EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club discussion

Another year, and here's another challenge you can put on your calendar, literally! Welcome to the Calendar Challenge 2023. For each month of the year, find and read a book that matches one of three criteria:

1) A book with the month in the title, like “A Million Junes”.
2) A book authored by someone whose name contains the month, like April Henry.
3) A book that has a title beginning with the month’s first letter, like M for May, as in “Mexican Gothic”.

Once you’ve read the book, mark it in your personal calendar and post the update. Here’s a calendar you can use, or be creative and make up your own.



Simply cut and paste the calendar into your post, using software (like Paint or Photoshop) to add your book to the month.

Fill your entire calendar to complete this challenge. Good luck and happy reading!


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Jimmy Dean's Last DanceCalendar Challenge 2023
Completed: 12/12 - COMPLETED

January - Julia Heaberlin / We Are All the Same in the Dark 3/21/23
February - Fairy Tale / Stephen King 1/4/2023
March - Dirty Billionaire / Meghan March 1/1/2023
April - All Is Not Forgotten / Wendy Walker 1/10/23
May - The Mighty Johns: A Novella / David Baldacci 1/4/2023
June - Jimmy Dean's Last Dance / A.K. Alliss 2/24/23
July - Just the Nicest Couple / Mary Kubica 1/15/23
August - Against the Currant: A Spice Isle Bakery Mystery / Olivia Matthews 1/29/23
September - Sometimes I Lie / Alice Feeney 1/17/2023
October - Odin's Ravens / K.L. Armstrong 1/13/2023
November - No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today / Christopher Edmonds 1/31/23
December - Dashing Through the Snow / Debbie Macomber 1/26/23

2023 Calendar Challenge
Progress: 6/12

January:
February: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing January 14
March:
April: The Annihilator January 31
May: My Fault June 28
June:
July:
August: A Man Called Ove June 10
September: Shatter Me March 11
October:
November:
December: Daughter of the Moon Goddess June 19

January: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
February: February by Lisa Moore
March: The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March or Mrs. March
April: Girl, Stolen by April Henry
May: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
June: Seven Days in June
July: 4th of July (Women's Murder Club)
August: Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
September: Hiroshima Diary
October: The Hunt for Red October
November: The Death of a President
December: One Day in December

This year I will get it right.
Calendar Challenge 2023
Completed: 10/12

January: Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic, Novel by Gabby Rivera and Celia Moscote, 23/01/2023
February: Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin, 13/8/2023
March: Middlemarch by George Eliot
April: Dreadnought by April Daniels
May: Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott (under the name A. M. Barnard), 11/01/2023
June: Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, 27/01/23
July: Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker, 2/07/2023.
August: Los convidados de agosto by Rosario Castellanos, 11/01/2023
September: The Sacred Sins of Father Black by St John Starling, 4/01/2023
October: The October Faction, Vol. 1 by Steve Niles and Damien Worm, 15/01/2023
November: November Volume I : The girl on the roof by Matt Fraction and Elsa Charretier, 3/01/2023
December: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 17/01/2023

2023 Calendar Challenge
Progress: 12/12

✔️January: January Fifteenth -- 3/19/23
✔️February: Miss February -- 12/30/23
✔️March: Mrs. March -- 9/8/23
✔️April: April Fools -- 12/19/23
✔️May: Wahala by Nikki May -- 11/21/23
✔️June: Come Juneteenth -- 7/14/23
✔️July: The Hitman's Secret Baby by July Knight -- 8/7/23
✔️August: August Snow -- 12/15/23
✔️September: Dark September -- 7/29/23
✔️October: The October List -- 8/1/23
✔️November: November 9 -- 12/29/23
✔️December: Fireflies in December -- 12/28/23

Calendar Challenge 2023

1) A book with the month in the title, like “A Million Junes”.
2) A book authored by someone whose name contains the month, like April Henry.
3) A book that has a title beginning with the month’s first letter, like M for May, as in “Mexican Gothic”.

Going simple...

January - The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling 9/15/23
February - Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross 1/28/23
March - My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins 1/8/23
April - Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie 1/12/23
May - M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman 2/10/23
June - Jane in Search of a Job: A Short Story by Agatha Christie 10/19/23
July - James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 11/17/23
August - Answers in the Pages by David Levithan 1/22/23
September - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 1/21/23
October - Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González 2/15/23
November - Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell 3/17/23
December - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie 1/19/23

2023 Calendar Reading Challenge

🌿 January: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan - Jan 29
🌿 February: The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar - Feb 19
🌿 March: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides - Mar 20
🌿 April: All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers - May 4
🌿 May: Maureen by Rachel Joyce - May 11
🌿 June: On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed - Jun 5
🌿 July: Jackal by Erin E. Adams - Jul 29
🌿 August: The Awakening by Kate Chopin - Oct 4
🌿 September: A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger - Sep 21
🌿 October: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González - Oct 11
🌿 November: Now in November by Josephine Winslow Johnson - Nov 12
🌿 December: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn - Dec 4

2023 Calendar Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

1) A book with the month in the title, like “A Million Junes”.
2) A book authored by someone whose name contains the month, like April Henry.
3) A book that has a title beginning with the month’s first letter, like M for May, as in “Mexican Gothic”.

