2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion
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That's okay! I just wanted to know what was happening more than anything!
Ashleigh wrote: "That's okay! I just wanted to know what was happening more than anything!":) The poll is up now: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/5...
Do we have team challenges here?I'd love to join a team challenge
Charanya wrote: "Do we have team challenges here?I'd love to join a team challenge"
Hi Charanya, we do not have any team challenges at the moment, sorry!
In message #151, which I wrote back on May 20, I told you mods about how the Give Us a Clue yearly challenge had stagnated for nearly three months. Ilona was going to check in with Rachael to see if she needed help. It's now been almost six months since that challenge was updated. Rachael's last post there was on Feb. 28. She appears to still be active in this group, even posting her own updates in a challenge that I'm leading. I'm hopeful this means she is healthy.
My offer to help still stands, though six months of backlogged updates, goal changes, and unanswered questions would take a significant amount of time to get through, I'm sure. It is/was such a fun challenge idea, but it's so disheartening to see people's updates, requests and questions ignored. Please help.
TerryJane wrote: "In message #151, which I wrote back on May 20, I told you mods about how the Give Us a Clue yearly challenge had stagnated for nearly three months. Ilona was going to check in with Rachael to see i..."Hi TerryJane, thank you for the alert, and my apologies for the lack of updates on this challenge. I am going through everything now and will post everyone's progress asap.
Ilona wrote: "TerryJane wrote: "In message #151, which I wrote back on May 20, I told you mods about how the Give Us a Clue yearly challenge had stagnated for nearly three months. Ilona was going to check in wit..."Thanks so much, Ilona. I didn't mean to be a nag; nor did I intend to push you into the leader role. I just wanted the challenge to be revived somehow. Thanks again. ✌😊
Hi, Mods! I just finished up leading August's "Soulmates - Opposites Attract" challenge. We had fun and finished at 103% of books read/books pledged. Woohoo! 😊 A few participants asked about doing this challenge again in the future, or in a longer format like a quarterly or yearly challenge so they'd have more time to find pairs. I know we usually have a poll later in the year to vote for a favorite yearly challenge to bring back, but I don't recall anything for bringing back a favorite monthly challange, much less bringing one back for a longer time frame.
"I thoroughly enjoyed this one and do hope we revisit it someday. Thank you very much for hosting, TerryJane!"
"Thanks for the challenge TerryJane! I’d love to do something similar again in the future, maybe in a quarterly or yearly, to have more a bit time to find suitable pairs."
"Thanks for this challenge TerryJane. I enjoyed it and would like to do it again sometime :)"
"I think this is one of the most fun challenges we've done. We should definitely do it again sometime. It was a great success. Kudos, TerryJane!"
I just thought I'd mention it, in case you guys might take these member requests into consideration when planning for 2022. Maybe we could poll for another favorite to bring back, in addition to the yearly one.
Thanks for selecting my idea. It was fun to read and to lead. 😃
Good point, TerryJane. I have a couple of times if not dismissed a challenge then at least chosen another one, because I didn’t feel like I had enough time for it.
The august Soulmates I didn’t even research for for the same reason. The books for the quarterly challenge I had already picked a month earlier, so finding pairs and trying to fit them into my August schedule didn’t work, I’m sorry to say…
Maybe I will get a second chance, though, eh?
I like the idea of expanding popular monthlies to longer stretching challenges.
Helloplease i just want to ask if i can post my book here, i am new author and this is my first book, can promote it here?
Ekhomagbe wrote: "Helloplease i just want to ask if i can post my book here, i am new author and this is my first book, can promote it here?"
Yes, you can make a new thread in the folder 'Authors and Promotions'. :)
Hello moderators how are you? What books📚 am I allowed to read for this group because I have books for young adults
Aarja wrote: "Ekhomagbe wrote: "Helloplease i just want to ask if i can post my book here, i am new author and this is my first book, can promote it here?"
Yes, you can make a new thread in the folder 'Author..."
Alright, thanks Aarja
TerryJane wrote: "Hi, Mods! I just finished up leading August's "Soulmates - Opposites Attract" challenge. We had fun and finished at 103% of books read/books pledged. Woohoo! 😊 A few participants asked about doin..."
