It's back, once again using a checklist. Some categories have been changed, however. To participate, you must read a minimum of five memoirs from any of the categories listed. One book can only count for one category. Re-reads are acceptable. You do not need a blog to participate. All book formats count.
- Books must be read on or after January 1, 2021 to count.
- Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2021.
- Books may cross over to other challenges in which you are participating.
- Books must be labeled as memoirs to count.
- You do not need a blog to sign up. You may keep tract of your progress on Goodreads, Amazon or other similar sites with a shelf dedicated to this challenge. Or sign up on Youtube, Facebook, or Twitter.
Goodreads Memoir Book Lists
10 Famous Memoirs Everyone Should Read Once
17 Memoirs By Women
Best Celebrity Memoirs of All Time
Fictional Memoirs
10 Famous Memoirs Everyone Should Read Once
17 Memoirs By Women
Best Celebrity Memoirs of All Time
Fictional Memoirs
Here are the categories:
- _ Mental Illness Memoir
- _ Other Illness Memoir
- X Political Memoir: The Truths We Hold--Kamala Harris
- X Food Memoir: From Scratch--Tembi Locke
- _ Animal Memoir
- _ Music Memoir
- _ Travel Memoir
- X Written by a person of color: Assata: An Autobiography--Assata Shakur
- _ Written by a woman
- _ Written by a person who identifies as LGBTQIA: Untamed--Glennon Doyle
- _ Written by an actor or a comedian
- X Written by an author or journalist: Thirteen Senses--Victor Villaseñor
- _ Written by any other celebrity
- _ Written by someone under 40
- _ Written by someone over 40
- _ Written by someone from a country different from your own
- _ One you find thought-provoking
- X Made into a movie: Beautiful Boy--David Sheff
- X Graphic Novel memoir: Lost Soul, Be At Peace--Maggie Thrash
- _ Bestselling memoir
- _ Humorous memoir
- X Fictional memoir: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend--Matthew Dicks
- _ Won an Award
- _ Published in 2021
- _ Published in 2020 or earlier
- X Under 300 pages: Girls Like Us--Rachel Lloyd
- _ Over 300 pages
- X One you want to re-read:Bitch--Elizabeth Wurtzel
- _ On a favorite subject
- _ By a favorite celebrity
- X Free choice: Sister Outsider--Audre Lorde
- _ Free choice
- _ Free choice
I completed this year's so will definitely take part in next year's
ReplyDeleteI adore memoirs and read them often.
ReplyDeleteI signed up for this in 2019 but didn't read anything. The books I selected last year are still sitting on my bookshelf so I plan on trying the challenge next year.
ReplyDeletelooking forward to reading even more memoirs in 2021 didn't quite make goal in 2020 but still have lots of new choices for 21
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I'm joining, here's my link
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