#Read Harder

Read Harder is Book Riot’s annual reading challenge, where we design 24 tasks to help you read outside your comfort zone and find your next favorite read!

What are You Reading This Week — April 25, 2024

What have you been reading this week? And have you checked off any 2024 Read Harder Challenge tasks recently? Let's chat in the comments!

Stop Asking TikTok for Book Recommendations and Start Asking a Librarian

Let's face it: book recommendations from social media are terrible. So stop asking TikTok for book recs and start asking librarians.

More Books In Translation To Read for the 2024 Read Harder Challenge

Here are some of the books in translation from around the world your fellow challengers are reading for the 2024 Read Harder Challenge!

7 Books by Autistic Authors to Pick Up This Autism Acceptance Month

April is Autism Acceptance Month, and these books by autistic authors include everything from a spicy rom-com to a historical fantasy.

What are You Reading This Week — April 11, 2024

Here's what I'm reading this week, plus the tasks I've completed in the 2024 Read Harder Challenge. Share your recent reads in the comments!

Travel the World With These International Books In Translation

What's your favorite book in translation?

What are You Reading This Week? — April 4, 2024

We're a quarter of the way through the year! How are you doing with your reading goals and the 2024 Read Harder Challenge tasks?

7 Books About Pulling Pranks to Read On April Fools’ Day

These books cover the highs and lows of pulling pranks, from prank war romance novels to thrillers about deadly pranks.

What are You Reading This Week — March 28, 2024

What have you been reading this week, and how are you progressing through the 2024 Read Harder Challenge? Let's chat in the comments!

The Best Poetry Collections are Queer, BIPOC, and Indie Published

Task #7 of the Read Harder Challenge is "Read an indie published collection of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author." Here's where to start!