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message 1: by Lynn, Moderator (new)

Lynn | 4466 comments Mod
Monthly Challenge: 1st to 30th June
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2021 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights.

June Pride Month

1. Read a book with a red cover

2. Read a book with a yellow cover

3. Read a book with a pink cover

4. Read a book with a green cover

5. Read a book with a orange cover

6. Read a book with a purple cover

7. Read a book with a blue cover

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)


message 2: by Jessica (last edited May 20, 2022 01:38PM) (new)

Jessica Wimberly (lovehina154) | 27 comments 1. Read a book with a red cover All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris
2. Read a book with a yellow cover Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2) by Talia Hibbert
3. Read a book with a pink cover The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
4. Read a book with a green cover Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
5. Read a book with a orange cover Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
6. Read a book with a purple cover Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie
7. Read a book with a blue cover Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter, #3) by Nalini Singh
8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender) Loveless by Alice Oseman


message 3: by Kristine (last edited Jul 03, 2022 05:51PM) (new)

Kristine  | 239 comments Lynn, how incredibly creative for Pride Month.

June Pride Month: Total= 11 Points

1. Read a book with a red cover: Read 6/8 Stay Awake by Megan Goldin , + Audio 🎧, Megan Goldin, +1

2. Read a book with a yellow cover: Read 6/4 Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid , Taylor Jenkins Reid, +1

3. Read a book with a pink cover: Read 6/5 Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason , Meg Mason, +1

4. Read a book with a green cover: Read 6/29 Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters , + 🎧, Torrey Peters, +2GR

5. Read a book with a orange cover:

6. Read a book with a purple cover: Read 6/12 The Push by Ashley Audrain , Ashley Audrain, +2GR

7. Read a book with a blue cover: Read 6/25 The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak , Elif Shalek, +1

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title: Read: 6/27 How We Disappear Novella & Stories by Tara Lynn Masih , How We DIsaPpEaR: Novella & Stories, Tara Lynn Masih, +1

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT: Read 6/28 The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris , Nathan Harris, +2GR

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender):


message 4: by Nike (last edited Jun 02, 2022 05:53PM) (new)

Nike | 33 comments June Pride Month

1. Read a book with a red cover

2. Read a book with a yellow cover

3. Read a book with a pink cover

4. Read a book with a green cover

5. Read a book with a orange cover

6. Read a book with a purple cover

7. Read a book with a blue cover

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title: Djupsinne : hur bläckfisken började tänka Djupsinne hur bläckfisken började tänka by Peter Godfrey-Smith (Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness) by Peter Godfrey-Smith

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender) : Albert Nobbs by George Moore


message 5: by Jayme (last edited Jun 26, 2022 04:57PM) (new)

Jayme June Pride Month
Total Points: 3

1. Read a book with a red cover -

2. Read a book with a yellow cover -

3. Read a book with a pink cover -

✔ 4. Read a book with a green cover - 60% The Easy Life in Kamusari (Forest, #1) by Shion Miura read 6/19 (1 pt)

✔ 5. Read a book with a orange cover - 79% Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus read 6/6 (1 pt)

6. Read a book with a purple cover -

7. Read a book with a blue cover -

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title

✔ 9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT - Aunt Sookie & Me read 6/23 (1 pt)

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)


message 6: by Caraina (last edited Jun 12, 2022 12:17AM) (new)

Caraina (raina79) June Pride Month

1. Read a book with a red cover

2. Read a book with a yellow cover: The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks by Greer Hendricks 6/11/22

3. Read a book with a pink cover

4. Read a book with a green cover: Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle 6/7/22

5. Read a book with a orange cover

6. Read a book with a purple cover

7. Read a book with a blue cover: How Lucky by Will Leitch by Will Leitch 6/2/22

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)


message 7: by Bridget (new)

Bridget Limeburner (bridget_limeburner) | 67 comments 1. Read a book with a red cover: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle

2. Read a book with a yellow cover: Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

3. Read a book with a pink cover: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

4. Read a book with a green cover

5. Read a book with a orange cover: The Griffin's Feather (Dragon Rider, #2) by Cornelia Funke

6. Read a book with a purple cover

7. Read a book with a blue cover: Truth of the Divine (Noumena, #2) by Lindsay Ellis

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)


message 8: by Gunit Kaur (last edited Jun 05, 2022 02:25AM) (new)

Gunit Kaur Kalada | 160 comments 1. Read a book with a red cover Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) by Ian Rankin

2. Read a book with a yellow cover The Help by Kathryn Stockett or Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi or A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz or Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai

3. Read a book with a pink cover It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover or When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal

4. Read a book with a green cover Heaven by Mieko Kawakami or The Revenge of Seven (Lorien Legacies, #5) by Pittacus Lore or The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

5. Read a book with a orange cover
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi - 58.2%

6. Read a book with a purple cover Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

7. Read a book with a blue cover Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover or The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title
North to Paradise or Trouble in Paradise

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT Shuggie Bain

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)
An Unkindness of Ghosts or Summer Bird Blue or Six of Crows


message 9: by Melissa (last edited Jun 23, 2022 09:07PM) (new)

Melissa Mccabe | 61 comments June Pride Month

1. Read a book with a red cover - Crying in H Mart

2. Read a book with a yellow cover

3. Read a book with a pink cover

4. Read a book with a green cover

5. Read a book with a orange cover

6. Read a book with a purple cover - Lotus- Finished 6/16 1 point

7. Read a book with a blue cover -Murder on the Riviera Express - Finished 6/8 1 point

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)


message 10: by Theresa (last edited Jun 29, 2022 03:44PM) (new)

Theresa | 115 comments June Pride Month

✔1. Read a book with a red cover We Had a Little Real Estate Problem The Unheralded Story of Native Americans and Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2021) 6/15 2pts

2. Read a book with a yellow cover

✔3. Read a book with a pink cover It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover 6/8 1pt

✔4. Read a book with a green cover The Night the Lights Went Out A Memoir of Life After Brain Damage by Drew Magary 6/23 1pt

✔5. Read a book with a orange cover Barking Up the Wrong Tree The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker 6/29 1pt

✔6. Read a book with a purple cover Generation Friends An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era by Saul Austerlitz 6/28 1pt

✔7. Read a book with a blue cover Managing Expectations A Memoir in Essays by Minnie Driver 6/17 1pt

✔8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title 1,000 Places to See Before You Die 6/19 1pt

✔9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT Razzmatazz 6/5 1pt

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)


message 11: by christene_littlelibrary (last edited Jun 01, 2022 03:30PM) (new)

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 29 comments June Pride Month
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1. Read a book with a red cover

2. Read a book with a yellow cover

3. Read a book with a pink cover

4. Read a book with a green cover In the Shadow of a Wish by Maci Aurora

5. Read a book with a orange cover

6. Read a book with a purple cover

7. Read a book with a blue cover

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)


message 12: by Heather (last edited Jun 24, 2022 01:58PM) (new)

Heather | 119 comments June Pride Month Points: 4

1. Read a book with a red cover Atlas of the Heart Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown (2 pts)

2. Read a book with a yellow cover Late Migrations A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl (1 pt)

3. Read a book with a pink cover

4. Read a book with a green cover I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (1 pt) or The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (2 pts)

5. Read a book with a orange cover

6. Read a book with a purple cover

7. Read a book with a blue cover The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (2 pts)

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey (2 pts)

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT


message 13: by Ultra (last edited Jun 23, 2022 08:04AM) (new)

Ultra Lady (ultralady) | 27 comments .
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Done 6/19 :-)
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1. Read a book with a red cover
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - DONE

2. Read a book with a yellow cover
The Art of Creative Thinking by Rod Judkins - DONE

3. Read a book with a pink cover
I Am Malala The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - DONE

4. Read a book with a green cover
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour - DONE

5. Read a book with a orange cover
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - DONE

6. Read a book with a purple cover
Ace What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen - DONE

7. Read a book with a blue cover
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - DONE

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title
Damnation Island Poor, Sick, Mad, & Criminal in 19th-Century New York by Stacy Horn - DONE

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT
The Transgender Issue An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye - DONE

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label
Loveless by Alice Oseman - DONE


message 14: by Heather (new)

Heather | 119 comments Hi Lynn,
Is there a website or app for calculating what percent the color is on the book cover?
Thanks!


message 15: by Kristie, Moderator (new)

Kristie | 6820 comments Mod
You can use tineye, Heather. Just be sure to uncheck the box at the bottom that excludes background colors. For some reason that is the default setting. http://labs.tineye.com/color/


message 16: by Krissy (last edited Jul 04, 2022 06:19PM) (new)

