This year´s challenged is themed “Around the World in 365 days”. Each continent, with the exception of of Antarctica, has its own prompt. This was inspired by St. Augustine’s quote: “world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page”.
The challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st of 2026 and the goal is to read 50 books that fit the below prompts:
- A Book Set in Africa
- Main Character’s Name is in the Book Title
- A Book Set During World War 2
- Book About Sisters
- Reese’s Book Club Choice
- From an Animal’s Point of View
- A Character Releasing a Breath They Didn’t Know They Were Holding
- Food on the Cover or in the Title
- Women’s Fiction aka Chick Lit
- A Book Set in Oceania
- A Book About a Dancer
- A Young Adult Book
- The Main Character Goes on an Adventure
- A Historical Fiction Novel
- A Book About Vampires
- Title Starts With the Letter B
- Published Posthumously
- A Book About Gamers
- A Prequel
- A Book Set in Europe
- LGBTQIA+ Representation
- A Book About a Missing Person
- Based on True Events (Can Be Fiction or Non-Fiction)
- A Bird on the Cover
- Main Character is a Time Traveller
- Written by Madeleine L’Engle or Diana Wynne Jones
- Contains a Creature From Folklore
- A Book About a Holiday You Don’t Celebrate
- A Romance Novel
- A Book Set in North America
- A Book About an Orphan
- A Character with a Terminal Illness
- A Book With a Red Cover
- Flowers on the Cover or in the Title
- A Book About a Podcaster
- A Ghost Story
- A Graphic Novel
- A Book About a Mail Order/Picture Bride
- Main Character is Pregnant
- A Book Set in Asia
- Contains Letters or a Diary Entry
- A Natural Phenomenon on the Cover (ie Aurora Borealis)
- A Book About a Heist
- A Dystopian Novel
- A Book About the Spouse of a Celebrity
- A Book About a Serial Killer
- Published in 2026
- A Book Set During Mardi Gras (or Carnival)
- The Penultimate Book in a Series
- A Book Set in South America
