POP Sugar’s Reading Challenge
A book recommended by a librarian– Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile MeloyA book that’s been on your TBR list for way too long– Lily and the Octopus by Steven RowleyA book of letters– Return to Sender by Julia AlvarezAn audiobook– Firegirl by Tony AbbottA book by a person of color– What We Lose by Zinzi ClemmonsA book with one of the four seasons in the title– The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDanielA book that is a story within a story– Fever Dream by Samanta SchweblinA book with multiple authors– Radical Hope by Carolina De Robertis, et al.- An espionage thriller
- A book with a cat on the cover
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym– Final Girls by Riley Sager- A bestseller from a genre you don’t normally read
- A book by or about a person who has a disability
A book involving travel– The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti- A book with a subtitle
A book that’s published in 2017– Behind Her Eyes by Sarah PinboroughA book involving a mythical creature– Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward- A book you’ve read before that never fails to make you smile
- A book about food
A book with career advice– My (Not So) Perfect Life by Sophie KinsellaA book from a nonhuman perspective– The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein- A steampunk novel
A book with a red spine– The Roanoke Girls by Amy EngelA book set in the wilderness– The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel- A book you loved as a child
A book by an author from a country you’ve never visited– The Vegetarian by Han KangA book with a title that’s a character’s name– An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne LaqueurA novel set during wartime– Pachinko by Min Jin LeeA book with an unreliable narrator– One of the Boys by Daniel MagarielA book with pictures– Milk and Honey by Rupi KaurA book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you– First Comes Love by Emily GiffinA book about an interesting woman– Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyA book set in two different time periods– The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda- A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel– The Weight of Lies by Emily Carpenter- A book written by someone you admire
- A book that’s becoming a movie in 2017
- A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
The first book in a series you haven’t read before– Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis- A book you bought on a trip
A book recommended by an author you love– He Said/She Said by Erin KellyA bestseller from 2016– My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutA book with a family-member term in the title– The Mothers by Brit BennettA book that takes place over a character’s lifespan– Salt Houses by Hala AlyanA book about an immigrant or refugee– The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen- A book from a genre/sub-genre that you’ve never heard of
A book with an eccentric character– Into the Water by Paula HawkinsA book that’s more than 800 pages– It by Stephen King- A book you got from a used book sale
- A book that’s been mentioned in another book
A book about a difficult topic– The End of Your Life Book Club by Will SchwalbeA book based on mythology (kind of)– The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
Book Riot’s Harder Reading Challenge
- Read a book about sports
Read a debut novel– The Futures by Anna PitoniakRead a book about books– Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz- Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author
- Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative
- Read an all-ages comic
- Read a book published between 1900-1950
- Read a travel memoir
- Read a book you’ve read before
Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location– Commonwealth by Ann PatchettRead a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location– Hum If You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais- Read a fantasy novel
- Read a nonfiction book about technology
Read a book about war– Exit West by Mohsin Hamid- Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+
- Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country
- Read a classic by an author of color
- Read a superhero comic with a female lead
- Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey
Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel– Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu- Read a book published by a micro press
- Read a collection of stories by a woman
- Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love
Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color– The Erotic Stories of Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal