character

10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover

11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
Wild Love

12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title

13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
Great Big Beautiful Life
Piranesi

14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
People We Meet on Vacation - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Virgin Suicides

15 A book about new beginnings

16 A book less than 260 pages
A Short Stay in Hell
Corporate Body

17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
The Favorites
Mile High

18 A love story that defies social boundaries

19 A book about teen angst
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree

21 A book about a bachelorette trip
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
Only for the Week

22 A book about a book club
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't

24 A book about postpartum

25 A book that explores influencer culture

26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
The Friend Zone

27 A book with a character who has curly hair

28 A book about debt
Margo's Got Money Troubles

29 A book that takes place during harvesting season

30 A travel ghost story
The Sun Down Motel

31 A book that makes you feel FOMO

32 A book with an underwater civilization

33 A book about college
Ninth House
Katabasis

34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
Hell Followed With Us

35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
Problematic Summer Romance

36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
Jade City

37 A book about a pop star

38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
The Priory of the Orange Tree

39 A book with a character who runs a marathon

40 A book outside your comfort zone


Advanced 0/10

41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
Yellowface
Project Hail Mary
11/22/63

42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist

43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)

44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)

45 A book that features birding
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

46 A sapphic comic
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

47 A book told entirely through letters
This Is How You Lose the Time War

48 A book with a shadow daddy
Belladonna
One Dark Window

49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
El Encanto
Mayluna

50 A book about Afrofuturism
The Fifth Season

2026 List

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

Sheyanne C.'s 2026 Popsugar Reading Challenge

Regular
✅1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
Served Him Right by Lisa Unger (Read 7-15-26 - 7-21-26)
✅2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Read 1-19-26 - 1-20-26)
✅3. A book you meant to read in 2025
Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell (Read 2-21-26 - 2-22-26)
✅4. A book that starts with the letter "Z"
Zomromcom by Olivia Dade (Read 7-23-26 - 7-23-26)
✅5. A book about women astronauts
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Read 8-15-26 - 8-23-26)
✅6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson (Read 6-26-26 - 6-26-26)
✅7. A book about a granny hobby
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth (Read 5-23-26 - 5-24-26)
✅8. A book about a sexless marriage
The Expat Affair by Kimberly Belle (Read 5-12-26 - 5-13-26)
✅9. A book with a "type C" character
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Read 3-10-26 - 3-11-26)
✅10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (Read 5-25-26 - 5-25-26)
✅11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay (Read 5-22-26 - 5-22-26)
✅12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Read 7-10-26 - 7-10-26)
✅13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past
Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea (Read 4-5-26 - 4-26-26)
✅14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
A Million Junes by Emily Henry (Read 7-12-26 - 7-12-26)
✅15. A book about new beginnings
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Read 4-5-26 - 4-6-26)
✅16. A book less than 260 pages
The Good Lie by A.R. Torre (Read 3-2-26 - 3-22-26)
17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
Fake Skating by Lynn Painter (Read 8-2-26 - 8-22-26)
✅18. A love story that defies social boundaries
Something Rad by Nikki Witt (5-10-26 - 5-11-26)
✅19. A book about teen angst
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter (Read 2-8-26 - 2-8-26)
✅20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (Read 5-24-26 - 5-25-26)
✅21. A book about a bachelorette trip
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke (Read 7-23-26 - 7-24-26)
✅22. A book about a book club
The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (Read 6-5-26 - 6-6-26)
✅23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
Time for You by Elizabeth Davis (Read 5-19-26 - 5-19-26)
✅24. A book about postpartum
Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey (Read 1-11-26 - 1-11-26
✅25. A book that explores influencer culture
Influence by Sara Shepard and Lilia Buckingham (Read 8-10-26 - 8-10-26)
✅26. A book with a character who navigates infertility
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain (Read 5-18-26 - 5-18-26)
✅27. A book with a character who has curly hair
Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey (Read 1-31-26 - 2-1-26)
✅28. A book about debt
Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey (Read 5-21-26 - 5-22-26)
✅29. A book that takes place during harvesting season
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (Read 6-7-26 - 6-7-26)
✅30. A travel ghost story
Murder Road by Simone St. James (Read 5-18-26 - 5-19-26
✅31. A book that makes you feel FOMO
Once and Again by Rebecca Serle (6-8-26 - 6-8-26)
✅32. A book with an underwater civilization
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo (Read 8-14-26 - 8-17-26)
✅33. A book about college
See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn SolomonRead 2-20-26 - 2-21-26)
✅34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan (Read 2-16-26 - 2-17-26)
✅35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page (Read 7-10-26 - 7-11-26)
✅36. A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave (Read 5-16-26 - 5-16-26)
✅37. A book about a pop star
Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston (Read 7-20-26 - 7-20-26)
✅38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Read 6-17-26 - 6-18-26)
✅39. A book with a character who runs a marathon
Brain Damage by Freida McFadden (Read 6-12-26 - 6-13-26)
✅40. A book outside your comfort zone
How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates (Read 5-27-26 - 5-27-26)

