ABC Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

With 26 diverse tasks to complete, one for each letter of the alphabet, you'll have the opportunity to explore a wide range of genres and perspectives. Let your curiosity be your guide as you set sail on this exciting expedition through the world of books!

Challenge Rules:
📚 Standard Challenge Rules are SUSPENDED for this challenge.
This means you have more flexibility in choosing books to fulfill the prompts, including shorter page counts, graphic novels, etc. HOWEVER, be aware that if you use a book in this challenge that doesn't meet the Standard Challenge Rules, you won't be able to use that same book for other group challenges that do require adherence to the Standard Challenge Rules.
🔖 Each book can only be used ONCE within this challenge, even if it fits multiple prompts.
🎨 You are encouraged to interpret the prompts creatively, but your interpretation should be reasonable and justifiable.
📖 There are no restrictions on book format (e-book, audiobook, physical book). For example, for the task "Audiobook narrated by the author", you don't have to listen to the audiobook for the book to qualify, it just needs to be a book whose author narrated the audiobook edition.
🗓️ You may complete the prompts in any order within each quarter.

Optional Challenge Booster:
🔤 Alliterative Adventure: For an extra challenge, try to complete each task using a book whose title begins with the same letter as the task. For example:
• "Adventure novel set in an unexplored land," read Amazon Adventure
• "Biography of a famous explorer or pioneer," read Barrow's Boys
• "Classic novel published before 1900," read Crime and Punishment
This is entirely optional and can be applied to as many or as few prompts as you like!

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before

If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST

Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Participants

Caraina
Ashley
Michelle
Shan ~A~
Jayme(theghostreader)
bamaace83
Carrie
Anastasia
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)
MN Lisa
Bernadette
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*
Angie ☯
Madeline
Sharon
Teddie, drinker of the bitter invention of Satan
christene_littlelibrary
Deanna
Heli
Jenny
Maria
❡Risa
Char
C
Amanda
Maria
Heather
Jess
Maddy
Jessica
Robin (Saturndoo)
Jayne
Rebel
Claire
Laila Jane
Lexi

[Caraina]

ABC Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Challenge Rules:
📚 Standard Challenge Rules are SUSPENDED for this challenge.
This means you have more flexibility in choosing books to fulfill the prompts, including shorter page counts, graphic novels, etc. HOWEVER, be aware that if you use a book in this challenge that doesn't meet the Standard Challenge Rules, you won't be able to use that same book for other group challenges that do require adherence to the Standard Challenge Rules.
🔖 Each book can only be used ONCE within this challenge, even if it fits multiple prompts.
🎨 You are encouraged to interpret the prompts creatively, but your interpretation should be reasonable and justifiable.
📖 There are no restrictions on book format (e-book, audiobook, physical book). For example, for the task "Audiobook narrated by the author", you don't have to listen to the audiobook for the book to qualify, it just needs to be a book whose author narrated the audiobook edition.
🗓️ You may complete the prompts in any order within each quarter.

Optional Challenge Booster:
🔤 Alliterative Adventure: For an extra challenge, try to complete each task using a book whose title begins with the same letter as the task. For example:
• "Adventure novel set in an unexplored land," read Amazon Adventure
• "Biography of a famous explorer or pioneer," read Barrow's Boys
• "Classic novel published before 1900," read Crime and Punishment
This is entirely optional and can be applied to as many or as few prompts as you like!

Completed: 0/26

Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Tasks:

✔️ A book with artificial intelligence or automation

🤖 In the Lives of Puppets, 3-Feb-2025
This novel explores artificial intelligence and automation through the lives of sentient robots, delving into themes of humanity, free will, and the ethical implications of creating intelligent machines.

✔️ Biography of a person born in the same month as you

📖 JFK: Coming Of Age In The American Century, 1917-1956, 4-Mar-2025
John F. Kennedy was born in May - extra credit - he was born on the same day as me also!

✔️ Classic novel published before 1900

📜 Frankenstein, 26-Feb-2025
A seminal 1818 novel exploring ambition, ethics, and humanity, making it a cornerstone of classic literature.

✔️ Dystopian fiction set in the near future

🔒 I Who Have Never Known Men, 14-Jan-2025
Set in a bleak, near-future world, this dystopian novel explores themes of survival, identity, and humanity’s fragility in the face of societal collapse.

✔️ Epic fantasy with extensive world-building

👑 The Jasmine Throne, 31-Mar-2025
This epic fantasy features a richly imagined world, complete with intricate politics, magical systems, and a diverse cast of characters, making it a standout in the genre.

✔️ First-person narrative

🥇 The Honeymoon, 22-Jan-2025
Written in the first person, this novel offers an intimate and personal perspective, drawing readers into the protagonist’s thoughts, emotions, and experiences.

✔️ Graphic novel adapted from a classic work

🖼️ Gris Grimly's Frankenstein, 26-Feb-2025
A visually stunning graphic adaptation that remains faithful to Shelley’s themes while reinterpreting them for a modern audience.

