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5/24Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - Frankenstein in Baghdad
Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - My Sister, the Serial Killer or Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author Slave Play
Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - Dreamland Burning
Read the LAST book in a series - Deathless Divide
Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country: and Other Stories
Read a debut novel by a queer author - Real Life
Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Educated
Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - The Island Kitchen: Recipes from Mauritius and the Indian Ocean
Read a romance starring a single parent - The Bride Test or With the Fire on High
Read a book about climate change -
Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - Deathless Divide
Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - The Cybernetic Tea Shop or The Black God's Drums
Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Read a book by or about a refugee
Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - Amal Unbound
Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Geek Love or Get a Life, Chloe Brown or The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
Read a horror book published by an indie press - Cats Like Cream or He Digs A Hole or
Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - There There
Read a YA nonfiction book The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial RussiaRead a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color TBA
Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman TBA - maybe an Agatha Christie
Read a graphic memoir The Complete Persepolis
Read a book about a natural disaster TBA
Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author Single Asian Female
Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII Milkman
Read an audiobook of poetry TBA
Read the LAST book in a series The Mad Ship
Read a book that takes place in a rural setting That Deadman Dance
Read a debut novel by a queer author Heat and Light
Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own/Read a book by or about a refugee No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison
Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Read a romance starring a single parent The Bride Test, maybe
Read a book about climate change The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman Americanah
Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) Binti
Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Dragonfly Song
Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) Borderline
Read a horror book published by an indie press
Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author Wilam
3/24✔Read a YA nonfiction book: The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin O'Connell, one of the "Scientists in the Field" series. COMPLETED
Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color : The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
✔Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk COMPLETED
Read a graphic memoir : The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir by Riad Sattouf
✔Read a book about a natural disaster: Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala COMPLETED
Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: Fences by August Wilson
Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII : Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (second reading)
✔Read an audiobook of poetry: Stardines Swim High Across the Sky: and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky COMPLETED
Read the LAST book in a series: The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
Read a book that takes place in a rural setting : The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Read a debut novel by a queer author: Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
✔Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman COMPLETED
Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya von Bremzen
Read a romance starring a single parent: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
✔Read a book about climate change: Weather by Jenny Offill COMPLETED
Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (second reading)
Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): Wakulla Springs by Andy Duncan
✔Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve COMPLETED
✔Read a book by or about a refugee: Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai COMPLETED
✔Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani COMPLETED
Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
✔Read a horror book published by an indie press: Black Spring by Alison Croggon COMPLETED
Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): Freeman's "Home" issue Freeman's: Home
✔Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline COMPLETED
5/241. Read a YA nonfiction book The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin
4. Read a graphic memoir: Persepolis, Volume 1 byMarjane Satrapi Finished 1/1/20 ****
5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman Finished 1/1/20 *****
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
8. Listen to an audiobook of poetry: Nothing Is Okay by Rachel Wiley
9. Read the LAST book in a series: Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris Finished 1/18/20***
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: Women Talking by Miriam Toews
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
12.Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: Modern Jewish Cooking: Recipes & Customs for Today's Kitchen by Leah Koenig
14. Read a romance starring a single parent: Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec
15. Read a book about climate change: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): Forest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson Finished 1/1/20 *****
19. Read a book by or about a refugee: The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya Finished 2/8/2020
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability: Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: Come Closer by Sara Gran
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): Uncanny Magazine Issue 15: March/April 2017 by Lynne M. Thomas
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
Finished 10/25/2020✔Read a YA nonfiction book - Brave Face by Shaun David Hutchinson ★★★★★
✔Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco ★★
✔Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - The Lost Man by Jane Harper★★★★
✔Read a graphic memoir - They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and others (completed 01/07/2020) ★★★★
✔Read a book about a natural disaster - We Who Remain by Jacqueline Druga (completed 01/10/2020) ★
✔Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - Eclipsed by Danai Gurira ★★★
✔Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia ★★★★
✔Read an audiobook of poetry - We Speak Your Names: A Celebration by Pearl Cleage ★★★★
✔Read the LAST book in a series - The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin ★★★★
✔Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey ★★★★
✔Read a debut novel by a queer author - Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey ★★★★★
✔Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - A Bookshop in Berlin by Françoise Frenkel ★★★
✔Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste by Bianca Bosker ★★★
✔Read a romance starring a single parent - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang ★★★
✔Read a book about climate change - The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren ★★★★★
✔Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - The Witches of New York by Ami McKay ★★★★
✔Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark ★★★★
✔Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution by Rob Sanders (finished 2/6/2020) ★★★★
✔Read a book by or about a refugee - How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana ★★★★
✔Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - Crossing the Farak River by Michelle Aung Thin ★★★★
✔Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum ★★★
✔Read a horror book published by an indie press - A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney ★★★
✔Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - Popshot Magazine: The Freedom Issue ★★
✔Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (completed 01/04/2020) ★★★★
23/24 read1. Read a YA nonfiction book - A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - A Blade So Black
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - The Widows of Malabar Hill
4. Read a graphic memoir - Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
5. Read a book about a natural disaster - Outrun the Moon
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - World Without End
8. Read an audiobook of poetry - 1919: Poems by Eve Ewing
9 Read the LAST book in a series - Interference
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - Evvie Drake Starts Over
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author - Ammonite