Advanced
✅41. A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
The Dinner Party: A Pick Your Poison Adventure by Freida McFadden (Read 4-12-26 - 4-12-26)
✅42. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark (Read 3-12-26 - 3-12-26)
✅43. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda (Read 7-22-26 - 7-22-26)
✅44. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf (Read 7-24-26 - 8-11-26)
✅45. A book that features birding
Heartwood by Amity Gaige (Read 7-13-26 - 7-15-26)
✅46. A sapphic comic
Up Against a Stonewall by Andy Mangels (Read 5-31-26 - 5-31-26)
✅47. A book told entirely through letters
by Janice Hallett (Read 7-7-26 - 7-7-26)
✅48. A book with a shadow daddy
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Read 4-11-26 - 4-12-26)
✅49. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison (Read 7-12-26 - 7-12-26)
✅50. A book about Afrofuturism
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, and John Jennings (Read 6-30-26 - 6-30-26)

50/50

1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3. A book you meant to read in 2025
4. A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5. A book about women astronauts
6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7. A book about a granny hobby - Something related to crochet (non-fiction)
8. A book about a sexless marriage
9. A book with a "type C" character
10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15. A book about new beginnings
16. A book less than 260 pages
17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18. A love story that defies social boundaries
19. A book about teen angst
20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21. A book about a bachelorette trip
22. A book about a book club
23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24. A book about postpartum
25. A book that explores influencer culture
26. A book with a character who navigates infertility
27. A book with a character who has curly hair
28. A book about debt
29. A book that takes place during harvesting season - We own a winery. Fun!
30. A travel ghost story
31. A book that makes you feel FOMO
32. A book with an underwater civilization
33. A book about college
34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36. A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37. A book about a pop star
38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39. A book with a character who runs a marathon
40. A book outside your comfort zone
Advanced Prompts
1. 1.A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
2. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - Something Beatles!
3. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
4. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
5. A book that features birding
6. A sapphic comic
7. A book told entirely through letters
8. A book with a shadow daddy
9. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
10. A book about Afrofuturism

FINISHED!

1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot Orwell's Roses - DONE
2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman Modesty Blaise - DONE
3. A book you meant to read in 2025 Patriot: A Memoir - DONE
4. A book that starts with the letter "Z" Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values - DONE
5. A book about women astronauts The Calculating Stars - DONE
6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane - DONE
7. A book about a granny hobby A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking - DONE
8. A book about a sexless marriage Lysistrata - DONE
9. A book with a "type C" character Exit Strategy - DONE
10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover Husband Material - DONE
11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver Father Material - DONE
12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves - DONE
13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past PRESIDENTIAL AGENT (Lanny Budd #5) - DONE
14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan You Are My Joy and Pain: Love Poems - DONE
15. A book about new beginnings Every Heart a Doorway - DONE
16. A book less than 260 pages Friday Black - DONE
17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon - DONE
18. A love story that defies social boundaries Heated Rivalry - DONE
19. A book about teen angst - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - DONE
20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree The Secret to Superhuman Strength - DONE
21. A book about a bachelorette trip Crazy Rich Asians - DONE
22. A book about a book club Banned Book Club - DONE
23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife -DONE
24. A book about postpartum The First Four Years - DONE
25. A book that explores influencer culture Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following - DONE
26. A book with a character who navigates infertility The Children of Men - DONE
27. A book with a character who has curly hair -You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism - DONE
28. A book about debt The Bandit Queens - DONE
29. A book that takes place during harvesting season The Grapes of Wrath - DONE
30. A travel ghost story The Canterville Ghost - DONE
31. A book that makes you feel FOMO Game Changer - DONE
32. A book with an underwater civilization The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - DONE
33. A book about college Unseen Academicals - DONE
34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You - DONE
35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy A Sicilian Romance - DONE
36. A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) Night Watch - DONE
37. A book about a pop star Daisy Jones & The Six - DONE
38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title Startlement: New and Selected Poems - DONE
39. A book with a character who runs a marathon Marathon Man - DONE
40. A book outside your comfort zone The Reformatory - DONE

Advanced
41. A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook Louder: We Can't Hear You (Yet!): The Political Poems of Marge Piercy -DONE
42. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist When the Moon Hits Your Eye - DONE
43. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems, 1980-2010 - DONE
44. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) You're Married to Her? - DONE
45. A book that features birding Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World - DONE
46. A sapphic comic Spent: A Comic Novel - DONE
47. A book told entirely through letters Leonora - DONE
48. A book with a shadow daddy Demon in the Wood - DONE
49. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde - DONE
50. A book about Afrofuturism How Long 'til Black Future Month? - DONE

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Completed: 42/50 as of 9/26/2026
* indicates completed

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - The Spellshop*
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me*
3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - The Everlasting*
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
5 A book about women astronauts - Atmosphere*
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - The Enchanted Greenhouse*
7 A book about a granny hobby - Kills Well with Others*
8 A book about a sexless marriage - Hungerstone*
9 A book with a "type C" character - Platform Decay*
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Nemesis Mine*
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - The Guncle*
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past - This Princess Kills Monsters*
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings - Books & Bewitchment*
16 A book less than 260 pages - Nobody's Baby*
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - Just Between Us: A Graphic Novel*
18 A love story that defies social boundaries - An Extraordinary Union*
19 A book about teen angst - The Faraway Inn*
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - The Secret to Superhuman Strength*
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club - Banned Book Club*
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Cloud Cuckoo Land*
24 A book about postpartum - Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression*
25 A book that explores influencer culture - The Escape Game*
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - The Wedding People*
27 A book with a character who has curly hair - Cursed Ever After*
28 A book about debt - The Payback*
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - If It Makes You Happy*
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO - Summer in the City*
32 A book with an underwater civilization - The Last Olympian*
33 A book about college - Dead Beat
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - What Stalks the Deep*
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - The Obake Code*
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - The Berry Pickers*
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone - Dungeon Crawler Carl*

