The aim of the Nonfiction Reader Challenge is to encourage you to make nonfiction part of your reading experience during the year.
HOW IT WORKS
You can select, read and review a book from the categories listed below during the year for a total of up to 12 books; OR select, read and review any nonfiction book. A book may be in print, electronic or audio format.
Choose a goal:
Nonfiction Nipper: Read & review 3 books, from any 3 listed categories
Nonfiction Nibbler: Read & review 6 books, from any 6 listed categories
Nonfiction Nosher: Read & review 12 books, one for each category
Nonfiction Grazer: Read & review any nonfiction book. Set your own goal, or none at all, just share the nonfiction you read through the year.
Categories:
History
Memoir/Biography
True Crime
Science
Health
Food
South East Asia
Humour (Humor)
Lost or found
Television
Subculture
Published in 2026
* You can choose your books as you go or create a list in advance. You may combine this challenge with others if you wish. Use your best good faith judgement as to whether a book fits the category or not.
* Where a book is identified by more than one category, it may only count for one, not both.
* You can read your chosen titles in any order, at any pace, just aim to complete the challenge by December 31st 2026
HOW TO JOIN
Create a blog post committing to your participation in this challenge. * If you don’t have a blog you are still welcome to sign up. You can create a shelf for the challenge at Goodreads, LibraryThing or Storygraph, or post via Instagram, Twitter, Bluesky etc. Just add your name and a link to your shelf/account in the sign-up.
The challenge will run from January 1st to December 31st 2026. Participants may join at any time up until December 1st 2026.
*if you would like an email to remind you to add your posts to the Linky please ensure you include a valid email address when you sign up.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Each time you read and review a book as part of this challenge, please identify the post by adding either a direct statement and/or the challenge image badge to the post. It’s also helpful if you indicate the category the book fulfills.
Use the hashtag #ReadNonFicChal on social media. You can tag me on Twitter: @bookdout or Bluesky @shelleyrae.bsky.social or Instagram/Threads: @shelleyrae _bookdout or any of my other social media linked in my sidebar
Share your review with other challenge participants by including your name or blog name and the category with a direct link to your review in the Linky, below.
CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR REVIEW LINK
Please take the time to visit a few links and leave a comment after adding yours!
Not sure how the Linky works? Click here for what I hope is a helpful pictorial guide (PDF)
At the beginning of the year I make a series of posts designed to inspire your selections, and each month I link to a selection of reviews from the Linky
RIGHT CLICK & SAVE THE BADGE TO YOUR DEVICE
OR LONG PRESS AND SAVE AS IMAGE
Feel free to use this template for the challenge. Click on the image to open in a new window and then download it to your device. You can use any graphics program for eg Canva, Adobe Express, or GIMP to overlay with book cover images.
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