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Initiated: Memoir of a Witch
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - All Under Heaven: Recipes from the 35 Cuisines of China
14. Read a romance starring a single parent - The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows
15. Read a book about climate change - The Overstory
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - Doomsday Book
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella - To Be Taught, If Fortunate
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
19. Read a book by or about a refugee - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - The Night Diary
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Get a Life, Chloe Brown
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - Popshot Magazine: The Mystery Issue
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - Sharks in the Time of Saviors
15/241. Read a YA nonfiction book
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Gods of Jade and Shadow
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: The Distant Dead: A Novel
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: A Long Petal of the Sea
8. Read an audiobook of poetry: The Poet X
9 Read the LAST book in a series: The Night Masquerade
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: The Distant Dead: A Novel
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: Diary of a Tokyo Teen: A Japanese-American Girl Draws Her Way Across the Land of Trendy Fashion, High-Tech Toilets and Maid Cafes
14. Read a romance starring a single parent: The House in the Cerulean Sea
15. Read a book about climate change: Migrations
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Priory of the Orange Tree
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages):
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: Your Name Is a Song
19. Read a book by or about a refugee: The Map of Salt and Stars
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: Bronze and Sunflower
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: Skipping
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: Tracks
Hooray! I'm so ready for this. I love the Bookriot challenge and have done it every year so far. Progress: 24/24
✔ 1. Read a YA nonfiction book
Completed 14 Mar 2020 -- Rapture Practice: A True Story About Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family
✔ 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Completed 5 Apr 2020 -- Ash
✔ 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Completed 23 Feb 2020 -- Murder in an Irish Village
✔ 4. Read a graphic memoir
Completed 19 Jan 2020 -- They Called Us Enemy
✔ 5. Read a book about a natural disaster
Completed 7 May 2020 -- The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
✔ 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Completed 27 Dec 2020 -- A Raisin in the Sun
✔ 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
Completed 30 Jan 2020 -- A Little Light Mischief
✔ 8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Completed 8 May 2020 -- Bone
✔ 9 Read the LAST book in a series
Completed 20 Apr 2020 -- Reborn
✔ 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Completed 10 Mar 2020 -- Population: 485 : Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time
✔ 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
Completed 26 Mar 2020 -- Red, White & Royal Blue
✔ 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Completed 12 Feb 2020 -- Naturally Tan
✔ 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Completed 9 Mar 2020 -- Delicious in Dungeon 02
✔ 14. Read a romance starring a single parent
Completed 16 Sep 2020 -- Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny
✔ 15. Read a book about climate change
Completed 4 Oct 2020 -- Tentacle
✔ 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
Completed 30 Jan 2020 -- Zorro
✔ 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Completed 29 Jul 2020 -- Forest of Memory
✔ 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Completed 20 Feb 2020 -- The Proudest Blue
Completed 27 Feb 2020 -- Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
✔ 19. Read a book by or about a refugee
Completed 4 Mar 2020 -- Exit West
✔ 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Completed 2 Mar 2020 -- Dragon Pearl
✔ 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Complete 27 Mar 2020 -- Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Completed 16 Apr 2020 -- Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus
✔ 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
Completed 14 Dec 2020 -- Zombie Run
✔ 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Completed 20 Dec 2020 -- Uncanny Magazine Issue 25: November/December 2018
✔ 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
Completed 10 Sep 2020 -- Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's
Progress: 9/241. Read a YA nonfiction book
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, The Lost Man
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
9 Read the LAST book in a series - Our Dark Duet
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life, Initiated: Memoir of a Witch
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
15. Read a book about climate change - Blackfish City, Oryx and Crake
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - A Curse So Dark and Lonely
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
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Chronological order:
Rapture Practice: A True Story About Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family 4-stars
The City We Became 3-stars
Pride 2-stars
A Children's Bible 5-stars
The Brutal Telling 4-stars
El Deafo 4-stars
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 5-stars
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History 4-stars
A Children's Bible 5-stars
8 3-star
The Paying Guests 2-stars
The Water Dancer 3-stars
The Mirror & the Light 5-stars
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 5-stars
Off Course 4-star
Rodham 5-star
American Studies 5-stars
The Vanishing Half 4-stars
The Tradition 3-stars
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American King 4-stars
The Mirror & the Light 5-stars
Chasing Cassandra 5-stars
Party of Two 3-stars
Daring and the Duke 5-stars
The Water Dancer 3-stars
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 5-stars
The Brutal Telling 4-stars
The Glass Hotel 5-stars
Beach Read 5-star
Off Course 4-star
A Children's Bible 5-stars
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family 5-stars
Dakota: A Spiritual Geography 4-stars
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 5-stars
American Studies 5-stars
Memorial 4-stars
Dakota: A Spiritual Geography 4-star
Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays 4-star
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 5-stars
Rapture Practice: A True Story About Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family 4-stars
Know My Name: A Memoir 4-stars
Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family 4-stars
Hollywood Park 4-stars
An Edible History of Humanity 3-stars
Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny 4-stars
Royal Holiday 2-stars
Rules of Engagement 4-stars
Smooth Talking Stranger 5-stars
Scandalous Desires 3-stars
You Had Me at Hola 1-star
One to Watch 3-star
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here 5-stars
Weather 4-stars
A Children's Bible 5-stars
The Paying Guests 2-stars
Ducks, Newburyport 2-stars
The Mirror & the Light 5-stars
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents 5-star
Call Me Joe 3-stars
Vintage Season 4-stars]
Thunder Boy Jr. 4-stars
Hair Love 5-stars (just the sweetest)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 5-stars
Pippi Longstocking 3-stars
The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son 3-stars
Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety 4-stars
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family 5-star
El Deafo 4-star
Nothing to See Here This may be a stretch, but I think it works 5-star
Hollywood Park 4-star
Call Me Joe 3-stars
The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son 3-star
When a Scot Ties the Knot 3-stars
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 5-stars
Her Body and Other Parties 4-stars
Popshot Quarterly : The Fantasy Issue (Actually I read The Mystery Issue #27 but Goodreads doesn't have that one. 2-Stars
Thunder Boy Jr. 4-stars
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living 5-stars
💖📚My spot💖📚I am just reading what I like and see where it fits. If I pick at the end of 2019 I might hate my choices by summer 2020.
Winging it this year and am trying to use books that I already own by the 1st of February 2020. I will be good and cut down on book buying!
1. Read a YA nonfiction book
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
✔️7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen 1/4/20
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9. Read the LAST book in a series
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
15. Read a book about climate change
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author.
Part 2 if needed2020 here we come
Happy Reading
Read Harder Challenge (14/24)✓1.Read a YA nonfiction book - Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea by Sungju Lee (finished 3/1), my review is here
2.Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
✓3.Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - Hard Rain by Irma Venter, Elsa Silke (Translator) (finished 6/2), my review is here
✓4.Read a graphic memoir - They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (finished 8/9), my review is here
✓5.Read a book about a natural disaster - When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal (finished 1/15), my review is here
6.Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
✓7.Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - The Arrangement by Mary Balogh (finished 2/18), my review is here
✓8.Read an audiobook of poetry - Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across by Mary Lambert (finished 1/29), my review is here
9.Read the LAST book in a series
✓10.Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - Along the Tapajós by Fernando Vilela, Daniel Hahn (Translator) (finished 6/2), my review is here
✓11.Read a debut novel by a queer author - Junebat by John Elizabeth Stintzi (finished 9/15), my review is here
12.Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
✓13.Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Roquefort, A History by Robert Wernick (finished 3/6), my review is here
14.Read a romance starring a single parent
15.Read a book about climate change
✓16.Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (finished 9/14), my review is here
17.Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
✓18.Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey (finished 2/14), my review is here
19.Read a book by or about a refugee
20.Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
✓21.Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - The Regulators by Richard Bachman (finished 2/22), my review is here
22.Read a horror book published by an indie press
✓23.Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - Writer's Digest Magazine July 1, 2020 issue Senior Editor Amy Jones (finished 8/12)
✓24.Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - American Indian Stories by Zitkála-Šá (finished 10/12), my review is here
Finished 24/24!!!
[✔️] 1. A YA nonfiction book - How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana - February 19th[✔️] 2. A retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston - February 4th
[✔️] 3. A mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - February 8th
[✔️] 4. A graphic memoir - They Called Us Enemy by George Takei - January 21st
[✔️] 5. A book about a natural disaster - Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee - January 4th
[✔️] 6. A play by an author of color and/or queer author - Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde - February 8th
[✔️] 7. An historical fiction novel not set in WWII - As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner - February 23rd
[✔️] 8. An audiobook of poetry - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - January 31st
[✔️] 9. The LAST book in a series - Meddling and Murder by Ovidia Yu - January 11th
[✔️] 10. A book that takes place in a rural setting - Women Talking by Miriam Toews - February 17th
[✔️] 11. A debut novel by a queer author - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey - February 6th
[✔️ ] 12. A memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim by Leah Vernon - February 1st
[✔️] 13. A food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Meal by Blue Delliquanti - January 11th
[✔️] 14. A romance starring a single parent - Stealing Kisses in the Snow by Jo McNally - January 17th
[✔️] 15. A book about climate change - No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg - January 3rd
[✔️] 16. A doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee - July 30th
[✔️] 17. A sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz - January 28th
[✔️] 18. A picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry - June 22nd
[✔️] 19. A book by or about a refugee - Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran - June 22nd
[✔️] 20. A middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - The Undrowned Child by Michelle Lovric - May 30th
[✔️] 21. A book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Sincerely Cinderella by Kelsie Stelting - January 6th
[✔️] 22. A horror book published by an indie press - Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix - April 12th
[ ] 23. An edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) -
[✔️] 24. A book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline - February 3rd
24 /2423 /24
✔✔ 1) a YA nonfiction book :
L'Univers expliqué à mes petits-enfants (The Universe Explained to My Grandchildren) by Hubert Reeves ★★★★★
Simone Veil, l'Immortelle by Pascal Bresson ★★★★
✔✔ 2) a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color :
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin ★★★1/2
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi ★★★★
✔✔ 3) a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman :
The Lost Man by Jane Harper ★★★★★
A Luminous Republic by Andrés Barba ★★★★★
✔✔ 4) a graphic memoir :
Heimat: Ein deutsches Familienalbum (Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home) by Nora Krug ★★★★
Pyongyang by Guy Delisle ★★★★ 1/2
✔✔5) a book about a natural disaster :
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston ★★★★
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki ★★★★★
✔✔ 6) a play by an author of color and/or queer author :
'Art' by Yasmina Reza ★★★
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ★★★★★
✔✔ 7) a historical fiction novel not set in WWII :
Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz ★★★★
Des vies possibles by Charif Majdalani ★★★★★
8) an audiobook of poetry :
Fables De La Fontaine ★★★★
At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver
✔✔ 9) the LAST book in a series :
Unto Us a Son Is Given by Donna Leon ★★★
A l'assaut de Troie by Alain Surget ★★
✔✔ 10) a book that takes place in a rural setting :
Gouverneurs de la rosée (Masters of the Dew) by Jacques Roumain ★★★★
The Cove by Ron Rash ★★★★★
✔✔ 11) a debut novel by a queer author :
Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg ★★★
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta ★★★★ 1/2
✔✔ 12) a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own :
Confidences à Allah by Saphia Azzeddine ★★★
We Were the Future by Yael Neeman ★★★★1/2
✔ 13) a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before :
La Thaïlande en 4 ingrédients by Camille Sourbier ★★★
Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes by Roald Dahl ★★★★
✔✔ 14) a romance starring a single parent :
The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir ★★★★
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë ★★★
✔✔15) a book about climate change :
Greta : La voix d'une génération by Viviana Mazza ★★★
Climate Change by John Woodward ★★★★
✔✔ 16) a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman :
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher ★★
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert ★★★★★
✔✔ 17) a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) :
Tower of Babylon in Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang ★★★
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard ★★
✔✔ 18) a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community :
Little Man by Antoine Guillopé ★★★★★
Massamba, le marchand de tours Eiffel by Béatrice Fontanel and Alexandra Huard ★★★★
✔✔ 19) a book by or about a refugee :
Drawn To Berlin: Comic Workshops In Refugee Shelters And Other Stories From A New Europe by Ali Fitzgerald ★★★★1/2
Désorientale (Disoriental) by Négar Djavadi ★★★★★
✔✔ 20) a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK :
Louison et Monsieur Molière by Helgerson M-C. - Set in France ★★1/2
How to Twist a Dragon's Tale by Cressida Cowell - Set in Scandinavia ★★★★★
✔✔ 21) a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) :
Nietzsche au Paraguay by Christophe Prince and Nathalie Prince ★★★ 1/2
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers ★★★★ 1/2
✔✔ 22 a horror book published by an indie press :
The Place of Broken Things by Linda D. Addison and Alessandro Manzetti ★★★★
Les cinq fantômes by Jérémy Behm ★★★★ 1/2
✔ 23) an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) :
https://www.america-mag.com/numero/5-...
https://www.nouveau-magazine-litterai...
