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The goal: read 52 books in 52 weeks. The 52 Book Club provides 52 prompts every year to help you accomplish that goal. Select a book to fit each prompt and go!

Can’t read 52 books in a year? (Me neither!) Use the prompts to inspire your reading selections, and read as few or as many as you like.

Check out the 2026 Reading Challenge

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The Book Girls’ Guide offers 7 different yearlong reading challenges. They provide themed tracking sheets for each challenge, as well as book lists throughout the year to help you meet the reading prompts. With options such as the In Case You Missed it Backlist challenge or Read Around the USA, every reader can find a challenge that works for them.

See all the 2026 Challenge options

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A straightforward, numbers-based challenge — how many books do you want to read this year? Goodreads also rolls out smaller challenges each quarter where you can earn achievements for reading books from curated lists. Note: You need to sign up for a Goodreads account to participate in this challenge.

Sign up and set your 2026 reading goal

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The Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Life Challenge is more than a challenge — it’s a tool for creating the reading life you want. The Challenge kit helps you identify your reading intentions, set concrete reading goals, and generate a reading list that fulfills both.

Learn more about this evergreen Challenge


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