FALL IN LOVE WITH READING AGAIN!
Enter a reading adventure designed to help you rediscover forgotten books, uncover new stories and rekindle your joy of reading.
Explore stress-free reading prompt challenges and creative side quests, supported by beautifully designed free handbooks, Archivist's resources and a welcoming community. Everything you need to read more, remember more and savour every page.
BECOME AN AUTHOLOGIE READING ARCHIVIST
Every Authologie Reading Archivist begins with their FREE Handbook.
Uncover how to explore the prompts, discover new stories, celebrate your achievements and create a reading archive you'll treasure.
WE WELCOME YOU!
We're thrilled you've chosen to begin your Authologie adventure with the Promptastic Book Club Challenge.
This is more than a reading challenge and far more than a reading journal. It is a place to discover new stories, explore unexpected books, celebrate your achievements and create a lasting record of your reading adventures.
Choose your own books, follow inspiring prompts, complete optional side quests and share your discoveries with readers in The Circle.
The Circle welcomes you.
The Challenge awaits.
Welcome!
CELEBRATE!
COMING SOON!
Take time to reflect on how far you've come, celebrate your accomplishments, and earn well-deserved recognition as you complete your Promptastic Book Club Challenge.
CREATE A LASTING ARCHIVE
Plan, record and personalise your challenge as you create a keepsake of your achievements.
Reflect on your books, capture the memories, thoughts and moments each book leaves with you, and enjoy the quiet ritual of creating your archive. Perhaps even with the occasional hot chocolate by your side.
Preserve the stories that become part of your collection in a place to revisit, treasure and remember.
Available in two editions: choose the Archivist's Edition for deeper, thoughtful reflections, or the Pocket Book Edition for a beautifully concise way to capture your reading memories.
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You have been chosen.
THE CIRCLE IS
WAITING!
YOUR CHALLENGE
BEGINS HERE
1.
Visit 'The Prompt Library'
All new recruits begin in Year One. You can begin at any point in the calendar year, there's no 'New Year's Day' pressure or race to complete by New Years Eve the following year.
So you've downloaded the handbook and taken a look around Authologie HQ, you maybe even have an Archivist's or Pocket Book Journal. Let's walk through the main challenge together...
HOW TO JOIN IN!
6.
Think about your interpretation of the prompt and which books you could read for your prompt Match-up. You can read any you think work for the prompt which you're drawn to.
I love Classics!
Moby Dick?
7.
Perhaps the book you think of really appeals to you. Maybe it's already in your TBR pile. Heard great things about it already? Maybe a friend has told you it's a must read.
Excited to read the book...
Awesome!
Cosy up and enjoy!
Come and tell 'The Circle' what you thought of it!
'I'll let everyone know it was a great match!
...and ask 'The Circle', our Facebook Group, for recommendations.
We have lots of helpful members who want to chat about books, prompts and the challenge!
'I'll ask 'The Circle' for recommendations!
8.
Need inspiration?
Want to see a range of recommendations and choices before deciding which book to read...
...visit 'The Prompt Library Annex' for Match-Up ideas...
'Oh wow, there's lots of great book suggestions!
Celebrate your progress and the book you read.
Share and recommend within 'The Circle'! and beyond! This helps others match-up!
Social Media
Claim a match with any of the Side Quests you'd like to achieve?
13.
Then...
Create a lasting memory of the book you read.
Journal?
Great 'The Circle' recommendations about this one!
Double Darer Side Quest contender?!
Oceania! This book would work perfectly for the gap in the Global Guide Side Quest!
12.
Read
and enjoy in any format and at your own pace!
11.
Excited by the book!
10.
The top three!
What's next?
Move on to a new prompt, they can be matched and read for in any order you like.
The Circle Recommends...
Books from a variety of genres that work well for this prompt include:
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
(Contemporary Fiction)
Hidden Depths
by Ifan Morgan Jones
(Science Fiction)
The Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
(Adventure Fiction)
Moby-Dick
by Herman Melville
(Classic Adventure)
Playground
by Richard Powers
(Literary Fiction)
The Seawomen
by Chloe Timms
(Dystopian)
Feathertide
by Beth Cartwright
(Fantasy/Magical Realism/Fairy-Tale Inspired)
Maurice and Maralyn
by Sophie Elmhirst
(Narrative Non-Fiction/Biography/Adventure)
Natural Selection
by Elin Hilderbrand
(Contemporary Fiction/Romance/Suspense)
...or they may belong to a genre you don't enjoy...
