A RAD Reading Challenge for 2026
ready for a new year and a new reading challenge?
every year since 2019, i have made a reading challenge to share with you all, and i’m excited to share a new one for 2026! the prompts are new, but the structure is the same — 9 prompts to help you stretch a bit in your reading life without feeling overwhelming or impossible.
my personal goal with this challenge every year is to read books by marginalized authors to fulfill each prompt, and i’m also aiming to fulfill them with books i already own!
i will also be sharing recommendations for books for these categories on my substack — be sure you’re subscribed!
you can also join the challenge on storygraph here!
here’s the 2026 rad reading challenge:
if you want to print it and put it in your journal, i have an a5 version that should work great.
save these ig story-sized images:
can’t wait to read alongside you all in 2026!
if you share on social, please tag me @alltheradreads and use #aradreadingchallenge so i can see! i’ll have story-sized versions shared there and saved to a highlight as well.
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)