Monday, December 8, 2025

Anne's Book Challenge 2026

 It's the time of year when book lovers search for reading challenges for the next year. 

There are themed challenges, challenges sponsored by publishing houses and reading tracking sites. Even some authors have challenges.

Then there are just random people like me who come up with something. So, if you're looking for something but you're not quite sure what it is, why not try this? You can do it with friends Bingo style or by yourself. It's up to you. No one's checking, which also means there's no prize. It's just for fun.

And, by the way, there is a theme. If you guess it I may be able to come up with a prize after all.

 


 

Anne’s Book Challenge 2026


Read a book that is/has

  1. Historical fiction (any era)

  2. A one-word title

  3. An author with your initials

  4. Set in a country other than the United States

  5. A memoir or biography

  6. A classic novel (your definition of “classic”)

  7. Flowers on the cover

  8. Set in a place you’d like to visit

  9. Been made into a movie or TV show

  10. A number in the title

  11.     Been written by a female author

  12. A holiday theme

  13.     Been published in 1960

  14.      A blue or predominantly blue cover

  15.      An author’s debut novel

  16. A theme of friendship

  17.     Non-fiction

  18.     An animal on the cover

  19. Been recommended by a friend

  20. Set in the state where you live

  21. Won a prize or award 

  22. A title that starts “B”

  23. A Female, Senior Citizen Protagonist

  24. An Author who is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University

 

Suggested books by St. Bonaventure University graduates:

Boys in the Bunkhouse by Dan Barry

Pull Me Up: A Memoir by Dan Barry

Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry


The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney ‘82

Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (coming out in 2026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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