25 in 2025

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34 participants (373 books)

01 Jan 2025—01 Jan 2026

Overview

Commit to reading 25 books in 2025 you've always told yourself you wanted to - but haven't yet: big books, daunting classics, those books your friends won't stop talking about, or those books that have been haunting your shelf . . . 

Challenge Books

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Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma

Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

Haben Girma

7 hours, 30 minutes • audio • 2019

nonfiction memoir hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis

243 pages • paperback • 1999

fiction childrens historical middle grade emotional fast-paced
Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Scythe

Arc of a Scythe #1

Neal Shusterman

443 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Pale View of Hills

Kazuo Ishiguro

183 pages • paperback • 1982

fiction historical literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Historical Source Book for Scribes by Patricia Lovett, Michelle P. Brown

The Historical Source Book for Scribes

Patricia Lovett, Michelle P. Brown

128 pages • hardcover

nonfiction art design historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Catholics, Wake Up!: Be a Spiritual Warrior by Jesse Romero

Catholics, Wake Up!: Be a Spiritual Warrior

Jesse Romero

147 pages • paperback

nonfiction religion dark medium-paced
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Rats of NIMH #1

Robert C. O'Brien

231 pages • paperback • 1971

fiction childrens classics fantasy lighthearted medium-paced
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins

Gregor and the Marks of Secret

Underland Chronicles #4

Suzanne Collins

352 pages • paperback • 2006

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
The British Library Companion to Calligraphy, Illumination & Heraldry: A History and Practical Guide by Patricia Lovett
The British Library Companion to Calligraphy, Illumination & Heraldry: A History and Practical Guide
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Patricia Lovett

The British Library Companion to Calligraphy, Illumination & Heraldry: A History and Practical Guide

Patricia Lovett

320 pages • 2000

history informative slow-paced
Wildwood Imperium by Colin Meloy

Wildwood Imperium

Wildwood Chronicles #3

Colin Meloy

580 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious slow-paced