Update: This list was getting a little long and unmanageable, so I've put it on its own page. Click on this link: CHALLENGES, or on the Challenges TAB at the top of the blog.
OK, I should start by emphasizing that I'm not signing up for ALL of these!
This is just a list of reading challenges announced (or in some cases, planned though not yet announced) for 2016. My way of keeping track -- a master list, so to speak -- since I haven't really found any one website that seems to list all of them. I've included links to the announcement/sign-up pages, whenever possible.
Yes, it's that time of year again. Leaves are falling. Days are getting shorter. And gloomier.
But amidst all the gloom, there's a bright spot: new reading challenges are being announced for next year! And since I'm something of a R.C. "junkie," I'm already checking things out, thinking about which ones I can pass up, and which ones look just too tempting.
So far, these are all the 2016 challenges I've found. If you know of any others that sound interesting, leave me a comment about it and I'll take a look. For now, I'm just listing reading challenges/events -- no read-a-thons, blog hops or author tours, since I don't usually take part in those.
I've put this list over on my challenge blog too, and will try to keep it up to date in one place or the other. At least for a while.
At least that's the plan.
The List
(In roughly alphabetical order,
with links to announcement posts/pages.)
Host: Lois Johnson @ You, Me, and a Cup of Tea
Host: Freda @ Freda's Voice
Host: Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book
Host: Keely @ We Walked Outside and Saw the Stars
Host: Purple Ink Studios
Host: Lianne @ The Towering Pile
Host: All About Books
Co-Hosts: Jennifer @ The Book Nympho
& Melanie @ Hot Listens
Host: Booklover Book Reviews
Host: Bekka @ Pretty Deadly Reviews
Host: Karen K @ Books and Chocolate
Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader
Host: Buckling Bookshelves
Host: Herding Cats & Burning Soup @ The Herd Presents
Co-Hosts: Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
& Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight
Co-Hosts: Michelle @ Because Reading
& Laura @ trips down imagination road
Host: Jen @ The Introverted Reader
Host: ebookclassics
Host: Mary @ Literary Distractions
Host: The Book Mine Set
This challenge runs from July 2015 to July 2016,
but you can sign up at any time.
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2016 Challenge Challenge
Host: The Novel Orange
Host: Becky's Book Reviews
Host: Stacey @ prettybooks
Host: Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!
Host: Michelle @ Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life
(This is a three-month challenge, December-March.)
Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block
Co-Hosts: Jess @ Gone With the Words / Danielle @ Love At First Page
Host: Books Are Life - Vita Libri
Host: Escape Into a Good Book With Dollycas
Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews
Host: Bibliophilopolis
Host: Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl
Co-Hosts: Mishma @ Chasing Faerytales
and Shelly @ Read.Sleep.Repeat
Co-Hosts: Tracy @ Cornerfolds / Claudia @ My Soul Called Life
Host: Annette's Book Spot
Host: Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
Host: Becky's Book Reviews
Host: Rose City Reader
Host: Bea's Book Nook
Co-Hosts: Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books & Rachel @ Hello, Chelly
Host: Heather @ Based On A True Story
Host: Words and Peace
Host: Kathryn T @ The Book Date
Host: Amber @ Books of Amber
Host: Nicola @ Graphic Novels & Manga Challenge Blog
Host: Lois Johnson @ You, Me, and a Cup of Tea
Host: Passages to the Past
Co-Hosts: Tracy @ Cornerfolds / Stormi @ Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!
Host: Bea's Book Nook
Host: Bea's Book Nook
Host: Lisa Loves Literature
Host: Alexia @ Pretty Deadly Reviews
Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!
Host: Sophia Rose @ Delighted Reader
Host: Opinions of a Wolf
Host: My Soul Called Life
Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block
Host: Emily @ Falling For YA
Host: Ariel @ Fictively
Host: Julie @ Smiling Shelves
Hosts: Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Book Views
& Stormi @ Books, Movies, Reviews Oh My!
Host: Herding Cats & Burning Soup @ The Herd Presents
Host: Joy's Book Blog
(This is a two-month reading event.)
