While waiting for the Strasbourg's official designation as UNESCO World Book Capital in April 2024, "Reading our world" is offering you the chance to take up a weekly reading and writing challenge! Open to everyone, all it takes is a few minutes to invite books into your daily life and share special moments with those around you. Let's get started!
Past challenges
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Challenge #52
Continue the adventure by listing 5 challenges to set for yourself over the next few months.
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Challenge #51
Make a list of the top 3 books that have shaped your life as a reader.
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Challenge #50
Tell 10 people that Strasbourg will soon be the UNESCO World Book Capital 2024!
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Challenge #49
Include a book to be found in the Easter egg hunt.
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Challenge #48
Imagine the title and summary of a story you’d like to write or read.
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Challenge #47
Ask someone close to you to tell you about an important experience they’ve had.
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Challenge #46
Read at lunchtime and ask people close to you to do the same...at least fifteen minutes of reading are recommended per day!
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Challenge #45
Share an article you like from the Reading our World blog.
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Challenge #44
Go into a bookstore you’ve never visited.
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Challenge #43
Write a declaration of love to someone you love.
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Challenge #42
Leaf through a manga you’ve never read.
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Challenge #41
Walk as long as possible with 3 books balanced on your head.
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Challenge #40
Invent the last stanza or verse of a poem or song you love.
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Challenge #39
Sit down with some tissues and read a sad, tragic book.
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Challenge #38
Start following a blog or a social media account about reading.
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Challenge #37
Write a summary of your year as if it were a blurb on a book cover.
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Challenge #36
Write a letter to your future self (and read it in 10 years).
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Challenge #35
Write a few personalised notes on at least 2 Christmas presents.
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Challenge #34
Visit the publishers’ stand at the “OFF” Christmas Market.
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Challenge #33
Open a cookbook and make a dessert.
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Challenge #32
Listen to an audiobook of a Christmas story.
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Challenge #31
Read a pop-up book to a child.
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Challenge #30
Read a manga or a novel that also exists as a video game.
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Challenge #29
Get someone to guess the title of 3 books, by miming them.
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Challenge #28
Read a thriller or a horror story!
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Challenge #27
Get under a blanket and read while sipping a nice hot drink.
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Challenge #26
Make a surprise phone call and read the beginning of a story or poem.
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Challenge #25
Learn 5 words in sign language.
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Challenge #24
Take a selfie with your favourite book...that you can share on the Free Expression Wall of the Reading our World website.
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Challenge #23
Recommend a book by a foreign author that opened your mind or changed your perspective.
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Challenge #22
Listen to a podcast while taking a walk.
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Challenge #21
Go to a media library and get or renew your Pass’relle subscription card.
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Challenge #20
Use the Bibliothèques Idéales to compile your Top 5 books of autumn.
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Challenge #19
Talk about the Reading our World challenges with 3 people close to you.
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Challenge #18
Start reading a biography about a major athlete.
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Challenge #17
Make a pretty decoration with a magazine you’ve finished reading.
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Challenge #16
Leave a book on a bench, with a note to the next reader.
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Challenge #15
Write the first part of an imaginary trip you’re dreaming of taking.
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Challenge #14
Draw a figure or a landscape inspired by a story you’ve read.
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Challenge #13
Find your favourite childhood recipe and share it with someone close to you.
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Challenge #12
Write a postcard to someone, even if you’re not on holiday.
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Challenge #11
Choose one or several books to read during your summer holidays.
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Challenge #10
Sort through your books and donate some to an association.
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Challenge #9
Have a little weightlifting session using heavy books as weights: abs, biceps, glutes... reading is good for you!
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Challenge #8
Organise an Exquisite Corpse game with family or friends.
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Challenge #7
Relax for at least 15 minutes by lying down with a book or magazine (on the grass, on a bench or on your sofa).
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Challenge #6
Write a poem about your parents.
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Challenge #5
Choose an audiovisual adaptation of a literary work (ideally already read) for your next TV or cinema night.
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Challenge #4
Discover the Gender Equality space at the Olympe de Gouges Media Library and borrow a book by Colette.
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Challenge #3
Go to the Night of Museums and discover Catherine Meurisse’s illustrations.
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Challenge #2
Choose a newspaper with a front-page story you’re interested in, then read at least 3 articles during the day.
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Challenge #1
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!