2026 Reading Challenges
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white_jennaAlphabet Challenge (title)
Q X Y Z
A: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
B: The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman
C: Color Taste Texture: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cringed at Food by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt
D: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
E: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
F: The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney
G: Garfield East His Heart Out by Jim Davis
H: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
I: I Like Cheese! by Salina Yoon
J: Jam-Packed FoxTrot by Bill Amend
K: Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
L: Landslide by Betty Culley
M: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
N: Nadia Islam, on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar
O: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
P: A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman
R: Roar by Varsha Bajaj
S: Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden
T: A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury
U: The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire
V: The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo
W: The Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of the Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Alphabet Challenge (author)
I O Q U X Z
A: Alina Boyden (Stealing Thunder)
B: Broberg-Moffitt, Matthew (Color Taste Texture: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cringed at Food)
C: Chris Sweeney (The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne)
D: Dinniman, Matt (Carl's Doomsday Scenario)
E: Edward Ashton (Mickey7)
F: Fraser, Caroline (Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers)
G: Giaimo, Cara (Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures)
H: Henry Hemming (Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland)
J: Jim Davis (Garfield Eats His Heart Out)
K: Klune, T. J. (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
L: Loree Griffin Burns (Extreme Birdwatching: Measuring Change on a Galápagos Island)
M: Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
N: Neil Bradbury (A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them)
P: Peter S. Beagle (The Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of the Last Unicorn)
R: Roshani Chokshi (The Swan's Daughter)
S: Stephen King (The Shining)
T: T. Kingfisher (Swordheart)
V: Varsha Bajaj (Roar)
W: Weinberg, Steven (I Am the Mountain)
Y: Yoon, Salina (I Like Cheese!)
Literary Escapes Challenge
California: The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire
Colorado: The Shining by Stephen King
D.C. : The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney
Georgia: Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Maine: Landslide by Betty Culley
Michigan: Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Bouley
New Jersey: The Snowy Owl Rescue:: Raptor Recovery by Heidi E. Y. Stemple
New York: I Am the Mountain by Steven Weinberg
North Carolina: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Virginia: A Song of Sugar Sparrows by Seanan McGuire
Washington: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Australia: Gone Forever? Places to See (and Save) Before They Disappear by Erin Silver
Bangladesh: Nadia Islam, on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar
Bolivia: Wild Chocolate: Across America in Search of Cacao's Soul by Rowan Jacobsen
China: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Cuba: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
Ecuador: Extreme Birdwatching: Measuring Change on a Galápagos Island by Loree Griffin Burns
France (more or less): Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Iceland: This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman
India: Roar by Varsha Bajaj
Indonesia: A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day
Italy: Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
Papua New Guinea: Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds by Tim Laman & Edwin Scholes
The Philippines: The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo
South Africa: Reading the Bones: Homo Naledi and the Mysteries of Human Evolution by Marc Aronson
United Kingdom: A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury
Yemen: The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakrabotry
Mt. TBR Challenge: Mount Blanc (24 books)
1. Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
2. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
3. Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
4. The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney
5. The Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of the Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
6. The Swan's Daughter by Roshani Chokshi
7. Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Bouley
8. Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures by Cara Giaimo
9. Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds by Tim Laman & Edwin Scholes
10. The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo
11. White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote History by Ann Bausum
12. Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick
13. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk
Q X Y Z
A: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
B: The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman
C: Color Taste Texture: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cringed at Food by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt
D: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
E: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
F: The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney
G: Garfield East His Heart Out by Jim Davis
H: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
I: I Like Cheese! by Salina Yoon
J: Jam-Packed FoxTrot by Bill Amend
K: Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
L: Landslide by Betty Culley
M: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
N: Nadia Islam, on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar
O: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
P: A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman
R: Roar by Varsha Bajaj
S: Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden
T: A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury
U: The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire
V: The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo
W: The Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of the Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Alphabet Challenge (author)
I O Q U X Z
A: Alina Boyden (Stealing Thunder)
B: Broberg-Moffitt, Matthew (Color Taste Texture: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cringed at Food)
C: Chris Sweeney (The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne)
D: Dinniman, Matt (Carl's Doomsday Scenario)
E: Edward Ashton (Mickey7)
F: Fraser, Caroline (Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers)
G: Giaimo, Cara (Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures)
H: Henry Hemming (Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland)
J: Jim Davis (Garfield Eats His Heart Out)
K: Klune, T. J. (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
L: Loree Griffin Burns (Extreme Birdwatching: Measuring Change on a Galápagos Island)
M: Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
N: Neil Bradbury (A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them)
P: Peter S. Beagle (The Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of the Last Unicorn)
R: Roshani Chokshi (The Swan's Daughter)
S: Stephen King (The Shining)
T: T. Kingfisher (Swordheart)
V: Varsha Bajaj (Roar)
W: Weinberg, Steven (I Am the Mountain)
Y: Yoon, Salina (I Like Cheese!)
Literary Escapes Challenge
California: The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire
Colorado: The Shining by Stephen King
D.C. : The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney
Georgia: Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Maine: Landslide by Betty Culley
Michigan: Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Bouley
New Jersey: The Snowy Owl Rescue:: Raptor Recovery by Heidi E. Y. Stemple
New York: I Am the Mountain by Steven Weinberg
North Carolina: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Virginia: A Song of Sugar Sparrows by Seanan McGuire
Washington: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Australia: Gone Forever? Places to See (and Save) Before They Disappear by Erin Silver
Bangladesh: Nadia Islam, on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar
Bolivia: Wild Chocolate: Across America in Search of Cacao's Soul by Rowan Jacobsen
China: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Cuba: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
Ecuador: Extreme Birdwatching: Measuring Change on a Galápagos Island by Loree Griffin Burns
France (more or less): Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Iceland: This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman
India: Roar by Varsha Bajaj
Indonesia: A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day
Italy: Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
Papua New Guinea: Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds by Tim Laman & Edwin Scholes
The Philippines: The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo
South Africa: Reading the Bones: Homo Naledi and the Mysteries of Human Evolution by Marc Aronson
United Kingdom: A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury
Yemen: The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakrabotry
Mt. TBR Challenge: Mount Blanc (24 books)
1. Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
2. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
3. Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
4. The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney
5. The Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of the Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
6. The Swan's Daughter by Roshani Chokshi
7. Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Bouley
8. Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures by Cara Giaimo
9. Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds by Tim Laman & Edwin Scholes
10. The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo
11. White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote History by Ann Bausum
12. Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick
13. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk
Go you!
Date: 2026-01-01 02:11 am (UTC)Do you have links to descriptions for any of them?
Re: Go you!
Date: 2026-01-12 12:31 am (UTC)Eerrggg, I *do*, but it would be easy to cross reference my posts (under my real name) with my list here. I try to maintain some anonymity. I am sorry, and it's nothing personal.
Re: Go you!
Date: 2026-01-12 06:56 am (UTC)