2025 Reading Challenge discussion

01. China (Hong Kong) - Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
02. Belarus - Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
03. Nigeria - Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
04. Grenada - The Executioness by Tobias S. Buckell
05. South Korea - Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee
06. Bahrain - Into the Wildfire: Mourning Departures by Noor Shirazie
07. Punjab, India - Shine, Coconut Moon by Neesa Meminger
08. Canada - The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad by Minister Faust
09. Iceland - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
10. China (PRC) - Death's End by Liu Cixin

✓01. A book based on a fairy tale: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
02. A National Book Award winner:
✓ 03. A YA bestseller: Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
04. A book you haven't read since high school:
05. A book set in your home state:
06. A book translated to English:
07. A romance set in the future:
✓08. A book set in Europe: Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
✓09. A book that's under 150 pages: The Alchemist by Paolo Bacigalupi
✓ 10. A New York Times bestseller: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year:
12. A book recommended by someone you just met:
13. A self-improvement book:
✓14. A book you can finish in a day: The Executioness by Tobias S. Buckell
15. A book written by a celebrity:
16. A political memoir:
17. A book at least 100 years older than you:
✓18. A book that's more than 600 pages: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club:
✓20. A science-fiction novel: 2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke
✓21. A book recommended by a family member: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
✓22. A graphic novel: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise by Gene Luan Yang
✓23. A book that is published in 2016: Everfair by Nisi Shawl
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation:
25. A book that takes place during summer:
26. A book and its prequel:
27. A murder mystery:
28. A book written by a comedian:
✓29. A dystopian novel: The Penultimate Truth by Philip K. Dick
✓30. A book with a blue cover: Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
✓31. A book of poetry: Into the Wildfire: Mourning Departures by Noor Shirazie
✓32. The first book you see in a bookstore: Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack
33. A classic from the 20th century:
34. A book from the library:
35. An autobiography:
36. A book about a road trip:
✓37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: Shine, Coconut Moon by Neesa Meminger
38. A satirical book:
39. A book that takes place on an island:
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy:

✓01. Weather - Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
✓02. Martial Arts (Dangerous Position) - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
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01. Jean Kwok Girl in Translation
02. Octavia E. Butler Kindred
03. Svetlana Alexievich Voices from Chernobyl
04. Maureen F. McHugh China Mountain Zhang
05. Ytasha L. Womack Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
06. Jennifer Marie Brissett Elysium
07. J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
08. Nancy Kress Yesterday's Kin
09. Jhumpa Lahiri Interpreter of Maladies
10. Noor Shirazie Into the Wildfire: Mourning Departures
*11. Neesha Meminger Shine, Coconut Moon
*12. Nisi Shawl Filter House
*13. Roshani Chokshi The Star-Touched Queen
*14. Becky Chambers The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
*15. G. Willow Wilson Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal
*16. Sonia Sanchez Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems