Book Riots 2026 Read Harder Challenge

1. Read a microhistory

2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list

3. Read a YA book by a Latine author

4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns

5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance

6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years

7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer

8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast

9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character

10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical

11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author

12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten

13. Read a nonfiction comic

14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism

15. Read a book by a librarian

16. Read a queer picture book

17. Read a book about a cult or cults

18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media

19. Read a book by an intersex author

20. Read a book set in space

21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation

22. Read a nonviolent true crime book

23. Read a book by an African author

24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!