Post Your 2026 Reading List

[Nadine in NY]

If you have a list (even if incomplete) of what you plan to read for the challenge post it here. You can edit it as time goes on if you need to. That way we can see what others are planning for their year. Don't worry if you haven't picked your books yet, either. Some people are planning all books in advance, some aren't. Do what is right for you to have fun with this challenge.

As you finish a book you can either put a * or a √ next to it to show how many you've read so far. To get a checkmark on a PC hold the Alt key and type 251. On a Mac hold the Option key and type "V". You can also copy and paste the checkmarks I've made √ √ ✔
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2026 List

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Nadine in NY]

Nadine's List (this year I'm snagging the top spot LOL!!)


1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Karen]

Karen’s 2026 Challenge

[Fannie]

0/40

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Megan]

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Tricia]

Putting a hold in

[Rita]

2026 Popsugar Reading Challenge
✨ 0/50 ✨

✅- Completed

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Sasha]

0/50

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[poshpenny]

coming soon

[Ellie]

Ellie's There's No Way I'm Finishing This 2026 List - 0/50

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Joyce]

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters - Ella Minnow Pea
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Karen]

Karen W. Plans/Thoughts 2026 - Classics, Children's Books, already planning to read, substitute or depend upon serendipity.

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Diane]

It’s here!
Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

[Angie]

Yay! Let the hunt and reading begin!!

1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
19 A book about teen angst
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24 A book about postpartum
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
28 A book about debt
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
48 A book with a shadow daddy
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism