I looked it up and I have been doing this challenge since 2015. Book Riot says that it’s their eighth year, so that would mean I have been doing it since their first one! Look forward to another year of interesting and unusual reads, though… must I read political thrillers and horrors? X (
- Read a biography of an author you admire: In the Weeds
- Read a book set in a bookstore: Prose and Cons
- Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list: The Island of Missing Trees
- Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma: The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
- Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.
- Read a nonfiction YA comic: Sisters
- Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40: The Sari Shop Widow
- Read a classic written by a POC.
- Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest.
- Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+).
- Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character: Gods Behaving Badly
- Read an entire poetry collection.
- Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
- Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book): Rascal
- Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital).
- Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes: Odin’s Child
- Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary.
- Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice.
- Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author.
- Read an award-winning book from the year you were born: The Egypt Game
- Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth.
- Read a history about a period you know little about: Midnight in Peking
- Read a book by a disabled author: The Reason I Jump
- Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!
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