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Reading Challenge Shortcuts
If you’re participating in one of our reading challenges, this page contains helpful links you’ll use throughout the year. However, keep in mind that the weekly Friday newsletter remains the best place to stay up-to-date.
Use the Table of Contents below this image to jump to the links you need.
- Book Lover’s Challenge Book Lists & Rating Log Links
- ICYMI Book Lists & Rating Log Links
- Book Voyage Book Lists & Rating Log Links
- Decades Book Lists & Rating Log Links
- Lifetime of Reading Book Lists & Rating Log Links
- Read Around the USA
- Printable Versions of Challenge Book Lists
- Crossover Book List
- Reading Challenge Rating Log Highlights
- Social Media/Digital Tracking Templates for All Challenges
While many of the book lists are available below from prior years, keep in mind that they may change. Any updates to the book lists will be made by the 3rd Friday of the prior month and the updated link will be in the email newsletter that day. For example, the February lists will be finalized for this year on January 17th.
Book Lover’s Challenge Book Lists & Rating Log Links
| Reading Month & Prompt | List & Rating Log* Release Date |
| Jan: Characters Connecting Through Books | Rate Your Book |
| Feb: Books About Book Stores | 1/17/25 |
| Mar: Modern Retellings | 2/21/25 |
| Apr: Characters Becoming Part of the Story | 3/21/25 |
| May: Books About Writers & Editors | 4/18/25 |
| Jun: Favorite Audiobook Narrators | 5/16/25 |
| Jul: Books About Book Clubs | 6/20/25 |
| Aug:Books Written Under Pen Names (Including Writing Duos) | 7/18/25 |
| Sept: Books About Libraries & Librarians | 8/15/25 |
| Oct: Characters Interacting with Real Authors | 9/19/25 |
| Nov: Holiday Novels for Book Lovers | 10/17/25 |
| Dec: Re-Read a Favorite or Choose one of our Favs | 11/21/25 |
ICYMI Book Lists & Rating Log Links
| Reading Month & Prompt | After Reading* |
|---|---|
| Jan: Books Published in 2013 | Rate Your Book |
| Feb: Books Published in 2014 | Rate Your Book |
| Mar: Books Published in 2015 | Rate Your Book |
| Apr: Books Published in 2016 | Rate Your Book |
| May: Books Published in 2017 | Rate Your Book |
| Jun: Books Published in 2018 | Rate Your Book |
| Jul: Books Published in 2019 | Rate Your Book |
| Aug: Books Published in 2020 | Rate Your Book |
| Sept: Books Published in 2021 | Rate Your Book |
| Oct: Books Published in 2022 | Rate Your Book |
| Nov: Books Published in 2023 | Rate Your Book |
| Dec: Books Published in 2024 (coming 11/21/25) | Rate Your Book |
| Bonus Prompt: Books Published in 2012 | Rate Your Book |
Book Voyage Book Lists & Rating Log Links
| Choose Your Book | After Reading* |
|---|---|
| Jan: Arctic & Antarctica | Rate Your Book |
| Feb: Western Europe | Rate Your Book |
| Mar: Africa | Rate Your Book |
| Apr: Islands | Rate Your Book |
| May: Eastern Europe & Russia | Rate Your Book |
| Jun: Australia & New Zealand | Rate Your Book |
| Jul: Southern Asia | Rate Your Book |
| Aug: Northern Asia | Rate Your Book |
| Sept: Transportation | Rate Your Book |
| Oct: Middle East | Rate Your Book |
| Nov: North America | Rate Your Book |
| Dec: South America | Rate Your Book |
| Bonus Prompt: Spanning Continents | Rate Your Book |
Decades Book Lists & Rating Log Links
| Choose Your Book | After Reading* |
|---|---|
| Jan: 1880s – 1890s | Rate Your Book |
| Feb: 1900s – 1910s | Rate Your Book |
| Mar: 1920s | Rate Your Book |
| Apr: 1930s | Rate Your Book |
| May: 1940s | Rate Your Book |
| Jun: 1950s | Rate Your Book |
| Jul: 1960s | Rate Your Book |
| Aug: 1970s | Rate Your Book |
| Sept: 1980s | Rate Your Book |
| Oct: 1990s | Rate Your Book |
| Nov: 2000s – 2010s | Rate Your Book 2000s – 2010s |
| Dec: Spanning Decades | Rate Your Book |
Lifetime of Reading Book Lists & Rating Log Links
| Choose Your Book | After Reading* |
|---|---|
| Jan: Child Protagonist | Rate Your Book |
| Feb: Teenagers | Rate Your Book |
| Mar: 20-Somethings | Rate Your Book |
| Apr: 30-Somethings | Rate Your Book |
| May: 40-Somethings | Rate Your Book |
| Jun: Intergenerational | Rate Your Book |
| Jul: 50-Somethings | Rate Your Book |
| Aug: 60-Somethings | Rate Your Book |
| Sept: 70-Somethings | Rate Your Book |
| Oct: 80-Somethings | Rate Your Book |
| Nov: 90 & 100-Somethings | Rate Your Book |
| Dec: Spanning Lifetime | Rate Your Book |
Read Around the USA
Below, you’ll find an alphabetized list of each state book list, the corresponding rating log link, and the month the list will be updated. If you prefer to see the links regionally rather than alphabetically, visit the Reading Schedule & Rating Logs section of the Read Around the USA challenge.
