Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge discussion

Read a YA nonfiction book
Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of colorStealing Snow
Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Read a graphic memoir
Read a book about a natural disasterDry
Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWIIThe Hangman's Daughter
Read an audiobook of poetry
Read the LAST book in a series
Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Read a debut novel by a queer authorReverie
Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Read a romance starring a single parent
Read a book about climate change
Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a womanDragonfly in Amber or Queen of Air and Darkness
Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Read a book by or about a refugee
Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Read a horror book published by an indie press
Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author

Started early. 1/24 done

Read a YA nonfiction

Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious k tradition) that is not your own

Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

Read a romance starring a single parent

Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of color

Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman

Read a graphic memoir Auror Borealice by Joan Steacy Aurora Borealice

Read a book about a natural disaster

Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

Read an audiobook of poetry

Read the LAST book in a series : The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black The Queen of Nothing

Read a book that takes place in a rural setting

Read a debut novel by a queer

Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

Read a picture book with a human main character

Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the US or the UK

Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) ...

Read a horror book published by an indie press

Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)

Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or ...

Read a book about climate change

Read a book by or about a refugee

Completed: 2/24
✔✔✔★★★
1. Read a YA nonfiction book: Shout
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: The Girl from the Well
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
4. Read a graphic memoir: The Complete Persepolis
5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Dry
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: How I Learned to Drive
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: Inland
8. Read an audiobook of poetry: Long Way Down
9 Read the LAST book in a series: Meddling and Murder
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: The Round House
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope or Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: The Joy of Foraging: Gary Lincoff's Illustrated Guide to Finding, Harvesting, and Enjoying a World of Wild Food
✔14. Read a romance starring a single parent: Fumbled★★★
15. Read a book about climate change: The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: Outlander
✔ 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): Stories of Your Life and Others ★★★★ or Exhalation: Stories
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: The Day You Begin
19. Read a book by or about a refugee: Exit West or The Map of Salt and Stars
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: City of the Beasts
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): Six of Crows
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: Her Body and Other Parties
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): TBD
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Bookriot 2020
4th year
Not so sure on follow through for this year but maybe I'll stumble on the fits for the culinary and audiobook poetry prompts...

1. Read a YA nonfiction book
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar in The Starlit Wood
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman Murder in the Lincoln White House
4. Read a graphic memoir The Best We Could Do
5. Read a book about a natural disaster Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Hurricane Katrina)
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII Bitter Greens
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9. Read the LAST book in a series Staying On
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Back Of Beyond
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author Gideon the Ninth
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
14. Read a romance starring a single parent The Lost Husband
15. Read a book about climate change Storm of Locusts
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. Valente (516 pp)
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under A Wizard of Earthsea120 pages) All Systems Red
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19. Read a book by or about a refugee A Secret History of Witches
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) The Darkling Bride (bipolar disorder)
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Quirk Press)
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 Love Medicine

Completed: 6/24
Last Updated: 5/3/20

1. Read a YA nonfiction book - Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - Beloved by Toni Morrison
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
4. Read a graphic memoir - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
5. Read a book about a natural disaster - Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author -
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
8. Read an audiobook of poetry -
✔️9. Read the LAST book in a series - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood completed 1/13/20⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James completed 4/4/20⭐️⭐️1/2
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author - Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before -
14. Read a romance starring a single parent - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
15. Read a book about climate change - The Overstory by Richard Powers
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
✔️17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang completed 3/14/20⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
19. Read a book by or about a refugee - Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
✔️21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo completed 1/30/20⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
✔️22. Read a horror book published by an indie press - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix completed 5/3/20⭐️⭐️1/2
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 - There There by Tommy Orange completed 1/10/20⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Completed: 13/24

I'm also using many of these for the 2020 Reading Women challenge (RWC). For those that also apply to that challenge, I'm noting RWC after the title.

✔️1. Read a YA nonfiction book #Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women (RWC)

✔️2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Ayesha at Last (RWC)

✔️3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman The Widows of Malabar Hill (RWC)

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster The Yellow House or Into Thin Air or Outrun the Moon

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author The Thanksgiving Play

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII A Tale for the Time Being or Butterfly Yellow or Bringing Down the Duke

✔️8. Read an audiobook of poetry Counting Descent

9. Read the LAST book in a series TBD

✔️10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Bluebird, Bluebird

✔️11. Read a debut novel by a queer author Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters

✔️12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City (RWC)

✔️13. Read a book by or about a refugee The Best We Could Do

14. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook

15. Read a romance starring a single parent With the Fire on High

16. Read a book about climate change This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate or After the Flood

✔️17. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman House of Earth and Blood (RWC)

✔️18. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy (RWC)

19. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Islandborn

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK The Night Diary

✔️21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) Get a Life, Chloe Brown (RWC)

✔️22. Read a horror book published by an indie press The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) I have a copy of the Oxford American from Fall 2019 that has been sitting on my end table. Perfect.