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen* (audio)
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - Love Me Tomorrow*
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - Twelve Months*
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - Deadline*
45 A book that features birding - Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World*
46 A sapphic comic - If You'll Have Me*
47 A book told entirely through letters - The Correspondent*
48 A book with a shadow daddy - All Hail Chaos*
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - Written in the Stars*
50 A book about Afrofuturism - Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler*

50/50 ✅

✅ 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot Garden Spells
✅ 2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman Dead Ground
✅ 3 A book you meant to read in 2025 The Bright Years
✅ 4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good
✅ 5 A book about women astronauts Orbital
✅ 6 A book with an overweight character not about losing weight The Janus Stone
✅ 7 A book about a granny hobby Real Men Knit
✅ 8 A book about a sexless marriage Distant Shores
✅ 9 A book with a "type C" character The Mystery Guest
✅ 10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover Whistler
✅ 11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver What Kind of Paradise
✅ 12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title The Sugar Thief
✅ 13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past The Heiress
✅ 14 A book set in Michigan by an author from Michigan Warrior Girl Unearthed
✅ 15 A book about new beginnings Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
✅ 16 A book less than 260 pages Run for the Hills
✅ 17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics The Favorites
✅ 18 A love story that defies social boundaries Wild Love
✅ 19 A book about teen angst Her Name in the Sky
✅ 20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes
✅ 21 A book about a bachelorette trip One of the Girls
✅ 22 A book about a book club The Busybody Book Club
✅ 23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't Mad Mabel
✅ 24 A book about postpartum Her One Regret
✅ 25 A book that explores influencer culture Julie Chan Is Dead
✅ 26 A book with a character who navigates infertility The Things We Do for Love
✅ 27 A book with a character who has curly hair The Rom-Commers
✅ 28 A book about debt Margo's Got Money Troubles
✅ 29 A book that takes place during harvesting season Eight Hundred Grapes
✅ 30 A travel ghost story A Box Full of Darkness
✅ 31 A book that makes you feel FOMO The Names
✅ 32 A book with an underwater civilization A Letter to the Luminous Deep
✅ 33 A book about college Love, Theoretically
✅ 34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist Best Woman
✅ 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy Our Italian Summer
✅ 36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) King of Ashes
✅ 37 A book about a pop star The Future Saints
✅ 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title Cherry Baby
✅ 39 A book with a character who runs a marathon Runner 13
✅ 40 A book outside your comfort zone The Martian

Advanced
✅ 41 A book in a different format than your usual: The Venetian Betrayal
✅ 42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist Say You'll Remember Me
✅ 43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) The Mirror Man
✅ 44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) The Spider
✅ 45 A book that features birding Birding with Benefits
✅ 46 A sapphic comic Bingo Love
✅ 47 A book told entirely through letters Dear Committee Members
✅ 48 A book with a shadow daddy Onyx Storm
✅ 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign The Unraveling of Julia
✅ 50 A book about Afrofuturism The Deep

Popsugar 2026 Reading Challenge (12/50)
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

Reading Challenge Pop Sugar Challenge

REGULAR PROMPTS:
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
✓2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman: Scottie/Mika, Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn (finished 5/31)
✓3 A book you meant to read in 2025: Enter at A, Laughing: A Tongue-In-Jowl Examination of the Sport of Dressage As Seen Through the Satirical Eyes of a Dressage Husband by Brian McKeown (finished 3/25)
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
✓10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover: White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry (finished 4/1)

✓11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver: Jamie's Dad raised her, Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood (finished 2/5)
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
✓13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past: Not Our Daughter by Chad Zunker (finished 3/5)
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
✓15 A book about new beginnings: (view spoiler)[both main characters have a chance at a fresh start (hide spoiler)] The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell (finished 1/31)
✓16 A book less than 260 pages: 64 pages, . . . If You Grew Up with George Washington by Ruth Belov Gross (finished 2/4)
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
✓18 A love story that defies social boundaries: Marguerite and Auguste, Isola by Allegra Goodman (finished 5/26)
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
✓23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't: Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida by Gilbert King (finished 4/9/2026)
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
✓27 A book with a character who has curly hair: Ellie, In the Midnight Rain by Barbara O'Neal (finished 2/25)
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
✓33 A book about college: an anonymous benefactor sends a young orphan to college, Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster (finished 5/30)
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

ADVANCED PROMPTS:
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
✓49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign: Accidentally Yours by Christina Lauren (finished 5/12)
50 A book about Afrofuturism

