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February - Anti-Racist - Antiracist Baby
March - Prolific Author - Y is for Y'all: A Book of Southern ABCs - Death of a Busybody - The Face of a Stranger - The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe - The Book of Lost Things - Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Dealing with Dragons
April - Random Selection - The Canterville Ghost - Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower - Gideon the Ninth
May - Monkeys! - The Gauntlet - The Cheese Monkeys
June - New-to-You Author - Inside the Personal Computer: An Illustrated Introduction in 3 Dimensions: A Pop-Up Guide - Follow Me to Ground - Ruby Red Herring - The Empress of Salt and Fortune - Beautiful Darkness - Here Comes the Body - The Sparrow - River of Darkness
July - Travel - Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard - One Last Stop - Murder at Wedgefield Manor - The Four Profound Weaves
August - TBR Veteran - The Epic Crush of Genie Lo - Twelfth Night - Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
September - In a City You've Never Visited - Salty, Bitter, Sweet
October - Queer/LGBTQ+ - The Stonewall Riots: The Fight for LGBT Rights
November - Novella - Lois the Witch - This Is How You Lose the Time War - Fire Watch
December - Cold Setting
2021 Ahoy!:January - Science:
Read:
1. PERSEPHONE STATION. SF, Hard Science.
2. THE LAST EVOLUTION. Vintage SF, very heavy on Science
3. The Conspiracy: A Superb Roller-Coaster Thriller With A Terrific Twist. Coronavirus. Vaccine Science. Pandemic
4. The Conspiracy II: Searching for The Truth in Washington D.C.. Coronavirus. Vaccine Science. Pandemic.
5. Quantum
6. Metal Bones
7. A.I. Apocalypse
8. Livid Skies
9. The Great Escape
10. Spin
11. Across a Billion Years
Hard Science SF
12. The Last Astronaut
13. book:Articulated Restraint|43782466]
14.Beyond the Dragon's Gate
15. Salvation Day
16. The Time Invariance of Snow. Quantum Physics.
17. Little Free Library. Science in History
Evolution. Zoology. Botany. Geology. Climate Change. Astrophysics. Volcanology.
The Doors of Eden. Similar sciences as Evolution.
TBR:
THE END OF OCTOBER. VIRTUAL. Library (Epidemiology, Pandemic)
THE END OF EVERYTHING NG ARC MOUNT TBR 2020 [Astrophysics]
THE END OF THE END OF EVERYTHING EDELWEISS ARC MOUNT TBR 2015 Reading JANUARY
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND NG ARC MOUNT TBR 2020
THE HOT ZONE [ebola] , Richard Preston
[Epidemiology, Pandemic]
HOT ZONE, Konkoly [Epidemiology, Pandemic]
February - Anti-Racist:
Ring Shout. Reread.
Black Like Me. Reread.from decades ago.
Slaves in the Family. reread from 2010.
Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy
Prison of Culture: Beyond Black Like Me
The Hate U Give first time read
Binti: The Complete Trilogy, African. Strong female protagonist
The Nickel Boys
The Underground Railroad
Underground Airlines
March - Prolific Author
Skyward
Klara and the Sun
Wherever Seeds May Fall
My Sweet Satan
April - Random Selection
Ahh, April!: Fungus
Read: The Wish Doll: A Horror Short Story
The Keening
Read: Terror in the Shadows Vol. 13: Horror Short Stories Collection with Scary Ghosts, Paranormal & Supernatural Monsters Release 5 April (3 April)
The Keening Release 7 April (3 April)
Hummingbird Salamander: A Novel 6 April Release (3-4 April)
Bathwater Blues: A Novel
Night Terrors Vol. 12: Short Horror Stories Anthology
Dark End
The Neighbor: A terrifying tale of supernatural suspense
[Book:Bittersharp: A Southern Gothic Ghost Story|57623957]
The Bellhop Only Stalks Once
Erupting Trouble
Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution
Daring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon
Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War
The Space Shuttle: NASA's Space Transportation System: 40th Anniversary
Light Chaser
HOUSE OF WHISPERS SCARE STREET ARC 5
. THE NIRVANA EFFECT NG ARC FT MOUNT TBR 5
THE WOLF AND THE RAIN HG 4
THE THIEF AND THE WASTELAND HG 4
GROWTH . OWN. 5
HAMARTIA NG /ARC HG 4
THE TIDES OF DENOJAR HG
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE EDELWEISS ARC 5
VIS MAJOR SF OWN 5
FROM ABOVE MOUNT TBR OWN 4 SF Noir
RAGGED ALICE NG ARC MOUNT TBR 5 SF
. THE LONELY CHAIR (OCTOBER HAUNTS) own. Horror
THE EFFORT NG ARC/OWN 5 MOUNT TBR SF
. PROJECT HAIL MARY NG ARC 5
FAST ICE VIRTUAL LIBRARY 4
THE AUGMENTED STARS
THE ARTIFICIAL STARS
THE ALIEN STARS
THE ALIEN STARS AND 0THER NOVELLAS
. THE END OF EVERYTHING NG ARC MOUNT TBR 5 SCIENCE
May - Monkeys!
