2026 Classics Reading Challenge

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Although I suspect quite a few people are reluctant to read classics because they got force fed a lot of them while in school (looking at authors such as Charles Dickens, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Henrik Ibsen, and Alexander Kielland), I think there's still hope in enjoying some of them, if done the right way. So I decided creating and hosting a classics reading challenge for 2026.


I've created some categories, but they're open enough that there's enough wiggle room to find something that catches your eye, rather than the "you have to read X written by Y"-kind of thing. There's no need to sign up or anything, but if you want to share on social media what you're reading, feel free to do so, and if you want to, please use the hashtag #BibliophileClassicsChallenge2026 . I do want this challenge to be fun after all, so don't feel any pressure or anything.

Rules
  • All books must have been written at least 50 years ago (1975 at the latest), in order to count
  • The challenge runs between January 1st 2026 and December 31st 2026
  • Do NOT count the same book for multiple categories - so if you for instance have read Oliver Twist for one category, you can't use it for another category
  • E-books, physical books, and audio books are all valid books
  • Children's books and plays are valid too, by the way

Categories
  1. A classic in translation
  2. A classic by an author of colour
  3. A classic from a different country than your own
  4. A book written by a female author
  5. A 19th century classic
  6. A 20's century classic (written/published before 1975)
  7. A poetry collection
  8. A non-fiction classic (travel, memoir, essay, philosophy, etc)
  9. A mystery/crime/detective classic
  10. A gothic classic
  11. A children's classic
  12. Wild card - any classic you want to read, as long as it's at least 50 years old

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