Alphabetized List of State Book Lists and Rating Logs
While we currently have five book recommendations for every state linked below (in the format of regional book lists), we will be expanding these to comprehensive, stand-alone lists for each state throughout the year. The individual book lists & log links will be updated no later than the first day of the month listed below.
| Month | State | After Reading* |
| Mar | Alabama | Rate Your Book |
| Aug | Alaska | Rate Your Book |
| Feb | Arizona | Rate Your Book |
| Jun | Arkansas | Rate Your Book |
| Jul | California | Rate Your Book |
| Feb | Colorado | Rate Your Book |
| May | Connecticut | Rate Your Book |
| May | Delaware | Rate Your Book |
| Mar | Florida | Rate Your Book |
| Mar | Georgia | Rate Your Book |
| Jul | Hawaii | Rate Your Book |
| Aug | Idaho | Rate Your Book |
| Oct | Illinois | Rate Your Book |
| Oct | Indiana | Rate Your Book |
| Apr | Iowa | Rate Your Book |
| Apr | Kansas | Rate Your Book |
| Apr | Kentucky | Rate Your Book |
| Jun | Louisiana | Rate Your Book |
| Jan | Maine | Rate Your Book |
| Sept | Maryland | Rate Your Book |
| Jan | Massachusetts | Rate Your Book |
| Oct | Michigan | Rate Your Book |
| Oct | Minnesota | Rate Your Book |
| Jun | Mississippi | Rate Your Book |
| Apr | Missouri | Rate Your Book |
| Aug | Montana | Rate Your Book |
| Apr | Nebraska | Rate Your Book |
| Jul | Nevada | Rate Your Book |
| Jan | New Hampshire | Rate Your Book |
| May | New Jersey | Rate Your Book |
| Feb | New Mexico | Rate Your Book |
| May | New York | Rate Your Book |
| Sept | North Carolina | Rate Your Book |
| Aug | North Dakota | Rate Your Book |
| Sept | Ohio | Rate Your Book |
| Jun | Oklahoma | Rate Your Book |
| Jul | Oregon | Rate Your Book |
| May | Pennsylvania | Rate Your Book |
| Jan | Rhode Island | Rate Your Book |
| Mar | South Carolina | Rate Your Book |
| Aug | South Dakota | Rate Your Book |
| Mar | Tennessee | Rate Your Book |
| Jun | Texas | Rate Your Book |
| Feb | Utah | Rate Your Book |
| Jan | Vermont | Rate Your Book |
| Sept | Virginia | Rate Your Book |
| Jul | Washington | Rate Your Book |
| Sept | Washington D.C. | Rate Your Book |
| Sept | West Virginia | Rate Your Book |
| Oct | Wisconsin | Rate Your Book |
| Feb | Wyoming | Rate Your Book |
| Nov | US Territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands) | Rate Your Book |
| Dec | Traveling | Rate Your Book |
Printable Versions of Challenge Book Lists
Our BMAC BFFs & Inner Circle members have access to printable versions of our challenge book lists, in addition to other fun perks. If you’re not yet a member, we’d love for you to join!
Members can sign in after clicking the following links to access the printables for each challenge.
2025 Single Page Printable Book Lists
2025 Reading Challenge, ICYMI, Decades, Book Voyage, & Lifetime of Reading
Printable Lists by State for Read Around the USA
Crossover Book List
If you’re participating in our brand new Book Lover’s Challenge, the crossover list highlights the books that fit the monthly Book Lover’s prompt AND one of our other annual reading challenges.
2025 Crossover Books
The most recent month will always be at the top of the page, but you can use the table of contents to quickly jump to a specific month as the year progresses.
Reading Challenge Rating Log Highlights
We compile an infographic highlighting the top books according to the rating logs. The highlights are created at the end of the following month, which allows readers time to complete the rating form. For example, January highlights will be available at the end of February.
2025 Rating Log Highlights
The 2025 highlights will be focused on the new 2025 Reading Challenge.
2024 Rating Log Highlights
These highlights include the best books from ICYMI, Book Voyage, & the Decades Challenge.
Social Media/Digital Tracking Templates for All Challenges
We’ve created two social sharing template sizes for each challenge and each is available as a Canva Template or as an image file you can use in any editing program!