✔✔24) a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author :
Mazzeru by Jules Stromboni ★★★★
Flight by Sherman Alexie ★★★
Read 24/24✔Read a YA nonfiction book The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
✔Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Ash
✔Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman Death by Carbs
✔Read a graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
✔Read a book about a natural disaster Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
✔Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author How I Learned to Drive
✔Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII A Gentleman in Moscow
✔Read an audiobook of poetry Works of John Clare
✔Read the LAST book in a series The Winter of the Witch
✔Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country: and Other Stories
✔Read a debut novel by a queer author Freshwater
✔Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope
✔Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
✔Read a romance starring a single parent The Bride Test
✔Read a book about climate change Wilder Girls
✔Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman The Fifth Season
✔Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) slight cheat, as short stories Stories of Your Life and Others
✔Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Islandborn
✔Read a book by or about a refugee The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives
✔Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Laurinda
✔Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) The Kiss Quotient
✔Read a horror book published by an indie press The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
✔Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Jellyfish Poetry - Fall Edition 2017
✔Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Read: 24/24 = 100%[7/12] 1. A YA nonfiction book: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Or Boots on the Ground by Elizabeth Partridge
Or Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge
Or Wheels of Change by Sue Macy
[3/11] 2. A retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of color: Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
[4/5] 3. A mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: Witchmark by C.L. Polk
[3/21] 4. A graphic memoir:
by Gene Luen YangOr In Waves by A.J. Dungo
Or They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Or Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast
Or Tomboy by Liz Prince
[5/5] 5. A book about a natural disaster: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia
or Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry
or Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
[12/14] 6. A play by an author of color and/or queer author: The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse
[6/7] 7. An historical fiction novel not set in WWII: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
[11/27] The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
[1/22] 8. An audiobook of poetry: Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith
[12/26] 9. The LAST book in a series: Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
or City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett
[4/12] 10. A book that takes place in a rural setting: Godshot by Chelsea Bieker
or Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
or To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace by Kapka Kassabova
[1/7] 11. A debut novel by a queer author: Broken People by Sam Lansky
[11/27] The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
or Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
or Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
or Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
[12/13] 12. A memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope by Megan Phelps-Roper
or The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir by Elna Baker
[4/17] 13. A food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: The World Eats Here: International Street Food and Home Cooking—Recipes and Their Stories from the Queens Night Market by John Wang and Storm Garner
or The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen by Yasmin Khan
Or Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen by Yasmin Khan
or tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine by Shane Chartrand
[3/29] 14. A romance starring a single parent: Liar, Liar, Hearts on Fire by Pippa Grant
or Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
or Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon
[2/9] 15. A book about climate change: Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky
[5/5] Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Or The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells
Or The Overstory by Richard Powers
[10/13] 16. A door stopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
[11/3] A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Or The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Or The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Or Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
[3/14] 17. A sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): Mandelbrot the Magnificent by Liz Ziemska
Or Auberon by James S.A. Corey
Or Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Or The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
[1/1] 18. A picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community:
by Ibtihaj Muhammed[2/12] 19. A book by or about a refugee: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
[12/31] 20. A middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the US or the UK:
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
[5/10] 21. A book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): Instances of Head-Switching by Teresa Milbrodt
or Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
[11/8] 22. A horror book published by an indie press: We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix
or Suicide Woods: Stories by Benjamin Percy
Or The Ignored by Bentley Little
Or Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance Publications)
Or A Book of Tongues by Gemma Files
[2/25] 23. An edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical):
[10/19] 24. A book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author:
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
24/24✔ 1. Read a YA nonfiction book: 12 Jan
Shout
✔ 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: 10 May
Kuwento: Lost Things
✔ 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: 15 Jun
Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead
✔ 4. Read a graphic memoir: 30 Apr
A Fire Story
✔ 5. Read a book about a natural disaster: 1 Jan
Chita: A Memory of Last Island
✔ 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: 10 May
Dogeaters
✔ 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: 11 Jan
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
✔ 8. Read an audiobook of poetry: 12 Jan
Beowulf
✔ 9 Read the LAST book in a series: 14 Feb
Rebel
✔ 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: 6 Feb
The Thirteenth Tale
✔ 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: 17 May
Here Comes the Sun
✔ 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: 21 Jan
The Seven Good Years
✔ 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: 6 Sep
Man Eating Bugs
✔ 14. Read a romance starring a single parent: 30 Apr
Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny
✔ 15. Read a book about climate change: 7 Feb
The Overstory
✔ 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: 18 Jul
The Time in Between
✔ 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): 10 May
All Systems Red
✔ 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: 19 May
Rescue & Jessica
✔ 19. Read a book by or about a refugee: 16 May
Out of Nowhere
✔ 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: 10 Jul
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
✔ 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): 27 Jan
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
✔ 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: 29 Oct
Seed
✔ 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): 18 Dec
The Stinging Fly Issue 39 Volume 2 Winter 2018-19
✔ 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: 27 Jun
Taboo
Fourth year doing this challenge!24/24 Books Read
100% Complete
Read Harder Challenge Progress: 24/24
Finished! ᕦ(◔ ⌣ ◔)ᕤ
[✔] 1.Read a YA nonfiction book
Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World 19.08.2020
[✔] 2.Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Urgia și zorile + Trandafirul si hangerul by Renée Ahdieh (Koreean-American) 05.04.2020
[✔] 3.Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
The Talented Mr Ripley 15.07.2020
[✔] 4.Read a graphic memoir
They Called Us Enemy 08.03.2020
[✔] 5.Read a book about a natural disaster
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl 03.09.2020
[✔] 6.Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
The Importance of Being Earnest 24.10.2020
[✔] 7.Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
11/22/63 08.03.2020
[✔] 8.Read an audiobook of poetry
Death the Barber 24.10.2020
[✔] 9.Read the LAST book in a series
The Prisoner of Heaven 09.12.2020
[✔] 10.Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Djamilia 20.02.2020
[✔] 11.Read a debut novel by a queer author
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 18.08.2020
[✔] 12.Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Infidel 06.09.2020
[✔] 13.Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist 28.11.2020
[✔] 14.Read a romance starring a single parent
Year of Wonders 15.12.2020
[✔] 15.Read a book about climate change
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 05.03.2020
[✔] 16.Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
White Teeth 18.05.2020
[✔] 17.Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
The Dispatcher 09.01.2020
[✔] 18.Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Who Was Jesse Owens? 08.02.2020
[✔] 19.Read a book by or about a refugee
S.: A Novel About the Balkans 28.01.2020
[✔] 20.Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Minunatele ispravi ale lui Tartarin din Tarascon 25.10.2020
[✔] 21.Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Crooked Kingdom 16.01.2020
[✔] 22.Read a horror book published by an indie press
Horrorstör 18.05.2020
[✔] 23.Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Quill&Quire, December 2018 15.12.2020
[✔] 24.Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 15.03.2020
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5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Wave
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13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
