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Pick up to 25 of the 75 categories YOU WOULD LIKE to read.

Please place all the numbers you selected in a post below.

You have until November 14th to make up your mind.

I will tally the votes by November 20th. If there are any ties, I will run a second challenge tie breaker on November 21st.

The list will be posted on December 1st.

The top 25 choices will be our Motley Challenge 2026.

The challenge will be to read a book from these 25 challenges.

You will pick up two alternatives from the challenges that did not make it.


Authors:

1. An author who wears glasses
2. An author who releases more than one book per year
3. An author has won an Edgar award
4. An author who has sold more than a million copies
5. An author who is bald

Published:

6. In the year of the horse. (2026, 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, and 1942)

Title:

7. Title with one of the characters name
8. Title has 8 letters or less
9. Title has the letter “Q” in it
10. Title has a direction in it
11. The title is a spoiler
12. Title Starts with the letter “C”
13. Title’s font is in different colors

Genre:

14. Romantasy
15. Adventure Fiction
16. Domestic Fiction
17. New Adult Fiction
18. Family Troupe
19. Narrative
20. Spirituality
21. Crime fiction
22. Speculative Fiction
23. Horror
24. Paranormal Romance
25. Genre is chosen by someone else

Story:

26. Book has multiple narrators
27. Book is written in the third person
28. Book is a prequel
29. Book has 300-400 pages
30. Book has sprayed edges
31. Book has short chapters
32. Book is a stand alone novel
33. Book has a diary entry
34. Book has an epigraph
35.Book’s final sentence is less than 6 words long

Type of characters:

36. One character has red hair
37. One character loses their memory
38. One character has a dramatic secret
39. One character has a really cool job
40. One character feels trapped in a certain situation

Storyline:

41. Includes a story within a story
42. Evolves around finding someone who is missing
43. Includes a flashback
44. Includes an unusual or bizarre element
45. Explores social classes
46. Involves a date that turns mysterious
47. Is a rag to riches story
48. The protagonist undergoes a profound or transformative redemption
49. Characters are involved in a group setting
50. Includes travel to many countries or states
51. Involves a small town setting
52. Involves characters trapped due to weather conditions
53. Involves a sporting event
54. Involves a life changing event
55. Involves a place with over one million people

Location:

56. Set in a place you would like to live or visit
57. Set in a strange town
58. Set on a mountainside
59. Set on a cruise ship
60. Set in a haunted location
61. Set in an old cabin
62. Set in a state or country with an active volcano
63. Set in the 1940’s
64. Set in Australia
65. Set in South America

Cover:

66. Cover has a moon on it
67. Cover has a celebrity on the front
68. Cover is blue
69. Cover is beautifully designed
70. Cover has a cat on the front
71. Cover has a fox on the front
72. Cover has a face on the front
73. Cover has an item you would use to bake with on the front

74. A book that you read in the “BER” months
75. A book you liked that has more than 4 stars on Goodreads

You are planning ahead.. :)

Bill wrote: "You are planning ahead.. :)"

Hi Bill, yes, with the voting process it takes like a month to get this all wrapped up. lol

Thank you for doing it.

Very exciting! Question. If we have ideas for this challenge how do we contribute or is that not allowed?

My selected numbers are:
2,6,11,14,15,18,20,21,23,24,29,30,31,38,39,45,48,49,51,60,65,66,70,71,75. Sounds like fun! Excited to try this out for a first time.

My numbers are: 3, 56, 57, 6, 8, 13, 22, 25, 26, 31, 37, 38, 44, 45, 48, 51, 54, 55, 60, 65, 66, 67, 69, 72, 75

My selections are:
3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 21, 26, 27, 29, 32, 36, 37, 40, 43, 45, 50, 56, 60, 64, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75
Thanks!

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 22, 28, 38, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 58, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72

6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 21, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, 32, 36, 38, 39, 43, 47, 50, 51, 56, 63, 64, 68, 72, 75

Cecilia wrote: "Very exciting! Question. If we have ideas for this challenge how do we contribute or is that not allowed?"

