The Reading Challenge Group discussion

Part 1: Read any 12 different genres from the above list. You can skip a month and read two from the same month, if you wish.

Part 2:

January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title
2. Read a book by an author new to you

February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title
2. Read any book in a series

March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M
2. Read a book with a number in the title

April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter

May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title

June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title
2. Read a book set in the country you live in now

July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J
2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit

August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title

December:
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

Happy reading in 2025!

Part 1 tracking:

January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long): The Mirror ; Wildfire Sipsworth ; Clear ; We Are All Guilty Here; The Second Chance Hotel ; The Life We Bury
February- Plays, Poetry, Romance - Face-Off at the Altar ; The Sweetest Chirp ; Bonded in Death
March- Mystery, Suspense - Pony Confidential ; The Widows’ Guide to Murder ; Rock Paper Scissors ; Cross ; Blessing of the Lost Girls
April- Western, Humour, Adventure - All the Other Mothers Hate Me ; The Cactus ; Bad Monkey ; Get a Life, Chloe Brown ; Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art ; In a Sunburned Country
May- Female Authors - Natural Selection ; Life, Loss, and Puffins ; The Sublet ; Olivia Strauss Is Running Out of Time ; At the Edge with You ; A Stranger in Town ; Death Row
June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels - Living with the Dead
July- Children's/YA - The Recess Queen ; Letters from Rifka
August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September- Science Fiction, Dystopia
October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
December- Classics, Short Stories

Part 2 tracking:

January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title - Wildfire
2. Read a book by an author new to you - Sipsworth

February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title - Pony Confidential
2. Read any book in a series - Face-Off at the Altar

March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M - The Measure
2. Read a book with a number in the title - One Life: The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport

April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title - Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter - In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)

May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you - Death Row
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title - Olivia Strauss Is Running Out of Time

June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title
2. Read a book set in the country you live in now - Living with the Dead

July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J
2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit - The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title - STARTING Over with You

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title

December:
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

51/72 One Classic and One Contemporary each category.

Part 1

January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
Classic: The Plague by Albert Camus 5 stars
Contemporary: The Employees by Olga Ravn 5 stars
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February- Plays, Poetry, Romance
Classic: The Birds of Aristophanes by Aristophanes 4 stars
Contemporary:Forest of Noise: Poems by Mosab Abu Toha 5 stars
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March- Mystery, Suspense
Classic: Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima 4 stars
Contemporary : Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán 4 stars
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April- Western, Humour, Adventure
Contemporary: Minor Detail by Adania Shibli 3 stars
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May- Female Authors
Classic: The Little Virtues by Natalia Ginzburg 5 stars
Contemporary: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler 5 stars
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June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels
Classic: The Non-Existent Knight by Italo Calvino 4 stars
Contemporary: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 5 stars

July- Children's/YA

August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel
Classic: A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir 4 stars
Contemporary: Happening by Annie Ernaux 5 stars

September- Science Fiction, Dystopia
Contemporary: Gliff by Ali Smith 5 stars
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October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
Classic: Miss Mary Pask by Edith Wharton 5 stars
Contemporary:Strange Pictures by Uketsu 5 stars
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November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
Classic: मेरा परिवार by Mahadevi Verma 5 stars
Contemporary: When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut 5 stars
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December- Classics, Short Stories
Classic: Good Country People by Flannery O'Connor 3 stars
Contemporary: God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Stories by Arinze Ifeakandu 5 stars

Part 2

January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title
Classic - Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell 5 stars
Contemporary: Boulder by Eva Baltasar 4 stars
2. Read a book by an author new to you
Classic: The Door by Magda Szabó 5 stars
Contemporary: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 5 stars
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February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title
Classic: The Chosen by Chaim Potok 5 stars
Contemporary: Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon 5 stars

2. Read any book in a series
Classic:
Contemporary: On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle 5 stars
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March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M
Classic : The Captive by Marcel Proust MARCEL
2. Read a book with a number in the title
Contemporary: Thirteen Months of Sunrise by Rania Mamoun

April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title

Contemporary: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai 5 stars

2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter
Classic: The Quiet American by Graham Greene5 stars
Contemporary: Galatea by Madeline Miller

May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you
Classic: The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector 4 stars
Contemporary: Susanna Davidson The Holocaust 4 stars
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
Classic: Hester by Mrs. Oliphant 4 stars
Contemporary: Nives by Sacha Naspini 5 stars
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June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title
Contemporary:A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre 5 stars
2. Read a book set in the country you live in now INDIA
Classic: Stories on Animals Hardcover PREMCHAND by Munshi Premchand 5 stars
Contemporary: Very Close to Pleasure, There's a Sick Cat: And Other Poems by Shakti Chattopadhyay 4 stars

