2026 - 50 Books a Year Challenge

Happy New Year and welcome to the new book challenge for 2026.

Those of you who are regulars of the thread will know what it's all about. However, should you be new to GN, or are an avid book reader and have yet to discover this forum, then please feel free to join us here, on what is first and foremost a dedicated thread for book readers. Our aim is to try and read 50 books a year, or more, but I appreciate that sometimes that number is too many for some, but don't let that preclude you from joining in.

Bearing in mind that life's difficulties and distractions can often derail plans, please feel free to dip in and out of the thread on an ad hoc basis. I'd like to emphasise that it doesn't really matter that much if you don't hit the prescribed target of 50, if you like books and want to discuss them then this is the place for you.

Reading choices are entirely up to the individual, fiction, non fiction, biographies even children's fiction should you fancy a trip down memory lane, essentially whatever floats your boat. Similarly, you don't have to choose a physical book, your reading matter can be on a Kindle, or if you're a listener rather than a reader then anything such as Audible is also fine.

We welcome reviews, recommendations and discussions, always bearing in mind, books are subjective and we won't always agree about what we love or even what we've hated, but all points of view are appreciated.

Here's hoping all your choices for 2026 will mainly be good ones. So whenever you're ready with your first book, lets get started.