Ecstasy

Don't Sleep with the Dead

Orbital: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)

Hot Air

The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl

Nicked

Tilt

Rental House

The White Hot

The Accidentals: Stories

Automatic Noodle

A Guardian and a Thief: Oprah's Book Club

Good and Evil and Other Stories

Discipline

Pick a Color

Cape Fever

The Dime Museum: A Novel in Stories

There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories

The Age of Calamities: Stories

Season of the Swamp

Audition

Hunchback

The Coin

Seduction Theory

The Under 250 Pages Reading Challenge

Short on pages, big on impact. This challenge spotlights 24 standout books from 2025 and 2026, each coming in under 250 pages and perfect for quick reading bursts or a weekend escape. Track your progress, sample new voices, and enjoy powerful stories that deliver depth without the page count. Start turning these speedy, unforgettable reads today.

Intelligent, curious, and creative - you are a true book lover. You have a strong vocabulary and get enjoyment using big words in your day-to-day conversations. There isn’t a Pulitzer Prize book you haven’t thought about reading. It’s new and old books on your very full bookshelves because you will always find comfort in picking up a classic. The Bookworms are highly respectable and dedicated readers, an elite group!  

Bookworm

Beach, please. You love to turn your out-of-office on. Whether it's a trip to the city or surrounding yourself with the sun and the sand, you'd always rather be on vacation. You’re festive and fun, making the holidays your favorite time. Pumpkin spice lattes in the fall? Yes, please! First to decorate your Christmas tree? Of course! Enjoy a lighthearted but guaranteed fun read to fit your mood.

Beach Reader

You are straight to the point and can always cite your sources! You're a Lifelong Learner. Valuing knowledge and a natural curiosity about anything and everything, you seek to win trivia games and accomplish any and every crossword puzzle. It’s something you pride yourself in. Technology advancements, natural science, acclaimed autobiographies, and everything in between, you’re passionate about understanding the world around you. 

Lifelong Learner