2026 TBR Reading Challenge Announcments
It’s time to announce the 2026 reading challenge, and I’m sticking with the TBR pile. Who knows? Maybe that will be the overarching theme from now on. I don’t know about you, but I have a TBR pile that will outlive me. Without further ado (and thank you for your help):
2026 Reading Challenge: Tackle the TBR Pile

If you’re anything like me, you have a TBR pile that is bigger than you can hope to read in a lifetime. This is the year we’re going to try an tackle at least twelve of those books. Head to your shelves and find books that fit each month’s challenge.
January – Genre you don’t usually read
February – Title or Cover with: heart, love, or couple
March – Title or Author Name begins with the first letter of YOUR first or last name
April – Funny Book
May – Indie Author
June – Has a setting of somewhere you want to visit
July –Â Patriotic theme, time period, or character profession
August – Classic title
September – Animal on the Cover
October – Unusual Occupation
November – Favorite Season is on the Cover
December – Read what you want!