Reading challenges have become a thing online, with different types of challenges offered through Goodreads, Book Riot, various publishers, bloggers, libraries, and so on. I’ve run a few challenges and participated in even more. Sometimes they’re fun, sometimes they become annoying after awhile. I have found an organized challenge the best way to break myself out of a reading slump, plus a challenge can be a great way to expand your reading outside your comfort zone.
I created these challenges using the old “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” game. Read the books, then see if you can you figure out the connections between the books and the author.
For some reason, this year I’m a little weary of making charts for summer reading. Here’s my suggested chart for 2024:
Happy Reading!
Here’s the hot challenge I’m seeing at the start of 2023:
Post this on your social media platform and ask friends to recommend a book they love. The first 12 posted become your monthly reading list for 2023. Credit to @BetweenTheRealmsBookClub for the idea.
Here are a few older challenges to help you get started. The first ones are READO boards that we used in a 2019 reading challenge for the Monroe County Library System. Others are lists that we’ve used at different times.
Use these, or make your own. Either way, good reading!
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