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. If you are brand new to our challenges, you’ll want to start here and then you can return to this shortcuts page once you’re ready to dive in.
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
- Book Discussions in Facebook Group
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 Bookstores | Rate Your Book |
| Mar: Modern Retellings | Rate Your Book |
| Apr: Characters Becoming Part of the Story | Rate Your Book |
| May: Books About Writers & Editors | Rate Your Book |
| Jun: Favorite Audiobook Narrators & Audiobooks with Full Cast Narration | Rate Your Book |
| Jul: Books About Book Clubs | Rate Your Book |
| Aug: Books Written Under Pen Names (Including Writing Duos) | Rate Your Book |
| Sept: Books About Libraries & Librarians | Rate Your Book |
| Oct: Characters Interacting with Real Authors | Rate Your Book |
| Nov: Holiday Novels for Book Lovers | Rate Your Book |
| Dec: Re-Read a Favorite or Choose One of Our Favs (updated list of our 2025 favorites coming in Nov.) | 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.
Please only rate books that you read this year for this challenge
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!
Book Discussions in Facebook Group
After you’ve finished your monthly read and rated it on the logs, we’d love you to share your spoiler-free thoughts about the book on the designated monthly thread in the Facebook Group. We’ve added links directly to the right place to discuss books for each challenge below!
OCTOBER
Book Lovers: Characters Interacting With Real Authors
ICYMI: Published in 2022
Decades: 1990s
Book Voyage: Set in the Middle East
Read Around the USA: IL, IN, MI, MN, WI
Lifetime of Reading: 80-Somethings
SEPTEMBER
Book Lovers: Libraries & Librarians
ICYMI: Published in 2021
Decades: 1980s
Book Voyage: Set on Transportation
Read Around the USA: MD, NC, OH, VA, WV, DC
Lifetime of Reading: 70-Somethings
AUGUST
Book Lovers: Authors with Pen Names
ICYMI: Published in 2020
Decades: 1970s
Book Voyage: Northern Asia
Read Around the USA: AK, ID, MT, ND, SD
Lifetime of Reading: 60-Somethings
JULY
Book Lovers: Books About Book Clubs
ICYMI: Published in 2019
Decades: 1960s
Book Voyage: Southern Asia
Read Around the USA: CA, HI, NV, OR, WA
Lifetime of Reading: 50-Somethings
JUNE
Book Lovers: Becoming Part of the Story
ICYMI: Published in 2018
Decades: 1950s
Book Voyage: Australia & New Zealand
Read Around the USA: AR, LA, MS, OK, TX
Lifetime of Reading: Intergenerational
APRIL
Book Lovers: Becoming Part of the Story
ICYMI: Published in 2016
Decades: 1930s
Book Voyage: Islands
Read Around the USA: IA, KS, KY, MO, NE
Lifetime of Reading: 30-Somethings
MARCH
Book Lovers: Modern Retellings
ICYMI: Published in 2015
Decades: 1920s
Book Voyage: Africa
Read Around the USA: AL, FL, GA, SC, TN
Lifetime of Reading: 20-Somethings
FEBRUARY
Book Lovers: Books About Bookstores
ICYMI: Published in 2014
Decades: 1900s & 1910s
Book Voyage: Western Europe
Read Around the USA: AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY
Lifetime of Reading: Teenage Protagonist
JANUARY
Book Lovers: Connecting Through Books
ICYMI: Published in 2013
Decades: 1880s & 1890s
Book Voyage: Arctic & Antarctica
Read Around the USA: MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Lifetime of Reading: Child Protagonist
I only recently discovered you Ladies and I’m thrilled about this coming year! I’m printing off all of the Challenge lists, whether I succeed or not, as a suggestion guide for books. Currently I listen to audiobooks primarily since I can listen while I work.
I am so happy to be returning to the reading challenges for 2025, I didn’t do them last year and really missed it. When I reflect on my reading in 2023 when I first joined the challenges some of my favorite and most remembered books were the ones I would have never ever picked up had it not been for the challenges. Many thanks to y’all for being so amazing!!!
We’re so happy to have you back and love hearing that some of your 2023 reads from the challenge stuck with you!
Wow! You’ve put is so much time and energy into these reading challenges. The challenge lists, weekly emails and Facebook posts are definitely something I look forward to and I can’t wait to see the new 2025 challenge. Thanks for everything you do.
Thank you so much, Karen. It is alot to manage and keep track of, but our kind readers like you make it worth it!
Thank you! I love this new page to easily access any and all lists!
Yay! We’re pretty excited about this new page and are glad to hear that you are too!