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15. Read a book about climate change: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Priory of the Orange Tree
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20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: Number the Stars
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23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: The Round House
3. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
5. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - The City of Brass
9. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
11. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - The Murmur of Bees
15. Read a debut novel by a queer author - Rosemary and Rue
22. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - The Guest List
25. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - A Big Mooncake for Little Star
27. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - Deadly Scandal
28. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - Binti
Read a YA nonfiction book -
Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - The Beast of Beswick
Read a graphic memoir - March: Book One
Read a book about a natural disaster - We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time
Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - A Raisin in the Sun
Read an audiobook of poetry - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Read the LAST book in a series - Y is for Yesterday Blood Dawn
Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Night
Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - The Necronomnomnom: Recipes and Rites from the Lore of H. P. Lovecraft
Read a romance starring a single parent - Finding Abby: A Romantic Suspense set in the Colorado Mountains
Read a book about climate change - Our House Is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis - Blackfish City
Read a book by or about a refugee - The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - Tunnel of Bones
Read a horror book published by an indie press - Draw Blood
Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - The Missouri Review
8/24 1. Read a YA nonfiction book
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Gods of Jade and Shadow
A Blade So Black
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
Death Comes as the End
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Life on Mars
9 Read the LAST book in a series
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
Gideon the Ninth
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
Notes from a Young Black Chef
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
With the Fire on High
15. Read a book about climate change
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
The Letter for the King
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
The Proudest Blue
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
The Forever Court
The Storm Runner
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
18/24[X] 1. Read a YA nonfiction book
Dancing at the Pity Party
[ ] 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of color
Her Body and Other Parties
Boy, Snow, Bird
[X] 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
The Lying Game
[X] 4. Read a graphic memoir
Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
[X] 5. Read a book about a natural disaster
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
[X] 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Desdemona
[X] 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
Like Water for Chocolate
[ ] 8. Read an audiobook of poetry
The Poet X
[X] 9. Read the LAST book in a series
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
[X] 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Home Before Dark
[X] 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
Red, White & Royal Blue
[X] 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
[X] 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
With the Fire on High
[ ] 14. Read a romance starring a single parent
[X] 15. Read a book about climate change
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
[X] 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
A Little Life
[X] 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Story of Your Life from Stories of Your Life and Others
[X] 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Last Stop on Market Street
[X] 19. Read a book by or about a refugee
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
[ ] 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the US or the UK
In the Shadow of the Sun
[ ] 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
[X] 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
We Sold Our Souls
[ ] 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
[X] 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
Sabrina & Corina: Stories
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3/24 complete as of Jan 7th1. Read a YA nonfiction book - The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - Gods of Jade and Shadow
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - The Widows of Malabar Hill
4. Read a graphic memoir - They Called Us Enemy
5. Read a book about a natural disaster - The Yellow House
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - Yellow Face
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - Milkman
9. Read the LAST book in a series
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Notes from a Young Black Chef
14. Read a romance starring a single parent - The Bride Test
15. Read a book about climate change - The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - Dragonfly in Amber
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - BintiJulián Is a Mermaid
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community -
19.. Read a book by or about a refugee - The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After OR American Dirt
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - Dragon Pearl
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - Moon of the Crusted Snow
8/241. Read a YA nonfiction book:
Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done by Andrea Gonzales
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color:
✔️Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman:
✔️The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
4. Read a graphic memoir:
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney
5. Read a book about a natural disaster:
Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author:
Fabulation, Or, the Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage
Eclipsed by Danai Gurira
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII:
✔️The Given Day by The Given Day
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
8. Listen to an audiobook of poetry:
9. Read the LAST book in a series:
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting:
✔️The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author:
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé by Michael Arceneaux
12.Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own:
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Educated by Tara Westover
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before:
Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi
✔️Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
14. Read a romance starring a single parent:
Chaos and Grime: A Year in the Life of a Chinese City by Jacob Acerbi
15. Read a book about climate change:
Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island by Earl Swift
Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert
A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal by Kate Aronoff
McSweeney's #58 by Claire Boyle
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman:
✔️The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
✔️The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages):
Anthem by Ayn Rand
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community:
19. Read a book by or about a refugee:
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK:
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability:
✔️The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny by Zach Anner
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press:
✔️Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Rawblood by Catriona Ward
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical):
McSweeney's #58 by Claire Boyle
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author:
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King
✔️1. A YA nonfiction book: All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson✔️2. A retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color His Beauty by Jack Harbon
✔️3. A mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman My Sister, the Serial Killer
✔️4. A graphic memoir: Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico by Peter Kuper
✔️5. A book about a natural disaster: Depart, Depart! by Sim Kern
✔️6. A play by an author of color and/or queer author: The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse
✔️7. A historical fiction novel not set in WWII Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
8. An audiobook of poetry: Wade in the Water: Poems by Tracy K. Smith
✔️9 The LAST book in a series: The Winter of the Witch
✔️10. A book that takes place in a rural setting: Janine: His True Alpha by Chencia C. Higgins.
✔️11. A debut novel by a queer author: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
✔️12. A memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib
✔️13. A food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before Diary of a Tokyo Teen: A Japanese-American Girl Draws Her Way Across the Land of Trendy Fashion, High-Tech Toilets and Maid Cafes
✔️14. A romance starring a single parent Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan
✔️15. A book about climate change Depart, Depart! by Sim Kern
✔️16. A doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
✔️17. A sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) Janine: His True Alpha by Chencia C. Higgins
✔️18. A picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community The Proudest Blue
✔️19. A book by or about a refugee: We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib
✔️20. A middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
✔️21. A book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
22. A horror book published by an indie press: The Route of Ice and Salt by Jose Luis Zarate
23. An edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): Uncanny Magazine Issue 36: September/October 2020
✔️24. A book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse.
