2021 KWL Reading Challenge

We here at Kobo really love to read, so every year we like to put together a fun challenge that not only encourages us to read more, but also encourages us to read outside our usual comfort zone. If you’re also looking to diversify your 2021 TBR pile, come play along and read with us! The goal is to read one book from every number on the list, and be sure to share your recommendations with us either in the comments or on Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #KWLReads2021!!

If you want a checklist to keep track, you can download the PDF here!

And if you need even more book recommendations, check out what Kobo read for last year’s challenge!

KWL 2021 Reading Challenge

1. A full cast audiobook
2. A ghost story
3. A book that’s been adapted into a film or TV show
4. A book set in the not so distant future
5. A book by an LGBTQ+ author of colour
6. A traditional British mystery
7. A book with an animal on the cover
8. Something from Obama’s reading list
9. A 2020 Prize winner
10. A book from the 2021 Canada Reads longlist
11. A book by a neurodivergent author
12. A book published in the year you turned 15
13. An enemies to lovers story
14. A book about sports/by a sports figure
15. A book by a Black author
16. A book where the setting is a character
17. An audiobook with a celebrity narrator who is not the author
18. A book by an indie author
19. A book about technology
20. A book about climate change
21. A work of fiction by a trans author
22. A book that has been translated
23. A book recommended or featured on a podcast you love
24. A book you bought from an independent bookstore
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book by an Indigenous author
27. A YA Fantasy novel
28. A nonfiction book about wildlife or nature
29. A book about a boat or that takes place on a boat
30. A nonfiction audiobook about a subject you know nothing about
31. A book by an author featured on the KWL podcast
32. A fictionalized memoir
33. A political book
34. A book from Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club
35. A novel by an author who passed away in 2020
36. An audiobook version of a play
37. A Kobo Original
38. A debut novel
39. A story with an unreliable narrator
40. A collection of poetry
41. A book that revolves around a game
42. The second book in a series
43. A collection of essays
44. A post-apocalyptic novel
45. A true crime book
    And finally, read a book by an author from every continent:
46. A book by a North American author
47. A book by a South American author
48. A book by an African author
49. A book by an Asian author
50. A book by an Antipodean author

Happy reading!