✔️24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author There There

Read a YA nonfiction book
Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - Frankenstein in Baghdad or Six-Gun Snow White
Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Read a graphic memoir The Complete Persepolis or Blankets
Read a book about a natural disaster Salvage the Bones
Read a play by an author of color and/or queer authorA Raisin in the Sun
Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - All the Pretty Horses
Read an audiobook of poetry The Iliad
Read the LAST book in a series The Last Battle
Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Gilead
Read a debut novel by a queer author
Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before Native Harvests: American Indian Wild Foods and Recipes
Read a romance starring a single parent
Read a book about climate change Ship Breaker
Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman The Goldfinch
Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Read a book by or about a refugee What Is the What
Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Read a horror book published by an indie press Creature
Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - Clarkesworld Issue 159
Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author There There

2020 Book Riot

1.Read a YA nonfiction book
The Pregnancy Project
2.Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Dark and Deepest Red
3.Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
The Unquiet Dead
If I Die Tonight
4.Read a graphic memoir
They Called Us Enemy
5.Read a book about a natural disaster
Wave
6.Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Honour Beat
7.Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories
8.Read an audiobook of poetry
Shout
9.Read the LAST book in a series
The Last Star
10.Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
11.Read a debut novel by a queer author
Red, White & Royal Blue
12.Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Here If You Need Me
13.Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Meal
14.Read a romance starring a single parent
One Plus One
15.Read a book about climate change
The Migration
16.Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
The Fountains of Silence
17.Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
The Night Masquerade
18.Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Sulwe
Islandborn
The Proudest Blue
19.Read a book by or about a refugee
Other Words for Home
20.Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Dragon Pearl
21.Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
So Lucky
22.Read a horror book published by an indie press
Suicide Forest
23.Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
BookPage
24.Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
The Things She's Seen

1. Read a YA nonfiction book
Shout
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Blanca & Roja
Cinderella Is Dead
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
The Lost Man
4. Read a graphic memoir
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story
March: Book Three
They Called Us Enemy
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
The Yellow House
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Black is the New White
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Other Words for Home
9 Read the LAST book in a series
A Prince on Paper
March: Book Three
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
The Rural Diaries: What Moving to Mischief Farm Taught Me About What Really Matters in Life, Love, and Making Dandelion Wine
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
Something to Talk about
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris
Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
The Bride Test
15. Read a book about climate change
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
American War
Parable of the Sower
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
Children of Blood and Bone
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Binti
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Hair Love
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
Exit West
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
The Breadwinner
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Can't Escape Love
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
Carmilla
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
My Body Is a Book of Rules
There There

Up for this!
This is actually my fisrt yaer trying this and I can't wait to start! Whish my luck fellow readers!

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1. Read a YA nonfiction book
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9 Read the LAST book in a series
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
15. Read a book about climate change
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
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

1. Read a YA nonfiction book:

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

8. Read an audiobook of poetry

9 Read the LAST book in a series

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

14. Read a romance starring a single parent

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

19. Read a book by or about a refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

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

TB completed.

1. Read a YA nonfiction book I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Dark and Deepest Red

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman The Cat, the Professor and the Poison

4. Read a graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy

5. Read a book about a natural disaster Curses and Smoke

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author A Raisin in the Sun

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

8. Read an audiobook of poetry Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer

9 Read the LAST book in a series

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting The Twisted Ones

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author The Gilda Stories

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing

14. Read a romance starring a single parent It Takes Two to Tumble

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) The Tea Master and the Detective

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Last Stop on Market Street

19. Read a book by or about a refugee I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) The War That Saved My Life

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press The Gilda Stories

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

1. Read a YA nonfiction book - Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color -Beloved

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder

4. Read a graphic memoir - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

5. Read a book about a natural disaster - Wave

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - How I Learned to Drive

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII -Inland

8. Read an audiobook of poetry - Milk and Honey

9 Read the LAST book in a series -Sleeping Murder

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - Dress Codes for Small Towns

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author - Close Quarter

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors

14. Read a romance starring a single parent - Tempest

15. Read a book about climate change - Implanted

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - The Starless Sea

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) -The Cybernetic Tea Shop

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - Islandborn

19. Read a book by or about a refugee -Refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - Artemis Fowl

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - Too Big to Miss

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press - The Sightless

23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - SmokeLong Quarterly (flash fiction literary) http://www.smokelong.com/

24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author -The Things She's Seen

1. Read a YA nonfiction book

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Solo by Kwame Alexander

9 Read the LAST book in a series

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

14. Read a romance starring a single parent

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

19. Read a book by or about a refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

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

Book Riot's 2020 Read Harder Challenge
Duration Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2020
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✔✔✔★★★

1. Read a YA nonfiction book
✔2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 01/02/2021
✔3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 02/03/2020 ★★★
✔4. Read a graphic memoir
The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner 05/29/2021 ★★★
✔5. Read a book about a natural disaster
Tornado Weather by Deborah Elaine Kennedy 11/20/2020
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
✔7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott 01/03/2020
✔ 8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson 09/28/2020
✔ 9. Read the LAST book in a series
A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs 06/09/2020
✔10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 01/18/2020
✔11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
The Bright Lands by John Fram 07/14/2020
✔ 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
✔14. Read a romance starring a single parent
Snowfall on Cedar Trail by Annie Rains 01/14/2020
15. Read a book about climate change
✔16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
Lady Luck by Kristen Ashley 04/12/2020
✔17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor 02/15/2025
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
✔19. Read a book by or about a refugee
Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie 09/01/2020
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
✔21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel 04/08/2020
✔22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix 05/02/2020
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
There There by Tommy Orange 11/10/2020

These are my plans!