Yes, sometimes I do offer that, but honestly, it takes so much time. But I would love to hear your suggestions and I could save them for next years voting.

1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 21, 23, 26, 29, 33, 41, 43, 50, 52, 57, 60, 63, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72,

3, 6, 7, 16, 18, 22, 26, 29, 31, 32, 34,35, 36, 38, 40, 41,42, 49, 51, 53, 57, 64, 66, 68, 69

2. An author who releases more than one book per year
4. An author who has sold more than a million copies
6. In the year of the horse. (2026, 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, and 1942)
12. Title Starts with the letter “C”
14. Romantasy
21. Crime fiction
23. Horror
26. Book has multiple narrators
27. Book is written in the third person
29. Book has 300-400 pages
30. Book has sprayed edges
31. Book has short chapters
32. Book is a stand alone novel
39. One character has a really cool job
49. Characters are involved in a group setting
51. Involves a small town setting
52. Involves characters trapped due to weather conditions
55. Involves a place with over one million people
56. Set in a place you would like to live or visit
62. Set in a state or country with an active volcano
68. Cover is blue
69. Cover is beautifully designed
72. Cover has a face on the front
73. Cover has an item you would use to bake with on the front
74. A book that you read in the “BER” months
75. A book you liked that has more than 4 stars on Goodreads

1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 24, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 40, 45, 49, 51, 56, 59, 64, 65, 68, 70, 75

1, 6, 12, 16, 20, 21, 31, 32, 36, 40, 42, 45, 51, 56, 57, 60, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75.

1, 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, 21, 23, 26, 29, 32, 38, 40, 42, 43, 49, 56, 59, 62, 64, 68, 70, 72, 75

6, 7, 8, 10, 26, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 56, 63, 68, 69, 70, 72, 74

2,4, 8, 10, 12, 19,21,25, 26, 27, 32, 38, 39, 43, 44, 50, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 68, 72, 74, 75

1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 22, 26, 33, 38, 41, 42, 45, 51, 53, 56, 57, 61, 67, 68, 69, 72, 74, 75

Thank you so much for setting this up! My number choices are 1, 8, 13, 16, 18, 19,20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 38, 39, 42, 45, 51, 52, 56, 59, 67, 68, 69, 74

2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 26, 29, 32, 33, 41, 56, 58, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 75

2, 6, 8, 12, 29, 31, 32, 38, 40, 42, 47, 50, 51, 56, 60, 67, 68, 72, 74 75

3, 6, 9, 12, 19, 21, 29, 31, 32, 38, 40, 42, 43, 51, 55, 56, 62, 63, 64, 65, 65, 66, 68, 74, 75.

Thank u so much for doing this again!

Thanks for organizing us! Here are my picks:
1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29, 32, 51, 54, 55, 56, 60, 62, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75

Thanks for organising

1,4,6,7,8,12,13,21,26,29,30,32,42,51,52,53,54,56,63,64,65,68,69,74,75

3, 6, 7, 8, 15, 17, 21, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49,

56, 68, 69, 72, 74, 75

2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 49,51, 52, 56, 67, 68, 69, 72, 74, 75

Great Challange Questions:
3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 50, 56, 69, 75

Thanks for Figuring this All Out. Much Appreciated

1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 19, 21, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 39, 43, 50, 51, 55, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, and 75

1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 32, 35, 38, 39, 43, 44, 48, 54, 56, 68, 69, 72

Thank you, Madeline.

1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 17, 19, 21, 26, 29, 32, 34, 41, 50, 51, 56, 62, 63, 65, 68, 74, 75.

2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 24, 26, 28, 29, 32, 36, 39, 51, 53, 56, 59, 60, 63, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75.

My numbers are - 2, 4, 6, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 29, 31, 32, 38, 40, 41, 44, 48, 51, 54, 57 ,58 ,60, 61, 69, 73, 74

2, 4, 6, 14, 16, 20, 21, 26, 29, 31, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 51, 54, 55, 56, 64, 68, 69, 74, 75