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2026 Yearly Challenges
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A Guide to the 2026 Yearly Challenges
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We are offering 16 yearly challenges for 2026 – ten member favorites that are back by popular demand, and six new ones, which are based on our members’ suggestions!
Below you will find an alphabetical list with brief challenge descriptions. Links to the challenges will be added as they are posted.
💡 Have an idea for a quarterly or monthly challenge? Visit the 2026 Member Challenge Ideas thread to share your ideas, or to learn about leading a challenge.
❓ Questions about a specific yearly challenge? Please ask that challenge's leader in its challenge thread.
❓ Questions about something else? Please ask in the Questions for Mods? thread.
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A-Z: AWARD WINNERS: Choose a book award title for each letter of the alphabet, and read a book that received that prize. Winners only – no runners up, shortlisted works, or honorable mentions. Letter rip!
BIBLIOPOLY: Inspired by the classic board game, prompts are related to property colors, game tokens, and group activities, as well as diverse book, author and character traits. Enjoy the game!
BOOKWORMS TAKE SHELFIES: Be shelfish about your reading by organizing your reading around these freshly updated virtual bookshelves. Take a shelfie!
CLEAR THE SHELVES: Are your bookshelves and devices groaning under the weight of many unread books? Clear unread books from your physical and virtual shelves with this popular challenge.
FINDERS READERS: Search for specific words within the text of your books in three themed groups: Turning Points, Holidays, and Monthly Themes. Let the hunt begin!
I SPY: Search your bookshelves to find cover art and title words to match each of our fresh new categories. What will you spy with your little eye?
LET’S TURN PAGES: This challenge tracks the pages you read, whether you read a novella or a chunkster. Print, ebook, and audiobooks all qualify, so choose a goal and let's turn pages!
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Read crime books to solve cases – who, what, where, why, when, and how? If you reach the top domestic rank, you may travel the world for the bonus INTERPOL level. Get your sleuth on!
PLOTS TWISTS & PLAYLISTS: In this open challenge, you can strike a chord by making connections between your book selections and your favorite songs. Hit the play button and start pairing!
POPSUGAR: Track your progress in the newest PopSugar Reading Challenge with fellow group members. There are 40 standard prompts and 10 advanced prompts. How many will pop up on your reading list?
PRISMATIC PAGES: Read through the rainbow by focusing on different colors throughout the year. Select books with cover colors or title words to match each month’s selection. Chase the rainbow on your shelves!
READ & ROAM: Read books that are linked to each other by Award, Genre, or Reader recommendation. You can go on one long journey, or take multiple smaller excursions. Book a trip!
RIDDLE ME THIS: Clever riddles meet your bookshelf in this brain-twisting challenge. Connect each riddle to a book cover or title. How many riddles will you solve?
SERIAL READER: Start, continue, or finish your book series; or read an entire series from start to finish. Let’s get serious about series!
TBR JAR: Tackle your mountain of TBR (To-Be-Read) books by randomizing your shelf, following prompts, or using an internet generator. Write titles on paper and draw them from a jar, or just give your books a virtual shake-up.
THIS OR THAT: Choose a favorite answer from each pair of opposites, and read a book that is related in some way. What will you choose? This or that?