Looking for a List of 2018 Reading/Book Blogging Challenges? Look No Further!
For the last few years I’ve posted a comprehensive list of all the book blogging and reading challenges I’ve found. It seems like it’s been a useful resource, so I figured I’d do it again this year! This is a list of everything I’ve found so far, but I’ll be adding to it—feel free to let me know in the comments if you know of another challenge and I’ll add it to the list.
If you’re looking for some advice on how to wisely choose the challenges you want to participate in (and how to get yourself organized), check out my post: How to Keep Yourself Motivated and Organized for Reading Challenges. And Julie over at Chapter Break wrote this great post on How to Embed a Goodreads Shelf into a Blog Post!
And if you’re considering hosting a challenge yourself, you might want to check out my guest post over at 125 Pages with advice on Running a Successful Meme or Challenge.
The Challenges
Misc. Challenges
Book Blogger Discussion Challenge @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction & It Starts at Midnight – Encourages bloggers to post discussion posts! Has a monthly giveaway.
What an Animal Reading Challenge @ Socrates’ Book Reviews – Read books that involve animals in some way.
AtoZ Reading Challenge @ Ginger Mom and the Kindle Quest – Read books with titles from every letter of the alphabet. There is a Kid-Lit version and an adult version. There will be mini challenges, read-a-thons, Twitter parties, and giveaways throughout the year!
Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge @ Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book – Read books with titles from every letter of the alphabet.
Creativity Reading Challenge @ Whatever I Think Of! – This challenge is about reading books on creativity, art, crafts, writing, film making, photography, cosmetology, DIY, cooking, music and any other topic that helps you live a more creative life.
Epistolary Reading Challenge @ Whatever I Think Of – Read books written in the form of letters, diaries, blogs, e-mails and such, either completely or partially written this way.
Literary Loners Reading Challenge @ Whatever I Think Of – Read books featuring a character identified as a loner, outcast, recluse, wallflower, or introvert. OR read works written by writers known to have been loners or recluses.
Color Coded Challenge @ My Reader’s Block – Read books that feature a specific color in the title or where the color is dominant on the cover.
Read the Rainbow Challenge @ Mia Sutton’s blog – Read books each month of the year with covers that correspond to a color in the rainbow.
Kitty Lit Reading Challenge @ Becky’s Book Reviews – Read books with cats in them.
Share a Tea Reading Challenge @ Becky’s Book Reviews – Love drinking tea while you read? This challenge is for you!
Good Rule Reading Challenge @ Becky’s Book Reviews – Challenge yourself to read both old and new books. Goals can be very flexible and you set them yourself.
Charity Reading Challenge @ Becky’s Book Reviews – Read for a good cause! Buy books at a charity shop, or even a friends of the library book sale, or donate a certain amount of money for each book you read for the challenge.
Reading Challenge Addicts 2018 @ Reading Challenge Addict – Enter and complete reading challenges!
Bookopoly @ Goodreads – This is different than the Bookopoly I had listed on this list last year. This one’s run on Goodreads, and it starts on December 1st. It looks complicated—but really fun! I linked up to the sign-up, but all the threads for the challenge can be found here.
Newbery Reading Challenge @ Smiling Shelves – Read Newbery and Caldecott books!
Foodies Read @ Based on a True Story – (Scroll down to the bottom of the post for details of the 2018 challenge) Read books that center on food in some way! This challenge has a monthly giveaway.
Reading Assignment Challenge @ Because Reading – With this challenge you set a goal of how many books you read each month and which books you will read for the year. There will be a giveaway at the end of the year!
Books N’ Tunes Challenge @ Delighted Reader – This challenge is just a fun way to match music to books and share what you have with other readers.
Author Love Challenge @ Because Reading – Pick an author that you love and read at least 15 of their books.
What’s In A Name Challenge @ The Worm Hole – (2018 Sign-up will go up on Friday) Choose a book to read from several categories (click on the link to see them).
Location-Based Challenges
Literary Escapes Challenge @ Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – Try to read 1 book set in each of the 50 states the District of Columbia. There will be prizes, which will be announced later.
Bingo or List Style
The 2018 Reading Challenge @ The Island Reader – A checklist type challenge where you read books that fit the various criteria and check them off. The first person to complete the challenge wins a $25 gift card.
While I Was Reading 2018 Reading Challenge @ While I Was Reading – A category-based challenge with a giveaway at the end of the year.
