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2020 Challenge - Overall - 28/50 CompletedRegular prompts - 23/40 Completed
XX 1. A book that's published in 2020 - Dear Edward - Finished 1/12/2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
XX 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The German Midwife - Finished 9/1/20
XX 6. A bildungsroman - In An Instant - Finished 9-12-20
XX 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Sharks in the Time of Saviors - finished 10-10-20
XX 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - The Outsider - Finished 5/13/2020
XX 9. A book with a map - The River - Finished 1/20/2020
XX 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - The Underground Railroad - Finished 6/23/2020
11. An anthology
XX 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - The Giver of Stars - Finished 5/21/2020
XX 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - The Institute - Finished 2/21/2020
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
XX 15. A book about or involving social media - Ready Player One - Finished 1/11/2020
16. A book that has a book on the cover
XX 17. A medical thriller - The Silent Patient - Finished 10/10/2020
XX 18. A book with a made-up language - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Finished 3/23/2020
XX19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Still Life - Finished 1/19/2020
XX 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things - Finished 1/6/2020
21. A book published the month of your birthday
XX 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Half-Life of Marie Curie - Finished 1/1/2020
XX 23. A book that won an award in 2019 - The Testaments - Finished May 9, 2020
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
XX 26. A book with a pun in the title - The Princess Diarist - Finished 3/1/2020
XX 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins (Anger, Wrath) - The Whisper Man - Finished 7/9/2020
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
XX 29. A book with a bird on the cover - Child of Silence - Finished 1/4/2020
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
XX 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - Finished 4/10/2020
XX 32. A book by a WOC - Becoming - Finished 5/7/2020
XX 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - The Handmaid's Tale - Finished 5/1/2020
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
XX 35. A book with a three-word title - The Dutch House - 1/27/2020
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
XX 38. A book by or about a journalist - Code Name Hélène - Finished 7/19/2020
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts - 4/10 Completed
XX 1. A book written by an author in their 20s: My Sister, the Serial Killer - Finished 1/3/2020
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
XX 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Agnes' Answer: The Willoughby Witches - Finished 2/27/2020
XX 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Finished 5/24/2020
XX 8. A book published in the 20th century - Animal Farm - Finished 1/2/2020
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
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Completed 31/53 as of June 22020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✅1. A book that's published in 2020 Undercover Bromance
✅2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author George
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 The Little Paris Bookshop
6. A bildungsroman
✅7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
✅9. A book with a map Caraval
✅10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Pax
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 Almost Adulting: All You Need to Know to Get It Together
15. A book about or involving social media
✅16. A book that has a book on the cover By Your Side
17. A medical thriller
✅18. A book with a made-up language Strange the Dreamer
✅19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Next Year in Havana
✅20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Alex and Eliza
✅21. A book published the month of your birthday City of Girls
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 Red, White & Royal Blue
✅27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Lost Roses
✅28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Thunderhead
✅29. A book with a bird on the cover Muse of Nightmares
✅30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader American Royals
✅31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Volume 1
32. A book by a WOC
✅33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Toll
✅34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Into the Drowning Deep
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 The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
✅40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge The Chaos of Standing Still, Reverie, Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal, This One Summer
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✅1. A book written by an author in their 20s Nimona
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) Meet Cute
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 Autoboyography
✅7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
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 Honey-Don't List
I truly want this to be the year I get back to reading. I always enjoy picking books for the challenges, but end up with very little time to read them. I am trying to adjust my priorities and goals to accomplish more reading.Total: 4/50
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 The Gunslinger
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 The Girl on the Train
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 All Systems Red
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 Anne of Avonlea
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
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 prompts
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
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
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
17. A medical thriller
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
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
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
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
36. A book with a pink cover
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
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
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5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Brown Girl in the Ring
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11. An anthology - Africanfuturism: An Anthology
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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 - Piranesi
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19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - An Excess Male
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23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Flèche
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25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging
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28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - The Rosewater Insurrection
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34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - The Monster Baru Cormorant
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38. A book by or about a journalist - Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist's Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America
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2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
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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 Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin
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 Ein mögliches Leben: Roman
9. A book with a map They Called Us Enemy
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Winterbienen
11. An anthology What Would Boudicca Do?: Everyday Problems Solved by History's Most Remarkable Women
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 R.I.P.
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language Nineteen Eighty-Four
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"Couchsurfing in China: Durch die Wohnzimmer der neuen Supermacht
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 Kintsugi
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Swing Time
26. A book with a pun in the title Radio Activity: Roman
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 Federnlesen: Vom Glück, Vögel zu beobachten
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 (title)
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a Journalist Einer von uns
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week The Satanic Verses
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
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
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 Die Ladenhüterin
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 Scuola di Barbiana. Die Schülerschule. Brief an eine Lehrerin.
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Total: 39/50✔ = Completed
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✔1. A book that's published in 2020
Three Brothers: Memories of My Family
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
All the Birds in the Sky
✔3. A book with a great first line
Malagash by Joey Comeau
4. A book about a book club
The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo
✔5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
The Library Book
✔6. A bildungsroman
Cutting for Stone
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
✔8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
9. A book with a map
Albert of Adelaide
✔10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
Devil in a Blue Dress
✔11. An anthology
The Sadness of Beautiful Things: Stories
✔12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
The Real-Town Murders
✔13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Me by Elton John
✔14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
My Century by Gunter Grass
✔15. A book about or involving social media
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
✔16. A book that has a book on the cover
Matilda
17. A medical thriller
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✔18. A book with a made-up language
Terra by Mitch Benn
✔19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
Green Island by Shawna Yang Ryan
✔20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
✔21. A book published the month of your birthday
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
✔22. A book about or by a woman in STEM (NOVEMBER)
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
23. A book that won an award in 2019
✔24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
Silence of the Chagos: A Novel by Shenaz Patel Finished: Feb 1 (4 stars)
✔25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
China in Ten Words
26. A book with a pun in the title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
✔27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
PRIDE: Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
✔28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
A Life Without End by Frédéric Beigbeder
✔29. A book with a bird on the cover
The Night Circus
✔30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Goldfinch
32. A book by a WOC
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
✔33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic (4.04 rating on 1/29)
✔34. A book you meant to read in 2019
Typhoon by Joseph Conrad Read: Jan12
✔35. A book with a three-word title
The Rotters' Club
✔36. A book with a pink cover
Severance by Ling Ma
✔37. A Western
The True Death of Billy the Kid
✔38. A book by or about a journalist
The Dragon in the Sea by Frank Herbert
✔39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (Non-fiction)
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔1. A book written by an author in their 20s
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
The Twenty-Year Death
2001: A Space Odyssey
✔3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement
Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the 116 Days that Changed the World
4. A book set in the 1920s
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
To the Lighthouse
The Razor's Edge
✔5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Plum Rains
✔6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Jonathan Coe: Middle England
✔7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
The Andromeda Evolution
✔8. A book published in the 20th century
Flu: The Story Of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
✔9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Pietr the Latvian Finished: 1/29 (3 stars)
✔10. A book with a main character in their 20s
While the World Is Still Asleep
Cant wait!POPSUGAR 2020 READING CHALLENGE (0/50)
A book that's published in 2020
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire #1) by Jay Kristoff and Renee Ahdieh
A book by a trans or nonbinary author
The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate #1) by J.Y. Yang
A book with a great first line
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Alire Sáenz
A book about a book club
The Paper & Hearts Society (The Paper & Hearts Society #1) by Lucy Powrie
A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
Mexico City
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A bildungsroman
To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1) by Harper Lee
The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
A book with an upside-down image on the cover
The Beautiful (The Beautiful #1) by Renee Ahdieh
A book with a map
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns #1) by Kendare Blake
A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
Emma from emmmabooks on YouTube
Tiny Pretty Things (Tiny Pretty Things #1) by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton
An anthology
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke
A book that passes the Bechdel test
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Tangled (Tangled #1) by Emma Chase
