December 2025
 Welcome to the final month of the 2025 Adult Reading Challenge!  
 
This month's theme is,
"Read a book you can read in one day."  
Pick one of the great books below or any other book that fits the theme!
 
If you are new to the challenge, welcome!
Every month, read a book on that month's theme. Log the book on Beanstack and you are able to earn that month's sticker.
 
There is a monthly prize drawing for those who completed that month's challenge - the winner receives a $25 gift card to a local business!
 
Complete at least nine months of the year to be entered into a grand prize drawing!
 
If you are not currently registered for the Adult Reading Challenge, join the fun on Beanstack!
 
 
Registration Prizes!

Everyone who signs up for the 2025 challenge receives an NPL keychain and a reading notebook - redesigned for 2025!
 
Pick yours up at the front desk of the library!
 
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
Fireheart Tiger
Aliette de Bodard
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey by Ernesto Che Guevara
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
Ernesto Che Guevara
Coco Butternut by Joe R. Lansdale
Coco Butternut
Joe R. Lansdale
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot
Heart Berries: A Memoir
Terese Marie Mailhot
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
The Butcher of the Forest
Premee Mohamed
Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Lost Ark Dreaming
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker
Haunt Sweet Home
Sarah Pinsker
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
Sofia Samatar
The Christmas Guest: A Novella by Peter Swanson
The Christmas Guest
Peter Swanson
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
Can't Escape Love: A Reluctant Royals Novella by Alyssa Cole
Can't Escape Love
Alyssa Cole
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Train Dreams
Denis Johnson
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle
The Ballad of Black Tom
Victor Lavalle
Talk Sweetly to Me by Courtney Milan
Talk Sweetly to Me
Courtney Milan
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler
The Tusks of Extinction
Ray Nayler
A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry
A Christmas Escape
Anne Perry
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Full Speed to a Crash Landing
Beth Revis
The Engagement by Georges Simenon
The Engagement
Georges Simenon
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
The Crane Husband
Kelly Barnhill
The Honor of Your Presence by Dave Eggers
The Honor of Your Presence
Dave Eggers
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
The Salt Grows Heavy
Cassandra Khaw
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions by Valeria Luiselli
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions
Valeria Luiselli
Rizzio: A Novella by Denise Mina
Rizzio
Denise Mina
Emergent Properties by Aimee Ogden
Emergent Properties
Aimee Ogden
The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry
The Descent of Man
Grayson Perry
Sleep Donation by Karen Russell
Sleep Donation
Karen Russell
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The Pearl
John Steinbeck
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
The Lies of the Ajungo
Moses Ose Utomi
Happy Reading!

Remember, you have until December 31 to read a book on the theme and log it in Beanstack to be eligible for this month's prize drawing. Stay tuned for the 2026 Adult Reading Challenge!
 
 
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