9.
Explore your options...
You may have read this one already...
Some may be 'banked' as they work well for other prompts
THE CIRCLE
Join 'The Circle', Authologie's secret community group where challengers from around the world gather to share their reading triumps and stamp out reading isolation and slumps together!
NEED HELP?
Become a valued member of Authologie’s book club circle on Facebook where you'll find a supportive community of fellow challengers and exclusive reading challenge resources.
FIND US AT THE CIRCLE
Click the button!
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What is the Promptastic Book Club Challenge?
The Promptastic Book Club Challenge is a free, flexible, creativity-led reading challenge built around 52 themed prompts.
It’s designed to help you explore new genres, discover unexpected books and enjoy a more imaginative reading year.
You can take part entirely at your own pace, in whatever way suits you. Your challenge in your way.
Can I join halfway through the year?
You’re welcome to start at any moment. There’s no timeline, no deadlines and no fixed beginning or end.
Challengers join throughout the year, and that freedom is part of the charm of a challenge that isn’t tied to a real-world calendar.
You simply begin in Year One and work your way through the challenge years in order.
There are always new recruits and readers who are further along, and plenty yet to start as well.
Everyone moves through the challenges at their own pace.
Can I double up prompts with the same book?
No. Each of the main prompts is to be matched with one book.
Each book can only be used for one prompt.
The side quests and the dodecagon theme are more flexible, so a single book can count for multiple side quests or you can read several books for one quest.
At the end of your challenge, you will have read 52 books.
If you decide to take part in the Double Darer side quest, the only side quest which requires extra reading, you will finish the challenge having read between 56 and 104 books, determind by how many prompts you 'doubled-up' on. You choose!
What if I’m not sure a book fits a prompt?
If you’re uncertain, you can check the guidance notes beneath each prompt or ask in the community.
The challenge is flexible, your own interpretation is encouraged.
Do I need to buy the journal to take part?
No. The journal is designed to enhance the experience, but participation in the challenge is completely free and open to everyone.
Is there a community I can join?
Yes! You can join in with the community on Instagram, TikTok,
Facebook, StoryGraph, Goodreads, our website, the Seraphina’s Notebook blog and through Authologie events.
Our most active space is our Facebook group, where you’re invited to share what you’re reading, discuss all things books, stamp out any feelings of isolation and celebrate your challenge milestones.
We refer to the Authologie community as 'The Circle' and you may have spotted our ‘Share with the Circle’ stamps, please do join in! The community is welcoming, supportive and happily embraces readers of every genre, format and pace of progress.
How does the challenge work?
Choose one book for each of the 52 prompts. You can complete them in any order and at any speed.
Many readers use the accompanying journal, but this is optional.
Do I have to read one book per week?
Not at all. You can read as slowly or as quickly as you like.
The 'Year' begins when you're ready and completes when books for all 52 prompts have been read.
Do I have to complete all 52 prompts to take part?
Not all at once if you don’t want to. Many readers complete some prompts, dip in and out, or use the challenge as inspiration rather than a strict checklist.
You could take 6 months or 6 years to complete all 52 prompts, the challenge continues until you complete them.
Can audiobooks or eBooks be used for the challenge?
All formats count: print, eBooks, audiobooks, braille or text-to-voice. Whichever you prefer.
Listening while a friend reads to you is also a great way to enjoy books.
No one should feel left out or feel that there are barriers to taking part in the challenge. We are fully inclusive and supportive of every member’s circumstances and reading needs.
Many of our members have physical disabilities, chronic illnesses, learning difficulties or are neurodivergent.
Many work long hours or have busy family lives that can also create barriers to reading.
Audiobooks and other accessible methods ensure that many more people can enjoy books and take part, regardless of their circumstances.
Where can I find recommendations for each prompt?
Each prompt has a dedicated list of suggested reads, we have tried to offer books which are from a wide mix of genres, lengths and difficulty levels.
If you find yourself stuck and needing inspiration, lists of recommended books matched to the prompts are available in 'The Prompt Library Annex' and this space is regularly updated with recommendations from 'The Circle'.
You can also use StoryGraph and Goodreads for book ideas for each prompt.
We love to have prompt match-up recommendations.
Joining the community and suggesting them really helps future prompt challengers to get the most out of their challenge.
You can also send recommendations to seraphina@authologie.com to be included in the Prompt Library Annex.
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