A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black
A book about or involving social media
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
A book that has a book on the cover
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
A medical thriller
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
A book with a made-up language
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) by George R.R. Martin
A book set in a country beginning with "C"
Canada Ultraviolet (Ultraviolet #1) by R.J. Anderson
A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Trust Me, I'm Lying (Trust Me #1) by Mary Elizabeth Summer
A book published the month of your birthday
May Undead Girl Gang by Lil Anderson
A book about or by a woman in STEM
Virals (Virals #1) by Kathy Reichs
A book that won an award in 2019
Locus Award for Young Adult Book
Dread Nation (Dread Nation #1) by Justina Ireland
A book on a subject you know nothing about
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
A book with a pun in the title
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
A book with a bird on the cover
Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo
A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Becoming by Michelle Obama
A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) by Patricia Briggs
A book by a WOC
Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
A book you meant to read in 2019
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi
A book with a three-word title
Disney After Dark (Kingdom Keepers, #1) by Ridley Pearson
A book with a pink cover
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
A Western
Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely
A book by or about a journalist
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
Looking For Alaska by John Green
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2017 - based on mythology
Sea Witch (Sea Witch #1) by Sarah Henning
Advanced
A book written by an author in their 20s
The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1) by R.F. Kuang
A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
20-Something, 20-Everything: A Quarter-Life Woman's Guide to Balance and Direction by Christine Hassler
A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies #1) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows
A book set in the 1920s
The Diviners (The Diviners #1) by Libba Bray
A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 (Fruits Basket #1) by Natsuki Takaya
A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Moon Chosen (Tales of a New World, #1) by P.C. Cast
A book with more than 20 letters in its title
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Keefe, Patrick Radden
A book published in the 20th century
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
A book from a series with more than 20 books
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) by Terry Pratchett
A book with a main character in their 20s
Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo
I am super excited to get in on this challenge from the start. Last year I started a few months in so I didn't make a post like this. I have not picked my books yet. Completed 17/50
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
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 American Dirt
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 The Good Daughter
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Malice
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
✔ 15. A book about or involving social media One of Us Is Lying
✔ 16. A book that has a book on the cover The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
✔ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Next Year in Havana
✔ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Regretting You
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 Silent Patient
✔ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about The Girlfriend
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 Never Have I Ever
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 Such a Fun Age
✔ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on GoodreadsThe Giver of Stars
✔ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The Hideaway
✔ 35. A book with a three-word title My Lovely Wife
✔ 36. A book with a pink cover One Little Secret
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 The Cinderella Deal
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 One to Watch
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts 37/40**1. A book that's published in 2020 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
**2. A book by a trans or nonbinary authorGender Queer
**3. A book with a great first line The Martian
**4. A book about a book club Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
**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-London
**6. A bildungsroman Their Eyes Were Watching God
**7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Deadly Class Vol. 1: Reagan Youth
**9. A book with a map They Called Us Enemy
**10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Nimona
**11. An anthology The Best Horror of the Year Volume 4
**12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Paper Girls, Vol. 1
**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 Twelve Angry Men
**15. A book about or involving social media You Look Better Online: Your Life in 150 Unfiltered Cartoons
**16. A book that has a book on the cover Parable of the Sower
17. A medical thriller The Silent Patient
**18. A book with a made-up language Artemis Fowl
**19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
**20. A book you picked because the title caught your attentionIs You Okay?
**21. A book published the month of your birthday My Sister, the Serial Killer
**22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
**23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Testaments
**24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
**25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Untold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction
**26. A book with a pun in the title Wishful Drinking
**27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World
**28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Saga, Vol. 1
**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 The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
**31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
**32. A book by a WOC Navigate Your Stars
**33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Becoming
**34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The Knife of Never Letting Go
**35. A book with a three-word title The 5th Wave - Gelombang 5
**36. A book with a pink cover Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters—And How to Get It
**37. A Western Brokeback Mountain
**38. A book by or about a journalist Dust Tracks on a Road
**39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU
**40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2015 Challenge: A book I started but never finished The Night Masquerade
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts7 of 50 books finishished
✔1. A book that's published in 2020This Is Not How It Ends
✔ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary authorIf I Was Your Girl
3. A book with a great first lineThe Dreamers
4. A book about a book clubThe Readers of Broken Wheel RecommendThe Ten Thousand Doors of January
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the OlympicsThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill
6. A bildungsromanThe Outsiders
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the coverSometimes I Lie
9. A book with a mapLost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Small Fry
11. An anthologyMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
12. A book that passes the Bechdel testThe Power
✔ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to itThe Good Daughter
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their nameSourdough
15. A book about or involving social mediaFangirlFriend RequestAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing
✔16. A book that has a book on the coverThe Bookshop of Yesterdays
17. A medical thrillerThe Silent Patient
18. A book with a made-up language 1984
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"Wild Swans: Three Daughters of ChinaFruit of the Drunken TreeMelmoth
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attentionPretending to Dance
21. A book published the month of your birthdayManhattan BeachThe Rules of Magic
22. A book about or by a woman in STEMThe Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining WomenGive Me Your Hand
23. A book that won an award in 2019Trust Exercise
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 titleThe Uncommon Reader
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sinsBig Lies in a Small Town
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI characterI, Robot
29. A book with a bird on the coverThe Thorn Birds
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leaderVictoria
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the titleThe Bronze HorsemanThe Silver Star
32. A book by a WOCBehold the DreamersWhite Teeth
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on GoodreadsThe Late Show
✔34. A book you meant to read in 2019Whisper Me This
✔35. A book with a three-word titleThe Night Before
36. A book with a pink coverThe Heart's Invisible FuriesWhisper Network
37. A WesternNews of the World
✔38. A book by or about a journalist The Christmas Train
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books WeekThe Hate U Give
✔ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge A Stranger in the House
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20sGo Tell It on the Mountain: A History of LutheridgeHomegoing
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the titleTwo Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)Sing, Unburied, SingBlindness
4. A book set in the 1920sThe Wicked City
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 OlympicsA Tale for the Time Being
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
EllenZ's 2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge:1. A book that’s published in 2020: The Girls With No Names (Serena Burdick)
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Good Boy-My Life in Seven Dogs (Jennifer Finney Boylan)
3. A book with a great first line: A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
4. A book about a book club: The Reading Promise (Alice Ozma)
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
6. A bildungsroman: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Bryn Greenwood)
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: The Opposite House (Helen Oyeyemi)
9. A book with a map: The Map of Time (Felix J. Palma)
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
11. An anthology: Nasty Women (ed. by Samhita Mukhopadhyay)
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Tidelands (Philippa Gregory)
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Little Mercies (Heather Gudenkauf)
15. A book published the month of your birthday: The Witches Are Coming (Lindy West)
16. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Ada’s Algorithm (James Essinger)
17. A book that won an award in 2019: Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
18. A book on a subject you know nothing about: A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
19. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: Grand Union-Stories (Zadie Smith)
20. A book with a pun in the title: Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
21. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
22. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Illuminae (Amy Kaufman, Jay Kristoff)
23. A book with a bird on the cover: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
24. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: Lincoln-The Biography of a Writer (Fred Kaplan)
25. A book with “gold,” “silver,” or “bronze” in the title: After the Golden Age (Carrie Vaughn)
26. A book by a WOC: Becoming (Michelle Obama)
27. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
28. A book you meant to read in 2019: Wolf Hall (Hillary Mantel)
29. A book about or involving social media: The Shallows (Nicholas Carr)
30. A book that has a book on the cover: The Reading Promise (Alice Ozma)
31. A medical thriller: The Ghost Map (Steven Johnson)
32. A book with a made-up language: Fire & Blood-A Targaryen History (George RR Martin)
33. A book set in a country beginning with “C”: Nine Continents (Xiaolu Guo)
34. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Little Weirds (Jenny Slate)
35. A book with a three-word title: Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
36. A book with a pink cover: Just Eat It (Laura Thomas)
37. A Western: Inland (Tea Obreht)
38. A book by or about a journalist: Merchants of Truth (Jill Abramson)
39. Read a Banned Book during Banned Books week: Autobiography of Malcolm X
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR reading challenge: A book by two female authors: She Said (Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey)
Advanced Prompts!
41. A book written by an author in their 20s: White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
42. A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title: A Map is Only One Story-Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home (Nicole Chung)
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement: Storm and Fury (Jennifer L. Armentrout)
44. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
45. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: The Museum of Desire (Jonathan Kellerman)
46. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: The Year of Reading Dangerously (Andy Miller)
47. A book published in the 20th century: Siddhartha (Herman Hesse, 1922)
48. A book from a series with more than 20 books: The Colour of Magic-Discworld #1 (Terry Pratchett)
49. A book with a main character in their 20s: The Shadows We Hide (Allen Eskens)
50. A book set in the 1920s: The Poisoner's Handbook (Deborah Blum)
Writer...'s 2020 PopSugar ReadingAdvanced: 9/10 Basic: 31/40
✔1🌟A book written by an author in their 20s
Deadly Holiday✔2🌟"20/twenty" in the title
Four and Twenty Blackbirds✔3🌟Character w/vision impaired /enhanced 20/20 vision
TheInvisibleMan✔4🌟Set in the 1920s..