✔️ Historical fiction set in a century you've read the LEAST

🕰️ The Spanish Daughter, 9-Jan-2025
Set in the 1920s Ecuador, and I have read VERY LITTLE literature set in that decade.

✔️ Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue

🔍 Men Who Hate Women, 6-Feb-2025
This investigative work delves into the rise of online misogyny, exposing its roots, impact, and the real-world consequences for women and society.

✔️ Japanese literature in translation

🌸 Convenience Store Woman, 14-Feb-2025
Translated from Japanese, this novel offers a unique cultural perspective on modern society, exploring themes of conformity, identity, and individuality.

✔️ Kindle Single or short novella

🥡 The Answer Is No, 31-Jan-2025
This short novella is a concise and impactful story at just 68 pages!

✔️ Literary fiction with an experimental structure

📜 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 4-Jan-2025
Considered literary fiction due to its deep character development, complex themes, and social commentary, with experimental elements such as an unreliable narrator, stream-of-consciousness narration, and blurred reality.

✔️ Memoir of a musician or composer

🎤 Born to Run, 7-Mar-2025
This memoir by Bruce Springsteen offers a candid and heartfelt account of his life, career, and the music that defined a generation.

✔️ Nonfiction book about a natural disaster

🏥 Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, 18-Mar-2025
This book examines the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the ethical dilemmas faced by medical staff at a New Orleans hospital during the crisis.

✔️ Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective

🗣️ Freedom Is a Constant Struggle, 6-Feb-2025
Written from an underrepresented perspective, this novel highlights themes of activism, resilience, and the fight for social justice.

✔️ Poetry collection by a poet laureate

🅿️ The Poet X, 2-Jan-2025
In September 2022, the Poetry Foundation named Elizabeth Acevedo the year's Young People's Poet Laureate.

✔️ Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book

🏳️‍🌈 Mistress of Lies, 12-Jan-2025
Centers on LGBTQ+ experiences, featuring queer and trans characters in a story that explores love, identity, and resilience.

✔️ Retelling of a Shakespeare play

🎭 Hag-Seed, 9-Mar-2025
A modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, this novel reimagines the classic play within the context of a prison theater program, blending drama and redemption.

✔️ Science fiction exploring space colonization

🚀 All Systems Red, 25-Mar-2025
Follows a sentient security android navigating the dangers and ethical dilemmas of corporate-controlled planetary expeditions.

✔️ Thriller set in a small town

🔪 The Last House Guest, 15-Jan-2025
Set in a small coastal town, this thriller is filled with secrets, suspense, and unexpected twists, making it a gripping read.

✔️ Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures

🐾 Spell Hound, 27-Feb-2025
This urban fantasy features witches and werewolves, blending fantasy elements with a modern setting.

✔️ Victorian era mystery

🕵️ Fingersmith, 15-Mar-2025
Set in Victorian England, this mystery novel is filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected twists, capturing the essence of the era.

✔️ Work of fiction that includes recipes

🪄 Strange Folk, 22-Jan-2025
This novel includes whimsical recipes that tie into the magical elements of the story, adding a unique and immersive layer to the narrative. (view spoiler)[

1 handful of cotton
2 red clovers
A few drops of honeysuckle nectar
Dash of nutmeg sugar
Put all ingredients inside a copper bee smoker. Light it with a match soaked in rosemary oil and drop it in. Go to a hive you know well at sunrise and say the words while you smoke them:
Come to me, my love
You will find me in the creek swimming you
Or in the kitchen baking you
Or in my bed sleeping you
I will think only of you
And you will think only of me
You will be hungry when you eat
You will be tired when you sleep
Until you come to me
My love (hide spoiler)]

✔️ Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)

☀️ Still the Sun, 21-Jan-2025
This novel features non-human characters, exploring their perspectives and experiences in a way that challenges traditional storytelling.

✔️ Young adult coming-of-age story

🌸 Loveboat, Taipei, 4-Feb-2025
This YA novel follows a young protagonist navigating identity, love, and self-discovery during a summer program in Taipei, capturing the essence of coming-of-age.

✔️ Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

🌍 Rental House, 5-Mar-2025
This book captures the zeitgeist through its exploration of cultural and class tensions in a modern interracial marriage, reflecting contemporary American societal dynamics.