Complete: 0/12

January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

This could be fun.

2023 Calendar Challenge
Progress: 12/12

✔︎January: The Ten Thousand Doors of January Apr 25
✔︎February: Fayne June 26
✔︎ March: Moon of the Crusted Snow Jan 14
✔︎April: Atonement Jan 23
✔︎May: The Marriage Portrait Mar 9
✔︎June: A Million Junes Aug 6
✔︎July: Just Out of Jupiter's Reach Oct 20
✔︎August: Apples Never Fall May 2
✔︎September: The School for Good Mothers Jan 25
✔︎October: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Mar 17
✔︎November: November 9 Nov 14
✔︎December: Deconstructed Mar 11

2023 Calendar Challenge
Books read: 12/12

1. January The Japanese Lover 2/21
2. February Fall of Giants 2/11
3.March The Maidens 1/19
4. April Allie and Bea 3/4
5. May My Absolute Darling 3/9
6. June The Jetsetters: A Novel 3/11
7. July Just Haven't Met You Yet 6/5
8. August Americanah 1/26
9. September The Survivors 1/12
10. October The Orphan's Tale 2/17
11. November Next Year in Havana 3/1
12. December The Dollhouse 3/28

This challenge is so hard asjdfhsag let's see if I'll do better this time aorund!

January:
February: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
March: A Man Called Ove
April: Alfie Bloom and the Secrets of Hexbridge Castle
May: Moby-Dick
June: The Jealousy of Jalice
July:
August:
September: The Silence of the Girls
October: Oddmire: Changeling
November: Norse Mythology
December: Deepest, Darkest

9/12

1) A book with the month in the title, like “A Million Junes”.
2) A book authored by someone whose name contains the month, like April Henry.
3) A book that has a title beginning with the month’s first letter, like M for May, as in “Mexican Gothic”.

Let's try this!
2023 Calendar Reading Challenge

January -
February -
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May -
June -
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November -
December -

2023 Calendar Challenge
Progress: complete

January: Just Another Silly Love Song 3/11/23
February: Five Minutes Late 27/11/23
March: Madam Love, Actually 30/10/23
April: Aaron's Mate 15/11/23
May: Michael McIntyre Live - Hello Wembley! 14/10/23
June: Jason's Mate 5/12/23
July: Jeb's Mate 8/12/23
August: Alpha Dragon's Second Chance 19/12/23
September: Spare 25/10/23
October: The Other Edie Trimmer 30/12/23
November: A New Adventure 29/11/23
December: Dragon's Fake Mate 10/12/23

2023 Calendar Challenge
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2023 Calendar Challenge
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January: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
February: February by Lisa Moore
March: The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
April: Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem by April Ryan
May: Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
June: Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
July: No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
August:
September:
October: The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
November: November 9 by Colleen Hoover
December:

2023 Calendar Challenge
Progress: 0/12

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2023 Calendar Challenge ✅
Progress: 6/12

✅ January: Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
✅ February: Fool for Love by Sam Shepard
✅ March: Марко Проклятий by Олекса Стороженко
⬜️ April: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
✅ May: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
✅ June: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
⬜️ July: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
✅ August: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
⬜️ September: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
⬜️ October: On the Road by Jack Kerouac
⬜️ November: The Next Together by Lauren James
⬜️ December: The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn

TOTAL 2/12

1. January: The Two Faces of January
✔ February: The Fountainhead
3. March: My Antonia
4. April: The Age of Innocence
5. May: An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa MAY Alcott)
6. June: Jo's Boys
✔July: Je ne parle pas français
8. August: Atlas Shrugged
9. September: The Scarlet Pimpernel
10. October: One of Ours
11. November: North and South
12. December: Dear Enemy

2023 Calendar Challenge

January --
February --
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2023 Calendar Challenge
12/12

January - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, 1.9.2023 ****
February - February by Lisa Moore 2.25.23 ***
March - The Violets of March by Sarah Jio 3.20.23 *****
April - The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim 4.2.23 ***
May - Cats in May by Doreen Tovey 5.1.23 ***
June - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 6.25.23 ****
July - Murder on the Fourth of July by Carolyn Keene 7.3.23 ****
August - Dark August by Katie Tallo 8.5.23 ****
September - September by Rosamunde Pilcher 9.3.23 ****
October - The Hunt for Red October byTom Clancy 10.18.23 ****
November - November 9 by Colleen Hoover 10.52.23 *****
December - One Day in December by Josie Silver 11.23.23 ****

2023 Calendar Challenge
Progress: Read Half! 6 out of 12

✔️January: The Ten Thousand Doors of January - 27 Apr
✔️February: Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard - 9 May
✔️ March: Mysteries of Thorn Manor - 17 Apr
✔️ April: The Art of Prophecy - 6 Apr
✔️ May: Mort (Discworld #4) by Terry Pratchett - 6 Jun
❌ June: Jade City by Fonda Lee
❌ July: -
❌ August: Annihilation
❌September: Scythe
✔️ October: Once Upon a Broken Heart - 26 Nov
❌ November: The Ninth Rain
❌ December: The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes #2) by Elizabeth Lim

Is it cheating if I ignore the 'The'? I hope not because I could only find one book with a month name haha

Eni, that works wonderfully!

