2018 Read Harder Challenge plans

[Christopher]

After looking through my unread shelf, searching through the internet, and asking my local librarians for assistance, I think I've nailed down the books I will be reading for this year's challenge. Of course, let me know if any of these don't quite fit the task.

1) A book published posthumously: Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien

2) A book of true crime: Columbine by Dave Cullen

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): The Once and Future King by T.H. White

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present by John Pomfret

6) A book about nature: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond

7) A western: True Grit by Charles Portis

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall Of The Ottoman Empire And The Creation Of The Modern Middle East by David Fromkin

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

12) A celebrity memoir: The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

13) An Oprah Book Club selection: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

14) A book of social science: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

15) A one-sitting book: Subversive Christianity: Imaging God in a Dangerous Time by Brian J. Walsh

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Null States by Malka Ann Older

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: Death's End by Liu Cixin

20) A book with a cover you hate: The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931 by Adam Tooze

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: Ripper by Isabel Allende

22) An essay anthology: We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

[Rob]

10/17

1) A book published posthumously

2) A book of true crime The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person The Best We Could Do

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

6) A book about nature

7) A western True Grit

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature Beyond the Rice Fields

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color Let's Talk About Love

11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare

13) An Oprah Book Club selection An American Marriage

14) A book of social science

15) A one-sitting book Kentucky Straight: Stories

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series Serafina and the Black Cloak

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author The Night Masquerade

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Casey]

I'm taking this pretty casually compared to the way I normally approach reading challenges, but I don't want to put too much pressure on myself. Either way - I've already finished a few challenges so here I am.

1) A book published posthumously

2) A book of true crime

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

6) A book about nature

7) A western
Shadows of Self - not actually a western but it's got all those western vibes + magic, set on a different world. Still counting it.

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
The Doctor's Discretion PoC lead in this historical gay romance which was so good. I don't actually know about the author but this was real good.

11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir

13) An Oprah Book Club selection

14) A book of social science

15) A one-sitting book
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue This book was SO GOOD, probably not a normal one sitter but I had a good few hours and wanted a distraction.

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Giant Days, Vol. 6 I love this comic, so much fun. Published by BOOM!

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate
The Duchess Deal There's probably covers I hate more, but I've always hated the classic bodice ripper cover so here we are.

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Marie]

Christopher wrote: "After looking through my unread shelf, searching through the internet, and asking my local librarians for assistance, I think I've nailed down the books I will be reading for this year's challenge. Of course, let me know if any of these don't quite fit the task."

Doing the research is one of my favorite parts of the challenge. :)

Your list looks good to me. The only thing I'd mention is that a mod stated that an essay anthology is essays by a variety of authors. If the essays are all by one author, it's a collection. News to me! Anyway, essays by a variety of authors is how this group is defining the "essay anthology" task. Here are some suggestions from Book Riot:

https://bookriot.com/2018/01/19/essay...

[JoLene]

JoLene's Read Harder Challenge

Completed: 14/24

January + 5
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
6) A book about nature: The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness - 1/23
11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - A Wrinkle in Time
15) A one-sitting book - Locke & Key: Small World
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image -Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks

February + 4
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - East of the Sun - 2/7 (set in India)
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening - 2/28 (author is chinese amerian, illusrator is japanese)
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - The Fairy-Tale Detectives - 2/23
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Cinder - 2/13

March + 3 --> 12
12) A celebrity memoir - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between - 3/10
13) An Oprah Book Club selection - Night - 3/24
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 -Scarlet - 3/12; Scarlet's grandmother is over 60 and key character in the story.

April + 2 --> 14
1) A book published posthumously - The Girl Who Played with Fire - 4/23
7) A western - Doc - 4/10

[Gabby]

1) A book published posthumously
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography

2) A book of true crime
The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
Rebecca

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Nimona

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

6) A book about nature
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

7) A western
Lonesome Dove

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
The God of Small Things

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
Rules Of Engagement

11) A children’s classic published before 1980
The Little Prince

12) A celebrity memoir
The Princess Diarist

13) An Oprah Book Club selection
The Invention of Wings

14) A book of social science
Bad Feminist

15) A one-sitting book
We Should All Be Feminists

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
The Assassin's Curse

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
The Bees

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Strong Female Protagonist. Book One

19) A book of genre fiction in translation
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

20) A book with a cover you hate
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
Wish You Were Here

22) An essay anthology
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
The Woman Next Door

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished
The Grapes of Wrath

[Debbie]

24/24

[X] 1) A book published posthumously - Persuasion

[X] 2) A book of true crime - The Crime of the Century

[X] 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - The Illustrated Man

[X] 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Comics for a Strange World: A Book of Poorly Drawn Lines

[X] 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - Anna Karenina

[X] 6) A book about nature - Birds Art Life Death: A Field Guide to the Small and Significant

