2026 Immigration Reading Challenge

Welcome to my new 2026 Immigration Reading Challenge! Those of you who have been blogging for a long time may remember that Colleen from Books in the City used to host this challenge. I loved taking part in it but her blog has been inactive for 10 years now. I searched to see if anyone is currently hosting a reading challenge solely dedicated to the immigrant experience and didn’t find anything. If I’ve overlooked one, please let me know and I’ll take my challenge down and redirect my readers.

With the current anti-immigrant climate here in the United States, and to some extent in other countries as well, 2026 seems like a good year to bring this challenge back. I firmly believe that a little empathy and understanding can help us put aside our differences, stop seeing people as “other” or “less than,” and find common ground and ways to live together peacefully. That’s a tall order for a reading challenge, but change has to start somewhere, right? I hope you’ll join me as I try to read more books that explore the stories of people who have immigrated.

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Rules

• You can read fiction or nonfiction
• The book’s author does not have to be an immigrant, though a first-hand perspective would be a nice bonus
• You can read books about people who have immigrated to any country. I am not limiting the challenge to those who have immigrated to the United States
• You can read books meant for any age group
• Crossovers with other challenges are fine
• Any format that you choose is also acceptable
• The challenge will run from January 1 through December 31, 2026
• A blog is not required for participation; you can also link to reviews on other sites such as GoodReads, Instagram, etc.
• Sign up anytime throughout the year
• I’ve tried to keep this simple but if you have any questions, reach out in the comments, via social media (links in my sidebar), or my contact form.
• Most importantly, have fun!

Reading Suggestions

Looking for suggestions? I have a shelf on GoodReads you can check out. There’s also an “Immigrant Experience” list on GoodReads. Colleen at Books in the City kept a fairly extensive list of suggestions on her blog when she hosted this challenge too.

Levels

Level One: Read 1-3 books about immigrant experiences
Level Two: 4-6 books
Level Three: 7-9 books
Level Four: 10+ books

Spread the Word

If you like the idea of this challenge, please help me spread the word via social media using #2026immigrationreading. Please also add a link to this post and/or the challenge image to your sign-up and review posts. You can also tag me @introverted-reader.bsky.social on BlueSky, @Introverted.Reader on Instagram, or @IntrovertedReader on Facebook if you’d like and I’ll try to share your posts. Thank you!

Sign Up Posts

I’m signing up at level two myself.

Please link directly to the post announcing your intention to participate (Not your home page), or your social media profile (Please keep in mind these links are publicly viewable).

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Review Links

Please link directly to your review and not your blog home page. My suggested format is your name and/or the title of your blog and then the title of the book in parentheses.

Example: Jen @ Introverted Reader (The Devil’s Highway)

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Wrap Up Posts

If you’ve completed the challenge, congratulations! If you choose to write a wrap-up post, you may link it here.

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