Another that I always look forward to.
- Read a biography of an author you admire: Who Was Jane Austen?--Sarah Fabiny
- Read a book set in a bookstore: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore--Robin Sloan
- Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list: Half a Yellow Sun--Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma: Black Buck--Mateo Askaripour
- Read an anthology featuring diverse voices: Meet Cute--Jennifer L. Armentrout & others
- Read a nonfiction YA comic: Dancing at the Pity Party--Tyler Feder
- Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40: The Switch--Beth O'Leary
- Read a classic written by a POC: Native Son--Richard Wright
- Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest: The Fixer Upper--Mary Kay Andrews
- Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+): While Justice Sleeps--Stacey Abrams
- Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character: Ace--Angela Chen
- Read an entire poetry collection: Call Us What We Carry--Amanda Gorman
- Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author: The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea--Maggie Tokuda-Hall
- Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book): Fast Food Nation--Eric Schlosser
- Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital): LitHub.com
- Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes: 100 Ways to Simplify Your Life--Joyce Meyer
- Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary: It Never Goes Away--Dr. Anne L. Koch
- Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice: The Best American Short Stories 2014--Jennifer Egan (ed.)
- Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author: Parable of the Sower--Octavia E. Butler
- Read an award-winning book from the year you were born: Ringworld--Larry Niven
- Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth: Cinderella is Dead--Kalynn Bayron
- Read a history about a period you know little about: The Radium Girls--Kate Moore
- Read a book by a disabled author: The Kiss Quotient--Helen Hoang
- Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat (Nonviolent True Crime): Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil--John Berendt
Challenge completed on December 7
Happy reading.
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