Reading Challenge Progress 2026

Books read so far: 2

19th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge


Books read in 2025 for this challenge: 12

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Leftover Challenge items from previous year

52 Book Club Challenge 2024

#13. an academic thriller
#31. includes a personal phobia
Summer Mini Challege
#24. Closing Ceremonies: Memoir / Biography of an Olympian
November Mini Challenges:
#4. 800-900 pages

52 Book Club Challenge 2025

1. A Pun in the Titles
4. Title Starts with Letter 'N'
11. A Prequel
14. Climate Fiction
17. Told in Verse
20. A Fairy Tale Retelling
30. In the Public Domain
37. Genre Chosen for You by Someone Else
44. A Celebrity on the Cover
50. Set in the 1940s

2. Main: Choose one
    1. Seafood sharing platter: Buddy read with a friend
3. Dessert: Choose one
    1. Baked Alaska: set in Alaska

Summer Reading Challenge (Connection Challenge)
This is a linear challenge that must be done in order. 
15. Recommended by someone else based on your review of previous book
16. Goodreads rating + / - 0.25 of previous book's rating
17. Inspired by something in the previous author's bio
18. Shares main theme with previous book
19. Set in the same time period as previous book
20. Title has the same number of vowels as previous book
21. Is somehow connected to your prompt 20 and prompt 1 picks. 

1. Find the biggest book you've read so far this year and beat it. This can be either highest page count, biggest physically, or another way you see it.


The idea is to get a Bingo, by completing three challenge prompts that form a line. For those more ambitious they can complete more Bingos, or fill the whole card. For the really ambitious they can also do card again with movies.


6. A Seasonal Romance
7. Features a Contest
8. Baked Goods
9. Snow on the Cover

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Novelist Challenge 2024
March - Book from Last 5 Years That's Been Adapted to a Movie or TV Show
    The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. Finished January 4

Novelist Challenge 2025

August - Read a cli-fi, solar punk, or hope punk read
September - Read a book set in the decade you were born
October - Try an award-winning audiobook or graphic novel
November - Tempt your tastebuds with a culinary read
December - Go meta with books about books
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Storygraph Reads the World 2024
#1. Chile
#3. Ghana
#8. Sri Lanka
#10. Venezuela

Storygraph Reads the World 2025

4. Egypt
5. Iceland
6. Kenya
9. The Netherlands
10. The Philippines
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Storygraph Genre Challenge 2024
#1. A Nonfiction Book about Food or Drink
#3. A Biography / Memoir by/about a Musician
#6. A Nonfiction Book about Psychology

Storygraph Genre Challenge 2025
3. An Essay Collection by a Disabled Author
4. A Children's Book Published after 2020 by an Author of Colour
5. A Nonfiction Book by or about a Sports Personality
6. A Graphic Novel by a Woman or Non-Binary Person
7. A Poetry Collection Centered around Nature
10. Queer Horror
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Girl XOXO Monthly Key Words 2024
February - Teach
June - Fragile
August - Cut
September - Quiet Invisible
November - Hello Truly Joy Young
December - Ice White
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January:  Know Silence
February: First Went Stay
    First Date: Divorce by Patricia McLinn. Finished January 2
April: Rest Upstairs Sing Shell Couple
May: Fan Room Clear
June: Wander Book 
July: Deepen Ever
August: Side World Trial Hotel Now Say
September: Survive Where Sleeping Please Count
October: Last One Street
    The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. Finished January 4
November: Tale Final Cliff Wide
December: Fable Flirt Truly Shop Winter Warm Love

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New for 2026

1. Set in an ancient civilization
2. Kangaroo word on the cover
3. Written without quotation marks
4. Has a dust jacket
5. Featuring a conspiracy
6. Title starts with the letter 'O'
7. Title starts with the letter 'P'
8. A three-syllable word in the title
9. Featuring a natural disaster
10. Spans a decade or more
11. Requires a suspension of disbelief
12. A genre-defining read
13. Bookface
14. Includes a character list
15. Subtitle with a comma
16. Deus ex machina
17. Author's bio mentions their dog
18. Provokes strong emotion
19. A nosy neighbour character
20. Day of the week in the title
21. Written in the 1800s
22. Spotted in a TV series or movie
23. Grumpy sunshine trope
24. Uneven number of chapters
25. Includes a red herring
26. Title in a serif font
27. Two or more authors, one pseudonym
28. From a series at least eight books long
29. Set in the Arctic or Antarctic
30. Author related to another author
31. Author related to author in prompt 30
32. Publisher starting with the letter 'B'
33. A standalone fantasy novel
34. Inspired by the top-grossing movie the year you were born
35. Character with a secret identity
    The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. Finished January 4
36. Award-winning book from last year
37. Started on the 26th of the month
38. Domestic fiction
39. A book that cost you nothing
40. Author's first and last name start with the same letter
41. A guide to ...
42. Includes a handwritten interior font
43. A Goodreads recommendation for you
44. Literary Device: Personification
45. Biographical fiction
46. Non-fiction about character in prompt 45
47. A diacritical mark on the cover
48. Related to the word 'Nemesis'
49. In the 800s of the Dewey Decimal System
50. Set in a castle
51. Includes a map
52. Published in 2026

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January - Science Fiction
February - Romance
March - Mystery
April - Graphic Novel
May - Urban Fiction
June - Western and Adventure
July - Thriller and Suspense
August - Fantasy
September - Literary Fiction
October - Horror
November - Historical
December - Mainstream
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Storygraph Reads the World 2026
1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. France
6. Iraq
7. Morocco
8. Senegal
9. Sweden
10. Thailand
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Storygraph Genre Challenge 2026
1. A short story collection in translation
2. A nonfiction book about indigenous history
3. A queer historical romance novel
4. A translated classic
5. A young adult novel by a Latinx author
6. A biography about a Black historical figure
7. A crime novel set outside of the US, UK, or Canada
8. A nonfiction book about philosophy
9. A literary or contemporary debut published in 2026
10. The first book in a fantasy series
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Storygraph Onboarding Challenge 2026
1. Read a book from the 'Based on recent reads' section of your Recommendations
2. Read a book discovered using 'Browse Similar Books' on one of your favourite books
3. Go to Up-Next Suggestions and read the book that you own that's been on your TBR the longest
4. Read a book you discovered via the 'Similar Users' toggle on the News Feed
5. Read a book from the 4-star section of someone you follow
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Key Word Reading Challenge 2026
January - Weekend Keep Ground Door Among Midnight Glitter Highway
February - Lying Ruin Alchemy Hoax Blind Chance Flower Sound
March - Favourite Orange Picture Broken Sister Look Forget Fortune
April - Mirror Mist Party Stray Light People Everlasting Spell
May - Bright Creek Letter Empire Forever Emerald Wreck Eye
June - Box Apple Castle Fool Middle Cold Flight Become
July - Fall Sun Boyfriend Thousand Shores Country Confession Society
August - Matter Spy Roof Missed Zero Enchant Water Point
September - Orbit Hot Daydream Endure Curse Ice Decay Smile
October - Prey Crypt Hollow Dreadful Killer Hex Wolf Lore
November - Whistle Quiet Bitter Rising Strings Lands Seven Song
December - Lemon Welcome Bake Crush Café Taste Cat Kind

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European Reading Challenge 2026


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TBR 26 in 26






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