🇮🇸 Surprise BONUS Iceland Reading Challenge ✨


Good Morning Reader,

As I write this, I'm hoping we have power over the weekend throughout this potential snow/sleet/ice storm here in parts of the U.S.

After Hurricane Helene, many of us Ashevillians are feeling a bit triggered. As native New Englanders, my household is used to bad snowstorms, but these mountains are a bit intimidating. Fingers crossed this is not an ice storm.

However, I've got the gluten-free and lactose-free pistachio bundt cake ready to go with a few coveted bottles of Sonoma Pinot Noir...

In honor of the snowy weekend - a great time to get cozy and stay safe/off the roads - we have a surprise bonus reading challenge.

Introducing The 2026 Iceland Reading Challenge

Read books about, from, or set in Iceland; it's that easy!

Get started with these two lists: Iceland books to read (quite a few are on Kindle Unlimited right now) & Icelandic movies to watch. Topics for this challenge include:

  • Literary or historical fiction
  • Free Space; OR read a nonfiction book or watch a movie
  • Romance or mystery novel

Upload this bingo card to any app or editing program that you like. The size is 1080px by 1080px. If you prefer using Canva, here is a link to easily edit this template (just upload your book covers).

I've also added this bonus challenge to The StoryGraph at the bottom of our current one. While the timeframe is now until March, you know us... Read across Iceland all year, if you like.

I will also upload this bingo card to our Facebook group, Uncorked Readers.

Upcoming: Be sure to open your next email

Get ready for...

📚 A TBR (to be read) pile reading challenge and theme survey; many of you have asked for help with reading all of the books that are piling up in your current stacks. 2026 is the year!

If you are expecting bad weather this weekend, stay safe and well-snacked. I'll be in touch soon. I'm requesting loads of 2026 new book releases.

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