2020 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge
Finished 12/25/2020
- Read a YA nonfiction book
- Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of color
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi
- Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
- Fake ID by Lamar Giles
- Read a graphic memoir
- Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Read a book about a natural disaster
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
- Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
- The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse
- Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
- Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
- Read an audiobook of poetry
- Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderly, & Marjory Wentworth
- Read the LAST book in a series
- Inferno by Julie Kagawa
- Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
- A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong
- Read a debut novel by a queer author
- Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
- Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
- Read a food book about a cuisine you've never tried before
- Delicious in Dungeon #8 by Ryoko Kui
- Read a romance starring a single parent
- Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Read a book about climate change
- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
- Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
- Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
- Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
- The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde
- Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
- The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar & Alea Marley
- Read a book by or about a refugee
- In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
- Read a middle grade book that doesn't take place in the US or the UK
- Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
- Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability
- Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
- Read a horror book published by an indie press
- John Dies at the End by David Wong
- Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
- The Incandescent Review Issue 4, Sept-Oct 2020
- Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
- Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge
Finished 12/3/2020
- A book published in 2020
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemison
- A book by a trans or nonbinary author
- Birthday by Meredith Russo
- A book with a great first line
- Slayer by Kiersten White
- A book about a book club
- Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
- A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
- A bildungsroman
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
- Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
- A book with an upside-down image on the cover
- Release by Patrick Ness
- A book with a map
- Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
- A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
- Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
- An anthology
- The Future Is Feminist edited by Mallory Farrugia
- A book that passes the Bechdel test
- Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
- I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
- A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
- Relish by Lucy Knisley
- A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
- A book published the month of your birthday
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemison
- A book about or by a woman in STEM
- Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
- A book that won an award in 2019
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Goodreads Choice 2019)
- A book on a subject you know nothing about
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
- Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
- A book with a pun in the title
- Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- A book featuring one of the deadly sins
- The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
- A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells
- A book with a bird on the cover
- Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
- A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
- The Meaning of Michelle edited by Vanessa Chambers
- A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
- Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
- A book by a WOC
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
- A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
- Birthday by Meredith Russo
- A book you meant to read in 2019
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
- A book about or involving social media
- One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
- A book that has a book on the cover
- The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
- A medical thriller
- The Genius Plague by David Walton
- A book with a made-up language
- Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
- A book set in a country beginning with "C"
- A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong (Canada)
- A book you picked because the title caught your attention
- I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
- A book with a three-word title
- Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
- A book with a pink cover
- Dolltopia by Abby Denson
- A Western
- Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente
- A book by or about a journalist
- The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
- Read a banned book during Banned Book Week
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
- Your favorite prompt from a past PopSugar Reading Challenge
- Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner (A book told from multiple character POVs)
- ADVANCED
- A book written by an author in their 20s
- Funny, You Don't Look Autistic by Michael McCreary
- A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
- Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
- A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement
- Florence & Leon by Simon Boulerice & Delphie Cote-Lacroix
- A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
- Takane & Hana #9, #10, #11 by Yuki Shiwasa
- A book set in the 1920s
- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood
- A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
- Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
- A book with more than 20 letters in its title
- A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
- A book published in the 20th century
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
- A book from a series with more than 20 books
- Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
- A book with a main character in their 20s
- Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
2020 Reaching Women Challenge
Finished 9/26/2020
- A book by an author from the Caribbean or India
- Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
- A book translated from an Asian language
- Takane & Hana #11 by Yuki Shiwasa
- A book about the environment
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
- A picture book written/illustrated by a BIPOC author
- The Many Colors of Harprett Singh by Supriya Kelkar & Alea Marley
- A winner of the Stell Prize or the Women's Prize for Fiction
- The Power by Naomi Alderman
- A nonfiction title by a woman historian
- The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis
- A book featuring Afrofuturism or Acricanfuturism
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
- An anthology by multiple authors
- The Future Is Feminist edited by Mallory Farrugia
- A book inspired by folkore
- tactics #1-#5 by Sakura Kinoshita & Kazuko Higashiyama
- A book about a woman artist
- Women in Art by Rachel Ignotofsky
- Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation
- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
- A book about a woman who inspires you
- The Meaning of Michelle edited by Veronica Chambers
- A book by an Arab woman
- Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
- A book set in Japan or by a Japanese author
- Takane & Hana #10 by Yuki Shiwasa
- A biography
- The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis
- A book featuring a woman with a disability
- The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
- A book over 500 pages
- Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
- A book under 100 pages
- The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde
- A book that's frequently recommended to you
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- A feel-good or happy book
- Loading Penguin Hugs by Jacqueline Chen
- A book about food
- Relish by Lucy Knisley
- A book by either a favorite or new-to-you publisher
- Relish by Lucy Knisley (First Second)
- A book by an LGBTQ+ author
- Birthday by Meredith Russo
- A book from the 2019 Reading Women Award shortlists or honorable mentions
- The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
- BONUS
- A book by Toni MOrrison
- Sula
- A book by Isabel Allende
- In the Midst of Winter