[Michelle]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025
Page count Suspended

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation - Automation - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/3/25

Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative - Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay - 1/4/24

Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella - Novella 12.5 in The Kate Burkholder Series - Disappeared by Linda Castillo - 1/6/25

Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town - Set in Echo Ridge, Vermont - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus - 1/13/25

Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures - How to Run with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper - 1/1/25

Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story - Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli - 1/25/25

Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Shan ~A~]

ABC Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Challenge Rules:
📚 Standard Challenge Rules are SUSPENDED for this challenge.
This means you have more flexibility in choosing books to fulfill the prompts, including shorter page counts, graphic novels, etc. HOWEVER, be aware that if you use a book in this challenge that doesn't meet the Standard Challenge Rules, you won't be able to use that same book for other group challenges that do require adherence to the Standard Challenge Rules.
🔖 Each book can only be used ONCE within this challenge, even if it fits multiple prompts.
🎨 You are encouraged to interpret the prompts creatively, but your interpretation should be reasonable and justifiable.
📖 There are no restrictions on book format (e-book, audiobook, physical book). For example, for the task "Audiobook narrated by the author", you don't have to listen to the audiobook for the book to qualify, it just needs to be a book whose author narrated the audiobook edition.
🗓️ You may complete the prompts in any order within each quarter.

Optional Challenge Booster:
🔤 Alliterative Adventure: For an extra challenge, try to complete each task using a book whose title begins with the same letter as the task. For example:
• "Adventure novel set in an unexplored land," read Amazon Adventure
• "Biography of a famous explorer or pioneer," read Barrow's Boys
• "Classic novel published before 1900," read Crime and Punishment
This is entirely optional and can be applied to as many or as few prompts as you like!

Completed: 4/26

Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
✅First-person narrative
Man Hands by Sarina Bowen ~ 01/14
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✅Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
A Nothing Special New Year by A.E. Via ~ (MM Romance) ~ 01/05
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
✅Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Don't Hex and Drive by Juliette Cross ~ (MPG Urban Fantasy)~ 01/03
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
✅Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning ~ (Features Fae) ~ 01/03
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

ABC Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Challenge Rules:
📚 Standard Challenge Rules are SUSPENDED for this challenge.
This means you have more flexibility in choosing books to fulfill the prompts, including shorter page counts, graphic novels, etc. HOWEVER, be aware that if you use a book in this challenge that doesn't meet the Standard Challenge Rules, you won't be able to use that same book for other group challenges that do require adherence to the Standard Challenge Rules.
🔖 Each book can only be used ONCE within this challenge, even if it fits multiple prompts.
🎨 You are encouraged to interpret the prompts creatively, but your interpretation should be reasonable and justifiable.
📖 There are no restrictions on book format (e-book, audiobook, physical book). For example, for the task "Audiobook narrated by the author", you don't have to listen to the audiobook for the book to qualify, it just needs to be a book whose author narrated the audiobook edition.
🗓️ You may complete the prompts in any order within each quarter.

Optional Challenge Booster:
🔤 Alliterative Adventure: For an extra challenge, try to complete each task using a book whose title begins with the same letter as the task. For example:
• "Adventure novel set in an unexplored land," read Amazon Adventure
• "Biography of a famous explorer or pioneer," read Barrow's Boys
• "Classic novel published before 1900," read Crime and Punishment
This is entirely optional and can be applied to as many or as few prompts as you like!

Completed: 0/26

Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building-"Magician Apprentice" by Raymond E. Feist
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story-"The Hills Have Spies" by Mercedes Lackey 1/15/25
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[bamaace83]

ABC Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Challenge Rules:
📚 Standard Challenge Rules are SUSPENDED for this challenge.
This means you have more flexibility in choosing books to fulfill the prompts, including shorter page counts, graphic novels, etc. HOWEVER, be aware that if you use a book in this challenge that doesn't meet the Standard Challenge Rules, you won't be able to use that same book for other group challenges that do require adherence to the Standard Challenge Rules.
🔖 Each book can only be used ONCE within this challenge, even if it fits multiple prompts.
🎨 You are encouraged to interpret the prompts creatively, but your interpretation should be reasonable and justifiable.
📖 There are no restrictions on book format (e-book, audiobook, physical book). For example, for the task "Audiobook narrated by the author", you don't have to listen to the audiobook for the book to qualify, it just needs to be a book whose author narrated the audiobook edition.
🗓️ You may complete the prompts in any order within each quarter.

Optional Challenge Booster:
🔤 Alliterative Adventure: For an extra challenge, try to complete each task using a book whose title begins with the same letter as the task. For example:
• "Adventure novel set in an unexplored land," read Amazon Adventure
• "Biography of a famous explorer or pioneer," read Barrow's Boys
• "Classic novel published before 1900," read Crime and Punishment
This is entirely optional and can be applied to as many or as few prompts as you like!

Completed: 0/26

Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative The Wild One 1-19-25
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before City of Lies 1-22-25 (haven't read books about the suffrage period)
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book A Sweet Sting of Salt 2-28-25
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization Floating Hotel 2-15-25
Thriller set in a small town The Last House Guest 1-11-25
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story Loveboat, Taipei 2-23-25
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Carrie]

ABC Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Challenge Rules:
📚 Standard Challenge Rules are SUSPENDED for this challenge.
This means you have more flexibility in choosing books to fulfill the prompts, including shorter page counts, graphic novels, etc. HOWEVER, be aware that if you use a book in this challenge that doesn't meet the Standard Challenge Rules, you won't be able to use that same book for other group challenges that do require adherence to the Standard Challenge Rules.
🔖 Each book can only be used ONCE within this challenge, even if it fits multiple prompts.
🎨 You are encouraged to interpret the prompts creatively, but your interpretation should be reasonable and justifiable.
📖 There are no restrictions on book format (e-book, audiobook, physical book). For example, for the task "Audiobook narrated by the author", you don't have to listen to the audiobook for the book to qualify, it just needs to be a book whose author narrated the audiobook edition.
🗓️ You may complete the prompts in any order within each quarter.

