2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion
2026 Yearly Challenges
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Read & Roam - 2026
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How to Participate:
1. Post here telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read.
You may choose your books at the beginning, or add them as you go. You may join any time during the year, and may change your goal whenever needed.
2. When you finish books for the challenge, edit your original post or member’s corner thread to add them.
Instructions are in the how-to link below.
3. To have your progress updated, post a new comment here to let the challenge leader know.
Every time you post an update, be sure to include your original (sign-up) message number, the number of books you have completed, and your goal. We use your original message number to identify you, since multiple members may have the same profile name.
Example:
Update to message 32: 2/25 books read!
For more information about how our challenges work, visit this how-to thread or ask your challenge leader.
P.S. Please do not delete posts! It changes the message numbers, complicating the update process for both leaders and participants. If you wish to leave the challenge, simply post a comment here to let us know. You may edit your original post to say {deleted}. Thank you!
Participants
Cordelia #6 - 0/10
Debra Diggs #7 - 0/10
JennH #9 - 0/36
Michelle #5 - 0/10
Rachael #8 - 0/12
STATS
Participants: 5
Books Read: 0
Books Pledged: 78
Challenges Completed: 0
Updated through Message #9 on Dec 01, 2025.
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I'm in! This looks like fun. I'll go for 10.Goal: 10
Progress 0/10 (0%)
Sign me up for 10. Thanks. Read & Roam
Road Trip Style - Readers Also Enjoyed
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Please sign me up for 12 books.COMPLETED: 0/12
🗺️ Road Trip Style: Each book is selected from the prior book's page in a linear or cross-country fashion
1. Award Winner: tbd
Genre/Readers Also Enjoyed/Literary Awards
Please sign me up for 36.READ & ROAM
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
🗺️ Road Trip Style: Each book is selected from the prior book's page in a linear or cross-country fashion.
Genres, the Readers Also Enjoyed area, or Literary Award
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READ & ROAMDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
I'd like to join for a goal of 30
🗺️ Road Trip Style: Each book is selected from the prior book's page in a linear or cross-country fashion.
READ & ROAMDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Completion: 0/60
I would like to set a goal of 60 with a goal of 5 Per month
🗺️ Road Trip Style: Each book is selected from the prior book's page in a linear or cross-country fashion.
Genres, the Readers Also Enjoyed area, or Literary Award
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Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Expanding on a crowd favorite monthly challenge, Read & Roam is an open-ended yearly challenge that takes readers on a journey through the pages of books that are linked by Award, Genre, or Reader recommendation. Feel free to travel on one long adventure, or take multiple smaller excursions throughout the year. Set a goal and book your travel plans!
🔹 Begin your trip by reading any Award Winner.
🔹 Visit its Goodreads page and choose your next reading destination from: one of its Genres, the Readers Also Enjoyed area, or a book that won the same Literary Award. (See note.)
🔹 Continue toward your goal using one of the travel styles below, repeating until you reach your destination.
🗺️ Staycation Style: Each book is selected from the starting book's page in day trip or weekender fashion.
🗺️ Road Trip Style: Each book is selected from the prior book's page in a linear or cross-country fashion.
Note: The Goodreads features used for this challenge are available on the website, but not in the mobile app. If you don't have access to a computer, try visiting Goodreads using a browser on your device.
Genres are located below the book blurb.
Readers Also Enjoyed is located below About the Author and is scrollable.
Literary Awards are listed below the First published date.
To see a sample Goodreads page showing where these features are located, (view spoiler)[