Reminder: #TBRChallenge Day is May 20

I have a knack for scheduling time off in advance at The Day Job, only to discover that when the time comes, it's the absolute worst possible time for me to be away from the office. Oh well, there's nothing for it, and by the time this post goes live I'll be packing up and flying back to reality after enjoying a week visiting family in lovely Michigan. Did I think about the TBR Challenge before I left on my trip? Of course not, which means a dumpster dive into my Kindle to find something suitable for our next Challenge, which is set for May 20. This month's optional theme is New Beginnings.

This was another suggestion that came out of my annual theme poll and there's a lot of flexibility with this one!  Some ideas off the top of my head - Second chance, starting over or marriage in trouble tropes, characters coming off bad relationships / jobs / family situations, or the first book in a series.

That said, if you don't feel like digging or twisting this theme into a pretzel, remember the themes are completely optional.  If you just want to pick a random book out of your pile and call it good? That's OK! The goal of the Challenge is to read something, anything, that has been languishing.

It's never too late to sign up for the Challenge.  You can learn more about it, and see a list of who is participating, over at the #TBRChallenge 2026 information page.