The 2026 Reading Year
Set your own number. The average member commits to twenty four books, and roughly half of them get there.
812 readers taking part
Reading Challenges
A year of reading, on purpose
Challenges here are not about speed. They exist to nudge you towards the books you would never pick up on an ordinary Tuesday, and to give you people to report back to.
Your 2026 goal
9 / 24
38% of your goal
Community challenges
Twelve Independent Authors
One self-published or small-press title each month, reviewed honestly whether you loved it or not.
341 readers taking part
Around the World in Books
Twelve countries, twelve books, no repeats. Translation counts and is encouraged.
289 readers taking part
The Uncomfortable Shelf
Six books from genres you normally avoid. Report back on which prejudice did not survive.
176 readers taking part
Poetry Every Sunday
One poem a week, read out loud. The lowest effort challenge with the highest reported payoff.
254 readers taking part
Finish What You Started
Return to three books you abandoned. You may find the problem was the season, not the book.
198 readers taking part
“The Uncomfortable Shelf ruined my assumption that I hate fantasy. I have now read nine of them and I am not proud, but I am happy.”
