The Under 250 Pages Reading Challenge

Short on pages, big on impact. This challenge spotlights 24 standout books from 2025 and 2026, each coming in under 250 pages and perfect for quick reading bursts or a weekend escape. Track your progress, sample new voices, and enjoy powerful stories that deliver depth without the page count. Start turning these speedy, unforgettable reads today.

24 BooksReading Challenge
Books in This Challenge
Ecstasy

Ivy Pochoda

Cover image for Ecstasy by Ivy Pochoda 9780593851173
Don't Sleep with the Dead

Nghi Vo

Cover image for Don't Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo 9781250362612
Orbital: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)

Samantha Harvey

Cover image for Orbital: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) by Samantha Harvey 9780802163622
Hot Air

Marcy Dermansky

Cover image for Hot Air by Marcy Dermansky 9780593320907
The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl

Bart Yates

Cover image for The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl by Bart Yates 9781496750464
Nicked

M.T. Anderson

Cover image for Nicked by M.T. Anderson 9780593688007
Tilt

Emma Pattee

Cover image for Tilt by Emma Pattee 9781668055489
Rental House

Weike Wang

Cover image for Rental House by Weike Wang 9780593545553
The White Hot

Quiara Alegría Hudes

Cover image for The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes 9780593732335
The Accidentals: Stories

Guadalupe Nettel

Cover image for The Accidentals: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel 9781639734924
Automatic Noodle

Annalee Newitz

Cover image for Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz 9781250357465
A Guardian and a Thief: Oprah's Book Club

Megha Majumdar

Cover image for A Guardian and a Thief: Oprah's Book Club by Megha Majumdar 9780593804872
Good and Evil and Other Stories

Samanta Schweblin

Cover image for Good and Evil and Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin 9780593803103
Discipline

Larissa Pham

Cover image for Discipline by Larissa Pham 9780593979648
Pick a Color

Souvankham Thammavongsa

Cover image for Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa 9780316422147
Cape Fever

Nadia Davids

Cover image for Cape Fever by Nadia Davids 9781668090732
The Dime Museum: A Novel in Stories

Joyce Hinnefeld

Cover image for The Dime Museum: A Novel in Stories by Joyce Hinnefeld 9781609531577
There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories

Ruben Reyes Jr.

Cover image for There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories by Ruben Reyes Jr. 9780063336308
The Age of Calamities: Stories

Senaa Ahmad

Cover image for The Age of Calamities: Stories by Senaa Ahmad 9781250378477
Season of the Swamp

Yuri Herrera

Cover image for Season of the Swamp by Yuri Herrera 9781644453568
Audition

Katie Kitamura

Cover image for Audition by Katie Kitamura 9780593852323
Hunchback

Saou Ichikawa,Polly Barton

Cover image for Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa,Polly Barton 9780593734711
The Coin

Yasmin Zaher

Cover image for The Coin by Yasmin Zaher 9781646222766
Seduction Theory

Emily Adrian

Cover image for Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian 9780316584524
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