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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library | Michiko Aoyama

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Five interconnected short stories in which different people in different stages of life find their way to a small library located in a community center, and all connect with a book that inspires change. Lots of feel-good vibes!

#tbrtarot - book by a Japanese author
#bookspinbingo - free space

CBee, TheAromaofBooks

Sparklemn Loved this book 3d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d

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vivastory

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Just curious... what reading challenges are y'all doing next year,? I'm still working on the 50 states, 50 horror books (50 percent complete); the past couple of years I have been slightly intrigued by the 52 book club challenge and I've knocked off a few new favorites I might not have otherwise... but I'm thinking '26 will be challenge/prompt free.As a mood reader, it's just so hard to commit!

TEArificbooks I have always done too many challenges and the reading starts to feel like “required” reading and there is no time for mood reading. So this year and next year I am participating when I feel like it. I‘m definitely going to participate in #USPresidents as I cohost. Also love #naturalitsy #themedcozies #foodandlit 5d

vivastory @TEArificbooks As a mood reader, I definitely endorse mood reading 📚📚😀 5d

Ruthiella I will definitely do #TBRTarot and #Roll100 because both help me read either what I already own or books I keep meaning to read but never prioritize. I will also do #ChuncksterChallege2026 and #AllergictoChunksters, but only when a TBR book happens to meet the criteria. 5d

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Dilara On Litsy, I'll continue with #foodandlit. I'll also follow #naturalitsy but I'm more of a lurker than an active member. On LibraryThing, I do the Global Challenge (read 5 books from every country - that's more of a lifetime endeavour) and an informal Nobel Prize challenge. I do better with free-form challenges, where I can read the books of my choice in the order of my choice 😁 5d

julesG I'll do 52bookclub again next year. Also Buzzword's Reading and Cover challenges because they are very low key and still tricky sometimes. 5d

vivastory I always see #tbrtarot .... can you explain it to me? @ruthiella 5d

Hooked_on_books I‘m not doing any. I‘ll be following the TOB and reading those as well as the Women‘s Prize and NBA lists, but no challenges. Though I have some thoughts about trying to get some of my mass market paperbacks read, my own little challenge. I‘m a mood reader, too. 5d

Ruthiella @cbee “pulls” a card like, read “read a book with a red cover” or “read a book by a Japanese author” and the way I do #TBRtarot is I look for a book I own that meets the criteria. If I can‘t find a match, I don‘t stress, however. 5d

AkashaVampie My memory sucks... but if u haven't tried #BookishMonopoly yet, here's ur chance. Also make sure to cater to u and what u want/have. 5d

AkashaVampie Also would love to see ur board if u do 5d

AshleyHoss820 As a fellow mood-reader, I love the BookSpin challenge that @TheAromaofBooks does every year. I‘m still doing the 1,001 books. I also found, from some devious Litten, the Hardest Reading Challenge You‘ll Ever Do. Created by Qwordy on YouTube, it‘s a year-long challenge beginning on July 7th. It‘s so difficult, it‘s actually meant to not be completed, but instead to broaden your reading horizons. Happy reading in ‘26, no matter what you choose! (edited) 5d

Kitta I did #LGBTQIA25 which is a book bingo that has a challenge on StoryGraph and #queerbc which also has a StoryGraph challenge. There‘s #ohcanada for some Canadian reads and I‘m going to attempt the #192030 challenge. I‘m also attempting the #vivillon challenge in 2026 (reading books from different countries based on the Pokémon regions lol). 5d

Amiable @AshleyHoss820 I‘m intrigued—what makes it the hardest reading challenge ever? The number of books? The difficulty of the texts? A compressed timeframe? Inquiring minds need to know! 5d

CBee @vivastory that‘s my challenge 😊 I just pick a card (I had a deck but now make my own) and you read a book that fits the prompt. I posted this month‘s prompt Monday 👍🏻 5d

TheAromaofBooks I try to stick with challenges that are somewhat flexible or that I can use to reduce my TBR (which is comprised of books I WANT to read haha). So I've really enjoyed the #Roll100 challenge hosted by @PuddleJumper as well as #ReadorDonate by @julieclair who also hosts the #MonthlyNonfiction And @Librarybelle is getting ready to start a new five-year challenge #192030 as well!! 5d

merelybookish I am taking a break from any formal challenges but toying with trying to read mostly Canadian lit in 2026. I'm thinking of aiming for 80% so I still have room for moods or book club pics, etc. 5d

DGRachel I burned out on challenges. The only thing I will be doing next year is #bookspin and that‘s only because I like making the graphics at the beginning of each month. 🤣🤣 Well, that and it‘s so flexible it allows for space for mood reading and there‘s no pressure. 5d

RaeLovesToRead HRCYED, PopSugar, and let's see what Book Riot's Read Harder is like! Those are the main ones I think... as well as Bookspin, Roll100 etc on here 😊 5d

RaeLovesToRead I don't aim to finish though because I'm far too distractible 5d

MaleficentBookDragon I love the #Bookspin challenge by @TheAromaofBooks. I've been doing that one for years.

