Adult Reading Challenge Suggested Titles
January 2026: Defining Decades
 
Welcome to the 2026 Adult Reading Challenge! January's theme asks you to read books that take place or were written in the decade you were born.  Find some of our suggestions below. For more inspiration, stop by and visit our book displays. Happy Reading!
 
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Ice Storm by Rick Moody
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Cloud Atlas (20th Anniversary Edition) by David Mitchell
The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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