2026 Challenge Speculation

[Nadine in NY]

Joanna G wrote: "From checking the article, I see they count Nahadoth from The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. I really enjoyed that trilogy, and for those who aren't as big on romantasy, I wouldn't count..."


100% agree! It's not a romance, it's a fantasy with a love story as part of the plot. I don't remember any sex scenes at all - if there are any, they are not explicit.

[Amy]

Yes, the prompts are confounding, but so is the list coming out so early! does anyone begin now or do people wait until 2026?

[Rose]

Amy wrote: "Yes, the prompts are confounding, but so is the list coming out so early! does anyone begin now or do people wait until 2026?" I will start early!

[Rose]

One thing that I always enjoy about this challenge is finding things in books I hadn't considered. Heard this author talking about her book on a podcast and it fits the marathon and postpartum prompts as well as sexless marriage as her husband was deployed for over a year. Those were 3 prompts I thought would be difficult to find but then days after the list is released I find one book that fits all three! I don't double (or triple) dip, but for anyone who does....Don't Call It a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs, and Started Chasing Happiness

[Sasha]

Rachel Reynolds wrote: "First time I've ever joined a reading challenge but I am going to try this one out and see what happens not sure about these crops I think the props might help broaden my rooting genres so wish me ..."

Welcome, Rachel! This year was my first time, and I had a blast thanks to the lovely people in this group. I hope you enjoy it just as much!

[Doni]

NOT READY! NOT READY! (Imagine inserting GIF here of the kid in Howl's Moving Castle when Sophie goes to clean his room.)

[Conny]

Sasha wrote: I think it means a ghost that someone encounters while travelling (so not in their own home, for instance. ) We agreed on another thread that anything that involves both ghosts and travel should count, so I wouldn't worry too much.

Thank you, yes, I had a brainwave the other day following your explanations and realized it's not so much a "travel ghost" story but a travel "ghost story," which makes it much clearer to my linguist's brain :D

[Conny]

Jennifer W wrote: "I was watching a PBS documentary last night and realized I was surprised that neither PS or ATY did a 40th anniversary of Chernobyl prompt."

You're absolutely right :o Maybe they felt at PS it was too grim for a prompt? I don't remember that Chernobyl even came up in the ATY group, and it wasn't suggested as a prompt, either.

[Conny]

Denise wrote: "ETA: also, I'm side-eyeing the "granny hobby" one. What, exactly, is a granny hobby? Grannies are not a monolith."

I think the safest way to go there would be to find a book with a granny/elderly woman protagonist and call it a day. Whatever she enjoys doing in that book will be her very personal granny hobby :D

I'm going to read the second Thursday Murder Club book for the prompt. They're a group of elderly people in a retirement home solving murders as a (waitforit) hobby, that's good enough for me :D

[Amy]

Rose wrote: "Amy wrote: "Yes, the prompts are confounding, but so is the list coming out so early! does anyone begin now or do people wait until 2026?" I will start early!"

Thank you, Rose!

[Denise]

Conny wrote: "Denise wrote: "ETA: also, I'm side-eyeing the "granny hobby" one. What, exactly, is a granny hobby? Grannies are not a monolith."

I think the safest way to go there would be to find a book with a ..."

That's a good idea, I'll look for a book where the protagonist is a grandmother. :)

[Frogli]

Honestly first reaction is there are way to many prompts that I either outright dislike or am not interested in. I'll have a closer look lately but suspect I'll be swapping out a wholw bunch from somewhere else although not sure where yet.