2025 Challenges: Summary Info and Links for Members

[Anita]

(**this post is still in development**)

This year, we will have four challenges going on, two challenges are official and two challenges are fun member-directed activities.

New members are always welcome to participate!

Play Harder (PBT sponsored and administrator-led)
Compass (PBT sponsored and administrator-led)
Trim the TBR (member-organized by Amy)
Going Long (member-organized by Theresa)

The purpose of this post is to help newer members get oriented to each challenge and find the posts describing rules and hosting discussions. In other words, to filter out the noise that takes place in this folder in general!

Play Harder

Brief summary: Request a list of 12 prompts (customized and generated from a list of hundreds) and read books that fit the list.

For complete rules and to sign up: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

To discuss specific prompts: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions about this activity, please reach out to Anita, one of PBT's administrators.

The Compass

Brief summary: Travel the world, reading and reviewing books specific to geography.

For complete rules: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

To sign up: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

To discuss your travels and questions: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

For spins and requests: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

To post your Compass reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions about this activity, please reach out to BooknBlues, one of PBT's administrators.

Trim the TBR

Brief summary: Make a numerical list of 12 books you really want to read this year. A number will be randomly selected and that's the book that gets read. Many reads are coordinated into buddy reads.

For complete rules:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Going Long

Brief summary: Read one long book per quarter

For complete rules and discussion:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...