Read your shelf mini

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30 participants (96 books)

04 Apr 2025—04 Aug 2025

Overview

Requirements: At least 5 Unread books in your shelf

This challenge is all about reading five unread books that you already own — the ones sitting on your physical bookshelf, waiting to be picked up. The goal is to explore your personal collection, reduce your unread pile, and rediscover why you wanted to read these books in the first place. 

No library loans, no new purchases — just you and the stories already in your home.
Feel free to pick any genre, format (paperback, hardcover), or length. It’s a great way to clear space, make room for new favorites, and finally give those books the attention they deserve!

Challenge Books

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Gild by Raven Kennedy

Gild

The Plated Prisoner #1

Raven Kennedy

384 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark tense medium-paced
City of Orphans by Avi

City of Orphans

Avi

350 pages • hardcover • 2000

fiction historical mystery young adult mysterious medium-paced
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

288 pages • digital • 1936

nonfiction business psychology self help informative inspiring medium-paced
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen

The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act

The Wicked + The Divine (Collected Editions) #1

Kieron Gillen

176 pages • digital • 2014

fiction comics fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

What the River Knows

Secrets of the Nile #1

Isabel Ibañez

404 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Lowest Common Denominator by Pirkko Saisio

Lowest Common Denominator

Pirkko Saisio

312 pages • digital • 1998

fiction lgbtqia+ literary
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

339 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Queer by William S. Burroughs

Queer

William S. Burroughs

200 pages • paperback • 1985

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Don't Say Um: How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better Life by Michael Chad Hoeppner

Don't Say Um: How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better Life

Michael Chad Hoeppner

288 pages • hardcover

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

Michael Bungay Stanier

227 pages • hardcover • 2016

nonfiction business informative slow-paced