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2020 Challenge - General
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Post your 2020 reading list!
*1. A book that's published in 2020 - A Longer Fall*2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
*3. A book with a great first line - Rebecca
*4. A book about a book club - The Dirty Book Club
*5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Rip
*6. A bildungsroman - Middlesex
*7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Good Girl Stripped Bare
*8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - A Lifetime of Impossible Days
*9. A book with a map - Prophecy: Child of Earth
*10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - Daisy Jones & The Six
*11. An anthology Growing Up African in Australia
*12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Wilder Girls
*13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Moving Pictures
*14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - If You've Got It, Haunt It
*15. A book about or involving social media - The Circle
*16. A book that has a book on the cover - Reading Upside Down
*17. A medical thriller - Malicious Intent
*18. A book with a made-up language - Destiny: Child of the Sky
*19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
*20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - All Dressed Up and No Place to Haunt
*21. A book published the month of your birthday I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
*22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Other Einstein
*23. A book that won an award in 2019 - The Testaments
*24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
*25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - In Watermelon Sugar
*26. A book with a pun in the title - I Woke Up Dead at the Mall
*27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Lust, Caution: The Story
*28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Frost
*29. A book with a bird on the cover - Ship of Magic
*30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
*31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - The Silver Hand
*32. A book by a WOC - Desert Dawn
*33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Candy
*34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - The Anna Dressed in Blood Duology: Anna Dressed in Blood, Girl of Nightmares
*35. A book with a three-word title - On Fortune's Wheel
*36. A book with a pink cover - There Goes the Bride
*37. A Western - An Easy Death
*38. A book by or about a journalist - All Fall Down
*39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Lady Chatterley's Lover
*40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Thriller - Jack's Shadow
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
*1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Carrie
*2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Twisted Twenty-Six
*3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or - The Tales of Max Carradosenhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
*4. A book set in the 1920s - The Mystery of the Blue Train
*5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - After the Quake
*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 Elegance of the Hedgehog
*8. A book published in the 20th century - Blackkerchief Dick
*9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Eric
*10. A book with a main character in their 20s - The Bitten
Almost made it! 46 out of 50 for 2020 (there were a few books I read that I couldn't fit into any of the prompts). I finally finished everything on the list on 3 April 2021 - being a new mum and finding the last book a ghastly read definitely held things up!2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✔ A book that's published in 2020 - The Year Without Summer
✔ A book by a trans or nonbinary author - The Deep
✔ A book with a great first line ("The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.") - Neuromancer
✔ A book about a book club - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
✔ A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics (London) - The BFG
✔ A bildungsroman - The Ten Thousand Doors of January
✔ The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Red Tide
✔ A book with an upside-down image on the cover - The Other You
✔ A book with a map - Treasure Island
✔ A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club (www.barefootblonde.com) - The Nightingale
✔ An anthology - Oz: The Complete Collection
✔ A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Frozen
✔ A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
✔ A book about or involving social media - The Hive
✔ A book that has a book on the cover - The Book Thief
✔ A medical thriller - An Anonymous Girl
✔ A book with a made-up language - A Clockwork Orange
✔ A book set in a country beginning with "C" (Canada) - Room
✔ A book you picked because the title caught your attention - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
✔ A book published the month of your birthday (October) - Fahrenheit 451
✔ A book about or by a woman in STEM (http://www.dianagabaldon.com/about-di...)- Outlander
✔ A book that won an award in 2019 (ALA Alex Award) - Educated
✔ A book on a subject you know nothing about (science) - What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
✔ A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - The Chalk Man
✔ A book with a pun in the title - The Toyminator
✔ A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins (wrath) - The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs
✔ A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Scarlet
✔ A book with a bird on the cover - Bird Box
✔ A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - The Lady of the Rivers
✔ A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Bronze Gods
✔ A book by a WOC - The Color Purple
✔ A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
✔ A book you meant to read in 2019 - Tempest
✔ A book with a three-word title - Nine Perfect Strangers
✔ A book with a pink cover - The Grace Year
✔ A Western - The Gunslinger
✔ A book by or about a journalist - The Men Who Stare at Goats
✔ Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - The Kite Runner
✔ Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2017 - A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long) - The Da Vinci Code
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔ A book written by an author in their 20s - Normal People
✔ A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Catch-22
✔ A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement - The Starless Sea
✔ A book set in the 1920s - The Great Gatsby
✔ A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Hiroshima
✔ A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - The Handmaid's Tale
✔ A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
✔ A book published in the 20th century - The Glass Menagerie
✔ A book from a series with more than 20 books - A is for Alibi
✔ A book with a main character in their 20s - Water for Elephants
2020 ChallengeRegular prompts - 42/44
✔ 1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
✔ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters
✔ 3. A book with a great first line - Anna Karenina
✔ 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 - Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
✔ 6. A bildungsroman - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
✔ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Henrietta Maria: Charles I's Indomitable Queen
✔ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
✔ 9. A book with a map - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
✔ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe
✔ 11. An anthology - Drivel: Deliciously Bad Writing by Your Favorite Authors
✔ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
✔ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Immortalists
✔ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History
✔ 15. A book about or involving social media - One of Us Is Lying
✔ 16. A book that has a book on the cover - How to Read Literature Like a Professor
✔ 17. A medical thriller - The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
✔ 18. A book with a made-up language - The Book of Strange New Things
✔ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Alias Grace
✔ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing
✔ 21. A book published the month of your birthday - The Night Circus
✔ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
23. A book that won an award in 2019 - perhaps The Testaments
✔ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - probably a good reason to finally read Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
✔ 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 - Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - leaning towards Lolita
✔ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
✔ 29. A book with a bird on the cover - Stay Up with Hugo Best
✔ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Becoming Marie Antoinette
✔ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - The Silver Linings Playbook
✔ 32. A book by a WOC - Becoming
✔ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
✔ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past
✔ 35. A book with a three-word title - Year of Yes
✔ 36. A book with a pink cover - Royals
✔ 37. A Western - A Longer Fall
✔ 38. A book by or about a journalist - Jackson, 1964: And Other Dispatches from Fifty Years of Reporting on Race in America
✔ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Thirteen Reasons Why
✔ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
✔ 2015 - Nonfiction - How to Be an Antiracist
✔ 2016 - A YA Bestseller - One of Us Is Next
✔ 2017 - A book mentioned in another book - The Bridges of Madison County
✔ 2018 - True Crime - The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery
✔ 2019 - A book you think should be turned into a movie - Anne Bonny the Infamous Female Pirate
2020 Challenge - Regular promptsI've read 0/50
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
Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge 2020 Regular prompts
01/1/2020 - 31/12/2020
Read 40/40 Finished 26/11/2020
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 (September 20-26) :
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (debut novel) :
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
10/10 @ 22/10/2020
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 - Regular prompts✓ 1. A book that's published in 2020 If It Bleeds
✓ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
✓ 3. A book with a great first line Choke
✓ 4. A book about a book club The Jane Austen Book Club
✓ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Crazy Rich Asians
✓ 6. A bildungsroman The Kite Runner
✓ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The English Patient
✓ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover A Tale of Two Cities
✓ 9. A book with a map Artemis
✓ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Wonder Down Under: A User’s Guide to the Vagina
✓ 11. An anthology The Best American Short Stories 2019
✓ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Handmaid's Tale
✓ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it The Hollow
✓ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name To the Lighthouse
✓ 15. A book about or involving social media The Circle
✓ 16. A book that has a book on the cover The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
✓ 17. A medical thriller An Anonymous Girl
✓ 18. A book with a made-up language The Last Wish
✓ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The House of the Spirits
✓ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention A History of Art in 21 Cats
✓ 21. A book published the month of your birthday The Huntress
✓ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Chemist
✓ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 Daisy Jones & The Six
✓ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Start Here, Start Now: A Short Guide to Mindfulness Meditation
✓ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Romans prowincjonalny
✓ 26. A book with a pun in the title Wishful Drinking
✓ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins A Dance with Dragons
✓ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Neuromancer
✓ 29. A book with a bird on the cover The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
✓ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Becoming
✓ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title The Silver Chair
✓ 32. A book by a WOC Purple Hibiscus
✓ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Forrest Gump
✓ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Everything I Never Told You
✓ 35. A book with a three-word title Convenience Store Woman
✓ 36. A book with a pink cover Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them
✓ 37. A Western The Sisters Brothers