Bonus task: These are all books by LGBTQIA+ authors.

[ ] 1. Read a YA nonfiction book Before I Had the Words: On Being a Transgender Young Adult
[ ] 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Boy, Snow, Bird
[X] 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman Murder on the Rocks
[ ] 4. Read a graphic memoir Flocks
[ ] 5. Read a book about a natural disaster the earthquake room
[ ] 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author Slave Play
[X] 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII Widdershins
[ ] 8. Read an audiobook of poetry I Must Be Living Twice: New and Selected Poems
[ ] 9. Read the LAST book in a series The Stone Sky
[ ] 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country: and Other Stories
[ ] 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author Gideon the Ninth
[X] 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
[ ] 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before Meal
[ ] 14. Read a romance starring a single parent Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny
[ ] 15. Read a book about climate change Parable of the Sower
[ ] 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman Fingersmith
[ ] 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) All Systems Red
[ ] 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Julián Is a Mermaid
[X] 19. Read a book by or about a refugee We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
[ ] 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Hurricane Child
[ ] 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home
[X] 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press Widdershins
[ ] 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) -- Neplanta, or Transgender Studies Quarterly
[ ] 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature

24/24 - COMPLETED Dec 31, 2020
📖✔️⭐️

✔️ 1. Read a YA nonfiction book - All Boys Aren't Blue ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️ 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - A Blade So Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - My Sister, the Serial Killer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️ 4. Read a graphic memoir - Waves ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️ 5. Read a book about a natural disaster - The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - Where the Blood Mixes ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII The Haunting of Tram Car 015, ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 8. Read an audiobook of poetry - The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One ⭐️½

✔️ 9 Read the LAST book in a series - Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - Night of the Soul Stealer ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author - All the Birds in the Sky ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️ 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Bee-bim Bop! ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 14. Read a romance starring a single parent - P.S. I Still Love You ⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 15. Read a book about climate change - Love in the Time of Global Warming ⭐️⭐️

✔️ 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - The Diviners ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - The Test ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Islandborn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️ 19. Read a book by or about a refugee Other Words for Home ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK How to Steal a Dragon's Sword ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️ 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - El Deafo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press - The Place of Broken Things ⭐️⭐️½

✔️ 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - The Paris Review Issue 232 ⭐️⭐️

✔️ 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - Spawn ⭐️⭐️⭐️

0/24

1. Read a YA nonfiction book

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

8. Read an audiobook of poetry

9 Read the LAST book in a series

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

14. Read a romance starring a single parent

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

19. Read a book by or about a refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

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 11/22/20

✅1. Read a YA nonfiction book Don't Call Me Crazy

✅2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Of Curses and Kisses

✅3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman The Other People

✅4. Read a graphic memoir Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir

✅5. Read a book about a natural disaster Dry

✅6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author The Rez Sisters: A Play in Two Acts

✅7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII A Single Shard

✅8. Read an audiobook of poetry Endpoint and Other Poems

✅9. Read the LAST book in a series Emerald Green

✅10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Lonesome Dove

✅11. Read a debut novel by a queer author The Weight of Feathers

✅12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation

✅13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously

✅14. Read a romance starring a single parent Meet Cute

✅15. Read a book about climate change Dry

✅16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman Strange the Dreamer

✅17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) Binti

✅18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

✅19. Read a book by or about a refugee The Night Diary

✅20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK A Single Shard

✅21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) The Dollhouse Murders

✅22. Read a horror book published by an indie press The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

✅23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) Mystery Scene volume 162

✅24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author Moon of the Crusted Snow

(note to self: page 2)

[ ] 1. A YA nonfiction book
[ ] 2. A retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
[?] 3. A mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: Erebos 2 if thrillers count?
[ ] 4. A graphic memoir: Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama
[ ] 5. A book about a natural disaster
[ ] 6. A play by an author of color and/or queer author: Millennium Approaches
[ ] 7. An historical fiction novel not set in WWII
[ ] 8. An audiobook of poetry
[?] 9. The LAST book in a series: Erebos 2 (book 2 of presumably 2)
[x] 10. A book that takes place in a rural setting: Translations
[ ] 11. A debut novel by a queer author: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
[ ] 12. A memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
[ ] 13. A food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
[ ] 14. A romance starring a single parent
[ ] 15. A book about climate change
[x] 16. A doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: Erebos 2
[ ] 17. A sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
[ ] 18. A picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
[ ] 19. A book by or about a refugee
[ ] 20. A middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: Die drei ???
[ ] 21. A book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
[ ] 22. A horror book published by an indie press
[ ] 23. An edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
[ ] 24. A book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author

1. Read a YA nonfiction book:
Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
The Diary of Anne Frank: The Revised Critical Edition
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
Shout

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color:
Boy, Snow, Bird
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
Re Jane
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman:
Death Comes to Pemberley
I'm sure one of the Bewitched By Chocolate books by H.Y. Hanna will work for this and I already plan to finish that series so we'll see.

