Monday, December 8, 2025

Memoir Reading Challenge 2026

This is another challenge that I haven't participated in for awhile. I am signing up again because I have seen advertisements for memoirs that look interesting to me. I am expecting that I will only read the minimum 5 memoirs to finish the challenge. There are 34 categories of memoirs listed below. This challenge is hosted by Jamie at the Whatever I Think Of blog.

Rules:

1. To participate, you must read a minimum of five memoirs from any of the categories listed. One book can only count for one category. 

2. Re-reads are acceptable. 

3. All book formats count. 

4. Books must be read on or after January 1, 2026 to count.

5. Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2026.

6. Books may cross over to other challenges in which you are participating. 

7. Books must be labeled as memoirs to count. 

8. You do not need a blog to sign up. You may keep tract of your progress on Goodreads, Amazon or other similar sites with a shelf dedicated to this challenge. Or sign up on Youtube, Facebook, X, or Bluesky. Sign up below in the comments of the challenge post.

Here are the categories:

Mental Illness Memoir: 

Other Illness Memoir:

Political Memoir:  

Food Memoir: 

Animal Memoir: 

Music Memoir: 

Travel Memoir:

Written by a person of color: 

Written by a woman: 

Written by a person who identifies as LGBTQIA: 

Written by an actor or a comedian: 

Written by an author or journalist: 

Written by any other celebrity:

Written by someone under 40: 

Written by someone over 40: 

Written by someone from a country different from your own: 

 One you find thought-provoking: 

 Made into a movie: 

 Graphic novel memoir: 

 Bestselling memoir: 

 Humorous memoir: 

 Fictional memoir: 

 In translation:

 Won an award: 

 Published in 2026: 

 Published in 2025 or earlier: 

 Under 300 pages: 

 Over 300 pages: 

 One you want to re-read: 

 On a favorite topic: 

 By a favorite celebrity: 

 Free choice: 

 Free choice: 

 Free choice:

If you need reading ideas, here are some links to get started:

Goodreads: Best Memoir/Autobiography

Goodreads: Memoirs by Women 

B&N 50 Essential Memoirs

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