Krissy (krissystewart) | 55 comments KRISSY'S SPOT

1. Read a book with a red cover:
A Mage's Guide to Human Familiars by A.J. Sherwood (+1)
●6/30 ★★★★★
A Mage's Guide to Human Familiars (R'iyah Family Archives #1) by A.J. Sherwood

2. Read a book with a yellow cover:
Black Nerd Problems by William Evans (+2)
●6/11 ★★★★★
Black Nerd Problems by William Evans

3. Read a book with a pink cover:
Omega's Secret Baby by Lacey Daize (+1)
●6/26 ★★★★
Omega's Secret Baby (Harris Cove Billionaires, #5) by Lacey Daize

4. Read a book with a green cover:



5. Read a book with a orange cover:
Boyfriend Goals by Riley Hart (+1)
●6/25 ★★★★
Boyfriend Goals by Riley Hart

6. Read a book with a purple cover:
Clutch by Piper Scott (+1)
●6/28 ★★★★★
Clutch (Forbidden Desires, #1) by Piper Scott

7. Read a book with a blue cover:
Alpha's Submission byNora Phoenix (+1)
●6/23 ★★★★
Alpha's Submission (Irresistible Omegas, #2) by Nora Phoenix

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title:
Murder at Pirate's Cove by Josh Lanyon (+1)
●6/30 ★★★★
Murder at Pirate's Cove (Secrets and Scrabble, #1) by Josh Lanyon

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT:
The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian (+1)
●6/17 ★★★★
The Missing Page (Page & Sommers, #2) by Cat Sebastian

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity:
Bond by Piper Scott (+1)
●6/29 ★★★★★
Bond (Forbidden Desires, #2) by Piper Scott


message 17: by Anusha (last edited Jun 07, 2022 12:16PM) (new)

Anusha | 63 comments 1. Read a book with a red cover

2. Read a book with a yellow cover - The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

3. Read a book with a pink cover

4. Read a book with a green cover - The Maid by Nita Prose

5. Read a book with a orange cover - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

6. Read a book with a purple cover - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

7. Read a book with a blue cover - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender)


message 18: by Suzanne (last edited Dec 27, 2023 11:32PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 50 comments Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club
June (2022) Monthly Challenge
Monthly Challenge:
1st to 30th June

Progress: 10 out of 10

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2021 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights.

June Pride Month

1. Read a book with a red cover
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau - ***** - 6/27/2022 - 320 Pages

2. Read a book with a yellow cover:
The Guncle by Steven Rowley - ***** - 6/6/2022 - 326 Pages

3. Read a book with a pink cover:
Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 6/4/2022 - 286 Pages

4. Read a book with a green cover
Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog by Tom Watson - ***** - 6/27/2022 - 224 Pages

5. Read a book with a orange cover
There There by Tommy Orange - *** - 6/3/2022 - 294 Pages

6. Read a book with a purple cover:
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - ***** - 6/22/2022 - 480 Pages

7. Read a book with a blue cover:
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig - ***** - 6/5/2022 - 272 Pages

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title:
The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes - ***** - 6/24/2022 - 292 Pages

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT:
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - ***** - 6/17/2022 - 448 Pages

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender):"
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent - *** - 6/12/2022 - 312 Pages - Asexual

Hello Stranger (The Ravenels, #4) by Lisa Kleypas The Comfort Book by Matt Haig Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2) by Julia Quinn The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog (Stick Dog, #2) by Tom Watson Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau The Guncle (The Guncle, #1) by Steven Rowley There There by Tommy Orange Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent


message 19: by Cathy (new)

Cathy | 2 comments 1. Read a book with a red cover Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

2. Read a book with a yellow cover We Go High How 30 Women of Colour Achieved Greatness Against All Odds by D.K. Publishing

3. Read a book with a pink cover

4. Read a book with a green cover

5. Read a book with a orange cover

6. Read a book with a purple cover

7. Read a book with a blue cover Send Her Back and Other Stories by Munashe Kaseke

8. Read a book with all of the letters P R I D E in the title

9. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of LGBT

10. Read a book with a Goodreads main page genre tag of LGBT that includes a character grouped into the plus label or a non-fiction book about that identity (Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Agender, Bigender, Gender Variant, Gender Fluid, Pangender) Embracing the Moon by Jeannie Levig


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