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Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
1. A book you meant to read in 2022 - I'm Glad My Mom Died
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore - Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention
3. A book about a vacation - To the Lighthouse
4. A book by a first-time author -
5. A book with mythical creatures
6. A book about a forbidden romance
7. A book with "Girl" in the title
8. A celebrity memoir - I'm Glad My Mom Died
9. A book with a color in the title - Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country
10. A romance with a fat lead
11. A book about or set in Hollywood
12. A book published in spring 2023
13. A book published the year you were born
14. A modern retelling of a classic
15. A book with a song lyric as its title
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title
17. A book with a love triangle
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022
19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
21. A book set in the decade you were born
22. A book with a queer lead
23. A book with a map
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover
25. A book with just text on the cover
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
27. A #BookTok recommendation
28. A book you bought secondhand
29. A book your friend recommended
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
31. A book about a family
32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023
33. A book about an athlete/sport
34. A historical-fiction book - The Four Winds
35. A book about divorce - Anna Karenina
36. A book you think your best friend would like
37. A book you should have read in high school
38. A book you read more than 10 years ago
39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you
41. A book written during NaNoWriMo
42. A book based on a popular movie
43. A book that takes place entirely in one day
44. A book that was self-published
45. A book that started out as fan fiction
46. A book with a pet character
47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas
48. A book that features two languages
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list - War and Peace
50. A book with alliteration in the title

Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
This challenge is a way to clean out all of your bookshelves: your physical, your electric, and your audible ones! The books you read for this challenge are books that are already in your possession. Whatever you do for this challenge, you are not allowed to read a book obtained after December 31, 2022 unless you have read at least 5 books you already own.
Here are some ideas on how to choose your books:
1. Read a book that you borrowed from a friend and want to return when finished.
2. Read a book that you have had for two+ years and haven't started.
3. Read a book you have started, set aside for a while, and now want to finish.
4. Read a book that you own that will help towards a yearly challenge.
5. Read a book from your shelf then donate it to your local Little Free Library, church, shelters, Goodwill, etc.
List the number of
Physical Books:
Ebooks:
Audible Books:
you want to read (listen to)
Books mentioned in this topic
War and Peace (other topics)I'm Glad My Mom Died (other topics)
Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention (other topics)
To the Lighthouse (other topics)
Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country (other topics)
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TBR AT START OF YEAR: