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FOLD Reading Challenge 2026

Reading and listening recommendations that encourage book lovers to thoughtfully consider their reading lists and ask one important question: Who’s missing?

Are You Ready for the Challenge?

The FOLD Reading Challenge encourages book lovers to diversify their reading and their listening by asking one important question: Who’s missing?

Each year, FOLD releases a twelve-challenge list in January, focusing on one challenge per month for the duration of the year. At the beginning of each month, a member of the FOLD community writes a blog with four recommended titles to help you along.

For readers who may not read as many titles throughout the year, pick a few challenges that will enrich your reading list and your life.

As we say at FOLD, diversity takes more work…but it always reaps better results. So grab a book and get reading!

January: Cozy fiction by a marginalized author.

February: Romance by a queer male author.

March: Non-fiction featuring food by a marginalized author.

April: Poetry collection by a disabled author.

May: Book about mental health by an Indigenous author.

June: Novel featuring found family by a queer author.

July: Book about climate by a marginalized author.

August: Literary fiction by a Black Canadian author.

September: Non-fiction by a marginalized author that calls for change.

October: Novel by a woman of colour translated into English.

November: Book that celebrates fat bodies and fat joy.

December: Book about rest or resilience by a racialized author.

FOLD Reading Challenge on Beanstack

The 2026 FOLD Reading Challenge will now be hosted on Beanstack!

Free for all readers, FOLD on Beanstack is a community platform that will enliven your reading experience. You can log your daily reading by pages or minutes to maintain reading streaks. You can join a variety of reading challenges that encourage you to read more and read more diversely. As you complete each challenge and activity, you can earn badges, certificates, and even prizes!

Learn more about FOLD on Beanstack.

FOLD Reading Challenge Newsletter

Would you like to be the first to receive each month’s reading challenge suggestions?

Join our FOLD Reading Challenge newsletter! Get the monthly reading challenge blog and book recommendations directly in your inbox and get a head start on that month’s reading!

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