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2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
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Popsugar Summer Reading Challenge
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A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover
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A book about a vacation
A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
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A book set at a resort or hotel
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A summer-set thriller
A book involving a summer romance
A book about Black history in America
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A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college
A book that takes place in a beach town
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A book with sunglasses on the cover
A book about camping or summer camp
A book classified as a "beach read"
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Fall Reading Challenge
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3. A book by an indigenous author.
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5. A book that includes Black joy.
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8. A book with a title that includes the letter F-A-L-L.
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10. A book about or involving nature.
2020 list:2. A book that has a book on the cover The Thirteenth Tale
3. a book with the same title as a movie or tv show, but is unrelated to it Fatal Affair
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics City of God
6. A book published the month you were born The Hidden Blade
7. A book with a map A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
8. A book with only words on the cover The Secret Garden
9. A book with a bird on the cover Darkness Hidden
10. A book with at least 4-star rating (4.06) Frail Human Heart
11. A western Miranda
12. A book picked because the title caught my attention The Tiger and the Wolf
13. A book you ment to read in 2019 Finnikin of the Rock
14. A book with a 3 word title A Rebel Heart
15. A book by or about a journalist The Glass Castle
16. A book with gold, silver or bronze in the title Silver Borne
17. A book with a root, cyborg or AI character Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
18. A book with a pink cover Grave Sight
19. A bildungsroman City of Thieves
20. A book with a great first line A Tale of Two Cities
21. A book with a made up language Shadow and Bone
23. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Alienated
27. A book published in 2020
28. Trans or nonbinary author Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
29. A book about a book club
30. The first book you touch with your eyes closed
31. A book that won an award in 2019 The Confessions of Frannie Langton
32. A book on a subject you know nothing about
35. Book about a world leader
36. About or involving social media
37. A medical thriller
38. Set in a country beginning with "C"
39. Banned book
40. Favorite promt from a past challenge
Advanced:
1. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Vampire Hunter's Daughter
2. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Captivated
3. A book set in Japan The Tale of Genji
4. Author in their 20s
5. 20 or "twenty" in the title
6. Vision impairment or enhancement
7. Set in 1920s
8. Published in the 20th century
9. From a series with more than 20 books
10. A main character in their 20s
2020 Challenge - 4/50 CompletedRegular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Sharpe's Devil by Bernard Cornwell
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
2020 CHALLENGE42/50 Completed
REGULAR PROMPTS
√ 1. A book that's published in 2020: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (6/16/2020)
√ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: George (2/2/2020)
√ 3. A book with a great first line: Little Fires Everywhere (1/18/2020)
√ 4. A book about a book club: Crimes Against a Book Club (3/10/2020)
√ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics:
The Downstairs Girl - Atlanta (1/23/2020)
√ 6. A bildungsroman: The Only Girl in the World (6/17/2020)
√ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: The Fur Person (7/24/2020)
√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: On Turpentine Lane (8/8/2020)
√ 9. A book with a map: Salt to the Sea (7/5/2020)
√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: Dear Haiti, Love Alaine (8/6/2020)
√ 11. An anthology: Unnatural Creatures (11/15/2020)
√ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: The Secret Life of Bees (4/21/2020)
√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Delirium (6/4/2020)
√ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Counting by 7s (1/10/2020)
√ 15. A book about or involving social media: The Circle (4/28/20)
√ 16. A book that has a book on the cover: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill (6/19/2020)
√ 17. A medical thriller: Saving Meghan (1/29/2020)
√ 18. A book with a made-up language: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1/22/2020)
√ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": Next Year in Havana (5/20/2020)
√ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: American Royals (9/1/2020)
√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday: Nine Perfect Strangers (3/6/2020)
√ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Where the Forest Meets the Stars (1/14/2020)
√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019: An American Marriage
√ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Akata Witch (5/21/2020)
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
Swing Time
√ 26. A book with a pun in the title: A Study in Charlotte (6/21/2020)
√ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: The Gifted School- greed (3/5/2020)
√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Cinder (1/3/2020)
√ 29. A book with a bird on the cover: When Life Gives You Lululemons (3/22/2020)
√ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: The President Is Missing (1/31/2020)
√ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: Silver Sparrow (6/30/2020)
√ 32. A book by a WOC: Kindred (9/11/2020)
√ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: The Tattooist of Auschwitz (5/1/2020)
√ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019: The Immortalists (1/6/20)
√ 35. A book with a three-word title: The Great Alone
√ 36. A book with a pink cover: Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, & Baking Biscuits (2/23/2020)
√ 37. A Western: Upright Women Wanted
38. A book by or about a journalist
Where Do I Begin?: Stories from a Life Lived Out Loud
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Thirteen Reasons Why (09/30/2020)
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - A book from an author you love but haven't read yet (2015): Summer of '69 (7/21/2020)
ADVANCED PROMPTS
√ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s: The Hate U Give (6/24/2020)
√ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: Twenties Girl (5/11/2020)
√ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell (4/13/2020)
√ 4. A book set in the 1920s: 1929 (2/5/2020)
√ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: Pachinko (5/3/2020)
√ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: The Institute (3/13/2020)
√ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: The Benefits of Being an Octopus (7/4/2020)
√ 8. A book published in the 20th century: Night (4/9/2020)
√ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books:
Cherry Ames at Hilton Hospital (8/26/2020)
√ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Big Little Lies (1/02/2020)
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
9/20
A book with "summer" in the title - Summer of '69
√ A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover: Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist
A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination
A book about a vacation
A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title - The Shell Seekers
√ A book with a body of water or pool on the cover: Salt to the Sea (7/5/2020)
√ A book set at a resort or hotel: The Guest List (8/27/2020)
√ A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year: Someone Else's Secret (7/14/2020)
A summer-set thriller
A book involving a summer romance
√ A book about Black history in America: The Hate U Give (6/24/2020)
√ A scary book you'd read around a campfire: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (8/7/2020)
A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college
√ A book that takes place in a beach town: Summer of '69
A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title - The Sandcastle Girls
√ A book with sunglasses on the cover: Rich People Problems (7/8/2020)
√ A book about camping or summer camp: The Stars of Summer (7/24/2020)
A book classified as a "beach read"
A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome)
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts++COMPLETE++
√1. A book that's published in 2020 The Honey-Don't List
√2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Red, White & Royal Blue
√3. A book with a great first line Something in the Water
√4. A book about a book club The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
√5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Paris by the Book
√6. A bildungsroman The Hate U Give
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Magic Hour
√8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Speaking from Among the Bones
√9. A book with a map We Were Liars
√10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey with Jane
√11. An anthology: An Amazon Collection "The One" Lila; Speed Grieving; The Visitor; Parable; A Wedding Thing; Yes, And; Before Her
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Confession Club
√13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it The Wedding Party
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Royal Holiday
√15. A book about or involving social media I've Got Your Number
√16. A book that has a book on the cover The Bookshop on the Shore
√17. A medical thriller Lock Every Door
√18. A book with a made-up language Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
√20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention The Happy Ever After Playlist
√21. A book published the month of your birthday The Fiery Cross
√22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
√23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Poet X
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing about The Girl in White Gloves
√25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics One Plus One
√26. A book with a pun in the title A Red Herring Without Mustard
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins (lust) Grin and Beard It
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Happiness for Humans
√29. A book with a bird on the cover Engagement and Espionage
√30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader American Royals
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Gold
√32. A book by a WOC Island Affair
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Clap When You Land
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The Light We Lost
√35. A book with a three-word title Ayesha at Last
√36. A book with a pink cover Raspberry Danish Murder
√37. A Western The Wedding Pearls
√38. A book by or about a journalist Big Summer
√39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Eleanor & Park
√40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (a book of letters) 84, Charing Cross Road
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
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√1. A book written by an author in their 20s Normal People
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title 28 Summers
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Things You Save in a Fire
√4. A book set in the 1920s Moonlight over Paris
√5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Pachinko
√6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Summer of '69
√7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
√8. A book published in the 20th century Drums of Autumn
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Fudge Cupcake Murder
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s Such a Fun Age
2020 Challenge - Summer prompts
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√1. A book with "summer" in the title Big Summer
√2. A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover Sun, Sea and Sangria
√3. A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination Summer of '69
√4. A book about a vacation Island Affair
√5. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist The Jetsetters
√6. A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title Room to Breathe
√7. A book with a body of water or pool on the cover The Girl in White Gloves
√8. A book set at a resort or hotel Something in the Water
√9. A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year Truth or Beard
√10. A summer-set thriller We Were Liars
√11. A book involving a summer romance Beach Read
√12. A book about Black history in America The Hate U Give
√13. A scary book you'd read around a campfire Conviction
√14. A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college The Vacationers
√15. A book that takes place in a beach town The Sound of Glass
√16. A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title From Sand and Ash
√17. A book with sunglasses on the cover American Royals
√18. A book about camping or summer camp Take Me with You
√19. A book classified as a "beach read" Normal People
√20. A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome) Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
2020 Challenge - Fall prompts
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√1. A book with a cover with orange and brown Santa Lucia
√2. A book that has been on your shelf since at least last fall Love Connection
√3. A book by an indigenous author LaRose
√4. A book that includes someone falling (in love) Wasted Words
√5. A book that includes Black joy With the Fire on High
√6. A book with a strong friendship Barefoot Season
√7. A book that was published in October or November Fahrenheit 451
√8. A book with a title that includes the letters F-A-L-L The Little Teashop of Lost and Found
√9. A book about or that takes place somewhere you'll likely never visit Bury Your Dead
√10. A book about or involving nature Annihilation
Regular prompts1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it The Ghost Writer
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Ehtaa tavaraa – sata sananlaskua
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western Morsian saapuu kaupunkiin
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Koskinen ja siimamies
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
I DID IT! For the first time in several years of trying, I completed this challenge! with only three hours to spare, but it still counts!2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020: The Worst Best Man
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Something to Talk About or Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition or Upright Women Wanted
3. A book with a great first line: Well Met or A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town or A Darker Shade of Magic
4. A book about a book club: Meet Cute Club or The Toni Morrison Book Club or Playing with Light or The Jane Austen Society
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: A Royal Affair or The Zookeepers' War: An Incredible True Story from the Cold War or Rich People Problems or Notting Hill in the Snow
6. A bildungsroman: Across the Green Grass Fields or Washington Black or The Night Tiger or Full Disclosure
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: How We Fight For Our Lives
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: Chilling Effect or Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts or Tess of the Road or Witchmark or Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me
9. A book with a map: A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: Every Heart a Doorway or How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss or Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
11. An anthology: Best Women's Erotica of the Year Volume 4
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Journaled to Death or Every Heart a Doorway or Girl, Woman, Other
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Whiteout
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Gone by Midnight or Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country or Forever Strong
15. A book about or involving social media: If I Never Met You
16. A book that has a book on the cover: Meditations of the Heart or The Library of Lost Things or When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II or The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War or The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
17. A medical thriller: The Line Between: A Novel or Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
18. A book with a made-up language: The Unspoken Name
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": Alone in the Wild
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: A Madness of Sunshine
21. A book published the month of your birthday: Girl Gone Viral or Bonds of Brass
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Elatsoe or The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here or The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars or Forbidden Promises
23. A book that won an award in 2019: Girl, Woman, Other or Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: The Roommate or Chinatown Pretty: Fashion and Wisdom from Chinatown's Most Stylish Seniors or Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes or The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power or Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol or Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver or Inside the Hot Zone: A Soldier on the Front Lines of Biological Warfare
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: Jesus of the East: Reclaiming the Gospel for the Wounded or Thick: And Other Essays or I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness or How to Be an Antiracist or The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You
26. A book with a pun in the title: Egg Drop Dead
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Double Six (lust. so much lust.)
