2026 Audiobook Challenge @caffeinatedreviewer.com @caffeinatedreviewer @jentwimom.bsky.social @jen_twimom #2026AudiobookChallenge

The Audiobook Challenge is back for 2026! I’ll be joining Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About,  the co-hosts for the 13th year of this challenge. I’m going for Audibly Ddicted since I achieved that in 2025 and I continue to listen to more audiobooks than I read!

Challenge Details

• Runs January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026. You can join at any time.
• The goal is to find a new love for audios or to outdo yourself by listening to more audios in 2026 than you did in 2025.
• Books must be in audio format (CD, MP3, etc.)
• All genres count.
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, Facebook, etc. It is recommend that you create a shelf on Goodreads titled 2026 Audiobook Challenge. You can keep track and link the shelf.
• Grab the button and do a quick post about the challenge to help spread the word. You can post on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, BlueSky, X, Threads, Mastodon, your blog etc. about the challenge.
• Updates plus a giveaway will be posted twice during the year. The first update will be July 4, 2026, and the last update will take place on December 26, 2026.You’ll have one week to link up and share your progress and enter giveaway.
• Use hashtag #2026AudiobookChallenge on social media to alert others to your listens and progress!

Levels

• Newbie (I’ll give it a try) 1-5
• Weekend Warrior (I’m getting the hang of this) 5-10
• Stenographer (can listen while multi-tasking) 10-15
• Socially Awkward (Don’t talk to me) 15-20
• Binge Listener (Why read when someone can do it for you) 20-30
• My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30+
• Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands) 50+
• Over-Achiever (Power Listener) 75+
• The 100 Club (Audiobook Elite) 100+
• I Can’t Hear You (earbuds always in) 125-150
• Audibly Addicted (listening to all the books 24/7) 150+

Tracking

1. No One Knew by Kendra Elliot
2. The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave
3. Wildwood by Amy Pease
4. The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
5. Inside Man by John McMahon
6. The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate
7. The Trapped Ones by Stacy Green
8. Accidentally Yours by Christina Lauren
9. My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney
10. Dead in the Water by John Marrs
11. Watch Her Disappear by Lisa Regan
12. The Garbage Man by Tessa Pacelli
13. Her Cold Justice by Robert Dugoni
14. Time Will Tell by Hannah Bonam-Young
15. Otherwise Engaged by Susan Mallery
16. Free Falling by Jill Shalvis
17. In His Wake by Chad Zunker
18. Loon Point by Carrie Classon
19. Second Act Romance by Julie Soto
20. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
21. Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
22. Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
23. The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell
24. One & Only by Maurene Goo
25. Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams
26. It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica
27. Make It Out Alive by Allison Brennan
28. Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
29. Leave It Up to Love by Kristy Woodson Harvey
30. Murder at 30,000 Feet by Susan Walter
31. A Play for Love by Trilina Pucci
32. That’s What Friends Are For by Wade Rouse
33. Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra
34. Death to Valentine’s Day by Catherine Cowles
35. And Now, Back to You by B. K. Borison
36. The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love by Alice Hoffman
37. Valentine’s Slay by Navessa Allen
38. This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
39. Everybody’s Favorite Guy by Katherine Center
40. Whidbey by T Kira Madden
41. Then There Was You by S. L. Scott
42. A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides by Gisèle Pelicot
43. Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
44. Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
45. The Ghostwriter by A. R. Torre
46. The Price of Honey by Liane Moriarty