2026 List

24 of 50

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot -
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - Evvie Drake Starts Over
3 A book you meant to read in 2025 -
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" -
5 A book about women astronauts -
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight -
7 A book about a granny hobby - owned or
8 A book about a sexless marriage -
9 A book with a "type C" character - or
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - or or
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver -
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title -
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past -
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan -
15 A book about new beginnings -
16 A book less than 260 pages -
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics -
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst -
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree -
21 A book about a bachelorette trip -
22 A book about a book club -
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't -
24 A book about postpartum -
25 A book that explores influencer culture -
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility -
27 A book with a character who has curly hair -
28 A book about debt -
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season -
30 A travel ghost story -
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO -
32 A book with an underwater civilization -
33 A book about college - or
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist -
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy -
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) -
37 A book about a pop star -
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title -
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon -
40 A book outside your comfort zone -

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: audiobook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist -
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding - or or
46 A sapphic comic - or
47 A book told entirely through letters -
48 A book with a shadow daddy -
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - (using the Chinese Zodiac - Dragon)
50 A book about Afrofuturism -

1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "Pop" or "Sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a
hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting and season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book about an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or
in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone
Advanced 41 A book in a different format than your usual:
physical, audio, eBook 42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band,
or artist 43 Two books written by real-life partners or
spouses (1) 44 Two books written by real-life partners or
spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism
PS

43/52 read

* In progress
✔ Read

📚 Physical book (borrowed)
📘 Physical book (BOTM)
📜 Physical book (own)
🎧 Audiobook
📱 Ebook

Regular
✔ 1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot 📘 The Cloisters (curly hair)
✔ 2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman 📘 So Old, So Young
✔ 3 A book you meant to read in 2025 📜 Hexed
✔ 4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" 📜 Zero Days
✔ 5 A book about women astronauts 🎧 Vessel
✔ A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight 🎧 The Death Row Club
✔ 7 A book about a granny hobby 🎧 A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
✔ 8 A book about a sexless marriage 🎧 The Magician's Assistant
✔ 9 A book with a "type C" character 📜 The Last Murder at the End of the World
✔ 10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover 📘 The Haunting of Paynes Hollow
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver Tell Me What I Am
✔ 12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title 📜 Blood Sugar
✔ 13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past 📘 Where He Left Me
✔ 14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan 📚 Inspection
✔ 15 A book about new beginnings 📜 The Kaiju Preservation Society
✔ 16 A book less than 260 pages 📜 Kill Show
✔ 17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics 📜 Blade
✔ 18 A love story that defies social boundaries 🎧 The Resurrectionist
✔ 19 A book about teen angst 🎧 Everlost
✔ 20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree [or Yoga] 🎧Julie Chan Is Dead,
✔ 21 A book about a bachelorette trip 🎧 The Bachelorette Party
✔ 22 A book about a book club 📘/🎧 The Neighbor's Secret
✔ 23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't 📘 The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders
✔ 24 A book about postpartum 🎧 Her One Regret
✔ 25 A book that explores influencer culture 📘 Yesteryear
✔ 26 A book with a character who navigates infertility 📘 Best Offer Wins
✔ 27 A book with a character who has curly hair 📘 The Exes
✔ 28 A book about debt 🎧 Margo's Got Money Troubles
✔ 29 A book that takes place during harvesting season 📘 You Belong Here
30 A travel ghost story Ask for Andrea
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder or Native Son or a future BOTM centennial edition since I've bought them all due to FOMO.
✔ 32 A book with an underwater civilization 🎧 Dark Life
33 A book about college Dead Beat
✔ 34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist 🎧 The Empress of Salt and Fortune
✔ 35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy 📚 The House of Last Resort
* 36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) 🎧 Three Assassins
✔ 37 A book about a pop star 🎧 Hot Girl Murder Club
✔ 38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title 📘Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It
✔ 39 A book with a character who runs a marathon 🎧 Where They Last Saw Her
✔ 40 A book outside your comfort zone 📜/🎧 The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

Advanced
✔ 41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook 📱Demon in the Wood
✔ 42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist 📚 When the Moon Hits Your Eye
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby
✔ 44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) 📘 This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
✔ 45 A book that features birding 🎧 Migrations
✔ 46 A sapphic comic 📱Hollow
47 A book told entirely through letters Episode Thirteen
48 A book with a shadow daddy One Dark Window
✔ 49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
~ ✔ A. Greek (Sagittarius): 🎧 The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
~ ✔ B. Chinese (Horse): 📜 Sanctum of the Soul
~ ✔ C. Indigenous (Owl): 📜 Hall of Smoke
50 A book about Afrofuturism The City We Became

