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Hello! I signed up for 2026's Let's Turn Pages. Progress: 4,966/30,000 pages (13 books)
Original message/commitment is #33: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Titles; no. of pages read by month
January
The Will of the Many; 620
Dead Lions; 347
Exit Strategy; 172
Razorblade Tears; 336
Invisible Girl; 404
The Women; 480
My Friends; 448
Force of Nature; 326
January total pages: 3,143
February
Murder in Manhattan; 352
Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home; 368
Network Effect; 350
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone; 384
February total pages: 1,454
March
Shutter Island; 369
Grace's ATY 52 2026 ChallengeGrace's plan in the ATY 52 Challenge folder:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
πGrace's Awards A-Z in 2026πProgress: 9/12
A, B, C, D, G(2), H, N, S
Link to OG Message #32 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
1. H = Hugo Award for The Murderbot Diaries series (2021); completed Exit Strategy, #4 in the series
2. C = CWA Gold Dagger Award (2013): Dead Lions
3. A = Aurealis Award for best Fantasy (2023): The Will of the Many
4. B = Barry Award for best novel (2022): Razorblade Tears
5. S = Suspense Magazine Award (2020): Invisible Girl
6. G = Goodreads Choice Historical Fiction (2024): The Women
7. G2 = Goodreads Choice Fiction (2025): My Friends
8. D = Davitt Award for Readers' Choice (2018): Force of Nature
9. N = Nebula Award for SF (2020): Network Effect
Grace's Awards Across Time Q1 '26Signed up for 6 and doubled to 12. I didn't realize how many award winners I actually choose. Fun challenge
πas of 3.8.2026 I've read 9/12π
Link to OG Message #14: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
For each time period you may read one or more books which won:
β³ - An award established during that timeframe, but received any year
β³ - An award received during that timeframe, but established any year
Established 1900 to 1949
Nobel Prize in Literature, 1901
Pulitzer Prize, 1917
Newbery Medal, 1922
The Caldecott Medal, 1938
Stephen Leacock Medal, 1947
Established 1950 to 1959
National Book Award, 1950
Spur Awards, 1953
Hugo Award, 1953
π(π)Exit Strategy by Martha Wells. The Murderbot Diaries series won the Hugo for best series 2021
Edgar Award, 1954
The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards, 1955
π (π)Dead Lions by Mick Herron, Won: 2013
Established 1960 to 1969
The Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, 1963
The Nebula Awards, 1965
π (π) Network Effect; Won 2020
Horn Book Award, 1967
Man Booker Prize, 1969
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1969
Established 1970 to 1979
Neustadt International Prize for Literature, 1970
Costa Book Awards, 1971
Mythopoeic Awards, 1971
National Book Critics Circle Award, 1974
World Fantasy Award, 1975
Established 1980 to 1989
Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 1980
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, 1981
Bram Stoker Award, 1987
Agatha Award, 1988
Lambda Literary Awards, 1989
Established 1990 to 1999
Aurealis Award for best Fantasy, 1995
π (π) The Will of the Many by James Islington; Won: 2023
Barry Award for best Novel, 1997
π Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby;Won: 2022
British Book Awards, 1990
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 1996
Women's Prize for Fiction, 1996
Ned Kelly Awards, 1996
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, 1999
Established 2000 to 2009
Davitt Award for Readers' Choice, 2002
π (π)Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Goodreads RCA Fiction, 2009
πMy Friends by Fredrik Backman; won 2025
Goodreads RCA Historical Fiction, 2009
πThe Women byKristin Hannah; won 2024
PEN/Bellweather Prize, 2000
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize, 2000
Hurston-Wright Legacy Award, 2002
International Booker Prize, 2005
Established 2010 to 2025
Suspense Magazine Award, 2010
πInvisible Girl by Lisa Jewell;Won: 2020
The Walter Scott Prize, 2010
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, 2012
The Writer's Prize, 2014
The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, 2017
Nero Book Awards, 2023
Grace's SERIAL READERDuration: January 1 β December 31, 2026
Signing up for 50 books. Serial Thread Message #50 is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Progress: 6/50 as of 3.8.2026. Must choose more series books.
