2025 Reading Challenge discussion

THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020

LIST ONE: Must Read Classics>
At the end of 2019: 63/100
1. Don Quixote
2. The Three Musketeers
3. Persuasion , finished 8/6, *****
4. The Scarlet Pimpernel

LIST TWO: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Must Reads
At the end of 2019: 76/100
1. The Final Empire , finished 2/1, ****
2. City of Bones , finished 6/17, *
3. Artemis Fowl, finished 11/26, ****
4. The Fall of Hyperion

LIST THREE: Non-fiction Published in Year 2020
At the end of 2019: 0/100
1. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work , finished June 6, ****
2. Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis , finished 3/26, ****
3. American Daughter: A Memoir of Intergenerational Trauma, a Mother's Dark Secrets, and a Daughter's Quest for Redemption , finished 3/8, **
4. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz , finished 8/7, ****

LIST FOUR:
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
At the end of 2019: 25/100
1. A Wizard of Earthsea , finished 9/1, ****
2. Who Fears Death , finished 2/8, ***
3. Bridge of Birds , finished 7/18, ***
4. Adulthood Rites , finished 8/30, *****

COMPLETED: 12/16

BOOK RIOT'S 2020 READ HARDER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020

1. Read a YA nonfiction book This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work, finished 6/6, ****
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, finished 4/29, ****
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman My Sister, the Serial Killer, finished 2/9, *****
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster Apocalypse Machine, finished 8/27, **
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII Crossing to Safety, finished 5/12, ****
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9. Read the LAST book in a series The Last Emperox, finished 4/22, ***** (or 5)
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Disappearing Earth, finished 3/6, *****
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author Red, White & Royal Blue, finished 3/13, ****
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, finished 3/16, ****
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
14. Read a romance starring a single parent The House in the Cerulean Sea, finished 3/21, *****
15. Read a book about climate change The Calculating Stars, finished 6/28, ****
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman The Once and Future Witches, finished 11/22, ****
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) The Last Question, finished 1/10, *****
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community The Arrival, finished 7/23, no rating
19. Read a book by or about a refugee A Fine Balance, finished 10/30, *****
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Anne of the Island, finished 5/3, *****
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays, finished 3/2, *****
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, finished 6/13, **
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author

COMPLETED: 18/24

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

One of the most popular reading challenges is back! The 2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge contains 40 tasks to broaden your horizons and 10 additional book prompts for the “hardcore” readers out here!

1. A book that's published in 2020 Come Tumbling Down, finished 1/7, *****
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Felix Ever After, finished 6/12, *****
3. A book with a great first line The Last Question, finished 1/10, ***** (or 21)
4. A book about a book club The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, finished 6/13, **
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics The Vanishing Half, finished 6/22, *****
6. A bildungsroman Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop, finished, 8/8, ***
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Summer Frost, finished 8/12, *****
9. A book with a map Disappearing Earth, finished 3/6, ***** (or 12 or 23)
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club How to Be an Antiracist, finished 8/28, *****
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Anne of the Island, finished 5/3, *****
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it American Daughter: A Memoir of Intergenerational Trauma, a Mother's Dark Secrets, and a Daughter's Quest for Redemption, finished 3/8, **
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name The House in the Cerulean Sea, finished 3/21, *****
15. A book about or involving social media My Sister, the Serial Killer, finished 2/9, ***** (or 23, 32)
16. A book that has a book on the cover Eight Perfect Murders, finished 7//12, ****
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language The Arrival, finished 7/23, no rating
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Glass Hotel, finished 3/29, *****
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids, finished 6/27, ***
21. A book published the month of your birthday How Long 'til Black Future Month?, finished 3/1, *****
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, finished 3/16, ****
23. A book that won an award in 2019 Red, White & Royal Blue, finished 3/13, ****
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World, finished 4/3, ****
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays, finished 3/2, *****
<26. A book with a pun in the title The Calculating Stars, finished 6/28, ****
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Bridge of Birds, finished 7/18, ***
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character The Last Emperox, finished 4/22, *****
29. A book with a bird on the cover The Empress of Salt and Fortune, finished 4/7, ****
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights, finished 2/16, **** (or 32)
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Silver in the Wood, finished 7/28, ****
32. A book by a WOC The Island of Sea Women, finished 6/2, ****
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Humans, finished 4/6, ****
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, finished 1/7, ****
35. A book with a three-word title The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, finished 4/29, ****
36. A book with a pink cover Transcendent Kingdom, finished 9/29, *****
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist The Water Dancer, finished 2/21, *****
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced

41. A book written by an author in their 20s
42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
44. A book set in the 1920s
45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books The Final Empire, finished 2/1, **** (or 9, 35)
47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis, finished 3/26, ****
48. A book published in the 20th century Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, finished 3/25, *
49. A book from a series with more than 20 books
50. A book with a main character in their 20s Now, Then, and Everywhen, finished 4/2, ***

COMPLETED: 38/40

GLOBAL VOICES
Duration January 1, 2020- December 31, 2020

For many people, reading more diversely is a personal goal that has helped enliven their reading and expand their understanding of different lived experiences and perspectives.

For this challenge, you will read books from authors around the world, with a special emphasis on underrepresented, marginalized, and #ownvoices authors. You may read fiction or non-fiction for this challenge.

Many books will fit multiple categories but each book may be used only once. More information about #ownvoices can be found here.

IMPORTANT: Please include this at the TOP of your original post and each update:
X/Y Tasks Complete (Replace X with the number of books you’ve finished. Replace Y with your Goal Number)

This challenge can be modified in several ways. For several options on how to modify it, please see the options listed in Post 2. The default challenge (100% Own Voices) is in this post below before the Bonus prompts. Some of the prompts for this challenge may be difficult for some members emotionally or otherwise. Please only complete the tasks that feel right for you.

Default Challenge:
Read a book featuring a protagonist who identifies as _____ by an author who is also _____.

Voices From Around The World
1. African My Sister, the Serial Killer, finished 2/9, *****
2. Asian The Empress of Salt and Fortune, finished 4/7, ****
3. Caribbean
4. Indigenous
5. Latin American Mexican Gothic, finished 7/4, ****
6. Middle Eastern
7. Oceanic
8. From a Dependent Territory (e.g., Puerto Rican) or State with Limited Recognition (e.g., Palestinian)
9. Immigrant, Refugee, Migrant, or Asylum-Seeker Transcendent Kingdom, finished 9/29, *****
10. Black or Multiracial Who Fears Death, finished 2/8, ***

Diversity of Beliefs
11. Agnostic, Atheist, or Humanist The Incendiaries, finished 8/11, ****
12. Buddhist or Hindu
13. Jewish
14. Muslim
15. Practioner of a Minor Religion or Non-Religious form of Spirituality Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids, finished 6/27, ***
16. Activist, Freedom Fighter, or Political Minority Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights, finished 2/16, ****

Love is Love is Love
17. Asexual, Aromantic, or Celibate
18. Gay or Lesbian The House in the Cerulean Sea, finished 3/21, *****
19. Bisexual or Pansexual Red, White & Royal Blue, finished 3/13, ****
20. Adopted, Fostered, or raised by someone other than one's biological parents American Daughter: A Memoir of Intergenerational Trauma, a Mother's Dark Secrets, and a Daughter's Quest for Redemption, finished 3/8, ** (or 28, 29)

Every Body Has Value
21. Body Positive, Body Neutral, or Fat Positive person who is a size or shape outside of their society's beauty norms (Diet, Weightloss, or other Body Modification books are not allowed for this prompt.) The Witches Are Coming, finished 9/29, ****
22. Non-binary, Genderqueer, Intersex or Transgender Felix Ever After, finished 6/12, *****
23. Child (under 18) or Elder (over 75)
24. Differently-Abled (e.g., Autistic, Deaf)
25. Living with a visible or invisible Chronic Health Condition or Physical Disability
26. Living with a Mental Health Condition, Cognitive/Intellectual Disability, or Addiction I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays, finished 3/2, *****
27. Currently or Previously Incarcerated or Institutionalized
28. Low-Income or Financially Insecure
29. Survivor of Abuse, Neglect, Sexual Assault, a Hate Crime, or Human Trafficking
30. Victim of State-Sponsored Violence or Institutional/Systemic Discrimination How to Be an Antiracist, finished 8/28, *****

