The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge

In 2026, I’m going to be doing The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge again. I usually go with this one because many of the prompts are quite open to interpretation, which I like. It means I’m more likely to find things to fit in whatever I read. I fill those prompts first, and then have lists for the others to work from when I come to that, because not everything comes across my path so easily. I also aim to read things from what I have on my shelves or what I get for review as much as possible. So, I am looking forward to filling these in, and seeing what books come my way this year.

1. 2026 Release:
2. Five Word Title:
3. Non-illustrated cover:
4. SSFF or Mystery:
5. An Author New to You:
6. Set in Summer:
7. An Author You Love:
8. Bookstore or Library Rec:
9. October 2026 Release:
10. Reader’s Choice:
11. Book with Red Spine:
12. Author Surname Starting with D:
13. Recommended by The Nerd Daily:
14. 2026 Adaptation:
15. Picked at Random:
16. Part of a Trilogy:
17. Indie Bookstore Purchase:
18. Standalone:
19. Protagonist Starting with R:
20. Multiple Perspectives:
21. 2026 Debut Author:
22. Explores Love:
23. Judge a Book by its Cover:
24. In your TBR Pile:
25. Gothic or Romance:
26. Holiday setting:
27. Between 380 and 440 pages:
28. Double-Barrelled Name:
29. June 2026 Release:
30. Won an Award in 2024:
31. Features Education:
32. Picked by Someone Else:
33. Indie Author:
34. Mythology:
35. Title Starting with C:
36. Questionable Cover:
37. Guilty Pleasure:
38. Crime or Cosy:
39. Six-Syllable Title:
40. Gifted to you:
41. Limited Edition or Exclusive:
42. Supporting Character Starts with T:
43. Title with Punctuation:
44. #OwnVoices
45. Topical or Tropical:
46. Different Country or Culture:
47. A 2025 Release you missed:
48. Title without The:
49. Blue on Cover:
50. Explores Loss:
51. Translated:
52. Quoted by an Author you like: