2026 Reading Challenge

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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsTropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
So You Want To Be a Teenage Dissident
47 books — 26 voters
Minor Characters by Joyce JohnsonRecollections of My Life as a Woman by Diane di PrimaOff the Road by Carolyn CassadyHow I Became Hettie Jones by Hettie JonesMemoirs of a Beatnik by Diane di Prima
Women Beats
18 books — 8 voters

Woody Notes, and Heat Sneaking up Fast by Danny WinterHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergMeditations in an Emergency by Frank O'HaraFaithful and Virtuous Night by Louise GlückPoetry in a time of Pestilence by Alex Morritt
Best Late Night Poetry
21 books — 8 voters
Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the F... by Charles BukowskiNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThe Cat Inside by William S. BurroughsA Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence FerlinghettiOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Books by Bukowski and the Beats
105 books — 5 voters

Untapped Melody by Emma BrayDirty Rocker by Cassie MintFinding Her Tempo by Jessa JoyCarnal Licks by Pinky CockburnSame Old Song by Matilda Martel
Rock My World Series
13 books — 4 voters
Funk Is Its Own Reward by Lloyd BradleyFunk Guitar - The Essential Guide | Private Lessons Series Bo... by Ross BoltonThe Breakbeat Bible by Mike Adamo | Drum Sheet Music Songbook... by Mike AdamoThe Funkmasters -- The Great James Brown Rhythm Sections 1960... by Chuck Silverman
how to groove
4 books — 3 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacLooking for Kerouac by Mercedes Webb-Pullman
Who loves Kerouac ?
2 books — 2 voters

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