Reading Women Challenge 2020

Here is the challenge for 2020. I will read as many books as possible.

My Books:

1. Frequently Recommended to You: Daisy Jones & the Six--Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. Picture Book by a BIPOC Author: The Day You Begin--Jacqueline Woodson
3. Anthology With Multiple Authors: Bad Boys With Expensive Toys--Nancy Warren/MaryJanice Davidson/Karen Kelley
4. Author From the Caribbean: Ordinary Girls--Jaquira Diaz
5. Feel-Good/Happy Book: Pretty in Plaid--Jen Lancaster
6. Under 100 Pages: Piper Morgan Plans a Party--Stephanie Faris
7. Biography: Rise of the Rocket Girls--Nathalia Holt
8. Inspired by Folklore: Dorothy Must Die--Danielle Paige 
9. About Food: Around the World in 80 Dinners--Cheryl Alters Jamison
10. LGBTQ+ Author: A Queer and Pleasant Danger--Kate Bernstein
11. Arab Woman: If You Could Be Mine--Sara Farizan
12. Movie Adaptation: Soul Surfer--Bethany Hamilton
13. About the Environment: Silent Spring--Rachel Carson
14. Translated From an Asian Language: River of Stars--Yosano Akiko
15. About a Woman Who Inspired You: More, Now, Again--Elizabeth Wurtzel (reread)
16. Set in Japan: Convenience Store Woman--Sayaka Murata
17. Over 500 Pages: Clan of the Cave Bear--Jean M. Auel
18. Afrofuturism or Africanfuturism: Kindred--Octavia E. Butler
19. About a Woman Artist: Maya Lin: Thinking With Her Hands--Susan Goldman Rubin
20. Nonfiction Title by a Woman Historian: The Brontes--Juliet Barker
21. Woman With a Disability: Five Feet Apart--Rachael Lippincott
22. From the 2019 Reading Women Award Shortlists: The Yellow House--Sarah M. Broom
23. Winner of the Stella Prize: The Museum of Modern Love--Heather Rose

BONUS:

1. The House of the Spirits--Isabel Allende
2. The Bluest Eye--Toni Morrison

Challenge completed on November 3

2020 DIVERSITY READING CHALLENGE

Doing this again.Will do all 12 months, and as many LGBT+ books for the summer as I can get.

For those who want to challenge themselves even more, each month has a theme to read towards.  These themes will help you tackle the different kinds of diversity.  On occasion we’ve given multiple themes in a month to give readers options (ie I had a lot of great choices, and I couldn’t decide).

JANUARY – diverse folktales/culture/mythology; or diverse retelling; or non-western setting:
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency--Alexander McCall Smith

FEBRUARY – poc: Black/African American:
Infants of the Spring--Wallace Thurman

MARCH – #ownvoices; or gender: female authors in male-dominated genres/non-fiction:

Rise of the Rocket Girls--Nathalia Holt

APRIL – poc: Middle Eastern/South Asian: If You Could Be Mine--Sara Farizan

MAY – poc: East Asian/Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander: Convenience Store Woman--Sayaka Murata

JUNE – LGBT+ pride summer: sexuality and gender identity: The Gap of Time--Jeanette Winterson

JULY – LGBT+ pride summer: sexuality and gender identity: Boy Meets Boy--David Levithan

AUGUST – mental health/addiction: His Bright Light--Danielle Steel

SEPTEMBER – poc: hispanic/latinx: Empress of the Splendid Season--Oscar Hijuelos

OCTOBER – physical/sensory/cognitive/intellectual/developmental disabilities:  Flowers for Algernon--Daniel Keyes

NOVEMBER – poc: Native American: There, There--Tommy Orange

DECEMBER – religious minorities: Book of Rachel--Esther David

There’s sort of an extra level to the LGBT+ pride summer in June and July — aim to check off as many letters in LGBTQQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual) as possible!

Summer Mini-Challenge:

1. Spinning--Tillie Walden
2. Me Talk Pretty One Day--David Sedaris
3. Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy--Noelle Stevenson
4. Rani Patel in Full Effect--Sonia Patel
5. Wilder Girls--Rory Power
6. 28 Summers--Elin Hilderbrand

Challenge completed on December 5

#LETSREADINDIE 2020 READING CHALLENGE

Going to try this one again.

Welcome to the #LetsReadIndie 2020 Reading Challenge! 