Optional Challenge Booster:
🔤 Alliterative Adventure: For an extra challenge, try to complete each task using a book whose title begins with the same letter as the task. For example:
• "Adventure novel set in an unexplored land," read Amazon Adventure
• "Biography of a famous explorer or pioneer," read Barrow's Boys
• "Classic novel published before 1900," read Crime and Punishment
This is entirely optional and can be applied to as many or as few prompts as you like!

Completed: 0/26

Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Anastasia]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Tasks:

✅A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Passions in Death by J.D. Robb read 13/02/2025 5 stars Set in future with automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
✅Classic novel published before 1900
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle read 02/02/2025 5 stars First published December 1, 1893
✅Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Early Shift: Don't Challenge the Werewolf Book 1 by Steve Higgs read 07/03/2025 4 stars
✅Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien read 28/01/2025 5 stars
✅First-person narrative
Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier read 14/01/2025 5 stars
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
✅Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay read 11/01/2025 5 stars
✅Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Inside The Black Vault: The Government's UFO Secrets Revealed by John Greenewald Jr. read 01/03/2025 4 stars Exposure of government UFO coverup
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
✅Literary fiction with an experimental structure
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz read 03/03/2025 4 stars Author is character in book
Memoir of a musician or composer
✅Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Diagnosis: Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison by Jane M. Hightower read 01/02/2025 4 stars Natural disaster is mercury contamination of fish and environment and oceans
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✅Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring by Brad Gooch Read 06/01/2025 3 stars
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
✅Thriller set in a small town
Say Goodbye by Karen Rose read 04/01/2025 5 stars
✅Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Mermaid in Troubled Water by Nikki Haverstock read 01/01/2024 5 stars
Victorian era mystery
✅Work of fiction that includes recipes
Old Habits: Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers Book 1 by Steve Higgs read 16/02/2025 5 stars
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs read 17/02/2025 3 stars
Young adult coming-of-age story
✅Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction
Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly read 07/02/2025 5 stars

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

I'm in. Tracking in my Solar System Challenge Spreadsheet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Bernadette]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Completed: 9/26

Tasks:

✔️A book with artificial intelligence or automation - Oryx and Crake
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
✔️Dystopian fiction set in the near future - The Year of the Flood
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building - The Jasmine Throne
✔️First-person narrative - The Honeymoon
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
✔️Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before - Hawaii
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
✔️Literary fiction with an experimental structure - Pack Up the Moon - Nonlinear narrative - current time/past time but the past time goes backwards
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✔️Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book - The Upside of Unrequited
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
✔️Thriller set in a small town - The Last House Guest
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
✔️Young adult coming-of-age story - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
✔️Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction - Slow Dance

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

👾 Solar Spots -- "The Sun", "Mercury", and/or "Venus"

⋆⭒˚.⋆🪐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
☀️ Classic novel published before 1900 - SUN
Heart of Darkness ---- 1/14/2025 ---- Published 1899
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
🌡️ Epic fantasy with extensive world-building - MERCURY
Spell Bound 3/12/2025
🌡️ First-person narrative - MERCURY
Mind over Magic ---- 1/10/2025 ---- First Person Narrative

🌡️ Graphic novel adapted from a classic work - MERCURY
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Novel 3/10/2025

A book set in a century you've read the LEAST

🌡️Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South
Mercury - Social Theme - Injustice and wrong imprisonment
Finished 2/28/2025

Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella

🌡️ Literary fiction with an experimental structure - MERCURY
The Secret of Elephants - 3/23/25
Mercury - Literary Fiction India

Memoir of a musician or composer

🍀 Nonfiction book about a natural disaster - VENUS
Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue ---- 1/1/2025 ---- Fits: Thai caves near the sea with flooding - QTR - Rain flooding disaster in caves requiring rescue


🍀 Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective - VENUS
The Astonishing Color of After ---- 2/15/25
Venus - Unrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
🍀 Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk ---- 1/24/25
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
🌡️Thriller set in a small town - MERCURY
All Your Twisted Secrets ---- 2/15/25
Mercury - Brewster, NY is a small village

☀️ Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures - SUN
Spiked ---- 1/1/2025 ---- Qtr - Features Supernatural Creatures.

🌡️ Victorian era mystery - MERCURY
Crocodile on the Sandbank 2/18/25

Work of fiction that includes recipes
Ninth House --- January
Recipe https://d1b14unh5d6w7g.cloudfront.net...