✓ 38. A book by or about a journalist I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
✓ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Catch-22
✓ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2015 A book you can finish in a day Big Mushy Happy Lump
2016 Murder mystery A Caribbean Mystery
2017 On my TBR list for way too long One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2018 The next book in a series you started A Feast for Crows
2019 A reread of a favourite book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
✓ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) The Shadow of the Wind
✓ 4. A book set in the 1920s Flappers and Philosophers
✓ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Kafka on the Shore
✓ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons
✓ 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 To Have and Have Not
✓ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Elephants Can Remember
✓ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts 8/401. 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
2/50 on 1/10/2020Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon√
3. A book with a great first line - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
4. A book about a book club - The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Enchantée by Gita Trelease
6. A bildungsroman - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
9. A book with a map - Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
11. An anthology - The Book of Dragons: An Anthology by Jonathan Strahan
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Professor by Charlotte Brontë
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
15. A book about or involving social media - Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
16. A book that has a book on the cover - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
17. A medical thriller - The Farm by Joanne Ramos
18. A book with a made-up language - Watership Down by Richard Adams
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow√
21. A book published the month of your birthday - Shelf Life by Livia Franchini
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - Chemistry by Weike Wang OR The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
23. A book that won an award in 2019 - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Know My Name by Chanel MillerDonna Tartt
26. A book with a pun in the title - Well-loved Tales: Rapunzel by Ladybird Books
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
29. A book with a bird on the cover - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House by
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
32. A book by a WOC - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
35. A book with a three-word title - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
36. A book with a pink cover - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
37. A Western - Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison
38. A book by or about a journalist - Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Pérez
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2016 - Home State - AZ) - The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
4. A book set in the 1920s - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Tokyo Ueno Station by Miri Yū
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
8. A book published in the 20th century - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Redwall by Brian Jacques
10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
2020 CHALLENGE Completed 12/02/2020
Regular prompts
✔ 1. A book that's published in 2020 - Riccardino
✔ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - If I Was Your Girl
✔ 3. A book with a great first line - Rebecca
✔ 4. A book about a book club - The Little Book Cafe
✔ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - A Gentleman in Moscow
✔ 6. A bildungsroman - The Kite Runner
✔ 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
✔ 9. A book with a map - Mystery Mile
✔ 10. A book recommended by a favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - This Must Be the Place (recommended by Modern Mrs Darcy)
✔ 11. An anthology - Una giornata in giallo
✔ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - The Help
✔ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Party
✔ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - More Women Than Men
✔ 15. A book about or involving social media - Friend Request
✔ 16. A book that has a book on the cover - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
✔ 17. A medical thriller - Outbreak
✔ 18. A book with a made-up language - A Clockwork Orange
✔ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (China)
✔ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Before the Coffee Gets Cold
✔ 21. A book published the month of your birthday - Ogni spazio felice
✔ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Other Einstein
✔ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 - The Testaments
✔ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Ucciderò il gatto di Schrödinger: Il romanzo della fisica quantistica
✔ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Grand Union: Stories
✔ 26. A book with a pun in the title - Quella sporca donnina: Dodici seduttrici che hanno cambiato il mondo
✔ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Something in the Water (greed)
✔ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Machines Like Me
✔ 29. A book with a bird on the cover - Ritorna
✔ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - The President Is Missing
✔ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - The Crock of Gold
✔ 32. A book by a WOC - An American Marriage
✔ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - The Remorseful Day
✔ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta
✔ 35. A book with a three-word title Perfect Little World
✔ 36. A book with a pink cover - Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life
✔ 37. A Western - The Sisters Brothers
✔ 38. A book by or about a journalist - Giallo d'Avola
✔39. Read a banned book (during Banned Books Week) - Lady Chatterley's Lover
✔ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - 12th of Never ("The next book in a series you started" - 2018)
Advanced prompts
✔ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Normal People
✔ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Le venti giornate di Torino
✔ 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 - Jazz
✔ 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 - The Pale Horse
✔ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - Storia della bambina perduta
✔ 8. A book published in the 20th century - The Master and Margarita
✔ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - The Quiche of Death
✔ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s - My Year of Rest and Relaxation
2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge0/40
I'm aiming for the regular prompts only this year as I want to read some big books!
1. A book that's published in 2020 Age of Death
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 A Darker Shade of Magic
6. A bildungsroman Where the Crawdads Sing
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 Days of Blood & Starlight
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Daughter of Smoke and Bone
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 There There
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 A Gathering of Shadows
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Le Charme discret de l'intestin
23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Overstory
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics L'Evangile selon Pilate (LITT.GENERALE)
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 Dreams of Gods and Monsters
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 Akata Warrior
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 War and Peace
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western Shane
38. A book by or about a journalist
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
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts1. A book that's published in 2020 The K Team by David Rosenfelt
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author The Spirit Child by Alison Naomi Holt
3. A book with a great first line
✓ 4. A book about a book club Due or Die Jenn McKinlay
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
✓ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Daisy in Chains by Sharon J. Bolton
✓ 9. A book with a map Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
✓ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston
11. An anthology
✓ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Blue Moon by Lee Child
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 Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
✓ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" A Better Man by Louise Penny
✓ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention When the English Fall by David Williams
21. A book published the month of your birthday The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
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 The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi
26. A book with a pun in the title
✓ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
✓ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon
✓ 29. A book with a bird on the cover The Doll's House by M.J. Arlidge
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House by Cliff Sims
✓ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston
32. A book by a WOC My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
✓ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
✓ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Fatal Promise by Angela Marsons
✓ 35. A book with a three-word title Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
36. A book with a pink cover The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist The One by John Marrs
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) The Dragon Librarian by Marc Secchia
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 Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
✓ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
8. A book published in the 20th century
✓ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
10. A book with a main character in their 20s Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Edited on 08/08Regular prompts
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√1. A book that's published in 2020: His & Hers
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 : It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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: A Court of Thorns and Roses
10. A book recommended by a favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Secrets Between Us
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 :How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life
√15. A book about or involving social media : Americanah
16. A book that has a book on the cover Love Among the Bookshelves
√17. A medical thriller: The Final Diagnosis
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: The Forest of Enchantments
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 graphicsThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Tess of the D'Urbervilles
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
√29. A book with a bird on the cover: Night Theater
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 Hate U Give
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on GoodreadsSomething Beautiful
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019: Chasing the Monsoon
√35. A book with a three-word title: The Princess Bride
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
Advanced prompts
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1. A book written by an author in their 20s
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)
√4. A book set in the 1920s: The School at the Chalet
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: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
8. A book published in the 20th century
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: Jo of the Chalet School
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s:Jane Eyre
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
√ 1. A book that's published in 2020 All the Devils Are Here
√ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author An Unkindness of Ghosts
√ 3. A book with a great first line A Wrinkle in Time
√ 4. A book about a book club The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
√ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Norwegian by Night
√ 6. A bildungsroman Ghost
√ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Rebus: Long Shadows
√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the coverWitchmark
