Read 25 in '25 at Picture Book

Each year on the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast, Gretchen issues a challenge to herself and listeners. This yearly challenge started in 2020, with “Walk 20 in ‘20”: Walk for 20 minutes each day in 2020. Since then, thousands of people have joined the annual challenge as a practical, manageable way to boost happiness and build positive habits. 

For 2025, Gretchen is bringing back a fan-favorite challenge with reading: Read 25 in ’25 to help build the valuable habit of making time to read every day.  Research shows that reading is good for us: it benefits mental health, sharpens the brain, makes us more empathetic, helps us learn, and increases our tolerance for uncertainty. And most importantly, it’s fun!

To celebrate, and help solidify the reading habit in community, we’ll get together in the café section around Picture Book inside HudCo and take 25 minutes to read silently together. Come early to get a beverage from Boxing Day Café or to pick out your next read from Picture Book.

Host or Publisher HudCo