Host: Lady Knight Reads
Host: Renee @ Addicted to Romance
Host: Corinne Rodrigues
Host: Addicted to Romance
Host: Brittany Strickland @ The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf
Host: Herding Cats & Burning Soup @ The Herd Presents
Host: Robin @ My Two Blessings
Co-Hosts: Berls @ Fantasy Is More Fun / Michelle @ Because Reading
Host: Hippies Read Too
Host: Behold the Stars
Host: The Emerald City Book Review
Host: Roof Beam Reader
Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block
Host: Maren @ The Worn Bookmark
Host: Estella's Revenge
Host: Kathryn T @ The Book Date
Host: Belle of the Literati
Host: Tea & Titles
Host: Mel @ The Daily Prophecy
Host: Jo @ Once Upon a Bookcase
Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader
Host: Sarah @ The YA Book Traveler
Host: Shooting Stars Reviews
(formerly hosted by The Book Vixen)
(formerly hosted by The Book Vixen)
Host: Adriana @ She's Got Books On Her Mind
Host: Stainless Steel Droppings
Host: Danielle @ Love at First Page
Host: Sandy Farmer @ Somewhere Only We Know
Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader
Host: Second Run Reviews
Host: Jen @ The Introverted Reader
Host: Addicted to Romance
Co-Hosts: Stephanie @ In Wonderland
& Katrina @ Bookish Things and More
Host: Wendy @ The Misadventures of Super Librarian
Host: Bookish Lifestyle
Host: James Reads Books
Host: The Bookshelf Gargoyle
Host: Bridgett @ The Blessed Book Nut
Host: Becky's Book Reviews
Host: Sarah Coller @ Belle's Library
Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block
What An Animal Reading Challenge (IX) 2016
Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews
What's in a Name Reading Challenge 2016
Host: Charlie @ The Worm Hole
2016 Winning At Reading Challenge
Host: Bea's Book Nook
Winter Reading Challenge
Host: Reading Every Season
2016 Women Challenge
Host: Peek a Book
Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews
Host: Charlie @ The Worm Hole
Host: Bea's Book Nook
Host: Reading Every Season
Host: Peek a Book
Host: Becky's Book Reviews
Thank for mentioning my challenges! I know you say you might not be doing all of these--but I hope to see you join up for at least one of mine. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, Bev! I'm pretty sure I'll be signing up for at least a couple of yours. Mount TBR is definitely calling my name!
DeleteThanks for sharing the info about our challenges! Good luck picking which ones to join in on :) They all look great!
ReplyDeleteHi, Anna! And thank you for hosting some very tempting challenges. The Blogger Shame Review Challenge sounds like it was invented just for me!
DeleteGoodness, what a list!! Victorian Bingo sounds especially fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning my challenge. It's my first time hosting one.
ReplyDeleteHi, Jamie! Well, thanks to you for hosting. Sounds like a very unique idea for a challenge, and definitely one I'm considering.
DeleteI'm hosting a reading challenge for 2016 called "Crafty Cozy Challenge" focusing on cozy mysteries having to do with anything crafting such as stitching, knitting, crocheting, etc. It can be found at booksarelifevitalibri.wordpress.com if anyone is interested. Also a good central location for book challenges in a blog called A Novel Challenge at novelchallenge.blogspot.com (although they recently changed their website). Look forward to following your blog.
ReplyDeleteHi, Heather! Thanks for stopping by. Your challenge sounds like something I might be interested in -- I've been slowly working my way through Monica Ferris's "Needlework" mysteries and this could give me some incentive to finish up the series.
DeleteYes, the Novel Challenge website has always been a good source for finding reading challenges. For some reason, they don't seem to be updating quite as regularly at the moment, so I decided to start keeping my own list. Mine isn't as complete as theirs will probably be, so I'll still be checking in from time to time. I really am addicted to challenges!
Great Idea! Now I don't have to hunt for all the challenges myself! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you for listing all of these! It helped out a lot!
ReplyDeleteThanks for compiling this list together and for featuring the Dystopia RC & the Keyword RC :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking Literary Distractions! Would you mind updating the link to "http://www.literarydistractions.com/2015/12/14/2016-b-y-o-b-reading-challenge/" please? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank for letting me know about the new link. I believe all the lists are updated now.
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