Book Riot's 2023 Read Harder Challenge

 Another I look forward to seeing each year.

READ HARDER 2023

1. Read a novel about a trans character written by a trans author: Meet Cute Dairy--Emery Lee
2. Read one of your favorite author’s favorite books: The Christmas Box--Richard Paul Evans
3. Read a book about activism: The Other Side--Juan Pablo Villalobos
4. Read a book that’s been challenged recently in your school district/library OR read one of the most-challenged/banned books of the year by a queer and/or BIPOC author: All Boys Aren't Blue--George M. Johnson
5. Read a completed webcomic: Orange Volume 2--Ichigo Takano
6. Finish a book series you’ve DNFed (did not finish): Aurora's End--Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
7. Listen to an audiobook performed by a person of color of a book written by an author of color: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems--Warsan Shire
8. Read a graphic novel/comic/manga if you haven’t before; or read one that is a different genre than you normally read: Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
9. Read an independently published book by a BIPOC author: Her Body and Other Parties--Carmen Maria Machado
10. Read a book you know nothing about based solely on the cover: The Best Man--Richard Peck
11. Read a cookbook cover to cover: No Bake Cookies, Bars & Pies
12. Read a nonfiction book about BIPOC and/or queer history: A Queer History of the United States for Young People--Michael Bronski
13. Read an author local to you: Golden Honey--Erica Varela
14. Read a book with under 500 Goodreads ratings: Romantic Visionary--W.B. Yeats
15. Read a historical fiction book set in an Eastern country: Tatiana--Martin Cruz Smith
16. Read a romance with bisexual representation: They Both Die at the End--Adam Silvera
17. Read a YA book by an Indigenous author: Elatsoe--Darcy Little Badger
18. Read a comic or graphic novel that features disability representation: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish--Seiko Tanabe
19. Read a nonfiction book about intersectional feminism: White Women--Regina Jackson
20. Read a book of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author: Black Girl, Call Home --Jasmine Mans
21. Read a book of short stories: Matchup--Lee Child (ed.)
22. Read any book from the Ignyte awards shortlist/longlist/winner list: The City We Became--N.K. Jeminsin
23. Read a social horror, mystery, or thriller novel: The Lies I Tell--Julie Clark
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat! (Fat-Positive Romance): Big Summer--Jennifer Weiner

 

Challenge completed on December 3