A 2025 RAD Reading Challenge
it’s tiiiiiime!
i’ve already started my 2025 book journal, so i’m prepped and ready to get this new challenge loaded! as always, the 2025 rad reading challenge has nine prompts to help you stretch your reading boundaries a bit while still being accessible.
this is one of my MOST favorite things to create and share with you, year after year. (this is year number seven !!!) i love having goals, and having a nudge to read different kinds of books than i might naturally gravitate to. i’m personally setting an additional goal to fulfill every prompt with a book by a marginalized author, because as you know, it matters a lot to me to put my money and my support behind the kinds of creators and the kinds of works i want to see more of in the world. feel free to join me in that effort!
i will also be sharing recommendations for all of these categories throughout 2025 on my substack — be sure you’re subscribed!
here’s the 2025 rad reading challenge:
if you, too, want to print it and put it in your journal, i have an a5 version that should work great (or just save the above graphic and print that, if you want a square!).
can’t wait to read alongside you all in 2025!
if you share on social, please tag me @alltheradreads and use #aradreadingchallenge so i can see!
so, you’ve heard about this enneagram thing, and you’re curious to dive in, but you don’t know where to start? you’re in the right place! i’ve rounded up great book recs for the beginner or deeper dive suggestions if you want to learn more. let’s dive in!
if you’re wondering “what are the best bookstores in virginia?” look no further — i’ve got you covered!
get ready for 2026 with the 8th annual edition of a rad reading challenge! nine prompts and one year to stretch yourself in your reading.
get ready for 2025 with the 7th annual edition of a rad reading challenge! nine prompts and one year to stretch yourself in your reading.
i firmly believe books are the very best gifts, even if nobody ever gets them for me because they think i have too many! not true!!! anyway. i’ve turned to gifting books to my people in hopes that it inspires them to return the favor… and also because as previously stated, i believe books are the best gifts.
in this guide, you’ll find 72 total recommendations, with 12 each in the following categories:
🍂cozy/comforting
🧙🏼♀️witches/hexes
🔥sweet/spicy
🩸murder/mystery
🧑🏻🏫academic settings
🧌creature features
looking for your next read in the river city? look no further — here are 5 of my most favorite and most frequented bookstores in the richmond, va area!
i am so excited about this year’s guide — it’s a really fun blend of book recs for all kinds of readers, and i implemented so many of your suggestions which makes it even better! plus, these recs aren’t just from me…
april was the month i read the steamiest book of my life (still not over it, i loved it) and returned to enneagram books and read 4 five star reads… a solid month, overall!
ahhh, the sweet, sweet feeling of coming out of a reading slump! I AM BACK IN ACTION and crushing 15 books (with SIX of them racking up five stars) felt SO GOOD. march was great! yay books!
february felt like a reading SLUMP even though, sure, i read 11 books (6 of them were novellas!). i didn’t have FUN reading this month…
if you’ve never read wendell berry or are newer to his body of work, here’s a guide on which book to start with (as well as a complete list of all of this works across genres)