4. Read a graphic memoir:
They Called Us Enemy

5. Read a book about a natural disaster:
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author:
An Octoroon
or any of Oscar Wilde's plays

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII:
The Great Alone

8. Read an audiobook of poetry:
The Poet X

9 Read the LAST book in a series:
Breaking Dawn

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting:
Witch Chocolate Fudge (cozy mystery series set in a remote english village)

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author:
Tipping the Velvet
Carry Me Like Water
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own:
They Called Us Enemy

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before:
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

14. Read a romance starring a single parent:
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

15. Read a book about climate change:
Greta and the Giants: inspired by Greta Thunberg's stand to save the world

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman:
Eclipse

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages):
The Test
May read The Night Masquerade even though it's over 120 pages. I've read the first 2 Binti books already.

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community:
Sulwe
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
The Proudest Blue

19. Read a book by or about a refugee:
Sea Prayer

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK:
Number the Stars

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non):
Anything by or about Helen Keller
The new Cormoran Strike book if it comes out this year

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press:
The Sea Was a Fair Master
Black Magic Women: Terrifying Tales by Scary Sisters

23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical):
Uncanny Magazine

24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author:
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

First year! Here goes the best laid plans...

1. Read a YA nonfiction book Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card ✔
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Ayesha at Last ✔
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead ✔
4. Read a graphic memoir - Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico ✔
5. Read a book about a natural disaster Zeitoun ✔
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author This Is How We Got Here ✔
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - My Brilliant Friend ✔
8. Read an audiobook of poetry Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul ✔
9. Read the LAST book in a series The Kingdom of Gods ✔
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Truth or Beard ✔
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author - Red, White & Royal Blue ✔
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Something That May Shock and Discredit You (a collection of personal essays seems like a memoir. I'm interested to read how Lavery's religious upbringing influenced/continues to influence his transition.) ✔
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen ✔
14. Read a romance starring a single parent - Royal Holiday ✔
15. Read a book about climate change Dry ✔
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman The Priory of the Orange Tree ✔
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - Rogue Protocol (it's 158 pages, but definitely still a novella, so I'm counting it) ✔
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Sulwe ✔
19. Read a book by or about a refugee When Stars Are Scattered ✔
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Dragon Pearl ✔
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press Harrow County, Vol. 4: Family Tree ✔
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 - Moon of the Crusted Snow ✔

23/24

Completed December 30—just under the wire!

✓ 1. Read a YA nonfiction book: Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M. T. Anderson (4 stars)

✓ 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Polite Society by Mahesh Rao (3 stars)

✓ 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (3 stars)

✓ 4. Read a graphic memoir: Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug (4 stars)

✓ 5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry (4 stars)

✓ 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: The Piano Lesson by August Wilson (4 stars)

✓ 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in World War II: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (4 stars)

✓ 8. Listen to an audiobook of poetry: The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón (5 stars)

✓ 9. Read the last book in a series: The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson (4 stars)

✓ 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: Tomato Red by Daniel Woodrell (3 stars)

✓ 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: The Best Bad Things by Katrina Carrasco (4 stars)

✓ 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) not your own: Foreskin's Lament by Shalom Auslander (3 stars)

✓ 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley (4 stars)

✓ 14. Read a romance starring a single parent: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn (4 stars)

✓ 15. Read a book about climate change: A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet (4 stars)

✓ 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel (4 stars)

✓ 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (3 stars)

✓ 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (5 stars)

✓ 19. Read a book by or about a refugee: The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri (4 stars)

✓ 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the US or the UK: Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed (3 stars)

✓ 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais (2 stars)

✓ 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias (4 stars)

✓ 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or printed): McSweeney's #58 edited by Claire Boyle (3 stars)

✓ 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (4 stars)

Past the halfway point! :-)

22/24
[X] 1. A YA nonfiction book--Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi (completed February 13)
[X] 2. A retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color--Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim (completed February 28)
[X ] 3. A mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley (Completed March 27)
[X] 4. A graphic memoir--Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi (Completed February 13)
[X] 5. A book about a natural disaster: The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 by Laurence Yep (Completed October 15)
[X] 6. A play by an author of color and/or queer author--A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansbury (Completed December 26)
[X] 7. An historical fiction novel not set in WWII--The Starlet and the Spy by Ji-min Lee (Completed August 6)
[X] 8. An audiobook of poetry--An American Sunrise: Poems by Joy Harjo (completed January 16)
[X] 9. The LAST book in a series--Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Completed August 31)
[ ] 10. A book that takes place in a rural setting--Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
[ ] 11. A debut novel by a queer author--The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
[X] 12. A memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own--I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai (Completed December 28)
[X] 13. A food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before--Our Harlem: Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster by Marcus Samuelsson
[X] 14. A romance starring a single parent--Regretting You by Colleen Hoover (Completed February 26)
[X] 15. A book about climate change--Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal (Completed December 30)
[X] 16. A doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman--Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
[X] 17. A sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (completed February 21)
[X] 18. A picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle (completed February 8)
[X] 19. A book by or about a refugee--I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai (Completed December 28)
[X] 20. A middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK--I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai (Completed December 28)
[X] 21. A book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)--A Silent Voice Vol. 3 by Yoshitoki Ōima (Completed July 24)
AND
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Completed July 17)
[X] 22. A horror book published by an indie press--Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (completed July 30)
[X] 23. An edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)--Christmas at The New Yorker: Stories, Poems, Humor, and Art (Completed December 29)
[X] 24. A book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author--An American Sunrise: Poems by Joy Harjo (completed January 16)

