The Challenge Factory discussion

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024:

Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
A color in the title
Title is at least five words
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus rounds are just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio, etc.
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!

REPORTER CHALLENGE 2024:
-Ellie's Progress-

31/31

WHO
5/5

Protagonist is established in their business or career Claw Enforcement by Sofie Ryan
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.) Southern Sass and Killer Cravings by Kate Young (ghost)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)by Deborah Blake (animal shelter)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle Caught Bread Handed by Ellie Alexander
A Character who bakes Goodbye Cruller Worlds by Ginger Bolton

WHAT
5/5

A number in the title Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich
A color in the title Case of the Bleus by Korina Moss
Title is at least five words Let it Crow! Let it Crow! Let it Crow! by Donna Andrews
An anthology Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor, Liz Ireland & Carol J. Perry
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.) Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna Andrews

WHERE
5/5

Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake) A Trip With Trouble by Diane Kelly (North Carolina)
Set on an island Hidden Beneath by Barbara Ross
Set in a state starting with ‘M’ Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold by Traci Wilton (Massachusetts)
Set on a farm Rockin' Around the Chicadee by Donna Andrews
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) Death at a Scottish Wedding by Lucy Connelly (Scotland)

WHEN
5/5

Set in the 1800s or earlier Lefty Lucy by Jennifer Oberth (early 1800s)
Set in the 1900s Murder at a London Finishing School by Jessica Elliott (after Great War in the early 1900s)
Set during spring Murder at the Blarney Bash by Darci Hannah (St. Patrick's Day)
Set during summer Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander
Set during a holiday Twas the Bite Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt (Christmas)

WHY
(Motives)
5/5

Money/Greed Verse and Vengeance by Amanda Flower
Jealousy A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander
Revenge The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes
To stop blackmail A Nutcracker Nightmare by Christina Romeril
To keep a secret/cover up Paws to Remember by Sofie Kelly

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
5/5

WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out Mrs. Morris and the Wolfman by Traci Wilton
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (Castle Knoll in an English village)
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story) A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman
WHY – To kill a witness Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
1/1

Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

APRIL 1, 2024: Work for the good of others
(Pisces may be working for the good of others and may be helping a group of people who need their help.)
GATHERING MIST by Margaret Mizushima (Matty and her K9, Robo, travel to Washington to join a search effort to find a missing child

Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
A color in the title
Title is at least five words
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus rounds are just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio, etc.
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!

COMPLETED :D
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

★Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
★Protagonist is established in their business or career True Smithing 25/2
★Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.) Marine Biology 1/2
★A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.) Timeless 13/2
★A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle Dark Magic 26/2
★A Character who bakes Not Just For Christmas 10/2

WHAT
★A number in the title The Primal Hunter 8 22/1
★A color in the title The Jade Setter of Janloon 2/3
★Title is at least five words The Girl Who Looked Beyond The Stars 12/1
★An anthology Chicken Soup for the Soul 5/1
★Title is a play on words What the Hex 6/1

WHERE
★Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake) Roseland: Volume One 13/3
★Set on an island Little Manfred 11/2
★Set in a state starting with ‘M’ Beyond the Veil 15/4
★Set on a farm Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker #1 21/4
★Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue 10/2

WHEN
★Set in the 1800s or earlier Heartless 11/2
★Set in the 1900s Private Peaceful 10/2
★Set during spring Fair Isle and Fortunes 6/3
★Set during summer The Great Village Show 5/2
★Set during a holiday The Great Christmas Knit Off 4/2

WHY
(Motives)
★Money/Greed They Mostly Come Out at Night 31/1
★Jealousy Popcorn and Poltergeists 8/3
★Revenge Taker of Heads 11/1
★To stop blackmail Reborn as a Demonic Tree 25/2
★To keep a secret/cover up Changeless 30/1

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
★WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out The Midnight Orchestra 29/2
★WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name The Geld - A Raven Guard audio drama 12/1
★WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live The Secret of Orchard Cottage 5/2
★WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story) How to Ride a Dragon's Storm 24/1
★WHY – To kill a witness Dark Fae Extinction 2 11/2

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

Libra, March 1, 2024
You will learn new things about yourself and others that gradually improve relationships. Adapting to small but positive changes in circumstances improves your sense of security and emotional well-being.
Hidden Figures 31/3
Fighting for equal rights and working within a diplomatic pathway to find their way and earn the respect within NASA and the USA taking small steps and making possitive changes improving their lives and pathways! Such as losing the segregation in areas such as canteen or jobs, realising that they are all the same under the skin!

