War and Peace 2026

A slow read-along and book guide for Leo Tolstoy's classic novel

Welcome to the main page for the 2026 slow read of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, a chapter a day.

• 2026 reading schedule (with links to daily chat threads)

• Daily summaries (with links to chat threads)

• The characters of War and Peace (plot summaries for every character)

• The complete book guide

Join the 2026 'War and Peace' Slow Read

In your subscription settings, you can turn on “2026 War and Peace Daily” to get the daily summary, footnotes, tangents and a link to the chat thread. Alternatively, you can choose the “2026 War and Peace Weekly” email/post, which links to the weekly discussion post.

The latest posts

W&P #19: Never Never Land

W&P #18: Lovers of light

W&P #17: The colour of the soul

W&P #16: A semblance of life

W&P #15: A hundred days of War and Peace

W&P #14: Two men in a boat

W&P #13: Regenerate me

W&P #12: The house of love and ruin

W&P #11: The hazards of love

W&P #10: Rostovaganza!

W&P #9: Infinite Sky

W&P #8: Young Blood

W&P #7: Daydreams and Nightmares

W&P #6: Waiting for History to Happen

W&P #5: A Beautiful World Made Ugly

W&P #4: Fear and Love at Bald Hills

W&P #3: A Heart Needs a Home

W&P #2: Life at Both Ends

W&P #1: An Invitation to a Soirée