2026 Challenge

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:

  1. A Book Set in Africa
  2. Main Character’s Name is in the Book Title
  3. A Book Set During World War 2
  4. Book About Sisters
  5. Reese’s Book Club Choice
  6. From an Animal’s Point of View
  7. A Character Releasing a Breath They Didn’t Know They Were Holding
  8. Food on the Cover or in the Title
  9. Women’s Fiction aka Chick Lit
  10. A Book Set in Oceania
  11. A Book About a Dancer
  12. A Young Adult Book
  13. The Main Character Goes on an Adventure
  14. A Historical Fiction Novel
  15. A Book About Vampires
  16. Title Starts With the Letter B
  17. Published Posthumously
  18. A Book About Gamers
  19. A Prequel
  20. A Book Set in Europe
  21. LGBTQIA+ Representation
  22. A Book About a Missing Person
  23. Based on True Events (Can Be Fiction or Non-Fiction)
  24. A Bird on the Cover
  25. Main Character is a Time Traveller
  26. Written by Madeleine L’Engle or Diana Wynne Jones
  27. Contains a Creature From Folklore
  28. A Book About a Holiday You Don’t Celebrate
  29. A Romance Novel
  30. A Book Set in North America
  31. A Book About an Orphan
  32. A Character with a Terminal Illness
  33. A Book With a Red Cover
  34. Flowers on the Cover or in the Title
  35. A Book About a Podcaster
  36. A Ghost Story
  37. A Graphic Novel
  38. A Book About a Mail Order/Picture Bride
  39. Main Character is Pregnant
  40. A Book Set in Asia
  41. Contains Letters or a Diary Entry
  42. A Natural Phenomenon on the Cover (ie Aurora Borealis)
  43. A Book About a Heist
  44. A Dystopian Novel
  45. A Book About the Spouse of a Celebrity
  46. A Book About a Serial Killer
  47. Published in 2026
  48. A Book Set During Mardi Gras (or Carnival)
  49. The Penultimate Book in a Series
  50. A Book Set in South America