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PBT Tags: Second Quarter 2026April: Nature
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond - 4/8/26 - 4* - My Review
Wintering by Peter Geye - 4/10/26 - 3* - My Review
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey - 4/13/26 - 4* - My Review
The Bees by Laline Paull - 4/14/26 - 4* - My Review
May:
options: action, home, sports
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June:
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Into the Forest: 2026 Occupations ChallengeRead a book involving each of the following occupations:
✅1. People-at-Arms
Includes knights, soldiers, guards, police, etc.
The German War: A Nation Under Arms by Nicholas Stargardt - 1/19/26 - 4* - My Review
✅2. Magic Users
Includes witches, warlocks, wizards, mages, necromancers, etc.
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna - 2/5/26 - 4* - My Review
✅3. Leaders & Governmental
Includes kings, queens, aristocracy, politicians, judges, lawyers, elected officials, diplomats, etc.
We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill - 1/8/26 - 4.5* - My Review
✅4. Caretakers & Healers
Includes doctors, nurses, parents, nannies, elderly care, etc.
Stay and Fight by Madeline Ffitch - 3/8/26 - 3* - My Review
✅5. Academics & Alchemists
Includes professors, teachers, scientists, students, etc.
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - 2/25/26 - 4* - My Review
✅6. Outlaws
Includes thieves, assassins, pirates, and other nefarious folk.
This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin - 2/3/26 - 3* - My Review
✅7. Clerics & Druids
Includes nuns, priests, devotees, and other religious and spiritual folk.
Red Clay by Charles B. Fancher - 3/7/26 - 4* - My Review
✅8. Artists
Includes musicians, visual artists, writers, dancers, storytellers, etc.
Snow Road Station by Elizabeth Hay - 1/3/26 - 3* - My Review (protagonist is an actress)
✅9. Land Stewards
Includes farmers, gardeners, shepherds, foresters, etc.
An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma - 2/26/26 - 4* - My Review
✅10. Merchants & Tradespeople
Includes innkeepers, bakers, chefs, seamstresses, blacksmiths, traders, shopkeepers, etc.
Love is Blind by William Boyd - 2/9/26 - 4* - My Review
✅11. Servants & Enslaved Folk
The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery Kara - 1/23/26 - 4* - My Review
✅12. Travelers
Includes messengers, mapmakers, wanderers, nomads, sailors, etc
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty by Caroline Alexander - 1/10/26 - 5* - My Review
Challenge completed 3/8/26
Books mentioned in this topic
The Bees (other topics)The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean (other topics)
Wintering (other topics)
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (other topics)
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Laline Paull (other topics)Susan Casey (other topics)
Peter Geye (other topics)
Jared Diamond (other topics)
Shida Bazyar (other topics)
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* Read at least 1 book for each PBT monthly tag
* Participate in PBT's annual challenges:
- Down the Rabbit Hole
- PBT Trim (ongoing)
- Fall Flurries (ongoing)
- Presidential Biographies (ongoing)
- Long Books (ongoing)
* Read books from at least 24 countries during the year
* Read at least 24 books from the Boxall List
* Read at least 24 Booker Prize nominees (past or present)
* Read at least 30 Non-fiction books
* Read at least 5 books from an author's backlist: Penelope Lively
* Read at least 12 Tomes (over 600 pages)
Note: One book may be used to satisfy more than one challenge.