Literal Summer Reads
2026 Reading Challenge
2026 READING
CHALLENGE
Participants 8,875,204
Books Pledged 361,788,662
Avg. Books Pledged 40
Time Left 169 days
J. has read 21 of 65 books in 2026.
J.’S 2026 BOOKS
  • 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
  • The Barn by Wright Thompson
  • The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson
  • Shattered Glass in Birmingham by Randall C. Jimerson
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