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It's time once again for our summer status check on the annual Reading Challenge, in which both avid and casual bookworms pledge to read a certain number of books before the calendar year is out. If you’re not already on board, it’s easy enough: Click on over to theÌý2025 Reading Challenge page, enter the number of books you plan to devour, then get busy.
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To get a sense of how things are going so far, we’ve gathered up the most popular books chosen by Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ regulars in this year’s challenge, sorted by genre. Indeed, each category below lists the top 12 books marked asÌýReadÌýby participants. So, for instance, Kristin Hannah’s The Women is currently the most read Historical Fiction book among those taking the 2025 Reading Challenge.
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It all makes for some extremely interesting browsing and clicking. The collection below suggests the vast range of books that Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ members are reading just now: You’ll find Pulitzer Prize winners like Percival Everett’s James alongside perennially relevant science fiction such as Margaret Atwood’s 1985 classic, The Handmaid's Tale.
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You’ll also find a good cross-section ofÌýÅ·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice AwardÌýwinners, such asÌýEmily Henry’sÌýHappy Place,ÌýNita Prose’sÌýThe Maid, andÌýGabrielle Zevin’sÌýTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Plus: international time-travel classics, high school English class artifacts, scary stories, acclaimed memoirs, and the occasional warning siren.
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Click on the book cover images for more information about each title, and use the Want to Read button to add books to your digital shelf.

You can also click the link directly below to check in on your own Reading Challenge progress—or to sign up if you haven’t already. And, pro tip, you can edit your yearly goal at any time. Need more inspiration? Check out the Challenge for special limited-time reading achievements throughout the year!

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CHECK ON YOUR 2025 READING CHALLENGE

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