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The Willoughby Book Club Reading Challenge 2023
Welcome to the first ever Willoughby Book Club Reading Challenge!
We love a challenge here, so we've put our heads together to make this challenge as fun and open-ended as possible. Whether you're aiming to read several hundred books this year, or just dip a toe back in to reading after a hiatus, join us! We'll be sharing our reading based on these prompts throughout the year, so please share yours with us using the hashtag #wbcchallenge2023.
We can't wait to see where this will take us!
We're looking forward to reading out of our comfort zones, trying something different and hopefully finding some new firm favourites along the way. We can't wait to hear what you read.


Here at Willoughby HQ we're are all really excited to give this reading challenge a go, and would love you to join us. We'll be updating you with our progress via blogs and social media throughout the year, so please send us your comments and pictures for sharing.
Remember: be as creative with the prompts as you want to be. We can't wait to hear what you're reading!
Combine them, pick out your favourites, ignore the ones you don't fancy.
Books, e-books and audio books, it's all reading!
The most important thing is to have fun with it!
Here's to a great 2023 full of new bookish discoveries, new reading directions and (hopefully!) some new lifelong favourites.
The WBC Reading Challenge 2023 prompts:
- A classic
- A genre you wouldn’t usually choose
- A non-fiction title
- A book written by an author with your initials
- A novella
- A tome
- A book with a fruit in the title
- A book from a country you’d like to visit
- A book recommended by a friend
- A book you’ve already read, years ago
- A book based on folklore
- A book published in the year that you were born
- A book from a non-human point of view
- A book about friendship
- A book by an author from a country you’ve never been to
- A hardback book
- A floppy book
- A book set in a different world
- A scary book
- A children’s book
- A book with a terrible cover
- A beautiful book
- A book set somewhere hot
- A book of poetry or a play
- A book written in an accent
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Perfect as a thoughtful gift, or as a special treat to yourself, our Fiction subscription will take you on a curated reading adventure tailored to your tastes. From thrilling mysteries and epic fantasies to poignant dramas and heartwarming romances, our selection promises an adventure on every page.
Think of us as your personal book concierges; simply tell us about your reading tastes, then sit back and let us do the rest.
We're book lovers and readers, and sharing our love of books is our passion. We can't wait to share our book selections with you! We aim to delight you with every book, and bring you on a journey of the imagination, introducing you to books and authors you may not have already encountered.
No two subscriptions are ever the same, because we know that all readers are unique.
What will my Fiction Book Subscription include?
- Free UK delivery, straight to their door
- Hand-selected books for each recipient
- Beautifully gift-wrapped books, making it an extra special parcel!
- A Willoughby Book Club bookmark with each book
- A beautiful reading notes notebook enclosed with their first book
- A special message from you included in the first delivery (optional)
- Your first fiction books will be dispatched within five working days
- Thereafter, books will be dispatched at the start of each month
- You will instantly receive a Gift Certificate to your email to gift to them (or print and pop in a card)
What we do:
- Our book specialists curate selections based on the recipient’s reading tastes, no two subscriptions are the same
- All our packaging is fully recyclable, including the stickers
- Our boxes are sustainably produced and sourced locally
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We donate a brand-new book to Book Aid International for every subscription purchase
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