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: All Systems Red or The A.I. Who Loved Me
29. A book with a bird on the cover: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: Elizabeth II: Life of a Monarch or Queens of the Resistance: Nancy Pelosi or The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz or Becoming
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: Regency Gold or Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon or The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II or The Golden Thread: The Cold War Mystery Surrounding the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld
32. A book by a WOC: Temporary Wife Temptation or The Widows of Malabar Hill
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Boyfriend Material or Marriage by Arrangement or When No One is Watching or Girl, Woman, Other or Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family
34. A book you meant to read in 2019: The Farm or Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again or Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good
35. A book with a three-word title: Sorcery of Thorns or The Unspoken Name
36. A book with a pink cover: Open House
37. A Western: Upright Women Wanted or Under a Painted Sky
38. A book by or about a journalist: Force of Nature or Blood Territory The Death of Jimmy O'Connell or Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings or The Autobiography of Malcolm X or To Kill a Mockingbird
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: (next in a series I'm reading): A Stranger in Town or Take a Hint, Dani Brown
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s: Moonshine: A Novel or The Ten Thousand Doors of January or Children of Blood and Bone or Friday Black or Something to Talk about
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: Twenty Guys You Date in Your Twenties or Twenty
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): Get a Life, Chloe Brown or Chilling Effect
4. A book set in the 1920s: Gods of Jade and Shadow or Away with the Fairies or Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition or The Story Collector: A New York Public Library Book
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: The Nakano Thrift Shop or My Brother's Husband, Volume 1
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: Come Tumbling Down or When No One is Watching
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves or The Great Oklahoma Swindle: Race, Religion, and Lies in America's Weirdest State
8. A book published in the 20th century: The Joy Luck Club or The Autobiography of Malcolm X
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: Witch Is When It All Began
10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Rosanna's Gift
Yeey! It’s here :D This years reading challenge will be a real challenge for me.
Don´t seem to find anyone fun to do. haha
Good Luck to me!
And I will continue post more then one book to choose from :)
Read 12/50
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
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5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption , Angels & Demons , The Guest Cat
6. A bildungsroman The Graveyard Book , Little Women
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed 1984
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11. An anthology Let it Snow , Skeleton Crew ,
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Anne of Green Gables , The Help
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it The Invited , The Changeling , Imaginary Friend
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Astrophysics for People in a Hurry , Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book , Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
17. A medical thriller The Alienist , Déjà Dead
18. A book with a made-up language Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Dune
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20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
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22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
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24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales , Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
26. A book with a pun in the title Equal Rites , Wishful Drinking
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Othello , Wuthering Heights
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? , 2001: A Space Odyssey
29. A book with a bird on the cover To Kill a Mockingbird , Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Mein Kampf , 11/22/63 , Fear: Trump in the White House
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32. A book by a WOC The House on Mango Street ,
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Song of Achilles
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37. A Western True Grit , Little House in the Big Woods
38. A book by or about a journalist Into the Wild , American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week !20-26 SEPTEMBER! The Lorax , Lolita
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2019 - "A Ghost Story" : Exorcist: The Beginning
2018 - "A book about mental health" : HSP boken
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s The Sun Also Rises , The Call of the Wild
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title 20th Century Ghosts , Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Någon bok ur Harry Potter serien
4. A book set in the 1920s Mrs. Dalloway
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics The 47 Ronin Story , Ghost in the Shell , Japanska sagor berättade för västerlandet
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Mary Poppins Comes Back , Stephen King bok, Neil Gaiman bok, Agatha Christie bok
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Thanks Sara!2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Jonny Appleseed J
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Paving the New Road (Munich)
6. A bildungsroman Washington Black ?Midnight's Children
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Songman: The Story Of An Aboriginal Elder Of Uluru
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Opposite House?
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology Samoan Queer Lives
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Bright
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name The White Girl
15. A book about or involving social media Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
16. A book that has a book on the cover The Hakawati
17. A medical thriller The Memory Police
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019 Girl, Woman, Other Celestial Bodies
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics I'm Afraid of Men
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Purple Hibiscus
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover Lemons in the Chicken Wire The Gypsy Goddess
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
37. A Western Fools Crow
38. A book by or about a journalist The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Beijing Coma The Struggle is My Life Lajja: Shame The Satanic Verses
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - 2017 #33 A book set in two different time periods The Borrowed
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s Unpolished Gem
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Massage
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title My Sister, the Serial Killer J
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of the Great Detective in India and Tibet
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
3rd time giving this a go and hopeful this is the year I finally finish all the prompts!Regular prompts
√1. A book that's published in 2020- Lady Clementine Completed: 3/1/20
√ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author- Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters Completed: 2/23/20
√ 3. A book with a great first line- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Completed: Completed: 12/30/20
√ 4. A book about a book club- The Cherry Cola Book Club Completed: 2/12/20
√5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics- French Milk Completed: 10/29/20
√ 6. A bildungsroman- To Kill a Mockingbird Completed: 9/12/20
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed- Rules of Civility Completed: 11/1/20
√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover- Love & Gelato Completed: 12/10/20
√9. A book with a map- A Gentleman in Moscow Completed: 5/25/20
√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club-Vanishing Falls Completed: 10/10/20
√ 11. An anthology- In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper Completed: 12/5/20
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Completed: 4/23/20
√13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it- First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen (First Impressions- TV Game Show from 2016 hosted by Freddie Prinze Jr) Completed: 4/9/20
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name- Hope Is a Ferris Wheel (Robin Herrera) Completed: 3/23/20
√15. A book about or involving social media- The Little Café in Copenhagen Completed: 6/11/20
√16. A book that has a book on the cover- Paris by the Book Completed: 1/29/20
17. A medical thriller-
√18. A book with a made-up language- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Completed: 11/11/20
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"- Ayesha at Last Completed: 11/19/20
√ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention- Say Yes Summer 9/9/20
√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday- In a Holidaze Completed: 12/31/20
√22. A book about or by a woman in STEM- The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History Completed: 11/14/20
√23. A book that won an award in 2019- Finding Langston (Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction) Completed: 4/2/20
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing about- Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared Completed: 8/22/20
√ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics- 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success Completed: 12/10/20
√ 26. A book with a pun in the title- Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Completed: 12/16/20
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins- One of Us Is Lying Completed: 9/24/20
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character- Tin Completed: 3/26/20
√29. A book with a bird on the cover- The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow Completed: 6/1/20
√ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader- With All Due Respect: Defending America With Grit and Grace Completed: 12/30/20
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title. Silver- When the Sea Turned to Silver Completed: 1/16/20
√32. A book by a WOC- Almost American Girl Completed: 8/8/20
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads- The Summer House Completed: 7/4/20
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019- Mr. Dickens and His Carol Completed: 1/6/20
√35. A book with a three-word title- Crazy Rich Asians Completed: 6/21/20
√ 36. A book with a pink cover- Ballet Shoes Completed: 2/24/20
√ 37. A Western- Work Song Completed: 12/31/20
√38. A book by or about a journalist- The Lost Vintage Completed: 3/14/20
√39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week- Coraline Completed: 9/21/20
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
√I. 2015- The Gallery Completed: 3/19/20 (A book based entirely on its cover)
√II. 2016- The Beast's Heart Completed: 5/30/20 (Based on a fairy tale)
√III. 2017- American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt Completed: 2/16/20 (book about an interesting woman)
√IV. 2018- Well-Behaved Indian Women Completed: 8/21/20 (book by an author of a different ethnicity than you)
√V. 2019- The Jane Austen Society Completed: 8/5/2020 (A debut novel)
Advanced prompts
√ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s- Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots Completed: 12/27/20
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title- The Twenty-One Balloons Completed: 11/24/20
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)- A Vintage Summer Completed: 10/15/20
√ 4. A book set in the 1920s- The Ringmaster's Wife Completed: 12/22/20
√ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics- Seven Days of You Completed: 12/19/20
√6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books- Frenchman's Creek Completed: 6/26/20
√7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title- When the Cypress Whispers Completed: 7/29/20
√8. A book published in the 20th century- To Kill a Mockingbird Completed: 9/12/20
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books- Murder on the Orient Express Completed: 3/31/20
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s- Bellewether Completed: 5/7/20
Popsguar Summer Reading Challenge
√A book with "summer" in the title- Say Yes Summer Completed: 9/9/20
√A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover- A Vintage Summer Completed: 10/15/20
√A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination- When the Cypress Whispers Completed: 7/29/20
√A book about a vacation- French Milk Completed: 10/29/20
√A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist- One of Us Is Lying Completed: 9/24/20
√A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title- The Summer Book Completed: 9/26/20
√A book with a body of water or pool on the cover- Frenchman's Creek Completed: 6/26/20
√A book set at a resort or hotel- At Bertram's Hotel Completed: 9/30/20
√A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year- Stars So Sweet Completed: 8/25/20
√A summer-set thriller- Vanishing Falls Completed: 10/10/20
√A book involving a summer romance- The Mill on Magnolia Lane Completed: 9/1/20
√A book about Black history in America- 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero Completed: 9/22/20
√A scary book you'd read around a campfire- Coraline Completed: 9/21/20
√A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college- Three Day Summer Completed: 8/12/20
√A book that takes place in a beach town- The Summer House Completed: 7/4/20
√ A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title- In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper Completed: 12/5/20
√A book with sunglasses on the cover- The Bookshop on the Shore Completed: 7/20/20
√A book about camping or summer camp- The Stars of Summer Completed: 7/11/20
√A book classified as a "beach read"- Crazy Rich Asians Completed: 6/21/20
√A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome)- Mary Poppins Completed: 7/24/20
Popsugar Fall Reading Challenge:
√1. A book with a cover with orange and brown- At Bertram's Hotel Completed: 9/30/20
√ 2. A book that has been on your shelf since at least last fall- The Red Notebook Completed: 11/30/20
√ 3. A book by an indigenous author- The Birchbark House Completed: 12/29/20
√4. A book that includes someone falling- Ayesha at Last Completed: 11/19/20
√5. A book that includes Black joy- The Sweetest Sound Completed: 11/21/20
√ 6. A book with a strong friendship- Pumpkinheads Completed: 11/27/20
√ 7. A book that was published in October or November- In a Holidaze Completed: 12/31/20
√8. A book with a title that includes the letters F-A-L-L- Vanishing Falls Completed: 10/10/20
