With extra topic challenge. Not sure how many I'll complete, but couldn't pick! 1. Read a non-European book in translation 2. Read a non-fiction book about anti-racism 3. Read a novel by an Indigenous, First Nations or Native American author 4. Read a romance by a trans or non-binary author 5. Read a food memoir by an author of colour 6. Read a work of investigative non-fiction by an author of colour 7. Read a book with a cover you don’t like 8. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader 9. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist 10. Read a book of nature poems 11. Read a book set in the Midwest 12. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness 13. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of colour 14. Read a book about a natural disaster 15. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII 16. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting 17. Read a memoir by somebody from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own 18. Read a book about climate change 19. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman 20. Read a book by or about refugees 21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability 22. Read an epistolary novel or collection of letters 23. Read an alternative history novel 24. Read a book by a journalist or about journalism 25. Read a translated book written by and/or translated by a woman 26. Read a book of manga 27. Read a book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character 28. Read a book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse 29. Read a book of mythology or folklore 30. Read a book written in or about prison 31. Read a self-published book 32. Read a collection of poetry published since 2014 33. Read a book published posthumously 34. Read a book of true crime 35. Read a classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi / fantasy, romance, horror) 36. Read a book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China or South Africa) 37. Read a book about nature 38. Read a book of colonial or postcolonial literature 39. Read a celebrity memoir 40. Read an Oprah Book Club selection 41. Read a book of social science 42. Read a book of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi / fantasy, romance, horror) in translation 43. Read an essay anthology 44. Read a book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 45. Read a book about sports 46. Read a debut novel 47. Read a book about books 48. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative 49. Read a fantasy novel 50. Read a non-fiction book about technology 51. Read a book about war 52. Read a collection of stories by a woman Taken from Book Riot’s Challenges: 2021 (1-12), 2020 (13-21), 2019 (22-32), 2018 (33-44) & 2017 (45-52).
1. Read a non-European book in translation
2. Read a non-fiction book about anti-racism
3. Read a novel by an Indigenous, First Nations or Native American author
4. Read a romance by a trans or non-binary author
5. Read a food memoir by an author of colour
6. Read a work of investigative non-fiction by an author of colour
7. Read a book with a cover you don’t like
8. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
9. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist
10. Read a book of nature poems
11. Read a book set in the Midwest
12. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness
13. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of colour
14. Read a book about a natural disaster
15. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
16. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
17. Read a memoir by somebody from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
18. Read a book about climate change
19. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
20. Read a book by or about refugees
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability
22. Read an epistolary novel or collection of letters
23. Read an alternative history novel
24. Read a book by a journalist or about journalism
25. Read a translated book written by and/or translated by a woman
26. Read a book of manga
27. Read a book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character
28. Read a book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse
29. Read a book of mythology or folklore
30. Read a book written in or about prison
31. Read a self-published book
32. Read a collection of poetry published since 2014
33. Read a book published posthumously
34. Read a book of true crime
35. Read a classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi / fantasy, romance, horror)
36. Read a book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China or South Africa)
37. Read a book about nature
38. Read a book of colonial or postcolonial literature
39. Read a celebrity memoir
40. Read an Oprah Book Club selection
41. Read a book of social science
42. Read a book of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi / fantasy, romance, horror) in translation
43. Read an essay anthology
44. Read a book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
45. Read a book about sports
46. Read a debut novel
47. Read a book about books
48. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative
49. Read a fantasy novel
50. Read a non-fiction book about technology
51. Read a book about war
52. Read a collection of stories by a woman
Taken from Book Riot’s Challenges: 2021 (1-12), 2020 (13-21), 2019 (22-32), 2018 (33-44) & 2017 (45-52).