√ 9. A book with a map The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Lying Game Reese's Book Club
√ 11. An anthology The Tales of Beedle the Bard
√ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Haunting of Hill House
√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it The Alchemist
√ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Scorpion Winter
√ 15. A book about or involving social media The Inheritance Games
√ 16. A book that has a book on the cover When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II
√ 17. A medical thriller The Darwin Affair
√ 18. A book with a made-up language Beautiful Creatures
√ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Scam
√ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention The Priory of the Orange Tree
√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Nickel Boys
√ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
√ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The Bluest Eye
√ 26. A book with a pun in the title The Uncommon Reader
√ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Magpie Murders
√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character All Systems Red
√ 29. A book with a bird on the cover Uprooted
√ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
√ 32. A book by a WOC Butterfly Yellow
√ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Song of Achilles
√ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The Beaux' Stratagem
√ 35. A book with a three-word title Agnes of God
√ 36. A book with a pink cover
√ 37. A Western Horseman, Passby
√ 38. A book by or about a journalist A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
√ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week The Giver
√ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge The Little Bookshop on the Seine
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s Red Queen
√ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Twisted Twenty-Six
√ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Fangs
√ 4. A book set in the 1920s The Widows of Malabar Hill
√ 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 Joyland
√ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
√ 8. A book published in the 20th century A Prayer for Owen Meany
√ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Look Alive Twenty-Five
√ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s Herding Cats
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
√1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Hand on the Wall 3/12/20
√2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens 7/17/20
√3. A book with a great first line - The Flatshare 1/31/20
√4. A book about a book club - Never Have I Ever 1/15/20
√5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Sentence is Death (London) 1/11/20
√6. A bildungsroman- The Chalk Man 5/8/20
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - True Colors 9/2/20
√8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Less 3/4/20
√9. A book with a map - The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 1/21/20
√10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club (Oprah) - Olive, Again 1/7/20
√11. An anthology - Roar 2/2/20
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 8/5/20
√13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Those People 1/29/20
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - The Cactus 2/4/20
√15. A book about or involving social media- Follow Me 4/2/20
√16. A book that has a book on the cover - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill 2/23/20
√17. A medical thriller - Mr. Nobody 3/15/20
√18. A book with a made-up language - The Grammarians 5/13/20
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" (Cuba) -Next Year in Havana 4/20/20
√20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention- Saint X 3/22/20
√21. A book published the month of your birthday (May) - Ask Again, Yes 3/8/20
√22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Only Woman in the Room 2/25/20
√23. A book that won an award in 2019 - An American Marriage 5/6/20
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul 7/31/20
√25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope 5/30/20
√26. A book with a pun in the title - Fix Her Up 2/17/20
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins (envy) - The Last Time I Saw You 1/5/20
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Frankissstein: A Love Story 5/4/20
√29. A book with a bird on the cover - The Unhoneymooners 1/23/20
√30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Hope Never Dies 2/6/20
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Darling Rose Gold 5/17/20
√32. A book by a WOC - The Wedding Party 4/4/20
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Life and Other Inconveniences 2/13/20
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019- Christmas Shopaholic 1/3/20
√35. A book with a three-word title - What Rose Forgot 2/11/20
√36. A book with a pink cover- Severance 5/22/20
√37. A Western - Unbury Carol 5/10/20
√38. A book by or about a journalist - Love and Ruin 7/10/20
√39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Thirteen Reasons Why 9/29/20
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
√2019- A two word title - Meet Cute 2/29/20
√2018- A local author - Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir 6/16/20
√2017- Takes place over a Character's lifespan - Mrs. Everything 1/17/20
√2016- A book from the library - Evvie Drake Starts Over 1/19/20
√2015- A one word title - Zombie 2/9/20
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Normal People 2/27/20
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Twenties Girl 3/29/20
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - The Starless Sea 4/11/20
√4. A book set in the 1920s - The Wicked Redhead: A Wicked City Novel 6/15/20
√5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - If Cats Disappeared from the World 4/14/20
√6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - The Sinner 5/20/20
√7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Lager Queen of Minnesota 2/21/20
√8. A book published in the 20th century -Breakfast at Tiffany's 4/12/20
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - A is for Alibi 4/24/20
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s - The Family Upstairs 1/25/20
★ 50/50✔1. A book that's published in 2020: To the Moon and Back by Melissa Brayden
✔2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
✔3. A book with a great first line: Ask, Tell by E.J. Noyes
✔4. A book about a book club: Full English by Rachel Spangler
✔5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: Just Physical by Jae
✔6. A bildungsroman: Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney C. Stevens
✔7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: Brooklyn Summer by Maggie Cummings
✔8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: Flavor of the Month by Georgia Beers
✔9. A book with a map: Backwards to Oregon by Jae
✔10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: In Development by Rachel Spangler
✔11. An anthology: Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi (ed.)
✔12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: The Neighbor by Gerri Hill
✔13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: The Do-Over by Georgia Beers
✔14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Interference by Zoe Reed
✔15. A book about or involving social media: Camp Rewind by Meghan O'Brien
✔16. A book that has a book on the cover: Fire & Ice by Rachel Spangler
✔17. A medical thriller: Repercussions by Jessica L. Webb
✔18. A book with a made-up language: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
✔19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": High School by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin [Canada]
✔20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: 30 Dates in 30 Days by Elle Spencer
✔21. A book published the month of your birthday: Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen
✔22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil
✔23. A book that won an award in 2019: Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story by Ann McMan
✔24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
✔25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: 10 Things I Can See from Here by Carrie Mac
✔26. A book with a pun in the title: Starting from Scratch by Georgia Beers
✔27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Her Best Friend's Sister by Meghan O'Brien
✔28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: The Cybernetic Tea Shop
✔29. A book with a bird on the cover: Hardwired by C.P. Rowlands
✔30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: A Royal Romance by Jenny Frame
✔31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: Gold by E.J. Noyes
✔32. A book by a WOC: Tailor-Made by Yolanda Wallace
✔33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Damage Control by Jae
✔34. A book you meant to read in 2019: Back to September by Melissa Brayden
✔35. A book with a three-word title: The Roommate Arrangement by Jae
✔36. A book with a pink cover: Marriage of Unconvenience by Chelsea M. Cameron
✔37. A Western: Renegade by Cheyne Curry
✔38. A book by or about a journalist: Lost In The Starlight by Kiki Archer
✔39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
→ [✔] 2015: (41) Author you've never read before: Top of Her Game by M. Ullrich
→ [✔] 2016: (23) Published in 2016: Built to Last by Aurora Rey
→ [✔] 2017: (14) A book involving travel: Not Since You by Fiona Riley
→ [✔] 2018: (3) The next book in a series you started: Ask Me Again by E.J. Noyes
→ [✔] 2019: (43): An "own voices" book: If the Shoe Fits by E.J. Noyes
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔1. A book written by an author in their 20s: Most Ardently by Susan Mesler-Evans
✔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): Blindsided by Karis Walsh
✔4. A book set in the 1920s: The Last Nude by Ellis Avery
✔5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
✔6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: Just for Show by Jae
✔7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: Tell Me How You Really Feel Aminah Mae Safi
✔8. A book published in the 20th century: Death by the Riverside by J.M. Redmann
✔9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
✔10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Breaking Character by Lee Winter
12/501. A book that's published in 2020: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
3. A book with a great first line: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
4. A book about a book club: The Accidental Book Club by Jennifer Scott
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
6. A bildungsroman: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: Still Lives by Maria Hummel
9. A book with a map: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Finished 2/9/2020
11. An anthology: Wolfsbane and Mistletoe by Charlaine Harris Finished 1/7/20
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: The Power by Susan Cain Finished 2/9/2020
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it; Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Finished 1/5/20
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Finished 1/24/20
15. A book about or involving social media: #Murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil Finished 1/23/20
16. A book that has a book on the cover:Uprooted by Naomi Novik
17. A medical thriller: Outbreak by Robin Cook
18. A book with a made-up language: Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind by Jackson Ford
21. A book published the month of your birthday: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Pérez
23. A book that won an award in 2019: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
26. A book with a pun in the title:The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sinsChildren of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Cress by Marissa Meyer Finished 1/16/20
29. A book with a bird on the cover: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Finished 1/12/20
32. A book by a WOC: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
34. A book you meant to read in 2019: Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
35. A book with a three-word title: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Finished 2/1/20
36. A book with a pink cover: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
37. A Western: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
38. A book by or about a journalist: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2016: A book that's over 600 pages): Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
41. A book written by an author in their 20s: Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi Finished 1/3/20
42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: The Twenty-Year Death by Ariel S. Winter
