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It’s time to sign up for the 14th Annual Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer. This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, November 25th through Wednesday, December 17th, 2026. During the event, participants will read or listen to as many holiday or winter reads as they can while taking part in challenges. Prizes, hot cocoa, bookish friends and more!
13th Annual Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon
This year’s annual Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon will begin at 12:01 am on Wednesday, November 25th and will end Wednesday, December 17th at 11:59 pm in your time zone. Giving us twenty-two days to read or listen to as many holiday and winter reads as our hearts desire all while participating in fun games.
Get your holiday & winter setting books and be prepared to have fun! Audiobooks, library books, ebooks, old books or new books — we don’t care. Don’t forget the hot chocolate!
Host A Challenge
BE AN ELF: We need Challenge hosts. Please email me, if you’d like to host a challenge for the event. You will need to provide a small international prize. Create a festive puzzle, exchange recipes, create a spine poem, make a bingo board, a scavenger hunt, holiday movie trivia, Instagram Challenge or come up with your own clever idea.
Read-a-thon Rules & Guidelines
- Linkup! It is unnecessary to link to goal post but of course we love them. You can link to the social media platform you will use to track your reading. This can be your blog, or a special Goodreads Shelf you create. Be sure to label the shelf 2026hohohorat. You can use a social media account, but you’ll need to tag me and use hashtag #2026HOHOHORAT. (I must be able to see it. So friend me there)
- Declare your intentions on your blog or through social media. Be sure and link back to this HoHoHo Readathon Sign-up page. Linky will close on December 7th, 2026, so be sure to link up, even if you will only take part for a few days.
- Grab the image and share! Tell your friends, post the image and link on social media using BlueSky, X (Twitter), Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, and others. Be sure to include a link to this page, so others may join.
- Take part in at least one challenge and complete two books to be eligible for the grand prize.
- Read or listen to as many Holiday or Winter themed books as you can from any genre. If you are unsure, contact me. Goodreads is an excellent source for finding Winter & Holiday reads. Ask your librarian.
- Share your progress using #2026HOHOHORAT
- Challenge schedule and Grand Prize widget will post on Wednesday, November 25th, at/by 8 am (EST)
- Read-a-thon starts on Wednesday, November 25th, 12:01 am (your time zone) and ends on Wednesday, December 17th, at 11:59 pm (your time zone)
- Challenges will be open from 8 am (EST) on the 25th of November and stay open until Wednesday, December 17th, at 11:59 pm (EST)
- Grand Prize Raffle will be open until December 18, 2026, at 11:59 pm (CST) to allow you to submit last-minute entries. You will only be able to submit two books in a twenty-four-hour period and one challenge. The more you participate, the more entries you earn!
- All winners of challenges and the grand prize will be notified by December 19, 2026.
Link up and join the fun!
*Linky will close on December 7, 2025, at 8pm.
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About Kimberly
Kimberly is a coffee loving book addict who reads and listens to fictional stories in all genres. Whovian, Ravenclaw, Howler and proud Nonna. She owns and manages Caffeinated PR. The coffee is always on and she is ready to chat.