√ 9. A book about or that takes place somewhere you'll likely never visit- Work Song Completed: 12/31/20
√ 10. A book about or involving nature- The Birchbark House Completed: 12/29/20
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Viagem solitária: Memórias de um transexual trinta anos depois by João W. Nery
3. A book with a great first line - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
4. A book about a book club - The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Casa de Pensão by Aluísio Azevedo
6. A bildungsroman - Demian by Hermann Hesse
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - The Outsider by Stephen King
9. A book with a map - The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club -
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12. A book that passes the Bechdel test -
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it -
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Trollhunters by Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus
15. A book about or involving social media - Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution by Fred Vogelstein
16. A book that has a book on the cover - Morte de Tinta by Cornelia Funke
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18. A book with a made-up language - The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Scott Pilgrim contra o mundo, Vol. 2 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
21. A book published the month of your birthday - Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019 -
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - O Gene Egoísta by Richard Dawkins
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Golden Age of Myth & Legend by Thomas Bulfinch
32. A book by a WOC - The Color Purple by Alice Walker
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western - Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - O casamento by Nelson Rodrigues
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Lira Dos Vinte Anos by Álvares de Azevedo ("vinte" is "twenty" in portuguese)
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - some by Agatha Christie
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life - by Joe Schwarcz
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - some by Agatha Christie
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Last updated: 2020 Nov 10
Regular prompts
🌸 1. A book that's published in 2020: Mexican Gothic
🌸 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Just Girls
🌸 3. A book with a great first line: Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
🌸 4. A book about a book club: The Book Club Murder
🌸 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (London)
🌸 6. A bildungsroman: Firefly Lane
🌸 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: The Accident
🌸 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: Sisters of Shadow and Light
🌸 9. A book with a map: Ghostal Living
🌸 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: Ghostwalk
🌸 11. An anthology: The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013
🌸 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: The Confession Club
🌸 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Stranger Things
🌸 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Spook: Science Takes on the Afterlife
🌸 15. A book about or involving social media: Challenge Accepted
🌸 16. A book that has a book on the cover: The Book Charmer
🌸 17. A medical thriller: The Line Between
🌸 18. A book with a made-up language: The Fellowship of the Ring
🌸 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": The Gathering
🌸 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Broken Monsters
🌸 21. A book published the month of your birthday: The Enlightenment of Bees
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World
🌸 23. A book that won an award in 2019: Artificial Condition (Hugo Award for Best Novella)
🌸 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
🌸 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: Silver Bay
🌸 26. A book with a pun in the title: Claws for Concern
🌸 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Wicked Appetite
🌸 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: All Systems Red
🌸 29. A book with a bird on the cover: Flights
🌸 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: Rodham
🌸 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: Silver on the Road
🌸 32. A book by a WOC: The Wedding Date
🌸 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Cookies and Clairvoyance
🌸 34. A book you meant to read in 2019: Hope for the Best
🌸 35. A book with a three-word title: Twelve Angry Librarians
🌸 36. A book with a pink cover: Sex, Murder and a Double Latte
🌸 37. A Western: The Cold Eye
🌸 38. A book by or about a journalist: Tender at the Bone
🌸 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: The Face on the Milk Carton
🌸 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: 2015: A book by an author you've never read before: The Last Resort
Advanced prompts
🌸 1. A book written by an author in their 20s: Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life
🌸 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
🌸 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement: Demons Are a Ghoul's Best Friend
🌸 4. A book set in the 1920s: A Certain Age
🌸 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: Malice
🌸 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: Game of Bones
🌸 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brothers Memoir
🌸 8. A book published in the 20th century: Practical Magic
🌸 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: Aunt Dimity's Death
🌸 10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Magick & Mayhem
Last updated: 16/9/20Total: 50/50
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
√1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Mercies
√2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - An Unkindness of Ghosts
√3. A book with a great first line - Red Sister
√4. A book about a book club - The Henchmen's Book Club
√ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Cellist of Sarajevo
√6. A bildungsroman - The Great Alone
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - The Diamond Throne
√8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Verity
√ 9. A book with a map - The Two Towers
√10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - The Song of Achilles
√11. An anthology - She Speaks: The Power of Women's Voices
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Grey Sister
√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Dark Matter
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Gemina
√15. A book about or involving social media - The One
√16. A book that has a book on the cover - The Lost Plot
√ 17. A medical thriller - The Hot Zone: The Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak
√ 18. A book with a made-up language - The Fellowship of the Ring
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - City of the Lost
√20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Orphan X
√21. A book published the month of your birthday - The Burning Page
√22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Calculating Stars
√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Daisy Jones and The Six
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Unnatural Causes
√25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
√26. A book with a pun in the title - Fool Moon
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Vengeful
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Illuminae
√29. A book with a bird on the cover - Six of Crows
√30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Becoming
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - The Silver Linings Playbook
√32. A book by a WOC - Superior: The Return of Race Science
√ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Cibola Burn
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - The Way of Kings
√35. A book with a three-word title - The One Man
√36. A book with a pink cover - Where the Crawdads Sing
√37. A Western - True Grit
√38. A book by or about a journalist - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
√39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - The Hunger Games
√40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Nemesis Games
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Frankenstein
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - The Day of the Triffids
√4. A book set in the 1920s - Sinner, Saint or Serpent
√5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Warcross
√6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Guards! Guards!
√7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
√ 8. A book published in the 20th century - The Return of the King
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Jingo
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Code Name Verity
✅ - indicates book has been read1. A book that's published in 2020 - You Were There Too✅
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Red, White & Royal Blue✅
3. A book with a great first line - The Flatshare✅
4. A book about a book club - The Bromance Book Club✅
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Girl With No Name✅
6. A bildungsroman - The Education of Dixie Dupree✅
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - The New Husband✅
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Bones and Lies Between Us ✅
9. A book with a map - 500 Miles from You✅
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - The Giver of Stars ✅
11. An anthology - One More Step ✅
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Never Have I Ever ✅
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Fix Her Up✅
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - The First Mistake ✅
15. A book about or involving social media - Real Men Knit ✅
16. A book that has a book on the cover - The Bookshop on the Corner✅
17. A medical thriller - Saving Meghan✅
18. A book with a made-up language - Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters ✅
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Shanghai Girls✅
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention-If Only I Could Tell You✅
21. A book published the month of your birthday - The Room on Rue Amélie✅
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Kiss Quotient✅
23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Nightbooks✅
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Before We Were Yours✅
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Three Women✅
26. A book with a pun in the title - Be Frank With Me✅
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Camino Winds ✅
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - The God Game✅
29. A book with a bird on the cover - Such a Fun Age✅
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - American Royals✅
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - The Bronze Horseman ✅
32. A book by a WOC - [book:The Wedding Date✅
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Where the Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again ✅
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - The Dutch House✅
35. A book with a three-word title - The Lost Husband ✅
36. A book with a pink cover - The Henna Artist✅
37. A Western - The Hunger ✅
38. A book by or about a journalist - Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town✅
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books WeekFahrenheit 451✅
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - (2016) A New York Times Bestseller - The Wives✅
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Normal People✅
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Twenty-One Truths About Love✅
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero ✅
4. A book set in the 1920s - The Chaperone✅
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Pachinko✅
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - The Guardians✅
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes✅
8. A book published in the 20th century - The Poisonwood Bible✅
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Miss Julia Renews Her Vows✅
10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Daisy Jones & The Six ✅
2020 POPSUGAR Summer Reading Challenge
1. A book with "summer" in the title - Summer Secrets✅
2. A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover - When Dimple Met Rishi ✅
3. A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination - The Jetsetters✅
4. A book about a vacation - Island Affair✅
5. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - All Adults Here✅
6. A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title - The Sandcastle Girls✅
7. A book with a body of water or pool on the cover - We Were Liars✅
8. A book set at a resort or hotel - The Last Resort✅
9. A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year - The Lies That Bind✅
10. A summer-set thriller - The Guest List✅
11. A book involving a summer romance - What If It's Us✅
12. A book about Black history in America - Becoming✅
13. A scary book you'd read around a campfire - The Sea of Lost Girls✅
14. A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college - Heart Bones ✅
15. A book that takes place in a beach town - The Summer Wives✅
16. A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title - Another Sunrise✅
17. A book with sunglasses on the cover - Undercover Bromance✅
18. A book about camping or summer camp - Happiness for Beginners✅
19. A book classified as a "beach read" - Beach Read✅
20. A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome) - The Mall ✅
2020 regular prompts4. A book about a book club. The Reader on the 6.27
Advanced
2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge - 50/50X = Completed
Regular - 40/40
1. A book that's published in 2020
Coronavirus by Elizabeth Jenner X
2. A book by a trans or non-binary author
Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson X
3. A book with a great first line
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis X
4. A book about a book club
Pure Fiction by Julie Highmore X
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman (London) X
6. A bildungsroman
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck X
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom: Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words from a Legendary Icon by Hardie Grant X
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
In Defence of English Cooking by George Orwell X
9. A book with a map
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis X
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen X
11. An anthology
Best-Loved Poems ed. by Neil Philip X
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery X
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
The Hollow by Agatha Christie X
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf X
15. A book about or involving social media
How to Communicate with Confidence by Mike Bechtle X
16. A book that has a book on the cover
The Worst Thing a Suburban Girl Could Imagine by Melissa Bank X
17. A medical thriller
The Sisterhood by Michael Palmer X
18. A book with a made-up language
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl X
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah X
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe X
21. A book published the month of your birthday
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo X
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague by Julia Finley Mosca X
23. A book that won an award in 2019