🌡️ Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters) - MERCURY
Blood Trade 3/5/2025
Young adult coming-of-age story
☀️ Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
1/19/25
Sun - Zeitgeist Fiction Contemporary - Humorous look at the societal and class system of this culture in this modern age, which is an abstract concept I can't fully understand.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Just a heads up - since I've had a question about it.... for:

Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before

If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
A book set in a century you've read the LEAST

[Angie ☯]

[SharonV]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters) - Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Teddie]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025



Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
The Mountain in the Sea | Evram is AI | 3.20.25
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
King: A Life | both born in January | 2.1.25
Classic novel published before 1900
White Nights | published 1848 | 2.26.25
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
The Goblin Emperor | epic fantasy with great world | 1.6.25
First-person narrative
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi | first person Amina | 2.16.25
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Siddhartha | around 563/480 BCE | read 1.8.25
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Earthlings | originally in Japanese | 1.17.25
Kindle Single or short novella
The Kraken's Tooth | 3.9.25
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters | in letters and then dropping letters | 1.13.25
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
The Best of It: New and Selected Poems | 1.26.25
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
A Sweet Sting of Salt | LGBT MPG | 2.28.25
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Foul Is Fair | 2.8.25
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Children of Time | different species try to make a planet theirs | 1.31.25
Thriller set in a small town
The Last House Guest | set in small Maine town | 1.9.25
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Mind over Magic | werewolves abound | 1.13.25
Victorian era mystery
A Whisper of Death | victorian era | 3.28.25
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Rules of Civility | cocktail recipes in book | 1.29.25
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
The Spellshop | Kaz is a plant | 1.1.25
Young adult coming-of-age story
Red Rising | Darrow comes of age | 1.5.25
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction
How to Age Disgracefully | aging, especially aging as a woman | 1.13.25

[christene_littlelibrary]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025
Page count Suspended

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Deanna]

I'll play. Tracking on Solar System spreadsheet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Heli]

ABC Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025


Completed: 12/26

Tasks:
✔️A book with artificial intelligence or automation - System Collapse - 3/6
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
✔️Dystopian fiction set in the near future - American War - 2/23
✔️ Epic fantasy with extensive world-building - Homeland - 2/4/25
✔️First-person narrative - Happy Bloody Christmas - 1/1/25
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
✔️Literary fiction with an experimental structure - Good Dirt - 1/30/25
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
✔️Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective - Broken - 1/13/25
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✔️Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book - Naked - 1/2/25
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
✔️Science fiction exploring space colonization - The Solar War - 1/7/25
✔️Thriller set in a small town - Survivor Song - 1/9/25
✔️Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures - All Together Dead - 1/12/25
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
✔️ Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters) - A Psalm for the Wild-Built - 2/27/25
Young adult coming-of-age story
✔️Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction - The Missing American - 2/12/25

[Jenny]

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
✅Dystopian fiction set in the near future
The Wall
✅Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
Dungeon Crawler Carl
✅First-person narrative
The Life Impossible
✅Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
✅Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
The American Daughters
✅Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
✅Literary fiction with an experimental structure
The Examiner
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
✅Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Death of the Author
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✅Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
The Lost Story
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
✅Science fiction exploring space colonization
Last Stop
✅Thriller set in a small town
The Hunter
✅Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Akata Warrior
✅Victorian era mystery
A Beautiful Blue Death
Work of fiction that includes recipes
✅Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Redemption's Blade
✅Young adult coming-of-age story
Race to the Sun
✅Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction
What Happened to Nina?

[Maria]

Tasks:

✔ A book with artificial intelligence or automation - Selfies by Scott A. Young
✔ Biography of a person born in the same month as you - A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
✔ First-person narrative - Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
✔ Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
        A book set around a lesser known historical event - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
✔ Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective - Cross the Line by Simone Soltani
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✔ Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book - Husband Material - Alexis Hall
✔ Retelling of a Shakespeare play - Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
✔ Science fiction exploring space colonization - The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
✔ Thriller set in a small town - The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
✔ Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
✔ Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters) World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
✔ Young adult coming-of-age story - Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[❡MaRisa]

Me too please!
Link to my Solar System SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Challenge Rules:
(view spoiler)[📚 Standard Challenge Rules are SUSPENDED for this challenge.
This means you have more flexibility in choosing books to fulfill the prompts, including shorter page counts, graphic novels, etc. HOWEVER, be aware that if you use a book in this challenge that doesn't meet the Standard Challenge Rules, you won't be able to use that same book for other group challenges that do require adherence to the Standard Challenge Rules.
🔖 Each book can only be used ONCE within this challenge, even if it fits multiple prompts.
🎨 You are encouraged to interpret the prompts creatively, but your interpretation should be reasonable and justifiable.
📖 There are no restrictions on book format (e-book, audiobook, physical book). For example, for the task "Audiobook narrated by the author", you don't have to listen to the audiobook for the book to qualify, it just needs to be a book whose author narrated the audiobook edition.
🗓️ You may complete the prompts in any order within each quarter. (hide spoiler)]

Optional Challenge Booster:
🔤 Alliterative Adventure: For an extra challenge, try to complete each task using a book whose title begins with the same letter as the task. For example:
• "Adventure novel set in an unexplored land," read Amazon Adventure
• "Biography of a famous explorer or pioneer," read Barrow's Boys
• "Classic novel published before 1900," read Crime and Punishment
This is entirely optional and can be applied to as many or as few prompts as you like!

