The Top 11 Reading Freebies in 2026

If you’ve been a frequent visitor to my blog–you know how much a I love to give away free things, whether it’s a digital reading journal or some awesome bookish wall art. And, if you’re new around these parts… welcome, partner!

So, for today’s blog post, I thought it’d be a great idea to compile a list of all of the reading freebies I’ve ever shared, making, pretty much, the best list of freebies you’ll find in 2025!

Scroll on to see each item, and feel free to download as many as you’d like right now! No strings attached, too–I pride myself on being able to share these free resources with everyone online without taking any names, numbers, or personal info. The only exception to this rule is number 9, and I only require an e-mail address and first name (or nickname–totally fine!) to send that freebie out to y’all.


1. A Free Digital Reading Journal

This is, probably, my most popular reading freebie of all time. And I can tell you why: it’s a complete digital reading journal with 50 interactive pages!

These pages include:

  • 8 Book review pages
  • 12 Monthly reading goals pages
  • 12 Monthly reading accomplishments pages
  • 12 Monthly wrap-up pages
  • A reading wishlist page
  • A reading BINGO page
  • A did-not-finish (DNF) page
  • A year in review page

The whole book can be easily filled-in with any digital editing app, too! And, even if you don’t have any fancy editing apps on your phone, tablet, or computer, you can probably still write in it with your device’s default PDF viewer, as I demonstrate in this post with my MacBook.

2. “Your FREE Guide to Bookstagram & BookTok”: A Downloadable eBook

Ever wondered how to start a Bookstagram or BookTok account? Or, perhaps, do you already have a bookish account on Instagram or TikTok and just want to learn how to build up your following?

Look no further, friends, because I’ve got you… with this full 75+ page informational eBook!

In this eBook, you’ll find things like…

  • How to create a Bookstagram account
  • How to create a BookTok account
  • Best practices for building a bookish profile on social media
  • Tips for taking bookish photos and videos
  • How often to post on Bookstagram and BookTok
  • How to (actually) gain followers on Bookstagram/BookTok
  • Every way to get books, ebooks, and audiobooks for free
  • An ultimate guide to entering and hosting giveaways
  • Information you need about ARCs (advanced reading copies)
  • An in-depth guide to writing and posting book reviews
  • Steps to creating your own book blog/website

It’s all meant to help you start out or gain traction on book-related social media. Check it out!

3. A Free Reading Group Discussion Guide

For those who love reading YA literature… well, I’ve got just the thing for you.

This top reading freebie is the official group discussion guide for the first book in my hit YA series, Emma Lenford. It comes with 3 pages of out-of-the-box reading questions, all relating to that very book, which is titled “What Now, Emma Lenford?”

4. Free Halloween-Styled Bookmarks

Feeling crafty, readers?

Check out these awesome Halloween-inspired bookmarks (with witchy book and movie quotes!), which you can print for free! You can then cut them out and maybe even add ribbon, as I did.

You can read the full tutorial on how to make these bookmarks after printing them, or you can just download the printable file and go to town on your own.

5. Free Printable Bookish Wall Art

These free printable wall art pictures are another great DIY idea for those crafty readers… and they look awesome in any book nook, trust me!

5 total pages are included in this totally free download, including:

  • A book graphic art page
  • A “Keep Calm and Read On” page
  • A “Books are always a good idea” page
  • A “Books, please.” page
  • A “One More Chapter” page

If you need some guidance turning the downloadable file into a set of framed art pieces, you can read the full DIY tutorial here. Otherwise, download the file, frame each page, and hang them wherever you’d like!

6. The Free “BookTok” Digital Puzzle Book

This is another one of my most popular bookish freebies of all time, and, honestly, I think it’s easy to see why. It’s similar to the digital reading journal… but, of course, with quite the twist–it features word puzzles based on the top books found on #BookTok!

