2020 Book Challenges

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