Book Riot’s 2024 Read Harder Challenge

 Another I look forward to has arrived for next year!

1. Read a cozy fantasy book: Greenglass House--Kate Milford
2. Read a YA book by a trans author: King and the Dragonflies--Kacen Callender
3. Read a middle grade horror novel: Never Cry Werewolf--Heather Davis
4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author: Lifting as We Climb--Evette Dionne
5. Read a sci-fi novella: Remote Control--Nnedi Okorafor
6. Read a middle grade book with an LGBTQIA main character: The Fabulous Zed Watson!--Basil Sylvester
7. Read an indie published collection of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author: This Wound is a World--Billy-Ray Belcourt
8. Read a book in translation from a country you’ve never visited: The Cat Who Saved Books--Sosuke Natsukawa
9. Read a book recommended by a librarian: All That's Left in the World--Erik J. Brown
10. Read a historical fiction book by an Indigenous author: The Sentence--Louise Erdrich
11. Read a picture book published in the last five years: Sisters First--Jenna Bush Hager
12. Read a genre book (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) by a disabled author: A Kind of Spark--Elle McNicol
13. Read a comic that has been banned: Heartstopper Vol.2--Alice Oseman
14. Read a book by an author with an upcoming event (virtual or in person) and then attend the event: Come & Get It--Kiley Reid (did not attend)
15. Read a YA nonfiction book: Branded by the Pink Triangle--Ken Setterington
16. Read a book based solely on the title: If You're Out There--Katy Loutzenhiser
17. Read a book about media literacy: Broad Band--Claire L. Evans
18. Read a book about drag or queer artistry: The Black Flamingo--Dean Atta
19. Read a romance with neurodivergent characters: Every Last Word--Tamara Ireland Stone
20. Read a book about books (fiction or nonfiction): The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek--Kim Michele Richardson
21. Read a book that went under the radar in 2023: The Collected Regrets of Clover--Mikki Brammer
22. Read a manga or manhwa: With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun, Vol. 1--Hidekichi Matsumoto 
23. Read a “howdunit” or “whydunit” mystery: The House in the Pines--Ana Reyes
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat (Microhistory):  Thunderstruck--Erik Larson