Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge discussion

Update to Message #12 -

Progress: 5/24

19. Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author. - The Hacienda - Isabel Cañas

Finished my challenge and it feels sooooo good! Here are my selections, in case it helps anyone out.

Duration: January 1, 2022 - July 12, 2022

1. Read a biography of an author you admire.
Theodor Seuss Geisel

2. Read a book set in a bookstore.
84, Charing Cross Road
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II
Book Lovers

3. Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list.
Hamnet
Piranesi
The Song of Achilles

4. Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma.
The Spanish Love Deception

5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.
This Place: 150 Years Retold
Wonderful Women of the World

6. Read a nonfiction YA comic.
Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës
Wonderful Women of the World
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns

7. Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes

8. Read a classic written by a POC.
Their Eyes Were Watching God

9. Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest.
The Bell Jar

10. Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+).
Her Name Is Knight
Olga Dies Dreaming

11. Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character.
Loveless
Every Heart a Doorway
Gender Queer
Never Been Kissed
All Systems Red

12. Read an entire poetry collection.
Don't Call Us Dead

13. Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author.
Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess Book 1: Captain Raven and the All-Girl Pirate Crew
Firekeeper's Daughter
This Is How You Lose the Time War

14. Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book).
Leviathan Wakes

15. Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital).
www.805lit.org - the Love + Pride: LGBTQIA+ Issue 2021

16. Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes.
Live and Let Chai

17. Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary.
Gender Queer

18. Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice.
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021

19. Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author.
Ring Shout
Sixteen Minutes by Premee Mohamed - Online short story
Wish You Were Here by Nadia Bulkin - Online short story

20. Read an award-winning book from the year you were born.
The Lathe of Heaven

21. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth.
A Spindle Splintered
The Song of Achilles

22. Read a history about a period you know little about.
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind

23. Read a book by a disabled author.
Show Me a Sign

24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!
2020 Challenge #10: Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
The Four Winds

I seem to have accidentally deleted my post so here it is again:

5th Year - Total: 24/24

1. Read a biography of an author you admire - Dust Tracks on a Road - 12/28-****
2. Read a book set in a bookstore. - Carter & Lovecraft - 3/9-***
3. Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list. - Transcendent Kingdom - 3/15-***
4. Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma. - A Holly Jolly Diwali - 1/13-***
5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices - Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction - 12/19-***
6. Read a nonfiction YA comic. - Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction - Oct -****
7. Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40. - Swordheart - 2/8-****
8. Read a classic written by a POC - The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas-3/25-***
9. Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest - A Criminal Magic - 7/5-***
10. Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+) - Who Is Vera Kelly? - 12/31-***
11. Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character - A Snake Falls to Earth - 8/16-*****
12. Read an entire poetry collection - Call Us What We Carry - 1/30-****
13. Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author - The House of Rust - 8/14-****
14. Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book). - Rocket Boys-9/28-****
15. Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital). - DONE
16. Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes. - The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears to a Crowded American West-1/29-****
17. Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary. - Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir - 2/10-****
18. Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice. - Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition - 12/23-***
19. Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author. White Tears - 12/6-***
20. Read an award-winning book from the year you were born - Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight - 2/15-***
21. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth - A Mirror Mended - 6/29-***
22. Read a history about a period you know little about - Wrongful Deaths: Selected Inquest Records from Nineteenth-Century Korea - 3/17-****
23. Read a book by a disabled author. - Noor - 3/16-****
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat - Notes from a Young Black Chef - 1/21-****

✔️1. Read a biography of an author you admire. She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
✔️2. Read a book set in a bookstore. Recommended for You
✔️3. Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list. Transcendent Kingdom
✔️4. Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma. They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
✔️5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century
✔️ 6. Read a nonfiction YA comic. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
✔️7. Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40.Royal Holiday
✔️ 8. Read a classic written by a POC. I Am a Cat
✔️ 9. Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest. Still Lives
✔️10. Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+). The Trees
✔️ 11. Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character. It Sounds Like This
✔️ 12. Read an entire poetry collection. The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One
✔️13. Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author. Witchlings
✔️14. Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book). The Mouse and His Child
15. Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital).
✔️16. Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes. Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
✔️ 17. Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary. Gender Queer
✔️ 18. Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice. The Best American Comics 2007
✔️19. Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author. The Trees
✔️20. Read an award-winning book from the year you were born. Hotel du Lac
✔️ 21. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth. Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms
✔️22. Read a history about a period you know little about. Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
✔️23. Read a book by a disabled author.True Biz
✔️ 24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat! To Night Owl from Dogfish (An epistolary novel or collection of letters)

2022 Read Harder Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2022
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1. Read a biography of an author you admire.
2. Read a book set in a bookstore.
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 07/31/2022
3. Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list.
Lonely Hearts Hotel
4. Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma.
The Love Con by Seressia Glass 03/02/2022
5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.
6. Read a nonfiction YA comic.
7. Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40.
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory 01/032022
8. Read a classic written by a POC.
9. Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 09/04/2022
10. Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+).
11. Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character.
12. Read an entire poetry collection.
13. Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author.
14. Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book).
15. Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital
16. Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes.
17. Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary.
18. Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice.
19. Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author.
20. Read an award-winning book from the year you were born.
21. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth.
22. Read a history about a period you know little about.
23. Read a book by a disabled author.
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

2022 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge
(15/24)

1. Read a biography of an author you admire.
✔️I'm Glad My Mom Died
2. Read a book set in a bookstore.
The Sentence
3. Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list.
✔️Sing, Unburied, Sing
4. Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma.
Rosewater
5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.
Dangerous Women
6. Read a nonfiction YA comic.
They Called Us Enemy
7. Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40.
✔️The House in the Cerulean Sea
8. Read a classic written by a POC.
Beloved
9. Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest.
✔️The Only Good Indians
10. Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+).
Olga Dies Dreaming
11. Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character.
✔️The Love Hypothesis
12. Read an entire poetry collection.
✔️The Sun and Her Flowers
13. Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author.
✔️A Touch of Darkness
14. Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book).
✔️Dune
15. Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital).
midnight & indigo: Twenty-two Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers
16. Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes.
✔️Gideon the Ninth
17. Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary.
Gender Queer
18. Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice.
✔️House of Earth and Blood
19. Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author.
✔️My Heart Is a Chainsaw
20. Read an award-winning book from the year you were born.
A Game of Thrones (re-read)
21. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth.
✔️The Song of Achilles
22. Read a history about a period you know little about.
✔️The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
23. Read a book by a disabled author.
✔️Ninth House
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!
✔️Crying in H Mart (read a food memoir by an author of color)