Bonus & Advanced Prompts
31. Read a book written by people indigenous to where you live or frequently visit.
32. Read a book translated from a language other than English.
33. Read a book that addresses social justice or ethics or in medicine, law, fashion, food, consumerism, or environmental stewardship as it relates to race, class, sex/gender, etc. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, finished 9/5, *****
34. Read a “classic,” award-winning, or scholarly #ownvoices book that also meets the criteria for one of the above prompts.
35. Read a book of poetry or a graphic novel that also meets the criteria for one of the above prompts.
36. Read an #ownvoices book promoted or written by a Bookstagrammer, Booktuber, Book Blogger, Goodreads Super Reviewer, or an Activist or Educator who uses social media as a tool to teach and inspire change. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work, finished 6/6, ****
37. Listen to an #ownvoices book read by the author, read the book and attend an author event about the book, or watch a recording of such an event.
38. Read a book about intersectional feminism or Black feminism.
39. Read a book that discusses unearned privilege, colonialism, imperialism, or white supremacy. Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World, finished 4/3, ****
40. Read a book that helps you understand your own cultural heritage

COMPLETED: 20/20

GENRE BINGO
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020





Short Stories or Novella: The Last Question, finished 1/10, *****
Adventure: Come Tumbling Down, finished 1/7, *****
Memoir: Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning, finished 1/14, *****
General Nonfiction: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, finished 1/7, ****
Fantasy: The Final Empire, finished 2/1, ****
Graphic Novel: Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights, finished 2/16, ****
Mystery or Thriller: My Sister, the Serial Killer, finished 2/9, *****
Magical Realism: The Water Dancer, finished 2/21, *****
Crime: Disappearing Earth, finished 3/6, *****
Horror: The Possibility of Evil, finished 3/21, ****
Romance: Red, White & Royal Blue, finished 3/13, ****
Dystopian: The House in the Cerulean Sea, finished 3/21, *****
Literary Fiction: The Glass Hotel, finished 3/29, *****
Science Fiction: Now, Then, and Everywhen, finished 4/2, ***
Humor and Comedy: The Humans, finished 4/6, ****
Classics: Anne of the Island, finished 5/3, *****
Historical Fiction: Crossing to Safety, finished 5/12, ****
Young Adult: Speak, finished 6/5, ***
Young Adult Fantasy: City of Bones, finished 6/17, *
Self-Help: Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids, finished 6/27, ***
Chick-lit: Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop, finished, 8/8, ***
Historical Nonfiction: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, finished 8/7, ****

COMPLETED: 22/25


Biography
Business
Science Nonfiction

ADVENTURERS CLUB
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Do you consider yourself an intrepid explorer, taking dangerous risks and forging ahead into unexplored territory?
If so, it’s time to grab your safari hats, some maps, a compass, and a pair of binoculars! In 2020, we will be setting out on a year-long exploration of the solar system, the world, and society.

You can sign up for as many adventures as you please. Unless otherwise specified, you can complete adventures by reading either non-fiction or fiction books. You may count up to two books for one prompt, but each book can only count toward a single prompt.
On signing up, please let the challenge leader know your 2020 challenge goal in terms of "books" or "adventures" (tasks)."

We offer a special Chaos mode: try to complete as many adventures as possible by reading non-fiction. Please note that Adventures #5 and #13, however, will require a fiction novel.