[X] 7) A western - Lonesome Dove

[X] 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Your Black Friend

[X] 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - A Brief History of Seven Killings

[X] 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color - An Extraordinary Union

[X] 11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - Peter Pan

[X] 12) A celebrity memoir - Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

[X] 13) An Oprah Book Club selection - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

[X] 14) A book of social science - So You've Been Publicly Shamed

[X] 15) A one-sitting book - One

[X] 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Noughts & Crosses

[X] 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Station Eleven

[X] 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - xkcd: volume 0

[X] 19) A book of genre fiction in translation - The Snowman

[X] 20) A book with a cover you hate - For Richer, For Poorer: A Love Affair with Poker

[X] 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - Devil in a Blue Dress

[X] 22) An essay anthology - Not That Bad

[X] 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - Britt-Marie Was Here

[X] 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

[Risa]

This is my first year doing a challenge!
5/24

1. A book published posthumously
Persuasion

2. A book of true crime
Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami

3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)

4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person

5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
The Bear and the Nightingale

6. A book about nature

7. A western

8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

10. A romance novel by or about a person of color

11. A children’s classic published before 1980

12. A celebrity memoir

13. An Oprah Book Club selection

14. A book of social science

15. A one-sitting book

16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

19. A book of genre fiction in translation

20. A book with a cover you hate

21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

22. An essay anthology

23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
Murder at the Vicarage

24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Lane]

Never done one of these but here goes!

[ ] 1. A book published posthumously

[ ] 2. A book of true crime

[ ] 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[ ] 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person

[ ] 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

[x] 6. A book about nature - Beneath the Haunting Sea

[x] 7. A western - Gunslinger Girl

[ ] 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Black Panther #1

[ ] 9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature -

[x] 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color - Love, Hate & Other Filters

[ ] 11. A children’s classic published before 1980

[x] 12. A celebrity memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, 2/9/18

[ ] 13. An Oprah Book Club selection

[ ] 14. A book of social science - Blind Injustice: A Former Prosecutor Exposes the Psychology and Politics of Wrongful Convictions

[x] 15. A one-sitting book - The Fault in Our Stars

[x] 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Legend

[x] 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - The Darkest Minds

[x] 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Legend: The Graphic Novel

[ ] 19. A book of genre fiction in translation

[ ] 20. A book with a cover you hate

[ ] 21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

[ ] 22. An essay anthology - We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories

[ ] 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

[x ] 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - Howards End

[Dee]

This is my first year doing joining this challenge.

21/24

1) A book published posthumously Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

2) A book of true crime The Shack 26/11/18

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) ]The Genesis Project by Tigris Eden 12/06/18

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person The Complete Maus

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 26/07/18

6) A book about nature A Walk in the Woods 20/12/18

7) A western Topaz by Beverly Jenkins 29/12/18

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color The Vampire Huntress Legends: Dawn and Darkness by L.A. Banks 25/11/18

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature Voyager 22/08/18

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color Topaz 29/12/18

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 19/10/18

12) A celebrity memoir Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood byTrevor Noah 31/10/18

13) An Oprah Book Club selection The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 16/11/18

14) A book of social science Between the World and Me 26/04/18

15) A one-sitting book Midnight Unleashed by Lara Adrian 01/03/18

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel 31/03/18

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author Who Fears Death byNnedi Okorafor 01/05/18

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image The Vampire Huntress Legends: Dawn and Darkness by L.A. Banks 25/11/18

19) A book of genre fiction in translation The Prisoner of Heaven 19/02/18

20) A book with a cover you hate The Prisoner of Heaven 19/02/18

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author Casanegra

22) An essay anthology Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology 18/12/18

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie 14/06/18

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) Three Seconds 13/11/18

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[Djuna]

Andrea wrote: "Which other challenges are you joining?"

Im also doing "ONTD" monthly challenge,which is one specific genre each month. Much synergy with this one. :)

[Sarena]

2/24

1) A book published posthumously
Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave

2) A book of true crime
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
The Princess Bride

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Nimona

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
A Bollywood Affair

6) A book about nature

7) A western
Breathless

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
March: Book One

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

✔10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
Hate to Want You


11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir

13) An Oprah Book Club selection

14) A book of social science

15) A one-sitting book
Long Way Down

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
The Fifth Season

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Goldie Vance Volume 1

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate

✔21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - Hollywood Homicide


22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
Frankenstein

[Sheryl_at_Ubookquitous]

COMPLETED 22/24

Here's my plan - subject to change (especially #24 -- assigned books over the years were usually read -- and life's too short to reread books I hated. LOL)

✅ 1 A book published posthumously -
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson Completed 25 March 2018


✅ 2 A book of true crime -
Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy
Completed 20 September 2018