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
✘ A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.) - His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik (aviator - dragon handler)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
✘ A color in the title - All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Title is at least five words
An anthology
✘ Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.) - Go Hex Yourself - Jessica Clare

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
✘ Set in the 1800s or earlier - Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
✘ Set during summer - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

Reporter's Challenge 2024

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career

.Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.). - Beyond the Barriers (Z-Risen #0.5) by Timothy W. Long, 3 STARS, 22nd Feb, 422 PAGES


A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)

.A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle - Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine, 4 STARS, 8th Feb, 432 PAGES


A Character who bakes

WHAT
.A number in the title - The Suburban Book of the Dead by Robert Rankin, 2 STARS, 8th Jan, 320 PAGES


A color in the title

.Title is at least five words - They Came And Ate Us by Robert Rankin, 3 STARS, 4th Jan, 336 PAGES


.An anthology Memnoch The Devil by Anne Rice, 3 STARS, 17th Jan, 401 PAGES


WHERE
.Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake) - The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning, 3 STARS, 2nd Feb, 370 PAGES


.Set on an island - The Brentford Triangle by Robert Rankin, 3 STARS, Jan 21st, 237 PAGES


Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
.Set in the 1800s or earlier - All Regency Collection by Anna Elliott, 3 STARS, 14th Feb, 320 PAGES


.Set in the 1900s - Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, 5 STARS, 14th April, 223 PAGES


.Set during spring - Diamonds and Daggers by Nancy Warren, 3 STARS, 12th April, 203 PAGES

.
Set during summer - The Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, 3 STARS, 26th Feb, 372 PAGES


.Set during a holiday - The Lady Most Willing by Julia Quinn, 3 STARS, 6th March, 371 PAGES


WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy

.Revenge - Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes, 3 STARS, 12th Jan, 324 PAGES


.To stop blackmail - Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch, 3 STARS, 26th Jan, 320 PAGES


. To keep a secret - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, 5 STARS, 11th March, 498 PAGES


BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
.WHO – Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney, 4 STARS, 3rd March, 306 PAGES



WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name

.WHERE – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, 5 STARS, 17th April, 256 PAGES



.WHEN – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, 5 STARS, 19th April, 320 PAGES



.WHY – Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, 4 STARS, 27th May, 389 PAGES

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024:

Nobel Prize for Literature = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career The Silent Woman
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.) Paladin of Souls
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.) The Bookshop on the Corner
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle Ethan Frome
A Character who bakes A Gentleman in Moscow

WHAT
A number in the title A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
A color in the title Red Queen
Title is at least five words The Cat Who Saved Books
An anthology - Penric's Progress
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.) The Big Over Easy

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake) The Ghost Tracks
Set on an island Miss Benson's Beetle
Set in a state starting with ‘M’ The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Set on a farm Breathless
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) All the Light We Cannot See

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier Slammerkin
Set in the 1900s Rose Cottage
Set during spring
Set during summer Water Tales: Aquamarine and Indigo
Set during a holiday Arrowood and The Meeting House Murders

WHY
Money/Greed Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo
Jealousy The Screaming Staircase
Revenge The Devil's Bed
To stop blackmail The Eyre Affair
To keep a secret/cover up Far Sector

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out Bellfield Hall or, the deductions of Miss Dido Kent
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name Miles, Mutants and Microbes
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story) Beauty
WHY – To kill a witness The Book of Air and Shadows

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

Your daily horoscope: January 1, 2024
GLOBE AND MAIL

The success you have been searching for is closer than you think and if you reach out to people who have the power to make things happen this could be the year you’ve been waiting for. Believe in yourself but don’t rely entirely on your own judgment.
Leslie F*cking Jones

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2024
LEVEL: Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
31/31 Completed

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs 09/12/2024
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl González 03/29/2024
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling 02/26/2024
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
The End of the Road by John Barth 05/30/2024
A Character who bakes
Cremas, Christmas Cookies, and Crooks by Harper Lin 01/16/2024

WHAT
A number in the title
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey 01/03/2024
A color in the title
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 01/10/2024
Title is at least five words
A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy 01/01/2024
An anthology
Try Me, Tempt Me, Take Me by Olivia Cunning 11/05/2024
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)
Wrapped with a Beau by Lillie Vale 02/02/2024

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins 01/01/2024
Set on an island
Child's Play by Danielle Steel 01/10/2024
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand 01/18/2024
Set on a farm
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center 04/03/2024
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 02/01/2024

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 01/04/2024
Set in the 1900s
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 01/11/2024
Set during spring
The Wedding People by Alison Espach 10/12/2024
Set during summer
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez 04/11/2024
Set during a holiday
Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews 01/06/2024

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 05/16/2024
Jealousy
Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown 10/15/2024
Revenge
Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley 04/17/2024
To stop blackmail
The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen 01/02/2024
To keep a secret/cover up
Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell 01/08/2024

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths 10/05/2024
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 05/17/2024
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
Soaring by Kristen Ashley 03/17/2024
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 05/07/2024
WHY – To kill a witness
Argylle by Elly Conway 02/19/2024

Sharon's REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024:

Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

✔️Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
✔️Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
✔️News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
✔️Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
✔️Protagonist is established in their business or career - bookstore owner - Christmas Presents
✔️Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.) - Dark Witch
✔️A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.) - Whisper of Evil (cattle rancher)
✔️A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
✔️A Character who bakes - Shadow Spell

WHAT
✔️A number in the title - Nine Elms
A color in the title
✔️Title is at least five words Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
✔️An anthology - On the Hunt authors Alexandra Ivy, Rrebecca Zanetti, Dyanne Duval, Hannah Jayne
✔️Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.) - Come Shell or High Water

WHERE
✔️Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake) Aurora Minnesota on Lake Superior - Purgatory Ridge
✔️Set on an island - Cold Blood (Set in England)
✔️Set in a state starting with ‘M’ - Rules of Prey set in Minnesota
✔️Set on a farm - Mind Games
✔️Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - A Fatal Illusion (Scotland)

WHEN
✔️Set in the 1800s or earlier Lady Osbaldestone’s Plum Puddings set in 1812
✔️Set in the 1900s - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
✔️Set during spring - Shadow Sands
✔️Set during summer - Enchanted
✔️Set during a holiday - The Christmas Star

WHY
(Motives)
✔️Money/Greed - Wired by Julie Garwood
✔️Jealousy - River's End
✔️Revenge - Purgatory Ridge
✔️To stop blackmail - Deadly Secrets A former Nazi worker
✔️To keep a secret/cover up -Lone Wolf

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus rounds are just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio, etc.
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!

Yay!! Glad to see another round! I"m in for Columnist--hope to complete them all, though.

Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category) [Complete 1/28/24]
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category) [Complete 2/20/24]
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category) [Complete 2/29/24]
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category) [Complete 3/16/24]
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category) [Complete 9/7/24]

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books [complete 11/3/24]

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books [complete 11/3/24]

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career: A Guilty Thing Surprised by Ruth Rendell [Chief Inspector Wexford has been a detective for a long time]
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.): The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Seance for a Vampire by Fred Saberhagen
A Main Character who works with animals: Man of Two Tribes by Arthur W. Upfield (the detective goes undercover as a man who must work with camels & a dog while following a trapper's trail)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle: Murder After Hours by Agatha Christie
A Character who bakes [2 characters in a feud over who is the better baker at the fete]: A Fete Worse Than Death by Dolores Gordon-Smith

WHAT
A number in the title: Bodies From the Library 3 by Tony Medawar, ed.
A color in the title: The Blue Geranium by Dolan Birkley
Title is at least five words: Miraculous Mysteries: Locked-Room Murders and Impossible Crimes edited by Martin Edwards
An anthology: Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles by Martin Edwards, ed.
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.): Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake): The silent speaker by Rex Stout [New York]
Set on an island: Winter in June by Kathryn Miller Haines [set on Tulagi Island in South Pacific]
Set in a state starting with ‘M’: Death, My Darling Daughters (read from 4 books-in-1 The Frightened Pigeon/Death, My Darling Daughters/The Birthday Murder/Midsummer Nightmare by Jonathan Stagge
Set on a farm: Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England): The Unicorn Murders by Carter Dickson [France]