Full House Reading Challenge @ Book Date – A Bingo style challenge with giveaways every three months
Monthly Keyword Reading Challenge @ My Reader’s Block – For this challenge, there are six keywords associated with each month in 2016. Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes one or more of the keywords for that month.
Popsugar Reading Challenge – A checklist of 40 different categories of books to read!
“18 for 2018” Reading Challenge @ Blydyn Square Books – Sign-up is via Facebook group. Read 18 books in 2018. There is a list of categories, but they’re just suggestions. There will be a giveaway for one of their books and an Amazon gift card.
Monthly Motif Reading Challenge @ Girlxoxo – Each month has a different theme (click on the link to see them).
GWB 2017 Book Bingo @ Grand World of Books
2018 Reading Challenge @ Linz the Bookworm – A checklist type challenge with several levels.
Challenges for Specific Genres
Romance
The Bad Boys of Romance Reading Challenge @ Delighted Reader – Read books that feature a bad boy hero (Rock stars, MC members, streetfighters, assassins, mafia, loners, geeks, etc.)
Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge @ Andi’s ABCs – There is a monthly giveaway for this one!
New Years 2018 Reading Challenge @ Unapologetic Romance Readers on Goodreads – This Goodreads group challenge asks you to read 50 romances over the course of the year that fall certain categories.
Classics
Victorian Reading Challenge @ Becky’s Book Reviews – Read 4 or more Victorian books with an optional checklist of up to 32 different types.
Mysteries
The Purrfect Reading Challenge @ Socrates’ Book Reviews – Read mysteries that have cats as the main characters.
Cruisin’ thru the Cozies Reading Challenge @ Socrates’ Book Reviews – Read books in specific cozy sub-genres.
Cloak and Dagger Challenge @ Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! – A challenge that incorporates all different types of mystery and crime novels with a monthly linkup and two giveaways throughout the year.
Vintage Mystery Challenge @ My Reader’s Block – Read mysteries from the Golden or Silver Mystery Eras. There will be periodic giveaways.
Follow the Clues Mystery Challenge @ My Reader’s Block – This is a very unique challenge where you’re supposed to follow a set of clues furnished by the mystery books you read to create a body of evidence to support a book court case. Click the link to find out more! There’s a giveaway.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Paranormal
Sirens Reading Challenge @ Sirens – Read fantasy written by women and non-binary authors.
Christian
Reformation Reading Challenge @ Operation Actually Read Bible – Any book by a reformer, about a reformer, or about the reformation (history, theology, legacy) will count.
Reading the Bible as Literature Event @ Roof Beam Reader – Read the Bible from cover to cover. His posts will focus on reading the Bible as literature. You can follow along with a daily, weekly or monthly plan.
Operation Deepen Faith @ Operation Actually Read Bible – Read the Bible or Christian non-fiction books
Kids/MG/YA Challenges
Picture Book Challenge @ Becky’s Book Reviews – Read at least 6 picture books, with an optional checklist of categories.
Middle Grade Reading Challenge @ Becky’s Book Reviews – Read at least 6 middle grade books, with an optional checklist of categories.
Manga/Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels & Manga Challenge @ Graphic Novels Challenge – This challenge has been moved to a FB group this year.
Other Genres
Humor Reading Challenge @ Whatever I Think Of – Any book (fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, graphic novels, poetry collections, plays, picture books) labeled as humor counts.
Memoir Reading Challenge @ Whatever I Think Of – To participate, you must read a minimum of five memoirs from any of the categories listed.
Wild Wild West Reading Challenge @ One Catholic Life
TBR or Review Book Challenges
TBR Pile Challenge @ Roof Beam Reader – Read 12 books from your “to be read” pile (within 12 months). There will be a $50 gift card giveaway.
Mount TBR Reading Challenge @ My Reader’s Block
Beat the Backlist Challenge @ Novel Knight – This fun challenge puts you into teams where you earn points for the team. Then a monthly giveaway winner is chosen from the team with the most points.
New Release Challenges
2018 New Release Challenge @ (un)Conventional Book Views – Read and review books released in 2018. Link up quarterly for the giveaway!
Debut Author Challenge @ That Artsy Reader Girl – Read books from 2018 debut authors! There is a bi-annual giveaway.
Re-Reading Challenges
Read It Again, Sam @ My Reader’s Block
Format Challenges
Strictly Print Challenge @ Book Dragon’s Lair
I’ll be adding to this list as I see more sign-ups. Feel free to let me know in the comments if you know of others!!
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