The Reading Challenge Group discussion

You may have noticed that we're downsizing the the NonFiction Group Challenge in 2016. Instead, Non-Fiction will become part of the Alternate Group Read rotation, and will be included more prominently in the Bingos and Min-Challenges.

This Non-Fiction-specific challenge will run all year. You can set your own goal reading anywhere from 3-30 books to complete this challenge. (However, please do not include the Group Reads as part of your goal.)

30 Book Non Fiction Challenge

[] NF book with > 500 pages
[] History
[] NF book that became a movie
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography
[] A funny NF book
[] NF book by a female author
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[] A NF book set in a different country
[] Health/Wellness
[] NF book a friend recommended
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[] NF book you own but have never read
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[] a Memoir
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

Reserved for Updates. Badge info will be forthcoming.

Renee's Non Fiction Challenge : GOAL = 3 FINISHED!

[] NF book with > 500 pages
[] History
[] NF book that became a movie
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography: Charles Dickens
[] A funny NF book
[x] NF book by a female author: The Feminine Mystique**
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[x] A NF book set in a different country: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban**
[x] Health/Wellness: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma**
[x] NF book a friend recommended: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear**
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[x] LGBTQ+: Bad Feminist**
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[x] NF book you own but have never read: The Book of Tea**
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown/general area
[x] a Memoir: The Year of Magical Thinking**
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished
More NF...
The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness & Obsession
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

Roxi's Non-Fiction goal.
I'm not a massive NF reader so I'm going to aim for 10.

The 2016 Reading Challenge Group

Mini Challenges > The Real McCoy : NON-FICTION Challenge 2016

January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016

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30 Book Non Fiction Challenge

[] NF book with > 500 pages
[] History Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade
[] NF book that became a movie
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy Audacious by Beth Moore
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
[] A funny NF book
[] NF book by a female author
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[] A NF book set in a different country
[] Health/Wellness
[] NF book a friend recommended
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[] NF book you own but have never read We Interrupt This Broadcast by Joe Garner
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[] a Memoir
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail by Danica McKellar
[] A NF book you started but never finished

[] NF book with > 500 pages - Do They Hear You When You Cry by Do They Hear You When You Cry
[] History - Guantánamo Diary
[] NF book that became a movie - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
[] NF about Relationships - Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title - Ten Points by Bill Strickland
[] Biography - Paula by Isabel Allende
[] A funny NF book - Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
[] NF book by a female author - Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel
[] a How-To book - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes
[] NF book with a one-word title - Bossypants by Tina Fey
[] NF about Nature or Animals - Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time by Jim Gorant
[] A NF book set in a different country - A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea by Eunsun Kim
[] Health/Wellness - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
[] NF book a friend recommended - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
[] Prize winning NF book - Klee Wyck by Emily Carr - Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Nonfiction (1941)
[] Minority Studies - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
[] NF book that scares you - Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life by Melody Moezzi
[] Self Improvement - What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born - Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming
[] LGBTQ - She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
[] A NF book with a place in the title - The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
[] NF related to Current Events - Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
[] NF book you own but have never read - Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[] a Memoir - The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir by Zippora Karz
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name - Traversa by Fran Sandham
[] Math/Technology - Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet
[] A NF book you started but never finished - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I'll try for 7.

30 Book Non Fiction Challenge

[] NF book with > 500 pages
[] History
[] NF book that became a movie
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography
[] A funny NF book
[] NF book by a female author
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[] A NF book set in a different country
[] Health/Wellness
[] NF book a friend recommended
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[] NF book you own but have never read
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[] a Memoir
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

Will post my goal later.

30 Book Non Fiction Challenge

[] NF book with > 500 pages
[] History
[] NF book that became a movie
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography
[] A funny NF book
[] NF book by a female author
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[] A NF book set in a different country
[] Health/Wellness
[] NF book a friend recommended
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[] NF book you own but have never read
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[] a Memoir
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

Can i try for 5 this year its not something i really tend to read.

Will try 10

30 Book Non Fiction Challenge
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[] NF book with > 500 pages
[] History
[] NF book that became a movie
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography
[] A funny NF book
[] NF book by a female author
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[] A NF book set in a different country
[] Health/Wellness
[] NF book a friend recommended
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[] NF book you own but have never read
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[] a Memoir
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

Last year I tried for 12 nonfiction and only read about 6 so I completely understand reserve. I'm just trying for 3 this year but may up my goal if it starts looking like I can do more.

i had no idea this was a challenge, count me in.