1. Read a YA nonfiction book: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Gingerbread (retelling of Hansel & Gretel-type fairy tales by Nigerian-British author)
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: The Body in the Garden
4. Read a graphic memoir: Take It as a Compliment (content warning: sexual assault/ harassment)
5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (Hurricane Katrina)
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: Angels in America (white gay male playwright)
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: Cherokee America (1875 in the Cherokee Nation West)
8. Listen to an audiobook of poetry: The Carrying: Poems
9. Read the LAST book in a series: The Night Masquerade (Binti series)
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: Fallen Mountains (rural Pennsylvania mining community)
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: Docile (transmaculine/ gender queer author)
12.Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: The Yellow House (Word of Faith Fellowship - ecstatic Evangelical Christianity)
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South (American South Black cuisine)
14. Read a romance starring a single parent: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (single mother)
15. Read a book about climate change: Flight Behavior
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Priory of the Orange Tree
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): The Firebird
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: The Day You Begin
19. Read a book by or about a refugee: The Best We Could Do (from Vietnam)
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: Hurricane Child (The US Virgin Islands isn't quite the US.)
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability: The Labyrinth's Archivist (#ownvoices, visually impairment/ blindness)
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Quirk Press)
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): FIYAH Literary Magazine, Issue 9 (digital, issue 10, Jan 2020)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: The Only Good Indians (Blackfeet author)
[ ] 1. A YA nonfiction book: Looks Like Daylight[ ] 2. A retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: The Palace of Illusions
[ ] 3. A mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: The Widows of Malabar Hill
[ ] 4. A graphic memoir: The Best We Could Do
[ ] 5. A book about a natural disaster: Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
[ ] 6. A play by an author of color and/or queer author: t.b.d.
[ ] 7. An historical fiction novel not set in WWII: Pachinko
[ ] 8. An audiobook of poetry: Swing
[ ] 9. The LAST book in a series: t.b.d.
[ ] 10. A book that takes place in a rural setting: The Weight of Blood
[ ] 11. A debut novel by a queer author: Gideon the Ninth
[ ] 12. A memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Educated
[ ] 13. A food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: Notes from a Young Black Chef
[ ] 14. A romance starring a single parent: Starting from Scratch
[ ] 15. A book about climate change: A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal
[ ] 16. A doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Luminaries
[ ] 17. A sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): t.b.d.
[ ] 18. A picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: t.b.d.
[ ] 19. A book by or about a refugee: The Boat People
[ ] 20. A middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: The Night Diary
[ ] 21. A book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): So Lucky
[ ] 22. A horror book published by an indie press: Coyote Songs
[ ] 23. An edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): t.b.d.
[ ] 24. A book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: Moon of the Crusted Snow
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge 2020January 1-December 31, 2020
Since Goodreads limits the length of these postings, I also track this on my blog.
5/24 as of February 9
*Book I own
**Book scheduled as a 2020 book club read
1. Read a YA nonfiction book
*Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
#Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James Audubon
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
*A Study in Scarlet Women
Unmarriageable
Polite Society
Dragon Sword and Wind Child
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
*Twisted Twenty-Six
January 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Though Grandma Mazur and Stephanie are kidnapped, there are others who are murdered and they are male!
4. Read a graphic memoir
The Best We Could Do
Banned Book Club
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
*Their Eyes Were Watching God
Wave
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Zeitoun
Midnight at the Electric
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
August Wilson
Zora Neale Hurston
Fences
The Piano Lesson
The Laramie Project
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
*The Son
January 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*Lost Roses
*Girl Waits with Gun
*Maisie Dobbs
The Hand That First Held Mine
A Gentleman in Moscow
Daughter of Fortune
The Queen of the Night
Wolf Hall
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9 Read the LAST book in a series
*Twisted Twenty-Six
January 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
*The Son
January 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Nightingale
February 9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
*The Lost Man
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
Bluebird, Bluebird
Adam Bede
Cold Comfort Farm
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
*Lily and the Octopus
Here Comes the Sun
Tipping the Velvet
The Weight of Feathers
Burial Rites
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous-poetry
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Educated
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Our Harlem: Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster-only on Audible
Senegal: Modern Senegalese Recipes from the Source to the Bowl
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
The Island Kitchen: Recipes from Mauritius and the Indian Ocean
The Food of a Younger Land: The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America
Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat
The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats
Kaukasis: A Culinary Journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan Beyond
North: The New Nordic Cuisine of Iceland
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
The Sunday Lunch Club
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
The Bride Test
The Sweetness of Forgetting
One Plus One
Evvie Drake Starts Over
15. Read a book about climate change
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
*Flight Behavior
Love Earth Now: The Power of Doing One Thing Every Day
Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change
Sustainable Nation: Urban Design Patterns for the Future
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family-I have wanted to read this in forever!
The Priory of the Orange Tree
The Secret History
The Luminaries
The Diviners
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
*Home
The Night Masquerade
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Sulwe
Islandborn
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
*Saving April
*Me Before You
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
I refuse to read horror, so this may be a no-go for me.
I'll substitute a second book for another prompt...
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Fiyah
Words Without Borders
The Atlantic
The New Yorker
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
*House Made of Dawn
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
*There There
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
17/24 My reading plans for the year were demolished by the lockdown. Suddenly had time, but couldn't concentrate enough to read anything. Five months later, I'm finally getting back into my groove, no idea if I'll be able to get through the challenge. Honestly, I'm checking here to see what my goals were...
