2025 Reading Challenge

Massachusetts Center for the Book has a fun, unique reading challenge to take on in 2025!

Here is how the challenge works:

  • Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge, see below for this month’s suggestions.
  • After you read, fill out this form to tell us about the book.
  • That’s it!
    • If you read at least one book, you will be invited to a year-end celebration hosted by Mass Center for the Book.
    • If you read a book in each of the 12 months, you will be entered in a drawing to win 1 of 2 totes filled with books and Massachusetts goodies.

November: Read a cookbook or a book about food!

Allergy-Friendly Food for Families : 120 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Egg-Free, and Soy-Free Recipes Everyone Will Love by
Every Day Is Saturday : Recipes + Strategies for Easy Cooking, Every Day of the Week by Copeland, Sarah (food Expert)
Smitten Kitchen Every Day : Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites by Perelman, Deb
Cooking : No-Recipe Recipes by Sifton, Sam
Once Upon A Kitchen : 101 Magical Recipes by Bilderback, Leslie
5 Ingredients : Quick & Easy Food by Oliver, Jamie
Afternoon Tea At the Cutter & Squidge Bakery : Delicious Recipes for Dream Cakes, Biskies, Savouries & More by Lui, Annabel
Milk Street Cookish : Throw It Together by Kimball, Christopher
The Weekday Vegetarians : 100 Recipes and A Real-Life Plan for Eating Less Meat by Rosenstrach, Jenny
The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook : 500 Inspired, Flexible Recipes for Eating Well Without Meat by
Love and Lemons Every Day : More Than 100 Bright, Plant-Forward Recipes for Every Meal by Donofrio, Jeanine
Instant Family Meals : Delicious Dishes From Your Slow Cooker, Pressure Cooker, Multicooker, and Instant Pot by Copeland, Sarah
Cook It In Your Dutch Oven : 150 Foolproof Recipes Tailor-Made for Your Kitchen's Most Versatile Pot by
Between Harlem and Heaven : Afro Asian American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, & Every Day by Johnson, J. J
Sicilia : A Love Letter to the Food of Sicily by Tish, Ben
East : 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes From Bangalore to Beijing by Sodha, Meera
Chetna's 30-Minute Indian : Quick and Easy Everyday Meals by Makan, Chetna
Mexico : the Cookbook by Carrillo Arronte, Margarita
Turkey and the Wolf : Flavor Trippin' In New Orleans by Hereford, Mason
Aloha Kitchen : Recipes From Hawai'I by Kysar, Alana
Baking Yesteryear : the Best Recipes From the 1900s to the 1980s by Hollis, B. Dylan
Nadiya Bakes by Hussain, Nadiya
Dessert Person : Recipes and Guidance for Baking With Confidence by Saffitz, Claire
Middle Eastern Sweets : Desserts, Pastries, Creams & Treats by Hage, Salma
Snacking Cakes : Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings by Arefi, Yossy
As Cooked On Tiktok : Fan Favorites and Recipe Exclusives From More Than 40 Tiktok Creators! by
Binging With Babish : 100 Recipes Recreated From Your Favorite Movies and Tv Shows by Rea, Andrew
The Little Gothic Bakeshop : Over 50 Recipes With Sweetness and Shadows In Every Bite by Garcia, Helena
Sally's Baking 101 : Foolproof Recipes From Easy to Advanced by McKenney, Sally
Let's Make Dumplings! : A Comic Book Cookbook by Amano, Hugh
Milk Street Bakes by Kimball, Christopher
Sister Pie : the Recipes & Stories of A Big-Hearted Bakery In Detroit by Ludwinski, Lisa
Avatar: the Last Airbender: the Official Baking Book by Fujikawa, Jenn