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2026 A-Z Genres ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
You may use main genres or sub-genres.
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.
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Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
You may use main genres or sub-genres.
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.
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Completed - You may use main genres or sub-genres.
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.
A - Adventure |
B - Biography |
C - Classics |
D - Dystopian |
E - Ebooks | Erotic |
F - Fiction |
G - Ghosts |
H - Holiday | Historical Fiction |
I - Italy |
J - Jane Austen |
K - Kentucky |
L - Literature | Love |
M - Mystery |
N - NonFiction |
O - Outlander | Outdoors | Old English |
P - Paranormal |
Q - Queer |
R - Religion |
S - Science Fiction |
T - Thriller |
U - Unfinished |
V - Vampires |
W - Western |
X - Mixed ? | Sex |
Y - Young Adult |
Z - Zombies
2026 A-Z Genres ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!
You may use main genres or sub-genres.
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)
2026 A-Z Genres Challenge: 0/25Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
You may use main genres or sub-genres. For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in its name. You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge. Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.
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2026 A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!
You may use main genres or sub-genres.
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)
EXAMPLE: (view spoiler)[
A - American classics
B - Biography
C - Crime
D - Dystopian
E - Erotica
F - Fantasy
G - Graphic Novel
H - Historical Fiction
I - WILDCARD - Chick-Lit
J - WILDCARD - Horror
K - WILDCARD - Suspense
L - Legal thriller
M - Mystery
N - Non-fiction
O - Occult
P - Paranormal
Q - WILDCARD - War
R - Romance
S - Sci-Fi
T - Thriller
U - Urban Fantasy
V - Vampire fiction
W - Western
X - WILDCARD - Children's
Y - Young Adult
Z - Zombie fiction
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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.