Death on the Nile☆5. Set in Japan, host of 2020 Olympics
✔6🌟By author who has written >20 books
A Noble Radiance✔7🌟Book w >20 letters in its title
Stories Through the Seasons✔8🌟Pub'd in 20th century
Hercule Poirot's Christmas: BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation✔9🌟From series w >20 books
At Bertram's Hotel✔10🌟Main character 20s
Jilted by Carla Laureano__________________________________________________
Basic: 31/40
✔1🌟Published in 2020
Sanditon2. trans or nonbinary author
✔3🌟Great first line
The Christmas Candle✔4🌟About a book club
The Book Lovers✔5🌟Set in host city to the Olympics
Grave Expectations✔6🌟A *bildungsroman
Emma7. 1st book touched on a shelf w/ eyes closed
✔8🌟Upside-down image on the cover
The Moving Finger9. With a map
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop✔10🌟Recommended by fav online book club
Once Upon a Dickens Christmas: 3 Charming Christmas Tales Set in Victorian England✔11🌟Anthology
Rational Creatures✔12🌟Passes the *Bechdel test
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener✔13🌟Same title as movie/TV show but unrelated to it
Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death✔14🌟Author w/ fauna in their name Michelle Hollstein Coffee, Fireworks and Murder
✔15🌟Involves social media
Many a Twist✔16🌟Book on the cover
Library Lion✔17🌟Medical thriller
Miss Hewitt Investigates the Return of the Ripper18. Made-up language
✔19🌟Set in country beginning w "C"yprus
Agatha Raisin-The Terrible Tourist✔20🌟Picked b/c title caught my attention
Nana in the City✔21🌟Pub'd the month of my birthday
The Pale Horse✔22🌟About a woman in STEM
The Number of Love23. Won an award in 2019
✔24🌟Subject you know nothing about
Fatal Roots✔25🌟Only words on cover, no images graphics
The Other America - A Speech from The Radical King✔26🌟With a pun in title
Plein Air Murder✔27🌟Featuring one of 7 deadly sins
Drawing Conclusions: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery28. Robot, cyborg, or AI character
✔29📚Bird on the cover 🐦
The Bookshop✔30🌟Fic or nonfic book about a world leader
Just One Damned Thing After Another31. Gold silver or bronze in title
A Glitter of Gold✔32🌟By a WOC
A Season of Suspense✔33🌟At least a 4🌟 rating on Goodreads
The Manor House Murder✔34🌟Meant to read in 2019
Choosing the Cowboy✔35🌟Three-word title
The Secret Garden✔36🌟Pink cover
The Dashing Widow✔37🌟Western
The Billionaire's Cowboy Groom Lorana Hoopes✔38🌟By or about a journalist
Have a Little Faith: a True Story39. Banned book read during Banned Books Week
✔40🌟Fav prompt from past PS Challenge? 2019 Advanced PS Set in abbey, convent, monastery
Nachtstürm Castle: A Gothic Austen Novel**
Re- *Bechdel test:
a measure of the representation of women in fiction. It asks whether a work features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. The requirement that the two women must be named is sometimes added. Wikipedia
*Bildungsroman:
novel of formation, education, culture; "coming-of-age story"
38/40 - 8/101. A book that's published in 2020 Diamond City
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Magic for Liars
I Wish You All the Best
3. A book with a great first line Foundryside
4. A book about a book club The Jane Austen Society
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics A Gentleman in Moscow
6. A bildungsroman
Little Women
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Sherlockian
9. A book with a map
The Path of DaggersNinth House
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Remnant Population
11. An anthology
The Stonewall Reader
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Little Women
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
The Lost Man
Finale
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Shout
15. A book about or involving social mediaFangirl
Tweet Cute
16. A book that has a book on the cover Beach Read
17. A medical thrillerThe Andromeda Strain
18. A book with a made-up language The Ten Thousand Doors of January
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Glass Hotel (Canada)
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attentionThe Lost Girls of Paris
21. A book published the month of your birthday
The Angel of the Crows
22. A book about or by a woman in STEMLab Girl
23. A book that won an award in 2019 Recursion
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
They Called Us Enemy
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The Night Watchman
26. A book with a pun in the title Red, White & Royal Blue
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins The Call of the Wild
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Illuminae
Death's End
29. A book with a bird on the cover Spin the Dawn
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Fictional world leader but I'm ok with it)
Red, White & Royal Blue
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title The Silver Linings Playbook
32. A book by a WOC With the Fire on High
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Ninth House
City of Ashes
34. A book you meant to read in 2019The Story of a New Name
35. A book with a three-word title
The Starless Sea
36. A book with a pink cover
Butterface
The Pursuit of Love
Red, White & Royal Blue
37. A Western
News of the World
38. A book by or about a journalist The Water Dancer
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Looking for Alaska
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
"A book with a question in the title" Where'd You Go, Bernadette
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
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Ninth House
4. A book set in the 1920s
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
A Certain Age
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
ひよ恋 1 Hiyokoi 1
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 booksFrankissstein: A Love Story
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
A People's History of the United States
8. A book published in the 20th century
A Crown of Swords
9. A book from a series with more than 20 booksThe Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 1
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Beach Read
Red, White & Royal Blue
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts✔️1. A book that's published in 2020 Clap When You Land
✔️2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author George
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 Anna and the French Kiss (Paris- 1900, 1924)
✔️6. A bildungsroman Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
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 Sherlockian
✔️9. A book with a map The Runaway Princess
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
✔️11. An anthology The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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 Midnight Sun
✔️14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name The Girl on the Train
✔️15. A book about or involving social media Idiot
✔️16. A book that has a book on the cover Just Lucky
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
✔️19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Anne of Green Gables
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
✔️21. A book published the month of your birthday The Song of Achilles
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
✔️23. A book that won an award in 2019 Red, White & Royal Blue
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
✔️25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The Book with No Pictures
✔️26. A book with a pun in the title All's Faire in Middle School
✔️27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Mirror, Mirror
✔️28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Be More Chill
✔️29. A book with a bird on the cover All You Need Is Love
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
✔️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 The Selection
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
✔️35. A book with a three-word title Before I Fall
✔️36. A book with a pink cover Nat Enough
✔️37. A Western True Grit
✔️38. A book by or about a journalist Dracula
✔️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 - Advanced prompts
✔️1. A book written by an author in their 20s The Girls
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) Forget Me Nat
✔️4. A book set in the 1920s The Paris Wife
✔️5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics The Sea Maidens Of Japan
✔️6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books The Case of the Missing Marquess
✔️7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Problem with Forever
✔️8. A book published in the 20th century Flowers for Algernon
✔️9. A book from a series with more than 20 books The Mysterious Affair at Styles
✔️10. A book with a main character in their 20s An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
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
Shasta's PS 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
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
Why is there new numbers at some of the prompts?I hope I got the books in the right places.
This is my second time in this challenge. Last year I didn't start until mid-February. This time I am in from the start.
I read, and listen, to books in Norwegian, Swedish and English.
Current progress: 50/50
✔ = Completed
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
✔ 1.
Anne-Cath. Vestly by Agnes-Margrethe Bjorvand
✔ 2.
Rött, vitt och kungligt blått by Casey McQuiston
✔ 3.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
✔ 4.
Murder at the Book Club by Betsy Reavley
✔ 5.
The Day of the Jackal by Frederich Forsyth (Paris)
and Når gjøken galer/ The Cuckoo's Calling, Vol. 1Robert Galbraith (J.K.Rawlings) (London)
( Blind Gudinne / Blind Goddess by Anne Holt (Oslo))
✔ 6.
Circe by Madeline Miller
( Unga kvinnor / Little Women by Louisa May Alcott)
✔ 7.
Broderskapet / The Brethren by John Grisham
✔ 8.
The Outsider by Stephen King
✔ 9.
Skatten På Sjørøverøya / Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
✔
Den underjordiska järnvägen/ The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
✔
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita Heiss
( Stories: All-New Tales by Neil Gaiman, Al Sarrantonio and more)
✔ 12.
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
✔
Den goda dottern / The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
✔ 14.
Flokkdyr by Tana French
(http://www.totems-scouts.be/1874-tana...)
and The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
✔ 15.
Vänförfrågan /Friend Request by Laura Marshall
( Radio Silence by Alice Oseman)
✔ 16.
The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis by David E. Fishman
✔ 17.
Den tause pasienten / The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
( Flimmer by Anne Holt and Even Holt)
✔ 18.
1984 by George Orwell
✔ 19.
Vår mann i Havana / Our Man in Havana by Graham Green
✔ 20.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
✔ 21.
Institutet / The Institute by Stephen King
✔ 22.
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
✔23.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
( The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
(won the Bram Stoker Award))
✔24.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
✔ 25.
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
( Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan)
✔26.