Terry Jane, Mie, that is a very good suggestion. Thank you! We will start planning soon behind the scenes and I'll make sure to have a look at using succesful monthly and quarterly challenges as new yearlies.
Ekhomagbe wrote: "Helloplease i just want to ask if i can post my book here, i am new author and this is my first book, can promote it here?"
Hi Ekhomagbe, we do not allow authors promoting their book without permission. I have removed your post.
Aarja wrote: "Yes, you can make a new thread in the folder 'Authors and Promotions'. :)"I am sorry, Aarja, but we don't have that folder in this group as we keep book promotions to a minimum and always delete them if posted without permission.
Reed wrote: "Hello moderators how are you? What books📚 am I allowed to read for this group because I have books for young adults"Hi Reed, welcome to the group :) We read all kinds of genres here, so you can defintely read YA books! For each of our challenges the first post specifies which books you can read. Feel free to message me if you have any questions.
Ilona wrote: "Ekhomagbe wrote: "Helloplease i just want to ask if i can post my book here, i am new author and this is my first book, can promote it here?"
Hi Ekhomagbe, we do not allow authors promoting thei..."
Alright, sorry about that
Hello Moderators! Good news...I've exceeded my original challenge! Now that I've increased this year's challenge # from 21 to 30 books, is there some way to move my posts to the next number category? My posts about the yearly challenge are currently in the 1-25 section. Thanks!
Julietta wrote: "Hello Moderators! Good news...I've exceeded my original challenge! Now that I've increased this year's challenge # from 21 to 30 books, is there some way to move my posts to the next number categor..."Congratulations, Julietta!
if you would post a link to your thread here, I or another mod (depending on when you link your thread) would be happy to move it for you to the 26-50 folder.
Edited to add: I found your thread by checking your profile page and move d it as you requested.
in the future, though, providing your link is the best practice. 😊
Thank you so much! If it happens again, I'll have to figure out how to post a link lol!
Julietta wrote: "Thank you so much! If it happens again, I'll have to figure out how to post a link lol!"My bad, Julietta, for assuming that everyone knows how to do that.
Here are the quick steps;
1. Open two browser tabs, one for the post you're copying and one for where you want to paste it.
2. On the original post, right-click on the date/time stamp on the top right corner.
3. You'll see a number of options, including 'Copy link address' (the wording may vary with your browser). Click that.
4. in your second browser tab, position your cursor where you want to paste the link. (If you're trying to edit an existing post, click 'edit'in the lower left corner of your post)
5. When you're done writing your post, click Post.
If you were editing a post, click Edit Post when you're done.
Hi Mods, I've also updated my yearly goal from 76+ books, now doubled to 150 books. Can my page below pleased be moved to the 101+ Personal Challenge section. Thanks!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Nedge wrote: "Hi Mods, I've also updated my yearly goal from 76+ books, now doubled to 150 books. Can my page below pleased be moved to the 101+ Personal Challenge section. Thanks!https://www.goodreads.com/topi..."
Nedge
Congratulations on all the reading you've accomplished already this year!
Your thread has been moved to the 101+ folder, but your link will stay the same.
Thanks again, Oshizu! This tech-challenged woman appreciates any tips!
Julietta wrote: "Thanks again, Oshizu! This tech-challenged woman appreciates any tips!"Julietta. It's our pleasure. That's what we're here for. <3
I'm not sure this is the right place for this question, but here goes:a few days ago I saw a challenge that was vaguely Advent Calendar-ish: 24 stories/poems/essays in as many days. TBH I'm not sure it is from 2021 or earlier, but I cannot seem to find it now. Any ideas what/where this might have been/might be?
Thanks!
Julia wrote: "I'm not sure this is the right place for this question, but here goes:a few days ago I saw a challenge that was vaguely Advent Calendar-ish: 24 stories/poems/essays in as many days. TBH I'm not s..."
Hi, Julia! The Advent Challenge is one of the December monthly challenges in the 2021 Monthly Challenges folder. There are two others as well. All three will open later this week.
