The (Half) Stars Have Aligned
2026 Reading Challenge
2026 READING
CHALLENGE
Participants 9,906,255
Books Pledged 404,965,200
Avg. Books Pledged 40
Time Left 86 days, 13 hours
J. has read 24 of 65 books in 2026.
J.’S 2026 BOOKS
  • Two Ships by David S. Reynolds
  • On the Brink of Everything by Parker J. Palmer
  • Lost in Thought by Zena Hitz
  • The South by Adolph L. Reed Jr.
  • From George Wallace to Newt Gingrich by Dan T. Carter
  • "Chaotic Freedom" in Civil War Louisiana by Bruce Laurie
  • The Poetry of the Blues by Samuel Charters
  • The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis
  • Rosa Parks by Douglas Brinkley
  • The Murder of Emmett Till by Karlos K Hill
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