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It's good to have one place in which to keep a record of all the books I read this year!

THE COMPLETE LIST

Read in 2019

1. Public library and other stories by Ali Smith
2. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
3. Intimate Ties: Two Novellas by Robert Musil
4. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
5. Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies
6. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
7. Barnhill: A Novel by Norman Bissell
8. The Millstone by Margaret Drabble
9. Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
10. Conversations with Wilde by Merlin Holland
11. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
12. The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
13. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
14. Reasons to be Cheerful by Nina Stibbe
15. A Nail, A Rose by Madeleine Bourdouxhe
16. Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson
17. The Abbess of Crewe by Muriel Spark
18. Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
19. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
20. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
21. Le Bal; And, Snow in Autumn by Irène Némirovsky
22. The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
23. In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
24. Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson

Personal Challenge: 26-50 > Paula B's 30

Running Total: 24/30

January

1. Public library and other stories by Ali Smith
2. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
3. Intimate Ties: Two Novellas by Robert Musil

February

4. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

March

5. Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies
6. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

April

7. Barnhill: A Novel by Norman Bissell
8. The Millstone by Margaret Drabble
9. Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers

May

10. Conversations with Wilde by Merlin Holland
11. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
12. The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose

June

13. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
14. Reasons to be Cheerful by Nina Stibbe

July

15. A Nail, A Rose by Madeleine Bourdouxhe
16. Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson
17. The Abbess of Crewe by Muriel Spark

August

18. Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
19. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

September

20. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

October

21. Le Bal; And, Snow in Autumn by Irène Némirovsky

November

22. The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
23. In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

December

23. Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2019 >
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

The 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge contains 40 tasks to broaden your horizons and 10 additional book prompts for the “hardcore” readers out here!

Running Total: 12/30

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019

2. A book that makes you nostalgic
* The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (21/01/19)

3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads

6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
* Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan (26/08/19)

7. A reread of a favorite book
8. A book about a hobby
9. A book you meant to read in 2018
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore
13. A book published posthumously
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
15. A retelling of a classic
16. A book with a question in the title
17. A book set on college or university campus

18. A book about someone with a superpower
* Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers (29/04/19)

19. A book told from multiple POVs
* The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (16/09/19)

20. A book set in space

21. A book by two female authors
* The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows (05/02/19)

22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title
23. A book set in Scandinavia
24. A book that takes place in a single day

25. A debut novel
* The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood (11/11/19)

26. A book that's published in 2019
* Barnhill: A Novel by Norman Bissell (15/04/19)

27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
* Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson (19/07/19)

28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire

29. A book with LOVE in the title
* The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose (31/05/19)

30. A book featuring an amateur detective

31. A book about a family
* Le Bal; And, Snow in Autumn by Irène Némirovsky (15/10/19)

32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title
34. A book that includes a wedding
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
36. A ghost story

37. A book with a two-word title
* The Millstone by Margaret Drabble (23/04/19)

38. A novel based on a true story
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge

Advanced

41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book
43. An "own voices" book

44. Read a book during the season it is set in
* Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson (02/12/19)

45. A LitRPG book
46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters
47. Two books that share the same title
48. Two books that share the same title
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom

50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
* The Abbess of Crewe by Muriel Spark (30/07/19)

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