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January 2021 UpdateChallenge Reads Completed:
Monthly Stats:
Challenge Total: 3/52
Books by Men: 0
Books by Women: 3
Books by People of Color: 1
Books by LGBTQ or Featuring LGBTQ: 1 (Homegoing, briefly)
Books by Americans: 1
Books by Other Nationalities: 2
(British, Ghanaian)
Fiction: 3
Non Fiction: 0
New-To-Me Authors: 2
February 2021 Challenge Reads Completed:
Monthly Stats:
Challenge Total: 4/52
Books by Men: 0
Books by Women: 1
Books by People of Color: 0
Books by LGBTQ or Featuring LGBTQ: 0
Books by Americans: 0
Books by Other Nationalities: 0
Fiction: 1
Non Fiction: 0
New-To-Me Authors: 1
March 2021 Challenge Reads Completed: (5)
Monthly Stats:
Challenge Total: 9/52
Books by Men: 4
Books by Women: 5
Books by People of Color: 1
Books by LGBTQ or Featuring LGBTQ: 1
Books by Americans: 3
Books by Other Nationalities: 2
(Indian, British)
Fiction: 4
Non Fiction: 1
New-To-Me Authors: 5
April 2021Challenge Reads Completed: (7)
Monthly Stats:
Challenge Total: 16/52
Books by Men: 1
Books by Women: 6
Books by People of Color: 4
Books by LGBTQ or Featuring LGBTQ:3
Books by Americans: 5
Books by Other Nationalities: 2
(Canadian, Moroccan)
Fiction: 6
Non Fiction: 1
New-To-Me Authors: 6
May 2021Challenge Reads Completed: (2)
Monthly Stats:
Challenge Total: 18/52
Books by Men: 0
Books by Women: 2
Books by People of Color: 0
Books by LGBTQ or Featuring LGBTQ: 0
Books by Americans: 1
Books by Other Nationalities: 1
(British)
Fiction: 1
Non Fiction: 1
New-To-Me Authors: 2
June 2021Challenge Reads Completed: 2
Monthly Stats:
Challenge Total: 20/52
Books by Men: 0
Books by Women: 2
Books by People of Color: 2
Books by LGBTQ or Featuring LGBTQ: 2
Books by Americans: 1
Books by Other Nationalities: 1
(Singaporean)
Fiction: 1
Non Fiction: 0
New-To-Me Authors: 2
July 2021Challenge Reads Completed: 4
Monthly Stats:
Challenge Total: 24/52
Books by Men: 2
Books by Women: 2
Books by People of Color: 2
Books by LGBTQ or Featuring LGBTQ: 1
Books by Americans: 3
Books by Other Nationalities: 1
(Irish)
Fiction: 3
Non Fiction: 1
New-To-Me Authors: 3
August 2021Challenge Reads Completed: 4
Monthly Stats
Challenge Total: 28/52
Books by Men: 2
Books by Women: 2
Books by People of Color: 0
Books LGBTQ or Featuring LGBTQ: 1
Books by Americans: 2
Books by Other Nationalities: 2
(Irish, French)
Fiction: 3
Non-Fiction: 1
New-To-Me Authors: 3
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!= author who identifies as LGBTQ+ (current percentage: 17%)
1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” (an Author's debut book)Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.*★ 1/7/21☆☆☆☆☆
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or YThe Fireman by Joe Hill. * 7/8/21 ☆☆☆
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of MusicMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh.* 1/5/21 ☆☆☆
4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Severance by Ling Ma. *★
5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should ReadThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.*★ 4/6/21☆☆☆☆
6. A love storyRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.*! 3/28/21 ☆☆☆☆☆
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final listBook Riot Read Harder Challenge 2021:
"Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author"
There There by Tommy Orange.*★7/26/21 ☆☆☆
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visitedClap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo.*★ 4/24/21 ☆☆☆☆
9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo.*
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood.*
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie.
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in TranslationThe Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani.*★ 4/16/21 ☆☆☆
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 (The Bride Test)The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang.*★ 9/9/21 ☆☆☆
14. A book set in a made-up placeThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.* 3/18/21 ☆☆☆
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters7/14/21☆☆☆☆Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert.*★
16. A book with a building in the titleThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James.* 4/4/21 ☆☆☆
17. A book with a Muslim character or author
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.*★
18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 (Past-a nonfiction book about a historical event).The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore.* 5/26/21 ☆☆☆☆
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 (Present- a nonfiction book about a current social issue).Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall.*★4/19/21 ☆☆☆☆
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 (Future- a nonfiction book about futuristic technology).Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreryrou.* 8/28/21 ☆☆☆
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
Recursion by Blake Crouch.*
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threadsAsk Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane.* 5/2/21 ☆☆☆☆
23. A cross genre novelErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal.*★6/11/21☆☆☆
24. A book about racism or race relations
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad.*★
25. A book set on an islandCirce by Madeline Miller.* 8/30/21 ☆☆☆☆
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you authorNews of the World by Paulette Jiles. 2/2/21 ☆☆☆
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. *★
28. A book connected to iceThe Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. 3/24/21 ☆☆☆
29. A book that you consider comfort readingBringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore.* 12/28/20 ☆☆☆☆☆
30. A long bookThe Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne.*! 8/7/21 ☆☆☆☆
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett.*
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth.*!
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans.*★
34. A book with a travel themeThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.*! 4/30/21 ☆☆☆☆
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of CancerA Burning by Megha Majumdar.*★ 3/8/21☆☆
36. A book with six or more words in the titleThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix.*4/22/21.☆☆☆☆
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.*★
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator- "tragedy"
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.*
39. A book involving an immigrant
The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim.*★
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
→Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.*
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
→Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.*★
42. A mystery or thriller
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware.*9/6/21 ☆☆☆43. A book with elements of magic
White is for Witchingby Helen Oyeyemi*★!
44. A book whose title contains a negative
→No One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts. *★
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet ("Oscar")
book:The Picture of Dorian Gray|5297] by Oscar Wilde.*!
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice AwardsLong Bright River by Liz Moore.* 8/20/21 ☆☆☆
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoirSay Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe. 3/31/21 ☆☆☆☆
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Deathby Maggie O'Farrell.* 7/20/21 ☆☆☆☆
49. A book with an ensemble cast
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.*
50. A book published in 2021
Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie.*★!6/17/21 ☆☆☆☆51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco.*★!
52. A book related to "the end"
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam.*★!
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