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery X
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
Scott's Last Expedition by Steve Parker X
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
9th and 13th by Jonathan Coe X
26. A book with a pun in the title
Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books Retold Through Twitter by Alexander Aciman X
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Forbidden Flowers by Nancy Friday X
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Someday by Isaac Asimov X
29. A book with a bird on the cover
Jeeves and the Impending Doom by P. G. Wodehouse X
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Death in the Bunker by Ian Kershaw X
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis X
32. A book by a WOC
Everyday Use by Alice Walker X
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis X
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris X
35. A book with a three-word title
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis X
36. A book with a pink cover
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen X
37. A Western
Faster Gun by Elizabeth Bear X
38. A book by or about a journalist
A Clean Well Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway X
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss X
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis (A book with an animal in the title) X
Advanced - 10/10
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
The Desert and the Dancing Girls by Gustave Flaubert X
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Twenty-one Stories by Graham Greene X
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
Mary Jane by Judith O'Brien X
4. A book set in the 1920s
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco X
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan, in One Act by David Belasco X
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Recitatif by Toni Morrison X
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis X
8. A book published in the 20th century
Don'ts for Wives by Blanche Ebbutt X
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett X
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Persuasion by Jane Austen X
Popsugar Summer Reading Challenge - 20/20
1. A book with "summer" in the title
Summer in Algiers by Albert Camus X
2. A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover
King Arthur in the East Riding by Simon Armitage X
3. A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination
The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen (Norway) X
4. A book about a vacation
Gregory Cool by Caroline Binch X
5. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
Rosaline by Daniel Errico X
6. A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title
A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle X
7. A book with a body of water or pool on the cover
Where I Was by James Kelman X
8. A book set at a resort or hotel
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan X
9. A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year
Croc City by Brian Moses X
10. A summer-set thriller
Lord of the Flies by William Golding X
11. A book involving a summer romance
The Little Breton Bistro by Nina George X
12. A book about Black history in America
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup X
13. A scary book you'd read around a campfire
The Hairy Toe by Daniel Postgate X
14. A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman X
15. A book that takes place in a beach town
The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop by Abby Clements X
16. A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title
Camille and the Sunflowers: A Story about Vincent van Gogh by Laurence Anholt X
17. A book with sunglasses on the cover
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly Dean X
18. A book about camping or summer camp
Froggy Goes to Camp by Jonathan London X
19. A book classified as a "beach read"
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling X
20. A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark X
2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge0/50 Completed
Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Completed 50/50✔1. A book that's published in 2020 - Mexican Gothic ★★
✔2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - I'm Afraid of Men ★★★★★
✔3. A book with a great first line - Gods in Alabama ★★★
✔4. A book about a book club - The Bad Mothers' Book Club ★★★
✔5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics (Sarajevo, London, Sydney, Barcelona) - People of the Book ★★★
✔6. A bildungsroman - The Secret Garden ★★★★
✔7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Fever Dream ★★★
✔8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Verity ★
✔9. A book with a map - Disappearing Earth ★★★
✔10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club (My Favorite Murder) - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness ★★★★
✔11. An anthology - (Don't) Call Me Crazy ★★★★
✔12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - A Wrinkle in Time ★★★
✔13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Rosewater ★★★
✔14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - There There ★★★
✔15. A book about or involving social media - Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You ★★★★
✔16. A book that has a book on the cover - A Bookshop in Berlin ★★★
✔17. A medical thriller - Harvest ★
✔18. A book with a made-up language - Ella Enchanted ★★★
✔19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" (Colombia) - Like This Afternoon Forever ★★
✔20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Make it Scream, Make it Burn ★★
✔21. A book published the month of your birthday - The Unpassing ★★★
✔22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Other Einstein ★★
✔23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture ★★★★★
✔24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls ★★★★★
✔25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays ★★★★★
✔26. A book with a pun in the title - Frankissstein: A Love Story ★★
✔27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal ★★
✔28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - All Systems Red ★★★
✔29. A book with a bird on the cover - The Last Brother ★★★★
✔30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Fascism: A Warning ★★★★
✔31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Silver in the Wood ★★★
✔32. A book by a WOC - Your House Will Pay ★★★★
✔33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - The Dutch House ★★★★
✔34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - The Book of M ★★★
✔35. A book with a three-word title - The Refrigerator Monologues ★★★★
✔36. A book with a pink cover - Red, White & Royal Blue ★★★★★
✔37. A Western - Brokeback Mountain ★★★
✔38. A book by or about a journalist - The Angel and the Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine ★★
✔39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Speak ★★★★
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (inspired by folklore) - The Scorpio Races ★★★★
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔1. A book written by an author in their 20s - The Ten Thousand Doors of January ★★★★
✔2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - The Twenty Days of Turin ★★★
✔3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law ★★★
✔4. A book set in the 1920s - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York ★★★
✔5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Shipwrecks ★★★
✔6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Brown Girl Dreaming ★★★★
✔7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears ★★★★★
✔8. A book published in the 20th century - 84, Charing Cross Road ★★★★★
✔9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Murder on the Orient Express ★★★★
✔10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Queen of the Conquered ★★★
Summer challenge:
✔1. A book with "summer" in the title - Summer of '69 ★★★
✔2. A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover - The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried★★★
✔3. A book that takes place in your favorite summer or dream destination - Evvie Drake Starts Over★★★
✔4. A book about a vacation - Saint X★★★
✔5. A book about an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Swimming in the Dark★★★
✔6. A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title - The Thing About Jellyfish★★★
✔7. A book with a body of water or pool on the cover - Cantoras★★★★★
✔8. A book set at a resort or hotel - Hotel World ★★
✔9. A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year Migrations ★★★★
✔10. A summer-set thriller - And Then There Were None ★★★
✔11. A book involving a summer romance - Well Met ★★★★
✔12. A book about Black history in America - I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness ★★★★
✔13. A scary book you'd read around a campfire - I Remember You: A Ghost Story ★★★★
✔14. A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college - Tell Me Who You Are: Sharing Our Stories of Race, Culture, & Identity ★★★★
✔15. A book that takes place in a beach town - How to Save a Life ★
✔16. A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title - How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child★★★★
✔17. A book with sunglasses on the cover - We Are All Good People Here ★★
✔18. A book about camping or summer camp - Happiness for Beginners ★★★★
✔19. A book classified as a "beach read" - All Adults Here ★★★★
✔20. A book that makes you nostalgic for summer - Breakfast Served Anytime ★★
2020 Challenge Progress: 50/50📖 1. A book that's published in 2020:
FICTION: One of Us Is Next ★★★★
NONFICTION: A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond ★★★
📖 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author:
FICTION: Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters ★★★
NONFICTION: Something That May Shock and Discredit You ★★★
📖 3. A book with a great first line:
FICTION: Fahrenheit 451 ("It was a pleasure to burn.") ★★★★
NONFICTION: Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In ("F*ck that kid.") ★★★★★
📖 4. A book about a book club:
FICTION: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires ★★★★★
NONFICTION: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books ★★★
📖 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics:
FICTION: A Gentleman in Moscow (Moscow, 1980) ★★★★
NONFICTION: The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States (St. Louis, 1904) ★★★★
📖 6. A bildungsroman: Middlesex ★★★★★
📖 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed:
FICTION: Love Lettering ★★★★
NONFICTION: Yale Needs Women ★★★★
📖 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover:
FICTION: This Is How You Lose the Time War ★★★★
NONFICTION: But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past ★★
📖 9. A book with a map:
FICTION: And I Darken ★★★★
NONFICTION: Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World's Most Mysterious Continent ★★★★
📖 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: The Gilded Wolves (Recommended by Elise@thebookishactress) ★★★
📖 11. An anthology:
FICTION: Four Weddings and a Sixpence: An Anthology ★★★
NONFICTION: The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction ★★★★
📖 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: The Furies ★★
📖 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Year One ("Year One" starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, 2009) ★★★★
📖 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name:
FLORA: A Double Life (Flynn Berry) ★★
FAUNA: When I Was You (Minka Kent) ★★★
📖 15. A book about or involving social media:
FICTION: Followers ★★★
NONFICTION: So You've Been Publicly Shamed ★★★★
📖 16. A book that has a book on the cover:
FICTION: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill ★★★★
NONFICTION: Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. ★★
📖 17. A medical thriller:
FICTION: Strange Practice ★★★★
NONFICTION: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History ★★★★
📖 18. A book with a made-up language: The Sparrow ★★★★★
📖 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C":
CAMBODIA: First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers ★★★★
CANADA: Hag-Seed ★★★★
CHINA: An Excess Male ★★★
COLOMBIA: Fruit of the Drunken Tree ★★★★
COMOROS: A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth ★★★★
CROATIA: Girl at War ★★
CUBA: Next Year in Havana ★★★★
CYPRUS: Small Wars ★★
CZECHIA: A Girl's Guide to Vampires ★
📖 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention:
FICTION: We Ride Upon Sticks ★★★★
NONFICTION: The Witches Are Coming ★★★
📖 21. A book published the month of your birthday:
FICTION: Snow, Glass, Apples (Published August 20, 2019) ★★★★★
NONFICTION: How to Be an Antiracist (Published August 20, 2019) ★★★★
📖 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM:
FICTION: The Calculating Stars ★★★★★
NONFICTION: The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here ★★★★★
📖 23. A book that won an award in 2019:
FICTION: Red, White & Royal Blue (2019 Goodreads Best Debut and Best Romance) ★★★★★
NONFICTION: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (2019 Goodreads Best History/Biography) ★★★★
📖 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about:
FICTION: The Mercies (The Vardø Witch Trials of the 1600s) ★★★★
NONFICTION: Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal (FIFA bribery/corruption/racketeering scandal) ★★★
📖 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics:
FICTION: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories ★★★★
NONFICTION: She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement ★★★★
📖 26. A book with a pun in the title:
FICTION: Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters ★★★★★
NONFICTION: Here's Looking at Euclid: From Counting Ants to Games of Chance - An Awe-Inspiring Journey Through the World of Numbers ★★★★
📖 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins:
PRIDE: Eligible : A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice ★★★
GREED: Greed and Glory: How Doc Gooden, Donald Trump, Lawrence Taylor, Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani, and the Mafia Ruled New York in the 1980s ★★★
LUST: Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock ★★★
ENVY: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea ★★★★
GLUTTONY: The Book of Eating: Adventures in Professional Gluttony ★★★
SLOTH: Sloth ★★★★
WRATH: The Wrath and the Dawn ★★★
📖 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: The Obsoletes ★★★
📖 29. A book with a bird on the cover:
FICTION: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ★★★
NONFICTION: Locally Laid: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-changing Egg Farm - from Scratch ★★★★
📖 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader:
FICTION: Rodham ★★★★
NONFICTION: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz ★★★★
📖 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title:
GOLD: The Goldfinch ★★★★
SILVER: Spinning Silver ★★★★★
BRONZE: Strands of Bronze and Gold ★★
📖 32. A book by a WOC:
FICTION: The Fifth Season ★★★★
NONFICTION: Bad Feminist ★★★★
📖 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads:
FICTION: The Night Circus ★★★★
NONFICTION: Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist ★★★★★
📖 34. A book you meant to read in 2019: I checked both of these out from the library in the midst of preparing for my move from St. Louis to Santa Fe last November and had to return them before I got a chance to read them.