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier: The Passenger from Scotland Yard: A Victorian Detective Novel by H. F. Wood [1888]
Set in the 1900s: The Moneypenny Diaries by Kate Westbrook [1960s]
Set during spring: The Final Days of Abbot Montrose: An Asbjørn Krag Mystery by Sven Elvestad
Set during summer: Mad About the Boy? by Dolores Gordon-Smith
Set during a holiday: The Dragon Boat Mystery by John Bechtel [Dragon Boat Festival]

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed: Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Jealousy: Pieces of Justice: 5 by Margaret Yorke
Revenge: The Cambridge Murders by Glyn Daniel
To stop blackmail: Death Has A Small Voice by Frances & Richard Lockridge
To keep a secret/cover up: The Emperor's Snuff-Box by John Dickson Carr

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out: Murder and Mendelssohn by Kerry Greenwood
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name: Heberden's Seat by Douglas Clark
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live: The List of Adrian Messenger by Philip MacDonald [primarily set in England]
WHEN – During a storm: Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
WHY – To kill a witness: Murder in C Major by Sara Hoskinson Frommer

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

Chose July 1st, 2024 horoscope (my birthday!). Part of the horoscope in the Chicago Sun Times said that for Cancer: Don't hesitate to interact with friends and groups because you will shine! Read The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves--story revolves around a group of friends who hold a reunion every five years.

I'll try for Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
-->11/10

WHO
Monster
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
Fallen Princess
A Character who bakes

WHAT
9 1/2 perfekte Morde
Das dritte Buch der Träume
Title is at least five words
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
The Murder After the Night Before
Set on a farm
Blinding Lights

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Richter morden besser
Set during a holiday

WHY
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Die Chemie des Todes
To stop blackmail
Achtsam morden

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024

Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Assembly by Natasha Brown 4/28/24
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
Linghun by Ai Jiang 6/9/24
Ghosts!
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly 7/4/24
MC best friend is a veterinarian
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins 7/23/24
A Character who bakes
Raspberry Ripple Murder by Abby Byne 6/8/24

WHAT
A number in the title
Tequila for Two by Tricia O'Malley 6/20/24
A color in the title
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 4/18/24
Title is at least five words
This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau 2/3/24
An anthology
The Box: Uncanny Stories by Richard Matheson 2/2/24
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)
Key Lime Die by Summer Prescott 10/5/24

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
A Familiar Stranger by A.R. Torre 6/21/24
California
Set on an island
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen 10/6/24
Otter's Island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt 1/29/24
Maine
Set on a farm
The Curse of Mabb's Farm (Cherringham #6) Matthew Costello 1/6/24
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes 2/11/24
Argentina

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh 6/14/24
Set in the 1900s
A Shot in the Dark by Neil Richards 1/21/24
Set during spring
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris 9/15/24
Set during summer
The Bear by Claire Cameron 8/19/24
Set during a holiday
All I Want : A Holiday Horror Story by Marie Aitchison 10/4/24

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 8/29/24
Jealousy
Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris by Jennifer S. Alderson 10/13/24
Revenge
Home Sweet Murder by James Patterson 10/9/24
To stop blackmail
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris 9/16/24
To keep a secret/cover up
The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman 4/30/24

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
She Started It by Sian Gilbert 6/1/24
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates 1/26/24
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
Snowblind by Matthew Costello 2/7/24
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III 2/16/24
WHY – To kill a witness
Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott 7/16/24

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Being set up with someone you don't really like, whether in a romantic, business, or school situation, isn't a prison sentence! Try hard to set aside the negative feelings you have about them, and focus on completing the task, date, or project at hand.

The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray 12/24/24
Saga and Michel are stuck on an abandoned space cruise ship with their employer, Wei. They are trying to complete the task at hand!

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

1/31
WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
3. Title is at least five words: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

A number in the title
A color in the title

An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

Reporter's Challenge 2024

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
A color in the title
Title is at least five words
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name (G)
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

Going for the Nobel Prize in Literature

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career Rogue Lawyer
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.) Remarkably Bright Creatures
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle Verity
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
A color in the title Black Wolf
Title is at least five words The Cat Who Saved Books
An anthology Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake) L.A. Weather
Set on an island One of Us Knows
Set in a state starting with ‘M’ The Boys from Biloxi
Set on a farm The Berry Pickers
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) Dark Roads

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier A Council of Dolls
Set in the 1900s Monday's Not Coming
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed The Racketeer
Jealousy The Wives
Revenge Payback in Death
To stop blackmail The Paris Apartment
To keep a secret/cover up Rock Paper Scissors

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out One Wrong Word
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: and the Path to a Shared American Future
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live A Psalm for the Wild-Built
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story) Let Us Descend
WHY – To kill a witness All the Devils Are Here

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

I'm now a Cub Reporter!