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout
44. A book set in the 1920s: Jazz by Toni Morrison Finished 2/4/2020
45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson Finished 2/5/2020
47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
48. A book published in the 20th century: Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
49. A book from a series with more than 20 books: Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
50. A book with a main character in their 20s: The Oracle Year by Charles Soule
2020 Challenge - Regular promptsFinished November 27, 2020
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Reading Challenge: 50/502020 Challenge - Regular prompts
√ 1. A book that's published in 2020 - Darius the Great Deserves Better
√ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - Birthday
√ 3. A book with a great first line - Too Much Is Not Enough
√ 4. A book about a book club - The Jane Austen Book Club
√ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette (Paris)
√ 6. A bildungsroman - The Song of Achilles
√ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Peter Darling
√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - The Realm of Possibility
√ 9. A book with a map - Shadow and Bone
√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - Little Women
√ 11. An anthology - 19 Love Songs
√ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Wilder Girls
√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Lying Game
√ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Blue Lily, Lily Blue
√ 15. A book about or involving social media - The Future of Us
√ 16. A book that has a book on the cover - Autoboyography
√ 17. A medical thriller - Never Let Me Go
√ 18. A book with a made-up language - The Raven King
√ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Rilla of Ingleside
√ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday - Seven Tears at High Tide
√ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Darius the Great Is Not Okay
√ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
√ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Another Day
√ 26. A book with a pun in the title - Jack of Hearts
√ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite
√ 29. A book with a bird on the cover - The Dream Thieves
√ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Hamilton: The Revolution
√ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Stay Gold
√ 32. A book by a WOC - Let's Talk About Love
√ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - The Art of Being Normal
√ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Find Me
√ 35. A book with a three-word title - Dear Evan Hansen
√ 36. A book with a pink cover - A Quiet Kind of Thunder
√ 37. A Western - Whiskey When We're Dry
√ 38. A book by or about a journalist - One of Us Is Next
√ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
√ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (from 2015: book by an author you love that you haven't read yet) - Boy Meets Boy
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Heartstopper: Volume One
√ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - 21 Proms
√ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Not If I See You First
√ 4. A book set in the 1920s - Im Westen nichts Neues
√ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Colour Me In
√ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Someday
√ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
√ 8. A book published in the 20th century - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
√ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Zwischen den Fronten
√ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Romeo und Julius: Meine Suche nach der großen Liebe
2020 Challenge - 50/50* Currently Reading
√ Finished Reading
Regular prompts 40/40
√ 1. A book that's published in 2020 One to Watch
√ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author If I Was Your Girl
√ 3. A book with a great first line Ninth House
√ 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 The Whispers of War
√ 6. A bildungsroman The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
√ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Shadows
√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Less
√ 9. A book with a map A Curse So Dark and Lonely
√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Giver of Stars
√ 11. An anthology The Tales of Beedle the Bard
√ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Wilder Girls
√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Valentine
√ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name The Proposal
√ 15. A book about or involving social media Logging Off
√ 16. A book that has a book on the cover One True Loves
√ 17. A medical thriller The Wives
√ 18. A book with a made-up language Ella Enchanted
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Rich People Problems
√ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Sin Eater
√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday Cilka's Journey
√ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Kiss Quotient
√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 Recursion
√ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
√ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Room
√ 26. A book with a pun in the title In a Holidaze
√ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins You Are Not Alone
√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Cinder
√ 29. A book with a bird on the cover Dear Edward
√ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Red, White & Royal Blue
√ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Darling Rose Gold
√ 32. A book by a WOC Anna K.: A Love Story
√ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Regretting You
√ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Well Met
√ 35. A book with a three-word title Things in Jars
√ 36. A book with a pink cover The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
√ 37. A Western Cinderella Cowgirl
√ 38. A book by or about a journalist Evvie Drake Starts Over
√ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week All the Bright Places
√ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Ghosts of Harvard (2019 - set on a college or university campus)
Advanced prompts 10/10
√ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s P.S. I Love You
√ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Twenties Girl
√ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Winter Garden
√ 4. A book set in the 1920s The Paris Wife
√ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Confessions
√ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Size 12 Is Not Fat
√ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title A Heart So Fierce and Broken
√ 8. A book published in the 20th century Stardust
√ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Two for the Dough
√ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s The Sun Down Motel
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2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author The City in the Middle of the Night
3. A book with a great first line The Blind Assassin
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5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics The Silent Patient
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7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Fate of the Fallen
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9. A book with a map Assassin's Apprentice
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Ten Thousand Doors of January
11. An anthology The End of the World: Stories of the Apocalypse
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Conversion
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15. A book about or involving social media The Gravity of Us
16. A book that has a book on the cover The Library of the Unwritten
17. A medical thriller The Farm
18. A book with a made-up language Native Tongue
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20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Ghosts of Gotham
21. A book published the month of your birthday Blackout
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Fated Sky
23. A book that won an award in 2019 A Closed and Common Orbit
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
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26. A book with a pun in the title Split Infinity
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins A Darker Shade of Magic
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29. A book with a bird on the cover The Raven Boys
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31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Golden State
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33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Girl in the Tower
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35. A book with a three-word title The Starless Sea
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39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Vox
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2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title 20 Million Leagues Over the Sea
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Graceling
4. A book set in the 1920s The Diviners
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Kafka on the Shore
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Magician: Apprentice
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title Alan Lennox and the Temp Job of Doom
8. A book published in the 20th century Dragonflight
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Three Act Tragedy
10. A book with a main character in their 20s No Exit
3/502020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - If I Was Your Girl
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club - The Bromance Book Club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman - The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
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 Wedding Date
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media - Tweet Cute
16. A book that has a booNight filmk on the cover - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
17. A medical thriller - Lock Every Door
18. A book with a made-up language - Shadow and Bone
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Ayesha at Last
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Sadie
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 - Fix Her Up
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Verity
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Crier's War
29. A book with a bird on the cover - Call Down the Hawk
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Spinning Silver
32. A book by a WOC - My Sister, the Serial Killer
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 - Night Film
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 - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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 Popsugar Reading ChallengeLast updated: 01/01/2020
Current Status:
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Advanced 0/10
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Regular
1. A book that's published in 2020
If It Bleeds
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Gender Failure
3. A book with a great first line
Rebecca
4. A book about a book club
The Prison Book Club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
Gone With the Wind
In the Castle of My Skin
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
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
October Country
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
The Twisted Ones - T. Kingfisher
15. A book about or involving social media
The Last Day of Jack Sparks
The Last Post
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
18. A book with a made-up language
A Clockwork Orange
Watership Down
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
King Leopoldo’s Ghost - Congo
Before Night Falls - Cuba
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
August
Where the Crawdads Sing
House of Salt and Sorrows
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
The Road
Interview with the Vampire
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Wrath - A Clockwork Orange
Greed - Dead Souls
Vanity - Paradise Lost
Gluttony - Behind the Beautiful Forever
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
The Golden Compass
Silver Witch
The Devil in Silver
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
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud
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
Advanced
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 - Regular prompts0/50 completed
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1. A book that's published in 2020 All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams ?