July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J
Classic: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 5 stars
2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit ROME
Classic:Augustus by John Williams 5 stars

August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An
Contemporary: A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr 4 stars
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title
Classic: Paradiso by Dante Alighieri 3 stars
Contemporary: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 5 stars

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title
Classic: Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope 3 stars

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
Contemporary: Osebol by Marit Kapla 5 stars
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title
Contemporary: Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar 4 stars

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title
Classic: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee 5 stars
Contemporary: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk 5 stars

December:
1. Read any book for the first time
Classic:The Chosen by Chaim Potok 5 stars
Contemporary:Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 5 stars
2. Reread any book

Finished: 2025/06/25

Part 1: Read any 12 different genres from the list. 12/12

January - General Fiction ✓ 03/21
February - Plays, Poetry, Romance ✓ 04/18
March - Mystery, Suspense ✓ 01/14
April - Western, Humour, Adventure ✓ 06/16
May - Female Authors ✓ 02/11
June - Fantasy, Graphic Novels ✓ 03/17
July - Children's/YA ✓ 01/06
August - Memoirs, Biography, Travel ✓ 03/13
September - Science Fiction, Dystopia ✓ 05/18
October - Supernatural, Thriller, Horror ✓ 02/28
November - Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction ✓ 02/11
December - Classics, Short Stories ✓ 01/13

Part 2: 24/24

January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title ✓ 01/06
2. Read a book by an author new to you ✓ 02/02

February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title ✓ 02/17
2. Read any book in a series ✓ 01/10

March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M (mycroft) ✓ 02/18
2. Read a book with a number in the title ✓ 03/19

April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title ✓ 01/14
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter (Kusabi Keri) ✓ 02/03

May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you ✓ 01/18
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title ✓ 04/25

June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title ✓ 03/30
2. Read a book set in the country you live in now ✓ 03/19

July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J (jonas) ✓ 01/13
2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit (london) ✓ 01/27

August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An ✓ 02/07
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title ✓ 05/22

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S (Saint-Malo) ✓ 06/25
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title ✓ 05/16

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O ✓ 01/09
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title ✓ 03/23

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title ✓ 02/11
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title (6) ✓ 02/26

December:
1. Read any book for the first time ✓ 03/29
2. Reread any book (first read in 2019) ✓ 01/02

Part 1: Read any 12 different genres from the above list. You can skip a month and read two from the same month, if you wish.

The Monthly Genres for 2025:

✔️January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long):
How to Read a Book Monica Wood 20 Jan
✔️February- Plays, Poetry, Romance:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare 24 Jan
✔️March- Mystery, Suspense
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers Samuel Burr
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie
✔️April- Western, Humour, Adventure:
How to Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 29 Mar
Tehrangeles Porochista Khakpour 19 Apr
✔️May- Female Authors:
The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel 4 May
✔️June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels
Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor 10 Jun
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return 25 Jun
✔️July- Children's/YA
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 26 Jun
Impulse Ellen Hopkins 2 Jul
The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros 27 Jul
✔️August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel:
Hitch 22: A Memoir Christopher Hitchens 24 Jul
✔️September- Science Fiction, Dystopia:
The Humans Matt Haig 10 Jul
October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
December- Classics, Short Stories

Part 2:
January:
✔️1. Read a book with a one-word title
Milkman Anna Burns 8 Feb
✔️2. Read a book by an author new to you:
The Whisper Sister Jennifer S. Brown 6 Jan

February:
✔️1. Read a book with a two-word title
America Fantastica Tim O'Brien 8 Mar
✔️2. Read any book in a series:
Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper 25 Jan

March:
✔️1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M
Reasons to Stay Alive Matt Haig 29 Mar
✔️2. Read a book with a number in the title
Five Winters Kitty Johnson 17 May

April:
✔️1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Douglas Adams 17 Jul
✔️2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter
The Quiet American Graham Greene 17 Jun

May:
✔️1. Read a book by a female author new to you
Daughter of Fire Sofia Robleda 5 Jun
✔️2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
.The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 16 May

June:
✔️1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title
100 Cats Who Changed Civilization: History's Most Influential Felines Sam Stall 22 Jun
✔️2. Read a book set in the country you live in now
The Wangs vs. the World Jade Chang 6 Jun

July:
✔️1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup J.L. Carr 24 Aug
✔️2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
The Razor’s Edge W. Somerset Maugham 25 Jul (France)

August:
✔️1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An:
A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day Jackie Lau 30 Aug
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title:

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
✔️2. Read a book with a man's name in the title
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs Dave Barry 30 Aug

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title

December:
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book



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Part 1: Read any 12 different genres from the list. 0/12

January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) Tevye the MilkmanbySholom Aleichem✔8/1/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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February- Plays, Poetry, Romance The RivalsbyRichard Brinsley Sheridan✔3/2/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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March- Mystery, SuspenseMedical Mysteries Across HistorybyRoy Benaroch✔11/3/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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April- Western, Humour, AdventureThe YearlingbyMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings✔5/4/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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May- Female Authors The Man in the QueuebyJosephine Tey✔17/5/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels Call Me JoebyPoul Anderson✔1/6/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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July- Children's/YA
Fox in SocksbyDr. Seuss
✅✔29/8/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family MemoirbyKao Kalia Yang
✅✔9/8/25★ ★ ★ ★

September- Science Fiction, Dystopia
October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
December- Classics, Short Stories

Part 2:Part 2: 0/24

January:
✅1. Read a book with a one-word title Crossfireby Dick Francis✔12/1/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
✅2. Read a book by an author new to you B4 A book you read for another ChallengeSix Years at the Russian Court: Life with the family of Tsar Nicholas IIby Margaret Eager✔3/1/25★ ★ ★ ★

February:
✅1. Read a book with a two-word titleCrow LakebyMary Lawson✔4/2/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
✅2. Read any book in a series Dances with Wolves bt Michael Blake✔12/1/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

March:
✅1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary IbyAlison Weir✔8/3/25★ ★ ★ ★
✅2. Read a book with a number in the title10Lb PenaltybyDick Francis✔4/3/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April:
✅1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title All Creatures Great and Small: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country VetbyJames Herriot
✔15/4/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
✅2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter Crisis Felix Francis✔25/4/25★ ★ ★ ★

May:
✅1. Read a book by a female author new to you Ring A RosesbyMarie Joseph✔1/5/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
✅2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the titleCousin AmybyW. Somerset Maugham✔8/5/25★ ★ ★ ★

June:
✅1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title Wild HorsesbyDick Francis✔16/6/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
✅2. Read a book set in the country you live in now The Franchise Affairby Josephine Tey✔1/6/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

July:
1.✅ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: Includes EbookbyJames Weldon Johnson✔2/7/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2.✅ Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisitDeath in VenicebyThomas Mann✔1/7/25★ ★ ★ ★

August:
1.✅ Read a book whose title begins with A or An
A Room With A ViewbyE.M. Forster✔17/8/25★ ★ ★ ★

2.✅ Read a book with an eight letter word in the title
In the Presence of a Great Mystery✔4/8/25★ ★ ★ ★

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
South RidingbyWinifred Holtby
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title
Knickerbocker's History of New York AnnotatedbyWashington Irving

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
Only Time Will Tell: Clifton Chronicles, Book 1byJeffrey Archer
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title
Crome YellowbyAldous Huxley

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title

December:
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

Part 1: Read 12 different genres

1.General fiction: The Life of Rebecca Jones by Angharad Price
2. Plays: There Are Crimes and Crimes by August Strindberg
3. Mystery: The Clocks by Agatha Christie
4. Western: The Mysterious Rider by Zane Grey
5. Humour: A Pelican at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse
6. Poetry: Una antología poética by Federico García Lorca
7. YA : Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein
8. Biography: Die Sonne von Arles by Walter Bauer
9. Children's Lit: Rufus M. by Eleanor Estes

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book with one-word title: Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen
2. Read a book by an author new to you: The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart

February
1. Read a book with a two word title: Campo Santo by W.G. Sebald
2. Read any book in a series: Death Lights a Candle by Phoebe Atwood Taylor

March
1. Main character's first or last name starts with M: Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein Jim Marlowe
2. Read a book with a number in the title: Seven Dead by J. Jefferson Farjeon

April
1. Read a book with And in the title: Bony and the Kelly Gang by Arthur W. Upfield
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter: The Moffats by Eleanor Estes

May
1. Read a book by a female author new to you: Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title: Who Killed Stella Pomeroy? by Basil Thomson

June
1. Read a book with an animal or mythical creature in the title: The Case of the Late Pig by Margery Allingham
2. Read a book set in the country where you live now: Exiles from the War: The War Guest Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss by Jean Little Canada

July
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J: Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories by John Fox Jr.
2.Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit: The Art School Murders by Moray Dalton (England)

August
1. Read a book with a title that starts with A or An: A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
2. Read a book with an 8 letter word in the title: The Collected Works Of Ambrose Bierce ...: Shapes Of Clay. Some Ante-mortem Epitaphs. The Scrap Heap

September
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title: Egil's Saga by Snorri Sturluson

2025 Monthly genre challenge

Part 1
Read one genre from the list each month
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January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
February- Plays, Poetry, Romance
March- Mystery, Suspense
April- Western, Humour, Adventure
May- Female Authors
June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July- Children's/YA
August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September- Science Fiction, Dystopia
October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
December- Classics, Short Stories

Part 2:
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January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title
2. Read a book by an author new to you

February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title
2. Read any book in a series

March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M
2. Read a book with a number in the title

April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter

May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title

The monthly challenge prompts have been updated and completed in message 2.