Duration: January 1 - December 31

Progress: 1 left

WHO

Protagonist is established in their business or career

Fireworks for My Dragon Boss

Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)

Demon Lover

A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)

Kiss the Fae

A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle

Drakkar

A Character who bakes

Cupcakes for My Orc Enemy

WHAT

A number in the title

Endark

A color in the title

Benjar

Title is at least five words

Callum

An anthology

Walking in a Witchy Wonderland

Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

Check & Mate

WHERE

Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)

Stalked by the Alien Assassin: An Alien Romance

Set on an island

Forged by Magic

Set in a state starting with ‘M’

Set on a farm

Gilmat

Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

Happily Ever Witch

WHEN

Set in the 1800s or earlier

The Boleyn Inheritance

Set in the 1900s

Reversible Errors

Set during spring

Valentine for My Vampire

Set during summer

Naffon

Set during a holiday

Claimed by the Alien Bodyguard

WHY (Motives)

Money/Greed

Mistletoe for My Minotaur

Jealousy

Wreck the Halls

Revenge

Taken by the Dragon Prince

To stop blackmail

Taken by the Alien Next Door

To keep a secret/cover up

Black Sheep

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE

WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out

The Escape

WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name

Frantor

WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live

Temel

WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)

Borgaz

WHY – To kill a witness

Butcher & Blackbird

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

Love Her or Lose Her

The Challenge Factory
Reporter's Challenge 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

Progress: 0 out of 31

Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
A color in the title
Title is at least five words
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus rounds are just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio, etc.
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!

Seems like fun :) I'll be going for cub reporter (5 books, 1/category)
COMPLETED CUB REPORTER on Feb 29, 2024

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.) In the Shadow of Spindrift House
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title Twelve Nights at Rotter House
A color in the title Silver Nitrate
Title is at least five words Where the Drowned Girls Go
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island Wilder Girls
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative
Set in the 1900s Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday A Court of Frost and Starlight

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge Red Rising
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up The Scourge Between Stars

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name The House on Mango Street
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

The Challenge Factory
Reporter's Challenge 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024


EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
Progress: 0 out of 31

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
A color in the title
Title is at least five words
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024:

Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career- The MC, Siri, is the State Coroner for Laos- -The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill-2/29/24-
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)-The MC owns a cafe which also doubles as a place to meet available dogs in No Filter by Heather Day Gilbert-5/15/24-
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle- Design for Living by Noël Coward- 3/11/24
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title- The Big Four by Agatha Christie- 2/2/24
A color in the title- The White Elephant Book: A Photographic Essay by Beta Book Co.-1/13/24
Title is at least five words- The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens-2/1/24
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)- play on "Man of the Manor"- Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin-6/11/24

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)-NY- Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein-2/15/24
Set on an island- Britain- ;The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch-1/4/24
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)-France- The Fugitive by Marcel Proust-1/30/24-

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier- 1700s- Guy Mannering by Walter Scott-2/18/24
Set in the 1900s- Tintin in the Congo by Hergé- 3/10/24
Set during spring
Set during summer- Cousins by Virginia Hamilton-6/16/24
Set during a holiday-New Year's- Murder in the Dark by Kerry Greenwood- 2/8/24-

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed- Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood-1/10/24
Jealousy
Revenge- Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden by M.C. Beaton-3/7/24
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up- a CIA character tries to cover up his brother's drug trafficking in Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman-5/22/24

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name- -Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life by H. Jackson Brown Jr.-3/1/24
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness- The Crow Trap by Cleeves, Ann -1/23/24

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus rounds are just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio, etc.
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun

Reporter's Challenge 2024
Newspaper Mogul

Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career ==> hairdresser & PI
My Heart May Be Broken, but My Hair Still Looks Great, Dixie Cash 02/08

Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
The Skeleton Paints a Picture 02/06

A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.) ==> Vet
No Strangers Here 01/26

A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
Valentine's Day in Venice 02/21

A Character who bakes
The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss 02/06