2023 Calendar Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

1) A book with the month in the title, like “A Million Junes”.
2) A book authored by someone whose name contains the month, like April Henry.
3) A book that has a title beginning with the month’s first letter, like M for May, as in “Mexican Gothic”.

Complete: 2/12

January: Johnny Got His Gun (1/28/2023)
February: Friends And Heroes (2/27/2023)
March: Metamorphoses (3/3/2023)
April: American Housewife (4/1/2023)
May: Mercury Pictures Presents (4/6/2023)
June:
July:
August: An Education: My Life Might Have Turned Out Differently if I Had Just Said No (7/8/2023)
September: Sanditon: Jane Austen's Last Novel Completed (8/13/2023)
October:
November:
December:

January: Der Junge, der Maulwurf, der Fuchs und das Pferd. Eine bewegte Geschichte: Ein Buch, so schön wie eine Umarmung (25th March)
February: Find me: Finde mich (14th March)
March: Morgen, morgen und wieder morgen (30th April)
April: Die Abenteuer (22nd January)
May:
June: Jane Eyre (17th April)
July: Der junge Mann (20th December)
August: Anne of Avonlea (29th November)
September: STRANGER THINGS: Das offizielle Begleitbuch – ein NETFLIX-Original: Die andere Seite von Stranger Things (30th January)
October:
November: Die neuen Leiden des jungen W. (12th December)
December: Die zwei Türme (20th January)

EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club
Calendar Challenge 2023
Duration: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023

Progress: 12 out of 12

Another year, and here's another challenge you can put on your calendar, literally! Welcome to the Calendar Challenge 2023. For each month of the year, find and read a book that matches one of three criteria:

1) A book with the month in the title, like “A Million Junes”.
2) A book authored by someone whose name contains the month, like April Henry.
3) A book that has a title beginning with the month’s first letter, like M for May, as in “Mexican Gothic”.

Simply cut and paste the calendar into your post, using software (like Paint or Photoshop) to add your book to the month.

Fill your entire calendar to complete this challenge. Good luck and happy reading!

January: Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages - Starts with J
February: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages - Starts with F
March: Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner - **** - 3/1/2023 - 128 Pages - Starts with M
April: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - ***** - 4/4/2023 - 158 Pages - Starts with A
May: milk and honey by Rupi Kaur - **** - 5/16/2023 - 204 Pages - Starts with M
June: Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondō - **** - 6/18/2023 - 244 Pages
July: Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter - **** - 11/29/2023 - 166 Pages
August: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. by John Patrick Green - ***** - 8/23/2023 - 208 Pages
September: Secrets and Spellcraft by Michael G. Manning - ***** - 9/7/2023 - 525 Pages
October: Out There by Seaerra Miller - ***** - 2/4/2024 - 232 Pages
November: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - ***** - 11/15/2023 - 461 Pages
December: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages

We will see if I can fill in the Calendar this year. :)

1/1/2023 to 12/31/23

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I usually aim 10 books in a year, but with this challenge I may increase it to 12.

3/12 done

1-January: ✅ Time Machine; ✅ Matilda; ✅ The Restaurant at the end of the universe (3)
2-February: ☑️ I, Robot; …
3-March: ☑️ Wuthering Heights
4-April:
5-May:
6-June:
7-July:
8-August:
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10-October:
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2023 Calendar Challenge
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Yasemin wrote: "I usually aim 10 books in a year, but with this challenge I may increase it to 12.

3/12 done

1-January: ✅ Time Machine; ✅ Matilda; ✅ The Restaurant at the end of the universe (3)
2-February: ☑️ I..."

Hi Yasemin,
Did you read "Matilda" by Mary Shelley? Or the one by Roald Dahl?

Hi Marta, I read Matilda by Roald Dahl. It was a nice story :)

Yasemin wrote: "Hi Marta, I read Matilda by Roald Dahl. It was a nice story :)"

I see :)
I read Mary Shelley :) This is pity that we cannot discuss.

🪷🪷🪷CALENDAR CHALKENGE 2023🪷🪷🪷
1) A book with the month in the title, like “A Million Junes”.
2) A book authored by someone whose name contains the month, like April Henry.
3) A book that has a title beginning with the month’s first letter, like M for May, as in “Mexican Gothic”.

📗June - by June Woods
📗July -
📗August -
📗September
📕October -
📕November -
📕December -

is this coming back for 2024?