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir by Kate Bornstein (HB)
3. A book with a great first line Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett (EB)
4. A book about a book club And Then There Were Nuns by Kylie Logan (PB)
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold (EB)
6. A bildungsroman Becoming Abraham Lincoln: The Coming of Age of Our Greatest President by Richard Kigel (EB)
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller (PB)
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren (PB)
9. A book with a map Shiloh by Shelby Foote (HB)
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (EB+A)
11. An anthology Good Poems selected by Garrison Keillor (PB)
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah (HB)
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Wild (docuseries on National Geographic): Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (HB)
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Peony: A Novel of China by Pearl S. Buck (EB)
15. A book about or involving social media Predator by Terri Blackstock
16. A book that has a book on the cover Murder of a Bookstore Babe by Denise Swanson (PB)
17. A medical thriller The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (EB)
18. A book with a made-up language Eragon by Christopher Paolini (PB)
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan (HB)
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance (EB)
21. A book published the month of your birthday To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (PB)
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah (EB)
23. A book that won an award in 2019 Educated by Tara Westover (EB)
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about In Deep: How I Survived Gangs, Heroin, and Prison to Become a Chicago Violence Interrupter by Angalia Bianca (EB)
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 by Garrett M. Graff (EB+A)
26. A book with a pun in the title The House of Seven Mables by Jill Churchill (PB)
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins The Crepes of Wrath by Tamar Myers (PB)
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Cinder by Marissa Meyer (EB)
29. A book with a bird on the cover Death At Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige (black swan on cover) (PB)
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin (PB)
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Tudors: The Kings And Queens Of England's Golden Age by Jane Bingham (EB)
32. A book by a WOC Red River by Lalita Tademy (HB)
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Grant by Ron Chernow (EB)
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (PB)
35. A book with a three-word title Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert (PB)
36. A book with a pink cover Drop Dead Delicious Jill Brock (PB)
37. A Western The Range Detectives by WW and JA Johnstone (PB)
38. A book by or about a journalist I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (HB)
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week A Separate Peace by John Knowles (PB)
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge "19 Based on a true story" The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule (EB)
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (EB)
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (PB)
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (EB)
4. A book set in the 1920s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith (PB)
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Silence by Shusaku Endo (PB)
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke (PB)
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (EB)
8. A book published in the 20th century A Year by the Sea by Joan Anderson 1999 (PB)
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Steeped in Evil by Laura Childs (PB)
10. A book with a main character in their 20s Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
✵1. A book that's published in 2020 You Are Not Alone✔2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Jonny Appleseed
✵3. A book with a great first line The Majesties✔
4. A book about a book club
✵5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics The Family Upstairs✔
✵6. A bildungsroman Invitation to a Bonfire✔
✵7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Our Kind of Cruelty✔
✵8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Violet✔
9. A book with a map
✵10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Ghost Wall✔
11. An anthology
✵12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Bunny✔
✵13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it One-Hit Wonder✔
✵14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Signs of Life✔
✵15. A book about or involving social media Everything You Ever Wanted✔
✵16. A book that has a book on the cover The Uncommon Reader✔
✵17. A medical thriller Perfect Days✔
18. A book with a made-up language
✵19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Writers & Lovers✔
✵20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Looker✔
✵21. A book published the month of your birthday Fake Like Me✔
✵22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Uncanny Valley: A Memoir✔
✵23. A book that won an award in 2019 Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me✔
✵24. A book on a subject you know nothing about The Swap✔
✵25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The First Bad Man✔
✵26. A book with a pun in the title Innocents✔
✵27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins The Paper Wasp✔
✵28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character The Stepford Wives✔
✵29. A book with a bird on the cover Meaty✔
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
✵31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Darling Rose Gold✔
✵32. A book by a WOC The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino✔
✵33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Sun Down Motel✔
✵34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Reputation✔
✵35. A book with a three-word title My Dark Vanessa✔
✵36. A book with a pink cover Baby✔
✵37. A Western Brokeback Mountain✔
✵38. A book by or about a journalist The Herd✔
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
✵40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress✔
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✵1. A book written by an author in their 20s Social Creature✔
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) Wow, No Thank You.✔
4. A book set in the 1920s
✵5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Parade✔
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
✵7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere✔
✵8. A book published in the 20th century Mrs. Caliban✔
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
✵10. A book with a main character in their 20s Followers✔
In order of completion:
50/50√ means I've read it
√ 1. A book that's published in 2020
√ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author April Ashley's Odyssey
√ 3. A book with a great first line Anna Karenina
√ 4. A book about a book club The Transatlantic 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 Porky
√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
√ 9. A book with a map Long Road from Jarrow: A journey through Britain then and now
√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club (Modern Mrs Darcy) We Have Always Lived in the Castle
√ 11. An anthology The Flying Crapaud
√ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Rapture
√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Crossroads
√ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name (Robin Sloan) Sourdough
√ 15. A book about or involving social media You
√ 16. A book that has a book on the cover
√ 17. A medical thriller
√ 18. A book with a made-up language The Book Of Dave
√ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
√ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday Lullaby
√ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Remarkable Creatures
√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 (Booker joint winner) Girl, Woman, Other
√ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime
√ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
√ 26. A book with a pun in the title Briefs Encountered
√ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins (Greed) The Edwardians
√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
√ 29. A book with a bird on the cover
√ 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 The Golden Notebook
√ 32. A book by a WOC An Elegy for Easterly: Stories
√ 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 Crazy Rich Asians
√ 36. A book with a pink cover
√ 37. A Western Lonesome Dove
√ 38. A book by or about a journalist Scoop
√ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Persepolis, Volume 1 Persepolis, Volume 2
√ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: 2016 (18) A culture you are unfamiliar with: Smile As They Bow
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s Rules Of Attraction
√ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Girl, 20
√ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Pynter Bender
√ 4. A book set in the 1920s Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises
√ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Convenience Store Woman
√ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Charlie Savage
√ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Heart's Invisible Furies
√ 8. A book published in the 20th century Lud-in-the-Mist
√ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Strip Jack
√ 10. A book with a main character in theirs 20s Paradise of the Blind
2020 POPSUGAR Reading ChallengeTotal: 0/50
2020 Challenge - 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 - Circe
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
Same plan as last year, doing ATY, Popsugar, and Book Riot. Not double-dipping per challenge, but across challenges is fine.Total completed 17/50
Regular Prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Rhythm of War
6. A bildungsroman - I Capture the Castle
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 Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
9. A book with a map - The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - The End of Poverty
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - The Power
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - One Way???
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Life Undercover: The explosive first-hand account of a CIA agent hunting the world’s most dangerous terrorists
15. A book published the month of your birthday - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
16. A book by or about a woman in STEM - The Calculating Stars
18. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights
20. A book with a pun in the title - Squirrel Meets World
23. A book with a bird on the cover - Fall, or Dodge in Hell
25. A book with "gold", "silver" or "bronze" in the title:
25a. "Gold" - Chain of Gold or Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
25b. "Silver" - The Silver Witch or Spinning Silver
25c. "Bronze" - Strands of Bronze and Gold or The Bronze Pen
30. A book that has a book on the cover - The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
32. A book with a made-up language - Shadow and Bone or The Book of Strange New Things
33. A book set in a country that begins with "C" - Next Year in Havana
34. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard
35. A book with a three-word title - Remedial Rocket Science
36. A book with a pink cover - The Heart Principle
37. A Western - Whiskey When We're Dry
38. A book by or about a journalist - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer or Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - 2015 - 18. Pulitzer Prize Winner - Less
Advanced prompts
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes or All the Light We Cannot See
4. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Red Winter or 1Q84
5. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Firefight
6. A book set in the 1920's - A Gentleman in Moscow
8. A book published in the 20th century - Jurassic Park
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Dragonflight
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 - Regular prompts1. A book that's published in 2020: Three Things I Know Are True
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: The Map of Salt and Stars
3. A book with a great first line: Fairest
4. A book about a book club: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
6. A bildungsroman: Wolf Hollow
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: Heartless
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: Stranger Things: The Other Side
9. A book with a map: Truly Devious
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia
11. An anthology: Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: We Are Displaced
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: The Nightingale
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Trespassing
15. A book about or involving social media: #Murdertrending
16. A book that has a book on the cover: New Kid
17. A medical thriller: Wilder Girls
18. A book with a made-up language: A Storm of Swords
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": Fruit of the Drunken Tree
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Wave of Destruction: The Stories of Four Families and History's Deadliest Tsunami
21. A book published the month of your birthday: Mooncakes
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: When Dimple Met Rishi
23. A book that won an award in 2019: The Book of Essie
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: The Princess Saves Herself in This One
26. A book with a pun in the title: Heroine
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Two Can Keep a Secret
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Winter
29. A book with a bird on the cover: The Hazel Wood
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
32. A book by a WOC: The Sun and Her Flowers
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: The One and Only Ivan
34. A book you meant to read in 2019: Children of Blood and Bone
35. A book with a three-word title: Burn Baby Burn
36. A book with a pink cover: The Sun Is Also a Star
37. A Western: The Gunslinger
38. A book by or about a journalist: Little Fires Everywhere
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Habibi
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Akata Witch (2019 - Book by an author from Asia, Africa, or South American)
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s: Little Moments of Love
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: The Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Century
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): Hey, Kiddo
4. A book set in the 1920s: Dreamland Burning
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: The Breadwinner
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: A Secret History of Witches
8. A book published in the 20th century: Johnny Got His Gun
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: Death on the Nile
10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Fatal Throne
2020 Popsugar Reading ChallengeTotal: 0/50
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*Putting the Advanced Challenge first because I'm going to prioritize that!