FICTION: Ninth House ★★★★
NONFICTION: Know My Name: A Memoir ★★★★★
📖 35. A book with a three-word title:
FICTION: Little Fires Everywhere ★★★★★
NONFICTION: Scrappy Little Nobody ★★★★
📖 36. A book with a pink cover:
FICTION: The Future of Another Timeline ★★★★
NONFICTION: Nobody's Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs, and Trolls ★★★
📖 37. A Western: Doc ★★★★
📖 38. A book by or about a journalist:
FICTION: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ★★★★★
NONFICTION: A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America ★★★★
📖 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ★★★★★
📖 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
2015: Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder (a book with more than 500 pages) ★★★★
2016: Things in Jars (a book with a blue cover) ★★★★
2017: Ill Will (a book published in 2017) ★
2018: Oona Out of Order (a book with alliteration in its title) ★★★★
2019: Sorority (a debut novel) ★★
📖 41. A book written by an author in their 20s: Children of Virtue and Vengeance ★★
📖 42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: Twenty-One Truths About Love ★★★★
📖 43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): The Starless Sea ★★★★★
📖 44. A book set in the 1920s: Gods of Jade and Shadow ★★★★
📖 45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: The Travelling Cat Chronicles ★★★★
📖 46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: If It Bleeds (Stephen King) ★★★★
📖 47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title:
FICTION: The Library of the Unwritten ★★★
NONFICTION: American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee ★★
📖 48. A book published in the 20th century: The Fire Rose (1995) ★★★
📖 49. A book from a series with more than 20 books: One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) ★★
📖 50. A book with a main character in their 20s: The Regulars ★★★★
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts4. A book about a book club
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
15. A book about or involving social media - Mira Grant's Newsflesh series?
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language - likely a Tolkien book
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - most likely Canada or China
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts54/54 complete as of December 13, 2020
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√1. A book that's published in 2020Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
√2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Stuck in the Middle With You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders
√3. A book with a great first line Rebecca
√4. A book about a book club The Bromance Book Club
√5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Lethal White
√6. A bildungsroman Hold Tight, Don't Let Go
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closedThe Hardest Peace: Expecting Grace in the Midst of Life's Hard
√8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
√9. A book with a map The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
√10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Confusion of Languages
√11. An anthology Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Enchanted April
√13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Our House
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me
√15. A book about or involving social media Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
√16. A book that has a book on the cover The Lending Library
√17. A medical thrillerCutting for Stone
√18. A book with a made-up languageThe Language of Flowers
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Rent Collector
√20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
√21. A book published the month of your birthday Greensleeves
√22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular
√23. A book that won an award in 2019There There
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Labor's Untold Story: The Adventure Story of the Battles, Betrayals and Victories of American Working Men and Women
√25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Bad Feminist
√26. A book with a pun in the titleCheck, Please! Book 1: # Hockey
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Smaller and Smaller Circles
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character The Wild Robot
√29. A book with a bird on the cover Gone Crazy in Alabama
√30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption
√32. A book by a WOC With the Fire on High
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Weight of Ink
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019The Wedding Shop
√35. A book with a three-word title The Moor's Account
√36. A book with a pink cover Difficult Women--book itself is pink even though jacket cover is not
√37. A Western Doc
√38. A book by or about a journalist So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places
√39. Read a banned book
√40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
√2015: written 100 years ago The Hunchback of Notre Dame
√2016:translated The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
√2017:about interesting woman: A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories
√2018:about family history Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
√2019:a reread of favorite: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√1. A book written by an author in their 20s The Mothers
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title The Twentieth Wife
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Blindness
√4. A book set in the 1920s The Quilter's Homecoming
√5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
√6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Christmas Bells
√7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World
√8. A book published in the 20th century Passion's Child: The Extraordinary Life of Jane Digby
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Circle of Quilters
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s Attachments
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Completed: 23/50✓1.
✓2.
✓3.
4. A book about a book club Undercover Bromance
✓5.
6. A bildungsroman
✓7.
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Red Queen
✓
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Well Met
11. An anthology Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love
✓
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14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name The Wicked King
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17. A medical thriller Postmortem
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22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
23. A book that won an award in 2019 Ninth House
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Dark Matter
✓26.
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Gemina
✓29.
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
✓32.
✓33.
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 My Lovely Wife
✓
36. A book with a pink cover The Babysitters Coven
37. A Western Lonesome Dove
✓38.
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Flowers for Algernon
✓40.
41. A book written by an author in their 20s The Immortalists
42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Twenty Boy Summer
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) The Starless Sea
44. A book set in the 1920s Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Wildcard
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title Keeper of the Lost Cities
✓48.
49. A book from a series with more than 20 books
✓50.
2020 Challenge - Regular PromptsRead: 38/40
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
26. A book with a pun in the title
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
Read: 8/10
5. A book set in the 1920s -
Last Update: 5/30/2020Status: 29/54
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
40a. 2015 -
40c. 2017 -
40d. 2018 -
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts:50/50
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts:
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
2020 Challenge 44/50 12/19/2020Regular prompts
√1. A book that's published in 2020Thief River Falls
√2. A book by a trans or nonbinary authorRiver of Teeth
√3. A book with a great first line Verity
√4. A book about a book club The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
√5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Life After Life
√6. A bildungsroman A Long Way Home
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Fledgling
√8. A book with an upside-down image on the coverRed Queen
√9. A book with a mapTaste of Marrow
√10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Gideon the Ninth
√11. An anthology Looking Glass
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
√13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Red Queen
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Zombies Vs. Unicorns
√15. A book about or involving social mediaOne of Us Is
Lying
√16. A book that has a book on the coverThe Librarian of Auschwitz
√17. A medical thriller Stalking Jack the Ripper
√18. A book with a made-up languageThe Language of Flowers
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Next Year in Havana
√20. A book you picked because the title caught your
attentionBecoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off
the Court
√21. A book published the month of your birthdayI'm Not Dying with You Tonight
√23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Poet X
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing aboutAmerican HippopotamusMexican Gothic
√25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Kill the Boy Band
√26. A book with a pun in the titleFelix Ever After
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Mexican Gothic
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI characterAll Systems Red
√29. A book with a bird on the cover Agnes at the End of the World
√30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader The Wicked Will Rise
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the titleSpinning Silver
√32. A book by a WOC Slay
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on GoodreadsPet
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019Allegedly
√35. A book with a three-word title Little Fires Everywhere
√36. A book with a pink coverWhere the Crawdads Sing
√37. A Western The Good Luck Girls
√38. A book by or about a journalist The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
√39. Read a banned book during Banned Books WeekThe Hate U Give
√40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (One Word tittle 2015) Binti
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√1. A book written by an author in their 20sA Court of Thorns and Roses
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title20th Century Ghosts
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Ready Player Two
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s The City of Brass
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts0/40
1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
0/10
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
32/402020 Challenge - Regular prompts
4. A book about a book club
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
11. An anthology
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
26. A book with a pun in the title
29. A book with a bird on the cover
32. A book by a WOC
37. A Western
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
50/502020 Challenge - Regular prompts
Children of the Land (finished 3/15/20, 4 stars)
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality (finished 6/22/20, 4 stars)
Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel "My mother killed my father when I was seven years old." (finished 4/24/20, 3 stars)
The Toni Morrison Book Club (finished 2/28/20, 4 stars)
Lovely War (finished 5/14/20, 4.5 stars)
Girl in Translation (finished 3/7/20, 4 stars)
An American Marriage (finished 2/26/20, 4 stars)
The Undocumented Americans (finished 7/6/20, 5 stars)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (finished 3/21/20, 4 stars)
Writers & Lovers (finished 4/18/20, 5 stars, recommended by Annie Jones on From the Front Porch podcast)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race (finished 2/15/20, 5 stars)
Cantoras (finished 1/28/20, 5 stars)
Ghost (finished 3/4/20, 4 stars)
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth S[trout] (finished 1/23/20, 5 stars)
Such a Fun Age (finished 1/18/20, 4 stars)
Parable of the Sower (finished 1/28/20, 4 stars)
Miracle Creek (finished 9/23/20, 4 stars)
The Sparrow (finished 4/28/20, 5 stars)
A Fatal Grace (finished 2/1/20, 4 stars)
Wow, No Thank You. (finished 4/9/20, 4 stars)
Apeirogon (finished 3/30/20, 5 stars)
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (finished 8/10/20, 5 stars)
Trust Exercise (finished 3/2/20, 4 stars)
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877 (finished 4/21/20, 4 stars)
What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America (finished 5/5/20, 4 stars)
To Have and to Hoax (finished 5/3/20, 3 stars)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (finished 5/19/20, 5 stars)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (finished 1/21/20, 2.5 stars)
Real Life (finished 6/23/20, 4 stars)
Long Walk to Freedom (finished 5/29/20, 5 stars)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (finished 5/18/20, 5 stars)
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (finished 2/5/20, 4 stars)
And Then There Were None (finished [and started] 1/1/2020, 5 stars)
Ask Again, Yes (finished 1/9/20, 5 stars)
The Stationery Shop (finished 1/3/20, 5 stars)
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle (finished 2/4/20, 4 stars)
News of the World (finished 8/31/20, 3 stars)
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (finished 2/19/20, 5 stars)
Bless Me, Ultima (finished 10/1/20, 3 stars)
Emily's Quest (finished 1/14/20, 4 stars)
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
Know My Name (finished 4/1/20, 5 stars)
Twenty Letters to a Friend (finished 9/12/20, 3 stars)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (finished 8/7/20, 5 stars)
A Moveable Feast (finished 3/9/20, 3 stars)
A Tale for the Time Being (finished 3/18/20, 5 stars)
The Grand Sophy (finished 4/21/20, 4 stars)
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (finished 1/31/20, 5 stars)
The Bean Trees (finished 5/2/20, 5 stars)
Death on the Nile (finished 7/15/20, 5 stars)
Station Eleven (finished 1/11/20, 3 stars)
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts 12/40
Advanced Prompts 3/10
Regular Prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
✅2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author. The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion
✅3. A book with a great first line. Red Sister
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
✅9. A book with a map The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
✅10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
✅17. A medical thriller The Line Between
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
✅ 23. A book that won an award in 2019. The Barrow Will Send What it May
✅24. A book on a subject you know nothing about The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
✅28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Cress
29. A book with a bird on the cover
✅30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
✅32. A book by a WOC. Kindred
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
✅35. A book with a three-word title The Starless Sea
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
✅38. A book by or about a journalist The Library Book
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✅1. A book written by an author in their 20s Scarlet
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
✅7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
✅10. A book with a main character in their 20s Shadow Hunter
ooh, I'm totally in again!2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✅ 1. A book that's published in 2020 - Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space 9/21
✅ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Who I Was with Her 11/4
✅ 3. A book with a great first line - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 3/10
✅ 4. A book about a book club - The Jane Austen Book Club 9/14
✅ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Made In London 12/23
✅ 6. A bildungsroman - Bridge to Terabithia 9/24
✅ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film 11/20
✅ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Love & Gelato 8/20
✅ 9. A book with a map - Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel
✅ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - The Turn of the Key 10/7
✅ 11. An anthology - Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft 10/28
✅ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - The Summer Without Men - 3/28
✅ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Nanny 2/7
✅ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Her Pretty Face 11/16
✅ 15. A book about or involving social media - A Simple Favor 3/26
✅ 16. A book that has a book on the cover - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 8/17
✅ 17. A medical thriller - An Anonymous Girl 11/21
✅ 18. A book with a made-up language - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3/1
✅ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel 11/3
✅ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Punching the Air 11/13
✅ 21. A book published the month of your birthday - Dear Martin 7/20
✅ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - Where the Forest Meets the Stars 12/11
✅ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Pumpkinheads 10/1
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women | The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game | Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
✅ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America 7/28
✅ 26. A book with a pun in the title - Felix Ever After 12/2
✅ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - The Hunting Party 2/14
✅ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Scythe 11/9
✅ 29. A book with a bird on the cover - Catching Fire 3/16
✅ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Becoming 4/5
✅ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Stay Gold 12/7
✅ 32. A book by a WOC - Such a Fun Age 10/7
✅ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Cross My Heart, Hope to Die 8/12
✅ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Der Augensammler 8/5
✅ 35. A book with a three-word title - Hide and Seek 7/29
✅ 36. A book with a pink cover - Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars 11/25
✅ 37. A Western - Brokeback Mountain - 9/10