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Non-Challenge Books

2026 PopSugar Reading Challenge
Reg. 39/40 - Adv. 8/10
Completed - √

Regular
1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - Dear Debbie - 5/11/26√
2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - May Contain Murder- 1/2/26 √
3. A book you meant to read in 2025 - Do Not Disturb-3/6/26 √
4. A book that starts with the letter "Z" - A Zoom with a View: A Mystery- 5/12/26 √
5. A book about women astronauts - To Be Taught, If Fortunate- 9/9/26√
6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - The Astral Library - 2/18/26√
7. A book about a granny hobby - Books & Bewitchment-3/25/26 √
8. A book about a sexless marriage - We Never Have Sex Any More- 1/26/26 √
9. A book with a "type C" character - Exit Strategy- 1/6/26 √
10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Whistler - 6/5/26 √
11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - Twelve Months- 1/16/26√
12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - A Sugarloaf Valentine- 2/14/26√
13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past -Mad Mabel - 4/25/26 √
14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Anne of a Different Island- 1/18/26√
15. A book about new beginnings - The Name Game- 4/11/26 √
16. A book less than 260 pages (192) -Pick a Color-3/7/26 √
17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - Blade- 2/3/26√
18. A love story that defies social boundaries - The Storm- 1/4/26 √
19. A book about teen angst - We Hexed the Moon - 6/8/26√
20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - One by One- 1/9/26√
21. A book about a bachelorette trip - Save the Date - 4/22/26√
22. A book about a book club - Banned Book Club -1/11/26 √
23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't -Anatomy of an Alibi- 1/14/26 √
24. A book about postpartum - Hollow Bones- 9/13/26√
25. A book that explores influencer culture -Yesteryear- 4/13/26 √
26. A book with a character who navigates infertility - Once and Again - 3/13/26 √
27. A book with a character who has curly hair - In the Spirit of French Murder - 5/6/26 √
28. A book about debt - Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line- 3/23/26 √
29. A book that takes place during harvesting season - Autumn at the Cat Cafe - 8/2/26 √
30. A travel ghost story - A Box Full of Darkness- 1/24/26 √
31. A book that makes you feel FOMO - This Story Might Save Your Life-3/17/26 √
32. A book with an underwater civilization - The Deep
33. A book about college - Heart the Lover- 2/12/26√
34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - The House of Now and Then: A Novel
35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - The Midnight Train: A Novel- 5/29/26 √
36. A book about a mob (fiction) - A Pair of Aces - 7/1/26√
37. A book about a pop star - Influence: A Modern Take on Austen's Persuasion - 8/8/26√
38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - A Sprinkle of Sweet Serendipity - 5/27/26 √
39. A book with a character who runs a marathon - This Book Made Me Think of You - 2/6/26√
40. A book outside your comfort zone - Dungeon Crawler Carl- 4/6/26 √

Advanced
41. A book in a different format than your usual: audio - My Husband's Wife- 1/17/26 √
42. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - American Fantasy- 4/9/26 √
43. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - Take Me with You by Steven Rowley- 5/25/26 √
44. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane - 3/5/26√
45. A book that features birding - The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World - 1/22/26√
46. A sapphic comic - Books, Iced Coffee & a Side of Dragons: A Graphic Novel - 8/19/26√
47. A book told entirely through letters - The Correspondent- 1/29/26√
48. A book with a shadow daddy - How to Cheat Your Own Death: A Novel -- 5/4/26 √
49. A book with a mention of a zodiac sign - Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon—The Untold Story- 4/1/26√
50. A book about Afrofuturism - TBD

1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3. A book you meant to read in 2025
4. A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5. A book about women astronauts
6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7. A book about a granny hobby
8. A book about a sexless marriage
9. A book with a "type C" character
10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Husband Material
11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past - We Used to Live Here
14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15. A book about new beginnings - Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About
16. A book less than 260 pages - Only Santas in the Building
17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18. A love story that defies social boundaries - Father Material
19. A book about teen angst
20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
21. A book about a bachelorette trip
22. A book about a book club
23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - The Night We Met
24. A book about postpartum
25. A book that explores influencer culture - Julie Chan Is Dead
26. A book with a character who navigates infertility - The Wedding People
27. A book with a character who has curly hair - The Starter Ex
28. A book about debt
29. A book that takes place during harvesting season
30. A travel ghost story - The Seven Rings
31. A book that makes you feel FOMO
32. A book with an underwater civilization
33. A book about college - The Deal
34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36. A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37. A book about a pop star
38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39. A book with a character who runs a marathon
40. A book outside your comfort zone - Small Things Like These
Advanced Prompts
1. 1.A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
2. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
3. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
4. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
5. A book that features birding
6. A sapphic comic
7. A book told entirely through letters
8. A book with a shadow daddy
9. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
10. A book about Afrofuturism

Read: 25/50

Regular
1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - The Secret Garden
✅2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - My Friends
✅3. A book you meant to read in 2025 - Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
✅4. A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zeal
✅5. A book about women astronauts - Atmosphere
6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - Cherry Baby
✅7. A book about a granny hobby - The Impossible Fortune
✅8. A book about a sexless marriage - Serial Killer Games
✅9. A book with a "type C" character - Love on the Brain
10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Kit McBride Gets a Wife
11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - If It Makes You Happy
12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Salt and Sugar
✅13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past - First Lie Wins
14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Funny Story
15. A book about new beginnings - The Names
✅16. A book less than 260 pages - Under One Roof
✅17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - The Favorites
✅18. A love story that defies social boundaries - Shark Heart
✅19. A book about teen angst - When the Bones Sing
✅20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - The Husband's Secret
21. A book about a bachelorette trip - The Wedding People
22. A book about a book club - The Book Club for Troublesome Women
✅23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - The Vanishing Half
24. A book about postpartum - The Bright Years
25. A book that explores influencer culture - Julie Chan Is Dead
26. A book with a character who navigates infertility - The Things We Do for Love
✅27. A book with a character who has curly hair - Dandelion Is Dead
✅28. A book about debt - King of Ashes
✅29. A book that takes place during harvesting season - Tourist Season
30. A travel ghost story - Sing, Unburied, Sing
✅31. A book that makes you feel FOMO - How to Write a Love Story
32. A book with an underwater civilization - Dark Life
✅33. A book about college - Daydream
34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - Back in a Spell
35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - Problematic Summer Romance
36. A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - The Shattered City
37. A book about a pop star - When in Rome
38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop
39. A book with a character who runs a marathon - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
40. A book outside your comfort zone - The Toybox

