2024 Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

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"Let’s first go over the basics: the challenge is made up of 24 tasks (an average of two per month) that invite readers to explore formats, genres, and perspectives that might go beyond their reading comfort zones. How you approach Read Harder is up to you: you can read one book per task or count one book for multiple tasks. The point of the challenge isn’t to do the thing one particular way but to push yourself to diversify your TBR. We hope you’ll hold yourself accountable, share your thoughts, and discover a whole bunch of wonderful books you might not have otherwise chosen for yourself. And as always: have fun with it!"

1. Read a cozy fantasy book.
2. Read a YA book by a trans author.
3. Read a middle grade horror novel.
4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author.
5. Read a sci-fi novella.
6. Read a middle grade book with an LGBTQIA main character.
7. Read an indie published collection of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author.
8. Read a book in translation from a country you’ve never visited.
9. Read a book recommended by a librarian.
10. Read a historical fiction book by an Indigenous author.
11. Read a picture book published in the last five years.
12. Read a genre book (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) by a disabled author.
13. Read a comic that has been banned.
14. Read a book by an author with an upcoming event (virtual or in person) and then attend the event.
15. Read a YA nonfiction book.
16. Read a book based solely on the title.
17. Read a book about media literacy.
18. Read a book about drag or queer artistry.
19. Read a romance with neurodivergent characters.
20 Read a book about books (fiction or nonfiction).
21. Read a book that went under the radar in 2023.
22. Read a manga or manhwa.
23. Read a “howdunit” or “whydunit” mystery.
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

[Lumissa]

Viime vuonna saldona oli 16 luettua kirjaa tähän haasteeseen, jospa tänä vuonna saisi ainakin ylitettyä sen!

✔️ 1. Read a cozy fantasy book. The Light Fantastic
2. Read a YA book by a trans author.
✔️ 3. Read a middle grade horror novel. - Friikkisirkus
4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author.
✔️ 5. Read a sci-fi novella. All Systems Red
6. Read a middle grade book with an LGBTQIA main character.
7. Read an indie published collection of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author.
✔️ 8. Read a book in translation from a country you’ve never visited. - Mitä liekit meiltä veivät
✔️ 9. Read a book recommended by a librarian. - Konttoristi
10. Read a historical fiction book by an Indigenous author.
11. Read a picture book published in the last five years.
12. Read a genre book (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) by a disabled author.
13. Read a comic that has been banned.
✔️ 14. Read a book by an author with an upcoming event (virtual or in person) and then attend the event. - Aavekaupunki
15. Read a YA nonfiction book.
✔️ 16. Read a book based solely on the title. - Seitsemän kummaa veljestä: kertomuksia suomalaisen homoseksuaalisuuden historiasta
17. Read a book about media literacy.
18. Read a book about drag or queer artistry.
19. Read a romance with neurodivergent characters.
✔️ 20 Read a book about books (fiction or nonfiction). - Proust on Proust - Matka aikaan, paikkaan ja ihmiseen
✔️ 21. Read a book that went under the radar in 2023. - Hävitys : tapauskertomus
✔️ 22. Read a manga or manhwa. - Bird ihmemaassa 2
✔️ 23. Read a “howdunit” or “whydunit” mystery. - Kuinka kuolema kohdataan
✔️ 24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat! - Girl, Woman, Other (2022: Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma.)