This is a digital puzzle book, meaning it features things like…

  • 6 Crosswords
  • 10 Word searches
  • 10 Mazes
  • 6 Kriss kross puzzles
  • …and 4 Cryptograms!

Oh, and that’s not all. It also features…

  • An interactive table of contents
  • All puzzle solutions
  • Solution buttons on every single puzzle page
  • Instructions and tips for each puzzle type

You may also write in this digital book with any PDF editing app. And, if you aren’t app-savvy, that’s okay! Check out how to write in the book digitally by following my advice here.

7. Free Reading Tracker Printables

This was the first set of printables I ever shared, and they still get a lot of downloads every day!

They are reading tracker worksheets that help you organize your to-be-read lists, favorite book quotes, your personal book reviews, and, of course, how much you read each week.

These printables do come in color (with my signature lilac purple), but they can also be printed in grayscale just fine, too. You may also print as many copies as you need to keep your reading on track all year long!

8. Free Bookish Phone/Tablet Wallpapers

Listen, I always have to have a personable wallpaper on my phone. Like, I can’t have any generic background of a sunset over a beach in Mexico that I’ve never been to. Sorry, but I can’t.

That’s why I made these “bookish” phone wallpapers to share with fellow readers!

There are 3 different designs to choose from, but, yep, they’re all pretty bookish. Plus, they can totally be cropped to fit any phone (or tablet) screen size!

9. A Completely Free YA Ebook/Audiobook Combo

Perhaps the biggest freebie on this page is this one: a complete YA eBook and audiobook combination!

To get this freebie, all you will have to do is click the button below, then follow the instructions on that page. You will need to enter a valid e-mail address so that the book may be sent to you, and you will also need to enter your first name or, if you’d prefer, just a nickname!

(CuddleBear2005 totally counts as a nickname, FYI!)

The book you will receive is “What Now, Emma Lenford?” by Kari Lynn M.

This novel takes readers on the hilarious misadventures of the world’s unluckiest 17-year-old. No, really–our main character is constantly kidnapped, held at gunpoint, and even arrested for things she honestly didn’t even do.

This book is also the first in the wildly hilarious (and much-loved) Emma Lenford series! Oh, and did I mention that it is totally free?

10. A Printable/Digital Bookstagram Content Planner

Need some more organization in your life? Check out this awesome 4-page Bookstragram content planner, which helps you plan and schedule posts on your Instagram page.

Included are things such as…

  • A weekly Post Scheduler
  • A Book Review Planner
  • A page for brainstorming Bookstagram Content Ideas
  • A bonus Bookstagram Content Bingo sheet

11. A Book Review Guide (Also Digital/Printable)

For those who like to write a lot of book reviews, give this printable/digital PDF a download! You can use the included 4 pages to not only plan and write your reviews but also track all of the books on your TBR lists… that is, your to-be-read and to-be-rated lists.

BONUS #1: A Downloadable/Printable Painting Journal

Okay, okay, I know this is a list for reading-related freebies… but, hey, I love painting just as much as I love reading, so I wanted to make another freebie for y’all to enjoy–and it’s an awesome painting journal/workbook!

Now, this is the perfect workbook for those who are new to the world of art and painting… and, if you’re not even a fellow artist, you can still download it and give it a try–you’re bound to learn something new, whether it’s how to mix colors (ahem–color theory, anyone?) or how to blend paints properly with a paintbrush on the page.

BONUS #2: A 7-Day Painting Challenge eBook

Andddd because the more freebies the merrier, why not grab this awesome 7-day painting challenge eBook while you’re at it?

This “challenge” book isn’t so difficult, but it’s meant to challenge you, as a beginning painter (or brand-new painter!) to try painting every day for a week. Or for however long it may take to complete 7 mini paintings—no rush!


Now, go forth, fellow readers, and enjoy every single one of the freebies listed on this page! You may also love returning to my blog reel every month to check for new freebies as they are released… because I’ve got a few more in the works to come!

–Kari

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