✅ 3 A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) -
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter Completed 20 September 2018

✅ 4 A comic written and drawn by the same person -
Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel

✅ 5 A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) -
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Completed 05 Aug 2018

✅ 6 A book about nature -
Being a Green Mother by Piers Anthony

✅ 7 A western -
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
completed 03 February 2018

✅ 8 A comic written or illustrated by a person of color -
Angel Catbird, Vol. 1 by Margaret Atwood and Johnny Christmas
Completed 27 January 2018

✅ 9 A book of colonial or postcolonial literature -
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Completed 04 May 2018

✅ 10 A romance novel by or about a person of color -
Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond
Completed 02 Aug 2018


✅ 12 A celebrity memoir -
Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
Completed 29 March 2018

✅ 13 An Oprah Book Club selection -
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Completed 25 June 2018


✅ 14 A book of social science -
Age of Anger: A History of the Present by Pankaj Mishra

✅ 15 A one-sitting book -
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates
Completed 10 Aug 2018

✅ 16 The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series -
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Completed 03 September 2018

✅ 17 A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author -
Warcross by Marie Lu
Completed 09 April 2018

✅ 18 A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image -
Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called, Volume 1 by David Lawrence

✅ 19 A book of genre fiction in translation -
The Dark Monk by Oliver Pötzsch
Completed 09 January 2017

✅ 20 A book with a cover you hate -
The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan
Completed 05 February 2018

✅ 21 A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author -
Body Double by Tess Gerritsen

✅ 22 An essay anthology -
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

✅ 23 A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 -
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Completed 21 April 2018

[Amy J.]

After being encouraged to complete the Read Harder challenge by the librarian at work for for the past several years, I've decided to give it a try. I have been in a huge reading rut for months!

After trying and hating 2 posthumous novels, I decided to just reread a one by Jane Austen. I wanted to avoid rereads, but I want to also get this list done

Progress: 24/24

1. A book published posthumously:Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Finished 5/25/18

2.A book of true crime: The Cases That Haunt Us by John E. Douglas Finished 11/26/18

3.A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Finished 11/24/18

4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person:The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman Finished 9/23/18

5.A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King Finished 12/1/18

6. A book about nature: The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery Finished 7/4/18

7.A western:Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Finished 3/3/18

8.A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: March: Book One by John Lewis Finished 2/25/18

9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Finished 10/29/18

10.A romance novel by or about a person of color: Love Notes by Christina C. Jones Finished 2/27/18

11. A children’s classic published before 1980: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Finished 2/11/18

12. A celebrity memoir: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Finished 10/23/18

13. An Oprah Book Club selection: Sula by Toni Morrison Finished 2/6/18

14.A book of social science:Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-LodgeFinished 12/1/18

15. A one-sitting book: The Forgiving Season: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Renata McMann Completed 2/2/18

16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Finished 2/5/2018

17.A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Finished 3/3/18

18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 1 by Ralph Tedesco Finished 2/4/18

19. A book of genre fiction in translation: Blindness by José Saramago Finished 8/9/18

20. A book with a cover you hate: Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan Finished 2/10/18

21.A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna Finished 2/27/18

22.An essay anthology: Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage by In This Together Media Finished 11/17/18

23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Finished 2/25/18

24.An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Young Elites by Marie Lu Finished 11/23/18

[Stephanie]

1) A book published posthumously - The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

2) A book of true crime - IT'S ME, Edward Wayne Edwards, the Serial Killer You Never Heard Of

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - Dune

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - My Friend Dahmer

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - TBR

6) A book about nature - Storms Of My Grandchildren: The Truth About The Climate Catastrophe And Our Last Chance To Save Humanity

7) A western - TBR

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - TBR

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - TBR

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color - TBR

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - Charlotte's Web

12) A celebrity memoir - TBR

13) An Oprah Book Club selection - TBR

14) A book of social science - TBR

15) A one-sitting book - Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - The Handmaid's Tale

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Nailbiter, Vol. 2: Bloody Hands

19) A book of genre fiction in translation - Confessions

20) A book with a cover you hate - Jane Steele

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - TBR

22) An essay anthology - Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - The Body in the Library

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - TBR

[Milena]

24/24

1) A book published posthumously: Persuasion

2) A book of true crime:I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance):Murder on the Orient Express

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person:Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): The Body Snatcher

6) A book about nature:Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

7) A western:River of Teeth

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: March: Book One

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature:The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: The Wedding Date

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: Anne of Green Gables

12) A celebrity memoir: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between

13) An Oprah Book Club selection:The Invention of Wings

14) A book of social science:Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship

15) A one-sitting book:Saga, Vol. 1

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series:To All the Boys I've Loved Before

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author:The Ship Beyond Time

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image:Blankets

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: The Snowman

20) A book with a cover you hate:Notes from Underground

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author:The Cutting Season

22) An essay anthology:The Best American Travel Writing 2017

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Little Prince

[Emma]

1) A book published posthumously: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2) A book of true crime: In Cold Blood

3) A classic of genre fiction: The Woman in White

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: I'm using manga for this, I just haven't decided which one.