Tasks
✓A book with artificial intelligence or automation Nocticadia
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
✓Classic novel published before 1900 Krieg und Frieden
✓Dystopian fiction set in the near future Feral Omega
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
✓First-person narrative Unhinged Alphas
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
✓Kindle Single or short novella Blizzards and Bastards
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✓Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book Never Have I Ever: Punched My Roommate's V-Card
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
✓Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures Red Winter: The Complete Trilogy
Victorian era mystery
✓Work of fiction that includes recipes The Witchwood Boys Did Me Dirty
✓Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters) Starlight Mates
✓Young adult coming-of-age story The Gilded Cage
✓Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction Fake Dates and Fireworks

[Char]

i'll join, thanks!

Tasks
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[C]

Completed: 17/26

✅A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Dungeon Crawler Carl
❌Biography of a person born in the same month as you
❌Classic novel published before 1900
✅Dystopian fiction set in the near future
The Light Pirate
❌Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
✅First-person narrative
Best in Breed
❌Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
✅Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event
The Empty Birdcage
-or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
✅Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
❌Japanese literature in translation
✅Kindle Single or short novella
The Princess and the Pea
✅Literary fiction with an experimental structure
America Fantastica
❌Memoir of a musician or composer
❌Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
✅Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
The Maid
❌Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✅Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
The Luminous Dead
✅Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Queen Macbeth
❌Science fiction exploring space colonization
✅Thriller set in a small town
Cold Waters
✅Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
The Rose Bargain
✅Victorian era mystery
A Match of Wits: mystery is who is threatening the FMC
✅Work of fiction that includes recipes
Half Baked Schemes
✅Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Toto
✅Young adult coming-of-age story
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
✅Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction
The Christmas Tree Farm

[Amanda]

Amanda's Spot

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
✔️First-person narrative-The Geography of Happiness-1/4
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation-
✔️Kindle Single or short novella-Wild Match
✔️Literary fiction with an experimental structure- Ohio-1/7
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective-Karaoke Queen
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book-Breathe
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
✔️Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures-Impromptu Match
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
✔️Young adult coming-of-age story-Let There Be Light
✔️Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction-Murder Your Employer

[Maria (a)]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Progress: 9/26

✅ A book with artificial intelligence or automation (Auto by David Wailing; 14/1)

Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building

✅ First-person narrative (Chasing Truth by Julie Cross; 26/1)

Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation

✅ Kindle Single or short novella (Ebola ’76 by Amir Tag Elsir; 7/1)

Literary fiction with an experimental structure

✅ Memoir of a musician or composer (The Woman in Me by Britney Spears; 4/1)

Nonfiction book about a natural disaster

✅ Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective (Ace of Hearts by Abby Colsen; 8/1)

Poetry collection by a poet laureate

✅ Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book (Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt; 2/2)

Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization

✅ Thriller set in a small town (The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda; 6/1)
✅ Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures (White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton; 3/2)

Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story

✅ Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction (Leer me alles wat je weet by Hanna Bervoets; 28/2)

[Heather]

**Incomplete**
Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Tasks:11

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
✅Epic fantasy with extensive world-building-A Touch of Chaos-1/8/25
✅First-person narrative-Thank You for Listening-1/11/25
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
✅Kindle Single or short novella-Under One Roof-1/1/25
✅Literary fiction with an experimental structure-Good Girl, Bad Blood-1/24/25
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
✅Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective-Ana Huang-Twisted Hate-1/17/25
Poetry collection by a poet laureate:
✅Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book: Below Zero-1/30/25
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
✅Thriller set in a small town-Cold Snap-3/9/25
✅Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures-Soul Taken-1/14/25
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
✅Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)-All Together Dead-1/18/25
Young adult coming-of-age story-
✅Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction-Stuck with You-1/20/25

[Jess]

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future - Private Rites by Julia Armfield 10/01/25
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris 25/03
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Frankie by Graham Norton 17/03
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 24/01
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction- The Other Americans by Laila Lalami - 10/01/25

[Maddy]

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
First-person narrative Read Jan 20
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before

If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or- Read Jan 26
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST

Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue - Read Jan 31
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure Read Feb 17
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster Read Jan 17
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book Read Feb 26
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization Read Feb 18
Thriller set in a small town Read Jan 12
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures Read Jan 20
Victorian era mystery Read Jan 26
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story Read Jan 27
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction Read Jan 31