Advanced
✅41. A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - Cañitas
✅42. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton
✅43. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - This Is How You Lose the Time War
44. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - The Roughest Draft
✅45. A book that features birding - Birding with Benefits
46. A sapphic comic - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
✅47. A book told entirely through letters - The Correspondent
✅48. A book with a shadow daddy - Quicksilver
49. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50. A book about Afrofuturism - Children of Blood and Bone

Regular
√ 1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot -- The Spellshop
√ 2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman -- Slayers of Old
√ 3. A book you meant to read in 2025 -- A Mouthful of Dust
√ 4. A book that starts with the letter "Z" -- Z for Zachariah
√ 5. A book about women astronauts -- Architects of Memory
√ 6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight -- The Enchanted Greenhouse
√ 7. A book about a granny hobby -- Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
√ 8. A book about a sexless marriage -- I Who Have Never Known Men
√ 9. A book with a "type C" character -- Sherlock Holmes & The Three Winter Terrors
√ 10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover -- Behooved
√ 11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver -- A Whale in Paris
√ 12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title -- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
√ 13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past -- Wolf Worm
√ 14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan -- Pocket Bear
√ 15. A book about new beginnings -- Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
√ 16. A book less than 260 pages -- After the Dragons
√ 17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics -- Skating on Mars
√ 18. A love story that defies social boundaries -- Sky Daddy
√ 19. A book about teen angst -- Simon Sort of Says
√ 20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree -- The Secret to Superhuman Strength
√ 21. A book about a bachelorette trip -- One of the Girls
√ 22. A book about a book club -- The Air Raid Book Club
√ 23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't -- Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
√ 24. A book about postpartum -- The Yellow Wall-Paper
√ 25. A book that explores influencer culture -- How Bad Things Can Get
√ 26. A book with a character who navigates infertility -- Delicate Condition
√ 27. A book with a character who has curly hair -- What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
√ 28. A book about debt -- The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
√ 29. A book that takes place during harvesting season -- Harvest Home
√ 30. A travel ghost story -- Below
√ 31. A book that makes you feel FOMO -- Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction
√ 32. A book with an underwater civilization -- The Tail of Emily Windsnap
√ 33. A book about college -- Fool on the Hill
√ 34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist -- The Beautiful Something Else
√ 35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy -- Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
√ 36. A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) -- The Godfather
√ 37. A book about a pop star -- Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself
√ 38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title -- The Girl with the Silver Eyes
√ 39. A book with a character who runs a marathon -- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
√ 40. A book outside your comfort zone -- In Cold Blood

Advanced
√ 41. A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook -- Hallowe'en Party
√ 42. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist -- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
√ 43. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) -- The Deep Dark
√ 44. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) -- Scarlet Morning
√ 45. A book that features birding -- To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime Obsession
√ 46. A sapphic comic -- The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
√ 47. A book told entirely through letters -- 84, Charing Cross Road
√ 48. A book with a shadow daddy -- Girl, Goddess, Queen
√ 49. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign -- Toro
√ 50. A book about Afrofuturism -- The Gilda Stories

Regular
1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
✔ 2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - Starter Villain
✔ 3. A book you meant to read in 2025 - Floating Hotel
4. A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zero Days
✔ 5. A book about women astronauts - Atmosphere
✔ 6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - Romancing Mister Bridgerton
✔ 7. A book about a granny hobby - You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip
8. A book about a sexless marriage - Lake Effect
✔ 9. A book with a "type C" character - The Remains of the Day
10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - The Horse Whisperer
✔ 11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - Margo's Got Money Troubles
12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - The Poppy War
✔ 13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past - The Fury
✔ 14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - The Virgin Suicides
✔ 15. A book about new beginnings - Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
✔ 16. A book less than 260 pages - If Cats Disappeared from the World
17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics - Pretty Good for a Girl: The Autobiography of a Snowboarding Pioneer – An All-Star Breaking Barriers and Following Her Heart
18. A love story that defies social boundaries - Giovanni’s Room
✔ 19. A book about teen angst - My Friends
20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree - Promising Young Women
21. A book about a bachelorette trip - The Guest List
✔ 22. A book about a book club - Beach Read
✔ 23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Close to Death
24. A book about postpartum - The School for Good Mothers / The Yellow Wall-Paper
✔ 25. A book that explores influencer culture - Yesteryear
✔ 26. A book with a character who navigates infertility - Blue Sisters
27. A book with a character who has curly hair - Our Wives Under the Sea
✔ 28. A book about debt - Scammer
29. A book that takes place during harvesting season - East of Eden
✔ 30. A travel ghost story - The Dead Romantics
31. A book that makes you feel FOMO - Rick Steves Croatia & Slovenia
✔ 32. A book with an underwater civilization - The Pisces
✔ 33. A book about college - Hell Bent
34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - The Death of Vivek Oji
35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - The Story of a New Name
36. A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - Manhattan Beach
37. A book about a pop star - Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - The Grapes of Wrath
39. A book with a character who runs a marathon - Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
40. A book outside your comfort zone - The Message