WHAT
A number in the title
One to Watch 02/29

A color in the title
Death on a Silver Platter 03/12

Title is at least five words
Secrets, Lies and Puppy Dog Eyes 01/19

An anthology
Christmas Scarf Murder 01/02

Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)
Vinyl Resting Place 02/13

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
One Book in the Grave 03/04

Set on an island ==> isle of Man
Aunt Bessie Likes 02/05

Set in a state starting with ‘M’ ==> Missouri
Big Shot 02/02

Set on a farm
Alpaca Lies 04/28

Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) ==> Sweden
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 02/09

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier ==> 1850
The Secrets of Wishtide 01/20

Set in the 1900s ==> 1919
Penny for Your Secrets 01/20

Set during spring
The Easter Sunday Slaughter 03/25

Set during summer ==> July
Mayhem in Christmas River 02/19

Set during a holiday ==> Christmas
Dead of Winter Break 03/07

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Shark in Paradise 02/07

Jealousy
Valentine's Day in Venice 02/28

Revenge
Deadly Summer Nights 03/13

To stop blackmail
Murder in a Scottish Shire 03/13

To keep a secret/cover up
Beeline To Trouble 02/20

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
Murder on the Oxford Canal 03/27

WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
Map Skills Murder 03/08

WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live ==> Ohia, Maui
Coconut Wireless 03/20

WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
Just Add Salt 03/14

WHY – To kill a witness
Death on the Nile 03/31

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE -------
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. ==> May 1st

"... or discover the secrets of that digital recording device on your camera. How can you resist recording your kitty chasing around a paper bag or your housemate attempting his first loaf of homemade bread? Amusement and entertainment are your driving forces today, so capture some little gems for tomorrow."

Then read a book that relates to that horoscope. ==> "Tinkie clicked photos of the mayhem with her cell phone."
Bone Appetit 05/02

Just got promoted to Columnist!

Finished News Anchor!

Reporter's Challenge 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
A color in the title
Title is at least five words
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)

WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

Have now completed Editor!

Way to go!

Bev wrote: "Have now completed Editor!"

I can't believe I didn't find this before now, I have done this challenge at least 1 other year!

I'll do Newspaper Mogul!

Completed August 13, 2024!

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024:

WHO
✅Protagonist is established in their business or career - My Dark Desire
✅Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.) - The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
✅A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.) - How to Knit a Love Song 5/1/24
✅A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle - Alien Mercenary's Consorts 5/20/24
✅A Character who bakes - Found 4/26/24

WHAT
✅A number in the title - One Cursed Rose
✅A color in the title - Blue of Noon
✅Title is at least five words - Chronicle of a Death Foretold
✅An anthology - Her Wicked Longing 8/13/24
✅Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.) - Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales 5/9/24

WHERE
✅Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake) - Big Driver 5/12/24
✅Set on an island - Alice Austen Lived Here 7/14/24
✅Set in a state starting with ‘M’ - Huda F Cares? 6/23/24
✅Set on a farm - Homestead 6/2/24
✅Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - All That's Left Unsaid

WHEN
✅Set in the 1800s or earlier - My Fair Katie
✅Set in the 1900s - Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer
✅Set during spring - The Lady of a Grump 5/26/24
✅Set during summer - The Naked Laird 6/5/24
✅Set during a holiday - The Rogue's Seduction 6/11/24

WHY
(Motives)
✅Money/Greed - Revealed 4/29/24
✅Jealousy - Alien Mercenary's Destiny 4/28/24
✅Revenge - The Alien's Revenge 5/10/24
✅To stop blackmail - Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
✅To keep a secret/cover up - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 5/20/24

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
✅WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out - A Scandalous Deal 5/7/24
✅WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name - Mastering The Mistress
✅WHERE – Shadowed 6/7/24
✅WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story) - Skraelings 5/17/24
✅WHY – To kill a witness - Bride 5/24/24

✅EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE - The Rakehell's Seduction 6/10/24

I believe I'm finished! Should I post my completed challenge here or just mention that it's in message 23?

Thanks for another fun year with this one -- I love it!

Welcome back. Have fun!

Elspeth wrote: "I can't believe I didn't find this before now, I have done this challenge at least 1 other year!

I'll do Newspaper Mogul!

Completed 16/31

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024:

WHO
✅Protagonist is establ..."

Glad you enjoyed it. I can't believe you finished it so fast :)
You can just put it in your message 23. Don't forget to look for the new 2025 challenge in January!