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 - 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
Here's my planned books... my goal this year was to use as many already on my want-to-read list as possible (and fight the urge to double or triple up if possible)! Proud that all but 5 books were already on my shelf.2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020: All Boys Aren't Blue
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Pet
3. A book with a great first line: The Sun Also Rises
4. 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 Olympics: The Cellist of Sarajevo (Sarajevo 1984)
6. A bildungsroman: The Age of Miracles
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: still to be picked as I'm away from home right now
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: Love in the Time of Cholera
9. A book with a map: The Fellowship of the Ring
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich (Last Podcast On The Left)
11. An anthology: Flight, Vol. 8
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Invisible Man
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
15. A book about or involving social media: Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
16. A book that has a book on the cover: Fahrenheit 451
17. A medical thriller: The Silent Patient
18. A book with a made-up language: A Clockwork Orange
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": Lullabies for Little Criminals (Canada)
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Good Things Happen to People You Hate: Essays
21. A book published the month of your birthday: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (first published January 28, 1986)
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI
23. A book that won an award in 2019: Milkman (National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction)
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Salt: A World History
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: Bad Feminist
26. A book with a pun in the title: Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: The Merchant of Venice
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
29. A book with a bird on the cover: This Is How You Lose the Time War
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: The Goldfinch
32. A book by a WOC: Becoming
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Educated
34. A book you meant to read in 2019: The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime
35. A book with a three-word title: The Bone Clocks
36. A book with a pink cover: Lock Every Door
37. A Western: The Good Luck Girls
38. A book by or about a journalist: Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Habibi
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: The Brothers Karamazov (2015 Prompt: A book more than 100 years old)
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s: Sense and Sensibility
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): Ghost World
4. A book set in the 1920s: Gods of Jade and Shadow
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: The Memory Police
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: Anansi Boys
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
8. A book published in the 20th century: Night
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Ninth House
2020 Popsugar reading challenge. - Completed. 11/01/20Regular prompts
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2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
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15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover Fingersmith
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
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37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
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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
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Summer reading list
1. A book with "summer" in the title
2. A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover
3. A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination
4. A book about a vacation
5. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
6. A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title
7. A book with a body of water or pool on the cover
8. A book set at a resort or hotel
9. A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year
10. A summer-set thriller
11. A book involving a summer romance
12. A book about Black history in America
13. A scary book you'd read around a campfire
14. A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college
15. A book that takes place in a beach town
16. A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title
17. A book with sunglasses on the cover
18. A book about camping or summer camp
19. A book classified as a "beach read"
20. A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome)
2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge40/35 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✔1. A book that's published in 2020 - Riot Baby
✔2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
✔3. A book with a great first line - Nevernight
_4. A book about a book club - The Bromance Book Club
✔5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Things in Jars
✔6. A bildungsroman - The Girl with the Louding Voice
✔7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - The Subtle Knife
✔8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Winterwood
✔9. A book with a map - Dragonflight
✔10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club -When a Scot Ties the Knot (Naughty Librarian - Amanda)
✔11. An anthology - Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean
✔12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Bunny
✔13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Deep
✔14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Five Unicorn Flush by T.J. Berry
✔15. A book about or involving social media - You're Never Weird on the Internet
✔16. A book that has a book on the cover - The Book of Dragons
_17. A medical thriller - Kingdom of Needle and Bone
✔18. A book with a made-up language - The Fifth Season
_19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Split Tooth
✔20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Space Unicorn Blues
✔21. A book published the month of your birthday - Here and Now and Then
_22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Only Woman in the Room / To Be Taught, If Fortunate
✔23. A book that won an award in 2019 - How Long 'til Black Future Month?
✔24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
✔25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Severance
_26. A book with a pun in the title - Carols and Chaos
✔27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - The Picture of Dorian Gray
✔28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Rogue Protocol
✔29. A book with a bird on the cover - Hollow Kingdom
✔30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Winter
✔31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Silver in the Wood
✔32. A book by a WOC - Children of Virtue and Vengeance
✔33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - The Lathe of Heaven
✔34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Akata Witch
✔35. A book with a three-word title - Children of Time
✔36. A book with a pink cover - Soft Science
_37. A Western - The Devil's Rose / Gunslinger Girl
✔38. A book by or about a journalist - The Snow Child
_39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Nineteen Eighty-Four / Speak / I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - (2018-book involving a heist) Fire & Heist
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Cinder
_2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - 20th Century Ghosts
✔3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Middlegame
_4. A book set in the 1920s - The Diviners
✔5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - If Cats Disappeared from the World
✔6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - The Little Prince
✔7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - Gertie Milk and the Keeper of Lost Things
✔8. A book published in the 20th century - Man of Two Worlds: 30th Anniversary Edition
_9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Mort
✔10. A book with a main character in their 20s - The Bride Test
Completed: 0/502020 Challenge - 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
The only two I haven't figured out yet are numbers 7 and 18. 2020 Challenge - Regular Prompts
1. A book that’s published in 2020 – American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author – Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
3. A book with a great first line – The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
4. A book about a book club – The Accidental Book Club by Jennifer Scott
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics – The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
6. A bildungsroman – Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed –
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover – Release by Patrick Ness
9. A book with a map – American War by Omar El Akkad
10. A book recommend by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club – He Said, She Said by Erin Kelly
11. An anthology – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it – Tangled by Emma Chase
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name – Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
15. A book published the month of your birthday – The Deep by Rovers Solomon
16. A book about or by a woman in STEM – Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
17. A book that won an award in 2019 – The Overstory by Richard Powers
18. A book on a subject you know nothing about –
19. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics – Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
20. A book with a pun in the title – Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn
21. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
22. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character – Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
23. A book with a bird on the cover – White Bird by R. J. Palacio
24. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader – 11/22/63 by Stephen King
25. A book with “gold,” “silver,” or “bronze” in the title – The Silver Linings Play Book by Matthew Quick
26. A book by a WOC – On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
27. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads – Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
28. A book you meant to read in 2019 – The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
29. A book about or involving social media – The Hive by Barry Lyga and Morgan Baden
30. A book that has a book on the cover – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
31. A medical thriller – Pandemic by Robin Cook
32. A book with a made-up language – A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
33. A book set in a country beginning with “C” – The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill
34. A book you picked because the title caught your attention – Bird Box by Josh Malerman
35. A book with a three-word title – City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
36. A book with a pink cover – The Merciless by Danielle Vega
37. A Western – Depth of Winter by Craig Johnson
38. A book by or about journalists – The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week – Looking for Alaska by John Green
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge – Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
2020 Challenge - Advanced Prompts
41. A book written by an author in their 20s – The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
42. A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title – 20th Victim by James Patterson
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (nod to 20/20 vision) – All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
44. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics – A Clean Kill in Tokyo by Barry Eisler
45. A book set in the 1920s – Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books – The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title – As Long As We Both Shall Live by Joann Chaney
48. A book published in the 20th century – Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
49. A book from a series with more than 20 books – Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
50. A book with a main character in their 20s – The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Popsugar 2020: 50/50
The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop - Mar. 19th
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard - Jan. 30th
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Feb. 8th
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner - June 29th
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez - Apr. 12thSet in Los Angeles.