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11/24
1. Read a YA nonfiction book
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Beloved -
✔ Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: My Sister, the Serial Killer - 1/28
*✔ Read a graphic memoir: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic - 1/5
5. Read a book about a natural disaster: The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
✔ Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: The Water Dancer - 2/26
8. Read an audiobook of poetry: The Collected Poems -
9 Read the LAST book in a series
✔ Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: Where the Forest Meets the Stars - 1/5
*✔✔ Read a debut novel by a queer author: Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters - 1/1, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - 10/17
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Educated
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
✔ Read a romance starring a single parent: The Family Journal - 1/3
15. Read a book about climate change: The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming -
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman:
✔ Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): You Have Arrived at Your Destination - 1/1
✔ Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: Corazon Aquino - 7/6
*✔ Read a book by or about a refugee: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - 10/17
*✔ Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: Pet - 7/29
✔ Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): Convenience Store Woman- 9/2
*22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: Her Body and Other Parties -
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): The Best American Magazine Writing 2019 -
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience -
*Bonus task: LGBTQ authors

(3/24)
1. Read a YA nonfiction book: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberly
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
4. Read a graphic memoir: March: Book One by John Lewis
5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
8. Read an audiobook of poetry: And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou read by Maya Angelou (complete)
9. Read the LAST book in a series: The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: Meal by Blue Delliquanti
14. Read a romance starring a single parent: The Next Always by Nora Roberts
15. Read a book about climate change: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (complete)
19. Read a book by or about a refugee: The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): Run by Kody Keplinger
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): Ellery Queen
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: The Round House by Louise Erdrich (complete)

Book Riot's 2020 Read Harder Challenge
#ReadHarder

UPDATES
2/24

🗸 1. Read a YA nonfiction book Shout
🗸 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color The Girl from the Well
🗸 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman Fake ID
🗸 4. Read a graphic memoir Stitches: A Memoir
🗸 5. Read a book about a natural disaster Dry
🗸 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author We're Gonna Die
🗸 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII My Brilliant Friend
🗸 8. Read an audiobook of poetry Milk and Honey
🗸 9. Read the LAST book in a series The Wrath of Mulgarath
🗸 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting The Things She's Seen
🗸 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author All the Birds in the Sky
🗸 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult
🗸 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before All-American Paleo Table
🗸 14. Read a romance starring a single parent About a Boy
🗸 15. Read a book about climate change Year One
🗸 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman Fingersmith
🗸 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) Binti
❌18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Sulwe
🗸 19. Read a book by or about a refugee Once
🗸 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK City of Ghosts
🗸 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) The Six
🗸 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press He Digs A Hole
❌ 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) Bodega
🗸 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author Moon of the Crusted Snow

Update 2/28/20: completed 4/24

1. Read a YA nonfiction book: Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman
4. Read a graphic memoir: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi - COMPLETED 1/20/20
5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Dry by Neal Shusterman
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
8. Read an audiobook of poetry: Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur - COMPLETED 2/5/20
9. Read the LAST book in a series: Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: Eagle's Heart by Alyssa Cole
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: Dandelion Hunter: Foraging the Urban Wilderness by Rebecca Lerner
14. Read a romance starring a single parent: The Governess Game by Tessa Dare
15. Read a book about climate change: Wilder Girls by Rory Power
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats - COMPLETED 1/5/20
19. Read a book by or about a refugee: Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - COMPLETED 2/23/20
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical): The New Yorker or Harper's Magazine
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author: The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir by Joseph Auguste Merasty

2020 READ HARDER CHALLENGE

3/24

[X]1. Read a YA nonfiction book: Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original "Girl" Reporter, Nellie Bly by Deborah Noyes - read 1/10/2020

[]2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

[X]3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman - read 1/16/2020

[]4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

8. Read an audiobook of poetry

9. Read the LAST book in a series

[X] 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: A Better Man by Louise Penny - read 1/4/20

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

[X} 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: [book:The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100|44656800] by Dan Buettner - read 2/10/2020

14. Read a romance starring a single parent

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

19. Read a book by or about a refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

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

0/24

1. Read a YA nonfiction book
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
4. Read a graphic memoir
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9. Read the LAST book in a series
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
15. Read a book about climate change
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
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

Read a YA nonfiction book
Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Read a graphic memoir
Read a book about a natural disaster
Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
Read an audiobook of poetry
Read the LAST book in a series
Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Read a debut novel by a queer author
Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Read a romance starring a single parent
Read a book about climate change
Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Read a book by or about a refugee
Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Read a horror book published by an indie press
Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author

Challenge completed :)

24/24 + 3

1. Read a YA nonfiction book
Shout

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Shikhandi and Other Stories They Don't Tell You

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
My Sister, the Serial Killer
The Widows of Malabar Hill

4. Read a graphic memoir
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
The Complete Maus
The Complete Persepolis

5. Read a book about a natural disaster
Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone
The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us and What We Can Do about Them

