Author(s): Weldon Owen

Literary Studies

Level up your reading life with 25 unique literary challenges, and reward yourself with 25 bookish surprises!

This delightful collection of 25 reading challenges and rewards inspires bookworms to live their best reading life. Each pocket inside this portfolio challenges readers to a literary challenge. Once the reader completes a challenge, they can open the pocket to claim their bookish prize.

Use these challenges to finally tackle your to-be-read pile, check out the books on Bookstagram and Booktok you’ve been dying to read, or discover new and hidden treasures.

The perfect gift for book lovers of all ages, genres, and abilities, The Ultimate Reading Challenge encourages bibliophiles to:

Read personally

• Re-read a book you loved as a child.


• Ask a family member what book has made a lasting impression on them.

Read compassionately

• Read a book that features an indigenous person.


• Read a book about a person with a disability.

Read broadly

• Visit your local bookstore and ask a bookseller to recommend a book.


• Read in a place you’ve never read before.

Engage creatively

• Make a snack or meal described in a book you’ve read.


• Write a letter to someone who has influenced your reading life.

Prizes include:

• A laser-engraved wooden bookmark


• Bookish greeting cards


• Coffee cup sleeve


• Book darts


• A mini notebook


• And much more!