38. A book by or about a journalist - The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Sold | Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger | If Only I Could Tell You
✅ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week (9/20-9/26) - To Kill a Mockingbird 9/26
✅ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: LGBT - You Should See Me in a Crown 8/18
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✅ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Five Feet Apart 6/25
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
✅ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 10/25
✅ 4. A book set in the 1920s - The Great Gatsby 9/30
✅ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Pachinko 8/10
✅ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Come Tumbling Down 2/1
✅ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - I'm Not Dying with You Tonight 7/8
✅ 8. A book published in the 20th century - Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches 2/15
✅ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - The Hidden Staircase 12/12
✅ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s - The Sun Down Motel 7/25
I'm going to start with the entire list and see how it goes. I plan to keep track in my private, one woman GR group I have, but will put updates here from time to time.2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✔ 1. A book that's published in 2020 Fake Truth by Lee Goldberg April
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
✔3. A book with a great first line Virgil Wander by Leif Enger January 31
4. A book about a book club
✔5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Phineas Redux London February
✔6. A bildungsroman Seasons: A Real Story of an Amish Girl January
✔ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River November
✔ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
April✔9. A book with a map Blue Mars January
✔10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Where the Crawdads Sing January
✔11. An anthology The Jungle Book March
✔12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass January
✔13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Roomies Jan 4
✔14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart January
✔15. A book about or involving social media Runaway February
✔16. A book that has a book on the cover The Library of Lost and Found February
✔ 17. A medical thriller Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel April
✔ 18. A book with a made-up language Ice Planet Barbarians October
✔19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Scam March
✔20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Astrophysics for People in a Hurry January
✔ 21. A book published the month of your birthday True Fiction by Lee Goldberg April (since I don't put my birthday online, this month was chosen due to three very closely related family members being born in April, and one of them on the 21st, just like the number of this challenge)
✔22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs April
✔ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead July
✔24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Salt to the Sea February
✔25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
March✔26. A book with a pun in the title Accidence Will Happen: A Recovering Pedant's Guide to English Language and Style February
✔27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins The Collapsing Empire February
✔28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Life, the Universe and Everything March
✔29. A book with a bird on the cover
Mary Poppins Comes Back February✔30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader All-American Girl January
✔31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Strands of Bronze and Gold May
✔32. A book by a WOC Binti by Nnedi Okorafor February
✔33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song January
✔34. A book you meant to read in 2019 In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox January
✔35. A book with a three-word title Celia, A Slave February
✔36. A book with a pink cover
January✔37. A Western Letter Perfect
✔38. A book by or about a journalist Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking January
✔ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Julie of the Wolves read on September 27
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (14 Nonfiction - from the first of the past lists posted) As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride January
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔1. A book written by an author in their 20s The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams March
✔2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title The Twenty-One Balloons October
✔3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed January
✔ 4. A book set in the 1920s Summer Lightning April
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
✔6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Squirm by Carl Hiaasen February
✔7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats Jan 2
✔8. A book published in the 20th century Mary Poppins January
✔9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Thud! by Terry Pratchett Jan 3
✔10. A book with a main character in their 20s Lock Every Door by Riley Sager read on Jan 1, 3030
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts✔1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Hand on the Wall
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman - This Tender Land
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
✔9. A book with a map - Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
✔10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - The Dutch House
11. An anthology
✔12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Nothing to See Here
✔13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Institute
✔14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Cilka's Journey
✔15. A book about or involving social media - Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
16. A book that has a book on the cover - Something Rotten
17. A medical thriller
✔18. A book with a made-up language - A Darker Shade of Magic
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
✔20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
✔24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
✔25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - God is Able
✔26. A book with a pun in the title - Equal Rites
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
✔28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - QualityLand
29. A book with a bird on the cover - Endless Night
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC - The Widows of Malabar Hill
✔33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Thunderhead
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Skysworn
✔35. A book with a three-word title - None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us
✔36. A book with a pink cover - The Grace Year
37. A Western - Lonesome Dove
✔38. A book by or about a journalist - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Neverwhere
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - (LitRPG) Regicide
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Children of Blood and Bone
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Catch-22
✔3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - A Gathering of Shadows
4. A book set in the 1920s - Clouds of Witness
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
✔6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
✔7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
✔8. A book published in the 20th century - The Moving Finger
✔9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Mort
✔10. A book with a main character in their 20s - The Progeny
1/1/2020: Here we go!!3/31/2020: End of the first quarter. Up until a few weeks ago, everything was normal. Now we are living in self isolation during a plague. It's wild. It's also caused me to struggle with reading books that are overly serious. Although, since all sports are cancelled, I'm finding a fair amount of new reading time. Also, the Olympics-themed prompts are kind of sad now, since they have been postponed to next year. Anyway, I am currently at 12/40 and 5/10. My favorite read for the first quarter was definitely The Girl with the Louding Voice. It was absolutely spectacular. Here's hoping that by my next quarterly check-in, things are a little less horrifying out there.
4/30/2020: Halfway through at 17/40; 8/10. At this rate, I feel pretty comfortable about finishing early, but, sometimes those last few books are a real chore, just because the harder prompts get pushed to the end. I can't say this year has been very good so far, in fact, it's been pretty terrible. We're living through a pandemic, everything's been cancelled, my salary has been cut, and my mom died (leukemia). I suppose things could still get worse, but, ugh...
6/30/2020: End of the second quarter, halfway through the year and it really does keep getting worse. There's still a pandemic, which is probably about to get a lot worse, my salary is still low, my mom is still dead, but now we're also actively fighting racial injustice and this past weekend the president of the United States "accidentally" retweeted and praised a video where people were chanting "white power". So that's where we live now. It's literally horrible. But, in between mourning and marching, I'm getting a lot of reading done. I'm currently at 28/40; 8/10. I've already read over 52 books total for the year, which is incredible. I read some amazing classic books this quarter. Wuthering Heights, Double Indemnity, He Knew He Was Right, Gilgamesh: A New English Version. But I think my favorite book this quarter was The Secret History. I just enjoyed every moment of it. Now, let's see what else 2020 has in store ...
8/12/2020: I just finished the Advanced prompts. I'm not sure I can even pick a favorite, some of these were just so good. But I think Wuthering Heights was probably the one I enjoyed the most.
9/30/2020: End of the third quarter and I have only 12 books left to go. I can definitely finish before the end of the year, but next year, I'm going to need to do less reading challenges. I am currently at 33/40, 10/10. My favorite book that I read this quarter was The Space Between Worlds.
11/29/2020: Today I finished the challenge! The last prompt I finished was a book with a bird on the cover. I think that my favorite book of this last quarter was Boyfriend Material. I need more romances like this, please!
40/40; 10/10
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✔ 1. A book that's published in 2020 Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas
✔ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
✔ 3. A book with a great first line Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn (On Sunday I work in sans serif.)
✔ 4. A book about a book club The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
✔ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics (London) He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
✔ 6. A bildungsroman The Secret History by Donna Tartt
✔ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
✔ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
✔ 9. A book with a map The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan
✔ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell (The History of Literature podcast)
✔ 11. An anthology The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West
✔ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Empty Hearts by Juli Zeh
✔ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (2008 horror film)
✔ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
✔ 15. A book about or involving social media One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
✔ 16. A book that has a book on the cover The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
✔ 17. A medical thriller When the Wind Blows by James Patterson
✔ 18. A book with a made-up language The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan
✔ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" (Chile) A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
✔ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West
✔ 21. A book published the month of your birthday The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
✔ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand (main character is a zoologist)
✔ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 (ALCS Gold Dagger for nonfiction) The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
✔ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about (Gwangju uprising)Human Acts by Han Kang
✔ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Diary by Chuck Palahniuk
✔ 26. A book with a pun in the title From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
✔ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles
✔ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang
✔ 29. A book with a bird on the cover Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl by Jonathan C. Slaght
✔ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Wilson by A. Scott Berg
✔ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier (In the original German, it's "Silber" and I'm counting it).
✔ 32. A book by a WOC Ayiti by Roxane Gay
✔ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
✔ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie
✔ 35. A book with a three-word title First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn
✔ 36. A book with a pink cover Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
✔ 37. A Western The Revenant by Michael Punke
✔ 38. A book by or about a journalist The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
✔ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week The Amazing Spiderman : Volume 2 Revelations
✔ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2018 prompt LGBTQ protagonist) Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
✔ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks
✔ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
✔ 4. A book set in the 1920s The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
✔ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Nana, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa
✔ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
✔ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
✔ 8. A book published in the 20th century Howards End by E.M. Forster
✔ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books The Hollow by Agatha Christie
✔ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
PopsugarFinished 50/50
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Peter Darling
3. A book with a great first line Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
4. A book about a book club The Bromance Book Club
6. A bildungsroman We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Wonder
9. A book with a map The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
10. A book recommended by a favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Fred & Rose
11. An anthology Brief, Horrible Moments: A Collection of One Sentence Horror Stories
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Valentine
15. A book about or involving social media All We Ever Wanted
16. A book that has a book on the cover The Library Book
17. A medical thriller The Naturalist
18. A book with a made-up language Year of Wonders
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Other Einstein
23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Dutch House
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win
26. A book with a pun in the title One True Loves
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Olive, Again
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character I, Robot
29. A book with a bird on the cover Barn 8
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Darling Rose Gold
32. A book by a WOC Stay with Me
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Sing, Unburied, Sing
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The Friend Zone
36. A book with a pink cover The Downstairs Girl
38. A book by or about a journalist Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
39. Read a banned book (during Banned Books Week) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Advanced
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Four and Twenty Blackbirds
4. A book set in the 1920s The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics How to Be an American Housewife
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
8. A book published in the 20th century Do They Hear You When You Cry
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Diane's 2020 Challenge Regular prompts
50 of 50 Total prompts completed
COMPLETED!!
✔️1. A book that's published in 2020
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson
✔️2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
✔️3. A book with a great first line
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
✔️4. A book about a book club
The Book That Matters Most by
Ann Hood
✔️5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
Los Angeles
On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family by Lisa See
✔️6. A bildungsroman
Normal People by Sally Rooney
✔️7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Galaxie Library, Dakota County - New Fiction shelves
The Spice King by Elizabeth Camden
✔️8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
✔️9. A book with a map
The Two Hotel Francforts by David Leavitt
✔️10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
From Modern Mrs. Darcy: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
✔️11. An anthology
Women Travelers on the Nile: An Anthology by Deborah Manley
✔️12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
✔️13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
The movie - Into the Woods. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2180411/
In the Woods by Tana French
✔️14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
✔️15. A book about or involving social media
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
✔️16. A book that has a book on the cover
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
✔️17. A medical thriller
Whiteout by Ken Follett
✔️18. A book with a made-up language
Saga 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
✔️19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
✔️20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
A Woman of Angkor by John Burgess
✔️21. A book published the month of your birthday
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames by Kai Bird
✔️22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
Radioactive!: How Ir�ne Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World by Winifred Conkling
✔️23. A book that won an award in 2019
Agatha Award for best contemporary Novel of 2018. Awarded in 2019.
