I'm participating in three reading challenges this year, namely Wolf Crawl, the Non Fiction Reader Challenge and the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. Come and join me!
Wolf Crawl 2026
Wolf Crawl is a year long reading challenge hosted by Simon Haisell from Footnotes and Tangents to read the Wolf Hall trilogy by Hilary Mantel and comprises Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror and the Light.Check out my sign up post for more details about the challenge.
5 January 2026: Wolf Hall (17 weeks) (reviewing soon)
4 May 2026: Bring Up the Bodies (12 weeks) (reading now)
27 July 2026: The Mirror and the Light (23 weeks)
Non Fiction Reader Challenge 2026
Hosted by fellow Aussie book blogger Shelleyrae at Book'd Out, I signed up to complete the Nonfiction Nibbler level of the challenge. For this, I'll need to read and review 6 books from any 6 of the categories listed below.
1. History
- The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey
2. Memoir/Biography
3. True Crime
- The Dark Room: Case Files of a Scotland Yard Forensic Photographer by A.J. Hewitt
4. Science
- Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away by Coltan Scrivner
- How My Dog Saved My Life: Thirty Tales of Courage and Compassion by Cate Cochran
5. Health
- And How Does That Make You Feel? Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About Therapy by Joshua Fletcher
6. Food
- The Vegemite Cookbook by Vegemite
7. Humour
8. South East Asia
- Unusual Hotels of the World by Steve Dobson
9. Lost or found
10. Television
11. Subculture
12. Published in 2026
What I'm currently reading for the challenge:
- Tudor Fashion by Eleri Lynn (reading now for the History prompt)
- Castles in the Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion by Judy Corbett (reading now for the Memoir/Biography and Lost or Found prompt)
- Underwear: Fashion in Detail by Eleri Lynn (reading now for the History prompt)
- Postscript: Life, Love and Loss in Australian Letters by National Library of Australia (reading now for Published in 2026 prompt)
What I'm reading next for the challenge:
- Sirens - Inside the Shadow World of First Responders by Martin McKenzie-Murray (reading soon for Memoir/Biography or Published in 2026 prompts)
- Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice by John Edward (reading later in the year for the True Crime prompt)
You can join in too! Social media tags: #ReadNonFicChal @bookdout (X) @shelleyrae_bookdout (IG)
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2026
Hosted by Marg at The Intrepid Reader, I signed up to complete the Medieval Reader level again this year and will need to read and review 15 historical fiction books in order to successfully complete the challenge.
1. Cape Fever by Nadia Davids
2. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
3. The Story Keeper by Anna Mazzola
4. A Far-Flung Life by M.L. Stedman
5. The Woman in the Seal Skin by Lauren Keegan
6. Devil's Wolf by Paul Doherty
7. The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins
8. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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What I'm planning on reading for the challenge:
- Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (reading now)
You can join in too! Social media tags: #histficreadingchallenge @MargReads (X & IG)
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I hope you'll enjoy following my reading progress as I make my way through these challenges and let me know if you're participating in any reading challenges this year.
Carpe Librum!
What I'm planning on reading for the challenge:
- Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (reading now)
You can join in too! Social media tags: #histficreadingchallenge @MargReads (X & IG)
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I hope you'll enjoy following my reading progress as I make my way through these challenges and let me know if you're participating in any reading challenges this year.
Carpe Librum!
