One of the reading challenges I am doing this year is this one organized by TBR and posted on Book Riot’s site. The Read Harder challenge is designed to push almost any reader to try a variety of genres written by authors of different backgrounds As I read books that meet these prompts, I will highlight them to mark my progress.
- Read a YA nonfiction book
- Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
- Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
- Read a graphic memoir
- Read a book about a natural disaster
- Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
- Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
- Read an audiobook of poetry
- Read the LAST book in a series
- Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
- Read a debut novel by a queer author
- Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
- Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
- Read a romance starring a single parent
- Read a book about climate change
- Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman Life After Life /Kate Atkinson
- Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
- Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
- Read a book by or about a refugee
- Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
- Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
- Read a horror book published by an indie press
- Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
- Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
Good luck with this!
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I think that this challenge comes at a perfect time. I have heard that reading has many benefits and I think it’s time to explore some of those for myself. It will be difficult with the demands of everyday life however something tells me it will be worthwhile. Looking forward to being a part of this challenge. Thanks!
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