Sapphic Reading Challenges 2026
In 2026, there are once again two sapphic reading challenges: One is my Sapphic Book Bingo; the other is the I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge, organized by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod.
You don’t have to pick one of the reading challenges; you can participate in both to double your fun and your chances of winning one of the prizes. Count each sapphic book you read in 2026 once for the Sapphic Book Bingo and once for the IHS Reading Challenge.
Below, you’ll find a list of my books and how they fit into the Sapphic Book Bingo and the IHS Reading Challenge categories.
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Golden retriever/black cat romance
- Tattooed main character
IHS Reading Challenge:
- Missouri
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Set in the mountains
- Character is hiding a secret
IHS Reading Challenge:
Washington, D.C.
- Virginia
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- No-angst or low-angst romance
IHS Reading Challenge:
Germany
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Golden retriever/black cat romance
- Supportive ex
IHS Reading Challenge:
Oregon
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Set in a school or academia
- Queer friend group
IHS Reading Challenge:
Oregon
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- No-angst or low-angst romance
- Queer friend group
IHS Reading Challenge:
- Oregon
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Tattooed main character
IHS Reading Challenge:
- California
- New York
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Character with a disability or chronic illness
IHS Reading Challenge:
California
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Queer friend group
IHS Reading Challenge:
Missouri
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Character works in a bakery
- Diverse LGBTQ+ representation
- Supportive ex
- Queer friend group
IHS Reading Challenge:
Missouri
- Florida
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- No-angst or low-angst romance
IHS Reading Challenge:
Germany
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Masturbation scene
IHS Reading Challenge:
California
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Queer friend group
IHS Reading Challenge:
California
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Golden retriever/black cat romance
- Published before 2015
IHS Reading Challenge:
California
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Published before 2015
- Character is hiding a secret
IHS Reading Challenge:
- Oregon
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- No-angst or low-angst romance
- Published before 2015
IHS Reading Challenge:
California
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Character with a disability or chronic illness
- Queer friend group
IHS Reading Challenge:
California
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Published before 2015
IHS Reading Challenge:
Oregon
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Published before 2015
- Established couple
- Thriller or suspense
IHS Reading Challenge:
Oregon
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Sapphic Western
- Published before 2015
- Character is hiding a secret
- Supportive ex
IHS Reading Challenge:
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Oregon
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Sapphic Western
- Published before 2015
- Character is hiding a secret
- Supportive ex
- Established couple
IHS Reading Challenge:
Massachusetts
Oregon
- Idaho
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Published before 2015
- Character is hiding a secret
IHS Reading Challenge:
Michigan
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Published before 2015
- Character is hiding a secret
IHS Reading Challenge:
- North Carolina
- New York
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Published before 2015
- Character is hiding a secret
IHS Reading Challenge:
New York
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Published before 2015
- Character is hiding a secret
IHS Reading Challenge:
New York
Sapphic Book Bingo:
- Strap-on sex
- Character with a disability or chronic illness
- Established couple
IHS Reading Challenge:
California
I hope you enjoy both reading challenges!
Happy reading,
Jae
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