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron
✔️24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
A Brief History of Central America by Héctor Pérez-Brignoli
✔️25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills by Daniel Coyle
✔️26. A book with a pun in the title
Beating About the Bush by M.C. Beaton
✔️27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Greed. Lust.
Devil's Cut by J. R. Ward
✔️28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
✔️29. A book with a bird on the cover
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
✔️30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by C.W. Gortner
✔️31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams
✔️32. A book by a WOC
Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik
✔️33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi
✔️34. A book you meant to read in 2019
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
✔️35. A book with a three-word title
Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
✔️36. A book with a pink cover
Whisper Network by Chandler Baker
✔️37. A Western
Work Song by Ivan Doig
✔️38. A book by or about a journalist
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
✔️39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Renée Nault
✔️40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
From the 2017 Popsugar Challenge: A book about an interesting woman
American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt by Stephanie Marie Thornton
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔️1. A book written by an author in their 20s
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
✔️2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
21 Dog Years: A Cube Dweller's Tale by Mike Daisey
✔️3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
✔️4. A book set in the 1920s
The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey
✔️5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
The Incense Game by Laura Joh Rowland
✔️6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger
✔️7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
White Dresses: A Memoir of Love and Secrets, Mothers and Daughters by Mary Pflum Peterson
✔️8. A book published in the 20th century
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
✔️9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
✔️10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Venetia by Georgette Heyer
Popsguar Summer Reading Challenge
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List of Summer Challenge is too long to be included here. Will post in Summer section.
Popsugar 2020Regular prompts
40/40
✔️ A book that’s published in 2020: The Switch
✔️A book by a trans or non-binary author: George
✔️ A book with a great first line: One True Loves
✔️A book about a book club: The Bromance Book Club
✔️A book set in a city that as hosted the Olympics: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
✔️A Bildungsroman: Dear Edward
✔️ The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: The Late Bloomers' Club
✔️A book with an upside-down image on the cover: Verity
✔️ A book with a map: After the Flood
✔️A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: The Widow of Rose House
✔️An anthology: Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love
✔️A book that passes the Bechdel test: City of Girls
✔️A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: The Yellow House
✔️ A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Writers & Lovers
✔️A book about or involving social media: Such a Fun Age
✔️ A book that has a book on the cover: The Words Between Us
✔️ A medical thriller: The End of October
✔️A book with a made-up language: The House in the Cerulean Sea
✔️A book set in a country beginning with “C”: Next Year in Havana
✔️A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune
✔️A book published the month of your birthday: American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt
✔️ A book about or by a woman in STEM: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
✔️A book that won an award in 2019: My Sister, the Serial Killer
✔️ A book on a subject you know nothing about: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
✔️ A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
✔️ A book with a pun in the title: Red, White & Royal Blue
✔️ A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: A Woman Is No Man
✔️ A book with a robot, cyborg or AI character: Sleeping Giants (audio)
✔️A book with a bird on the cover: Number One Chinese Restaurant
✔️A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
✔️ A book with “gold”, “silver” or “bronze” in the title: Gold
✔️A book by a WOC: Party of Two
✔️A book with a least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Marilla of Green Gables
✔️A book you meant to read in 2019: Finding Dorothy
✔️A book with a three-word title: Code Name Hélène
✔️A book with a pink cover: The Happy Ever After Playlist
✔️ A western: Peace Like a River
✔️A book by or about a journalist: I'll Be Gone in the Dark
✔️Read a banned book during Banned Book Week (9/27/20): The Bluest Eye
✔️Your favorite prompt from a past Popsugar Reading Challenge: The Book of Lost Friends
Advanced prompts
10/10
✔️A book written by an author in their 20’s: Half of a Yellow Sun
✔️ A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title: 28 Summers
✔️ A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): The Starless Sea
✔️ A book set in the 1920’s: The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
✔️ A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: The Street of a Thousand Blossoms
✔️A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: The Rise of Magicks
✔️A book with more than 20 letters in the title: The Lions of Fifth Avenue
✔️ A book published in the 20th century: The End of the Affair
✔️A book from a series with more than 20 books: Golden in Death
✔️ A book with a main character in their 20’s: Beach Read
2020 ChallengeProgress: 35/50
Currently Reading
✔ Finished
Regular: 27/40
1. A book that's published in 2020 A Murderous Relation ✔
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line Out of the Silence: After the Crash ✔
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics A Treacherous Curse ✔
6. A bildungsroman Go Set a Watchman ✔
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Miracle Creek ✔
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Seventh Perfection ✔
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Giver of Stars ✔
11. An anthology The Lives of Saints ✔
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Orphan's Tale ✔
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Hard Target ✔
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Circe ✔
15. A book about or involving social media Flat-Out Love ✔
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller The Silent Patient ✔
18. A book with a made-up language Sky in the Deep ✔
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Pile of Bones ✔
21. A book published the month of your birthday Loki: Where Mischief Lies ✔
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum ✔
23. A book that won an award in 2019 An American Marriage ✔
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Attack Surface ✔
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Naked in Death ✔
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Junkyard Cats ✔
29. A book with a bird on the cover Migrations ✔
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption ✔
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch ✔
35. A book with a three-word title The Great Alone ✔
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator ✔
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2019: a book set in space) Caliban's War ✔
Advanced: 8/10
1. A book written by an author in their 20s Children of Blood and Bone ✔
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Always and Forever, Lara Jean ✔
4. A book set in the 1920s BloodLaw ✔
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books The Inn ✔
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Ocean at the End of the Lane ✔
8. A book published in the 20th century Stardust ✔
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Glory in Death ✔
10. A book with a main character in their 20s All the Missing Girls ✔
26/502. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Driven
3. A book with a great first line Rabbit Cake
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics The Darwin Affair
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
11. An anthology An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Lying Game
15. A book about or involving social media Swipe Right for Murder
16. A book that has a book on the cover Book Love
17. A medical thriller The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Love in the Time of Cholera
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr
23. A book that won an award in 2019 Celestial Bodies
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
26. A book with a pun in the title A Brushstroke with Death
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Sun Down Motel
36. A book with a pink cover To Have and to Hoax
38. A book by or about a journalist Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Fahrenheit 451
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Danse Macabre
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books 11/22/63
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books The Murder on the Links
50/50Started Challenge on Jan 1, 2020
Completed Challenge on Apr 15, 2020
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
√1. A book that's published in 2020 - Little Free Library by Naomi Kritzer
√2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Six Months, Three Days by Charlie Jane Anders
√3. A book with a great first line - The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
√4. A book about a book club - Book Club by Loren D. Estleman
√5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (London)
√6. A bildungsroman - Pather Panchali: Song of the Road by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
√8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover -
by Stephen King√9. A book with a map - The Enemies of Jupiter by Caroline Lawrence
√10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - Candide by Voltaire
√11. An anthology - My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - The Dreaming, Vol. 1 by Queenie Chan
√13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare (2014 Winter's Tale)
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
√15. A book about or involving social media - Slave Technology by Biju P.R.
√16. A book that has a book on the cover -
by Ray Bradbury√17. A medical thriller - Outbreak by Robin Cook
√18. A book with a made-up language - The Call of Chtulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (Canada)
√20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Brush Up Your Shakespeare! by Michael Macrone
√21. A book published the month of your birthday - The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
√22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
√23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal
√25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics -
by Toni Morrison√26. A book with a pun in the title - Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
√29. A book with a bird on the cover -
by Ruth Ware√30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Wings of Fire: An Autobiography by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
√32. A book by a WOC - A Mercy by Toni Morrison
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Batman: Year One
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - The Dolphins of Laurentum by Caroline Lawrence
√35. A book with a three-word title - Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole
√36. A book with a pink cover -
by Rainbow Rowell√37. A Western - Faster Gun by Elizabeth Bear
√38. A book by or about a journalist - Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
√39. Read a banned book
√40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Boy-Crazy Stacey by Gale Galligan (A graphic novel - 2016)
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√1. A book written by an author in their 20s - The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 1
√4. A book set in the 1920s - Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling
√5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
√6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
√7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Fugitive from Corinth by Caroline Lawrence
√8. A book published in the 20th century - The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Return of the Mummy by R.L. Stine
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
2020 Popsugar reading challenge!Regular: 0/40
1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Gray Chamber
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Confessions of the Fox
3. A book with a great first line - Anna Karenina
4. A book about a book club -
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Lost Girls of Paris
6. A bildungsroman - Daughter of Moloka'i
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Comfort Detox: Finding Freedom from Habits That Bind You
9. A book with a map -
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - The Library Book
11. An anthology - MatchUp
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Jane Eyre
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media - The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life
16. A book that has a book on the cover - The Red Address Book
17. A medical thriller -
18. A book with a made-up language - A Game of Thrones
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - The Last Woman in the Forest
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention -
21. A book published the month of your birthday -
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
23. A book that won an award in 2019 -
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - As Bright as Heaven
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - She Reads Truth: Holding Tight to Permanent in a World That's Passing Away
26. A book with a pun in the title - Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins -
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
29. A book with a bird on the cover - Midnight at the Blackbird Café
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Long Walk to Freedom
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Darling Rose Gold
32. A book by a WOC -
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads -
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 -
35. A book with a three-word title -
36. A book with a pink cover - Raising an Entrepreneur: 10 Rules for Nurturing Risk Takers, Problem Solvers, and Change Makers
37. A Western - The Cold Dish
38. A book by or about a journalist - Sold on a Monday
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week -
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge -
Advanced: 0/10
1. A book written by an author in their 20s - American Psycho
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest
4. A book set in the 1920s - The Photographer's Wife
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Norwegian Wood
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books -
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title -
8. A book published in the 20th century -
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books -
10. A book with a main character in their 20s - The Girls in the Picture
2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge
✅ complete
50/50
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✅ 1. A book that's published in 2020-A Notion of a Potion
✅ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author-Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man
✅ 3. A book with a great first line-Pride and Prejudice
✅ 4. A book about a book club-Dear Pen Pal
✅ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Book Thief
✅ 6. A bildungsroman - Loving The Realest Of Them All
✅ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Compelled To Murder
✅ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover-Miss Brown Is Upside Down!
✅ 9. A book with a map - The Alchemist
✅ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - The Dutch House
✅ 11. An anthology-The Mistletoe Murder and other stories
✅ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Heartless
✅ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it-Sing
✅ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name-Red at the Bone
✅ 15. A book about or involving social media-The Diary of Amos Lee 3: I'm Twelve, I'm Tough, I Tweet!