Guidelines 

• The Challenge begins January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
• All Books read for this challenge MUST BE INDIE. This means self-published or small publishing housing. It is up to you how you want to interpret this challenge.
• All genres count and re-reading and crossovers are encouraged!
• Books can be any length and can be any format.

My Books: 

1. I'm a Gay Wizard--V.S. Santoni
2. Imaginary Animal--Rachelle Linda Escamilla
3. Good Visions Make Good Cases--Kelly Hathaway
4. Convenience Store Woman--Sayaka Murata 
5. Zombie--J.R. Angelella
6. We Sold Our Souls--Grady Hendrix

Host blog for this challenge has been deleted. Calling challenge complete on October 1.

2020 CLOAK AND DAGGER CHALLENGE

It's going to be at Carol's Notebook next year. I will read a many books as I can for the year.

Challenge Rules:

• You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
• You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, Goodreads, Instagram, etc.)
• Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
• Books need to at least 100 pages long. Please no short stories.
• Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
• The Challenge will run from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends March 15th)

Levels:

5-15 books – Amateur sleuth

16-25 books – Detective

26-35 books – Inspector

36 – 55 – Special agent

56+ books – Sherlock Holmes

My Books:

1. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency--Alexander McCall Smith
2. And Then There Were None--Agatha Christie
3. California Girl--T. Jefferson Parker
4. Murder à la Mode--G.A. McKevett
5. Murder Under Cover--Kate Carlisle
6. Stud Rites--Susan Conant
7. Good Visions Make Good Cases--Kelly Hashway
8. Dearly Depotted--Kate Collins
9. See What I Have Done--Sarah Schmidt
10. Look Alive Twenty-Five--Janet Ivanovich
11. Coconut Layer Cake Murder--Joanne Fluke
12. The Cherry Cola Book Club--Ashton Lee
13. Sunset Beach--Mary Kay Andrews
14. Death by Pantyhose--Laura Levine
15. Murder, London-Australia--John Creasey
16. Angora Alibi--Sally Goldenbaum
17. 19th Christmas--James Patterson
18. Murder, She Barked--Krista Davis
19. Snipped in the Bud--Kate Collins
20. The Guest List--Lucy Foley
21. Acts of Violets--Kate Collins
22. Christmas Cake Murder--Joanne Fluke
23. Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well--Nancy Atherton
24. September Fair--Jess Lourey
25. The Blithedale Romance--Nathaniel Hawthorne
26. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove--Christopher Moore
27. Something Wicked This Way Comes--Ray Bradbury
28. The Skeleton in the Closet--M.C. Beaton
29. Rizzoli & Isles: I Know a Secret--Tess Gerritsen
30. Christmas Cupcake Murder--Joanne Fluke
31. Christmas Sweets--Joanne Fluke
32. Mistletoe Murder--Leslie Meier
33. The Lincoln Lawyer--Michael Connelly
34. Eggnog Murder--Leslie Meier
35. Death of a Christmas Caterer--Lee Hollis
36. A Crafty Christmas--Mollie Cox Bryan
37. A Catered Christmas Cookie Exchange--Isis Crawford
38. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle--Stuart Turton
39. The Wicked Flea--Susan Conant

Challenge completed on December 26

2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge

I am always excited for this one.

CATEGORIES:

1. Book Published in 2020: The Jetsetters--Amanda Eyre Ward 
2. By a Trans or Nonbinary Author: A Queer and Pleasant Danger--Kate Bornstein
3. Book With a Great First Line: 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas--Marie-Helene Bertino
4. Book About a Book Club: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons--Lorna Landvik
5. Book Set in a City That Has Hosted the Olympics (Los Angeles): The Lincoln Lawyer--Michael Connelly
6. Bildungsroman: Black Dove, White Raven--Elizabeth Wein
7. The First Book You Touch on a Shelf With Your Eyes Closed: In a German Pension--Katherine Mansfield
8. Book With an Upside-Down Image on the Cover: Identical--Ellen Hopkins
9. Book With a Map: I'm a Gay Wizard--V.S. Santoni
10. Book Recommended by Your Favorite Blog, Vlog, Podcast, Or Online Book Club: The Friend Zone--Abby Jimenez
11. Anthology: Bad Boys With Expensive Toys--Nancy Warren/MaryJanice Davidson/Karen Kelley
12. Book That Passes the Bechdel Test: Nothing to See Here--Kevin Wilson
13. Book With the Same Title as a Movie or TV Show but is Unrelated to It: Game Over--Fern Michaels
14. By an Author with Flora or Fauna in Their Name: The Viking's Woman--Heather Graham
15. About or Involving Social Media: Roomies--Sara Zarr
16. Has a Book on the Cover: Murder Under Cover--Kate Carlisle
17. Medical Thriller: The Passage--Justin Cronin
18. With Made-Up Language: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--J.K. Rowling 
19. Set in a Country Beginning with "C" (Canada): The Answer Is...-Alex Trebek
20. Book You Picked Because the Title Caught Your Attention: The Anxiety of Everyday Objects--Aurelie Sheehan
21. Published the Month of Your Birthday: Uncanny Valley--Anna Wiener
22. By or About a Woman in STEM: Rise of the Rocket Girls--Nathalia Holt
23. Won an Award on 2019 (National Book Award): The Yellow House--Sarah M. Broom
24. On a Subject You know Nothing About: Girl, Stop Apologizing--Rachel Hollis
25. With Only Words on the Cover, No Graphics or Images: Me Talk Pretty One Day--David Sedaris
26. Pun in the Title: My Fair Lazy--Jen Lancaster
27. Featuring One of the Seven Deadly Sins: The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove--Christopher Moore
28. With a Robot, Cyborg or AI Character: I, Robot--Isaac Asimov
29. Bird on the Cover: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings--Maya Angelou
30. Fiction or Nonfiction Book About a World Leader: The Firebrand and the First Lady--Patricia Bell-Scott
31. With "Gold," "Silver" or "Bronze" in the Title: Gold Fame Citrus--Claire Vaye Watkins
32. Book by a WOC: The Bluest Eye--Toni Morrison
33. With at Least a Four-Star Rating on Goodreads: Daisy Jones & the Six--Taylor Jenkins Reid
34. Book You Meant to Read in 2019: Murder, She Barked--Krista Davis
35. Three-Word Title: Down and Across--Arvin Ahmadi
36. Pink Cover: Dearly Depotted--Kate Collins
37. Western: Mountain Time: A Western Memoir--Jane Candia Coleman
38. By or About a Journalist: More, Now, Again--Elizabeth Wurtzel (reread)
39. Read a Banned Book During Banned Books Week: Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret--Judy Blume (reread)
40. Your Favorite Prompt From a Past Popsugar Reading Challenge (Song Lyrics in the Title): You Belong to Me--Johanna Lindsey

ADVANCED:

1. Written by an Author in Their 20s: My Sister, the Serial Killer--Oyinkan Brathwaite
2. With 20 or "Twenty" in the Title: Twenty Wishes--Debbie Macomber
3. With a Character with a Vision Impairment or Enhancement (Nod to 20/20 Vision): Things You Save in a Fire--Katherine Center
4. Book Set in Japan, Host of the 2020 Olympics: Convenience Store Woman--Sayaka Murata
5. Book Set in the 1920s: Infants of the Spring--Wallace Thurman
6. By An Author who has Written More Than 20 Books: The Snow Bride--Debbie Macomber
7. Book With More Than 20 Letters in Its Title: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter--Erika L. Sanchez
8. Book Published in the 20th Century: Silent Spring--Rachel Carson
9. Book From a Series With More Than 20 Books: Look Alive Twenty-Five--Janet Evanovich
10. With a Main Character in Their 20s: Kindred--Octavia E. Butler

Challenge completed on December 13

The 2020 Reading Challenge: 52 Books in 52 Weeks

Here is the list for 2020 at Mommy Mannegran.