[Jessica]

ABC Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Completed: 12/26

Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
✅ Classic novel published before 1900 Three Men in a Boat
Dystopian fiction set in the near future Alter Arlo
✅ Epic fantasy with extensive world-building The Traitor's Curse
✅ First-person narrative Shanghai Tango
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before Love Habit
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
✅ Japanese literature in translation The Wisdom of Tea
✅ Kindle Single or short novella Among the Living
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
✅ Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective -Where Waters Meet
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✅ Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book End of the Line
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
✅ Science fiction exploring space colonization - To See the Sun
✅ Thriller set in a small town Whispers in the Tide: Where Love and Death Flow Together by Emory Kael
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures A Ferry of Bones & Gold
✅ Victorian era mystery An Unnatural Vice
Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
✅ Young adult coming-of-age story The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
✅ Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction Felix Ever After

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Completed: 0/26
✔️

1. A book with artificial intelligence or automation
2. Biography of a person born in the same month as you
3. Classic novel published before 1900
4. Dystopian fiction set in the near future
5. Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
✔6. First-person narrative
One Day in December
7. Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
✔8. Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
• A book set around a lesser known historical event
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd

9. Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
10. Japanese literature in translation
11. Kindle Single or short novella
12. Literary fiction with an experimental structure
13. Memoir of a musician or composer
14. Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
15. Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
16. Poetry collection by a poet laureate
✔17. Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Home Field Advantage
18. Retelling of a Shakespeare play
19. Science fiction exploring space colonization
✔20. Thriller set in a small town
I'll Be Home for Mischief
✔️21. Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Two Witches and a Whiskey
22. Victorian era mystery
✔️23. Work of fiction that includes recipes
On What Grounds
✔️24. Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Demon Magic and a Martini
✔25. Young adult coming-of-age story
Concrete Rose
✔26. Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction
Mother's Day Murder

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[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Ashely,
For Literary fiction with an experimental structure, do you have any suggestions of what would be considered "experimental structure"? (I don't mean book titles, necessarily, but more what structures you would consider as experimental).

I'm about to Google that phrase and see if I can find any books that way, but thought I'd also pick your brain since you designed the challenge :)

eta: I googled. Okay, so I'm reading a book that has podcast clips and journalistic commentary alongside an ongoing mystery, so I think that would fit the task quite well.

Found this list of books and a lot of them sound really cool
https://www.tckpublishing.com/experim...

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

I think you've got it, but I'll respond in case anyone else is curious!

In a nutshell, works that deliberately deviate from traditional narrative conventions and storytelling techniques. So...

Unconventional Narrative Structure: Experimental literary fiction often abandons linear storytelling in favor of non-linear, fragmented, or circular narratives.

Innovative Use of Language: Authors may play with language, syntax, and grammar in unusual ways, e.g. stream-of-consciousness style and invented words that blend multiple languages.

Mixed Media and Visual Elements: Some experimental works incorporate visual elements, typography, or other media alongside the text. Mark Z. Danielewski's "House of Leaves" uses unconventional page layouts, fonts, and colors to enhance the narrative.

Metafiction: Many experimental works are self-referential, drawing attention to their own artifice as literary constructions.

In the interest of transparency, my only experience is with Stream of Consciousness style narratives and the idea about page layout deviations. I had to do the same with researching initially to realize there are actually more than those 2! I'd never even realized that "metafiction" was a thing.

The list you found is great!

So basically - find a book that BREAKS THE RULES! :)

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Thanks for the feedback, Ashley! I like that breakdown of the different types that would qualify.

This challenge has inspired me to think more creatively about some of the books I choose and why I choose them. Thanks!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "This challenge has inspired me to think more creatively about some of the books I choose and why I choose them. Thanks!"

Oh yay! That was my goal!

[Jayne]

Completed 4/26

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
✅ First-person narrative
The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict - 21/1/25
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
✅ Japanese literature in translation
The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu - 2/1/25
Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
✅ Thriller set in a small town
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda - 24/1/25
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery
✅ Work of fiction that includes recipes
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - 9/1/25
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
Young adult coming-of-age story
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Rebel]

Completed 11/26

Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
✅Epic fantasy with extensive world-building House of Marionne 1/2/25
✅First-person narrative Incidents Around the House 1/23/25
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
✅Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before The Hacienda
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
✅Kindle Single or short novella Under One Roof
✅Literary fiction with an experimental structure The Turnout
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
✅Thriller set in a small town Murder Road
✅Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures Krampus: The Yule Lord 1/2/25
✅Victorian era mystery A Great and Terrible Beauty
Work of fiction that includes recipes
✅Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters) Beneath These Cursed Stars
✅Young adult coming-of-age story All the Colors of the Dark 1/1/25
✅Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction The Queen

[Claire]

A bit late, but trying to do as much as I can.
COMPLETED HALF 13/ 26


Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
✔️Epic fantasy with extensive world-building

