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I’m tracking my 2025 reading challenge progress here. I’m limiting myself to challenges that might push me a little out of my comfort zone or at least mix up my habitual reading patterns. This looks like a lot, and it kind of is, but I can complete several of these by reading just one book.
The challenge buttons and names link to to the signup/information posts at the challenge host’s website if you’d like to join me!
Reading Challenges I’m Hosting
Books in Translation Reading Challenge
Hosted here at Introverted Reader. I’m signing up at the Conversationalist level, 4-6 books. #2025booksintranslation
Southern Literature Reading Challenge
Hosted here at Introverted Reader. I’m signing up at level four, 7+ books. #2025southernlit
Challenges I’m Participating In
Hundred Years Hence Reading Challenge
Hosted by A Hot Cup of Pleasure. Read and write about one book published in 1925. I found an article entitled “1925 in Literature” on Wikipedia that should help. #HYH25
Craving for Cozies Reading Challenge
Hosted by Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book. Read cozy mysteries. I’m signing up for level 1, which is 1-25 cozy mysteries. #CravingCozies
2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge
Hosted by Shelleyrae at Book’d Out. I’m joining at the Nonfiction Nosher level to read 12 books, one from each of 12 categories. #ReadNonFicChal | Instagram: @shelleyrae _bookdout | Mastodon: @shelleyrae@aus.social
- History
- Memoir/Biography
- True Crime
- Science
- Health
- Food
- Travel
- Garden
- Myth, Legend and Folklore
- Islands
- How-To
- Published in 2025
2025 Classics Reading Challenge
Hosted by Tea and Ink Society. I’ve done pretty well in the five-year long Classics Club challenge but I first signed up for Tea and Ink Society’s challenge to help steer my choices in 2022. I wasn’t completely successful but it definitely kept classics on my radar. I’m signing up again this year.
- January: A classic you discover in a used bookstore
- February: A Russian novel or short story collection
- March: A classic about immigrants or pioneers
- April: A classic set on your own turf
- May: A book you were supposed to read in school
- June: Nonfiction nature writing
- July: A science fiction novel or short story collection
- August: A classic by an author you’ve only read once
- September: A classic World War I or World War II novel
- October: A Jane Austen novel
- November: A poetry collection by one of the Romantic poets
- December: A Medieval or Renaissance classic
2025 Cover Lovers Reading Challenge
Hosted by Bloggin’ Bout Books. I’m signing up for level 1: read 1-10 books with covers that match the following prompts. I’ll decide which prompts I want to use as I go.
- Your favorite color
- Headwear of some kind (hat, helmet, yarmulke, hijab, etc.)
- A mode of transportation
- Bookish elements
- An author that has a common name spelled in an uncommon way (i.e. Stephenie Meyer, Kelley Armstrong, etc.)
- An illustrated scene
- A design that is in desperate need of a makeover
- A wintry scene
- A summery scene
- Food
- A skeleton, bones, or a skull and crossbones
- Floral elements
- Sports equipment
- A title and/or scene that makes you laugh
- Something you might see in a hospital (medicine bottles, IV stand, stethoscope, doctor, etc.)
- Someone wearing period clothing
- A famous structure or landmark (man-made or natural)
- A frame-worthy design
- At least one person of color (POC)
- Someone partly or fully submerged in water
- A lighted window
- A bird
- A futuristic scene
- A weapon
- The name of and/or a depiction of a famous person
- A number in the title or design (numeral or spelled out)
- A backpack or piece of luggage
- The words “light” and/or “dark” in the title
- A foggy/stormy scene
- A television or movie screen
- No people
- An object that is broken
- A silhouette or shadow
- A piece of jewelry
- A sunrise or sunset
- A cityscape
- An aquatic animal
- A light source tha can be held in the hand (flashlight, torch, lantern, etc.)
- The name of one of the four seasons in the title, design, or author’s name
- A depiction of something that has been spilled (milk, paint, blood, etc.)
- Eyewear of some kind (sunglasses, goggles, eyepatch, etc.)
- A spooky scene
- Something you might find in a child’s bedroom (teddy bear, nightlight, crib, etc.)
- A key and/or a keyhole
- A real, historical photograph
- A proper noun in the title or design
- Something that is plaid
- Outdated technology (typewriter, film camera, rotary telephone, etc.)
- The name of a month in the title, design, or author’s name
- A flag, pennant, or banner
Reading by the Numbers Challenge
Hosted by My Reader’s Block. This is similar to the GoodReads Challenge: choose how many books you want to read for the years and track them. I decided I’d like to have this list on my blog and not just on GoodReads so I’m signing up. My goal is 100 books. #ReadingByNumbers2025