If you want to go straight to the Advent Challenge, it is here .
And, yes, this is definitely the right place to seek help. 😊
TerryJane wrote: "Julia wrote: "I'm not sure this is the right place for this question, but here goes:a few days ago I saw a challenge that was vaguely Advent Calendar-ish: 24 stories/poems/essays in as many days...."
This is one of my favorite challenge!!! I was also looking for it. I hope it opens soon. Is a nice boost to finish the year!
Hello. Could you let me know how to keep my TBR list and Currently Reading? Does that automatically move over? Thanks!
Julietta wrote: "Hello. Could you let me know how to keep my TBR list and Currently Reading? Does that automatically move over? Thanks!"Hi Julietta, are you referring to your Goodreads shelves? They are connected to your profile and will not change at the end of the year. Only the personal challenge thread and the members' corner in this group will be archived, unless you'd like us to move them over. In that case, can you post a link to the topic you'd like to keep?
Did the Penguins and Polar Bear Challenge disappear?
Alyana wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Did the Penguins and Polar Bear Challenge disappear?"Hi Kimberly, it's still here. " Thank you!
Kimberly wrote: "Did the Penguins and Polar Bear Challenge disappear?"No, it's still there, and I'm leading it. 😊
You are only seeing five of the topics in the 2022 Yearly Challenges folder. To expand any discussion folder, you can click the triangle on the left of the folder name, or click on the folder name itself, or click on the right where it says Showing x of y topics.
In this case, you can click this link to see all the open 2022 Yearly Challenges.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
D.L. wrote: "Is Secret Santas still happening???"D.L., Kara extended the sign-ups a little later than last year, but closed the thread on Dec. 2 and posted that she is working on the matching. 🤶🎅
TerryJane wrote: "D.L. wrote: "Is Secret Santas still happening???"D.L., Kara extended the sign-ups a little later than last year, but closed the thread on Dec. 2 and posted that she is working on the matching. 🤶🎅"
I signed up. I was just wondering if matching was happening. TY.
I was wondering the same thing, as my memory says it happened earlier last year (but I can't be certain!)
I’ve been sick and I also missed Secret Santa this year. I can’t believe I missed this! First time I quite a few years. If you have an odd number or need an extra, I’m happy to jump in!
Has anyone received their match yet for Secret Santa? With Christmas only next week, we don't have much time to make this happen for print books. I'm wondering if I got missed somehow?
Michelle wrote: "Has anyone received their match yet for Secret Santa? With Christmas only next week, we don't have much time to make this happen for print books. I'm wondering if I got missed somehow?"As far as I know matching is still ungoing. I'll check in with Kara and check the status of things.
Ilona wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Has anyone received their match yet for Secret Santa? With Christmas only next week, we don't have much time to make this happen for print books. I'm wondering if I got missed some..."Ok, thank you for the info!
An update regarding Secret Santa: All messages have gone out now, so please contact Kara if you have not received anything.
I apologize if I'm being totally blind but I cannot seem to find where I am supposed to post my update to the main 2022 challenge. I know where for the sub-challenges but not the main 2022 challenge. I am in the group 26 - 50.Appreciate the help!
MelissaHere's a link to your personal challenge thread.
I found the link on your profile page, actually.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
To quickly access my personal challenge thread, I bookmarked it on my browser bar. It's faster than going to the 26-50 personal challenge folder then browsing through all the threads. :D
oshizu wrote: "MelissaHere's a link to your personal challenge thread.
I found the link on your profile page, actually.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
Oh, so we are only keeping track of our own. I get it. I thought, like challenges, there would be a "tally thread" for the year's challenge. Sorry my misunderstanding. This is my first time actually doing anything in the GoodReads community even though I've been on GoodReads for years. Just learning the lay of the land.
Thanks for taking the time to respond!
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Hi Ashleigh, we were a bit surprised by the tie, so it took a couple of days to figure out what to do. A poll will go up today to decide between the two books, so I am afraid that you'll have to wait a bit longer to know which book is going to be read in July.