Meg wrote: "I believe I'm finished! Should I post my completed challenge here or just mention that it's in message 23?

Thanks for another fun year with this one -- I love it!"

Thanks, Ellie, I will definitely be looking for next year's edition. 😊

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE

Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
A Character who bakes

WHAT
A number in the title
✓A color in the title - The Return of Ellie Black - 7/31/24
Title is at least five words
An anthology
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)


WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
Set on an island
✓ Set in a state starting with ‘M’ - Death of the Black Widow - 5/16/24 - set in Michigan
Set on a farm
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)



WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
Set in the 1900s
Set during spring
Set during summer
Set during a holiday

WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To stop blackmail
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
WHY – To kill a witness

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 1st of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.

I have now completed all categories (including bonuses). I'm ready for next year!

Message #8:
Finished Nobel Prize

FINISHED!

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024

✔️ Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

✔️ BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

✔️ EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

✔️ WHO
Protagonist is established in their business or career
Assembly by Natasha Brown 4/28/24
Any Character who is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc.)
Linghun by Ai Jiang 6/9/24
Ghosts!
A Main Character who works with animals (K9, trainer, vet, etc.)
Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly 7/4/24
MC best friend is a veterinarian
A Protagonist who is involved in a love (dating) triangle
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins 7/23/24
A Character who bakes
Raspberry Ripple Murder by Abby Byne 6/8/24

✔️ WHAT
A number in the title
Tequila for Two by Tricia O'Malley 6/20/24
A color in the title
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 4/18/24
Title is at least five words
This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau 2/3/24
An anthology
The Box: Uncanny Stories by Richard Matheson 2/2/24
Title is a play on words (ex: Mind Your Own Beeswax or Gluten for Punishment, etc.)
Key Lime Die by Summer Prescott 10/5/24

✔️ WHERE
Set in a state that touches water (Ocean or Lake)
A Familiar Stranger by A.R. Torre 6/21/24
California
Set on an island
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen 10/6/24
Otter's Island
Set in a state starting with ‘M’
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt 1/29/24
Maine
Set on a farm
The Curse of Mabb's Farm (Cherringham #6) Matthew Costello 1/6/24
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes 2/11/24
Argentina

✔️ WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh 6/14/24
Set in the 1900s
A Shot in the Dark by Neil Richards 1/21/24
Set during spring
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris 9/15/24
Set during summer
The Bear by Claire Cameron 8/19/24
Set during a holiday
All I Want : A Holiday Horror Story by Marie Aitchison 10/4/24

✔️ WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed
4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 8/29/24
Jealousy
Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris by Jennifer S. Alderson 10/13/24
Revenge
Home Sweet Murder by James Patterson 10/9/24
To stop blackmail
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris 9/16/24
To keep a secret/cover up
The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman 4/30/24

✔️ BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – A book where you figured out who did it before the protagonist figured it out
She Started It by Sian Gilbert 6/1/24
WHAT – Title or Series title starts with the 1st letter of your last name
The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates 1/26/24
WHERE – Set in a fictional place you would love to live
Snowblind by Matthew Costello 2/7/24
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story)
We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III 2/16/24
WHY – To kill a witness
Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott 7/16/24

✔️ EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
December Capricorn Horoscope: Being set up with someone you don't really like, whether in a romantic, business, or school situation, isn't a prison sentence! Try hard to set aside the negative feelings you have about them, and focus on completing the task, date, or project at hand.

The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray 12/24/24
Saga and Michel are stuck on an abandoned space cruise ship with their employer, Wei. They are trying to complete the task at hand!

That's great work, Vanessa!!!!!

Vanessa wrote: "FINISHED!

REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2024

✔️ Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

✔️ BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

✔️ EXTRA BONUS ..."

I've just finished my own challenge!

I don't see the yearly category for 2025 yet, so I'll post the next challenge when it shows up.
Thanks to everyone who joined in. Hope you all had fun.

Ellie

Ellie wrote: "I don't see the yearly category for 2025 yet, so I'll post the next challenge when it shows up."

All yearly challenges will be in one folder now. Go ahead and post your 2025 challenge in this folder.

Thank you so, so, so much for running your Reporter's Challenge. I know that many folks look forward to it.

2025 Reporter's Challenge is posted. Come sign up!

Thanks, Lanelle for your help.

Ellie