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Invitation to Treat: The Eleanor Wong Trilogy

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
Pachinko
A Fine Balance

8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Stones of the Sky

9. Read the LAST book in a series
Death's End

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
आधा गाँव
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town
Why I Am Not a Hindu

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
Red, White & Royal Blue
Docile

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
The Complete Maus
The Complete Persepolis

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities and Meaning of Table Manners

14. Read a romance starring a single parent
The House in the Cerulean Sea

15. Read a book about climate change
Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
Ducks, Newburyport
Speaking for Myself: An Anthology of Asian Women's Writing

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
The Little Prince

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
The Prince and the Dressmaker

19. Read a book by or about a refugee
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Akata Witch
Skip

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
The Rosie Project

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
Her Body and Other Parties

23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
The New Yorker

24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
The Adivasi Will Not Dance
Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance

8/24 * Goal to use comics/graphic novels for at least 50% of challenge. & At least 50% in French
1. Read a YA nonfiction book
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation in French &comics

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
? Mycroft Holmes; Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

4. Read a graphic memoir
Hyperbole and a half comics

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

8. Read an audiobook of poetry

9. Read the LAST book in a series
Sleeping Murder

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation in French &comics

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
À la table des chevaliers (Dans les cuisines de l'histoire #1) in French & comics

14. Read a romance starring a single parent

15. Read a book about climate change
plan: Saison brune
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

19. Read a book by or about a refugee
The Best We Could Do in French &comics
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Sarah (La Brigade des cauchemars #1) in French & comics

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
An issue of La revue dessinée in French & comics

24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Original Post
Jan 05, 2020 03:06AM

Uptades
2/24

This is my first year joining in and I'm really excited to expand on my reading and broaden my learning and enjoyment. 8/24

Read a YA nonfiction book The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Haroun and the Sea of Stories READ

Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman The Lost Man

Read a graphic memoir Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened READ

Read a book about a natural disaster The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us READ

Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author An Oscar Wilde or Fences

Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII Homegoing READ

Read an audiobook of poetry Milk and Honey READ

Read the LAST book in a series The Stone Sky

Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Rebecca or Cold Comfort Farm

Read a debut novel by a queer author Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters

Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope - READ

Read a book by or about a refugee - What is the What READ

Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity or Dishoom: From Bombay with Love

Read a romance starring a single parent The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - READ

Read a book about climate change

Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman The Priory of the Orange Tree

Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Catch a falling star

Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Read a horror book published by an indie press The Reddening Published by Ritual LTD

Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) GRANTA #149 - EUROPE: Strangers in the land, Autumn 2019

Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

6/24

[]1. Read a YA nonfiction book The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

[]2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color M. Butterfly

[X]3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a womanThe Killer in the Choir

[]4. Read a graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

[]5. Read a book about a natural disasterSalvage the Bones

[]6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author M. Butterfly

[X]7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII An Extraordinary Union

[]8. Read an audiobook of poetry Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

[]9 Read the LAST book in a series

[X]10. Read a book that takes place in a rural settingTips for Living

[X]11. Read a debut novel by a queer author Red, White & Royal Blue

[]12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

[]13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

[]14. Read a romance starring a single parent

[]15. Read a book about climate change

[]16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

[]17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) Binti

[X]18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Harriet Gets Carried Away

[]19. Read a book by or about a refugee

[X]20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Number the Stars

[]21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) Either The Kiss Quotient or Me Before You

[]22. Read a horror book published by an indie pressPet

[]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

COMPLETE Read a YA nonfiction book BLACK POTATOES: THE STORY OF THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE 1845-1850
COMPLETE Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color THE GIRL FROM THE WELL BY RIN CHUPECO
COMPLETE Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman THE DRY BY JANE HARPER
COMPLETE Read a graphic memoir THEY CALLED US ENEMY BY GEORGE TAKEI
COMPLETE Read a book about a natural disasterBLACK POTATOES: THE STORY OF THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE 1845-1850
COMPLETE Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author LARAMIE PROJECT BY MOISES KAUFMAN
COMPLETE Read a historical fiction novel not set in TEMPEST BY BEVERLY JENKINS
COMPLETE Read an audiobook of poetry CITIZEN BY CLAUDIA RANKIN NARRATED BY ALLISON JOHNSON
COMPLETE Read the LAST book in a series TEMPEST BY BEVERLY JENKINS
COMPLETE Read a book that takes place in a rural setting GIRL GONE MISSING BY MARCIE RENDON
COMPLETE Read a debut novel by a queer author THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK BY KRISTEN LEPIONKA
COMPLETE Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own THE FOREST JOURNALS OF A BLACK BUDDHIST NUN BY FAITH ADIELE
COMPLETE Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before THE COOKING GENE BY MCHAEL TWITTY
COMPLETE Read a romance starring a single parent TEMPEST BY BEVERLY JENKINS
COMPLETE Read a book about climate change THE SIXTH EXTINCTION BY ELIZABETH KOLBERT
COMPLETE Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman CITY OF GIRLS BY ELIZABETH GILBERT
COMPLETE Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) INSIDE JOB BY CONNIE WILLIS
COMPLETE Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community DREAMERS BY YUYI MORALES
COMPLETE Read a book by or about a refugee THE GIRL WHO SMILED BEADS BY CLEMANTINE WAMARIYA
COMPLETE Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK LITTLE WHITW DUCK: A CHILDHOOD IN CHINA BY NA LIU AND ANDRES VERA MARTINEZ
COMPLETE Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE BY GAIL HONEYMAN
COMPLETE Read a horror book published by an indie press THE GIRL FROM THE WELL BY RIN CHUPECO
COMPLETE Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) THE NEW YORKER. DECEMBER 28 2020 edition.
COMPLETE Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author GIRL GONE MISSING BY MARCIE RENDON

Joy wrote: "Read a YA nonfiction book - How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth ..."

