Popsugar 2026

 2026 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Popsugar is a lifestyle magazine and their reading challenge has been around since 2015. On their website they list 40 book promps and additional 10 advanced prompts.


Here they are:

 

Progress: 1.4.2026  19 / 40    and    6 / 10


1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot: Paul Harding - Sein Garten Eden 
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2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman: Leigh Bardugo - Das Lied der Krähen [audiobook]
3 A book you meant to read in 2025: Simon Beckett - Knochenkälte [ebook]
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z": Terry Pratchett - Der Zeitdieb  ⭐⭐
5 A book about women astronauts: Taylor Jenkins Reid - Atmosphere ⭐⭐
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight: Baldacci - Memory Man⭐⭐
7 A book about a granny hobby: Samuel Burr - Das größte Rätsel aller Zeiten [audiobook]
8 A book about a sexless marriage: Salman Rush - Die Mitternachtskinder [ebook]
9 A book with a "type C" character: Martha Wells - Murderbot 
[ebook, audiobook kaufen]
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover: Charlie Mackery - Always Remember ⭐⭐
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver: T.J. Klune - Jenseits des Ozeans 
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title: Ursula Knoll - Zucker [ebook]
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past: Liz Moore - Der Gott des Waldes ⭐⭐
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan: Kelly Mullen - Die Einladung 

15 A book about new beginnings: Alison Espach - Wedding People 
16 A book less than 260 pages: Lars Gustafsson - Der Mann auf dem blauen Fahrrad 
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics: Frederic Backman - Die Gewinner [audiobook]
18 A love story that defies social boundaries: Peter Brown - Das Wunder der wilden Insel ⭐⭐⭐⭐
19 A book about teen angst: Jay Asher - Tote Mädchen lügen nicht [ebook]
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree: Harlan Coben - Ich schweige für dich
21 A book about a bachelorette trip: Ruth Ware - Im dunklen, dunklen Wald 
22 A book about a book club: 
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't: Liu Cixin - Die drei Sonnen 
24 A book about postpartum: Ashley Audrain - Der Verdacht ⭐⭐
25 A book that explores influencer culture: Lisa Jewell - Kein Hauch von Wahrheit [ebook]
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility: Kristina Hauff - Unter Wasser Nacht ⭐⭐
27 A book with a character who has curly hair: Pe - James ⭐⭐⭐⭐
28 A book about debt: Clare Leslie Hall - Wie Risse in der Erde [ebook]
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season: Riley Sager - Lake. Das Haus am dunklen Ufer [ebook]
30 A travel ghost story: Yangsze Choo - Schattenbraut [ebook]
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO (fear of missing out) 
32 A book with an underwater civilization: Axie Oh - Das Mädchen, das in den Wellen verschwand [ebook]
33 A book about college: Olivie Blake - The Atlas Six [ebook, audiobook kaufen]
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist: Ryka Aoki - Das Licht ungewöhnlicher Sterne  [ebook]
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy: E.M. Forster - A Room with a View [audiobook]
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction): Terry Pratchett - Moving Pictures ⭐⭐⭐⭐
37 A book about a pop star: Jennifer Egan - Der größere Teil der Welt [ebook]
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title: Ewald Arenz - Alte Sorten [ebook]
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon: Stephen King - Erhebung [audiobook]
40 A book outside your comfort zone: Claire Mitchell + Zoe Venditozzi - How to Kill a Witch: A Guide for the Patriarchy ⭐⭐

 
Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook: Haruichi Furudate - Haikyu! ⭐⭐
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist: Brian J. Jones - Jim Henson: A Biography ⭐⭐⭐⭐
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1): Lars Kepler - Playground - Leben oder Sterben
[ebook]
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2): Lars Kepler - Der Nachtgänger 
[audiobook]
45 A book that features birding: 
 [audiobook]
46 A sapphic comic: Julie Maroh - Blau ist eine warme Farbe ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47 A book told entirely through letters: Amal El-Mohtar und Max Gladstone - Verlorene der Zeiten 
48 A book with a shadow daddy: Sarah J. Maas - Dornen und Rosen  [audiobook kaufen?]
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign: Monika Helfer - Die Jungfrau 
 
50 A book about Afrofuturism: Nnedi Okorafor - Heimat (Binti #2) 
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