2026 Reading Challenge

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Magic America by C.E. MedfordThe Syrian Virgin by Zack LoveAnissa's Redemption by Zack LoveThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMy Ántonia by Willa Cather
The American Dream
45 books — 34 voters
Relish by Lucy KnisleyWhat's Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective ... by Martha Char LoveThe Happiness Animal by Will JelbertOptimal Living 360 by Sanjay JainSinners and Saints by Allie Bloom
Recharge your optimism!
13 books — 24 voters

Fed Up by Sophia ElanThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVEmotional Intelligence by Daniel GolemanThe Happiness Project by Gretchen RubinThe Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
Happiness, Well-being, & Emotional Intelligence
20 books — 16 voters
From Meidelach to Matriarchs ~ A Journal by Mirta Ines TruppJourney by Aaron BeckerThe Dot by Peter H. ReynoldsThe Red Tree by Shaun TanThe Arrival by Shaun Tan
Life Inspiration
69 books — 11 voters

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienCold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Optimistic Books
65 books — 9 voters
Manage My Emotions by Kenneth J. MartzHow to Be Miserable by Randy J. PatersonThe Antidote by Oliver BurkemanCommon Sense Ain’t So Common by Scott NelsonHow to Not Give a Shit and Not Be a Dumb Ass in the Process by Erika P. Ryles
Self-Help Reexamined
8 books — 7 voters

Buried Alive by Franz HartmannRoller Coasters of Death by U.S. Consumer Product Safet...World War Three Is Inevitable by Roland PritikinDeath in the Pot by Charles W. DoughtyLaughing Death by Vincent Zigas
•Yeah... But What A Way To Go!
119 books — 5 voters
Mr. Grumble by Roger HargreavesWhat to Do When You Grumble Too Much by Dawn HuebnerPenguin Problems by Jory JohnA Little SPOT of Optimism by Diane AlberRain! by Christian Robinson
Negativity and positive thinking for children who Grumble too much
12 books — 1 voter

The Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooI Fell in Love With Hope by LancaliEverything Is F*cked by Mark MansonA Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
Books of Hope and Optimism
64 books — 1 voter

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