Book 21 for 2026: "You Are My Joy and Pain: Love Poems" by Naomi Long Madgett.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Author from Michigan, or book set in Michigan).
#The52BookClub (Started on the 26th of the month).
#BLQ26 ( Book that makes you happy).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Pretty cover).
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-21-for-2026-you-are-my-joy-and-pain
Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
#The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
#BLQ2026 (Historical romance).
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-20-for-2026-a-sicilian-romance
Book 18 for 2026: "How to Kill a Witch," by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell.
#The52BookClub (2025 award winner).
#BLQ2026 (2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Witchcraft).
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-18-for-2026how-to-kill-a-witch
Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (character with a hidden past).
#The52BookClub (Character with a secret identity).
#BLQ2026 (Over 400 pages).
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-15-for-2026-presidential-agent
Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
#The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
#BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM).
Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
#The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
#BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-13-for-2026-youll-never-believe-what-happened-to-lacey
ARC Review: Our Numbered Bones by Katya Balen #NetGalley #the52bookclub #bookreviews #reading
https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/review-our-numbered-bones-by-katya-balen/
Book 12 for 2026: "Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves," by Sophie Gilbert.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge ("Pop" or "sugar" in title).
#The52BookClub (Has a dust jacket).
Book 11 for 2026: "Spent," a graphic novel by Alison Bechdel.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Sapphic comic)
#The52BookClub (Grumpy/sunshine)
#BLQ2026 (About female friendship)
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-11-for-2026-spent
Book 10 for 2026: "Friday Black," short stories by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, with the same satirical bite as his novel "Chain Gang All-Stars."
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Under 260 pages)
#The52BookClub (Day of the week in the title)
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Retail therapy)
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-10-for-2026-friday-black
Laura Loomis
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