2026 Reading Challenge

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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Cottagecore Vibes
164 books — 44 voters
Broker Executive by Val VogelOut of the Cage by Matthew LightfootA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanRetirement by Boyd LemonRetire Secure! by James Lange
Best Books About Retirement
39 books — 38 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Cottage Library
210 books — 37 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareTiger Lily by Jodi Lynn AndersonThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Pisces Fiction
93 books — 33 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesFruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki TakayaStardust by Neil GaimanThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Feel Good Fantasies
133 books — 23 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
British Young Adult Fantasy
44 books — 22 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiDance Dance Dance by Haruki MurakamiSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil GaimanImajica by Clive Barker
Dreamlike worlds / surreal fiction
33 books — 20 voters
Poems About Unicorns, Superheros, Princesses, Soccer, The Col... by Mark P. M.The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Rainbow Fish by Marcus PfisterThe Rainbow by D.H. LawrenceEvery Unicorn Has A Name by Ashley K.
Rainbows and Unicorns
53 books — 7 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyUnmentionable by Therese OneillThe Fractured Republic by Yuval LevinLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonHexwood by Diana Wynne Jones
Post-Election Healing, Learning, and Self-Care
27 books — 5 voters
My Man Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseLady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona CarnarvonBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Escape
62 books — 4 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienRedwall by Brian JacquesPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Dawn of Evil by L.E. ParkerThe Birth of Death by L.E. Parker
Best Books to Escape to Another Realm
28 books — 4 voters
Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelLamentation by C.J. SansomHeartstone by C.J. SansomSovereign by C.J. SansomThe Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
The Best Books to Escape Reality With
87 books — 3 voters

Let It All Burn by Denise Grover SwankPirate's Paradox by Lisa KesslerDiscovery by Louise McLaughlinWitch's Reign by Shannon MayerMagic Dark, Magic Divine by A.J. Locke
Best Urban Fantasy to Read to Escape
10 books — 3 voters
The Flatshare by Beth O'LearyThe Good Life by Scott NearingThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
books for escapism from this capitalist hell
4 books — 2 voters

DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye LeeThe Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko MorimiYours Celestially by Al HessOf Thunder & Lightning by Kimberly WangProkaryote Season by Leo Fox
Weirdcore Reads
7 books — 1 voter

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