Join the Forever Summer Reading Challenge with the Salty Moms Book Club!

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Somehow, another year has come and gone. The older I get, the faster the years fly by! Did you have a good 2025? Read any good books? If I am being honest, 2025 wasn’t my favorite year…but, I did read some absolutely fantastic books (more on that in an upcoming post)! I am so looking forward to 2026…and all of the amazing books that will be publishing! I am also looking forward to joining forces with my dear friend Arlene as we launch our Salty Moms Book Club…and our Forever Summer Reading Challenge! We would love to have you join us as we read amazing books, explore diverse authors, and celebrate the warmth of summer all year long!

The Salty Moms Book Club

If you have ever wanted to join a book club but weren’t quite sure if you wanted to commit to something super structured and overwhelming…well, have I got the book club for you. Arlene and I have joined forces once again to create a book club that is low-key, fun, and full of bookish love…and lots of shenanigans…because that is what we do! While we are called The Salty Moms Book Club…you absolutely don’t have to be a mom to join…we welcome sisters, misters, and everything in between! Bring your book, your sense of humor, and your beverage of choice and join us for a lot of fun. We are planning to choose fabulous books that will take you on a journey around the world…our first stop will be PARIS!

We have already announced our January book club pick, and I am beyond excited. Our first book club pick is The French Kitchen by Kristy Cambron. This historical fiction novel will transport us to Paris…where we will encounter secrets, lots of butter, and a visit from Julia Child! Grab your copy from the library, your fave Indie Bookstore, Amazon, or wherever you go to for books!

The Forever Summer Reading Challenge

In addition to our Salty Moms Book Club, we wanted to create a low-key, fun, and easily achievable reading challenge to last throughout the year. We wanted something that was easily accessible and approachable…whether you read 12 books a year or 120! The Forever Summer Reading Challenge consists of 12 challenge prompts that focus on escapism, travel, summer, and all things getaway. We have created a couple of reading trackers that you can download and use however you would like. As a journaling junkie, I will be printing mine out and adding it to my 2026 reading journal! We would love to have you join us as we dive into our Forever Summer Reading Challenge this year!

You can find Arlene and I on Instagram at ArleneandCompany and BeachesandReads where we will be sharing updates throughout the month as well as a live chat each month! Arlene has also created a Challenge group on Storygraph where we will be able to offer some great book ideas to help you with your challenge prompts! (Once my 46-year-old booty learns how to use the app).

FREE Reading Trackers

Being a super visual gal, I have created a few different printables that will help keep us organized throughout the year. Grab one or grab them all! There are even some black and white coloring pages so you can add in your own books to tackle each prompt.

HAPPY 2026

I also want to thank you all for being here and wish you all a very Happy New Year! I hope 2026 brings you all the best vibes, best books, and lots of fun! Drop us a message here or on Instagram and let us know what books you are looking forward to in 2026! Stay tuned for my 2026 TBR…she is a thing of beauty…and probably more ambitious than it should be! Happy New Year, friends!