Advanced
41. A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
✔ 43. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - Audition
44. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - Red Pill
✔ 45. A book that features birding - Migrations
46. A sapphic comic
47. A book told entirely through letters
48. A book with a shadow daddy - Siege and Storm
49. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50. A book about Afrofuturism - Bloodmarked

Completed: 15/50
In Progress: 2

Regular
01 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen - or -
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

02 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
– Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

03 A book you meant to read in 2025
– Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

04 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
Zero Days by Ruth Ware

05 A book about women astronauts

06 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher - or -
Puddin' by Julie Murphy

07 A book about a granny hobby
Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

08 A book about a sexless marriage
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

09 A book with a "type C" character
Platform Decay by Martha Wells

10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs

13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
My Missing Boy by D.L. Fisher

14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
I Must Betray You By Ruta Sepetys

15 A book about new beginnings
– The Justice of Jesus: Reimagining Your Church’s Life Together to Pursue Liberation and Wholeness by Joash P. Thomas

16 A book less than 260 pages

17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
One by One by Ruth Ware
Skiing and snowboarding

18 A love story that defies social boundaries
Songlight by Moira Buffini

19 A book about teen angst
– Touch of Death by Taylor Munsell

20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

21 A book about a bachelorette trip

22 A book about a book club
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't

24 A book about postpartum
The Names by Florence Knapp

25 A book that explores influencer culture
Under the Surface by Diana Urban

26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel by ReShonda Tate

27 A book with a character who has curly hair
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

28 A book about debt
Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow

29 A book that takes place during harvesting season

30 A travel ghost story

31 A book that makes you feel FOMO

32 A book with an underwater civilization
– Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

33 A book about college

34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher

35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy

36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
Ruins of the Earth by Christopher Hopper

37 A book about a pop star

38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title

39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

40 A book outside your comfort zone
Crashing into You by Rocky Callen

Advanced Prompts
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
The Pigeon WON'T Count to 10! by Mo Willems

42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
(Don't You) Forget About Me by Kate Karyus Quinn

43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)

44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)

45 A book that features birding

46 A sapphic comic
The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O'Neill

47 A book told entirely through letters
– Dracula by Bram Stoker

48 A book with a shadow daddy

49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

50 A book about Afrofuturism
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

0/50

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

Popsugar 2026 reading challenge

0/50

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

2026 Popsugar PREPARATION


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38/40

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
The Garden of Hopes and DreamsbyBarbara Hannay
⭐✔10/4/26★ ★ ★ ★
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
A Christmas MemorybyTruman Capote
⭐✔6/1/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
The First Four YearsbyLaura Ingalls Wilder
⭐✔9/1/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
Zorba the GreekbyNikos KazantzakisZorba the GreekbyNikos Kazantzakis
⭐✔16/1/26★ ★
5 A book about women astronauts
The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space FlightbyMartha Ackmann
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
Orson's ShadowbyAustin Pendleton
⭐✔27/2/26★ ★ ★ ★
7 A book about a granny hobby
The Shadow of the Northern LightsbySatu Rämö(Colleaue, Jakob Johanson knits traditional Icelandic wool sweaters "lopapeysa")
⭐✔4/2/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
8 A book about a sexless marriage
The Letters of Heloise & AbelardbyPierre Abélard
⭐✔1/1/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
9 A book with a "type C" character (Hercule Poirot)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles: An Audible Original Full Cast Audio DramabyAgatha Christie
⭐✔12/1/26★ ★ ★ ★
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
Riders of the Purple SagebyZane Grey
⭐✔13/1/26★ ★ ★ ★
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
People of the BookbyGeraldine Brooks(Ozren Karaman,rare book expert, is left to care for his poorly son after the death of his wife)
⭐✔5/3/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
Mary Poppins Comes BackbyP.L. Travers
⭐✔2/5/26★ ★ ★ ★
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
The Man in the Glass BoothbyRobert Shaw
⭐✔14/1/26★ ★ ★ ★
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
Betty Ford: A Life from Beginning to EndbyHourly History
⭐✔ 15/1/26★ ★ ★ ★
15 A book about new beginnings
These Happy Golden YearsbyLaura Ingalls Wilder(Laura Ingalls starts her new teaching Career)
⭐✔8/1/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
16 A book less than 260 pages
The Mistletoe Murder And Other StoriesbyP.D. James
⭐✔8/1/26★ ★ ★ ★
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
Hidden in MemoriesbyViveca Sten(One of the main characters is a ski instructor)
⭐✔23/2/26★ ★ ★ ★
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
Green MansionsbyWilliam Henry Hudson
⭐✔28/2/26★ ★ ★ ★
19 A book about teen angst
The UnderdogbyMarkus Zusak
⭐✔18/2/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
Big Little LiesbyLiane Moriarty🍎
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
Crazy Rich AsiansbyKevin KwanorSupreme Macaroni CompanybyAdriana Trigiani
22 A book about a book club
The Lonely Hearts Book ClubbyLucy Gilmore
⭐✔13/5/26★ ★ ★ ★
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
Men at Arms
⭐✔2/1/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
24 A book about postpartum
Woman on the EdgebySamantha M. Bailey
⭐✔18/1/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
25 A book that explores influencer cultureDoppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror WorldbyNaomi Klein
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
Thomas More: A LifebyJoanne Paul
⭐✔20/4/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
HorsebyGeraldine Brooks
⭐✔6/9/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
28 A book about debt
Little DorritbyCharles Dickens
⭐✔13/2/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
A Painted HousebyJohn Grisham
⭐✔21/6/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
30 A travel ghost story
The Midnight TrainbyMatt Haig
⭐✔12/6/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
Dirty Glory: Go Where Your Best Prayers Take YoubyPete Greig
⭐✔6/4/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
32 A book with an underwater civilization
Underwater Archaeology: Mysteries of the DeepbyAshley Lemke
⭐✔28/7/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
33 A book about college
We are All Completely Beside OurselvesbyKaren Joy Fowler
⭐✔3/3/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
Mad HoneybyJodi Picoult
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
My Father's HousebyJoseph O'Connor
⭐✔30/5/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
Manhattan BeachbyJennifer Egan🍎
37 A book about a pop star
Don't Stop Believin': The bestselling memoir of Australia's sweetheartbyOlivia Newton-John
⭐✔6/8/26★ ★ ★ ★
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
On the Banks of Plum CreekbyLaura Ingalls Wilder
⭐✔17/6/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerbyAlan Sillitoe
40 A book outside your comfort zone
Remembering the Light: How Dying Saved My LifebyRosemary Thornton
⭐✔27/1/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
A Man for All SeasonsbyRobert Bolt
⭐✔3/7/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
(Paperback)
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
The Seeker King: A Spiritual Biography of Elvis PresleybyGary Tillery
⭐✔25/2/26★ ★ ★
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
Longshot by Dick Francisand his wife Mary.
⭐✔26/1/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
45 A book that features birding
Birds as IndividualsbyLen Howard
The Life of BirdsbyDavid Attenborough or
Birding with BenefitsbySarah T. Dubb
🍎
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and FriendsbyFlannery O'Connor
⭐✔25/3/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
48 A book with a shadow daddy
The House at Sea's EndbyElly Griffiths
⭐✔20/8/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