{ } 1. Read a YA nonfiction book
The Diary of a Young Girl
{x} 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
One Thousand and One Nights
The Ballad of Black Tom read
{x} 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Iced in Paradise: A Leilani Santiago Hawai'i Mystery read
Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery read
{x} 4. Read a graphic memoir
The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir read
March: Book One
{x} 5. Read a book about a natural disaster
Their Eyes Were Watching God read
{ } 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Dutchman & The Slave
{x} 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
The Paper Bark Tree Mystery read
Pachinko
The Widows of Malabar Hill
A Gentleman in Moscow
Sea Monsters
A Brief History of Seven Killings
The Nickel Boys
Beirut Hellfire Society
{ } 8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Wade in the Water: Poems
{x} 9. Read the LAST book in a series
Meddling and Murder read
The Stone Sky read
{x} 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Things Fall Apart read
{x} 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
John Crow's Devil
Magic for Liars read
Last Night in Nuuk read
{ } 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Night
Educated
{x} 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine
The Island Kitchen: Recipes from Mauritius and the Indian Ocean
Meal read
{x} 14. Read a romance starring a single parent
The Bride Test read
{x} 15. Read a book about climate change
The Obelisk Gate read
{x} 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
Children of Blood and Bone
Dragonfly
The Fifth Season read
A Conjuring of Light read
{ x} 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Forest of Memory read
Acadie read
A Dead Djinn in Cairo read
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 read
{ } 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
{ } 19. Read a book by or about a refugee
Night
{x} 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Tunnel of Bones read
{x} 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
The Lightning Thief read
{x} 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
Beautiful Darkness read
{ } 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
{x} 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author.
Terra Nullius
Trail of Lightning read
I haven't finished 2019 but I'm going to try within the next week. 2020:
0/24
1. Read a YA nonfiction book:
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color:
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman:
4. Read a graphic memoir: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Salvage the Bones
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: Slave Play or The Inheritance
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: Circe
8. Listen to an audiobook of poetry:
9. Read the LAST book in a series: Blood of Tyrants or The Return of the King
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting:
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author:
12.Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own:
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before:
14. Read a romance starring a single parent:
15. Read a book about climate change:
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages):
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community:
19. Read a book by or about a refugee:
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK:
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability: The Reckless Oath We Made
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press:
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical):
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author:
21/241. Read a YA nonfiction book: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon A gripping historical narrative of three story lines- the Americans making a bomb, the Soviets trying to steal it, and the Allies sabotaging Germany's attempts to build a bomb.
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of color: Aru Shah and the End of Time- fun spin on Indian mythology by an Atlanta-based author.
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall. This was a fun cozy mystery, with lots of Hindi phrases and Indianisms.
4. Read a graphic memoir: Three books by Raina Telgemeier, all good middle-grade memoirs and quite relatable. Guts, Smile, Sisters
5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital A riveting and highly readable investigation into patient deaths in a hospital in the days immediately following Hurricane Katrina.
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author:
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: The Satapur Moonstone A very atmospheric novel/mystery set in the fictional princely state of Satapur during the British Raj circa 1922, featuring the lady lawyer Parveen Mistry.
8. Listen to an audiobook of poetry:
9. Read the LAST book in a series: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Re-read this book after I first read it when it came out.
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: Village School. Gentle uplifting tales from a year in a tiny one-room village school.
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: Tales of the City. Soap opera style serial novel about the eclectic inhabitants of 28 Barbary Lane- fun to read.
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Educated. This was an interesting read of an atypical and in many ways, harrowing childhood in a devout Mormon "prepper" family, and the journey to higher education.
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: You and I Eat the Same: On the Countless Ways Food and Cooking Connect Us to One Another- a collection of interesting essays on food similarities in world cuisines, eg. food steamed in leaves, and food wrapped in flatbread.
14. Read a romance starring a single parent: One Plus One- a fun weekend read about a struggling single mom and her chaotic family who end up on a week long road trip with her wealthy housekeeping client.
15. Read a book about climate change:
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: Double dipped with Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital which is a doorstopper at 558 pages and I still managed to read it in 5 days because it is so well-written.
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages):To Be Taught, If Fortunate Not much of a plot but a lovely story nonetheless.
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay is a sweet story about Zulay, a visually impaired first grader in a mainstream classroom.
19. Read a book by or about a refugee: Double dipping with The Night Diary. A 12 year old girl is a refugee from Pakistan to India following Partition.
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: The Night Diary A sad story, but an important one, of a 12 year girl writing in her diary during the three tumultuous months of "Partition" when India was divided into India and Pakistan post-independence.
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability: Double dipping My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay Zulay is a first grader with visual impairment in a mainstream classroom.
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press:Ghost Summer: Stories A fantastic collection of short stories around different themes. Great find!
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): I subscribe to the New Yorker and read every issue front to back.
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: Young Dark Emu A beautiful book depicting a truer history of Australia.
