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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11/22/63 by Stephen King

11/22/63

Stephen King

849 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction historical science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Fairy Tale

Stephen King

599 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Eat, Pray, Love

Eat, Pray, Love #1

Elizabeth Gilbert

12 hours, 50 minutes • audio • 2006

nonfiction food and drink memoir travel adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

State of Wonder

Ann Patchett

353 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction contemporary literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck by Michael Benson, Craig Singer
Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck
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Michael Benson, Craig Singer

Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck

Michael Benson, Craig Singer

304 pages

nonfiction biography history
The World According to Garp by John Irving

The World According to Garp

John Irving

610 pages • hardcover • 1978

fiction classics literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography by Peter Ames Carlin

The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography

Peter Ames Carlin

447 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction biography music informative medium-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

249 pages • paperback • 1953

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
Why Motivating People Doesn't Work ... and What Does: More Breakthroughs for Leading, Energizing, and Engaging by Susan Fowler

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work ... and What Does: More Breakthroughs for Leading, Energizing, and Engaging

Susan Fowler

233 pages • paperback

nonfiction