Hello Book bhukkads!
We’re back with another Reading Challenge for September 2025 … taaliyaan!!
And yes, we heard you - No theme this month! Which means you can read whatever you want to. But it also means no special badges to be won - just the RC tiered badges that we usually give out!
Alright - moving on quickly to the Rules!
As usual, sign-up on the thread telling us how many books you will be able to read in September, also mentioning if you can volunteer as captain. You will then be placed in one of 3 teams
1 to 5 books
6 to 10 books
11 to 20 books
20 to 35 books
More than 35 books (upto 50)
Only those who read a minimum of 200 pages will receive the participation (tiered) badge.
Books in any language, any genre are allowed provided they are chapter books.
Graphic novels, comics etc that are heavy on illustrations and low on text aren’t allowed. Books must be a minimum of 60 pages to qualify. This doesn’t apply if you’re continuing a book (or FF) from the previous month.
Plays are okay, but we aren’t including poetry at this juncture.
We will also allow FFs/ Online fiction of 18,000+ words OR 60 + pages. Shorter fics can be allowed provided they are logged as the same entry. For eg:
If you read 3 FFs that are 6000+ words / 20 pages each, you will log them as one entry of 18000/ 60 pages.
Please note: You can log a maximum of 5 fics in this manner. Which means if you are reading only 10 page (or shorter) fics, they won’t qualify. You will have to read one longer fic so that 5 fics will total to 60 pages.
ARC and beta-reading will also be included. However, reading or proofreading your own work will not count.
All book formats will count: Physical books, e-books, and Audiobooks.
HOW TO LOG BOOKS
Log only the books you finish or DNF from September 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025.
Log books within 3 days of finishing / DNFing them. Please DO NOT log pages that you intend to read or page counts of books that are in your TBR. ONLY FINISHED PAGES SHOULD BE LOGGED!
Add the book title/ author/ format and page count to the post you have reserved in your team’s thread (which will be posted by your captain). You will edit this post as you keep reading. You will also be adding the same page counts in the Google sheet that will be shared in your team’s thread.
IMPORTANT!!!! We are noticing that some members sign up and then do not complete their logs and then it’s up to the captain or the organizers to chase them to get it done. Hence we are making it mandatory that logs need to be completed in both excel sheet and the Team threads LATEST BY OCT 1st, 11:59 PM IST for your pages to be counted! If there is a discrepancy, your logs will not be counted and you will not receive the participation badge either.
As a default, please use Amazon’s page counts for logging pages. For ebooks and audiobooks, use Kindle page counts. For paperbacks and hardcovers, use paperback page counts. If you cannot find the book on Amazon, you can use other legitimate sources.
For online fiction and FFs, use word count divided by 300 to log pages.
If you DNF, or if you are continuing a book from August, log only the pages you’ve read. You can use percentage read (at the point of DNF) for ebooks, actual page numbers for paperbacks and for audiobooks, log pages based on number of hours read (40 pages per hour at normal speed)
You are responsible for tracking your own reading. Please keep an accurate log of the books you finish. We trust you to be honest. And while we understand the spirit of competitiveness, please also remember that the Reading Challenge is designed to motivate you to read more and beat your own personal counts, so please don’t cheat on your logs!
Lastly, have fun! Read what you can, how much you can, when you can!
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