Book Riot’s 2019 Read Harder Challenge

The fifth annual Book Riot Read Harder Challenge is here.

1. A epistolary novel or collection of letters: Letters From Madelyn--Elaine K. Sanchez
2. An alternate history novel: Blameless--Gail Carriger
3. A book by a woman and/or AOC that won a literary award in 2018: Hello, Universe--Erin Entrada Kelly
4. A humor book: Bright Lights, Big A**--Jen Lancaster
5. A book by a journalist or about journalism: She Wanted It All--Kathryn Casey
6. A book by an AOC set in or about space: Big Machine--Victor Lavalle
7. An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America: Malinche--Laura Esquivel
8. An #ownvoices book set in Oceania: The Bone People--Keri Hulme
9. A book published prior to January 1, 2019, with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads: The Secret Life of Eva Hathaway--Janice Weber
10. A translated book written by and/or translated by a woman: The Tale of Genji--Murasaki Shikibu
11. A book of manga: A Silent Voice, Volume 1--Yoshitoki Oima
12. A book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character: All That Glitters--Lisa Ann Scott
13. A book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse: Marcelo in the Real World--Francisco X. Stork
14. A cozy mystery: The Heretic's Apprentice--Ellis Peters
15. A book of mythology or folklore: Red Earth and Pouring Rain--Vikram Chandra
16. An historical romance by an AOC: Rebel--Beverly Jenkins
17. A business book: How the Internet Happened--Brian McCullough
18. A novel by a trans or non binary author: I Wish You All the Best--Mason Deaver
19. A book of nonviolent true crime: Gangsters & Gold Diggers--Jerome Charyn
20. A book written in prison: Don Quixote--Miguel de Cervantes
21. A comic by an LGBTQIA creator: On a Sunbeam--Tillie Walden
22. A children’s or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009: Long Way Down--Jason Reynolds
23. A self-published book: Quicksilver Chronicles--Frances K. Woods
24. A collection of poetry published since 2014: Milk and Honey--Rupi Kaur

Challenge completed on October 24