1. Letter "W" in the Title: Wayward Son--Rainbow Rowell
2. Hardcover: Murder à la Mode--G.A. McKevett
3. Indigenous Author: There, There--Tommy Orange
4. Set In Winter: The Snow Bride--Debbie Macomber
5. Character Who is a Senior: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons--Lorna Landvik
6. Written in the 1970s: The Bluest Eye--Toni Morrison
7. Author Local to You: Imaginary Animal--Rachelle Linda Escamilla
8. Orange on the Cover: Firegirl--Tony Abbott
9. Set in Space: Life, the Universe and Everything--Douglas Adams
10. Bestseller: The Swans of Fifth Avenue--Melanie Benjamin
11. Leaves You Thinking: XYZ Factor--Nancy Lublin & Alyssa Ruderman
12. A "Guilty Pleasure": Taking It All--Maya Banks
13. By a Female Author: Ordinary Girls--Jaquira Diaz
14. Book in a Series: Wind Chime Point--Sherryl Woods
15. Book With Romance: You Belong to Me--Johanna Lindsey
16. Borrowed From a Friend: The Lost Vintage--Ann Mah
17. Written by More Than One Author: Windhaven--George R.R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle
18. Published in 2020: Uncanny Valley--Anna Wiener
19. Stephen King Novel: The Stand
20. Author Whose Last Name Starts With the Same Initial as Yours: The Vintage Teacup Club--Vanessa Greene
21. By a Blogger or Journalist: More, Now, Again--Elizabeth Wurtzel (reread)
22. Character That Frustrates You: My Sister, the Serial Killer--Oyinkan Brathwaite
23. Title Beginning With "A": And Then There Were None--Agatha Christie
24. Title Beginning  With "B": Bad Boys With Expensive Toys--Nancy Warren/MaryJanice Davidson/Karen Kelley
25. Title Beginning With "C": California Girl--T. Jefferson Parker
26. A Strong "Friendship" Theme: Black Dove, White Raven--Elizabeth Wein
27. A Comic Book: Honor Girl--Maggie Thrash
28. Literary Fiction: The Gap of Time--Jeanette Winterson
29. Award-Winning Novel: Boy Meets Boy--David Levithan
30. Book With Recipes Inside: Around the World  in 80 Dinners--Cheryl Alters Jamison
31. Book Featuring Royalty: Princess in Love--Meg Cabot
32. Spy Novel: Dearly Depotted--Kate Collins
33. Book Containing Poetry: Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart--Alice Walker
34. Book With Illustrations: Silent Spring--Rachel Carson
35. An Author's Debut Book: The Art of Baking Blind--Sarah Vaughan
36. Written in First Person: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter--Erika L. Sanchez
37. Featuring the Medical Profession: The Passage--Justin Cronin
38. Set in the Future: Gold Fame Citrus--Claire Vaye Watkins
39. Used in a Celebrity Book Club: Daisy Jones & the Six--Taylor Jenkins Reid
40. Book on the Mensa Reading List for Grades 9-12: The Canterbury Tales--Geoffrey Chaucer
41. Published When You Were 20: The Prize--Julie Garwood
42. Reuse a Prompt From a PastYear (Discusses Mental Health): His Bright Light--Danielle Steel
43. Set in a Country You've Never Visited: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency--Alexander McCall Smith
44. "Recommended" to You by Amazon: The Jetsetters--Amanda Eyre Ward 
45. Book That Cost You Less than $5: An Appetite for Violets--Martine Bailey
46. By an Author Used in an Earlier Category: Twenty Wishes--Debbie Macomber
47. Story Takes Place on a Mode of Transportation: Driving With the Top Down--Beth Harbison
48. Character Who Wears Glasses: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--J.K. Rowling 
49. About a World Leader: The Firebrand and the First Lady--Patricia Bell-Scott
50. Author You Previously Disliked: Twelfth Night--William Shakespeare
51. Genre You Don't Normally Care For: Girl, Stop Apologizing--Rachel Hollis
52. Book With a Foreword: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings--Maya Angelou

Challenge completed on November 5

2019 #Christmas Spirit #Reading Challenge

Click here to sign up. I'll be trying for at least the first level.

Details and sign up:

• challenge will run from Monday, November 25, 2019 through Monday, January 6, 2020 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany).
• cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged! 
• These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, and for the first time...a children's Christmas books level! 

Levels:

--Candy Cane: read 1 book

--Mistletoe: read 2-4 books

--Christmas Tree: read 5 or 6 books (this is the fanatic level...LOL!)

Additional levels:

--Fa La La La Films: watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you!

--Visions of Sugar Plums: read books with your children this season and share what you read

*the additional levels are optional, you still must complete one of the main reading levels above

Here is what I am reading:

1. Sugar and Spice--Fern Michaels & others
2. An Irish Night Before Christmas--Sarah Kirwen Blazek 
3. The Miracle of Hanukkah--Seymour Chwast
4. The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily--Rachel Cohn & David Leviathan
5. A Snow Country Christmas--Linda Lael Miller
6. There's Something about Christmas--Debbie Macomber

Challenge completed on December 20