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): Deathless

6) A book about nature: Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds

7) A western: The Gunslinger

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: I'm using manga for this as well, I just haven't decided which one.

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Purple HibiscusThe Joys of Motherhood

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: A Princess in Theory

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: A Wrinkle in Time

12) A celebrity memoir: The Princess Diarist

13) An Oprah Book Club selection: The Poisonwood BibleThe Road

14) A book of social science: Bad FeministPushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

15) A one-sitting book: Fortunately, the Milk

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: The Golden Compass

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author : Bloodline, but also interested in reading Binti and Ninefox Gambit

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: I'm using manga for this as well, I just haven't decided which one.

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: The Black Tides of HeavenFaceless Killers

20) A book with a cover you hate: Feeling Sorry for Celia

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: Malice

22) An essay anthology: Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Murder at the Vicarage

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): To Kill a Mockingbird

[Cendaquenta]

1) A book published posthumously - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

2) A book of true crime - Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - Lud-In-The-Mist [fantasy]

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

6) A book about nature - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Untold Story of a Lost World

7) A western - The Grapes of Wrath (provisionally)

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Things Fall Apart, Half of a Yellow Sun

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color - Bingo Love [graphic novel]

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - Anne of Green Gables

12) A celebrity memoir - Life on Air

13) An Oprah Book Club selection - Becoming

14) A book of social science - Women & Power: A Manifesto

15) A one-sitting book - The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Children of Blood and Bone

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Station Eleven

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - The One Hundred Nights of Hero

19) A book of genre fiction in translation - We, The Blue Fox, The Odyssey

20) A book with a cover you hate - don't know, I don't think I have any!

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - The Little Stranger

22) An essay anthology - The Secret Loves of Geeks

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - The Trick to Time

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - I don't remember ever being assigned many books. Guess I'll go for The Merchant of Venice

[Sarah]

This is my first time doing this challenge. In fact, I didn't even know about it until today! Some of the books may change, but this is my current plan of attack:

Progress: 24/24

1) A book published posthumously:
Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan

Finished: Saturday March 3, 2018

2) A book of true crime:
Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of by Harold Schechter

Finished: Thursday May 31, 2018

3) A classic of genre fiction:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Finished: Saturday February 24, 2018

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person:
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf

Finished: Friday March 2, 2018

5) A book set in one of the five BRICS countries:
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Finished: Tuesday December 18, 2018

6) A book about nature:
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Finished: September 11, 2018

7) A western:
Hondo by Louis L'Amour

Finished: Saturday March 3, 2018

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color:
Black Panther #1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Finished: Monday February 19, 2018

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature:
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Finished: Tuesday December 11, 2018

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color:
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

Finished: Sunday March 11, 2018

11) A children's classic published before 1980:
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Finished: Friday March 2, 2018

12) A celebrity Memoir:
A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth

Finished: Tuesday March 6, 2018

13) An Oprah Book Club selection:
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

Finished: Friday March 16, 2018

14) A book of social science:
No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America by Ron Powers

Finished: Thursday December 27, 2018

15) A one-sitting book:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Finished: Sunday February 18, 2018

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series:
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Finished: Thursday March 1, 2018

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author:
Divergent by Veronica Roth

Finished: Sunday March 18, 2018

18) A comic that isn't published by Marvel, DC, or Image:
Zeus: King of the Gods by George O'Connor

Finished: Saturday March 3, 2018

19) A book of genre fiction in translation:
The Dinner by Herman Koch

Finished: Tuesday March 13, 2018

20) A book with a cover you hate:
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

Finished: Friday March 9, 2018

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author:
The Blue Place by Nicola Griffith

Finished: Friday April 13, 2018

22) An essay anthology:
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

Finished: Monday June 11,2018

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60:
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Finished: Saturday April 28, 2018

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished):
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Finished: Friday May 4, 2018

Good luck to everyone!

[Becky]

I just discovered this lovely reading challenge, so this will be my first time working on it, and I'm definitely not against double-dipping!

Completed on July 12th, 2018.