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 28th
Victoria & Albert: A Royal Love Affair by Daisy Goodwin & Sara Sheridan - Mar. 4th
Deadly Class, Volume 2: Kids of the Black Hole by Rick Remender - Jan. 20th
Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs - Mar. 20th
How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts by Ruth Goodman - Jan. 22nd
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten - Jan. 14th
The Huntress by Kate Quinn - Apr. 20th
Playing for Keeps by Jill Shalvis - Dec. 18th
White Cat by Holly Black - Jan. 27th
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli - May 31st
Book Love by Debbie Tung - Apr. 21st
Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come by Richard Preston - Mar. 16th
Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling - July 3rd
Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong - Apr. 16thCanada.
Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken HeartsKathryn Harkup - Mar. 22nd
Me by Elton John - Apr. 18th
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox - Jan. 6th
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - May 9th
Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter - Feb. 22nd
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph - July 29th
Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 26th
Immortal Craving by Kendra Leigh Castle - Jan. 2nd
All Systems Red by Martha Wells - May 3rd
Here Comes a Chopper to Chop Off Your Head: The Dark Side of Childhood Rhymes and Stories by Liz Evers - Mar. 3rd
Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life by Lucy Worsley - Apr. 5th
Goldenhand by Garth Nix - Jan. 25th
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh - Jan. 21st
Black Heart by Holly Black - Mar. 22nd
Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 5th
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson - Jan. 14th
The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez - May 11th
Firefly: Big Damn Hero by James Lovegrove - Feb. 13th
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon - June 23rd
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi - Mar. 17th 
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - Apr. 1st
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary - Mar. 25th
Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks - Mar. 29th
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - July 12th
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum - Apr. 10th
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 by Naoko Takeuchi - Jan. 28th
Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 3rd
Tea, Coffee Chocolate: How We Fell in Love with Caffeine by Melanie King - Jan. 27th
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston - May 21st
Wolf's Bane by Kelley Armstrong - July 13th
Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 16th
Sure, I'll play along again in 2020! Sounds like fun, though there are some prompts that I probably won't do this year. I'm not going to plan anything ahead this year, I'll just mark it off as I finish. Books may be used for multiple reading challenges, but will only be used for one prompt in this challenge.bookwyrm's 2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge
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★ rating indicates completed books
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
★★★★★ 1. A book that's published in 2020 ~ Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
★★★½ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author ~ The Deep by Rivers Solomon
★★★★ 3. A book with a great first line ~ The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury ("It's harder to charm a chicken than you might think.")
- 4. A book about a book club
★★★★ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics ~ Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
★★★★★ 6. A bildungsroman (a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education) ~ The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- 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 Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire
★★★★★ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club ~ Slouch Witch by Helen Harper
★★ 11. An anthology ~ The Emerald Circus by Jane Yolen
★★★ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test ~ Gone With the Witch by Heather Blake
★★★½ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it ~ Home by Nnedi Okorafor
★★ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name ~ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ("coelho" means "rabbit" in Portuguese)
★★★★ 15. A book about or involving social media ~ Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
★★★★★ 16. A book that has a book on the cover ~ Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee
- 17. A medical thriller
★★★★★ 18. A book with a made-up language ~ To Visit the Queen by Diane Duane
★★ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" ~ Ten Women by Marcela Serrano (set in Chile)
★★★ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention ~ The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
★★★★★ 21. A book published the month of your birthday ~ Network Effect by Martha Wells
★★★★ 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 ~ Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (won the Hugo and Locus Awards for Best Novella)
★★★ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about ~ 11/22/63 by Stephen King
★★½ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics ~ Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
★★★★ 26. A book with a pun in the title ~ Ratpunzel by Ursula Vernon
★★★★½ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins ~ Night Shift Dragons by Rachel Aaron (no surprise that a book involving dragons mentions greed a lot...)
★★★★★ 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 ~ Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
★★★★ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader ~ Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
- 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
★★★★ 32. A book by a WOC ~ The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
★★★★ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads ~ The Martian by Andy Weir (currently a 4.40 star rating on Goodreads)
★★★★ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 ~ Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
★★★★ 35. A book with a three-word title ~ Conning For Keeps by Seleste deLaney
★★★★ 36. A book with a pink cover ~ Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn
- 37. A Western
★★★★ 38. A book by or about a journalist ~ Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World by Michael Pollan
- 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
★★★★★ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2018: A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you) ~ A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
★★★★ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s ~ Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
- 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) ~ Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron
★★★★ 4. A book set in the 1920s ~ The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo by Zen Cho
★★★★ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics ~ Ninth Step Station: The Complete Season 1 by Malka Ann Older, Fran Wilde, Curtis C. Chen, & Jacqueline Koyanagi
★★★★ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books ~ Blood Lines by Tanya Huff
★★★★★ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title ~ Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
★★★ 8. A book published in the 20th century ~ The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
★★★★ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books ~ Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
★★★★ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s ~ Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge18/50
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
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4. A book about a book club
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6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - The Fireman
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11. An anthology
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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
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18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
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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
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28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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
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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
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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
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9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
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Progress 1/50*Started
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020 A Long Petal of the Sea
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author The Map of Salt and Stars
* 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 Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
6. A bildungsroman The Goldfinch
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Woman on the Orient Express
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
9. A book with a map Salt to the Sea
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
11. An anthology Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Lark
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Emma, Vol. 1
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name There There
15. A book about or involving social media Tweet Cute
16. A book that has a book on the cover The Librarian of Auschwitz
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language The Goblin Emperor
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
21. A book published the month of your birthday Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
23. A book that won an award in 2019The Calculating Stars
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Americanah
26. A book with a pun in the title The Fifth Elephant
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Neuromancer
29. A book with a bird on the cover The Nightingale
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Becoming
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Spinning Silver
√ 32. A book by a WOC The House of the Spirits
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Eleanor & Park
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The City of Brass
35. A book with a three-word title The Alice Network
36. A book with a pink cover Where the Crawdads Sing
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) All the Light We Cannot See
4. A book set in the 1920s The Paris Wife
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
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
8. A book published in the 20th century The House of the Spirits
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
2020 ChallengeRegular prompts
√ 1. A book that's published in 2020
Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
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2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place by Jackson Bird
√ 3. A book with a great first line
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
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√ 4. A book about a book club
The Toni Morrison Book Club edited by Juda Bennett
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√ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics (Berlin)
Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali, translated from the Turkish by Maureen Freely & Alexander Dawe
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√ 6. A bildungsroman
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
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√ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuściński, translated from the Polish by Klara Glowczewska
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√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
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√ 9. A book with a map
City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris by Holly Tucker
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√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club (abookolive on YouTube)
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noé Álvarez
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√ 11. An anthology
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race edited by Jesmyn Ward
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√ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody
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√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
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√ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You by S. Bear Bergman
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√ 15. A book about or involving social media
The Passengers by John Marrs
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√ 16. A book that has a book on the cover
Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible by David Plotz
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√ 17. A medical thriller
Prey by Michael Crichton
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√ 18. A book with a made-up language
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
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√ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" (Cape Verde)
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida, translated from the Portuguese by Sheila Faria Glaser
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20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday (September)
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
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√ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet by Claire L. Evans
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√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
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√ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rachel Hope Cleves
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√ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
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√ 26. A book with a pun in the title
Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
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√ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World by Tom Wright
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√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
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√ 29. A book with a bird on the cover
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
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30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
√ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
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√ 32. A book by a WOC
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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√ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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34. A book you meant to read in 2019
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, translated from the French by Catherine Liu
√ 35. A book with a three-word title
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
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√ 36. A book with a pink cover
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
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37. A Western
Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison
38. A book by or about a journalist
Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber and the Invention of Criminal Profiling by Michael Cannell
√ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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√ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (nonfiction)
Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids by Daniel Loxton
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Advanced prompts
√ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s
Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh
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√ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio De Maria, translated from the Italian by Ramon Glazov
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√ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon by Erik Weihenmayer
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√ 4. A book set in the 1920s
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
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√ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori
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√ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones
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7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin
√ 8. A book published in the 20th century
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux, translated from the French
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√ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books (Dear America)
A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 by Patricia C. McKissack
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√ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
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Progress - 50/502020 Challenge - Regular prompts
*1. A book that's published in 2020 - Long Bright River
*2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - I Wish You All the Best
*3. A book with a great first line - Mrs Dalloway
*4. A book about a book club - The Reading Group
*5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Goodnight from London
*6. A bildungsroman - That Summer
*7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Paris for One and Other Stories
*8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Verity
*9. A book with a map - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
*10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - Conviction
*11. An anthology - Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession
*12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - The Secrets We Kept
*13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Night Before
*14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - The Girl from the Savoy
*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 - The Bookseller
*17. A medical thriller - The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness
*18. A book with a made-up language - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
*19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Ten Women
*20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Revenge of the Sluts
*21. A book published the month of your birthday - The Starless Sea
*22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
*23. A book that won an award in 2019 - City of Girls
*24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution
*25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes
*26. A book with a pun in the title - Troubles in Paradise
*27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Deadline Vegasr
*28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Cinder
*29. A book with a bird on the cover - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
*30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - All The Best, George Bush: My Life and Other Writings
*31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Silver Girl
*32. A book by a WOC - Party of Two
*33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - The Whisper Man
*34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Royal Holiday
*35. A book with a three-word title - One By One
*36. A book with a pink cover - Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close
*37. A Western - The Lost Man
*38. A book by or about a journalist - The Flatshare
*39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Troubled Blood
*40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (A book you think should be turned into a movie, 2019) - The Switch
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
*1. A book written by an author in their 20s - My Sister, the Serial Killer
*2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Twisted Twenty-Six
*3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - Midnight Sun
*4. A book set in the 1920s - The Wicked Redhead
*5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Skyhunter
*6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - 28 Summers
*7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Southern Side of Paradise
*8. A book published in the 20th century - The Right Stuff
*9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Fortune and Glory
*10. A book with a main character in their 20s - What You Wish For
Hello allHere I am again. My goal is to read and complete 20 books from this book challenge. Wish me luck.