'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacquline Frost
( The Twelve Deaths Of Christmas by Marian Babson)
✔27.
Stolthet og fordom / Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
✔28.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
✔ 29.
Pelikanrapporten by John Grisham
( Endless Night by Agatha Christie)
✔ 30.
Presidenten är försvunnen / The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
✔ 31.
Fruset guldby Rolf Börjlind, Cilla Börjlind
( Gullburet / Golden Cage by Camilla Läckberg)
✔ 32.
Fargen bortenfor / The Color Purple by Alice Walker
✔ 33.
Björnstad by Fredrik Backman
and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
✔34.
Sannheten om Harry Quebert-saken / The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker
✔ 35.
Små eldar överallt / Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
( Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales by Stephen King)
✔ 36.
Noen ser deg / Someone Is Watching by Joy Fielding
✔ 37.
True Grit by Charles Portis
✔ 38.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
✔ 39.
Anne Franks dagbok / The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
✔ 40.
- A classic from 20th Century (2016)
Möss och människor / Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔ 1.
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
✔2.
Är jag inte värd mer än 20 spänn? by Camilla Overgaard
(The title translate directly: Am I not worth more than 20 bucks)
✔ 3.
Together by Tom Sullivan and Betty White
✔ 4.
The Big Four by Agatha Christie
and En gentleman i Moskva by Amor Towles
✔5.
PachinkoPachinko by Min Jin Lee
( A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami)
✔ 6.
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
✔ 7.
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
✔ 8.
Lord Edgware DiesLord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
✔ 9.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
✔ 10.
The Beach by Alex Garland
Good reading, everyone!
Current Progress - PS: 50/50 | PSS: 20/20 | GR: 132/100 ⭐️ ✔️✔️1. A book that's published in 2020
You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen ⭐️⭐️ completed April 18, 2020
✔️2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 Stars) completed April 26, 2020
✔️3. A book with a great first line
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman - "We must, by law, keep a record of the innocents we kill. And as I see it, they're all innocents. Even the guilty. Everyone is guilty of something, and everyone still harbours a memory of childhood innocence, no matter how many layers of life wrap around it. Humanity is innocent; humanity is guilty, and both states are undeniably true." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (I wish I could give it 6 stars) ;) completed April 11, 2020
✔️4. A book about a book club
The Bromance Book Club (The Bromance Book Club #1) by Lyssa Kay Adams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed May 19, 2020
✔️5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (partially set in LA) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 5, 2020
✔️6. A bildungsroman
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed May 4, 2020
✔️7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed May 7, 2020
✔️8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria Aveyard ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 Stars) completed September 22, 2020
✔️9. A book with a map
The Martian by Andy Weir ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed August 18, 2020
✔️10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (Recommended by Merphy Napier - Booktube) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed April 21, 2020
✔️11. An anthology
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay ⭐️⭐️ completed March 10, 2020
✔️12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
Love Is a Gift (Heartland #15) by Lauren Brooke ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed April 21, 2020
✔️13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Year One (Chronicles of The One #1) by Nora Roberts ⭐️⭐️ completed April 27, 2020
✔️14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson ⭐️⭐️ (2.5 Stars) completed October 23, 2020
✔️15. A book about or involving social media
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.5 Stars) completed March 25, 2020
✔️16. A book that has a book on the cover
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐️⭐️ completed April 1, 2020
✔️17. A medical thriller
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed May 14, 2020
✔️18. A book with a made-up language
The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 12, 2020 (there's a made-up Tree language in this one)
✔️19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Canadianity: Tales from the True North Strong and Freezing by Jeremy Taggert & Jonathan Torrens ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 15, 2020
✔️20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed February 28, 2020
✔️21. A book published the month of your birthday
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) by Sarah J. Maas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed February 26, 2020
✔️22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient #1) by Helen Hoang ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed April 6, 2020
✔️23. A book that won an award in 2019
The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale #2) by Margaret Atwood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 23, 2020
✔️24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
Noli Me Tángere by Dr. José Rizal (The english translation is also known as: The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere. This is political commentary on the Philippines in the 1800's and is one of their national books. It sparked a revolution at the time and the author ended up becoming a martyr. I didn't know anything about the history of the Philippines before reading this other than that Spain colonized portions of it.) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed August 5, 2020
✔️25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo - No Rating Assigned because my ratings are based on enjoyment and that's not really why I read this one - completed June 12th, 2020
✔️26. A book with a pun in the title
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 17, 2020
✔️27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.5 Stars) completed June 29, 2020
✔️28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Evolution (Awaken Online #3) by Travis Bagwell ⭐️⭐️ (2.5 Stars) completed November 5, 2020
✔️29. A book with a bird on the cover
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed March 11, 2020
✔️30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black (going for a fictional world leader here and totally okay with that! This story partially follows the royal faerie family and the father passing the crown onto an heir) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed April 16, 2020
✔️31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (2.5 Stars) completed March 6, 2020
✔️32. A book by a WOC
Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed April 25, 2020
✔️33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
The Toll (Arc of a Scythe #3) by Neal Shusterman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 31, 2020
✔️34. A book you meant to read in 2019
Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed May 17, 2020
✔️35. A book with a three-word title
The Lost Sisters (The Folk of the Air #1.5) by Holly Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed April 16, 2020
✔️36. A book with a pink cover
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed May 17, 2020
✔️37. A Western
News of the World by Paulette Jiles ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 16, 2020
✔️38. A book by or about a journalist
Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 12, 2020
✔️39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
Looking for Alaska by John Green ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5) completed February 29, 2020 - Read during Freedom to Read Week (Canada's equivalent of Banned Books week)
✔️40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - (2019's LitRPG)
Survival Quest (The Way of the Shaman #1) by Vasily Mahanenko ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 Stars) completed August 8, 2020
✔️41. A book written by an author in their 20s
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed April 21, 2020
✔️42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Twenty-One Truths About Love Matthew Dicks ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 12, 2020
✔️43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children #1) by Seanan McGuire ⭐️ completed May 22, 2020
✔️44. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Confessions by Kanae Minato ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 10, 2020
✔️45. A Book set in the 1920s
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (2.5 Stars) completed March 7, 2020
✔️46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Everything Changes (Heartland #14) by Lauren Brooke ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed January 10, 2020
✔️47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed February 27, 2020
✔️48. A book published in the 20th century
Drums of Autumn (Outlander #4) by Diana Gabaldon ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed June 23, 2020
✔️49. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Darkest Hour (Heartland #13) by Lauren Brooke ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 Stars) completed January 10, 2020
✔️50. A book with a main character in their 20s
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed May 6, 2020
Summer Challenge
✔️1. A Book with "summer" in the title:
The Summer Dragon (The Evertide #1) by Todd Lockwood ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 29, 2020
✔️2. A Book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover:
Sorry Not Sorry by Sophie Ranald ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 Stars) completed September 15, 2020
✔️3. A Book that takes place in your favourite or dream summer destination:
Wild at Heart (Wild #2) by K.A. Tucker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed September 2, 2020
✔️4. A Book about a vacation:
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 23, 2020
✔️5. A Book with an LGBTQ+ Protagonist:
Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno ⭐️⭐️ completed August 1, 2020
✔️6. A Book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title:
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children #2) by Seanan McGuire ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 1st, 2020
✔️7. A Book with a body of water or pool on the cover:
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle #3) by Ursula K. LeGuin ⭐️⭐️ completed July 4, 2020
✔️8. A Book set at a resort or hotel:
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 Stars) completed June 30, 2020
✔️9. A Book with a release date in June, July or August of any year:
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 Stars) completed July 23, 2020
✔️10. A Summer-set Thriller:
The Guest List by Lucy Foley ⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 3, 2020
✔️11. A Book involving a summer romance:
Well Met (Well Met #1) by Jen DeLuca ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 11, 2020
✔️12. A Book about Black history in America:
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson- Didn't assign a rating because I didn't read it for enjoyment - completed June 14, 2020
✔️13. A scary book that you'd read around a campfire:
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 12, 2020
✔️14. A Book that takes place during the summer before high school or college:
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4) by Rick Riordan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 19, 2020
✔️15. A Book that takes place in a Beach Town:
It's Not Summer Without You (Summer #2) by Jenny Han ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 19, 2020
✔️16. A Book with "sun", "sand" or "waves" in the title:
The Last Smile in Sunder City (The Fetch Phillips Archives #1) by Luke Arnold ⭐️⭐️ completed September 17, 2020
✔️17. A Book with sunglasses on the cover:
Undercover Bromance (Bromance Book Club #2) by Lyssa Kay Adams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed August 4, 2020
✔️18. A Book about camping or summer camp:
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 11, 2020
✔️19. A Book classified as a "beach read":
We'll Always Have Summer (Summer #3) by Jenny Han ⭐️⭐️ completed September 4, 2020
✔️20. A Book that makes you nostalgic for summer:
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ completed July 12, 2020
44/44 regular, 10/10 advancedCompleted 11/11/20
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
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Summer Challenge
20/20 - Completed 9/21/2020
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Fall Challenge
10/10 - Completed 12/21/20
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author The Map of Salt and Stars
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 Lab Girl
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 Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist
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
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Progress: 0/502020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya
3. A book with a great first line
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
4. A book about a book club
Playing with Light by Beatriz Rivera
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
6. A bildungsroman
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
9. A book with a map
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
11. An anthology
#Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Slay by Brittney Morris
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya
15. A book about or involving social media
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
16. A book that has a book on the cover
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves by Glory Edim
17. A medical thriller
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
18. A book with a made-up language
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19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
21. A book published the month of your birthday
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
23. A book that won an award in 2019
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
26. A book with a pun in the title
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27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
29. A book with a bird on the cover
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Becoming by Michelle Obama
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
