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  1. Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
    #The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
    #BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)

    #Bookstodon

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  2. Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
    #The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
    #BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)

    #Bookstodon

    lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/

  3. Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
    #The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
    #BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)

    #Bookstodon

    lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/

  4. Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
    #The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
    #BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)

    #Bookstodon

    lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/

  5. Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
    #The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
    #BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)

    #Bookstodon

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  6. Book 37 for 2026: "This Is How You Lose the Time War," by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

    #The52BookClub: Spotted in a movie or TV series (Heartstopper).
    #BLQ26: Time in the title.

    #Bookstodon

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  7. Book 36 for 2026: "Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following," by Gabrielle Bluestone.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (About influencer culture).
    #The52BookClub (Commas in the subtitle).

    #Bookstodon

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  8. Book 35 for 2026: "The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems, 1980-2010" by Marge Piercy.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge: Paired prompt: two books by married or partnered authors. (Will be paired with "You're Married to Her?" by Ira Wood.)
    #The52BookClub: Paired prompt: two books by related authors.
    #BLQ26: An author you love.
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm: Such a fungi.

    #Bookstodon

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  9. Book34 for 2026: "On Liberty," by John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill.

    #The52BookClub (Two or more authors, one nom de plume).
    #BLQ26 (Two authors).

    #Bookstodon

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  10. Book 33 for 2026: "The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You," essays by S. Bear Bergman.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Trans or nonbinary protagonist).
    #The52BookClub (Uneven number of chapters).
    #BLQ26 (Book you own but haven't read).

    #Bookstodon

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  11. Book 31 for 2026: "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder," by Caroline Fraser.

    #The52BookClub (Paired prompt, fiction and nonfiction about the same person. Paired with "The First Four Years" by Laura Ingalls Wilder.)
    #BLQ26 (Biography.)

    #Bookstodon

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  12. Book 30 for 2026: "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge: About a pop star.
    #The52BookClub: Publisher starts with "B."
    #BLQ26: About a musician.

    #Bookstodon

  13. Book 29 for 2026: "Demon in the Wood" by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Dani Pendergast.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge: Includes a "shadow daddy" character.
    #The52BookClub Title in a serif font.
    #BLQ26: Title starts with "D."
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm Beware of the woods.

    #Bookstodon

  14. Book 28 for 2026: "The First Four Years," the final "Little House" book by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge: Deals with postpartum.
    #The52BookClub: Paired prompt, fiction and nonfiction about the same person. (Will be paired with "Prairie Fires" by Caroline Fraser.)
    #BLQ26: Children's book.

  15. Book 27 for 2026: "Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World," by Christian Cooper.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge: About birding.
    #The52BookClub: Author has the same first and last initial.
    #BLQ26: First-person narrative.

    #Bookstodon

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  16. Book 26 for 2026: "Startlement: New and Selected Poems" by Ada Limon.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Fruit in the title or on the cover).
    #The52BookClub (Diacritical mark, such as an accent mark, on the cover).

    #Bookstodon

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  17. Book 25 for 2026: "Every Heart a Doorway," first book in Seanan McGuire's "Wayward Children" series.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge : About new beginnings.
    #The52BookClub : A book that cost you nothing.
    #BLQ26 : Published in 2016.
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm : Fairies are good.

  18. Book 23 for 2026: "Heated Rivalry," by Rachel Reid.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (A love story that defies social boundaries).
    #The52BookClub (Related to the word "nemesis").
    #BLQ26 (Becoming a movie or TV show in 2026).

    #Bookstodon

  19. Book 21 for 2026: "You Are My Joy and Pain: Love Poems" by Naomi Long Madgett.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Author from Michigan, or book set in Michigan).
    #The52BookClub (Started on the 26th of the month).
    #BLQ26 ( Book that makes you happy).
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Pretty cover).

    #Bookstodon

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  20. Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
    #The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
    #BLQ2026 (Historical romance).

    #Bookstodon

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  21. Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
    #The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
    #BLQ2026 (Historical romance).

    #Bookstodon

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  22. Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
    #The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
    #BLQ2026 (Historical romance).

    #Bookstodon

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  23. Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
    #The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
    #BLQ2026 (Historical romance).

    #Bookstodon

    lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/

  24. Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
    #The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
    #BLQ2026 (Historical romance).

    #Bookstodon

    lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/

  25. Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (character with a hidden past).
    #The52BookClub (Character with a secret identity).
    #BLQ2026 (Over 400 pages).

    #Bookstodon

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  26. Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (character with a hidden past).
    #The52BookClub (Character with a secret identity).
    #BLQ2026 (Over 400 pages).

    #Bookstodon

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  27. Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (character with a hidden past).
    #The52BookClub (Character with a secret identity).
    #BLQ2026 (Over 400 pages).

    #Bookstodon

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  28. Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
    #The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
    #BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM).

    #Bookstodon

  29. Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
    #The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
    #BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM).

    #Bookstodon

  30. Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
    #The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
    #BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM).

    #Bookstodon

  31. Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
    #The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
    #BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM).

    #Bookstodon

  32. Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
    #The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
    #BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
    #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM).

    #Bookstodon

  33. Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
    #The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
    #BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)

    #Bookstodon

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  34. Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
    #The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
    #BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)

    #Bookstodon

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  35. Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
    #The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
    #BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)

    #Bookstodon

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  36. Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
    #The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
    #BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)

    #Bookstodon

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  37. Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
    #The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
    #BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)

    #Bookstodon

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  38. Book 12 for 2026: "Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves," by Sophie Gilbert.

    #PopsugarReadingChallenge ("Pop" or "sugar" in title).
    #The52BookClub (Has a dust jacket).

    #Bookstodon