Alex's 2023 Challenge ☆彡

[Alex]

THE 2023 LIST

📖 Books read: 5/52

📖Currently reading:

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y

2. A book by an author you read in 2022
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
4. A book with an interracial relationship
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

6. A book where books are important
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
8. An author's debut book
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3

18. A book related to science
19. A book related to the arts
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover

23. A book with a body of water in the title
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride

27. A book by an author from continental Europe
28. A book that is dark
29. A book that is light

30. A book related to a chess piece
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title

36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
39. A western

40. A book with a full name in the title
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
43. A book that involves a murder
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
47. A book related to a geometric shape

48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story


49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
51. A book published in 2023
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title

[Alex]

Planning part I

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y

2. A book by an author you read in 2022

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list

4. A book with an interracial relationship

5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

6. A book where books are important

7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title

8. An author's debut book

9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"

11. A book about a person/character with a disability

12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies

13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake

15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
Books Set in BCE

16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
Set During the 21st Century

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
Set Beyond the 21st Century

18. A book related to science

19. A book related to the arts

20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author

22. A book with a faceless person on the cover

[Alex]

Planning part II

23. A book with a body of water in the title

24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy

25. A book with a tropical setting

26. A book related to pride

27. A book by an author from continental Europe

28. A book that is dark

29. A book that is light

30. A book related to a chess piece

31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature

33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923

34. A novella

35. A book with a school subject in the title

36. A book that has been translated from another language

37. A book with the theme of returning home

38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover

39. A western

40. A book with a full name in the title

41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter

43. A book that involves a murder

44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books

46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe

47. A book related to a geometric shape

48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023

50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
TBC
51. A book published in 2023

52. A book with an unusual or surprising title

[Alex]

Goals & Progress

To Read:
🕮 As many books published in 2023 as possible
🕮 More Stephen King
🕮 As many autobiographies/memoirs as possible
🕮 Explore new genres: thrillers, mysteries, horror

Completed:
✔️ 1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y Sweet Bean Paste completed: 07/01/2023
✔️5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover Legends & Lattes completed: 10/01/2023
✔️ 29. A book that is light Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café completed: 05/01/2023
✔️ 47. A book related to a geometric shape - Spacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars, and Beyond completed: 03/01/2023
✔️ 48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story The Kaiju Preservation Society completed: 06/01/2023

[Alex]

2023 releases TBR

📌 Goal: aim to read at least one new release per month

January


February