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Are you looking for a fresh way to spice up your reading routine in 2025? At CityLibrary, we’ve created the 2025 Reading Challenge just for this! This challenge is a fun and flexible way to explore books. Whether you’re an avid reader or someone looking to rekindle a love for books, this challenge offers a chance to try new genres and dive into hidden gems. This challenge was created to inspire more intentional reading, and CityLibrary can’t wait to see how you make it your own and what you read.

You can find everything you need to complete it at CityLibrary whether you only read print or digital titles. Below are some recommendations from our staff that would fit the categories perfectly.

Book Prompt	Books
A Standalone Novel	The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Good Intentions by Kasim Ali
A book that won or was nominated for Award	Orbital by Samantha Harvey Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Right kind of wrong: why learning to fail can teach us to thrive by Amy Edmondson
A Crime or Thriller	The Trust by M.H. Eccleston The maid by Nita Prose The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins
A Tiktok Popular Read	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yaros My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Kate Russell
A Memoir or Biography	Just Sayin’ by Malorie Blackman UNbroken by Alexis Quinn Stay True by Hua Hsu
A Book by an Author Born in the Southern Hemisphere	Son of Sin by Omar Sakr Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector
A Translated Book	Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida Beowulf : a new translation by Maria Dahvana Headley An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
A Book Released Before 2000	Passing by Nella Larsen Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd The Secret History by Donna Tartt