Looking for what to read next? In this tab you’ll find Book Lists of Fiction books in many different genres, by all sorts of authors, and about all sorts of things. Check it out and find something new to read!!
Looking for a previous year’s Best of… List? Or another list no longer on this main page? Like previous years of the Mass Book Challenge? Check out our Book List Archive.
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Do you have a cozy reading corner you’ve been wanting to spend more time in? Do you have a group of friends who like to select books together? Maybe a little constraint helps you choose what to read next. Massachusetts Center for the Book has you covered with their 2026 Reading Challenge!
Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge. After you read, Go to their Submission Manager page and fill out the form there. And that’s it!
There are a few cool extra things too. If you’re a dedicated reader, you’ll be invited to a year-end celebration hosted by Mass Center for the Book. 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 and Massachusetts goodies. And they’ll 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.
Looking for others who are also participating in the challenge? This year the Mass Center of the Book has set up a 2026 Mass Reading Challenge Facebook Group too!!
Here on this page you can find a list for each month with books that may fit the challenge. You can read one of them, one that you have found, or stop by the library and see what other books we can find for you to read that fit the theme!
Looking for one of the previous year’s monthly themes? Check out our MassBook Challenge Lists Archive
January/Enero
A book about or set in winter
February/Febrero
A book outside your usual genres or spin the genre wheel on Massbook.org
March/Marzo
A book featuring an unlikely friendship
April/Abril
A short story or essay collection
May/Mayo
A book set in Massachusetts
June/Junio
A book with a sympathetic villain
July/Julio
A book found at a Little Free Library, tag sale, or used bookstore
August/Agosto
A book that could be considered taboo
September/Septiembre
A book about a journey
October/Octubre
A mystery, thriller, or ghost story
November/Noviembre
An adult classic you’ve never read
December/Diciembre
A book that connects to your heritage or cultural identity
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