Exploration
1. Read a travelogue or travel guide.
2. Read a book featuring flânerie (description of exploring a city on foot) Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop, finished, 8/8, ***
3. Read a book in which geography, mapmaking, or maps play a central role. Disappearing Earth, finished 3/6, *****
4. Read a non-fiction work of history or a micro-history. Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World, finished 4/3, ****
5. Read a work featuring an alternative history or time travel. Now, Then, and Everywhen, finished 4/2, ***

Nature
6. Read a book that focuses on animals or is narrated by a non-human, terrestrial animal. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, finished 9/5, *****
7. Read a non-fiction book about flora (such as botany or gardening), or read a novel where a garden or gardening plays a central role. The House in the Cerulean Sea, finished 3/21, *****
8. Read a book with a plant or non-human animal on its cover. The Empress of Salt and Fortune, finished 4/7, ****
9. Read a book that focuses on a mineral or rock, or prominently features one on its cover. The Final Empire, finished 2/1, ****
10. Read a book that features climate change. The Calculating Stars, finished 6/28, ****
11. Read a book with a weather-related word in its title. Summer Frost, finished 8/12, *****

Space, Science, and Technology
12. Read a book about our solar system, or a book set on another planet/world. Come Tumbling Down, finished 1/7, *****
13. Read a book about life in an extra-terrestrial colony. The Last Question, finished 1/10, *****
14. Read a book about any science or a scientist (real or fictional), or authored by a scientist. The Dark Forest, finished 5/10, ****
15. Read a book authored by an engineer or has an engineer (any field) as its main character.
16. Read a book touching on how information technology influences daily life.

Society & Health
17. Read a memoir, biography, or autobiography. American Daughter: A Memoir of Intergenerational Trauma, a Mother's Dark Secrets, and a Daughter's Quest for Redemption, finished 3/8, **
18. Read a book about a fine art or craft, or about someone (real or fictional) who is an artist, such as a painter, musician, or artisan. Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning, finished 1/14, ***** (or 17)
19. Read a collection of essays. I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays, finished 3/2, *****
20. Read a non-fiction book on a past or current social issue. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, finished 1/7, ****
21. Read a book that features an individual who strives toward healthier living.
22. Read a book that describes a community’s efforts to improve its quality of life. The Water Dancer, finished 2/21, *****

Bonus Adventures
23. Read a book about a real or fictional adventurer. The Ten Thousand Doors of January, finished 7/25, *****
24. Wild-card: Create your own "adventure" related to this challenge's themes.
If you choose this prompt, be sure to share your created adventure with us!

COMPLETED: 18/15

GENRE JAMMIN'
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

GENRE: Speculative fiction

1. Is the first book in a series. The Final Empire, finished 2/1, ****
2. Is authored by a person whose ethnicity differs from yours. Come Tumbling Down, finished 1/7, *****
3. Is longer than 500 pages. The Tyrant Baru Cormorant, finished 9/14, *****
4. Is shorter than 200 pages. The Last Question, finished 1/10, *****
5. Has been translated from another language into the language you are reading The Dark Forest, finished 5/10, **** (or 3)
6. Has been adapted for a different media (film, TV, stage, video game, etc.). Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, finished 3/25, *
7. Takes place in either a country you've never visited, or a different world. My Sister, the Serial Killer, finished 2/9, *****
8. Takes place, primarily, in a capital city. The Last Emperox, finished 4/22, *****
9. Takes place, mostly, in a rural community. Who Fears Death, finished 2/8, ***
10. Falls into your favorite sub-genre. Network Effect, finished 5/24, *****
11. Represents a sub-genre that you've never or rarely read. The Water Dancer, finished 2/21, *****
12. Has won a major book prize (GoodReads, Man Booker, Pulitzer, Hugo/Locus/Nebula, Edgar, etc.) How Long 'til Black Future Month?, finished 3/1, *****
13. Was written by an author who shares your birth month. The Ten Thousand Doors of January, finished 7/25, *****
14. Includes the color of your birthstone in its cover art. Now, Then, and Everywhen, finished 4/2, ***
15. Includes some form of correspondence, like snail mail or email. The House in the Cerulean Sea, finished 3/21, *****
16. A book with a great first line (PopSugar prompt #3)
17. Was originally published in 1980 or earlier. A Wizard of Earthsea, finished 9/1, ****
18. Has at least 500,000 ratings on GoodReads. City of Bones, finished 6/17, *
19. Is one of the favorite books in this genre of your friend or family member. For this prompt, ask around for recommendations. (Goodreads buddies are fair game!) The Space Between Worlds, finished 6/9, *****
20. Wild-card: This is a create-your-own task. If you choose this, be sure to write your task down in your original post.

