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Yearly ChallengesPopsugar Reading Challenge (message 76)
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1. A book that's published in 2020 The Serpent's Curse (TBR)
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout (TBR)
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 Almanac of the Dead (TBR)
11. An anthology The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown (TBR)
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 It Devours! (TBR)
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western The Good Luck Girls (TBR)
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
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41. A book written by an author in their 20s
42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
44. A book set in the 1920s
45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
48. A book published in the 20th century
49. A book from a series with more than 20 books
50. A book with a main character in their 20s
Quartly Challenges Part OneMYTHS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2020
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1. Janus - Roman god of beginnings and transitions. Read a book set in Italy, or a book with a character that starts out on a fresh beginning.
2. Fenghuang - Chinese bird, also known as the Chinese Phoenix, is a mythical bird that signifies high virtue and grace. Read a book set in China, or a book featuring a character full of grace and virtue.
3. Brownie- Scottish mythical creature that inhabits houses and aids in tasks. Read a book set in Scotland, or a book featuring a character that does work that is unseen.
4. Enenra - Japanese smoke creature. It inhabits bonfires and legend says can only be seen by the pure of heart. Read a book set in Japan, or a book with a pure-hearted character.
5. Cyclops - Greek mythical one-eyed giants. Read a book based on a Greek tragedy or a book featuring a short-sighted character.
6. Lang suir - Malaysian ghost of a woman who died in childbirth. Read a book from Southeast Asia, or a book featuring a character who dies from a broken heart.
7. Finnish water spirit who will capture unmindful children. Read a book set in the Nordic countries, or a book about a captured child.
8. Hippogriff - European medieval beast that is half eagle and half horse, known for being extremely fast and able to fly long distances. Read a book about medieval Europe, or a book featuring a character who flies.
9. Wandjina - Australian aboriginal wind and cloud spirits. Read a book set in Oceania, or a book featuring an important weather event.
10. Jumbee - Caribbean malevolent entities. Read a book set in the Caribbean, or a book featuring a malevolent character
11. Deer Woman - a half-deer half-woman creature in Native American lore. Read a book that features a Native American protagonist or a forest setting.
12. Anansi - trickster spider. Read a book set in Africa or one in which one or more insects play a conspicuous (but not necessarily major) role.
13. Encantado - shapeshifting dolphin in Brazilian myth. Read a book set in South America or about any type of metamorphosis.
14. Leprechaun Read a book with a green cover, a book set in Ireland, or about a character who experiences very good luck.
15. Merfolk Read a book that features a mermaid or takes place at sea.
16. Nightmare Read a book in which dreaming or dreams play a central role, or a book which features horses.
17. Phoenix Read a book about rebirth, or a book that features fire (because a phoenix rises from the flames).
18. Nine-tailed fox - a magical fox with nine tails that appears in East Asian legend. Read a book about foxes or read a manga (because the epononymous Naruto manga stars a ninja who transforms into a nine-tailed fox).
19. Baba Yaga - a supernatural being in Russian fairy tales who appears as a fearsome old woman. Read a book set in Russia or a book featuring a witch.
20. Shahbaz - a fabled bird in ancient Persian mythology. Read a book set in Western Asia or that takes place in a desert region.
Jan ChallengesSight Reading
January 1, 2020-January 31, 2020
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If reading is the art of interpreting squiggles on a page into a full story of the mind, sight reading is the art of interpreting squiggles on a page into song. Choose from the prompts below and just tell us how many books you would like to read for the challenge! We apologize in advance if you have songs stuck in your heads for days,)
1. Pull Out All the Stops Read a book featuring a musical instrument, either on the cover or being featured in the story.
2. Preaching to the Choir Read a book featuring a singer or singers.
3. Blowing Your Own Trumpet Read a book about someone who is loud or someone who likes to tout their accomplishments.
4. Music to My Ears Read a book featuring a song in the title or something musical on the cover.
5. All That Jazz Read a book set during the jazz age or about someone who is really excited.
6. Playing Second Fiddle Read a book where there is a prominent secondary character or with the number 2 in the title.
7. Beat the Band Read a book about a group of people engaged in a mutual activity.
8. The Same Old Song and Dance Read a book about someone who dances or about something that happened in the past.
9. Play it by Ear Read a book where one of the characters has trouble hearing.
10. I Can See Clearly Now Read a book where one of the characters has trouble seeing.
MARATHON CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2020
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This is such a hit every year, that we thought we would kick off the year again with a running start! How often is it our New Year's Resolution to read more books? How many of us set goals higher than we did last year? How many of us want to read that super long classic that has been sitting on our bookshelf collecting dust, or spend a winter day curled up on the couch with a pile of graphic novels? Let's start 2020 with a marathon of reading!
Pick a pile of books that you feel you could snuggle up with: a nice over-500-page book, a stack of books under 100 pages, or those books that have been on your TBR list for way too long. Anything you choose is fair game!
This is not a sprint, but a way to spend January in the pages! Pick the number of pages or books you would like to read in January and post them below. The goal is to make fast progress on your reading goals in the New Year. Who would have thought that by hurrying up and sitting with a book, that you could do a marathon?
I’ll be cheering you along and helping you get off to a running start!
Feb Challenges
March Monthly Challenges
April Monthly Challenges
May Monthly Challenges
Best of luck with all the challenges, AJ!
Good luck AJ. I hope you discover some great books along the way :)
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
It Devours! (other topics)Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout (other topics)
The Good Luck Girls (other topics)
The Good Luck Girls (other topics)
Almanac of the Dead (other topics)
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My goal this year is 24 books, 2 a month with at least one being for a challenge and I'm letting myself stack challenges ie reading something that fits both a monthly and yearly challenge.
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