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Chalmation wrote: "Ahhh....Listopia didn't make it :("You could still do a Listopia challenge in the ‘Bookworms Take Shelfies’ if you want to! :)
Marleen wrote: "Chalmation wrote: "Ahhh....Listopia didn't make it :("You could still do a Listopia challenge in the ‘Bookworms Take Shelfies’ if you want to! :)"
You're correct, Marleen, the Listopia theme is there by design. 💖
Chalmation
You could recreate the Listopia challenge in a Bookworms Take Shelfies challenge by setting up only three shelves, for example, each a different Listopia.
I already used one of my Listopias for this challenge. And I've already used the other books I was going to use for the Listopia challenge for other shelves in THIS challenge haha!
Hey Oshizu! Any idea when some more will open up? I'm just so excited to do more planning!Thanks!
Carri Carey wrote: "Hey Oshizu! Any idea when some more will open up? I'm just so excited to do more planning!Thanks!"
Me too! I more than doubled my goal, and my spreadsheet is calling me.
Carri, Kimberly and Leslie: more are going up today! 😃
Bummer. Listopia was the only challenge I've been doing. I'll have to look at the others and see if I want to participate this year or not.
Tricia wrote: "Bummer. Listopia was the only challenge I've been doing. I'll have to look at the others and see if I want to participate this year or not."You can do Listopia in the Bookworms Take Shelfies challenge, as many lists as you want.
Is there a link to the color challenge?
Robynne wrote: "Is there a link to the color challenge?"Hi, Robynne. The last five challenges, including the Color Challenge, will be added to this folder in the coming week. Once each challenge is posted, its link will be added to this document. Happy reading!
TerryJane wrote: "Robynne wrote: "Is there a link to the color challenge?"Hi, Robynne. The last five challenges, including the Color Challenge, will be added to this folder in the coming week."
Thank you!!!!
All yearly challenges for 2022 are now up and ready for your signups!
Woohoo! I've been planning my reads across multiple challenges, meshing them together like a giant game of Tetris. I won't be too regimented, though, since I need room for unplanned group reads, book club, library challenges, and random spontaneous choices based on my mood. I have so many mysteries among my 2022 choices! *squeal* Who else is excited for the new year to begin? 😃🧡🔎📚
TerryJane wrote: "Woohoo! I've been planning my reads across multiple challenges, meshing them together like a giant game of Tetris. I won't be too regimented, though, since I need room for unplanned group reads, bo..."Couldn’t have said it better myself, TerryJane 😂📚
Mie wrote: "TerryJane wrote: "Woohoo! I've been planning my reads across multiple challenges, meshing them together like a giant game of Tetris. I won't be too regimented, though, since I need room for unplanned group reads, bo..."Couldn’t have said it better myself, TerryJane 😂📚"
Me, either! 😂📚
I don't remember: how do I set my Goodreads book goal for the year? Please remind me. TIA!
Laureen wrote: "I don't remember: how do I set my Goodreads book goal for the year? Please remind me. TIA!"It should show up on the Goodreads home page sometime today. It's already Jan. 1 here in US Eastern Time, but it is not available yet. I suppose GR must be in a later time zone.
Yes, they are in California so Pacific Time.
Laureen wrote: "I don't remember: how do I set my Goodreads book goal for the year? Please remind me. TIA!"Laureen,
Once Goodreads considers it 2022 (12:01 AM, PDT), click on your Home page.
In the top right corner, you will see a "2022 READING CHALLENGE" section. Click on the "View Challenge" link to set your reading goal for 2022.
I don't know if the link will say something else if one's yet to set a goal.
awesome list of challanges. I look forward to playing.
Dima wrote: "awesome list of challanges. I look forward to playing."Your comment makes us very happy, Dima. 😊
Yes, Let’s turn pages… Since I reached my 2021 reading goal before christmas, but mainly because I spent eight (8!) weeks in Polish hospitals and a sanatorium (presumably covid-infected) I have started to read Thomas Mann - der Zauberberg (Magic Mountain) . Again. Yes… thousand (1,000) pages long. And yes, it appeals to me more than before. I’ve tried to read it three times I guess, but I never reached page 320 lik I do now.
