2026 Traveling the World Reading Challenge Tracking Post
This is a spin-off from Escape with Dollycas. I say that because I can’t seem to read every one of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. So, I decided to create my own, which allows me to read a number of my choosing. Challenge Runs from January 1st to December 31st
Challenge – Pick the number of states and/or countries you think will be in the books you plan to read. Declare that somewhere and start reading. (No repeats counted – but you can keep track so you know which areas you read the most.) Books can be in any format: print, digital, audio, fiction, or non-fiction. (I only read fiction, but do what you wish.)
I track it here and in a notebook, but feel free to do what is best for you. You can also check out Escape with Dollycas’ Literary Escapes Reading Challenge. If you would like to join but prefer a notebook, send me an email, and I will have Jen send you the notebook pages that she created for me.
Karen
My goal this year is to read books set in 20 states and 3 countries before the end of the year.
2026 Traveling the World
Progress: 25/23 (109%)
1 January, 2026 — 31 December, 2026
In Progress
| Alabama | Montana |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Nebraska |
| Arizona | Nevada |
| Arkansas | New Hampshire |
| California | New Jersey |
| Misfortune Cookie | |
| Colorado | New Mexico |
| Connecticut | New York |
| A Blue Ribbon Murder | |
| Delaware | North Carolina |
| The Inn on Harmony Island | |
| Florida | North Dakota |
| Moon Pies and RC Cola at the Rexall | |
| Georgia | Ohio |
| Hawaii | Oklahoma |
| Idaho | Oregon |
| Illinois | Pennsylvania |
| Her Time-Traveling Duke | Fire at the Track |
| Indiana | Rhode Island |
| Iowa | South Carolina |
| Death at a Firefly Tea | |
| Kansas | South Dakota |
| Kentucky | Tennessee |
| Louisiana | Texas |
| Maine | Utah |
| Maryland | Vermont |
| Massachusetts | Virginia |
| Teddy Bears and Ghostly Lairs | |
| Michigan | Washington |
| Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused | Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies |
| Minnesota | West Virginia |
| Mississippi | Wisconsin |
| Missouri | Wyoming |
| A Dog Named 647 |
International Countries:
Ireland – The Arrival
Mexico – Terror in Taffetta
Jen
Jen’s goal this year is to read books set in 20 states and 5 countries before the end of the year.
2026 Traveling the World JEN
Progress: 18/25 (72%)
1 January, 2026 — 31 December, 2026
In Progress
| Alabama | Montana |
|---|---|
| The Mediator | Seeking the Kidnapped Child |
| Alaska | Nebraska |
| Arizona | Nevada |
| Arkansas | New Hampshire |
| California | New Jersey |
| The Water Lies | The First to Die |
| Colorado | New Mexico |
| Connecticut | New York |
| Fiend | |
| Delaware | North Carolina |
| Florida | North Dakota |
| Served Him Right | |
| Georgia | Ohio |
| Homecoming Chaos | The Peculiar Case of the Petersburg Professor |
| Hawaii | Oklahoma |
| Idaho | Oregon |
| Illinois | Pennsylvania |
| Savvy Summers and the Po'boy Perils | |
| Indiana | Rhode Island |
| Iowa | South Carolina |
| Kansas | South Dakota |
| Kentucky | Tennessee |
| The Barn Identity | |
| Louisiana | Texas |
| Murder Leads to Marriage | |
| Maine | Utah |
| Maryland | Vermont |
| Massachusetts | Virginia |
| Muffins and Muder in Sunset Cove | |
| Michigan | Washington |
| Ode to the Bones | |
| Minnesota | West Virginia |
| Mississippi | Wisconsin |
| No Rest for the Wicked | |
| Missouri | Wyoming |
International Countries:
Vietnam – A Spy in Saigon
England – Welcome to Quayside
Scotland – Death at a Scottish Halloween
Thank you for stopping by to see our progress on the 2026 Traveling the World Reading Challenge. Please feel free to check out our other reading challenges for this year. You can find them linked to the menu above.
Happy Reading!
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