2024 Category Challenge

***The 2025 Category Challenge group is now live! Come join us here.***

Welcome to the 2024 Category Challenge! The only rule for this challenge is that there are no rules. All members choose their own categories (as many or as few as they want, on whatever topics they choose), so everyone'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 themed reads called CATs and KITs, as well as a BingoDOG. The planning of these challenges will begin in the last months of 2023. For more details throughout the year, see the welcome post, pinned posts, and list of wikis.

CATs for 2024
CalendarCAT (wiki)
HistoryCAT (wiki)
PrizeCAT (wiki)

KITs for 2024
RandomKIT (wiki)
AlphaKIT (wiki)
MysteryKIT (wiki)
SFFKIT (wiki)
ScaredyKIT (wiki)

BingoDOG (wiki)

The challenge officially starts January 1, 2024, but you’re welcome to start earlier or later!

TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Pinned — What are we reading in December?43 unread / 43sundancer, Yesterday 6:10pm
Pinned — December ScaredyKIT Challenge: Catch-Up! Read Something That Fits Any Month's Theme9 unread / 9LibraryCin, Yesterday 6:23pm
Pinned — December HistoryCAT: Religions and Religious Festivals11 unread / 11LibraryCin, Sunday 10:58pm
Pinned — December SFFKIT: Bookish Fantasy21 unread / 21sundancer, Yesterday 6:18pm
Pinned — December PrizeCat - A prize of your choice12 unread / 12Charon07, Tuesday 12:56pm
Pinned — December AlphaKIT : K and Q44 unread / 44LibraryCin, Yesterday 6:22pm
Pinned — December MysteryKit: Culinary Mysteries40 unread / 40staci426, Yesterday 1:00pm
Pinned — December RandomKIT: Roll a Die! and Wrap Up Your Year38 unread / 38MissWatson, December 20
Pinned — December CalendarCAT44 unread / 44staci426, Yesterday 12:18pm
Pinned — Next Year9 unread / 9JayneCM, November 14
Pinned — Interest in Zola Group Read?11 unread / 11Tess_W, September 15
Pinned — BingoDog reads part 3117 unread / 117Xtrangeloop, Sunday 11:33am
Pinned — AlphaKIT: YEARLONG X and Z34 unread / 34MissBrangwen, Sunday 2:50pm
Pinned — ⏳ 2024 Historical Fiction Challenge ⏳172 unread / 172cindydavid4, Yesterday 6:31pm
Pinned — 2024 HistoryCat Planning Thread82 unread / 82MissBrangwen, November 16
Pinned — 2024 PrizeCAT Planning Thread69 unread / 69antqueen, November 16
Pinned — 2024 CalendarCat Planning Thread39 unread / 39LibraryCin, November 13
Pinned — 2024 ScaredyKIT Planning59 unread / 59sturlington, November 15
Pinned — 2024 RandomKIT Planning48 unread / 48NinieB, November 14
Pinned — 2024 SFF Planning Thread47 unread / 47MissBrangwen, November 16
Pinned — 2024 MysteryKit Planning52 unread / 52KeithChaffee, November 14
Pinned — BingoDog planning thread142 unread / 142Xtrangeloop, November 13
Pinned — 2024 AlphaKIT Main Thread48 unread / 48majkia, November 14
Pinned — Welcome to the 2024 Category Challenge!254 unread / 254christina_reads, November 2
RidgewayGirl Reads More Books in 2024, Part Three155 unread / 155RidgewayGirl, Yesterday 9:33pm
Tess Does Her Own Thing-3rd page184 unread / 184clue, Yesterday 8:53pm
Christina reads even more series in 2024: Part 3191 unread / 191christina_reads, Yesterday 8:31pm
Betty (Dudes22) – Quilts in the Garden in 2024 - Part II141 unread / 141dudes22, Yesterday 6:26pm
Cindy/LibraryCin's 2024 Challenges258 unread / 258LibraryCin, Yesterday 6:24pm
CBL's 2024 Categories243 unread / 243cbl_tn, Yesterday 6:19pm
DeltaQueen's 2024 Tea Party - Part 789 unread / 89DeltaQueen50, Yesterday 5:59pm
Koalamom in 202430 unread / 30koalamom, Yesterday 5:37pm
Susan's categories for 2024 - Thread 3212 unread / 212VivienneR, Yesterday 5:37pm
pamelad is buried in a book145 unread / 145VivienneR, Yesterday 5:32pm
Mystery Max Tries Something More in 24116 unread / 116VivienneR, Yesterday 5:11pm
Lori (thornton37814) stitches her way through 2024 - thread 2160 unread / 160VivienneR, Yesterday 5:01pm
Lisa Leaps into 2024- Part 2228 unread / 228VivienneR, Yesterday 4:57pm
lindapanzo reads her usual in 2024--part 198 unread / 98VivienneR, Yesterday 4:49pm
Jean's Genre Challenge244 unread / 244VivienneR, Yesterday 4:47pm
Clue's Shelf Life 2024163 unread / 163VivienneR, Yesterday 4:38pm
April catches up in 2024- the Fourth and Final Quarter95 unread / 95VivienneR, Yesterday 4:31pm
Threadnsong Has Some Reading Fun in 2024212 unread / 212DeltaQueen50, Yesterday 3:46pm
Shimmermarie gets back into reading!29 unread / 29Charon07, Yesterday 12:28pm