Stacie's 2026 Pop Sugar List Regular
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1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
✔️2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman Sprinkle with Murder
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
✔️5 A book about women astronauts Atmosphere
✔️6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight Please Pass the Guilt
7 A book about a granny hobby
✔️8 A book about a sexless marriage Bones Buried Deep
✔️9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
✔️13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past Never Lie
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
✔️15 A book about new beginnings The Lion Women of Tehran
✔️16 A book less than 260 pages Rich Girl: A Country Club Murder Novella
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
✔️18 A love story that defies social boundaries The Song of Achilles
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
✔️22 A book about a book club The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco
✔️23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't Mad Mabel
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
✔️26 A book with a character who navigates infertility The Readaholics and the Poirot Puzzle
✔️27 A book with a character who has curly hair James
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
✔️31 A book that makes you feel FOMO Swamp Spirits
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
✔️40 A book outside your comfort zone The Names

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

2026 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - 49/50
✅ - indicates book has been read

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot - Nice Work, Nora November: A Novel about Second Chances✅
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman - We Are All Guilty Here✅
3 A book you meant to read in 2025 - The Fix✅
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z" - Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend✅
5 A book about women astronauts - Mae Among the Stars✅
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight - The Unhoneymooners✅
7 A book about a granny hobby - Sleigh Bells Ring✅
8 A book about a sexless marriage - The Heir Apparent✅
9 A book with a "type C" character - Heartwood✅
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover - Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse✅
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver - Beartown✅
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title - Queen Sugar✅
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past - A Forty Year Kiss✅
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan - Something About You✅
15 A book about new beginnings - It's Different This Time✅
16 A book less than 260 pages - Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart – Again✅
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries - The South: A Novel✅
19 A book about teen angst - Hate Follow✅
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree -The Heartbreak Hotel✅
21 A book about a bachelorette trip - The Shippers✅
22 A book about a book club - The Book Tour✅
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't - Tilda Is Visible✅
24 A book about postpartum - The Mad Wife✅
25 A book that explores influencer culture - The Book of Essie✅
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility - The Seven Daughters of Dupree✅
27 A book with a character who has curly hair - Slow Dance✅
28 A book about debt - The Night We Met✅
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season - Before Dorothy✅
30 A travel ghost story - The Missing Pages✅
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO - This Book Made Me Think of You✅
32 A book with an underwater civilization - Breakwater✅
33 A book about college - Yesteryear✅
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist - The Lilac People✅
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy - One Good Thing✅
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction) - The Family✅
37 A book about a pop star - The Idea of You✅
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title - Flesh✅
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon - One Golden Summer✅
40 A book outside your comfort zone - The Fake Mate✅

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook - The Lion Women of Tehran✅
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist - Wreck Your Heart✅
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1) - Blue Monday✅
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) - Losing You✅
45 A book that features birding - Theo of Golden✅
46 A sapphic comic - Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms✅
47 A book told entirely through letters - The Correspondent✅
48 A book with a shadow daddy - The Jasad Heir✅
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign - Heart the Lover✅
50 A book about Afrofuturism - Binti✅