1) A book published posthumously - When Breath Becomes Air
2) A book of true crime - Shackled: Confessions of a Teenage Bank Robber
3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - A Wrinkle in Time
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Adulthood Is a Myth
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - The Bear and the Nightingale
6) A book about nature - The National Parks of the United States: A Photographic Journey
7) A western - The Gunslinger
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Boxers
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Artemis
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color - A Princess in Theory
11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - The Story of Ferdinand
12) A celebrity memoir - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
13) An Oprah Book Club selection - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
14) A book of social science - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
15) A one-sitting book - Saints
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Confessions of a Queen B*
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - The End We Start From
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - White Sand, Volume 1
19) A book of genre fiction in translation - Beartown
20) A book with a cover you hate - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - Coffee Cake
22) An essay anthology - Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - Britt-Marie Was Here
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West

[Chrissie]

Yrinsyde wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "So my New Year's Day was very quiet...managed to read my first book today for this challenge. Bold text means I've finished a prompt. Post updated: 1st January 2018/
Total Books R..."

There was a film?? I'm going to have to track that down! :)

[Janet]

1) A book published posthumously The Bell Jar
2) A book of true crime Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives29502379
3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) Murder on the Orient Express
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person The Complete Maus
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) The Lowland Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
6) A book about nature Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
7) A western True Grit
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color March: Book One
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature The Lowland
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color Love and Other Consolation Prizes
11) A children’s classic published before 1980 A Wrinkle in Time
12) A celebrity memoir Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
13) An Oprah Book Club selectionBehold the Dreamers
14) A book of social science Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
15) A one-sitting book Youth
16)The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series A Wrinkle in Time
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author The Fifth Season
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
19) A book of genre fiction in translation War and Turpentine
20) A book with a cover you hate Everything You Want Me to Be
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ authorBluebird, Bluebird
22) An essay anthology The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 The Blind Assassin
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) The Bend in the River

[Jennifer]

I have "plans" for every topic - but as a rule I rarely follow my plans. We'll see how this evolves :-) So far I'm doing really well with this challenge! (I'm not double-dipping because I'm ridiculous

11/24 Complete

1) A book published posthumously Our Souls at Night

2) A book of true crime The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) Murder on the Orient Express

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person El Deafo

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) The Bear and the Nightingale

6) A book about nature Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl

7) A western Lonesome Dove

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Small Country

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color An Extraordinary Union

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 Little Women -or- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

12) A celebrity memoir Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

13) An Oprah Book Club selection Middlesex

14) A book of social science Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone ??

15) A one-sitting book Between the World and Me

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series Children of Blood and Bone

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author Parable of the Talents

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

19) A book of genre fiction in translation The Devotion of Suspect X

20) A book with a cover you hate Beloved

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author Bluebird, Bluebird

22) An essay anthology Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession (Coming in June)

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 Olive Kitteridge

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) Tess of the d'Urbervilles -or- A Tale of Two Cities

[Cathy]

I loved Wesley the Owl so much! Enjoy.

[Mya]

These plans will change, but here's where they currently stand:

17/24 complete, one in progress.

1) Published posthumously: Persuasion, by Jane Austen or Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave, by Zora Neale Hurston (may also satisfy #14).

2) True crime: The Map Thief, by Michael Blanding.

3) Classic of genre fiction:
a) The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut
b) Murder at the Vicarage, by Agatha Christie

4) Comic written & illustrated by the same person: Pashmina, by Nidhi Chanani. May also read Are You My Mother?, by Alison Bechdel, or The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill.

5) A book set in/about a BRICS country:
a) Flower Net, by Lisa See.
b) The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden
Also planning on reading Crow Blue, by Adriana Lisboa.

6) A book about nature: The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson.

7) A western:
a) River of Teeth.
b) Forbidden & Tempest, by Beverly Jenkins
May also read Six-Gun Snow White, by Catherynne Valente.

8) A comic written or illustrated by a POC:
a) Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal, illustrated by Adrian Alphona
b) Pashmina, by Nidhi Chanani

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Everfair, by Nisi Shawl (supplemented by having re-read The Poisonwood Bible a few months ago & researching the history of Nigeria while I was reading it).

10) Romance novel by/about a POC:
a) The Wedding Date, by Jasmine Guillory
b) & c) An Extraordinary Union & A Princess in Theory, by Alyssa Cole
d) & e) Forbidden & Tempest, by Beverly Jenkins
f+) The Carhart Series by Courtney Milan

11) Pre-1980 children's classic:
a) The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Also satisfies #3, #15, & #19.
b) From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg.
c) A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle

12) Celebrity memoir: Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography &/or Blue Nights, by Joan Didion.

13) An Oprah selection: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed. Also completes #12. May also read The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead.

14) A book of social science: Unpleasant Design, by Selena Savic, or Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans, by Gary Krist.

15) A one-sitting book: Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor

16) 1st title in new-to-me YA series:
a) Labyrinth Lost, by Zoraida Córdova
b) Alanna: The First Adventure, by Tamora Pierce
c) Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor

17) SF by female author w/ female protagonist:
a) Ascension , by Jacqueline Koyanagi
b) Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor
c) A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
d) Labyrinth Lost, by Zoraida Córdova
May also read Karen Memory, by Elizabeth Bear

18) Comic NOT Marvel, etc.:
a) Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
b) Pashmina, by Nidhi Chanani

19) Genre fiction in translation:
a) The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
b) Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation, edited by Ken Liu
May also read Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier.

