2023 Category Challenge

In the Category Challenge, the only rule is that there are no rules. Every member sets their own categories (as many as they want, on whatever topics they want), so every member’s challenge is going to look different. Some members use the same categories every year and change the theme. Some members put aside their challenges halfway through the year and start over. Whatever works for you!

We host optional year-long theme reads called CATs and KITs, as well as a BingoDOG. The planning of these challenges begins in October 2022. See the welcome post, the pinned posts, and the list of wikis for more details.

The challenge officially starts January 1, 2023, but you’re welcome to start earlier or later!

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VastgezetWhat are we reading in December?50 ongelezen / 50LadyoftheLodge, december 2023
VastgezetDecember ClassicsCAT: Re-read a Classic26 ongelezen / 26kac522, december 30, 2023
VastgezetDecember AlphaKIT : R and Y61 ongelezen / 61rabbitprincess, januari 1
VastgezetDecember 2023 SeriesCAT29 ongelezen / 29soelo, december 31, 2023
VastgezetDecember ScaredyKIT: Ghost Stories14 ongelezen / 14whitewavedarling, januari 1
VastgezetDecember 2023 - Cozy Mysteries34 ongelezen / 34LibraryCin, december 29, 2023
VastgezetDecember SFFKIT: Wrap Up30 ongelezen / 30staci426, januari 2
VastgezetDecember GeoCAT: Books You Missed Earlier21 ongelezen / 21mathgirl40, december 31, 2023
VastgezetDecember 2023 KiddyCAT--Holiday Stories30 ongelezen / 30cindydavid4, december 2023
VastgezetDecember RandomKIT - O (Christmas) Tree72 ongelezen / 72nrmay, januari 2
VastgezetBingoDog, thread the second248 ongelezen / 248LibraryCin, december 2023
Vastgezet⏳ Historical Fiction Challenge ⌛281 ongelezen / 281LibraryCin, augustus 2023
Vastgezet2023 ClassicsCAT23 ongelezen / 23fuzzi, november 2023
VastgezetGeoCAT Planning Thread84 ongelezen / 84Robertgreaves, november 2023
VastgezetSeriesCAT Planning62 ongelezen / 62VivienneR, oktober 2023
VastgezetKiddyCAT Planning68 ongelezen / 68LadyoftheLodge, november 2023
Vastgezet2023 MysteryKIT Planning64 ongelezen / 64lowelibrary, november 2023
Vastgezet2023 SFFKIT planning thread61 ongelezen / 61majkia, november 2023
Vastgezet2023 RandomKIT Planning37 ongelezen / 37susanna.fraser, november 2023
Vastgezet2023 ScaredyKIT Planning52 ongelezen / 52LibraryCin, november 2023
Vastgezet2023 AlphaKIT46 ongelezen / 46fuzzi, december 2023
VastgezetBingo Dog planning138 ongelezen / 138VivienneR, december 2022
VastgezetWelcome to the 2023 Category Challenge!275 ongelezen / 275christina_reads, november 2023
DeltaQueen Tries for Balance & Focus in 2023 - Part 6167 ongelezen / 167DeltaQueen50, februari 2
BeeBeeReads Keeps On Steppin' in 2023177 ongelezen / 177beebeereads, januari 17
MissBrangwen goes on a reading adventure - II142 ongelezen / 142MissBrangwen, januari 14
Soffitta1's 2023 Challenge41 ongelezen / 41soffitta1, januari 13
Tess Reads and Bakes the Final Batch page 4133 ongelezen / 133threadnsong, januari 7
pamelad reads everything but446 ongelezen / 446pamelad, januari 7
Threadnsong Reads More in 2023198 ongelezen / 198threadnsong, januari 7
Kathy's (kac522) Reading Challenges in 2023271 ongelezen / 271kac522, januari 7
Eat_Read_Knit tries to be organised about reading (and probably fails)53 ongelezen / 53mathgirl40, januari 6
Cindy/LibraryCin's 2023 Challenges351 ongelezen / 351LibraryCin, januari 6
rabbitprincess grooves through 2023, part 2203 ongelezen / 203rabbitprincess, januari 6
Vestafan challenges herself49 ongelezen / 49mathgirl40, januari 6
Nickelini's Categories in 2023118 ongelezen / 118mathgirl40, januari 6
mathgirl40's 2023 category challenge, part 2114 ongelezen / 114mathgirl40, januari 6
Mystery Max Trying to Keep it Simple in 23229 ongelezen / 229mysterymax, januari 2
April's Ultimate Reading Challenge 2023 - The Final Stretch (Part 4)104 ongelezen / 104lowelibrary, januari 2
Christina reads more series in 2023, part 2283 ongelezen / 283christina_reads, januari 2
Helenliz escapes to another world: pt 4155 ongelezen / 155Jackie_K, januari 2
Zozette’s BoMBs, Boomerangs and Beyond106 ongelezen / 106lowelibrary, januari 1
Kerry (avatiakh)'s 2023 reading challenge144 ongelezen / 144christina_reads, januari 1
Clue's Shelf Life 2023, Best Read by 12-31-2395 ongelezen / 95clue, januari 1
Charlotte's (charl08) reading light(houses) 5222 ongelezen / 222charl08, januari 1
Wytwavedarling's Thread of Pets and Reads175 ongelezen / 175whitewavedarling, januari 1
Lisa's 2023 Retro Reading Challenge Part 2195 ongelezen / 195christina_reads, december 31, 2023
