The Booktenders Reading Challenge 2023

Starts: Sunday, 01 January 2023

Ends: Sunday, 31 December 2023

We'd like to invite you to the first Booktenders Reading Challenge. This is a fun way to keep you reading, encourage you to explore new genres and writers, and support an indie bookshop throughout the year.

We'll provide 12 challenges, one category for each month of 2023. You choose the book that matches the category - we're happy to offer suggestions, but the final pick is yours.

Challenge prompts

1. A book that appeared on a 2022 year-end list. There were tons of those, so choose the list that resonates with you the most. We pulled together a sampling of titles that appear on a year-end list for you.

2. Written by a Black author.

3. Written by a female author.

4. Written by a Maine author.

5. A book written by an AAPI author.

6. Anything by an LGBTQIA+ author.

7. A nonfiction book.

8. Read a book at the beach - tag us in a photo on Instagram.

9. A banned book.

10. A book less than 200 pages.

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