2020 Challenge - 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
A couple of these might change, depending on what I manage to finish by the end of this year.2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020-The Vacation
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author-Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
3. A book with a great first line-Seabiscuit: An American Legend
4. A book about a book club-The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics-A Gentleman in Moscow
6. A bildungsroman-Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed-The Canterbury Tales
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover-The Collector Collector
9. A book with a map-The Silmarillion
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club-Norse Mythology
11. An anthology-Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test-Cress
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it-Madam Secretary: A Memoir
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name-Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass
15. A book about or involving social media-They Both Die at the End
16. A book that has a book on the cover-Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
17. A medical thriller-The Andromeda Strain
18.
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"-Still Life
20.
21. A book published the month of your birthday-Hollow Kingdom
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM-Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss
23. A book that won an award in 2019-The Overstory
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about-Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics-Enough Said: What's Gone Wrong with the Language of Politics?
26. A book with a pun in the title-Grave Peril
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins-The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character-Scarlet
29. A book with a bird on the cover-The Conference of the Birds
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader-George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the titleDeath Wins a Goldfish: Reflections from a Grim Reaper's Yearlong Sabbatical
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33.
34. A book you meant to read in 2019-The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
35. A book with a three-word title-Funerals are Fatal
36. A book with a pink cover-Severance
37. A Western-The Blessing Way
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39.
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (book with an animal in the title)-The Lost City of the Monkey God
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1.
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title-Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)-The Twisted Tree
4. A book set in the 1920s-Gods of Jade and Shadow
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-Bullet for a Star
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title-Just One Damned Thing After Another
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9. A book from a series with more than 20 books-The Color of Magic
10. A book with a main character in their 20s-A Darker Shade of Magic
50/50
2020 Challenge 
1. A book that's published in 2020
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
I'm Afraid of Men
3. A book with a great first line
Rebecca
4. A book about a book club
The End of Your Life Book Club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
White Oleander
6. A bildungsroman
A Separate Peace
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
My Name Is Lucy Barton
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
The Virgin Suicides
9. A book with a map
The Priory of the Orange Tree
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
11. An anthology
Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
The Farm
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Dead to Me
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
Kitchen
15. A book about or involving social media
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
16. A book that has a book on the cover
Matilda
17. A medical thriller
The Cobra Event
18. A book with a made-up language
Shadow and Bone
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
Fruit of the Drunken Tree
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls
21. A book published the month of your birthday
The Murmur of Bees
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
The Other Einstein
23. A book that won an award in 2019
Otherwood
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
Invincible: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence, and the Truths to Set You Free
26. 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 sins
Envy
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
All Systems Red
29. A book with a bird on the cover
The Unhoneymooners
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Becoming
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Silver Star
32. A book by a WOC
A Mercy
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
All We Have Left
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
Guts
35. A book with a three-word title
Our Little Racket
36. A book with a pink cover
Tell Me Lies
37. A Western
News of the World
38. A book by or about a journalist
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
Lolita
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
(mystery or thriller)
Every Last Lie
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
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
The Girl Who Could See
4. A book set in the 1920s
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Memoirs of a Geisha
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
77 Shadow Street
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
Spellbook of the Lost and Found
8. A book published in the 20th century
To the Lighthouse
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Redwall
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Ninth House
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts1. A book that's published in 2020 The City We Became √
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author The Map of Salt and Stars √
3. A book with a great first line Red Sister √
4. A book about a book club The Jane Austen Book Club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics An American Marriage Munich
6. A bildungsroman Dumplin' √
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 Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie √
9. A book with a map A Gentleman in Moscow √
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Night Boat to Tangier √
11. An anthology Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Giver of Stars
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 Marcelo in the Real World
15. A book about or involving social media Boomer1 √
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
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 Topeka School √
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland √
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The Interestings √
26. A book with a pun in the title The Secret Side of Empty √
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 The Astonishing Color of After √
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader America's First Daughter √
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC The Poet X √
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Refugee √
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 On the Come Up √
35. A book with a three-word title Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea √
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western News of the World √
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 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing √
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 When We Were Vikings √
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Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
Deathless Divide
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Time Storms: The Amazing Evidence of Time Warps, Space Rifts & Time Travel
3. A book with a great first line Anna Karenina
4. A book about a book club
The Cherry Cola Book Club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
The Crossing
6. A bildungsroman
The Poet X
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
The Near Witch
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
The Overstory
9. A book with a map
A Gentleman in Moscow
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
11. An anthology
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
The Secrets We Kept
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Euphoria
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
The Little Clan
15. A book about or involving social media
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
16. A book that has a book on the cover
The Whispered Word
17. A medical thriller The Alienist
18. A book with a made-up language
The Fifth Season
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
The Woman in the Mirror
21. A book published the month of your birthday
The Husband's Secret
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
The Mask Collectors
23. A book that won an award in 2019
Leah on the Offbeat
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise
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
Ghouls Gone Wild
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
The Last Mrs. Parrish
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
Year One
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
A Darker Shade of Magic
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Silver Gun
32. A book by a WOC
From Twinkle, with Love
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
Great
35. A book with a three-word title
Gideon the Ninth
36. A book with a pink cover
Queens of Geek
37. A Western
True Grit
38. A book by or about a journalist
Gone at Midnight: The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
The Awakening
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
2015 - A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
Storm of Locusts
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
The Princess Saves Herself in This One
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
The Twenty
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
The Starless Sea
4. A book set in the 1920s
Lair of Dreams
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Verity
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder
8. A book published in the 20th century
Topper
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Death on the Nile
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Lock In