1. Read a YA nonfiction book2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9 Read the LAST book in a series
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
15. Read a book about climate change
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
Same plan as last year, doing ATY, Popsugar, and Book Riot. Not double-dipping per challenge, but across challenges is fine.Total completed 11/24
4.Read a graphic memoir - They Called Us Enemy
5.Read a book about a natural disaster - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
6.Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - The Importance of Being Earnest
7.Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - Where the Crawdads Sing
9.Read the LAST book in a series -
10.Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
15.Read a book about climate change - The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
16.Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - A Discovery of Witches
19.Read a book by or about a refugee - Exit West
20.Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - Artemis Fowl
21.Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - A Curse So Dark and Lonely
22.Read a horror book published by an indie press - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
23.Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - The New Yorker
📚2020 Read Harder Challenge📚Completed 9 / 24
✔️1. Read a YA non-fiction book A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2/15/20 💖💖💖💖
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
✔️7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII Girls Like Us by Randi Pink 💖💖💖💖💖 2/20/20
✔️8. Read an audiobook of poetry Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine 1/9/20 💖💖💖💖
9 Read the LAST book in a series
✔️10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar 1/16/20💖💖💖💖💖
✔️11. Read a debut novel by a queer author The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang 1/9/20💖💖💖💖
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
✔️14. Read a romance starring a single parent A Wish for Christmas by Michele Brouder 1/9/20 💖💖💖
15. Read a book about climate change
✔️16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore 3/28/20 💖💖💖💖
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
✔️19. Read a book by or about a refugee A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 2/15/20 💖💖💖💖
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
✔️21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie 1/11/20 💖💖💖💖 the Mc has Asberger Syndrome in Victorian England
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
Completed 7/24 as of July 13, 20201. Read a YA non-fiction book:
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Ash by Malindo Lo
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman:
4. Read a graphic memoir: Guts by Raina Telgemeier
5. Read a book about a natural disaster:
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: Ruined by Lynn Nottage
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
8. Read an audiobook of poetry: Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across by Mary Lambert
9 Read the LAST book in a series: Son by Lois Lowry
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting:
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before:
14. Read a romance starring a single parent:
15. Read a book about climate change:
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
19. Read a book by or about a refugee:
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK:
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press:
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical):
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
Read a YA nonfiction bookRead a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Read a graphic memoir
Read a book about a natural disaster
Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
Read an audiobook of poetry
Read the LAST book in a series
Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Read a debut novel by a queer author
Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Read a romance starring a single parent
Read a book about climate change
Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Read a book by or about a refugee
Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Read a horror book published by an indie press
Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
2020 Challenge Bonus Challenge
Books by Queer Authors
15/24
√ 1. Read a YA nonfiction book
The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves edited by Sarah Moon
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√ 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Oreo by Fran Ross
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√ 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Murder Under the Fig Tree by Kate Raphael
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√ 4. Read a graphic memoir
Pregnant Butch: Nine Long Months Spent in Drag by A.K. Summers
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5. Read a book about a natural disaster
All City by Alex DiFrancesco
√ 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen
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7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
√ 8. Read an audiobook of poetry
If They Come for Us by Fatimah Asghar
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√ 9. Read the LAST book in a series
The Midwinter Witch by Molly Ostertag
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10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
√ 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib
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√ 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty
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14. Read a romance starring a single parent
Starting from Scratch by Georgia Beers
15. Read a book about climate change
Treat Me Like You Treat The Earth by Eliza Beth Whittington
√ 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
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√ 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
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√ 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
The Boy & The Bindi by Vivek Shraya
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19. Read a book by or about a refugee
Crossing by Pajtim Statovci
√ 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
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√ 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Prognosis: A Memoir of My Brain by Sarah Vallance
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22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant
√ 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Nepantla published by Lambda Literary
https://www.lambdaliterary.org/nepant...
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24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
14/231. Read a YA nonfiction book: Incognegro
4. Read a graphic memoir: Incognegro
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: Lynn Nottage
8. Read an audiobook of poetry:
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: Freshwater, The Summer We Got Free
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before:
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): The Rosie Project
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press:
In for my third year:(24/24) - DONE - 10/16/20
1. Read a YA nonfiction book - All Boys Aren't Blue-5/7-***
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - Dark and Deepest Red - 2/21-***
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - Moon Over Soho - 3/23- ****
4. Read a graphic memoir - Gender Queer - 2/2020-*****
5. Read a book about a natural disaster - The City Where We Once Lived-8/8-****
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf - 9/8-****
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - Things in Jars -2/11 - *****
8. Read an audiobook of poetry - Clap When You Land-9/8-*****
9 Read the LAST book in a series - Reticence-4/22-***
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - The Second Sleep -1/26 -****
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author -On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous -2/14-***
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese-9/24-****
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - The Way Through the Woods: Of Mushrooms and Mourning-2/12-**
14. Read a romance starring a single parent - Dragon Consultant - 4/10-**
15. Read a book about climate change - Firewalkers - 2/14-***
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - The Lost Future of Pepperharrow-7/6-***
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - Prosper's Demon - 1/28-****
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - The Proudest Blue -2/2020-****
19. Read a book by or about a refugee - Little Bee - 1/15-***
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - The Girl and the Ghost-8/22-****
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Hello, Universe-4/13-****
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press - Horrorstör - 2/14-***
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - Uncanny Magizine Issue 35 (July/Aug 2020)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - Moon of the Crusted Snow-2/18-***
(23/24)1. Read a YA nonfiction book Shout
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Spin the Dawn
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman The Lost Man
4. Read a graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy
5. Read a book about a natural disaster Life As We Knew It
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
The Importance of Being Earnest
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII A Gentleman in Moscow
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Inferno
9 Read the LAST book in a series Death's End
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Beach Read
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author Red, White & Royal Blue
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own Educated
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before Scandinavian Comfort Food: Embracing the Art of Hygge
14. Read a romance starring a single parent With the Fire on High
15. Read a book about climate change Losing Earth: A Recent History
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman The Starless Sea 3*
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
The Black God's Drums
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community The Day You Begin
19. Read a book by or about a refugee The Day You Begin
20. Read a middle-grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Amal Unbound
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) The Rosie Project
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
We Sold Our Souls
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author The Night Watchman
1. Read a YA nonfiction book - Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson Finished 03/01/20
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
4. Read a graphic memoir - The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9 Read the LAST book in a series - The Light of All That Falls by James Islington
Finished 15/01/20
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
15. Read a book about climate change
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Progress: 24/24 - COMPLETE 12/20/201. Read a YA nonfiction book - The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce (4/5 stars for essays - 3/5 stars for audiobook performance)
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - Mexican Gothic (4/5 stars)
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - Witchmark (2.5/5 stars)
4. Read a graphic memoir - I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir (3/5 stars)
5. Read a book about a natural disaster - The Children's Blizzard (3.5/5 stars for book - 3/5 stars for audiobook performance)
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - Anna in the Tropics (3/5 stars)
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride and Prejudice Novel (4/5 stars)
8. Read an audiobook of poetry - American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (4/5 stars for poems - 3.5/5 stars for audiobook performance)
9 Read the LAST book in a series - Unraveled (4/5 stars)
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - In for a Penny (3.5/5 stars)
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author - I Wish You All the Best (4/5 stars)
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (4/5 stars)
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Meal (3.5/5 stars)
14. Read a romance starring a single parent - Fumbled (2/5 stars)
15. Read a book about climate change - Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have (4/5 stars)
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - On a Sunbeam (4/5 stars)
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - The Black God's Drums (4/5 stars)
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - Meet Yasmin! (4/5 stars)
19. Read a book by or about a refugee - The Refugees (3.5/5 stars)
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying (4/5 stars)
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Get a Life, Chloe Brown (3.5/5 stars)
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press - Mapping the Interior (4.5/5 stars)
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - Beecher's Literary Magazine, Vol. 2 - Spring 2012 (2/5 stars)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - Mongrels (3.5/5 stars)
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