20) Cover I hate: I'm skipping this task, unless something I am already reading qualifies.

21) A mystery by a POC or LGBTQIA+:
a) Summer of the Big Bachi, by Naomi Hirahara.
b) & c) Aunty Lee's Delights & Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials by Ovidia Yu
d) & e) Death's Favorite Child & A Dead Man's Honor, by Frankie Y. Bailey
I may also read A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder, by Shamini Flint.

22) An essay anthology: Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans, or Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times, or The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016

23) Female protagonist >60:
a) A Dyeing Shame, by Elizabeth Spann Craig.
b) The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson
c) The Body in the Library, by Agatha Christie
May also read Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun.

24) A(n assigned) book I never finished: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz (also satisfies #9). I may also finally finish Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, by Jared Diamond, &/or How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, both of which also fulfill task #14.

Updated 10/12/18

[LindaN]

Mya wrote: "These plans will change, but here's where they currently stand:

7/24 complete, one in progress.

1) Published posthumously: Persuasion, by Jane Austen or Barracoon: The Story of ..."</i>

<i>Mya wrote: "These plans will change, but here's where they currently stand:

7/24 complete, one in progress.

1) Published posthumously: [book:Persuasion, by Jane Austen or [book:Barracoon: The Story of ..."

#14, Book of Social Science--not sure Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead fits this category. It is fiction rather than nonfiction.

[Mya]

LindaN wrote: "not sure Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead fits this category. It is fiction rather than nonfiction..."

Ah, thank you! Somehow I had missed that. Fortunately(?) I have a lot of non-fiction that's piled up on my to-read list. I will find something else. :)

[Amanda]

1) A book published posthumously: The Pale King

2) A book of true crime: Are You There Alone?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): Dune

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: My Friend Dahmer

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): The Namesake

6) A book about nature: The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

7) A western: True Grit

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: The Best We Could Do

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: The Poisonwood Bible

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: The Neverending Story

12) A celebrity memoir: Where Am I Now?

13) An Oprah Book Club selection: Fall on Your Knees

14) A book of social science: One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment

15) A one-sitting book: New American Best Friend

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Strange the Dreamer

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Dreadnought

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Lumberjanes

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: The Three-Body Problem

20) A book with a cover you hate: Sweet Tooth

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: The Last Place You Look

22) An essay anthology: Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): Ethan Frome

[Jennifer]

Amanda wrote: "1) A book published posthumously: The Pale King."

Isn't Meddling Kids a novel, not a comic? I own a copy, but I haven't read it yet so I guess there could be a comic element to it I don't know about. I've never heard of The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady - that looks like something I will definitely have to check out!

[Z]

Amanda wrote: "11) A children’s classic published before 1980: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe wasn't published before 1980, it was published in 2012.

[Amanda]

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe wasn't published before 1980, it was published in 2012.

Thanks, that was a copy-paste error. I meant to have A Wrinkle in Time there!

[Amanda]

Isn't Meddling Kids a novel, not a comic? I own a copy, but I haven't read it yet so I guess there could be a comic element to it I don't know about. I've never heard of The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady - that looks like something I will definitely have to check out!

You are right, I just got a copy from my library hold the other day and I took a peek and it's a novel. I was under the impression that it was a graphic novel, especially since the author is also an illustrator. Now I'm disappointed :( I'll have to search (again...) for something else. It's hard to find comics or graphic novels that are written and illustrated by the same person, especially ones I also want to read! Despite being an artist and also a writer, I'm not a huge comics fan lol.

I've had Revenge of the Radioactive Lady on my TBR for soooo long, I figured now must be the time! I've read the first chapter and I'm intrigued so far!

[Jennifer]

Amanda wrote: "Isn't Meddling Kids a novel, not a comic? I own a copy, but I haven't read it yet so I guess there could be a comic element to it I don't know about. I've never heard of The Revenge of the Radioact..."

If you want something more novel-like in a graphic novel, I recommend Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier. It's a really sweet story about a family that moves to a new town for health reasons and it's centered around El Dio de los Muertes. I plan to read El Deafo for this one.

[Amanda]

Jenny wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Isn't Meddling Kids a novel, not a comic? I own a copy, but I haven't read it yet so I guess there could be a comic element to it I don't know about. I've never heard of The Revenge ..."

Thanks for the suggestion. I went back into the thread for this prompt and remembered I had My Friend Dahmer on hold at the library. I added your suggestion to my comics tbr list :)

[Vanessa]

Jenny wrote: Isn't Meddling Kids a novel, not a comic?

It's definitely a novel.

