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Announcing the Not Quite Superhuman 12-Month Reading Challenge!

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Are you ready to embark on a year-long adventure of self-discovery, creativity, and connection—all through the pages of a book? The Not Quite Superhuman 12-Month Reading Challenge is here, and it’s designed for readers who want to explore themes that inspire growth, balance, and creativity in their lives.

This isn’t just about reading—it’s about living what you read. Each month, we’ll dive into a different theme that aligns with the topics I love to write about: creativity, well-being, lifelong learning, and finding joy in the everyday. There’s no cost to join and no prize at the end—just the pride of finishing and the satisfaction of deepening your understanding of yourself and the world.

How It Works

  1. Follow the Monthly Themes
    Each month, we’ll focus on a specific theme. You’ll choose a book that fits the theme (I’ll provide suggestions, but feel free to get creative with your picks!).
  2. Reflect and Share
    Take time to reflect on how the book relates to the theme—and to your life. You can keep your thoughts to yourself, share them in the comments here, post about it on social media using the hashtag #NotQuiteSuperhumanChallenge, or discuss your thoughts with others on the Not Quite Superhuman Facebook page!
  3. Optional Activities
    Each theme comes with a suggested activity to bring the reading experience to life. These are simple, fun, and designed to fit into even the busiest of schedules. Try them out if you’d like—or just stick to the reading!

The Monthly Themes

  • January: New Beginnings
  • February: Love and Connection
  • March: Everyday Creativity
  • April: Nature and Renewal
  • May: Mental Health and Balance
  • June: Stories of Change
  • July: Simple Joys
  • August: Community and Connection
  • September: Lifelong Learning
  • October: Enchantment and Mystery
  • November: Gratitude and Reflection
  • December: Bittersweet Beauty

Come back to this site each month for suggestions tailored around each theme!

Why Join This Challenge?

This isn’t about racking up your Goodreads count (though that’s always fun!). The Not Quite Superhuman Reading Challenge is about exploring ideas that can bring more balance, creativity, and joy to your everyday life.

You’ll get to:
📚 Discover new books and revisit old favorites.
🖌️ Engage in creative activities inspired by the books.
💬 Connect with a like-minded community of readers.
✨ Deepen your sense of well-being and self-awareness.

Plus, as part of the challenge, you’ll have the chance to join discussions and share your insights on the Not Quite Superhuman Facebook page. Connect with other readers, exchange book recommendations, and explore how these themes resonate in your life.

How to Get Started

  1. Pick Your January Book. The theme is New Beginnings—a perfect way to start the year!
  2. Bookmark This Post. Come back every month for the new theme and activity.
  3. Share Your Journey. Use the hashtag #NotQuiteSuperhumanChallenge on social media or leave a comment here to share what you’re reading and how it’s going.

Remember, there’s no pressure to read a specific book or complete every activity. This is your challenge, and it’s meant to be fun and flexible.

So, are you in? Grab your favorite mug of tea, cozy up in your reading spot, and let’s turn the page on a year of discovery and inspiration.

📖 What book will you start with for January? Share in the comments below or on the Facebook page!

Let’s read, reflect, and grow together—one book at a time.

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10 comments

  6. Thank you, Jennifer, for the monthly book challenge! 🙂 Dorothy

    For April’s book challenge on nature and renewal:

    We may be familiar with Henry David Thoreau’s reflection upon living in natural surroundings to discover one’s best in his 1854 book, Walden, Or Life in the Woods. Another reflection piece that may be less known but perhaps even more powerful is by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his 1836 essay and lecture, Nature. Every sentence is packed with thought-provoking insights about connecting with the beauty of nature and the wonder of life. The larger purpose unveiled is to interact with and express these qualities in our daily interactions. Emerson ties the genius of nature, the universal mind, to the genius within each person, “It is his, if he will.” As Emerson guides “the whole of nature is a metaphor of the human mind…Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All.”

    England’s poet laureate from 1930 – 1967, John Masefield, reminds us that the nature of nature – and life – is its powers of growth, renewal, and regeneration. Below is an excerpt from his “Sonnet” in The Story of the Roundhouse and Other Poems (1915):

    Is there a great green commonwealth of Thought
    Which ranks the yearly pageant, and decides
    How Summer’s royal progress shall be wrought,
    By secret stir which in each plant abides?
    Does rocking daffodil consent that she,
    The snowdrop of wet winters, shall be first?
    Does spotted cowslip with the grass agree
    To hold her pride before the rattle burst?
    And in the hedge what quick agreement goes,
    When hawthorn blossoms redden to decay,
    That Summer’s pride shall come, the Summer’s rose,
    Before the flower be on the bramble spray?
    Or is it, as with us, unresting strife,
    And each consent a lucky gasp for life?

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