Reading Challenges

50 Book Challenge

The goal of this challenge is to read 50 (or whatever number you choose) books between January 1 to December 31.

A-Z Reading Challenge

The goal of this challenge is to read 26 authors with surnames from A to Z between January 1 to December 31. It doesn’t have to be in alphabetical order, though some people prefer it. You can also read alphabetically by title, but I prefer doing it by author.

Ebook Challenge

Read a certain number of ebooks between January 1 to December 31.
Levels:

1. Floppy disk – 5 ebooks
2. CD – 10 ebooks
3. DVD – 25 ebooks
4. Memory stick – 50 ebooks
5. Hard drive – 75 ebooks
6. Server – 100 ebooks
7. Human Brain – 150 ebooks

New Author Challenge

This challenge runs from Jan 1 to Dec 31. The point is to find and read books by authors that are new to you. You can choose 15, 25 or 50 new authors.

Anthologies are a good way to read new authors but this shouldn’t take up more than a 1/3 of the books you read.

Artwork: Anglerfish by Vlad Gerasimov

What’s in a Name

Between January 1 and December 31, 2013, read one book in each of the following categories:

• A book with up or down (or equivalent) in the title:
• A book with something you’d find in your kitchen in the title:
• A book with a party or celebration in the title:
• A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title:
• A book with an emotion in the title:
• A book with lost or found (or equivalent)
•  in the title:

Around the Stacks in How Many Ways

The goal of this reading challenge is to read as many genres throughout the year as possible from January 1 to December 31. The choices of genres are:

• Crime/Mystery
• Thriller
• Romance
• Fantasy
• Sci-Fi
• Literary
• Young Adult
• Historical Fiction
• Dystopian
• Steampunk
• Comedy/Black Comedy
• Horror/Supernatural
• Adventure
• War
• Gothic
• Poetry
• Drama
• Childrens
• Graphic Novel
• Classic/Modern Classic

Grab a Book and Pull Up a Seat

This is a book group that I follow on Shelfari. They are an adults only (though I’m not sure why) club. Every month they have a mini challenge like, read a book with a monster on it, or read something about going back to school, etc.

Book Page Challenge

The goal of this challenge is to read a certain number (of your choosing) of pages a year. I am only participating to see how many pages I end up reading, because the number can be rather surprising.

Got any interesting reading challenges you are participating in? Comment below! I love to read about other people’s reading challenges.

Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

A list of books read or mentioned in the Gilmore Girls.