Joy - How do you insert the images within your comments? I know how to do links, but I love the graphic!

11/24

1. Read a YA nonfiction book - Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - Beloved
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
4. Read a graphic memoir - They Called Us Enemy
5. Read a book about a natural disaster - Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - The Laramie Project
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - Before We Were Yours
8. Read an audiobook of poetry - The Princess Saves Herself in This One
9 Read the LAST book in a series - The Stone Sky
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - The Giver of Stars
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir or Night
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Prison Ramen: Recipes and Stories from Behind Bars
14. Read a romance starring a single parent - Snowfall on Haven Point
15. Read a book about climate change - Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - Outlander
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - Binti
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - The Day You Begin
19. Read a book by or about a refugee - The Best We Could Do
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - City of the Beasts
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - A Curse So Dark and Lonely
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press - Pet
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - The New Yorker
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - There There

(6/24)

1. Read a YA nonfiction book
A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
The Wrath and the Dawn

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
Death Comes to Pemberley or maybe Magpie Murders or Agatha Christie?

4. Read a graphic memoir
Completed Jan
They Called Us Enemy

5. Read a book about a natural disaster
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus or The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
A Raisin in the Sun or Tennessee Williams?

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
Completed Jan. Historical romance in 1917 Harlem.
Let Us Dream

8. Read an audiobook of poetry

9 Read the LAST book in a series
Timeless or Pleasantville

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
Completed Jan -> 1700s Sweden mystery that was really great
Wolf Winter

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own


13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
Completed Jan. Cute graphic novel about insect cuisine
Meal

14. Read a romance starring a single parent
Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny

15. Read a book about climate change
Completed Jan
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Tor novella

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Completed Jan
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book

19. Read a book by or about a refugee
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Sea Prayer ?

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

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
Louise Erditch

17/24

1. Read a YA nonfiction book Hey, Kiddo

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color Beloved

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author The Glass Menagerie

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII O Pioneers!

8. Read an audiobook of poetry The Poet X

9 Read the LAST book in a series

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting The Dry

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

14. Read a romance starring a single parent The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

15. Read a book about climate change Meren tarina – Meribiologin tutkimusmatka Arktikselle

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) The Time Machine

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Sulwe

19. Read a book by or about a refugee Vi

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK Sisarla : Seikkailu toisessa maailmassa

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) Get a Life, Chloe Brown

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

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 Valon airut

1/24
1. Read a YA nonfiction book

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

✔️8. Read an audiobook of poetry The Poet X

9 Read the LAST book in a series

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting This Tender Land

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

14. Read a romance starring a single parent

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

19. Read a book by or about a refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

✔️21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) Get a Life, Chloe Brown

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

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

My first venture into this challenge.
2/24

1.Read a YA nonfiction book
2.Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
3.Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
4.Read a graphic memoir - They Called Us Enemy
5.Read a book about a natural disaster
6.Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
7.Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
8.Read an audiobook of poetry
9.Read the LAST book in a series
10.Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
11.Read a debut novel by a queer author
12.Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
13.Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
14.Read a romance starring a single parent
15.Read a book about climate change
16.Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
17.Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) A Dead Djinn in Cairo
18.Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19.Read a book by or about a refugee
20.Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
21.Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
22.Read a horror book published by an indie press
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

. Read a YA nonfiction book

2. Read a retelling of a classic of
1. Read a YA nonfiction book - Girl Code by Andrea Gonzales & Sophie Houser

2. Read a retelling of a classic of
the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

8. Read an audiobook of poetry

9 Read the LAST book in a series

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

14. Read a romance starring a single parent

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

19. Read a book by or about a refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

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

Read Harder Challenge 2020

1. Read a YA nonfiction book
- [x] The family Romanov
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
- [ ] Gingerbread
- [ ] The women warrior
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
- [ ] My sister, the serial killer
- [ ] Audiobook
4. Read a graphic memoir
- [ ] Are you my mother? A comic drama
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
- [ ] A book about Camille
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
- [ ] Oscar Wilde
- [ ] Audiobook
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
- [ ] Jazz by Toni Morrison
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
- [ ] The poet X
- [ ] Audiobook
9. Read the LAST book in a series
- [ ] Harry Potters 7
- [ ] Audiobook
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
- [ ] Where the crawdads sing
- [ ] Audiobook
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
- [ ] On earth we are briefly gorgeous
- [ ] Audiobook
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
- [x] I am Malala
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
- [ ] the saffron tales
14. Read a romance starring a single parent
- [ ] the bride test
- [ ] Audiobook
15. Read a book about climate change
- [ ] Greta Thornburg
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
- [ ] The goldfinch
- [ ] The Starless Sea
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
- [x] Binti
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
- [ ] The Proudest Blue
19. Read a book by or about a refugee
- [x] I am Malala
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
- [x] I am Malala
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
- [ ] Me before you
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
- [ ]
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
- [ ] The New Yorker
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
- [x] You don’t have to say you love me.