Part 1

January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long): It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell
February- Plays, Poetry, Romance Cotillion by Georgette Heyer
March- Mystery, Suspense Shall We Tell the President? by Jeffrey Archer
April- Western, Humour, Adventure - Service With a Smile by P. G. Wodehouse
May- Female Authors
June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July- Children's/YA
August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September- Science Fiction, Dystopia
October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
December- Classics, Short Stories

Part 2

January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title
2. Read a book by an author new to you: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title
2. Read any book in a series - Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett

March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M
2. Read a book with a number in the title

April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter

May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title

June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title
2. Read a book set in the country you live in now

July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J: The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat by Eric Jager
2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit

August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title Present Beyond Measure: Design, Visualize, and Deliver Data Stories That Inspire Action by Lea Pica

December:
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book: my Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik

Part 1: Read any 12 different genres from the above list. You can skip a month and read two from the same month, if you wish.

✔️January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
✔️February- Plays, Poetry, Romance
✔️March- Mystery, Suspense
✔️April- Western, Humour, Adventure
✔️May- Female Authors
✔️June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July- Children's/YA
August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September- Science Fiction, Dystopia
October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
December- Classics, Short Stories

Part 2:
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✔️January:

1. Read a book with a one-word title

Violeta Isabel Allende 322 p. Read: 25 january 2025
Fiction
2. Read a book by an author new to you
De ongewone lezer Alan Bennett
MPG FICTION

✔️February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title

Het kattencafé Charlie Jonas 304 p. 14 february 2025
MPG Romance
✔️2. Read any book in a series
Tussen de regels Lauren Asher 438 p. 18 february MPG Romance

March:
✔️1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M Schuilplaats Harlan Coben 301 p. 7 maart Mickey MYSTERY
✔️2. Read a book with a number in the title
Een tien met een griffel Simon de Waal ‘tien’ means ‘ten’
MYSTERY

✔️April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title
Het leven, het heelal en de rest Douglas Adams
216 p. 24 april MPG HUMOUR

2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter Eeuwige vriendschap Nele Neuhaus 20 april 578 p.

✔️May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you

Als scheuren in de aarde Clare Leslie Hall 302 p. 4 may

2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title

Lily's belofte: Hoe ik Auschwitz overleefde en na 75 jaar de familie vond van de soldaat die me bevrijddeLily Ebert 304 p. 6 may

MPG female

✔️June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title

WolfLara Taveirne 240 p. 13 june

2. Read a book set in the country you live in now

Dood water Toni Coppers 6 june 309 p.
MPG FANTASY In het vervloekte hart Rima Orie 477 p. 27 june


✔️July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J

Het weeskind Pam Jenoff 266 p. 2 july

2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit

De gentleman uit Peru André Aciman 1 june 176 p.
italy

August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title

December:
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

Part 1 tracking:

January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long): Les Misérables
February- Plays, Poetry, Romance: The Taming of the Shrew, I Could Pee on This: and Other Poems by Cats, Kitchen
March- Mystery, Suspense
April- Western, Humour, Adventure
May- Female Authors
June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July- Children's/YA
August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September- Science Fiction, Dystopia
October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
December- Classics, Short Stories

Part 2 tracking:

January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title - Ramona
2. Read a book by an author new to you - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title - The Alchemist
2. Read any book in a series - Dice Man

March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M
2. Read a book with a number in the title

April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter

May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title

June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title
2. Read a book set in the country you live in now

July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J
2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit

August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title

December:
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

Part 1
January- General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
February- Plays, Poetry, Romance
March- Mystery, Suspense
April- Western, Humour, Adventure
May- Female Authors
June- Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July- Children's/YA
August- Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September- Science Fiction, Dystopia
October- Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November- Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction
December- Classics, Short Stories
Part 2:
January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title
2. Read a book by an author new to you
February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title
2. Read any book in a series
March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M
2. Read a book with a number in the title
April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter
May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title
2. Read a book set in the country you live in now
July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J
2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title
September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title
October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title
November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title
December:
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book