Looking for reading challenges to up your reading game? Ready to try a different one than you’ve been doing for years or want something a little more niche?
Check out the master list of reading challenges – where you’ll find yearly, monthly, and other challenges. This will be updated regularly so make sure to check back.
Want to add your reading challenge (or suggest one you’ve found) to the list? Fill out this Google form and we’ll get it added.
Want to track your reading challenges in one spot? Here’s our tracker spreadsheet!
YEAR LONG CHALLENGES
- HYPEATHON
- AYEARATHON
- 24B4MONDAY Readathon
- Book Riot's 'Read Harder' 2022 Challenge
- POPSUGAR's 2022 Reading Challenge
- The Uncorked Librarian 2022 Reading Challenge
- The Unread Shelf Project
- Around the Year (ATY) in 52 Books Reading Challenge 2022
- Read Women Challenge 2021
- 52 Books Challenge
- NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge
- Diversify Your Reading Challenge 2021
- American Indian Library Association's Read Native Challenge
- AtoZ Reading Challenge
- Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge
- Back to the Classics Challenge
- Black Book Card Challenge
- Flourish and Blotts 2022 Harry Potter Challenge - The Ordinary Wizarding Levels (O.W.L.s) Reading Challenge
- Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge
- Books in the Freezer Horror Challenge
- Buzzword Reading Challenge 2022
- Monthly Moods 2022
- 50 States, 50 Horror Books
READING CHALLENGES BY MONTH
Four Nations Readathon
Bout of Books – January 3-9, 2022
Bout of Books – May 9-15, 2022
The Adventuresses’ Club Readathon – August 1-8, 2022
Bout of Books – August 15-21, 2022
Vault-A-Thon: The Disney Vault Read-a-thon – September 21-27, 2020
Queer Lit Readathon (Autumn Queer Weekend) – September 26-27, 2020
Hocus Pocus Readathon – October 1-31, 2020
Off the Grid Readathon – October 16-18, 2020
Queer Lit Readathon – November 29-December 5, 2020
Queer Lit Readathon – November 29-December 5, 2020
One of the biggest challenges you’ll face when running a Readathon effectively is keeping members engaged. If you happen to be a book club organizer, you can customize medals for your Readathon activities, and the medals are invaluable to participants who insist on finishing their readings. Interested in Readathon medals? Design now.
