The 2025 PS Reading Challenge Is Here – Are You Ready For It?

Welcome to the 2025 PS Reading Challenge, a different kind of book club where we introduce 50 new prompts to inspire your next read. We hope you’re just as excited as we are. This year, we decided to change things up and tap you, our dedicated and loyal fan base, for book prompt ideas – and your creativity did not disappoint.

Some of those are reflected on our PS Reading Challenge list, like “a book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma” and “a book mentioned in another book,” to name a few. (If one of your ideas was selected, take this as permission to flex about it in the PS Book Club on Facebook.) We couldn’t let you all have all the fun, though. The PS team also came up with topical, zeitgeisty prompts that will be especially relevant in 2025.

One, for example, is “a book about soccer” to help you get ready for the 2025 FIFA World Cup. Then, when you’re ready to move on to “a book set in a luxury hotel,” you can pregame by binge-watching the third season of “The White Lotus” on Max, set to premiere in 2025. You can also challenge yourself with an advanced prompt, like finding a book that features a married couple who don’t live together, a nod to the viral “living apart together” movement.

As you work your way through the list, you’ll notice a theme: this year, we’re exploring the topic of transformation. We hope the challenge inspires you to transform into whatever you want to be, whether that’s a better reader, a better writer, or perhaps a better small talker when the topic of books comes up.

This theme also extends to something new we’re offering this year: a PS Pocket Field Guide. For every prompt you complete, you can use this guide to write down the book you read, the date you started it, the date you completed it, and your rating. The best part? It can be folded and assembled into a little booklet so you can take it with you on the go (get a sneak peek below). Even our advanced prompt list is designed as a choose-your-own-adventure trail map, complete with “easy,” “medium,” and “hard” paths to follow. Whichever terrain you take is completely up to you. Remember, it’s all a part of the journey.

Image Source: PS Photography / Patricia O’Connor

Speaking of the journey, if you want more space to share your thoughts throughout the challenge, we also designed journal pages for you. Take your time to reflect on each prompt, and jot down any additional notes or thoughts you have in the free space. Print as many pages as you’d like.

Ready to get started? Download our printable list of book prompts here, our PS Pocket Field Guide here, and the journal pages here. Oh, and if you haven’t already, join our PS Book Club on Facebook and the Ultimate PS Reading Challenge on Goodreads to chat everything out with your fellow reading challenge buddies. Your transformation awaits.

2025 PS Reading Challenge Prompts

1. A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma
2. A book you want to read based on the last sentence
3. A book about space tourism
4. A book with two or more books on the cover or “book” in the title
5. A book with a snake on the cover or in the title
6. A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge
7. A book about a cult
8. A book under 250 pages
9. A book that features a character going through menopause
10. A book you got for free
11. A book mentioned in another book
12. A book about a road trip
13. A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads
14. A book about a nontraditional education
15. A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book
16. A book set in or around a body of water
17. A book about a run club
18. A book containing magical creatures that aren’t dragons
19. A highly anticipated read of 2025
20. A book that fills a 2024 prompt you’d like to do over (or try out)
21. A book where the main character is a politician
22. A book about soccer
23. A book that is considered healing fiction
24. A book with a happily single woman protagonist
25. A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee
26. A book where an adult character changes careers
27. A book set at a luxury resort
28. A book that features an unlikely friendship
29. A book about a food truck
30. A book that reminds you of your childhood
31. A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline
32. A book about an overlooked woman in history
33. A book featuring an activity on your bucket list
34. A book written by an author who is neurodivergent
35. A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn’t about coming out
36. A book with silver on the cover or in the title
37. Two books with the same title (1)
38. Two books with the same title (2)
39. A classic you’ve never read
40. A book about chosen family

Advanced Prompts

Easy
1. A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile
2. A book with a title that starts with the letter Y
3. A book that includes a nonverbal character
4. A book you have always avoided reading

Medium

5. A book with a left-handed character
6. A book where nature is the antagonist
7. A book of interconnected short stories

Hard

8. A book that features a married couple who don’t live together
9. A dystopian book with a happy ending
10. A book that features a character with chronic pain

2025 PS Reading Challenge Printables

Image Source: PS Photography / Patricia O’Connor

Below are all the printables you’ll want to have as you take on the 2025 PS Reading Challenge. Here is where your transformation begins:

• PS Reading Challenge Prompt List and Tracker
• PS Reading Challenge Pocket Field Guide
• PS Reading Challenge Journal Page
• PS Reading Challenge Tracker With Book Covers
• PS Reading Challenge Bookmarks

Taylor Andrews (she/her) is the balance editor at PS, specializing in topics relating to sex, relationships, dating, sexual health, mental health, travel, and more. With seven years of editorial experience, Taylor has a strong background in content creation and storytelling. Prior to joining PS in 2021, she worked at Cosmopolitan.