Sally Lou's reading in 2023156 ongelezen / 156sallylou61, december 31, 2023
Lori (lkernagh) Makes Steps with her 2023 Reading185 ongelezen / 185thornton37814, december 31, 2023
Lori (thornton37814) Simplifies Categories in 2023 - thread 2114 ongelezen / 114thornton37814, december 31, 2023
lavaturtle's 2023 Category Challenge81 ongelezen / 81lavaturtle, december 31, 2023
Jean (majkia) Hits the Beach213 ongelezen / 213majkia, december 31, 2023
Jackie goes back to basics in 2023209 ongelezen / 209Jackie_K, december 31, 2023
JayneCM Lives A Thousand Lives424 ongelezen / 424christina_reads, december 31, 2023
VivienneR Watches Weather in 2023 part 4205 ongelezen / 205christina_reads, december 31, 2023
Cheli is mountain climbing again!68 ongelezen / 68christina_reads, december 31, 2023
AlphaKIT: YEARLONG X and Z29 ongelezen / 29christina_reads, december 31, 2023
Soelo's 2023 marathon26 ongelezen / 26soelo, december 31, 2023
RidgewayGirl Reads What She Wants in 2023 -- The Back Half245 ongelezen / 245RidgewayGirl, december 31, 2023
LadyoftheLodge Reads in 2023346 ongelezen / 346LadyoftheLodge, december 31, 2023
Betty (Dudes22) Reflects Back for 2023 - Part 2245 ongelezen / 245dudes22, december 31, 2023
lindapanzo carries on in 2023--part 186 ongelezen / 86lindapanzo, december 31, 2023
Pete's 2368 ongelezen / 68psutto, december 31, 2023
⏳⏳Historical Fiction Challenge: Part II ⌛⌛190 ongelezen / 190nrmay, december 31, 2023
Koalamom in 202339 ongelezen / 39koalamom, december 30, 2023
JoeB1934 Finding and Reading Literary Mysteries: Using LibraryThing Recommendations25 ongelezen / 25JoeB1934, december 30, 2023
2023 End of the Year Memes2 ongelezen / 2LadyoftheLodge, december 2023
mstrust #2: Just A Hot Mess177 ongelezen / 177mstrust, december 2023
Shannon (sturlington) Lists Her Reads in 2023110 ongelezen / 110sturlington, december 2023
scaifea's 2023 Challenge257 ongelezen / 257scaifea, december 2023
susanna.fraser's 52 weeks of reading in her 52nd year of life227 ongelezen / 227susanna.fraser, december 2023
Where might the end-of-the-year meme be?2 ongelezen / 2DeltaQueen50, december 2023
July SeriesCAT - Nonfiction Series28 ongelezen / 28mathgirl40, december 2023
September ClassicsCAT: Nonfiction Classics26 ongelezen / 26mathgirl40, december 2023
June KiddyCAT - animals as main characters35 ongelezen / 35JayneCM, december 2023
MissWatson goes down to the sea again. Final voyage161 ongelezen / 161DeltaQueen50, december 2023
Some Enchanted Evening: pamelad reads romance340 ongelezen / 340pamelad, december 2023
November GeoCAT: East Asia39 ongelezen / 39mathgirl40, december 2023
October ScaredyKIT - Tricks, not treats31 ongelezen / 31JayneCM, december 2023
NinieB Plays with the Cats in 2023271 ongelezen / 271NinieB, december 2023
November SeriesCAT - Historical series48 ongelezen / 48mathgirl40, december 2023
Tanya-dogearedcopy's 23 in '23: A Quiet Corner67 ongelezen / 67mathgirl40, december 2023
June ScaredyKIT - Stephen King and family26 ongelezen / 26mathgirl40, december 2023
August ClassicsCAT: Classics in Translation28 ongelezen / 28mathgirl40, december 2023
staci426 reads in 202371 ongelezen / 71Tanya-dogearedcopy, december 2023
October ClassicsCAT: women's classics44 ongelezen / 44mathgirl40, december 2023
November RandomKIT - A little light61 ongelezen / 61JayneCM, december 2023
August GEOcat Central and Western Asia26 ongelezen / 26mathgirl40, december 2023
August KiddyCAT: Series38 ongelezen / 38mathgirl40, december 2023
November AlphaKIT: T and L77 ongelezen / 77majkia, december 2023
October Series CAT: Set in Asia or an Asian Inspired Setting33 ongelezen / 33mathgirl40, december 2023
November MysteryKIT--Senior Sleuths/Kid Sleuths48 ongelezen / 48MissBrangwen, december 2023
November ClassicsCAT: The Ancient World23 ongelezen / 23Robertgreaves, december 2023
What are we reading in November?52 ongelezen / 52VivienneR, november 2023
November Kiddy-Kat: Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends19 ongelezen / 19christina_reads, november 2023
November SFFKit - Graphic Novels, Novellas, and Short Story Collections51 ongelezen / 51staci426, november 2023
November 2023 ScaredyKit I Don't Like Spiders and Snakes!18 ongelezen / 18whitewavedarling, november 2023
September RandomKit--"The Wild, Wild West!"66 ongelezen / 66JayneCM, november 2023
October Geo-Cat: Canada and the United States45 ongelezen / 45thornton37814, november 2023
March KiddyCAT YA Historical Fiction35 ongelezen / 35JayneCM, november 2023
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