2023 Reading Challenges

The 2023 reading challenges have been turning up for a while now, though I'm just starting to take notice. (Old and slow just go together, don't they?)  I'm not sure I'll be keeping a very thorough list this year, but at least I can make a stab at it.

The list is in roughly alphabetical order,
with links to announcement/signup posts.
(Check marks will indicate challenges I've signed up for.)

Notes and Caveats:

• The challenges listed are, in general (it's not a strict rule), year-long challenges, open to everyone. I don't usually list read-a-thons, read-alongs, "personal" challenges, or challenges linked to special days or time periods.
  
• This list is NOT meant to be a complete list of ALL the reading challenges available for 2023. It's mainly just challenges that seem attractive to me. And I'm not necessarily recommending any of these — just keeping track.
  
• I will not be signing up for ALL these challenges! I'm sure I'll be joining in for a few, but definitely not all. (See the challenges I'm participating in HERE.)
  
• In general I'm not a fan of the "check list" type of reading challenge with a bunch of set categories — so I'll list a few, but not every one of them. And I definitely prefer challenges that let participants choose their own books. 
  
• I don't do a lot of social media hanging out, so if a challenge is being hosted primarily on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, you probably won't find it on this list. 
• PLEASE NOTE: I really don't like to deal with a lot of ads on the blogs I read. So if challenges are hosted by ad-heavy websites, they might not make it to this list.

For a much more comprehensive, up-to-date list of 2023 Reading Challenges, you can check the Reading Challenge Addict website.

The 2023 Reading Challenge List

1. 2023 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge | Host: Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book. 
2. 2023 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge - Author Edition | Host: Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book. 
3. 2023 Beachcomber Mystery Reading Challenge | Host: Rick Mills. 
4. Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge | Host: Rachael @ Booklist Queen.  
5. 2023 Books in Translation Reading Challenge | Host: Introverted Reader. 
6. Calendar of Crime 2023 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
7. 2023 Children's Books Reading Challenge...for Adults! | Host: Belle's Library. 
8. Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Carol's Notebook.  
9. Color Coded Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
10. 2023 Craving for Cozies Reading Challenge | Host: Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book. 
11. Creativity Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! 
12. Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Socrates' Book Reviews. 
13. 2023 Diversity Reading Challenge | Host: Celebrity Readers. 
14. Epistolary Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! 
15. 2023 European Reading Challenge | Host: Rose City Reader.  (to be added)
16. 2023 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge | Host: Celebrity Readers. 
17. 2023 Gaia/Nature Reading Challenge | Host: Gum Trees and Galaxies. 
18. Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Adventures of an Intrepid Reader. 
19. Humor Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! 
20. 2023 Indie Challenge | Host: Ninja Book Box. 
21. 2023 Library Love Challenge | Host: Angel's Guilty Pleasures. 
22. 2023 Literary Escapes Challenge | Host: Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book. 
23. Memoir Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!
24. Mental Health Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! 
25. 2023 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge | Host: Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO. 
26. 2023 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge | Host: Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO. 
27. Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
28. NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Socrates' Book Reviews. 
29. 2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge | Host: Book'd Out. 
30. The Purrfect Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Socrates' Book Reviews. 
31. Read Around the World Challenge 2023 | Host: Read Around the World. 
32. Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge | Host: Robin @ Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks. 
33. 2023 Reading by the Numbers Challenge | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block.
34. Read It Again Sam Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
35. Roll to Read 2023 Challenge | Host: The Literary Dispatcher. (This challenge also has an Instagram page: Roll to Read 2023.) 
36. 2023 Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge | Host: Rick Mills @ The Mystillery. 
37. 2023 Southern Literature Reading Challenge | Host: Introverted Reader. 
38. Space Time Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Jemima Pett. 
39. The StoryGraph: Reading Challenges for 2023 | Various hosts. (There are dozens of challenges available on the StoryGraph website. I'm not going to list them separately -- just go have a look.)
40. TBR Challenge 2023 | Host: The Misadventures of Super Librarian. 
41. The TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Roof Beam Reader. 
42. Thrifty Thursday Challenge 2023 | Host: Books of My Heart. 
43. 2023 Victorian Reading Challenge | Host: Belle's Library. 
44. Vintage Scavenger Hunt 2023 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block.  
45. What An Animal Reading Challenge 2023 | Host: Socrates' Book Reviews. 

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