By now, you should have read through our 2026 challenge details here.

We are so excited to return to monthly prompts, and related to that, are re-sharing this reel that posted back in 2023, when her and Margherita first began the challenge.

As we enter the last month of 2025 and this year’s challenge, we want to also share this reminder about the cyclical discourse of judging how much other people read:

There is no December prompt - you may choose whichever prompt you like from the list of 2025 prompts.

The 2025 list was NOT meant to be a comprehensive list of every single identity and genre out there. This was meant to guide us to reflect upon the baseline of our reading habits. The countries are listed out under the respective prompts in the 2025 Storygraph challenge.

Thanks to Andrew, Jaynelle, and Lucia for joining the last book club meeting to discuss They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran <3

We are hosting our seventh synchronous virtual book club meeting for “Salvacion” by Sandra Proudman on Sunday, December 7th at 4pm Pacific Time.

If you’re purchasing & it is accessible to you, get your copy at the following places to support local, indie booksellers:

Thanks for sharing your reviews each month!

Use #TheDiverseBaseline when posting your reviews, and/or tagging us (only if you want to/feel comfortable doing so), so we can find & spotlight them here.

Though this readathon is meant for November, we still encourage you to read Indigenous authors all year long, and think this BINGO card is a fun way to track!

We acknowledge that reading, like every other aspect of life, is political, and we believe in the power of community care and collectivism.

If you do not have disposable income for specific mutual aid initiatives, you can still support these folks by re-posting, liking, or boosting the content by commenting indeed does so much!

We also encourage you to seek out ways to get connected to local-to-you community initiatives, as we recognize there are likely already many initiatives around you that would greatly appreciate your support and awareness.

We found this post incredibly helpful - thank you to one of our Discord members & fellow bookstagrammers, Christine for sharing it in the server.

For full context on the state crackdown on writers of Haitang in China you should read this article.

Chinese authors are being arrested for writing gay novels on Haitang (a web novel platform belonging to a Taiwanese publisher), with the excuse of “combating online obscenity and pornography”.

Some ways you can help:

We have recommendation lists on libro.fm and bookshop.org. If you would like highly recommended books from us, check out our links and support local/indie bookstores in the process (if it’s an accessible option for you).

Libro.fm’s Shop Small Sale runs from November 25th through December 1st! Customers can stock up on audiobooks for themselves or shop for gifts in this sale featuring plenty of bestsellers and Bookseller Picks for $5.99 USD or less.

Affiliates earn 15% on individual audiobook sales made through their links, and support local bookshops. All of our Libro FM playlists are linked below, and we’d greatly appreciate you buying through us to support our emotional labor in organizing this challenge <3

Brittany is a reader from the San Francisco Bay Area. She can be found on substack, instagram, storygraph, bluesky, and has resources here. She also hosts the SF Bay Area chapter of Cassie’s Walking Club on Strava.

Margherita is a reader and indie author from Italy. Xe can be found on instagram and substack. Xyr author website (pen name) with xyr books and editorial services can be found here.

Mylynn is a reader from Guam/Arizona. She can be found in the kitchen after midnight like the gremlin she is and also on instagram, storygraph, and more here.