(FWIW, I was looking forward to it but I didn't really like it. So glad I didn't buy it in hardback.)

[Denise]

Getting a late start and just now getting my list together. I will update soon

1) A book published posthumously:
2) A book of true crime:
3) A classic of genre fiction:
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person:
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries:
6) A book about nature:
7) A western:
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color:
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Borderland:
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color:
11) A children’s classic published before 1980:
12) A celebrity memoir:
13) An Oprah Book Club selection:
14) A book of social science:
15) A one-sitting book:
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series:
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author:
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image:
19) A book of genre fiction in translation:
20) A book with a cover you hate:
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author:
22) An essay anthology:
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60:
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished):

[Inez]

1) A book published posthumously
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying
2) A book of true crime
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd READ
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Threads: From the Refugee Crisis READ
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
6) A book about nature
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
7) A western
Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
Things Fall Apart
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
A Princess in Theory
11) A children’s classic published before 1980
The Little Prince READ
Danny the Champion of the World READ
12) A celebrity memoir
How to be Champion READ
James Acaster's Classic Scrapes READ
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood READ
13) An Oprah Book Club selection
A Fine Balance
14) A book of social science
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
15) A one-sitting book
Plum READ
The Snow Goose READ
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops READ
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
La Belle Sauvage
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
Kindred
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Out from Boneville
The Complete Persepolis READ
The Best We Could Do READ
19) A book of genre fiction in translation
The Devotion of Suspect X
20) A book with a cover you hate
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
A Game for the Living
22) An essay anthology
The Good Immigrant READ
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
Wise Children
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
Regeneration

[CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph]

1) A book published posthumously: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

2) A book of true crime: American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): Kindred

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): Spice and Secrets

6) A book about nature: Lab Girl

7) A western: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Bingo Love

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Algeria Is Beautiful Like America Half of a Yellow Sun

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Sanctuary

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

12) A celebrity memoir: Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

13) An Oprah Book Club selection: Night

14) A book of social science: The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People

15) A one-sitting book: Herding Cats

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: An Ember in the Ashes

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Trouble and Her Friends

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Princeless, Vol. 1: Save Yourself

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: Still Waters

20) A book with a cover you hate: Priestdaddy: A Memoir

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles

22) An essay anthology: Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

[Anna]

1) A book published posthumously:
Mary Ann Shaffer: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

2) A book of true crime:
Truman Capote: In Cold Blood

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance):
Ursula K. Le Guin: A Wizard of Earthsea

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person:
The Wonderful World of Sazae-San サザエさん, Volume 1

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa):
Arundhati Roy: The God of Small Things

6) A book about nature:
Elisabeth Tova Bailey: The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

7) A western:
Catherynne M. Valente: Six-Gun Snow White

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color:
Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda: Monstress

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature:
Chimananda Ngozi Adichie: Americanah

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color:
A Princess in Theory

11) A children’s classic published before 1980:
A Wrinkle in Time

12) A celebrity memoir:
Carrie Fisher: The Princess Diarist

13) An Oprah Book Club selection:
Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

14) A book of social science:
Tiede, tieto ja sukupuoli

15) A one-sitting book:
The Upside to Being Single

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series:
Kipinä

17) A sci-fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author:
Octavia E. Butler: Kindred

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image:
The Complete Persepolis

19) A book of genre fiction in translation:
Liu Cixin: The Three-Body Problem

20) A book with a cover you hate:
Joni Skiftesvik: Puhalluskukkapoika ja taivaankorjaaja

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author:
Sherry Thomas: A Study in Scarlet Women

22) An essay anthology:
Robin Rohm (ed.): Double Bind

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60:
Tove Jansson: Kesäkirja

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished):
William Golding: Lord of the Flies

[Robin]

Don’t know where to ask this question. How do I enter the title of a book as a hyperlink to the Goodreads description of the book?

[Mya]

Robin wrote: "Don’t know where to ask this question. How do I enter the title of a book as a hyperlink to the Goodreads description of the book?"

Hi Robin,

When you are on the full Goodreads webpage (not on a mobile device, but a computer), and you are typing a comment, there's tiny text above & below the box where you are typing. In most browsers there's a link just above that box that reads "add book/author." Click that link & follow the directions! It is fairly easy to use, but if you run into any problems just ask. :)

[willaful]

Just an FYI to people using Josh Lanyon for prompt #21: Josh Lanyon is a white woman. It's possible she is also LGBTQ, but if so, I don't think she's claimed it.

