Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

I'm going to attempt more of the buffet this coming year. There are some very tempting choices this year! I will decide which challenges I plan to take on and start making some potential plans.

Challenge #1 - New & Old TBR
Challenge #2 - Members Choice
Challenge #3 - New Authors
Challenge #4 - Short Story
Challenge #5 - Decade/Century
Challenge #6 - Group Reads, Buddy Reads, Moderators Run Amok
Challenge #7 - Series Books – Start, Continue, Complete
Challenge #8 - Travel the World One Book at a Time
Challenge #9 – Rereading - Some do. Some don't.
Challenge #10 - Most Popular Goodreads Books Listed by Year
Challenge #11 - Future Classics
Challenge #12 - Fiction/Non-Fiction
Challenge #13 - Old and New Linked Categories
Challenge #14 - Genre Locked? Neglecting Your Favorite Author?
Challenge #15 - Award Winners
Challenge #16 - Terry's Book Chain
Challenge #17 - The Year You Were Born and 100 Years Earlier
Challenge #18 - A-Z Author
Challenge #19 - A-Z Title
Challenge #20 - No Challenge Here. A Place to List Your 2026 Impulse Reads

Challenge #1 - New & Old TBR

Old 1914 & earlier
1. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë (1847) Reread
2. The Last Chronicle of Barset - Anthony Trollope (1867)
3. No Name - Wilkie Collins (1862)

New 1915-2006
1. Vera - Elizabeth von Arnim (1921)
2. Shōgun - James Clavell (1975)
3. Testament of Youth - Vera Brittain (1933)

Dust Collectors
1. The Silver Dark Sea - Susan Fletcher (2012)
2. A Town Called Solace - Mary Lawson (2021)
3. Pelican Road - Howard Bahr (2008)
4. So Big - Edna Ferber (1924)
5. A Game of Hide and Seek - Elizabeth Taylor (1951)
6. The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler (1985)

Alternates
Old 1. The Grand Babylon Hotel - Arnold Bennett (1902)
New 2. The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende (1982)
Dust 3. The Betrayal - Helen Dunmore (2010)

Challenge #2 - Members Choice
Choose one book per category/genre for a total of 9 books.

1. 18th Century or Older -
2. 19th Century -
3. 20th Century -
4. 21st Century -
5. A book of interest from another diner's buffet -
6. Members Choice Genre -
7. Members Choice Genre -
8. Members Choice Genre -
9. Members Choice Genre -

Some Genre Choices-
Fiction - Science Fiction. Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Suspense, Young Adult, Poetry, Plays, Romance, etc.
Nonfiction - History, Biography, Memoir, Politics, Religion, Science, Philosophy, Sports, Travel, Self Help, etc

Challenge #3 - New Authors

Seek out at least four (4) authors that you have never previously read, from any genre or era you want.

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Challenge #4 - Short Story

Read 16 short stories.

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Challenge #5 - Decade/Century - MAYBE

Challenge #6 - Group Reads, Buddy Reads, Moderators Run Amok

The challenge is to read 10 total books/stories from this year's selected group reads. Your reads can come from this year's poll winners, the Buddy Read Requests, or the new Moderators Run Amok! There should be plenty of choices.

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Challenge #7 - Series Books – Start, Continue, Complete

Start
For those who aren't reading a series currently, here is your opportunity to start one.

Continue
If you are currently reading a series and have stalled out and set it aside, here is your chance to get back to it.

Complete
If you are close to finishing a series, but have not been actively reading them, here is your chance to finish it.


The challenge is to read at least two books. That is only 1 every six months. This is doable

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Challenge #8 - Travel the World One Book at a Time

Select 5 books, by 5 different authors, from 5 different countries, other than your own.

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Challenge #9 – Rereading - Some do. Some don't.

Challenge #10 - Most Popular Goodreads Books Listed by Year - MAYBE

Challenge #11 - Future Classics

Challenge #14 - Genre Locked? Neglecting Your Favorite Author?

Challenge #15 - Award Winners

Challenge #16 - Terry's Book Chain - MAYBE

Challenge #17 - The Year You Were Born and 100 Years Earlier

Challenge #20 - No Challenge Here. A Place to List Your 2026 Impulse Reads

Isn't this a fun set of challenges?! I think almost any book we read will fit somewhere! Can't wait to start! :)

Have fun with your planning Lori!

Always exciting to see the blank places start to fill in. Not trying to rush anything, but looking forward to the new year!