01-10: Serial Dabbler π
1. Exit Strategy Murderbot Diaries, #4
2. Dead Lions Slough House, #2
3. The Will of the Many Hierarchy #1
4. Force of Nature Aaron Faulk #2
5. Network Effect Murderbot Diaries, #5 (or 6)
6. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Earnest Cunningham #1
The tiers are:
01-10: Serial Dabbler π
11-20: More than a Vacation Reader βΊ
21-30: Shelf Stacker π
31-40: Under the Covers Reader π¦
41-50: Serious about Serials π
51+: Seasoned Serial Reader π
RC Grace's Self-Care Spa ChallengeJanuary 1 through 31, 2026
Progress: 5/5
I signed up for 5 in the challenge thread but maybe I can read more than five in January. I'll need to be more productive to hit 65 books in total for the year!
β π Massage Therapy - Read a cozy, comfort read that relaxes you, such as contemporary fiction, a feel-good romance, or a cozy mystery.
Dead Lions
π§ Facial Treatment - Read a book that gives you a fresh perspective, like a memoir, self-help, or inspirational non-fiction.
β π Manicure/Pedicure - Read something quick and satisfying, like a short story collection or novella.
Exit Strategy
πΏ Aromatherapy - Read a book with something aromatic on the cover, or with vivid sensory descriptions, such as a food memoir or travel writing.
β π Hydrotherapy Bath - Read a book that is set near an ocean, lake, or river, like a beach read, a coastal romance, or a sea adventure.
Invisible Girl (set in London so on the Thames River)
β π―οΈ Meditation Room - Read a calm, slow-paced, contemplative read, such as literary fiction, poetry, or spiritual writing.
The Women
π§ Yoga Session - Read a book about balance, wellness, or personal growth, like a book on self-improvement, health, or mindfulness.
β πΈ Body Wrap - Read a book that envelops you with immersive world-building, such as a fantasy, historical fiction, or epic saga.
The Will of the Many
β Tea Lounge - Read a comfort favorite book you've been meaning to re-read, or a book with a hot beverage in the cover art.
π Luxury Treatment - Read a book you've been saving for a special occasion, or a book with a luxury item in the cover art.
Bonus
π Couples Massage - Read a book with a friend, such as a buddy read, TBR Twins, or a local book club.
π‘ At-Home Spa - Pair a book with an at-home relaxation activity, like a cup of tea, a warm bath, or a fragrant candle.
Link to Challenge Message: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
π«πGrace's TBR Jar Challengeπ«πDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Here are my 10 random books from my Want to Read (383 books total):
1. (#246)
2. (#276)
3. (#118)
4. (#218)
5. (#50)
6. (#343)
7. (#211)
8. (#99)
9. (#166)
10. (#294)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
NBRC Cleaning out the TBR Closet 2026 Message #59 in the challenge thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Did not complete this challenge. It's ok. I was traveling and having other reading fun!πGrace's February SHADES OF GOLDπ
Duration: February 1 - February 28, 2026
For February's theme of Gold, this open challenge invites you to read books with gold covers, gold shades in their titles, or by authors with gold names.
1/3
1.
(many gold shades on the cover (e.g., champagne, honey, light, pale, rose)2.
3.
Link to Challenge Post #23: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Grace's General UpdateI was traveling for several weeks, and while reading, I was not on line. I'm working through the books I've read to bring my challenge tracking to date.
2026 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Shutter Island (other topics)Network Effect (other topics)
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (other topics)
Network Effect (other topics)
Network Effect (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jane Harper (other topics)Fredrik Backman (other topics)
Kristin Hannah (other topics)
S.A. Cosby (other topics)
Lisa Jewell (other topics)
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RC Personal Challenge Folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hello to me!
I am planning on reading 65 books this year, nudging up 3 from 2025's successful 62.
I'll be working the ATY52 2026 Challenge along with several (yearly, quarterly, monthly) challenges within the official GR-RC. A main objective for my 2026 reading challenge is to combine my daily reading habit with better and more consistent reviews, posts, and replies here on Goodreads. I'd also like to clean-up my TBR and may enter one of those challenges directly or keep trying to fill from 2011 forward whenever I can. We'll see!
Thanks to all the moderators who make this possible!!