Hi! What happened to the TBR challenge thread? I went to update my post and couldn't find it anywhere
TCampbell wrote: "Hi! What happened to the TBR challenge thread? I went to update my post and couldn't find it anywhere"It is still there :) Here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This is so cool, though i’m late to the party :)
Aarti wrote: "This is so cool, though i’m late to the party :)"That's okay, Aarti! You can still join any of them, and just set your goal accordingly. 😊
The year 2022 offers you 15 yearly challenges, both sparkly new ones and familiar favorites.
Here, you’ll find a brief introduction and a link to each of the challenges, listed in alphabetical order. (The links will be added once the challenge in question has been posted.)
Incidentally, we also offer shorter-term challenges related to our quarterly and monthly themes. If you have any suggestions for a quarterly or monthly challenge for 2022, please visit the 2022 Member Challenge Ideas thread to share your ideas.
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A-Z CHALLENGE: AUTHORS: This year’s A-Z challenge involves the names of authors. Read books by authors whose names fit a letter of the alphabet. You may count the first letter of an author’s given name, middle name, or family name, whether it be their nom de plume or birth name.
BOOKWORMS TAKE SHELFIES: This open-prompt challenge encourages you to be "shelfish" about your reading. Organize your 2022 reading plans around 20 virtual "thematic bookshelves.” Freely fine-tune your chosen shelves to accommodate your reading tastes and plans.
CLEAR THE SHELVES: Are your bookshelves (and ebook and audiobook devices) groaning under the weight of many unread books? This challenge will clear unread books from your physical and virtual shelves. Dust off your shelves then start clearing!
COLOR CHALLENGE: This addictively fun challenge is a long-time group favorite. To participate, read books with colors in their cover art or title that match the challenge prompts. If that sounds too easy, then try completing each of the 18 prompts twice!
DIVERSITY IN READING: This open-prompt challenge promotes reading diversity. Choose your own books from authors around the world with different beliefs, lifestyles, and backgrounds. Focus, if you wish, on marginalized, underrepresented, and #ownvoices authors.
GENRE BINGO: Use the bingo card provided or create your own original Genre Bingo card using a bingo card generator. Next, read books to make as many "bingos" as possible. Set your goal to read a total number of books, achieve a number of bingos, or both!
GIVE US A CLUE: This challenge is inspired by the classic board Cluedo (Clue in North America). Investigate a murder at Reading Challenge Manor by seeking clues in books you read. Then, make deductions based on your gathered clues and try to guess what took place.
HINDSIGHT IS 2022: This new challenge takes you time-travelling over more than a century of reading. Read books related to events, authors, locales, and other aspects of specific decades. Which decades will you be (re)visiting?
I SPY: This challenge represents a 10th-anniversary celebration of our group’s first I SPY challenge, hosted in 2012. Read a book that contains a word in its title that fits one of the 25 categories provided.
LET’S TURN PAGES: Rather than the number of books you’ve finished in 2022, this challenge let’s you track the pages you've read, whether you’ve read a novella or a chunkster. Audiobooks also qualify for this challenge; simply use the page count for the latest hardcover edition. Choose a goal and let's turn pages!
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: This challenge speaks to your inner armchair detective. Earn promotions to rise in the ranks of criminal investigation by reading crime fiction Grab your magnifying glass, folks! It’s time to get your sleuth on!
PENGUINS & POLAR BEARS: For this new challenge, search your shelves for polar opposites reflecting this year’s themes. Pairs may be made using either two titles or two covers. In each pair, one book should include the theme word, or a related word or image, while the second book should have its opposite.
POPSUGAR: We've brought over the prompt-based 2022 PopSugar Reading Challenge, so you can track your progress with fellow group members. Sign up for the 40 standard prompts or strive to complete the additional 10 bonus prompts as well. How many prompts you sign up for is up to you.
SERIAL READER: This challenge is all about serial reading. Set your yearly goal to start new series, continue or finish series you’ve previously begun, or read an entire series from start to finish. Get ready to get serious about your new and unfinished series in 2022!
TBR JAR: This challenge aims to help you (randomly) tackle your growing mountain of TBR (To-Be-Read) books. List your TBRs, write them down on slips of paper, place them in a physical jar, then SHAKE. Pull out a slip to choose which TBR to read next.