The 2026 reading challenges are popular, year-long reading events that encourage readers to choose books that match specific prompts or goals creating ongoing opportunities for authors to get discovered.

Reading challenges turn book discovery into an intentional search. Readers actively look for titles that fit prompts, categories, and goals which can increase visibility and lead to more clicks, adds-to-reads, and purchases.

This page highlights three major challenges:

• Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026

• POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2026

• The 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2026

Yes. These challenges support year-long engagement from January through December and beyond, meaning your book can stay relevant for months instead of only during launch week.

Not really. Reading challenges are more like an active treasure hunt, where readers search for books that match their prompts and your book can become the “prize”

Start with the challenge that best matches your book and your audience:

• Goodreads is great for broad reader reach and momentum

• POPSUGAR is prompt-driven and encourages category browsing

• 52 Book Club is consistent engagement with weekly/monthly-style goals

Yes. Many books can match multiple prompts depending on theme, genre, setting, characters, tone, or topic giving you more ways to position your book throughout the year.

No. The smart move is aligning your existing book to the prompts that naturally fit it then promoting it where challenge readers are already looking.

BeBookSharp helps authors turn reading challenges into a visibility strategy so your book can be positioned where readers are searching all year long

Use the Contact us section on the page to reach BeBookSharp and learn more about exclusive promotion packages.