32. A book by a WOC
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
35. A book with a three-word title
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
36. A book with a pink cover
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai
37. A Western
The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
38. A book by or about a journalist
Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist's Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America by Dorothy Butler Gilliam
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
(prompt: A book set in space)
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir, Michèle Fitoussi
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
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
Warcross by Marie Lu
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
8. A book published in the 20th century
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
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10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
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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
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
Kate's Popsugar Challenge for 20202020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020 The Four Laws of Love
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Freshwater
3. A book with a great first line Rebecca
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 The Big Sleep
6. A bildungsroman The Outsiders
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Love in the Time of Cholera
9. A book with a map The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology Chicken Soup book I have on the bookshelf. Remember to find out which one it is
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Beloved
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 The Good Earth
15. A book about or involving social media Ready Player One
16. A book that has a book on the cover The Poisonwood Bible
17. A medical thriller The Stand
18. A book with a made-up language A Clockwork Orange
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Heart of Darkness
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention The Buddha in the Attic
21. A book published the month of your birthday Still Alice
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 The Testaments
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about A Brief History of Time
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
26. A book with a pun in the title Kafka on the Shore
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins East of Eden
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 The Hunger Games
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title The Golden Compass
32. A book by a WOC Americanah
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Lord of the Rings
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 Ender's Game
35. A book with a three-word title The Chestnut Man
36. A book with a pink cover Boy Swallows Universe
37. A Western Lonesome Dove
38. A book by or about a journalist In Cold Blood
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Brave New World
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - A book becoming a movie in 2020 The Call of the Wild
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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) The Giver
4. A book set in the 1920s Mrs. Dalloway
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 It
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
√ - 50/50!Finished on Dec 5th.
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: Read a book published in 2015:
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
My list so far. Will note that the ones with * on them are ones I already own for my tracking purposes.Why We're Polarized
The Black Tides of Heaven
The Martian
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
The Shadow of the Wind
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Mage Knight: Rebel Thunder
Less
King of Thorns
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
The Art of War
Swords & Steam Short Stories
The Handmaid's Tale
Invictus
Princess of Thorns
15. A Book about or involving Social Media
LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media
Lord Edgware Dies
The Andromeda Strain
The Children of Húrin
The Poisonwood Bible
Medusa's Web
21. A book published the month of your birthday
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
Hidden Figures
23. A book that won an award in 2019
Artificial Condition
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Code of Ethics
The Fifth Elephant
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Lust
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
All Systems Red
Prince of Fools
The President Is Missing
The Gold Falcon
Dread Nation
Dead Man's Reach
The Aeronaut's Windlass
The Iris Fan
Convenience Store Woman
The Last Shootist
The Fall of Richard Nixon: A Reporter Remembers Watergate
Fahrenheit 451
Emperor of Thorns
35/501. A book that's published in 2020 American Dirt
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 Circe
4. A book about a book club The Cherry Cola Book Club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman Anne of Green Gables
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 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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 Where the Crawdads Sing
11. An anthology
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 Proposal
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name The Elegant Gathering of White Snows
15. A book about or involving social media Just for Clicks
16. A book that has a book on the cover The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
17. A medical thriller Miracle Creek
18. A book with a made-up languageCat's Cradle
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" The Lonely Hearts Hotel
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEMLab Girl
23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Tattooist of Auschwitz
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 Pride and Prejudice
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Cinder
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 Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates
32. A book by a WOC I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Peter Pan and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover The Wedding Party
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week To Kill a Mockingbird
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Mary Poppins
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
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Britt-Marie Was Here
4. A book set in the 1920s The Paris Wife
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 The Lucky One
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Kristy's Great Idea
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
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Challenge books - Order read
Non-challenge books read
1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author The Deep
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 - Treasure Island
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 Virgin Suicides
9. A book with a map - A Map of the World According to Illustrators and Storytellers
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 Little Women
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Alice
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - The Handmaid's Tale
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover Wo die Geschichten wohnen
17. A medical thriller The Line Between
18. A book with a made-up language - Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers / Three Day Road
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Le Bal des folles
21. A book published the month of your birthday - Progressive Evil: How Radicals Are Redefining America's Rights, Institutions, and Ideals, Making Her Globally Irrelevant for the End Times
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon
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 Long Walk to Freedom
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 - Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title Mourir sur Seine
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western - News of the World
38. A book by or about a journalist - Elles risquent leur vie
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Animal Farm
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 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
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
Progress 6/50 2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020 - Long Bright River
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - The Map of Salt and Stars
3. A book with a great first line - Fever
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Godmother
6. A bildungsroman - The Falconer
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Fleishman Is in Trouble
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 - The Great Believers
11. An anthology - Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Supper Club
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Transcendent Kingdom
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA
15. A book about or involving social media - Social Creature
16. A book that has a book on the cover - Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
17. A medical thriller - Wilder Girls
18. A book with a made-up language - Everything Under
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Next Year in Havana
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Motherless Brooklyn
21. A book published the month of your birthday - The Night Tiger
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Trust Exercise
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine,[book:The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father and Mysteries of Blood|38232376]
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Frankly in Love
26. A book with a pun in the title - Frankissstein: A Love Story
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
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 - A God in Ruins
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC - Home Remedies
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 - Greetings from Bury Park
35. A book with a three-word title - A Pure Heart
36. A book with a pink cover - Queenie
37. A Western - Cherokee America
38. A book by or about a journalist - Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s - The Immortalists
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
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 - Gods of Jade and Shadow
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 - Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Good Omens
10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Very Nice
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
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts1.
2.
3. A book with a great first line
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5.
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed How to Make Friends with the Dark
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Ordinary Girls or Conjure Women or I Liked My Life or Winterwood
9.
10.
11. An anthology - The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales
12.
13.
14.
15.
16. A book that has a book on the cover - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill or Autoboyography
17.
18. A book with a made-up language - Strange the Dreamer or The Fifth Season
19.
20.
21. A book published the month of your birthday - The Beautiful Bureaucrat or Hollow Kingdom or The Fifth Season
22.
23.
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - Comics Will Break Your Heart
26.
27.
28.
29.
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Victoria
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Silver on the Road
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33.
34.
35.
36. A book with a pink cover - This Time Will Be Different
37.
38.
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40.
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1.
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Four and Twenty Blackbirds
3.
4. A book set in the 1920s - The King of Crows
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Now You're One of Us
6.
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Girl Who Drank the Moon or The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue or The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10.
I've updated a few times, go back to Listopia lists to see if there are additions I like more :)40/50 read
✔️ = Completed
* = Currently Reading
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 Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
✔️ 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 Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky or
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
15. A book about or involving social media
✔️16. A book that has a book on the cover Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine or
✔️17. A medical thriller The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
✔️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 in STEM The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone
✔️ 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 Defy the Worlds by Claudia Gray and/or Scythe by Neal Shusterman
✔️29. A book with a bird on the cover
✔️30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title Golden Son by Pierce Brown
✔️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 Inland by Téa Obreht
✔️38. A book by or about a journalist Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton and/or
✔️39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Red Rising by Pierce Brown
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s Normal People by Sally Rooney
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich
✔️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 A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams
✔️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 Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and/or
✔️8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Wild Card by Stuart Woods
✔️10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Completed (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
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 - Lab Girl
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 - Girls of Storm and Shadow
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
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I made a promise to myself to ignore this listing until I finish all 2019 challenges... Epic fail! :)
Since Goodreads limits the length of these postings, I also track this on my blog.