[Risa]

1) A book published posthumously: When Breath Becomes Air

2) A book of true crime: After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search

3) A classic of genre fiction: Ghost Story

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): Little Fires Everywhere

6) A book about nature: Cosmos

7) A western: The Birchbark House or How I Became a Ghost

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: America, Vol. 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Homegoing

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: An Extraordinary Union

11) A children’s classic published before 1980:

12) A celebrity memoir: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood or I'm the One That I Want

13) An Oprah Book Club selection: Midwives or The Road

14) A book of social science: maybe Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

15) A one-sitting book

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: The Lightning Thief

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Kindred

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: The Woman Next Door

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Karen]

Tasks: 11/24

(1) A book published posthumously : Persuasion by Jane Austen

(2) A book of true crime:Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial by Rabia Chaudry

(3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

(4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person:Bobby Sands: Freedom Fighter byGerry Hunt

(5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa):The Bear and the Nightingaleby Katherine Arden

6) A book about nature

7) A western

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color

11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir

13) An Oprah Book Club selection

14) A book of social science

(15) A one-sitting book:The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway

(16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Caraval by Stephanie Garber

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

(18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Cemetery Girl: Book 1 - The Pretenders byCharlaine Harris

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

(20) A book with a cover you hate: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White Houseby Michael Wolff

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

(22) An essay anthology: A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

(23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60:A Murder Is AnnouncedbyAgatha Christie

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Cheryl]

Tasks completed 24/24


✔ 1) A book published posthumously: An Armenian Sketchbook
✔ 2) A book of true crime: Out of Thin Air: The True Story of an Impossible Murder in Iceland
✔ 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): A Room with a View
✔ 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
✔ 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
✔ 6) A book about nature: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
✔ 7) A western: Shane
✔ 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: The Complete Persepolis
✔ 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
✔ 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Americanah
✔ 11) A children’s classic published before 1980: Anne of Green Gables
✔ 12) A celebrity memoir: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
✔ 13) An Oprah Book Club selection: Middlesex
✔ 14) A book of social science: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
✔ 15) A one-sitting book: Jamila
✔ 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: The Breadwinner
✔ 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: The Core of the Sun
✔ 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Deogratias, A Tale of Rwanda
✔ 19) A book of genre fiction in translation: The Truce
✔ 20) A book with a cover you hate Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic
✔ 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: A Land Without Jasmine
✔ 22) An essay anthology: Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran
✔ 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Frangipani House
✔ 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Pearl

[Ninna]

Cáitín - you've read some pretty great books in there but your choice for book with a cover you hate - hilarious! That gave me a good chuckle - thanks!

[Karen]

Ninna wrote: "Cáitín - you've read some pretty great books in there but your choice for book with a cover you hate - hilarious! That gave me a good chuckle - thanks!"

Aww glad you liked and you got a laugh out of it :-)

[Angie]

[✔] 1) A book published posthumously:
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

[✔] 2) A book of true crime:
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

[✔] 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance):
Murder on the Orient Express

[✔] 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person:
Sabrina

[✔] 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa):
The Widows of Malabar Hill

[] 6) A book about nature:
The Death & Life of the Great Lakes or H is for Hawk

[] 7) A western:
Probably a Cormac McCarthy book

[] 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color:
Persepolis or Monstress

[✔] 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature:
Homegoing

[✔] 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color:
A Duke by Default

[✔] 11) A children’s classic published before 1980:
The Clue in the Jewel Box

[✔] 12) A celebrity memoir:
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between

[✔] 13) An Oprah Book Club selection:
The Road

[✔] 14) A book of social science:
Janesville: An American Story

[✔] 15) A one-sitting book:
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

[✔] 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series:
The Young Elites No joke, I enjoyed this book so much I read the entire trilogy!

[] 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author:
Kindred or A Wrinkle in Time or Binti

[] 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image:
Lumberjanes

[✔] 19) A book of genre fiction in translation:
Pietr the Latvian

[✔] 20) A book with a cover you hate:
Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children I enjoyed the book but the cover is sooo busy.

[✔] 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author:
IQ

[✔] 22) An essay anthology:
Gendering The Master Narrative: Women And Power In The Middle Ages

[✔] 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60:
The Hounds and the Fury

[✔] 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished):
The Things They Carried

[Jenn]

To Read:

1) A book published posthumously
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2) A book of true crime
Columbine

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1

6) A book about nature
Prodigal Summer

7) A western
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
March: Book One

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

11) A children’s classic published before 1980
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

13) An Oprah Book Club selection
The Bluest Eye

14) A book of social science
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
Fledgling

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Faith, Volume 1: Hollywood & Vine

19) A book of genre fiction in translation
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest






Complete:

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
Americanah

12) A celebrity memoir
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

15) A one-sitting book
Saga, Vol. 8

20) A book with a cover you hate
Eleanor & Park

22) An essay anthology
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
Turn of Mind

[Deborah]

Janet wrote: "Angie wrote: "[] 1) A book published posthumously:

[] 2) A book of true crime:
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3 i do too! I just re-read them all.