TBR:
Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules: Separating Fact from Fiction, and the Science of Everyday Life
Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution
At Winter's End
The Uplift War
Sew Cute and Collectible Sock Monkeys: For Red-Heel Sock Monkey Crafters and Collectors
Read: The Andromeda Evolution
Read: Why Don't Astronauts Burp?: Questions and Answers about Space
Reading May 3- Revelation Space
Monkey-human hybridization https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0ZI8dB...
Evolution. Zoology. Botany. Geology. Climate Change. Astrophysics. Volcanology.
The Doors of Eden. Similar sciences as Evolution.
Read: The Uplift War
(Bought for this occasion). Genetically engineered chimps, chimp-human hybrids. Far Future.
Reading Revelation Space, to p. 73
June - New-to-You Author
Felix R. Savage
Mark Wayne McGinnis
H. Peter Alesso
Reading: Visitor
Reading: The Ninth Metal
And sequel, The Unfamiliar Garden
Stephanie Perkins ...:
There's Someone Inside Your House and
The Woods Are Always Watching
Lonely Hearts on Mars
Interstellar Spaceship Oumuamua
Good Morning, Midnight
The Mu of Cthulhu: A Japanese cybermonk's quest for the nothingness between the stars
July - Travel
Home from hospital jul. 12
The Mosquito Coast
August - TBR Veteran
The Dark Horde, reread from 2012
Shards of Earth
Walking to Aldebaran
Devil's Night (read in KU, but have owned in print since 2020)
September - In a City You've Never Visited
October - Queer/LGBTQ+
TBR: Cemetery Boys
Light From Uncommon Stars
Gideon the Ninth
November - Novella
Titles Read:
1."The Black Phone," Joe Hill VIRTUAL SCRIBD
2. "The Last Seance," Agatha Christie Book Club Newsletter November 3 VIRTUAL
3. "I Was A Teenage Space Jockey," by Stephen Graham Jones LIGHTSPEED Nov. 2021
4. Peel
5. In the Barn
6. [Book:Dead Cell 0: New Earth|59618837]
7. Dead Planet: Worldwide Infestation
8. The Boy with the Spider Face
9. The In-Ko-Pah Spirit
December - Cold Setting
The Twelve Desserts of Christmas way cold
Winter Chill way cold
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding - a Hercule Poirot Short Story
The Overnight Guest way cold
Haunted: Asylum cold
Suspicious Minds
Falcon's Ghost. Space = Cold
Darkness on the Edge of Town
The Sleigh Man: A Short Christmas Horror Story
Syndrome
December Park
Snofluff the Polar Cub: Expedition, Arctic
The Red Scowl
Young Scrooge: A Very Scary Christmas Story
Christmas Stories
Silent Night
Silent Night 2
Emergence
TBR: The Ice Twins
Snowdrift
The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
City Under Ice
Endless Winter
Winter Chill
Me every year: I'm gonna do better about reading challenges!Also me every year: *does not do that*
BUT MAYBE THIS YEAR.
January - Science - How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
February - Anti-Racist
March - Prolific Author
April - Random Selection
May - Monkeys!
June - New-to-You Author
July - Travel
August - TBR Veteran
September - In a City You've Never Visited
October - Queer/LGBTQ+
November - Novella
December - Cold Setting
Maybe:January - Science- Burnout- the Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
February - Anti-Racist So You Want to Talk about Race
March - Prolific Author Race the Sands
April - Random Selection With the Fire on High
May - Monkeys! Monkey Beach I HATE monkeys.
June - New-to-You Author Animal-Wise
July - Travel We Are The Ocean
August - TBR Veteran The Tiger’s Daughter
September - In a City You've Never Visited Death of Vivek Oji
October - Queer/LGBTQ+ Girl, Woman, Other
November - Novella
December - Cold Setting The Mercies
Hm, now in April I'm only 50/50 for reading the books I'd originally picked. I have a feeling that this trend will continue. Lesson learned: flexibility and don't plan too much!
Just started looking at what books I already have that may fit into a particular month..January - Science
The First 20 Minutes
February - Anti-Racist
White Rage (just purchased this (012821) for Feb, as I don't have any specific anti racist books on Mt TBR
March - Prolific Author - ended up with Janet Evanovich - Takedown Twenty
and a couple by Crichton Jurassic Park and Micro
April - Random Selection - ended up with The Collected Stories of Phillip K. Dick volume 4 (includes Minority Report) -- I am still reading this in May. Short Stories are harder for me to just crank out.
May - Monkeys!
