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Last Updated on January 27, 2026
2026 Reading Challenges are gearing up and they are the perfect way to tackle your TBR. If you are busy setting reading goals and challenges for yourself this year, there are numerous 2026 reading challenges online this year. Get settled in your reading nook and prepare to fill up your reading schedule with these fantastic reading challenges for 2026.
*As new reading challenges are available, this page will be updated. Check back to find out what is new for 2026!
2026 Reading Challenges
Adult Reading Challenges
- 13 Moons Reading Challenge
- 52 Book Club Reading Challenge
- 2026 Book to Movie (and TV) Reading Challenge
- 2026 Café Crawl Reading Challenge
- 2026 Reading Challenge
- 2026 Reading Challenge
- 2026 Reading Challenge
- 2026 Winter Reading Challenge
- A to Z
- Alphabet Soup Author Reading Challenge
- Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge
- Audiobook Challenge
- Beyond the Bookends’ Reading Challenge
Book Bingo Challenges:
- Bookish Books Reading Challenge
- Booklist Queen’s Reading Challenge
- Bookriot’s Read Harder Challenge
- Books in Translation Reading Challenge
- Calendar of Crime Reading Challenge
- Classics Reading Challenge
- Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge
- The Clock Reading Challenge
- Color Coded Reading Challenge
- Comet Readings’ 2026 Reading Challenge
- Cover Lovers Reading Challenge
- COYER Reading Challenge
- Craving for Cozies Reading Challenge
- Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge
- Creativity Reading Challenge
- Decades Reading Challenge
- Epistolary Reading Challenge
- The European Reading Challenge
- Fairy Tale Reading Challenge
- Goodreads Reading Challenge
- Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
- Humor Reading Challenge
- In Case You Missed It: Backlist Reading Challenge
- Key Word Reading Challenge
- Library Love Challenge
- Libro.fm’s Audiobook Listening Challenge
- Lifetime of Reading Challenge
- Literary Escapes Challenge
- Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge
- Memoir Reading Challenge
- Mental Health Reading Challenge
- Motif Reading Challenge
- Key Word Reading Challenge
- Mount TBR Reading Challenge
- Mystery Marathon
- Netgalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge
- Nerd Daily’s Reading Challenge
- Non-Fiction Reader Challenge
- NoveList Reading Challenge
- POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
- Purrfect Reading Challenge
- Rad Reading Challenge
- Read Around the USA
- Read Around the World: Book Voyage Reading Challenge
- Read Around the World Challenge
- Read Christie Challenge
- Reading Challenge Addicts 2026
- Read it Again, Sam
- Read With Allison
- Reading by the Numbers
- Reading Through the Decades Reading Challenge
- Roll Your Own Reading Challenge
- Romance Book Reading Challenge
- The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge
- Shelf Reflection’s 2026 Reading Challenge
- Six Shooter Mystery Challenge
- Southern Literature Reading Challenge
- The StoryGraph Reading Challenges
- Thoughtful Reading Challenge
- The TBR 26 in’26 Challenge
- #TBRChallenge 2026
- Uncorked Reading Challenge
- Vintage Scavenger Hunt
- Virtual Mount TBR Reading Challenge
- The Winter 2026 Reading Challenge
- What An Animal Reading Challenge
- What’s in a Name Reading Challenge
Kids’ Reading Challenges
- Build Your Library Reading Challenge
- Read Across America Diverse Books Challenge
- Read Around the World: Children’s Reading Challenge
- Shelf Reflection’s Candy Reading Challenge for Kids
- We Read Tween Books Reading Challenge
Diverse Reading Challenges
- Black Horror Reading Challenge
- Decolonize Your Bookshelf Reading Challenge
- A Dash of Diversity
- Diverse Romance Trope Challenge
- Queer Your Year Challenge
- Read Diversely
- #ReadQueerly2026
- Shimmering Worlds 2026
- Trans Reading Challenge
Instagram Reading Challenges
- 12 Books Reading Challenge
- #26for2026 Instagram Reading Challenge
- 2026 Reading Prompts
- Birthstone Reading Challenge
- Disney Reading Challenge
- The Feminist Reading Challenge 2026
- Homegrown Book Picks 2026 Reading Challenge
- Keyword Reading Challenge
- Monthly Motif Reading Challenge
- #NottheBees2026
- Reading in Bloom
- #TBR20in2026
- Travel the World 2026
Podcast Reading Challenges
YouTube Reading Challenges
- 2026 Buzzword Reading Challenge
- 2026 Series Challenge
- Reading the Globe Fiction 2026 Readalong
- TBR Knockout
- 26 in 26 Reading Challenge
2026 Reading Challenges are such a fun and engaging way to get some backlist books read, as well as motivate yourself to read more. These challenges are also a great opportunity to meet and engage with other book lovers. What 2026 reading challenges are you planning on joining this year?
