The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge 2026 is back for the 6th year! For the oldtimers, welcome back! For the newcomers, I hope you’ll have a lot of fun this year trying to fill out these music-based reading prompts as I had a lot of fun (and pain, so much pain) coming up with them.
Here are my reading goals for 2026, including reading challenges and a shortened TBR list I’d like to focus on this year.
We at the Asylum are excited to host the cover reveal for Joanna Maciejewska’s upcoming new novel, SANGUINE SCENARIO, the first book in her fantasy adventure series, Sanguine Saga! Coming to Kickstarter soon!
Timy’s pick this week for Music Monday is Forradalom by Kozmosz.
2026 Q1 updates about reading – top 5 books and challenge progress report, writing, board gaming, and a mini playlist as a bonus.
Timy reviews NEVER AFTER, a standalone historical fiction romance novel by Alexis Hall.
Bjørn’s pick this week is I’m Fed Up! by Alizée.
Timy’s pick this week for Music Monday is Prison by Kode.
Timy reviews ARCTIC PANDA’S SECRET MATE, the first book in Elva Birch’s shifter romance series, Alaska Mountain Chalet Shifters.
Timy reviews THE VENETIAN HERETIC, a historical fiction novel by Christian Cameron.
Team Asylum reviews our tenth and last SPFBO Champion, THE LOST WAR by Justin Lee Anderson. Reviews are from Arina, Drew, and Timy.
Timy reviews QUEEN OF THE DEAD, a standalone urban fantasy novel by Sarah Broadway.
Team Asylum reviews our ninth SPFBO Champion,REIGN & RUIN by J. D. Evans. Reviews are from Drew, Rari, Timy, and Tru.
Bjørn reviews SON OF A LICHE and DRAGONFIRED, books 2 and 3 of J. Zachary Pike’s satirical fantasy series, The Dark Profit Saga.
2026 Q1 updates about reading – top 5 books and challenge progress report, writing, board gaming, and a mini playlist as a bonus.
Slightly late to the party, but it’s time for Arina’s top 10 reads of 2025!
Here are my reading goals for 2026, including reading challenges and a shortened TBR list I’d like to focus on this year.
This year, I’m stepping up my bujo game with quite a few changes and I wanted to show it all off and maybe inspire you. Here is my 2026 bullet journal!
We at the Asylum are excited to host the cover reveal for Joanna Maciejewska’s upcoming new novel, SANGUINE SCENARIO, the first book in her fantasy adventure series, Sanguine Saga! Coming to Kickstarter soon!
We at the Asylum are excited to host the cover reveal for Shannon Knight’s upcoming new horror novel, CATAMORPHOSIS! The expected publication is in 2026.
We at the Asylum are excited to host the cover reveal for Jess Mey’s upcoming debut mystery novel, GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER! The expected publication is October 13, 2026, by Datura Books.
We at the Asylum are excited to host the cover reveal for Nils Ödlund’s upcoming new fantasy novel, AT THE ROAD’S END, the first book in the Gone Home series! The expected publication is December 1, 2025.
Sharon Rivest, the author of DECEIT, chose Tales from the Asylum as her SPFBO 9 spotlight, so let’s see how she imagines our home!
Brendan Noble, author of A Dagger in the Winds chose the challenge of What the Hungarian?! for his SPFBO 9 spotlight. Let’s see how he did with it!
Part 4 of the second SPFBO 9 To Be Continued… story, The Illusionist’s Nightmare is written by Mike Rousseau. Time to find out how Ezri’s story ends!
Part 3 of the second SPFBO 9 To Be Continued… story, The Illusionist’s Nightmare is written by Ryan Kirk. Her plan being made, it’s time for Ezri to get to work.