COMPLETED: 18/20

BOOK CLUB CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020

TBR Twins
1. The Final Empire, finished 2/1, ****
2. My Sister, the Serial Killer, finished 2/9, *****
3. Red, White & Royal Blue, finished 3/13, ****
4. The Humans, finished 4/6, ****
5. The Incendiaries, finished 8/11, ****

COMPLETED: 5/4

READING WOMEN 2020
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020

1) A Book by an Author from the Caribbean or India
2) A Book Translated from an Asian Language
3) A Book about the Environment Drowned Country, finished 9/3, ****
4) Picture Book Written/Illustrated by a BIPOC Author Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights, finished 2/16, ****
5) A Winner of the Stella Prize or the Women’s Prize for Fiction My Sister, the Serial Killer, finished 2/9
6) A Nonfiction Title by a Woman Historian
7) A Book Featuring Afrofuturism or Africanfuturism Who Fears Death, finished 2/8, ***
8) An Anthology by Multiple Authors
9) A Book Inspired by Folklore Silver in the Wood, finished 7/28, ****
10) A Book About a Woman Artist The Glass Hotel, finished 3/29, *****
11) Read and Watch a Book-to-Movie Adaptation Anne of the Island, finished 5/3, *****
12) A Book About a Woman Who Inspires You The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, finished 3/16, ****
13) A Book by an Arab Woman
14) A Book Set in Japan or by a Japanese Author
15) A Biography
16) A Book Featuring a Woman with a Disability
17) A Book Over 500 Pages The Once and Future Witches, finished 11/22, ****
18) A Book Under 100 Pages The Possibility of Evil, finished 3/21, ****
19) A Book That’s Frequently Recommended to You How Long 'til Black Future Month?, finished 3/1, *****
20) A Feel-Good or Happy Book Persuasion, finished 8/6, *****
21) A Book about Food Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop, finished, 8/8, ***
22) A Book by Either a Favorite or a New-to-You Publisher The Empress of Salt and Fortune, finished 4/7, ****
23) A Book by an LGBTQ+ Author Red, White & Royal Blue, finished 3/13, **** (or 20)
24) A Book from the 2019 Reading Women Award Shortlists and Honorable Mentions I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays, finished 3/2, *****

BONUS
25) A Book by Toni Morrison
26) A Book by Isabel Allende

COMPLETED: 15/26

Options for January

1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2. Don Quixote
3. The Three Musketeers
4. Who Fears Death
5. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
✔️ 6. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
✔️ 7. The Final Empire
8. Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
✔️ 9. Come Tumbling Down
10. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights
✔️ 11. Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
12. Midnight Son
13. Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood
✔️ 14. The Last Question

Options for February

1. The Three Musketeers
✔️ 2. Who Fears Death
✔️ 3. I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays
✔️ 4. My Sister, the Serial Killer
5. March: Book One
✔️ 6. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights
✔️ 7. The Water Dancer
✔️ 8. How Long 'til Black Future Month?
9. A Drop of Midnight: A Memoir

Options for March

✔️ 1. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
✔️ 2. The Glass Hotel
3. Wow, No Thank You.
✔️ 4. American Daughter: A Memoir of Intergenerational Trauma, a Mother's Dark Secrets, and a Daughter's Quest for Redemption
✔️ 5. Disappearing Earth
✔️ 6. Now, Then, and Everywhen
✔️ 7. Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis
✔️ 8. Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World
✔️ 9. Red, White & Royal Blue
✔️ 10. The House in the Cerulean Sea
✔️ 11. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
✔️ 12. The Possibility of Evil

Options for April

✔️ 1. The Last Emperox
2. Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
3. Anyone
✔️ 4. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
✔️ 5. The Empress of Salt and Fortune
✔️ 6. The City We Became
✔️ 7. The Humans
✔️ 8. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

Options for May

✔️ 1. Network Effect
✔️ 2. Crossing to Safety
✔️ 3. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
4. Malorie
✔️ 5. Anne of the Island
6. After Dark
7. Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
8. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
9. Your Illustrated Guide To Becoming One With The Universe
✔️ 10. Ninefox Gambit
✔️ 11. The Island of Sea Women
12. Anne of Windy Poplars
✔️ 13. The Dark Forest
✔️ 14. Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory

Options for June

✔️ 1. The Space Between Worlds
✔️ 2. Speak
3. You Should See Me in a Crown
4. The Ship We Built
5. Golden Poppies
6. Mexican Gothic
7. The Lending Library: A Novel
8. How to Be an Antiracist
✔️ 9. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work
10. Girl, Woman, Other
✔️ 11. Felix Ever After
✔️ 12. The Vanishing Half
✔️ 13. City of Bones
✔️ 14. Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
✔️ 15. The Calculating Stars

Options for July

1. Fascism: A Warning
2. My Beloved World
3. Living For Change: An Autobiography
4. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
✔️ 5. Mexican Gothic
✔️ 6. How to Be an Antiracist
✔️ 7. Eight Perfect Murders
✔️ 8. You Should See Me in a Crown
✔️ 9. The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly
✔️ 10. Bridge of Birds
✔️ 11. Juice Like Wounds
✔️ 12. Catfishing on CatNet
✔️ 13. The Arrival
✔️ 14. Malorie
✔️ 15. Silver in the Wood
✔️ 16. The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Options for August

✔️ 1. The Deep
2. This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
✔️ 3. The Tyrant Baru Cormorant
✔️ 4. Persuasion
✔️ 5. Emergency Skin
✔️ 6. Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop
✔️ 7. The Incendiaries
✔️ 8. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
9, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
✔️ 10. The Witches Are Coming
✔️ 11. Apocalypse Machine
✔️ 12. Adulthood Rites
✔️ 13. A Wizard of Earthsea
✔️ 14. Summer Frost

POPSUGAR SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

1. A book with "summer" in the title Summer Frost, finished 8/12, *****
2. A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover
3. A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination The City We Became, finished 8/2, ***
4. A book about a vacation Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop, finished, 8/8, ***
5. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist Felix Ever After, finished 6/12, *****
6. A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title Silver in the Wood, finished 7/28, ****
7. A book with a body of water or pool on the cover The Deep, finished 7/29, *****
8. A book set at a resort or hotel
9. A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year The Incendiaries, finished 8/11, ****
10. A summer-set thriller
11. A book involving a summer romance
12. A book about Black history in America How to Be an Antiracist, finished 8/28, *****
13. A scary book you'd read around a campfire Malorie, finished 7/25, ****
14. A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college
15. A book that takes place in a beach town
16. A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title The Ten Thousand Doors of January, finished 7/25, *****
17. A book with sunglasses on the cover
18. A book about camping or summer camp
19. A book classified as a "beach read"
20. A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome)

COMPLETED: 10/10

Options for September

✔️ 1. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
✔️ 2. Transcendent Kingdom
3. A Deadly Education
4. Piranesi
✔️ 5. Drowned Country
✔️ 6. Death Throes of the Republic
7. Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction
8. Wolfsong
9. Anne of Windy Poplars
10. This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
11. The Scarlet Pimpernel
12. Anxious People
✔️ 13. The Midnight Library
✔️ 14. You Have Arrived at Your Destination
✔️ 15. The Doors of Eden

Options for October

✔️ 1. Sharks in the Time of Saviors
✔️ 2. Anxious People
✔️ 3. A Deadly Education
✔️ 4. Piranesi
5. The Body: A Guide for Occupants
✔️ 6. Spellbreaker
7. Fascism: A Warning
8. The Memory Police
9. The Once and Future Witches
✔️ 10. Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
✔️ 11. A Fine Balance

Options for November

✔️ 1. 28 Summers
✔️ 2. The Once and Future Witches
3. Ready Player Two
4. The Goblin Emperor
✔️ 5. Penric's Demon
✔️ 6. Randomize
✔️ 7. The Last Conversation
8. Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It
9. The Scarlet Pimpernel
10. American Gods (reread)
✔️ 11. Artemis Fowl
✔️ 12. Ark

Options for December

1. American Gods (reread)
2. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (reread)
3. The Scarlet Pimpernel
4. The Shell Seekers
5. Your Story, My Story
6. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men