✅ 16. A book that has a book on the cover - The Field Guide
✅ 17. A medical thriller - A Study in Scarlet Women
✅ 18. A book with a made-up languageThe Fellowship of the Ring
✅ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - The Old Man and the Sea
✅ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attentionThe Girl With All the Gifts
✅ 21. A book published the month of your birthday - Black's Innocence
✅ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - Ada Twist, Scientist
✅ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Children of Blood and Bone
✅ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
✅ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics-Love Me Deeper
✅ 26. A book with a pun in the title-The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank
✅ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins-A Love So Blue
✅ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - The Guile
✅ 29. A book with a bird on the cover-To Kill a Mockingbird
✅ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader-Scythe
✅ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Silver Sparrow
✅ 32. A book by a WOC- The Dragon Republic
✅ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads-Alice's Adventures In Wonderland And Through The Looking Glass
✅ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019-The Unknowns
✅ 35. A book with a three-word title-Long Way Down
✅ 36. A book with a pink cover - Libra and Scorpio - Passion and Conflict
✅ 37. A Western-Down the Long Hills
✅ 38. A book by or about a journalist - Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
✅ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week-Go the Fuck to Sleep
✅ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge-Year of Yes
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✅ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s - The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
✅ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title-Four and Twenty Blackbirds
✅ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale
✅ 4. A book set in the 1920s - Jazz
✅ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics-Before the Coffee Gets Cold
✅ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books-Married To A Chicago Bully
✅ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - Strawberry Crunch & Murder
✅ 8. A book published in the 20th century - Daddy-Long-Legs
✅ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Thud!
✅ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Crime and Punishment
2020 Challenge 54/54 finished on 11/30/20
Regular prompts
✔1. A book that's published in 2020
Wild at Heart
✔2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs
✔3. A book with a great first line
Fable
✔4. A book about a book club
Beach Read
✔5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
The Little Bookshop on the Seine
✔6. A bildungsroman
Normal People
✔7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
My Last Continent
✔8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Again Again
✔9. A book with a map
Siege and Storm
✔10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
With the Fire on High
✔11. An anthology
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys
✔12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
The Darkest Evening
✔13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Summer Hours
✔14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
✔15. A book about or involving social media
Big Summer
✔16. A book that has a book on the cover
The Only Road
✔17. A medical thriller
Things in Jars
✔18. A book with a made-up language
Shadow and Bone
✔19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
The Blue Castle
✔20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Paris Never Leaves You
✔21. A book published the month of your birthday
Saint X
✔22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
The Kiss Quotient
✔23. A book that won an award in 2019
Ordinary Girls
✔24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
A Good Neighborhood
✔25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
✔26. A book with a pun in the title
The Honey-Don't List
✔27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Big Lies in a Small Town
✔28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Clockwork Prince
✔29. A book with a bird on the cover
Ruin and Rising
✔30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
✔31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
Chain of Gold
✔32. A book by a WOC
P.S. I Still Love You
✔33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Queen Move
✔34. A book you meant to read in 2019
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
✔35. A book with a three-word title
In Five Years
✔36. A book with a pink cover
Bronte's Mistress
✔37. A Western
My Calamity Jane
✔38. A book by or about a journalist
Hollywood Park: A Memoir
✔39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
All the Bright Places
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
✔2015 - A book set in a different country - His Only Wife
✔2016 - Set in Europe - The Light After the War
✔2017 - A book published in 2017 - Always and Forever, Lara Jean
✔2018 - A book by a local author - What You Wish For
✔2019 - Reread of a favorite book - Clockwork Angel
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔1. A book written by an author in their 20s
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones
✔2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Turbo Twenty-Three
✔3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
The Tourist Attraction
✔4. A book set in the 1920s
The Popular Girl
✔5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Go
✔6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Winter Solstice
✔7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
✔8. A book published in the 20th century
The Hound of the Baskervilles
✔9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Hardcore Twenty-Four
✔10. A book with a main character in their 20s
The Simple Wild
Summer Challenge
20/20
✔1. A book with "summer" in the title
One Crazy Summer
✔2. A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover
Dear Emmie Blue
✔3. A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination
Love & Luck
✔4. A book about a vacation
Dangerous Girls
✔5. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
Girl, Serpent, Thorn
✔6. A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title
Love & Gelato
✔7. A book with a body of water or pool on the cover
The Night Swim
✔8. A book set at a resort or hotel
I've Got Your Number
✔9. A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year
Breaking Dawn
✔10. A summer-set thriller
The Vacation
✔11. A book involving a summer romance
The Bride Test
✔12. A book about Black history in America
The Color Purple
✔13. A scary book you'd read around a campfire
Twilight
✔14. A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college
Just One Day
✔15. A book that takes place in a beach town
New Moon
✔16. A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title
Midnight Sun
✔17. A book with sunglasses on the cover
Anna K: A Love Story
✔18. A book about camping or summer camp
Eclipse
✔19. A book classified as a "beach read"
On the Island
✔20. A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome)
Just One Year
Fall Challenge
10/10
✔1. A book with a cover with orange and brown
Pumpkinheads
✔2. A book that has been on your shelf since at least last fall
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
✔3. A book by an indigenous author
Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land
✔4. A book that includes someone falling
Enjoy the View
✔5. A book that includes black joy
Super Fake Love Song
✔6. A book with a strong friendship
Six of Crows
✔7. A book that was published in October or November
Invisible Girl
✔8. A book with a title that includes the letters F-A-L-L
Christmas at Frozen Falls
✔9. A book about or that takes place somewhere you'll likely never visit (technically Moose Springs is a fictional town)
Mistletoe and Mr. Right
✔10. A book about or involving nature
Swamp Thing: Twin Branches
Finished: 34/522020 Challenge - Regular prompts
3. A book with a great first line
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Completed Prompts - 34
✓ 1. A book that's published in 2020 The Hand on the Wall (Published Jan 21, 2020)
✓ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Magic for Liars
✓ 4. A book about a book club - The Bromance Book Club
✓ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Queenie (London)
✓ 6. A bildungsroman Felix Ever After
✓ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Badd Motherf*cker
✓ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Witchmark
✓ 9. A book with a map Where the Crawdads Sing
✓ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club A Gentleman in Moscow
✓ 11. An anthology Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
✓ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Once Ghosted, Twice Shy
✓ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom?
✓ 15. A book about or involving social media Tweet Cute
✓ 16. A book that has a book on the cover The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
✓ 17. A medical thriller The Silent Patient
✓ 18. A book with a made-up language Blood of Elves
✓ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Brutal Telling
✓ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention The Vegetarian
✓ 21. A book published the month of your birthday Binti
✓ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA
✓ 26. A book with a pun in the title Nacho Average Murder
✓ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Loki: Where Mischief Lies (Envy)
✓ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Rogue Protocol
✓ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Darling Rose Gold
✓ 32. A book by a WOC Antagonists, Advocates and Allies: The Wake-Up Call Guide for White Women Who Want to Become Allies With Black Women
✓ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Exit Strategy (4.41 stars as of 6/25)
✓ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Artificial Condition
✓ 35. A book with a three-word title Can't Escape Love
✓ 36. A book with a pink cover The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe
✓ 37. A Western Upright Women Wanted
✓ 38. A book by or about a journalist Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
✓ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Troubled Blood
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2018 - a book about a problem still existing in society today How to Be an Antiracist 2017 - a story within a story Bury Your Dead 2019 - A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent The Beautiful Mystery
Advanced
✓ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Look Alive Twenty-Five
✓ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris
✓ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky
✓ 8. A book published in the 20th century The Mind's Eye
✓ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Twisted Twenty-Six
✓ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s Conventionally Yours
30/40 - 2020 Regular Prompt Challenge2/10 - Advanced Challenge
1. A book that's published in 2020 -
2. A book by a trans or non-binary author -
3. A book with a great first line -
4. A book about a book club -
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics -
6. A bildungsroman -
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed -
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover -
9. A book with a map -
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - Vlog - Katytastic -
11. An anthology - Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Roald Dahl
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test -
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it -
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name -
15. A book about or involving social media -
16. A book that has a book on the cover -
17. A medical thriller -
18. A book with a made-up language - Watership Down by Richard Adams or Lisey's Story by Stephen King or Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang China or Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Canada or Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood LOST challenge
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention -
21. A book published the month of your birthday - [
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
23. A book that won an award in 2019 -
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide by Patrice Banks
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr. or Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
26. A book with a pun in the title -
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins -
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
29. A book with a bird on the cover - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Gold by Chris Cleave
32. A book by a WOC -
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads -
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 -
35. A book with a three-word title -
36. A book with a pink cover -
37. A Western -
38. A book by or about a journalist -
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week -
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge -
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books -
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s -
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1.
A book that's published in 2020Displacement ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 12/07/202.
A book by a trans or nonbinary authorThe Map of Salt and Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/14/203.
A book with a great first linePride and Prejudice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/07/204. A book about a book club Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
5.
A book set in a city that has hosted the OlympicsMy Brother's Husband, Volume 1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/08/206.
A bildungsromanThe Poet X ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 08/04/207. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8.
A book with an upside-down image on the coverPippi Longstocking ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 03/03/209.
A book with a mapBorder: A Journey to the Edge of Europe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 09/12/2010.
A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book clubPeace Like a River ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/29/2011.
An anthology Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/23/2012.
A book that passes the Bechdel testThe Thirteenth Tale ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/10/2013.
A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to itThe Address ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/09/2014.
A book by an author with flora or fauna in their nameCold Earth ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 04/30/2015.
A book about or involving social mediaSix Stories ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 03/30/2016.
A book that has a book on the cover84, Charing Cross Road ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/13/2017.
A medical thrillerThe Wonder ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️10/12/2018.
A book with a made-up languageHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/24/2019.
A book set in a country beginning with "C"Boxers ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/15/2020. A book you picked because the title caught your attention So You Want to Talk About Race⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/08/20
21.
A book published the month of your birthdayThe Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 03/25/2022.
A book about or by a woman in STEMLab Girl ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 03/01/2023.
A book that won an award in 2019Celestial Bodies ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 09/03/2024.
A book on a subject you know nothing aboutOrphan Train ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/30/2025.
A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphicsBeloved ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 04/24/2026. A book with a pun in the title The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
27.
A book featuring one of the seven deadly sinsThe Grownup ⭐️⭐️ 01/15/2028. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Wildcard
29.
A book with a bird on the coverThe Lightkeepers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/27/2030. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Wolf Hall
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Silver Sparrow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/21/20
32.
A book by a WOCThe Leavers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 02/04/2033.
A book with at least a four-star rating on GoodreadsJust Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 03/11/2034.
A book you meant to read in 2019Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/28/2035.
A book with a three-word titleFlowers of Mold ⭐️⭐️ 02/13/2036.
A book with a pink coverI'm Afraid of Men ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/08/2037. A Western The Personal History of Rachel DuPree ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 11/02/20
38.
A book by or about a journalistBehind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 02/10/2039.
Read a banned book during Banned Books WeekBridge to Terabithia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/15/2040.
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge2015 41 Author you've never read before The Essex Serpent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 02/20/20
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1.
A book written by an author in their 20sSmaller and Smaller Circles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/20/202.
A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title⭐️⭐️ On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century3.
A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law ⭐️⭐️ 12/02/204. A book set in the 1920s The Paris Wi[bookcover:Pachinkofe|8683812] The Painted Veil The Family with Two Front Doors
5.
A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 OlympicsPachinko ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/26/206.
A book by an author who has written more than 20 booksThe Silent Boy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 12/07/207.
A book with more than 20 letters in its titleI Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 05/01/208.
A book published in the 20th centuryMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 04/11/209.
A book from a series with more than 20 booksThe Clue in the Crumbling Wall ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 11/06/2010.
A book with a main character in their 20sThe Tiger's Wife ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 08/13/20