* A book I own
** A book scheduled for a book club read in 2020
24/50 prompts completed as of February 9
Total books read: 10
1. A book that's published in 2020
Fortune and Glory
A Long Petal of the Sea
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
*All the Birds in the Sky
Dragon Pearl
The Map of Salt and Stars
3. A book with a great first line
Twisted Twenty-Six
"Some men enter a woman's life and screw it up forever."
January 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*The Starless Sea
"There is a pirate in the basement."
The Nightingale
"If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be, in war we find out who we are."
February 9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mrs. Dalloway
"Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself."
Paradise
"They shoot the white girl first."
Catch-22
"It was love at first sight."
4. A book about a book club
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
*The Sunday Lunch Club-London
*The Library Book
*Gold
6. A bildungsroman
*The Son
January 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*The Recipe Club: A Novel About Food and Friendship
January 17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Darker Shade of Magic
January 26 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*A Prayer for Owen Meany
*The Catcher in the Rye
*The Bluest Eye
*Circe
*Daisy Jones & The Six
Educated
A Separate Peace
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
*The Recipe Club: A Novel About Food and Friendship
January 17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Love in the Time of Cholera9. A book with a map
A Darker Shade of Magic
January 26 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Priory of the Orange Tree
*Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
*The Hate U Give
*The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
*Daisy Jones & The Six- Reese Witherspoon
*The Kitchen House- Reese Witherspoon
11. An anthology
Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
*At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Others
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
*The Recipe Club: A Novel About Food and Friendship
January 17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
The Nightingale
February 9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*The Huntress
*Invisible Man
*The Lost Man
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
*Euphoria by Lily King
*We Need New Names by NoViolet King
*The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
*The Silver Boat by Luanne Rice
15. A book about or involving social media
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Fangirl
16. A book that has a book on the cover
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
17. A medical thriller
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
*Inferno
An Anonymous Girl
Whiteout
The Line Between
18. A book with a made-up language
*Strange the Dreamer
Embassytown
The Sparrow
1984
Watership Down
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Appleblossom the Possum
Rarely do I select a based upon its title and/or cover image. But this was a definite exception!
21. A book published the month of your birthday
The Good Earth
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
*The Other Einstein
*Hidden Figures
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA
23. A book that won an award in 2019
*Daisy Jones & The Six-2019 Goodreads Historical Fiction winner
The Overstory-2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America-2019 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
The Great Believers-
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
The Firm
I know nothing about the mob or working in a law firm.
January 28 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*Every Note Played
Inside the O'Briens
The Golden Hour
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
**Thick: And Other Essays
*Paradise
*Twisted Twenty-Six
26. A book with a pun in the title
A Fistful of Collars
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Pride, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Envy, Sloth, Wrath
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession-Pride, Lust (after orchids, not sex), Greed
January 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*The Son-Greed, Envy, Wrath (as in Revenge)
January 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*The Recipe Club: A Novel About Food and Friendship-Pride
January 17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lethal White
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity
Frankissstein: A Love Story
You’ve Got Murder
I, Robot
The Windup Girl
29. A book with a bird on the cover
February 9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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All the Birds in the Sky*
Love in the Time of CholeraMagpie Murders
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
*Hope Rides Again
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
*The Silver Linings Playbook
*The Silver Star
*A Touch of Gold
A Curse of Gold
The Golden Hour
32. A book by a WOC
Sorority Sisters
Hidden Figures
33. A book with at least a 4-star rating on Goodreads
*Twisted Twenty-Six-4.14
January 5--5/5 stars
*The Son-4.00
January 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
*Twisted Twenty-Six
January 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
January 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*The Recipe Club: A Novel About Food and Friendship
January 17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*Hidden Figures
35. A book with a three-word title
*The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
January 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*The Recipe Club: A Novel About Food and Friendship
January 17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
*The Library Book
36. A book with a pink cover
*The Mother-Daughter Book Club
*Home Fire
*Those Who Save Us
Emergency Contact
After I Do
37. A Western
*The Son
January 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
38. A book by or about a journalist
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
January 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
*The Library Book
*Night Film
*The Silver Star
*We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2020)
*Of Mice and Men
*The Hate U Give
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
* **A Darker Shade of Magic
January 26 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*Homegoing
*An Abundance of Katherines
*Children of Blood and Bone
*Children of Virtue and Vengeance
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Twisted Twenty-Six
January 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
Sorority Sisters
A Darker Shade of Magic
4. A book set in the 1920s
*The Age of Light
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Mrs. Dalloway
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
The Painted Veil
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
*The Buddha in the Attic
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Convenience Store Woman
Memoirs of a Geisha
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Twisted Twenty-Six
January 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
February 9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
*The Travelling Cat Chronicles
*The Light Between Oceans
*Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
8. A book published in the 20th century
Sorority Sisters
January 16 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Twisted Twenty-Six
January 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
*Sorority Sisters
January 19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
* **A Darker Shade of Magic
January 26 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts√1. A book that's published in 2020 - Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
√2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
√3. A book with a great first line - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
√4. A book about a book club - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
√5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (Paris -1900, 1924, 2024)
√6. A bildungsroman - The Outsiders by S E Hinton
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Secrets by Jude Deveraux
√8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - Less by Andrew Sean Greer
√9. A book with a map - Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O'Dell
√10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - How the Bible Actually Works: In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That's Great News by Peter Enns
√11. An anthology - Jesus Freaks: Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus, the Ultimate Jesus Freaks by D.C. Talk
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
√13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - Summer of Fear by Lois Duncan
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
√15. A book about or involving social media - P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
√16. A book that has a book on the cover - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
√17. A medical thriller - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
√18. A book with a made-up language - I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story by Anthony Daniels
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg (Canada)
√20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Zazoo by Richard Mosher
√21. A book published the month of your birthday - My Old True Love by Sheila Kay Adams
√22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - A Mind of Her Own by Paula McLain
√23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
√25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It by Peter Enns
√26. A book with a pun in the title - The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - The Call of the Wild by Jack London
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole
√29. A book with a bird on the cover - The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington
√30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - The Life and Times of Prince Albert by Patrick Allitt
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - The Silver Crown by Robert C. O'Brien
√32. A book by a WOC - A Poem for Peter by Andrea Davis Pinkney
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Watership Down by Richard Adams
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
√35. A book with a three-word title - Brave New Earl by Jane Ashford
√36. A book with a pink cover - X-Men Origins: Gambit by Mike Carey
√37. A Western - Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
√38. A book by or about a journalist - The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
√39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
√40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Dear Martin by Nic Stone (YA bestseller)
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Children of Virtue and Vengeance by
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - How to Lose a Marathon: A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters by Joel Cohen
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) - A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare
√4. A book set in the 1920s - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
√5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
√6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Untamed by Nora Roberts
√7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
√8. A book published in the 20th century - An Old Magic by Ruth M. Arthur
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Sins of the Fathers by J.A. Jance
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s - A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh
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2/502020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020 A Love Hate Thing
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Birthday
3. A book with a great first line My Sister, the Serial Killer
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 Swing
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Other Woman
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Heads You Win
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 A Spark of Light
11. An anthology Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it The Other Woman
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name The Walls
15. A book about or involving social media Tweet Cute
16. A book that has a book on the cover The White City
17. A medical thriller The Farm
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 (September) Kiss the Girl
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 Escaping WallStreet: There is only one way to escape the presence of WallStreet
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Rust & Stardust
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The Rumor
35. A book with a three-word title Under My Skin
36. A book with a pink cover The Grace Year
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
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 To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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 -The 13-Minute Murder
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
All prompts without books, I will fill in as I read over the year!
