- Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/83049) - []() - []() - []() # 2023 NoveList Reading Challenge ![ novelist reading challenge blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/2023-novelist-reading-challenge-blog-image-780.jpg) [Kaitlin Conner](/novelist/bio/kaitlin-conner) 28 November 2022 As we approach the end of the year, it’s time to announce one of our favorite NoveList traditions: the reading challenge for the upcoming year. For the third year in a row, we are encouraging readers to stretch out of their comfort zones a bit by reading books in the twelve categories we’ve selected. You can read along with NoveList — every month, we will provide suggested titles for that month’s challenge prompt via our social media channels. Or you can customize the challenge for your library patrons. If you’re a [LibraryAware](/novelist/products/libraryaware-1 "LibraryAware") customer, all of the materials, including the tracker and the challenge prompts, are available and completely editable. We are looking forward to another fulfilling reading year. Read on to see this year’s challenge (and a few tips for finding fitting titles in NoveList)! **January:** Start the new year off right by picking up a 2022 favorite from the **NoveList Best of the Year** lists. **February:** Read a romance or a love story starring Black characters. **March:** Read a book made popular by BookTok. Need inspiration? Check out our **For Fans of BookTok Recommended Reads Lists**. **April:** Read a book that is being adapted into a movie or TV show in 2023. (NoveList tip: Search **GN Page to screen**.) **May:** Read a book starring a main character who has a disability. **June:** Use the genre **Book Club Best Bets** to pick a title. **July:** Read a mystery or thriller set in the summer. **August:** Read a book that stars an **unreliable** or **unnamed narrator**. **September:** It's time to go back to school! Read a book with the theme **dark academia**. **October:** Read a book with an orange or black cover. **November:** Give thanks and read a book about **chosen family** or **family gatherings**. **December:** Read a collection of short stories or essays by a non-American author. ![ novelist reading challenge sign image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/2023-novelist-reading-challenge-sign-image-780.jpg) Download the flyer [here](https://bit.ly/2023NovListReadingChallenge) or make your own in LibraryAware. Download your [reading log](https://bit.ly/2023ReadingLog) here. Happy Reading! --- [Kaitlin Conner](/novelist/bio/kaitlin-conner "Kaitlin Conner") is a Senior Readers’ Advisory Librarian at NoveList. She is currently reading *The Historian* by Elizabeth Kostova Category: [Articles ](/blogs/novelist/category/articles) Tags: [NoveList Plus](/blogs/novelist/tag/novelist-plus) [Readers' advisory](/blogs/novelist/tag/readers'-advisory) [Announcements](/blogs/novelist/tag/announcements) - Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/83049) - []() - []() - []() ## Related Posts [ ![dark academia blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/dark-academia-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/novelist/new-theme-dark-academia) [New theme in NoveList: Dark academia ](/blogs/novelist/new-theme-dark-academia) 15 November 2022 [ ![ reading challenge blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/2022-reading-challenge-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/novelist/2022-novelist-reading-challenge) [2022 NoveList Reading Challenge](/blogs/novelist/2022-novelist-reading-challenge) 13 December 2021 [ ![page to screen resources image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/page-to-screen-resources-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/novelist/how-use-page-screen-library) [How to use Page to Screen at the library ](/blogs/novelist/how-use-page-screen-library) 5 August 2022