I'll fill in as I complete:

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1. Read a YA nonfiction book

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII

8. Read an audiobook of poetry

9 Read the LAST book in a series

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

14. Read a romance starring a single parent

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community

19. Read a book by or about a refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

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

23/24

√1. Read a YA nonfiction book: Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

√2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color: Ash

√3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman: The Corpse at the Crystal Palace

√4. Read a graphic memoir: They Called Us Enemy

√5. Read a book about a natural disaster: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

√6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author: An Ideal Husband

√7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII: Kopp Sisters on the March

√8. Read an audiobook of poetry: Citizen: An American Lyric

√9 Read the LAST book in a series: The Toll

√10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting: The Dry

√11. Read a debut novel by a queer author: Here Comes the Sun

√12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own: Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening

√13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before: Memories of Philippine Kitchens

√14. Read a romance starring a single parent: Overruled

√15. Read a book about climate change: Trail of Lightning

√16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman: Doomsday Book

√17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages): Binti

√18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community: The Proudest Blue

√19. Read a book by or about a refugee: The Map of Salt and Stars

√20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK: Akata Witch

√21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non): Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus

√22. Read a horror book published by an indie press: Horrorstör

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: Growing Up Aboriginal in ustralia

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1. Read a YA nonfiction book
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
Tender

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

4. Read a graphic memoir
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi or Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution by Julia Alekseyeva

5. Read a book about a natural disaster
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
Death and the King's Horseman: A Play by Wole Soyinka

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

8. Read an audiobook of poetry
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana del Rey

9. Read the LAST book in a series
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
De avond is ongemak by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
In a Persian Kitchen: Favorite Recipes from the Near East by Maideh Mazda

14. Read a romance starring a single parent
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

15. Read a book about climate change
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Forest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

19. Read a book by or about a refugee
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai & Christina Lamb

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
Welkom in het rijk der zieken by Hanna Bervoets

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste

23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
Tijdschrift Ei: #69 Zullen we...? (July 2020)

24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author

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[ ] 1. A YA nonfiction book
[ ] 2. A retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
[ ] 3. A mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
[ ] 4. A graphic memoir:
[ ] 5. A book about a natural disaster
[ ] 6. A play by an author of color and/or queer author:
[ ] 7. An historical fiction novel not set in WWII
[ ] 8. An audiobook of poetry
[ ] 9. The LAST book in a series
[ ] 10. A book that takes place in a rural setting
[ ] 11. A debut novel by a queer author:
[ ] 12. A memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
[ ] 13. A food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
[ ] 14. A romance starring a single parent
[ ] 15. A book about climate change
[ ] 16. A doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
[ ] 17. A sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
[ ] 18. A picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
[ ] 19. A book by or about a refugee
[ ] 20. A middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK:
[ ] 21. A book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
[ ] 22. A horror book published by an indie press
[ ] 23. An edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
[ ] 24. A book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author

24/24

✔ 1. Read a YA nonfiction book - We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzi and others (Dec 11/20)

✔ 2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Jan 3/20)

✔ 3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman - Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris (Mar 1/20)

✔ 4. Read a graphic memoir- The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir by Riad Sattouf (Aug 23/20)

✔ 5. Read a book about a natural disaster - Dry by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman (Jan 7/20)

✔ 6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author - The Importance of Being Earnest (Dec 20/20)

✔ 7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII - Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal (Jan 16/20) - set in WWI

✔ 8. Read a(n audio)book of poetry - The Circle Game by Margaret Atwood (Nov 12/20) (I have trouble with audiobooks, so just read a book - still a different thing for me, as I don't usually read poetry collections anymore)

✔ 9. Read the LAST book in a series - Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean (July 2/20)

✔ 10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Jan 26/20)

✔ 11. Read a debut novel by a queer author - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Jan 31/20)

✔ 12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own - Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope by Megan Phelps-Roper (Aug 3/20)

✔ 13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before - Bong Appétit: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Weed by the Editors of Munchies (Jun 7/20)

✔ 14. Read a romance starring a single parent- The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (Jan 9/20)

✔ 15. Read a book about climate change - The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell (Jan 20/20)

✔ 16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman - Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink (Mar 20/20)

✔ 17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) - Entwined by Kristen Callihan (Mar 6/20)

✔ 18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community - Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky & Patrick Downes, Illustrated by Scott Magoon (Aug 2/20)

✔ 19. Read a book by or about a refugee We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzi and others (Dec 11/20)

✔ 20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK - Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (Dec 5/20)

✔ 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) - The Bachelor by Sabrina Jeffries (Feb 15/20)

✔ 22. Read a horror book published by an indie press - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Dec 20/20)

✔ 23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) - FIYAH Literary Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Issue 13 (Nov 8/20)

✔ 24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author - Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse (July 5/20)

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