Babylon's Ark (not so much with the monkeys, but a really good book)
Zoo Nebraska - I am reading on kindle and highlighting everytime monkey (or a breed of monkey) is mentioned - it isn't so much about monkeys, or even the zoo, it is more about the loss of small town America - kind of a depressing book really. - monkey/monkeys or a type of monkey was mentioned 28 times, so not really a monkey book - but counting it anyway.
June - New-to-You Author -
John Dies at the End by David Wong (which is a pseudonym for Jason Pargin
Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
and
The Fire at Falcon Point by Charles Holzheimer who I used to work with at the Aurora Police Dept, but I have not read any of his books yet
July - Travel
The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle -- a bit archaic (it was the beginning of the 20th Century) but really an enjoyable look at the what if the dinosaurs were still around somewhere...
Around the World in 80 Dates I truly enjoyed this book - it was a trip to various locations for various types of dates, and there is a romance in here as well. would be a nice beach read.
August - TBR Veteran (another book out of the bowl)
I pulled Book of the Dead - a story in the world of Angel (the tv series) from the bowl. I have had it on the shelf since 2006!! yes, I have books that are older, but the bowl has decided.
September - In a City You've Never Visited
Mexican Gothic - takes place in El Triunfo in Mexico
October - Queer/LGBTQ+
-fail, this was a tough month, as I had one surgery and found out I get to have it all over again - everything worked out in the end, but UG -
November - Novella
I did end up listening to Spin, a Rumpelstiltskin retelling
December - Cold Setting
so far, I do not have a cold setting book started - this may change, but looking like a fail for this year.
Well, maybe I can do this challenge after all. I have a book that I need to read in the next 2 weeks and it just so happens to be a science related book -- The Body Keeps the Score
I really didn't do well in 2020. I'm ready for a fresh start in 2021.January - Science Roadside Geology of Wyoming
February - Anti-Racist
March - Prolific Author
April - Random Selection
May - Monkeys!
June - New-to-You Author
July - Travel
August - TBR Veteran
September - In a City You've Never Visited
October - Queer/LGBTQ+
November - Novella
December - Cold Setting
January - Science - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining WomenFebruary - Anti-Racist - So You Want to Talk About Race
March - Prolific Author - My Heart Is a Chainsaw (finished in April)
April - Random Selection - Under the Mesquite
May - Monkeys!
June - New-to-You Author - The Boy from the Woods
July - Travel - A Travel Guide to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros
August - TBR Veteran - Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
September - In a City You've Never Visited - Ready Player Two, Light a Penny Candle
October - Queer/LGBTQ+
November - Novella
December - Cold Setting
January - Science. The Knowledge, Lewis Dartnell. What would be needed to "reboot" technology and civilization after a global disaster.February - Anti-Racist. Empireland, Sathnam Sanghera. Look at Britain in light of its exploitative imperial history.
March - Prolific Author - Elric of Melnibone, Michael Moorcock.
April - Random Selection - A Little history of the world, EH Gombrich, Charming, humane look at word history intended for children.
May - Monkeys! - Curious George Goes To Hospital, by Margret and HA Rey. A nostalgic re-read of a book which helped me as a child going into hospital.
June - New-to-You Author - Anna Smith Spark's The Court of Broken Knives. A "grimdark" fantasy author new to me.
July - Travel. A Cheesemaker's history of the British Isles, by Ned Palmer. As much travel as history, as cheesemaking has its terroir just like winemaking.
August - TBR Veteran. Blacktop wasteland, by SA Cosby. Tough crime and driving thriller, the literary version of a film genre I like.
September - In a City You've Never Visited. A re-read of The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler. Did Chandler's LA ever really exist? Time and distance mean I'll never know.
October - Queer/LGBTQ+ - Agent in Berlin, by Alex Gerlis. Historical fiction about a fictitious spy ring, based on some real-world historical events and espionage. Two of the Allied agents are gay men.
November - Novella - The Shepherd, Frederick Forsyth's Christmas aviation ghost story, 122 pages including illustrations.
December - Cold Setting. Fifty words for snow, Nancy Campbell. An exploration of science, nature, history, philosophy, culture, folklore, climate change - essays sparked off by a different word from fifty different languages. All words for snow, or snow-related phenomena.
January - Science --Crucible by James RollinsFebruary - Anti-Racist -- How to be Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
March - Prolific Author -- Old Bones by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
April - Random Selection -- The Bishop's Pawn by Steve Berry.
May - Monkeys! --
June - New-to-You Author
July - Travel
August - TBR Veteran
September - In a City You've Never Visited
October - Queer/LGBTQ+
November - Novella
December - Cold Setting
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January - Science
February - Anti-Racist
March - Prolific Author
April - Random Selection
May - Monkeys!
June - New-to-You Author
July - Travel
August - TBR Veteran
September - In a City You've Never Visited
October - Queer/LGBTQ+
November - Novella
December - Cold Setting