The week's challenges

Continue the adventure by listing 5 challenges to set for yourself over the next few months.

Make a list of the top 3 books that have shaped your life as a reader.

Tell 10 people that Strasbourg will soon be the UNESCO World Book Capital 2024!

Include a book to be found in the Easter egg hunt.

Imagine the title and summary of a story you’d like to write or read.

Ask someone close to you to tell you about an important experience they’ve had.

Read at lunchtime and ask people close to you to do the same...at least fifteen minutes of reading are recommended per day!

Share an article you like from the Reading our World blog.

Go into a bookstore you’ve never visited.

Write a declaration of love to someone you love.

Leaf through a manga you’ve never read.

Walk as long as possible with 3 books balanced on your head.

Invent the last stanza or verse of a poem or song you love.

Sit down with some tissues and read a sad, tragic book.

Start following a blog or a social media account about reading.

Write a summary of your year as if it were a blurb on a book cover.

Write a letter to your future self (and read it in 10 years).

Write a few personalised notes on at least 2 Christmas presents.

Visit the publishers’ stand at the “OFF” Christmas Market.

Open a cookbook and make a dessert.

Listen to an audiobook of a Christmas story.

Read a pop-up book to a child.

Read a manga or a novel that also exists as a video game.

Get someone to guess the title of 3 books, by miming them.

Read a thriller or a horror story!

Get under a blanket and read while sipping a nice hot drink.

Make a surprise phone call and read the beginning of a story or poem.

Learn 5 words in sign language.

Take a selfie with your favourite book...that you can share on the Free Expression Wall of the Reading our World website.

Recommend a book by a foreign author that opened your mind or changed your perspective.

Listen to a podcast while taking a walk.

Use the Bibliothèques Idéales to compile your Top 5 books of autumn.

Talk about the Reading our World challenges with 3 people close to you.

Start reading a biography about a major athlete.

Make a pretty decoration with a magazine you’ve finished reading.

Leave a book on a bench, with a note to the next reader.

Write the first part of an imaginary trip you’re dreaming of taking.

Draw a figure or a landscape inspired by a story you’ve read.

Find your favourite childhood recipe and share it with someone close to you.

Write a postcard to someone, even if you’re not on holiday.

Choose one or several books to read during your summer holidays.

Sort through your books and donate some to an association.

Have a little weightlifting session using heavy books as weights: abs, biceps, glutes... reading is good for you!

Organise an Exquisite Corpse game with family or friends.

Relax for at least 15 minutes by lying down with a book or magazine (on the grass, on a bench or on your sofa).

Write a poem about your parents.

Choose an audiovisual adaptation of a literary work (ideally already read) for your next TV or cinema night.

Discover the Gender Equality space at the Olympe de Gouges Media Library and borrow a book by Colette.

Go to the Night of Museums and discover Catherine Meurisse’s illustrations.

Choose a newspaper with a front-page story you’re interested in, then read at least 3 articles during the day.

Write a quotation on a post-it note at home, on a colleague’s desk...or on the Free Expression Wall of the Reading our World website!