I also do two on #GoodReads.
The #DustyBookShelf by the Challenge Factory and #MountTBR. Here are this year's links to check out-
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/476813?group_id=55345 https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1256310-mount-tbr-challenge-2025

I like all these because they are to work down my TBR & they are books I WANT to read. 5d

MaleficentBookDragon @DGRachel Me too! I have kept my Photoshop subscription just because I love making the graphics (yeah I'm a little weird). 5d

DGRachel @MaleficentBookDragon It‘s why I can‘t cancel my Canva subscription! 🤣🤣🤣 5d

AshleyHoss820 @Amiable I think what makes HRCYED so difficult is a combo of all the above! 😂 She has white prompts & purple prompts, one of which is set in stone, the other is more customizable. There are also SO MANY PROMPTS and many require multiple books to complete. For example: Disability Rep needs 5 (I think) different books representing 5 different disabilities. Check out Qwordy‘s YouTube, if you‘re curious! She does a wonderful job explaining it! ☺️ 4d

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'll be doing Food & Lit, 192030, and I'll see what I can get done with the 52 Book Club & PopSugar. I'm trying to read more from what's already on my shelves, and since F&L tends to need library resources, I'll do what I can without forcing myself to choose a book that doesn't interest me. This thread has me intrigued by HRCYED though! 4d

vivastory @CBee I just saw your recent prompt. I 💙 Japanese mysteries 3d

vivastory @merelybookish Your Canadian lit challenge sounds fun! I'll definitely be keeping an eye out 3d

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Here we go, fellow #TBRtarot people! Hope it turns out to be an easy one🤞🏻 Happy December!

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CBee

Tarot Card Killer | Greg Strandberg

Here we go, fellow #TBRtarot people! Hope it turns out to be an easy one🤞🏻 Happy December!

CBee @Allylu @AmyG @AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB @batsy @BeeCurious @Bklover @BookwormAHN @britt_brooke @candc320 @CatLass007 @ChelseaM6010 @Deblovestoread @erzascarletbookgasm @majkia @Balibee146 7d

CBee @InkedBookworm13 @jenniferw88 @julieclair @Librariana @MatchlessMarie @Meshell1313 @OriginalCyn620 @PageShifter @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Ruthiella @Sace @TheKidUpstairs @youneverarrived @willaful @Lizpixie @LitsyEvents 7d

willaful Oooo, intriguing. This time of year, I may go picture book. Or I bet there's some good graphic novels... 7d

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Ruthiella I‘m not gonna make it! 😂 My year end reading is pretty mapped out. However, if I do find a space in my dance card, I‘ll look for the next mystery by Yokomizo:

Death on Gokumon Island

OriginalCyn620 I‘ll have to give this one some thought! 🤔 7d

julieclair I‘ll be reading

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

BarbaraBB I‘ve just read all the books I own by Japanese authors… 7d

CBee @willaful I loved

A Man and His Cat 1

CBee @julieclair I‘ve heard good things about that one! 6d

CBee @BarbaraBB guess you can buy more? 😂 6d

CBee @Ruthiella no worries! 6d

Bklover I think I‘m going to try

The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

CBee @Bklover great 😊 6d

CatLass007 Great prompt! I have several Japanese authors in my TBR. I will read Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. I also may read Before We Forget Kindness by the same author. These are the fourth and fifth books in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series. A sixth book will be released in May 2026. 6d

CBee @CatLass007 I loved the first one! 6d

CatLass007 The others definitely are worth reading. 6d

OriginalCyn620 Okay, I looked through what I own and I have this one on audio, so it‘s my pick!

What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

CBee @OriginalCyn620 yay! 6d

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MatchlessMarie

Dark Matter | Blake Crouch

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Pretty pissed that I waited 9 years to read this, but I can't help but believe this is the timeline I was meant to read it in. 🥲 What a ride. This book will be haunting me at least till the end of this year I think.

Pic from book club yesterday. Really enjoying this group. 🥹🩷📖

#TBRTarot - A book that has become a movie or TV Show. Will be starting the series next. 📺

CBee

CBee What a lovely pic 💚 2w

Ruthiella What a great group picture! 🤩 2w

Amiable Love this! Your book group looks like lots of fun! 2w

dabbe ♥️🍁🧡 2w

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CBee

Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty

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Carrie, didn‘t you recommend this to me? If not, oops 😂 We chatted about a bunch of books when #ALSpine started and I seem to remember this being one of them. ANYWAY! It was fantastic! If it was you, thanks 😊 @CSeydel #TBRtarot

CSeydel Yes! I think I read it too late to include on my official #AuldLangSpine list but I thought it was really excellent. I‘m glad you enjoyed it!! 1mo

CBee @CSeydel it was great! Thanks again 😁 1mo

Reggie I loved this book. We read it for bookclub and I thought all the endings and mystery if she was actually really clairvoyant were really well done. 1mo

CBee @Reggie yes! Towards the end there were a couple of (good) twists I didn‘t see coming and it really made the book for me. 4w

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willaful

Conspiracy in Belgravia | Sherry Thomas

A review suggests this for those who like “Victorian women protagonists; series long mysteries; family dramas; pastries.“ 😂

I'm really only crazy about the fourth--and still wish Thomas would go back to historical romance!--but enjoyed this anyway. It's super convoluted and I barely understand what happened (might be a me issue) but I'm into the characters, even pathetic, conservative Inspector Treadles, whose wife might (gasp!) run a business!

willaful #TBRTarot @Cbee (So many POVS, I lost count.) 1mo

CBee @willaful that‘s a lot 🤪🤪😂😂 1mo

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OriginalCyn620

The Irish Goodbye: A Novel | Heather Aimee O'Neill

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Set during Thanksgiving weekend, the whole Ryan family comes together for the first time in years. The 3 sisters all have secrets and troubles they‘re dealing with, but the present is plagued by an incident that happened 13 years ago, for the sisters and their parents. The story is told from the POV of each sister. A solid family drama!

#bookspinbingo
#tbrtarot - book with multiple POVs

CBee, TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 1mo

CBee Ooo, I love a good family drama. Stacked! 1mo

EmilyM Listening to this currently! 1mo

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