50/50CHALLENGE COMPLETED!!! 9/30/20
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
√1. A book that's published in 2020 - The Bright Side of Going Dark
√2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author - I Wish You All the Best
√3. A book with a great first line - Solitaire
√4. A book about a book club - Undercover Bromance
√5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Les Miserables
√6. A bildungsroman - Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
√7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Emily of New Moon
√8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover - The Body in the Library
√9. A book with a map - Lirael
√10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - Far from the Tree
√11. An anthology - Poirot Investigates
√12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - Carmilla
√13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Just One Of The Guys
√14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
Assassin's Apprentice
√15. A book about or involving social media - Tweet Cute
√16. A book that has a book on the cover - Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
√17. A medical thriller - Miracle Creek
√18. A book with a made-up language - Sword of Destiny
√19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (China)
√20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention - Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
√21. A book published the month of your birthday - Archer's Voice
√22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - The Calculating Stars
√23. A book that won an award in 2019 - Recursion
√24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - History of Bourbon
√25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - X
√26. A book with a pun in the title - Sweep in Peace
√27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins - Envy of Angels
√28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Pluto, Vol. 4
√29. A book with a bird on the cover - The Brush of Black Wings
√30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - The Life and Times of Prince Albert
√31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title - Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons
√32. A book by a WOC - Branded by Fire
√33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Daisy Jones & The Six
√34. A book you meant to read in 2019 - Sabriel
√35. A book with a three-word title - The Princess Bride
√36. A book with a pink cover - Etiquette & Espionage
√37. A Western - Jessica
√38. A book by or about a journalist - Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
√39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Where the Sidewalk Ends
√40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - published in 2019 - Get a Life, Chloe Brown
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√1. A book written by an author in their 20s - Radio Silence
√2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Four and Twenty Blackbirds
√3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement - Artificial Condition
√4. A book set in the 1920s - The Big Four
√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 - Carpool
√7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
√8. A book published in the 20th century - Holiday in Death
√9. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Vengeance in Death
√10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Things You Save in a Fire
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
Challenge complete!!2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
*1. A book that's published in 2020: Highfire by Eoin Colfer
*2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
*3. A book with a great first line: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
*4. A book about a book club: Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
*5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
*6. A bildungsroman: To Be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story by Sonya Sones
*7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Mark Twain
*8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: The Imaginary by A.F. Harrold
*9. A book with a map: Wildwood Imperium by Colin Meloy
*10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: Taming Your Gremlin: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way by Rick Carson (suggested on the instagram @enneagramandcoffee)
*11. An anthology: Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories collected by Roald Dahl
*12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin
*13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis
*14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
*15. A book about or involving social media: The Prodigal Tongue: Dispatches from the Future of English by Mark Abley
*16. A book that has a book on the cover: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
*17. A medical thriller: Wilder Girls by Rory Power
*18. A book with a made-up language: The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building by David J. Peterson
*19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" (Chile): Ten Women by Marcela Serrano
*20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization by Daniel Pinkwater
*21. A book published the month of your birthday: Descendant of the Crane by Joan He [April]
*22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: A Mind of Her Own by Paula McLain
*23. A book that won an award in 2019: SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson
*24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam: An Illustrated Memoir by Ann Marie Fleming
*25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens by Benedict Carey
*26. A book with a pun in the title: Fifty Shames of Earl Grey by Fanny Merkin
*27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
*28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
*29. A book with a bird on the cover: Victorian Fairy Tales by Michael Newton
*30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. Konigsburg
*31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
*32. A book by a WOC: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
*34. A book you meant to read in 2019: West by Edith Pattou
*35. A book with a three-word title: Three Dashes Bitters by Jack Simmons
*36. A book with a pink cover: The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
*37. A Western: My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand
*38. A book by or about a journalist: Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe by Gaston Dorren
*39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
*40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore): The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
*1. A book written by an author in their 20s: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
*2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: Murder at Melrose Court: A 1920s Country House Murder by Karen Baugh Menuhin
*3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand
*4. A book set in the 1920s: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine
*5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: The Great Passage by Shion Miura
*6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: Banker by Dick Francis
*7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown
*8. A book published in the 20th century: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
*9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout
*10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
2020 Reading Challenge Finished August 11, 2020
50/50 Books Read
- Not Read Yet
* Currently Reading
🎧 Audio Finished 19/19
Hours Listened: 257:08:29 /257:08:29
📚 Book Finished 31/31
Pages Read: 11,729/ 11,729
Regular prompts
📚 1. A book that's published in 2020: Heart of Flames
📚 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: The Map of Salt and Stars
📚 3. A book with a great first line: A Darker Shade of Magic
📚 4. A book about a book club: The Bromance Book Club
🎧 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: The Shadow of the Wind
🎧 6. A bildungsroman: Little Women
📚 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: Ross Poldark
📚 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: Spellslinger
📚 9. A book with a map: On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
📚 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: The Giver of Stars
📚 11. An anthology: Shifting Shadows
📚 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
🎧 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: The Huntress
📚 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Trail of Lightning
🎧 15. A book about or involving social media: My Favorite Half-Night Stand
🎧 16. A book that has a book on the cover: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
📚 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: Blood of Elves
🎧 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves - Set in Canada
📚 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!
📚 21. A book published the month of your birthday: Storm Rising
🎧 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Hidden Figures
📚 23. A book that won an award in 2019:Five Feet Apart
📚 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
📚 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America
📚 26. A book with a pun in the title: Stoker's Wilde
📚 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: The Vine Witch
📚 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Cinder
📚 29. A book with a bird on the cover: Crown of Feathers
🎧 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
🎧 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: The Silver Witch
📚 32. A book by a WOC: The Dragon Republic
🎧 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Strange the Dreamer
🎧 34. A book you meant to read in 2019: The Unhoneymooners
📚 35. A book with a three-word title: Blind Bloodhound Justice
📚 36. A book with a pink cover: The Kiss Thief
📚 37. A Western: A Rush of Wings
📚 38. A book by or about a journalist: Sold on a Monday
🎧 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
🎧 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- Superpower: Furies of Calderon
Advanced prompts
🎧 1. A book written by an author in their 20s: The Priory of the Orange Tree
📚 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): The Starless Sea
📚 4. A book set in the 1920s: Maisie Dobbs
🎧 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: Smoke Bitten
🎧 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
📚 8. A book published in the 20th century: Demelza
🎧 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: Stalked
🎧 10. A book with a main character in their 20s: The Girl Who Lived Twice
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts28/40
1. A book that's published in 2020: Harrow the Ninth
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Autonomous√
3. A book with a great first line: The Secret Chapter√
4. A book about a book club: The Jane Austen Book Club√
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: Eight Million Gods and Demons
6. A bildungsroman: Circe√
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: Truthseeker
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: This Is How You Lose the Time War√
9. A book with a map: A Shadow on the Glass
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: The Queen of Nothing√
11. An anthology: The Best Travel Writing 2008: True Stories from Around the World√
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Nobody's Princess√
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Walking Dead
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: First Kyu: A Novel√
15. A book about or involving social media: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing√
16. A book that has a book on the cover: The Little Book of Icelandic: On the idiosyncrasies, delights and sheer tyranny of the Icelandic language√
17. A medical thriller: Lock In
18. A book with a made-up language:
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": Lu Hsan Selected Stories
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: A Memory Called Empire√
21. A book published the month of your birthday: Network Effect
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: The Calculating Stars√
23. A book that won an award in 2019: The Poppy War√
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Agent to the Stars√
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: Men Explain Things to Me√
26. A book with a pun in the title: Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid
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: A Closed and Common Orbit√
29. A book with a bird on the cover: Cage of Souls√
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: The Boleyn Inheritance√
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: The Golden Compass√
32. A book by a WOC: How Long 'til Black Future Month?√
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Half the World√
34. A book you meant to read in 2019: Winter of Different Directions√
35. A book with a three-word title: The Quantum Magician√
36. A book with a pink cover: Wicked and the Wallflower√
37. A Western: Upright Women Wanted√
38. A book by or about a journalist: Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Speak
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Supernova√
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
4/10
1. A book written by an author in their 20s: The Summer I Turned Pretty√
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: 204 Rosewood Lane√
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:
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: The Samurai's Garden√
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: Winds of Fate
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title: I Could Tell You Stories: Sojourns in the Land of Memory
8. A book published in the 20th century: The Orchid House
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books: The White Dragon
10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Brazen and the Beast√
