Reading Challenges

More than 30 of the best books set in the southeastern US states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

More than 30 books set throughout Africa’s diverse countries, including novels, non-fiction, and memoirs.

This great selection of historical fiction books set in the 1920s includes classic novels originally published in the 1920s, plus highly rated new non-fiction and fiction books set in the 1920s.

More than 30 of the best books set in the southwest mountain states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

Whether you found this post searching for Books Set in Western Europe, or are participating in our Book Voyage reading challenge, we hope you find …

Whether you’re participating in our Decades Reading Challenge or you’ve stumbled upon this post looking for books about women’s suffrage, books about the Spanish Flu, …

The brand new Read Around the USA 2023 Reading Challenge will take you to 12 different regions(groups of US states) in a one book per month format. The hosts provide curated book lists for each state.

More than 30 of the best books set in New England, including Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

We are so excited to kick off the year’s Book Voyage Reading Challenge! Or if you found this post just looking for an Antarctica book …

From books about the Gilded Age in New York to fiction set in the Wild West, and from historical fiction to nonfiction, these are the best book set in the late 19th century, from 1880-1899.

There’s a lot to learn by reading about relationships between characters of different generations. This book list includes novels about intergenerational friendships between characters that are more than a few decades apart in age.

Love to armchair travel? This list of books – each spanning multiple continents – is a great resource for those who want to read around the world.

This list of multigenerational novels contains some of the best books spanning the years from 1910 to present day. There’s a lot to learn by reading expansive stories, memoirs, and novels that span decades to observe how things change over time.

Looking for book characters who are over 90 years old? These books feature 90-something nonagenarians and 100-something centenarians in either novels or non-fiction reads.

This list of North America books includes fiction and non-fiction reads. Armchair travel beyond the US with books set in Canada, Greenland, Mexico, and the Central American countries of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Looking for the best books set in the 2010s? This book list with descriptions covers many different aspects of life in the last decade.

These book recommendations include both non-fiction memoirs and fictional books with elderly characters in their 80s.

Best Books Set in South America – From books set in Brazil and books set in Argentina to books set in Ecuador and Bolovia, we’ve covered the South American continent in our book recommendations.

The Best Books of the 2000s: These excellent fiction and nonfiction titles are all set between 2000 and 2009

Books with main characters in their 70s. These novels with older characters relect a wide variety of 70-something life experiences.

Looking for books full of 90s nostalgia or books about events in the 1990s? This book list includes both fiction and non-fiction titles.

Books with main characters in their 60s. These middle age fiction novels with older characters relect a wide variety of 60-something life experiences.

25 of the best books set in the 1980s. Historical fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, and books published in the 80s.

Our list of books set in the Middle East includes historical fiction, contemporary fiction, memoirs, and travelogues that will shed light on both the challenges and beauty of modern-day life in this corner of the world.

Books with main characters in their 50s. From middle age fiction to memoirs, these reflect a wide range of 50 something life experiences.

The best books set in Australia or New Zealand. From the beaches to the outback, these titles include novels, historical fiction, memoirs, and non-fiction books.

From historical fiction books about the Seventies to popular books written in the 70s, these are the best books set in the 1970s.

This list of recommended books spanning a character’s lifetime includes a wide variety of fiction titles as well as some excellent memoirs.

The best books set in the southern countries of Asia from memoirs, historical fiction, and some even funny modern fiction.

The best books set in the 1960s, including novels and historical fiction, memoirs and non-fiction, as well as important books from the 1960s written during that decade.