New Book Club: 2026 Reading Challenge
In 2026, we’ll be joining the Massachusetts Center for the Book’s Reading Challenge! Each month, participants are invited to read a book that fits the Center’s monthly theme. We’ll then gather for a relaxed, informal discussion where you can share what you read and how the challenge is going for you.
Our book club will meet once a month during the fourth week, with a daytime meeting option.
If you’re interested in taking part, please fill out this brief SURVEY to help us choose the best meeting day and time.
January: A book about or set in winter
February: A book outside your usual genres or spin the genre wheel on our site: massbook.org/genre-wheel
March: A book featuring an unlikely friendship
April: A short story or essay collection
May: A book set in Massachusetts
June: A book with a sympathetic villain
July: A book found at a Little Free Library, tag sale, or used bookstore
August: A book that could be considered taboo
September: A book about a journey
October: A mystery, thriller, or ghost story
November: An adult classic you’ve never read
December: A book that connects to your heritage or cultural identity
How the challenge works:
Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge.
After you read, fill out this form to tell us about the book.
Using our submission manager, you will be able to log in and access the entries you’ve logged throughout the year.
Dedicated readers will be invited to a year-end celebration hosted by Mass Center for the Book.
We will be drawing two names on the last day of each month to win a free book! Make sure you get those entries in before the end of the month.
If you read a book in each of the 12 months, you will be entered in a drawing to win 1 of 2 totes filled with books.
Sign up with your email address to receive news and monthly updates about the program and what was read!