This is currently hosted by Andrea at Carolina Book Nook. I’ve been doing this challenge since January 2008 (albeit I’ve missed one or two years). It was started by Annie, who was ten or eleven at the time, on her blog Words by Annie. First Beth @ Beth Fish Reads and then Charlie @ The Worm Hole took over hosting before handing it over to Andrea.
So, this is a ‘must‘ challenge for me!
The challenge runs from 1st January to 31st December 2026. You can sign up at any time but can only count books you read between those dates. Read a book in any format (hard copy, ebook, audio) with a title that fits into each category.
In 2026, choose 6 books that have titles that contain:
(Click on the links for more examples and info on Andrea’s blog)
- Six/6 – Titles for this category need to include the word “six” or number “6” somewhere in the title, even if they are part of another word or number.
- Cold weather – Your title for this category should include a word that describes cold weather such as “snow,” “ice,” blizzard,” “frozen,” etc.
- Peace – Titles for this category need to include a word that describes peace: “peace,” “serenity,” “still,” “calm,” etc, even if it doesn’t directly mean “peace.”
- Pathways – Titles for this category need to include a words that are types of paths: “trail,” “road,” “avenue,” “sidewalk,” etc.
- Terrain* – Titles for this category need to include a word for a type of topographic terrain or the name of a particular part of terrain.
- Flower – Titles for this category need to include a type of flower or the word “flower.”
I’ve looked through the books that I still have unread and have found some possibilities for this challenge:
Six/6 – Six Wicked Reasons by Jo Spain; The Mitfords; Letters between Six Sisters by Charlotte Moseley; Winds of Change: Britain in the Early Sixties by Peter Hennessy
Cold weather – A Cold Wind From Moscow by Rory Clements; Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride; In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Fire and Ice by Diana Stabenow
Peace – The War that Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillan
Pathways – Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler; East West Street by Philippe Sands; The Winding Road by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
*Terrain – Light Shining in the Forest by Paul Torday; The Enchanter’s Forest by Alys Clare
Flower – Golden Poppies by Laila Ibrahim; Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
*Types of terrain:
Mountains
Hills
Plains
Plateaus
Valleys
Deserts
Forests/Jungles
Wetlands
Coastal
Glacial/Polar
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