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Katie Couric Launches Book Club for 2026 Reading Challenge

1/13/2026

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Katie Couric, the journalist and television host, announced a 2026 New Year’s resolution to scroll less and read more, launching the Katie Couric Book Club (KCBC) to read one book monthly.
The first selection is Virginia Evans' The Correspondent, with a live discussion January 19, 2026, on Substack.
Couric aims to engage her 2.1 million Instagram followers in reading and plans to crowdsource future selections.
She will include both fiction and nonfiction.

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Story summary

Katie Couric, the journalist and television host, announced a 2026 New Year’s resolution to scroll less and read more, launching the Katie Couric Book Club (KCBC) to read one book monthly.
The first selection is Virginia Evans' The Correspondent, with a live discussion January 19, 2026, on Substack.
Couric aims to engage her 2.1 million Instagram followers in reading and plans to crowdsource future selections.
She will include both fiction and nonfiction.