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Sounds good.
Sounds really great
sounds amazing!
Wow, it’s so helpful to have all these challenges listed in one spot! Thanks for including my Classics Challenge, too!
Absolutely! My pleasure! 🙂
Here’s two more for you:
She Reads Romance Books Reading Challenge
We Read Tween Books Reading Challenge
Thanks, Leslie! I have added them! 🙂
Hey there! I created one too, called the TBR Scavenger Hunt Reading Challenge! I can send you a link about it as well. 🙂
Thanks, Marin! I have added it for you! 🙂
Thanks for including the SpaceTime Reading Challenge!
Jemima
My pleasure, Jemima! 🙂
Thanks so much for including my Bookish Books Reading Challenge! I’ll be making a sign-up post for the 2024 challenge soon. I’ll send you a link when it’s up.
Thanks for creating/maintaining this list. I love reading challenges! Now, the only problem is not taking on too many because I want to do them all. LOL
Susan
That’s amazing! Can’t wait to add it! 🙂
Thanks for the list! I am pretty sure I joined up on too many challenges for 2024….. but is there really tooooooooooo many? I THINK NOT, HAHA!!!
HA! I totally agree with you! Good luck with your reading challenges! 🙂
Thanks for this amazing list.
May i advise the Kuna Library Extreme Booknerd Reading Challenge?
I found it the most challenging for me this year. I am still finishing the last two prompts 😅
It starts January 2-3 and ends December 16.
So many great library reading challenges. Thanks for sharing this one! 🙂
Thanks for listing my Books in Translation and Southern Literature reading challenges! My sign-up posts went live this week.
Perfect! They are added! 🙂
The signup page isn’t out yet but the Foodies Read Challenge happens every year at spiritblog.net (Vased on a True Story)
Thanks for letting me know! I will watch for it! 🙂
Great list! Here’s one I created. It’s called the Reading Through the Decades Reading Challenge. Each month you pick a book from a different decade to read.
Amazing! I will add it to the list! 🙂
Thank you so much!
There’s also the New Release Reading Challenge
Got it! Thanks for sharing it! 🙂
I’m always a little slow getting mine up, but the 2024 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge is ready.
Added! Thanks for the update! 🙂
Great list! Some challenges I haven’t heard of before reading this. Thamks!
Starting my first book of the new year today.
Omg omg, thank you so much for including #ReadQueerly2024 in this list!
My pleasure! 🙂
Thank you for this!
My pleasure! 🙂
Thank you for sharing
Thanks so much for putting this list together and for including my Cover Lovers Reading Challenge. Would you mind also adding my Bookish Books Reading Challenge to the list? The link is here: http://www.blogginboutbooks.com/2023/12/announcing-bookish-books-reading.html
Thanks so much!
Susan
Thanks for keeping me updated! It’s now added for you! 🙂
Thanks for this list — it’s amazing!
Please include the two challenges I host on my Rose City Reader blog:
The TBR 25 in ’25 Challenge: https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/the-tbr-25-in-25-challenge.html
The European Reading Challenge: https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/the-2025-european-reading-challenge.html
Thank you! Happy New Year and happy reading!
Got them! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
Thank YOU for all your work compiling this list!
Thank you so much for including the Comet Readings 2026 Reading Challenge! Hope you’ll join us for the main challenge – or one of the mini challenges. Wishing you a wonderful new bookish year filled with great reads! 😊 Elisabeth
My Pleasure! Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂
I finally have What’s in a Name up and running for 2026! https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/whats-in-a-name-2026-sign-up/
Amazing! Thanks for sharing. I have updated the link for you! 🙂