My list FinishedRead 50 of 50
✔ 1. A book that's published in 2020 The Guest List ✴✴✴
✔ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Birthday ✴✴✴✴
✔ 3. A book with a great first line The Martian ✴✴✴✴
✔ 4. A book about a book club Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows ✴✴✴
✔ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Moskow: A Gentleman in Moscow ✴✴✴
✔ 6. A bildungsroman Tell the Wolves I'm Home ✴✴✴✴
✔ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Perfect Wife ✴✴✴✴
✔ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Buiten bereik ✴✴✴
✔ 9. A book with a map The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue ✴✴✴
✔ 10. A book recommended by a favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Evvie Drake Starts Over ✴✴✴
✔ 11. An anthology Groeten uit Column ✴✴
✔ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Little Women ✴✴
✔ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Conviction ✴✴✴
✔ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Slow Horses by Mick Herron ✴✴
✔ 15. A book about or involving social media Followers ✴✴✴
✔ 16. A book that has a book on the cover Elementary, She Read✴✴✴
✔ 17. A medical thriller De Gynaecoloog ✴✴✴
✔ 18. A book with a made-up language Carve the Mark ✴✴✴
✔ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Canada Station Eleven ✴✴✴✴✴
✔ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Never Fall in Love with a Rockstar ✴✴✴✴
✔ 21. A book published the month of your birthday Het bloemenmeisje Jan 2020 ✴✴✴✴
✔ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story ✴✴✴
✔ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 Red, White & Royal Blue ✴✴✴
✔ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Hersenschorsing ✴✴✴✴✴
✔ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Hardcore Twenty-Four ✴✴✴
✔ 26. A book with a pun in the title Fool Moon ✴✴✴
✔ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Middenwater ✴✴✴✴✴
✔ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Scarlet ✴✴✴
✔ 29. A book with a bird on the cover Dear Edward ✴✴✴✴
✔ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Beneath the Sugar Sky ✴✴✴
✔ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title My Heart is a Golden Buddha ✴✴✴
✔ 32. A book by a WOC The Poet X ✴✴✴✴
✔ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Thursday Murder Club ✴✴✴
✔ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 De meeste mensen deugen ✴✴✴✴
✔ 35. A book with a three-word title After I Do ✴✴✴✴
✔ 36. A book with a pink cover Uitzonderlijk ✴✴✴
✔ 37. A Western Bull Hunter ✴✴✴
✔ 38. A book by or about a journalist The Broken Girls ✴✴✴
✔ 39. Read a banned book (during Banned Books Week) The Hate U Give ✴✴✴✴
✔ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2015 Mystery/Thriller) Fifty-Fifty ✴✴✴✴
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔ 41. A book written by an author in their 20s The Flatshare ✴✴✴
✔ 42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Twisted Twenty-Six ✴✴✴
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Cress ✴✴✴
✔ 44. A book set in the 1920s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ✴✴✴
✔ 45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Wildcard ✴✴✴
✔ 46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Blue Moon ✴✴✴
✔ 47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title De dood van mevrouw Westaway ✴✴✴
✔ 48. A book published in the 20th century Wild Horses ✴✴✴
✔ 49. A book from a series with more than 20 books Past Tense ✴✴✴
✔ 50. A book with a main character in their 20s Lock Every Door ✴✴✴✴
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2020 Popsugar Reading ChallengeRead 19/50
📚print book 📱ebook 🎧 audio book
Regular:
✅ 1. A book that's published in 2020: Network Effect by Martha Wells (finished 7/31/20)📱
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author:
✅ 3. A book with a great first line: All Systems Red by Martha Wells (finished 1/1/20)📱
4. A book about a book club:
✅ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw (finished 3/28/30)📱
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: Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands by Dan Jones (finished 1/12/20)📱
11. An anthology:
✅ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas (finished 11/11/20) 📱
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: Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (finished 10/11/20) 📱
16. A book that has a book on the cover:
✅ 17. A medical thriller: Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw (finished 3/21/20)📱
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: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (finished 4/23/20)📱
✅ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond by Sonia Shah (finished 4/28/20)📱
✅ 23. A book that won an award in 2019: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (finished 1/17/20)📱
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: To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters (finished 5/7/20) 📚
✅ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw (finished 3/29/20)📱
✅ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (finished 7/21/20)📱
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: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (7/23/20)📱
34. A book you meant to read in 2019:
✅ 35. A book with a three-word title: The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman (finished 2/23/20)📱
✅ 36. A book with a pink cover: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (finished 3/1/20)📱
✅ 37. A Western: My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows (finished 12/3/20) 📱
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:
4. A book set in the 1920s:
✅ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley (finished 3/4/20)📱
✅ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (finished 9/12/20) 📱
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- Behind Every Lie
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author- All the Birds in the Sky
3. A book with a great first line- Outlander
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- A Tale for the Time Being
6. A bildungsroman- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed- TBD
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover- The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
9. A book with a map- Paper Towns
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club- The Familiars
11. An anthology- The Lottery and Other Stories
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test- The Invention of Wings
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it- Ghost
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name- The Soldier of Raetia
15. A book about or involving social media- The Last Days of Jack Sparks
16. A book that has a book on the cover- Parable of the Sower
17. A medical thriller- The Andromeda Strain
18. A book with a made-up language- Watership Down
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"- The Poisonwood Bible
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention- Still Life with Tornado
21. A book published the month of your birthday- Burr
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM- Lab Girl
23. A book that won an award in 2019- Circe
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about- TBD
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics- Room
26. A book with a pun in the title- License to Quill
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins- The Grapes of Wrath
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character- Illuminae
29. A book with a bird on the cover- Once Upon a River
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader- Hope Never Dies
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title- Silver in the Wood
32. A book by a WOC- The Hate U Give
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
34. A book you meant to read in 2019- Ender's Game (I am cheating with this one- I've had a great reading year and I am hopeful I will get all 50 done with this challenge, so I picked a book I meant to read for a former challenge)
35. A book with a three-word title- The Book Thief
36. A book with a pink cover- A Little Princess
37. A Western- Lonesome Dove
38. A book by or about a journalist- Boy Swallows Universe
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (reread)
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- Sarah's Key (prompt= set in 2 different time periods)
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s- Wuthering Heights
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title- Twenty-One Days
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- 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- And Then There Were None
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title- Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
8. A book published in the 20th century- A Prayer for Owen Meany
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books- Redwall
10. A book with a main character in their 20s- Summary: Beneath a Scarlett Sky by Mark Sullivan with Chapter by Chapter Analysis
It's not much, but this is what I have so far:Read a book with a pink cover - The Merciless by Danielle Vega
Read a book by an author who has written more than 20 books - Stephen King (The Institute)
Read a book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - Hardcore Twenty-Four (Stephanie Plum #24) by Janet Evanovich
Read a book with a map - Caraval (Caraval #1) by Stephanie Garber
Read a book with only words on the cover - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
[x] 1. A book that's published in 2020 The Shield of Psalmic Prayer
[x] 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
[x] 3. A book with a great first line A Tale of Two Cities
[x ] 4. A book about a book club The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
[x] 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics xxxHolic, Vol. 1 I actually read the entire series plus Rei vol 1-4. Set in Tokyo.
[x] 6. A bildungsroman The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
[x ] 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New and Essential Writings, 1947-2005
[x] 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The 10th Kingdom
[x] 9. A book with a map The Song of the Sirin
[x] 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Wise Blood Ancient Faith Book Club
[x ] 11. An anthology You Want Stories? The JordanCon 2019 Anthology
[x] 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Stranger Moon
[x] 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Frozen
[x] 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name God and Evolution by Jay Richards
[x] 15. A book about or involving social media The Wired Soul: Finding Spiritual Balance in a Hyperconnected Age
[x] 16. A book that has a book on the cover Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers
[x] 17. A medical thriller Miracle Cure
[x] 18. A book with a made-up language The Way of Kings
[x] 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Voyage to the Rock set in Canada
[ ] 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention The Wilderness Journal: 365 Days with the Philokalia Philokalia was all I needed to hear. XD
[x] 21. A book published the month of your birthday Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape published in December
[x] 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM Hidden Figures
[x] 23. A book that won an award in 2019 The Calculating Stars Hugo award.
[x] 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
[x] 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Gratitude in Life's Trenches: How to Experience the Good Life Even When Everything Is Going Wrong
[x] 26. A book with a pun in the title Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth
[x] 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins On Living Simply: The Golden Voice of John Chrysostom against Greed
[x] 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Cinder
[x] 29. A book with a bird on the cover One Wild Bird at a Time: Portraits of Individual Lives
[x] 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader I Live Again: A Memoir of Ileana, Princess of Romania and Archduchess of Austria
[x] 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title The Silver Chair
[x] 32. A book by a WOC Becoming
[x] 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Father Arseny, 1893-1973: Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father
[x] 34. A book you meant to read in 2019 A Court of Thorns and Roses
[x] 35. A book with a three-word titleLove and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs
[x] 36. A book with a pink cover Royal Monastic: Princess Ileana of Romania the spine is pink. Trust me. XD
[x] 37. A Western Lonesome Dove
[x] 38. A book by or about a journalist Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
[x] 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week A Farewell to Arms
[x] 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge In God's Hands: A mother's journey through her infant's critical illness the first book I see in a bookshop prompt from 2016
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
[x] 1. A book written by an author in their 20s Everything Is Illuminated
[x] 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title In Twenty Years
[x] 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Helen Keller
[x] 4. A book set in the 1920s The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
[x] 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering
[x] 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Truth Matters, Life Matters More: The Unexpected Beauty of an Authentic Christian Life
[x] 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title Building Your Mate's Self-Esteem
[x] 8. A book published in the 20th century The Holy Angels
[x] 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Vol. 1 I read the entire series, plus what's out of World Chronicle so far. Almost 30 volumes.
[x] 10. A book with a main character in their 20s Words of Radiance