De kleuren van magie Victoria E. Schwab 416 p. 19 february 2025

✔️First-person narrative Alles is nu Amy Giles 366 p. Read 27 january 2025
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
✔️Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation

Voordat de koffie koud wordt Toshikazu Kawaguchi 256 p. 9 march

Kindle Single or short novella
Literary fiction with an experimental

Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
✔️Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective

James Percival Everett 320 p. 5 march

✔️Poetry collection by a poet laureate

De Liefde, Natuurlijk Carlos Drummond de Andrade 125 p. 25 february

✔️Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book

17. Isaac's Song Daniel Black
320 p. Read: 3 february title and first and last initial 3 points

✔️Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Als wij schurken waren M.L. Rio 424 p. 15 march

✔️Science fiction exploring space colonization In orbit Samantha Harvey 192 p. 7 march
✔️Thriller set in a small town

De hulp ziet alles Freida McFadden
396 p. Read: 24 january 2025
Set in long island

✔️Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures

Het gefluister achter de deur T.J. Klune 440 p. 23. february 2025
The manager, the ghosts

Victorian era mystery
✔️Work of fiction that includes recipes

Het kattencafé Charlie Jonas 304 p. 14 february 2025

Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)
✔️Young adult coming-of-age story

Rouwdouwers Falun Ellie Koos 235 p. Read 30 january 2025

Coming of age story

Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

Optional Challenge Booster:
🔤 Alliterative Adventure: For an extra challenge, try to complete each task using a book whose title begins with the same letter as the task. For example:
• "Adventure novel set in an unexplored land," read Amazon Adventure
• "Biography of a famous explorer or pioneer," read Barrow's Boys
• "Classic novel published before 1900," read Crime and Punishment
This is entirely optional and can be applied to as many or as few prompts as you like!

[Laila Jane]

Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature Challenge

January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Goal: 2/26

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future

✓Epic fantasy with extensive world-building
    Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (01/11/25)

✓First-person narrative
    What You Wish For by Katherine Center (02/16/25)

Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before

If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST

Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation

✓Kindle Single or short novella
    Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano (03/07/25)

Literary fiction with an experimental structure

✓Memoir of a musician or composer
    Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS by Myeongseok Kang & BTS (03/31/25)

Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization

✓Thriller set in a small town
    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (03/05/25)

Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures
Victorian era mystery

✓Work of fiction that includes recipes
    Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala (02/06/25)

Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)

✓Young adult coming-of-age story
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (02/12/25)

Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Lexi]

Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature Challenge
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Goal: 15/26

Tasks:
A book with artificial intelligence or automation - Under Fortunate Stars-3/5-****
Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future - The Annual Migration of Clouds-3/7
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building - Tuyo-2/12
First-person narrative - The Backyard Bird Chronicles - journal style - 2/21
Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before -A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation - post-Napoleonic - 3/6
If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST
Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue
Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella - Full Speed to a Crash Landing - novella -2/28
Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective - At the Fount of Creation-2/7-Nigerian
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book - A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit - 1/5 - MM Romance
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization - A Desolation Called Peace - entire plot - 3/27
Thriller set in a small town The Creak on the Stairs-3/23- very small town iceland
Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures - Sweep with Me -2/1-MPG Urban fantasy
Victorian era mystery
Work of fiction that includes recipes - Come Shell or High Water - 2/24- muffins
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters) - Sweep of the Blade - 1/31 - lots of aliens
Young adult coming-of-age story - Swallowing Mercury-3/11
Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction - The Last Devil to Die - 2/9-deals with right to die and assisted suicide

[Catherine]

Quarter 1: Daring Explorers Forge Great Horizons In Literature
January 1 - March 31, 2025

Tasks:

A book with artificial intelligence or automation

Biography of a person born in the same month as you
Classic novel published before 1900
Dystopian fiction set in the near future
Epic fantasy with extensive world-building

First-person narrative

Graphic novel adapted from a classic work
Historical fiction set in a century you haven't read about before

If you have read a book in every century, either choose:
• A book set around a lesser known historical event -or-
• A book set in a century you've read the LEAST

Investigative non-fiction exposé on a contemporary issue

Japanese literature in translation
Kindle Single or short novella

Literary fiction with an experimental structure
Memoir of a musician or composer
Nonfiction book about a natural disaster
Own voices novel from an underrepresented perspective
Poetry collection by a poet laureate
Queer literature or LGBTQ+ themed book
Retelling of a Shakespeare play
Science fiction exploring space colonization
Thriller set in a small town-

Urban fantasy featuring supernatural creatures

Victorian era mystery

Work of fiction that includes recipes
Xenofiction (fiction featuring non-human characters)

Young adult coming-of-age story

Zeitgeist-capturing contemporary fiction

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

If anyone is interested in participating in Quarter 2, it is up!

ABC Quarter 2: Joyful Knowledge Leads Many New Observations