Charlotte's garden of reading in 2024 #5149 unread / 149charl08, Yesterday 10:42am
MissBrangwen's reading delights in 2024 - III128 unread / 128MissBrangwen, Yesterday 3:50am
VivienneR Reads in 2024 - volume 4182 unread / 182VivienneR, Yesterday 12:27am
LadyoftheLodge Reads in 2024--Part 2174 unread / 174LadyoftheLodge, Friday 7:56pm
Ebook Bargain Basement164 unread / 164LadyoftheLodge, Friday 7:55pm
Mstrust's Year of Swell Stuff- #2165 unread / 165mstrust, Friday 7:26pm
Helenliz gets quaternally crafty133 unread / 133VivienneR, Friday 4:59pm
Joy (jlshall) Keeps It Simple in 202485 unread / 85jlshall, Friday 4:28pm
October PrizeCAT - Missed It By That Much16 unread / 16lowelibrary, Friday 10:48am
JayneCM Finds Magic in 2024397 unread / 397JayneCM, Friday 4:19am
rabbitprincess has a Master-ful 2024 part 274 unread / 74VivienneR, Friday 12:27am
Barb Gets Moving in 2024 -Room by Room138 unread / 138beebeereads, Thursday 7:57pm
Purple Iris 2024 challenges63 unread / 63Charon07, Thursday 5:04pm
scaifea's 2024 Challenge257 unread / 257scaifea, Thursday 9:00am
Pete does 202449 unread / 49psutto, Thursday 3:50am
susanna.fraser climbs Mount TBR in 2024199 unread / 199susanna.fraser, Wednesday 7:06pm
Charon07’s 2024 category challenge185 unread / 185Charon07, Tuesday 1:08pm
Jennifer's back for 2024!181 unread / 181whitewavedarling, Tuesday 1:04pm
mathgirl40's 2024 category challenge134 unread / 134mathgirl40, Monday 10:14pm
Shannon (sturlington) Gets to Those Books She's Been Meaning to Read (or Reread) in 202460 unread / 60sturlington, Monday 12:02pm
SALLY LOU'S REVISED THREAD -- Replaces Sally Lou simplifies her thread102 unread / 102sallylou61, Sunday 10:21pm
MissWatson hatches a cunning plan (C) ...164 unread / 164VivienneR, Sunday 1:17am
Kathy's (kac522) 24 in 2024 Challenge310 unread / 310kac522, December 21
Kerry (avatiakh) travels the world by book196 unread / 196lowelibrary, December 20
Cammykitty's Summer Start 202452 unread / 52cammykitty, December 20
Jackie's 2024 Challenge183 unread / 183Jackie_K, December 19
Pauline's 2024 Reading91 unread / 91bookworm3091, December 18
January CultureCAT: Migration / Displacement2 unread / 2LibraryCin, December 17
DeltaQueen's 2024 Tea Party - Part 6248 unread / 248DeltaQueen50, December 9
May Randomkit Art & Architecture44 unread / 44MissBrangwen, December 8
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: pamelad reads more romance190 unread / 190Tess_W, December 6
My Year of S and M105 unread / 105Zozette, December 4
November Random KIT: I told it my way57 unread / 57MissBrangwen, December 3
November CalendarCAT29 unread / 29MissBrangwen, December 1
November AlphaKIT: L and W66 unread / 66MissBrangwen, December 1
Vestafan benefits from experience in 2024 (she hopes!)26 unread / 26vestafan, December 1
November MysteryKIT- Noir40 unread / 40VivienneR, November 30
Librariansteffen2 Challenges Again10 unread / 10librariansteffen2, November 30
In which Keith tracks KITs, CATs, and a DOG (2024 edition)51 unread / 51KeithChaffee, November 29
What are we reading in November?44 unread / 44LadyoftheLodge, November 29
November 2024 PrizeCat Children's Literature22 unread / 22VivienneR, November 27
September HistoryCAT - WWI/WWII31 unread / 31MissBrangwen, November 27
November HistoryCAT - Ancient History25 unread / 25MissWatson, November 25
November SFFKIT: Recommended Books21 unread / 21staci426, November 24
BingoDog reads208 unread / 208Xtrangeloop, November 24
Rhea Reads #310 unread / 10Settings, November 20
October CalendarCAT38 unread / 38MissBrangwen, November 17
October AlphaKIT - D and T54 unread / 54MissBrangwen, November 17
NinieB Decorates with Orchids in 2024270 unread / 270NinieB, November 16
November ScaredyKIT - Things with a Bite -Vampires and Werewolves18 unread / 18sturlington, November 15
Rhea Reads #224 unread / 24Settings, November 14
September RandomKIT: It’s Raining Men! (Weather)46 unread / 46atozgrl, November 11
October SFFKit - Women Authors36 unread / 36threadnsong, November 3
October HistoryCAT: Disasters!29 unread / 29MissBrangwen, November 3
July MysteryKit: Cross Genre Mysteries28 unread / 28MissBrangwen, November 3
The October RandomCat -- Tis the Season...40 unread / 40MissBrangwen, November 3
October MysteryKit: Not-too-scary Mysteries44 unread / 44LibraryCin, November 2
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