Read Harder (Book Riot)
- A book published posthumously
- A book of true crime
- A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
- A comic written and drawn by the same person
- A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
- A book about nature
- A western Lonesome Dove (I have to read it for school anyway!)
- A comic written or drawn by a person of color
- A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
- A romance novel by or about a person of color
- A children’s classic published before 1980
- A celebrity memoir
- An Oprah Book Club selection
- A book of social science
- A one-sitting book
- The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
- A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
- A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
- A book of genre fiction in translation
- A book with a cover you hate
- A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
- An essay anthology
- A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
- An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
Modern Mrs. Darcy Challenge
- A classic you’ve been meaning to read
- A book recommended by someone with great taste
- A book in translation
- A book nominated for an award in 2018
- A book of poetry, a play, or an essay collection William Shakespeare’s King Lear
- A book you can read in a day
- A book that’s more than 500 pages
A book by a favorite author completed 1/25/18 – Joyland by Stephen King- A book recommended by a librarian
- A banned book
- A memoir, biography, or book of creative nonfiction
- A book by an author of a different race, ethnicity, or religion than your own