2026 Reading Challenge

12 Months 12 Books

• January: A book about or set in winter

• February: A book outside your usual genres or spin the genre wheel on our site: massbook.org/genre-wheel

• March: A book featuring an unlikely friendship

• April: A short story or essay collection

• May: A book set in Massachusetts

• June: A book with a sympathetic villain

• July: A book found at a Little Free Library, tag sale, or used bookstore

• August: A book that could be considered taboo

• September: A book about a journey

• October: A mystery, thriller, or ghost story

• November: An adult classic you’ve never read

• December: A book that connects to your heritage or cultural identity

How the challenge works:

• Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge.

• After you read, fill out this form to tell us about the book.

  • Using our submission manager, you will be able to log in and access the entries you’ve logged throughout the year.

  • Dedicated readers will be invited to a year-end celebration hosted by Mass Center for the Book.

  • We will be drawing two names on the last day of each month to win a free book! Make sure you get those entries in before the end of the month.

  • If you read a book in each of the 12 months, you will be entered in a drawing to win 1 of 2 totes filled with books.