I didn't know about this one either - count me in, too.
I am going back to January because I think I have already read some that fit the categories. I'm not going to set a specific goal - just see how many I can do. :)

30 Book Non Fiction Challenge

[] NF book with > 500 pages
[x] History - The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars
[x] NF book that became a movie - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
[x] NF about Relationships - Just Show Up: The Dance of Walking through Suffering Together
[x] NF book published this year - When Breath Becomes Air
[x] Religion or Philosophy - And the Angels Were Silent
[x] NF book with a number in the title - Do-Over!: In Which a Forty-Eight-Year-Old Father of Three Returns to Kindergarten, Summer Camp, the Prom, and Other Embarrassments
[x] Biography - Sold Into Marriage: One Girl's Living Nightmare
[x] A funny NF book - I Regret Nothing
[x] NF book by a female author - Color Me Beautiful
[x] a How-To book - The Exhaustion Cure: Up Your Energy from Low to Go in 21 Days
[x] NF book with a one-word title - Paula
[x] NF about Nature or Animals - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
[x] A NF book set in a different country - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
[x] Health/Wellness - Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes
[x] NF book a friend recommended - Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions (recommended by work friend)
[x] Prize winning NF book - Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
[] Minority Studies
[x] NF book that scares you - What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley
[x] Self Improvement - Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight: The Six-Week Total-Life Slim Down
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[x] NF related to Current Events - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
[x] NF book you own but have never read - The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[x] a Memoir - I Suck at Girls
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

I'm going to try and read 10 non-fiction books - I'm not sure if they'll all count for this challenge, as I expect they'll mostly be history.

Cindy- Great idea! I encourage any "late" joiners to backfill with books they've read since January 2016.

I like reading NF so count me in!!
Goal 7 (I know it's a funny number but I feel 5 is not enough and 10 is too much)

[] NF book with > 500 pages
[] History
[] NF book that became a movie-Pan Samochodzik i Templariusze
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography
[] A funny NF book
[] NF book by a female author
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals-Violent Volcanoes
[] A NF book set in a different country
[] Health/Wellness
[] NF book a friend recommended
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[] NF book you own but have never read-Frightening Light
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[] a Memoir
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

Don't for get this Non-Fiction Challenge as you plan this month's reads.

At five right now, I don't really have a goal yet because my next few months are packed full...
[] NF book with > 500 pagesThe Funny Thing Is...
[] History
[] NF book that became a movie
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography
[] A funny NF book Seriously... I'm Kidding
[] NF book by a female authorMy Point... And I Do Have One
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[] A NF book set in a different countryChinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
[] Health/Wellness
[] NF book a friend recommended
[] Prize winning NF book The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[] NF book you own but have never read
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[] a Memoir
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

30 Book Non Fiction Challenge
Setting my goal at 15 for now
15/15

[] NF book with > 500 pages
History The Trouble With Women
NF book that became a movie I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
[] NF about Relationships
NF book published this year EU Referendum 2016
Religion or Philosophy All About Love
NF book with a number in the title The Feminist Utopia Project: Fifty-Seven Visions of a Wildly Better Future
[] Biography
A funny NF book How to Be a Woman
NF book by a female author Eats, Shoots & Leaves
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
A NF book set in a different country Are Men Obsolete?, debate set in Canada
Health/Wellness Reasons to Stay Alive
NF book a friend recommended My Life on the Road
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
NF book that scares you On Liberty
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
LGBTQ The Argonauts
[] A NF book with a place in the title
NF related to Current Events Europe: In or Out? Everything You Need to Know
NF book you own but have never read It's Not Rocket Science
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
A Memoir MiXED NUTS or What I've Learned Practicing Psychotherapy
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

Technically I've finished this challenge since my goal was 3 non-fiction books in 2016. I think I'll continue to keep track just to see how many I can actually read since NF is not usually my first choice.

Renee wrote: "Technically I've finished this challenge since my goal was 3 non-fiction books in 2016. I think I'll continue to keep track just to see how many I can actually read since NF is not usually my first..."

I'm going to do the same as I finished the 15 I had originally planned to read. I like non-fiction, so I'll see if I can finish them all!

Wow! I'm so jealous! I like non-fiction, too, but find it takes me a very long time to read.

Finished 15/15! Merry Christmas all :)

Awesome job, Martha!
Merry Christmas to you also!

Remember to post your NF reads for 2016!

30 Book Non Fiction Challenge
GOAL = 3 - SURPASSED! Completed 10

[] NF book with > 500 pages
[x] History: The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness & Obsession**
[x] NF book that became a movie: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail**
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography: Charles Dickens**
[] A funny NF book
[x] NF book by a female author: The Feminine Mystique**
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[x] A NF book set in a different country: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban**
[x] Health/Wellness: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma**
[x] NF book a friend recommended: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear**
[] Prize winning NF book
[] Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America**
[] Self Improvement
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[x] LGBTQ+: Bad Feminist**
[x] A NF book with a place in the title: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon**
[x] NF related to Current Events: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer**
[x] NF book you own but have never read: The Book of Tea**
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown/general area
[x] a Memoir: The Year of Magical Thinking**
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[] Math/Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished

In very proud of the NF reading I accomplished this year. Theoretically, I love non-fiction, but it takes me forever to finish anything. So... Yay, Me!

Non Fiction Challenge

This challenge will be found in the MINI CHALLENGE ARCHIVE for 2016 updates. Hope to see you among the 2017 Challenges!