If you find an interesting challenge, follow the link! There is probably more where this came from, more info, additional fun things etc.
Also, it's rude not to.
2020 Read Around the World
read a book written by an author from or set in a country starting with each letter of the alphabet.
The site has a list of countries starting with each letter of the alphabet :-)
Read Around The World in 2020 - Build Your Library
Read a translated book
Read a book based on your ancestry
Read a memoir or biography about a person from a country you have always wanted to visit
Read a travelogue
Read a book set in North America
Read a book set in Central America
Read a book set in South America
Read a book set in Europe
Read a book set in the Middle East
Read a book set in Northern or Northeastern Asia
Read a book set in Southern or Southeastern Asia
Read a book set in Africa
Read a book set in Australia/Oceania
Read historical fiction from an Eastern Hempisphere country
Read a story about refugees
Read poetry from a country not your own
Read a book of (or based on) fairy tales or folklore from a culture not your own
Read a book about an indigenous people group
Read a book that takes place in more than one country
Read a book about royalty
Read a book with a flag on the cover
Read a book set in a country that no longer exists on the current map
Read a book written in your language that has a foreign word in the title
Read a book that takes place at sea
Read a book with the name of a country in the title
Read a book that revolves around a holiday that you do not celebrate
Read a book that revolves around a holiday that you do not celebrate
Read a book about the immigrant experience
Read a book about a revolution
Read a book that includes a map
Read a book about food or cooking
Read a book written by a renowned author from a country not your own
Read a book about ocean lfie
Read an ownvoices book about a minority group from a country not your own
Read a non-fiction graphic novel that takes place in a country not your own
Read a book that has won an award
Read a book that is considered a classic from a country not your own
Read a book written by a person of color
Read a historical fantasy book
Read a book about a famous person from a country not your own
Read a book about space travel
2020 Diversify Your Reading Challenge
JANUARY: Historical Fiction
FEBRUARY: Romance
(now, interesting here is that "romance" as literature has nothing to do with romance novels...)
MARCH: Self-Help/How To
APRIL: Young Adult
MAY: Science Fiction
JUNE: Non-Fiction (This, actually, too could be something different than most people think...)
JULY: Suspense/Thriller
AUGUST: Contemporary Fiction (do they mean literary fiction?)
SEPTEMBER: True Crime
OCTOBER: Fantasy
NOVEMBER: Memoir & Autobiography
DECEMBER: Mystery
I would add a real diversifying element to this: if your favorite genre is on this list, exchange it to your least favorite genre. With one distinction - my least favorite genre is slasher/splatter/bodyhorror/sadism and I will never read anything like that ever again. I'm still having nightmares about the cat abuse they had in Kafka On The Beach. Brrr... but there's plenty of genres I'm not interested in the least, like sport and military fiction.
But, seriously, choose genres you have never read, to REALLY diversify your reading, to make it challenging.
Uncorked 2020 Reading Challenge
Book That Changes Your World Perspective
Book Set In Iceland
Popular Mulan Retelling
International Indie Novel
Book Set In One Of The 50 States
Summer Book Perfect For The Beach
A Book Set In Your Upcoming or Bucket List Travel Destination
Women In Translation Read
WWII Historical Fiction
International Creepy Classic
A Cookbook To Inspire New Cuisine
Hygge Book
52 books in 52 weeks
A Reading Challenge for 2020
Several lists of books to read. Don't get upset about not being able to choose. Just give these books a try and if you don't like them, it's OK to DNF them. (Remember the 100 pages requirement - if the book hasn't caught you in the first 100 pages, just stop reading. There's too many books in the world that do, to give any time or attention to books that don't.)
The first challenge, around the world, has books from
Nigeria
Syria
Japan
South Africa
Zambia
England
Australia
Thailand
Senegal
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
China
Croatia
Germany
Egypt
France
Ireland
Colombia
Poland
Portugal
India
Kenya
Spain
Jamaica
Myanmar
Russia
Mexico
Panama
Cuba
Brazil
Ghana
Norway
Now, if you DNF one book, try to replace it with another book from the same country, or a neighboring country not on the list.
The banned books list (click to see more) is here
(I have read 39%, maybe more, but this time I just checked the books that I actually remember what they are about :-D)
2020 Logophile Reading Challenge by Linz the bookworm and Songs-Tress
Level 1
1.) Read a book with a title that starts with a "W"
2.) A book you got for under $3
3.) A book with a blue cover
4.) Read a book by your favorite author
5.) A book with the word "Light" in the title
6.) A book that is set in the future
7.) A book from Project Gutenberg
8.) Read a book of short stories or a novella
9.) Read a book you've had on your "to be read" shelf for more than a year
10.) Read a book that takes place in winter
11.) Reread a book you have recommended to a friend
12.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Level 2
13.) A book under 400 pages
14.) Read a book by Julie Garwood
15.) Read a classic fairy tale
16.) Read a retelling of the classic fairy tale
17.) Read a suspense or horror book
18.) A book you got for free (gift, found or book exchange)
19.) Read a book with a building on the cover
20.) Read a historical fiction from the World War II-era
21.) Read a book that was turned into a movie or tv show
22.) A book by an author named James/Jim or a variant
23.) Read a book recommended on your local library's website
24.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Level 3
25.) A book with the word "book" in the title
26.) Read an urban fantasy novel
27.) A book published in 2000
28.) A book recommended to you by a friend
29.) Read an author's debut novel
30.) Read a book from the BBC's list of Top 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die
31.) Read a book that is over 600 pages
32.) Read a book by Isaac Asimov
33.) Read a book with the word 'Star' in the title
34.) Read a book about a historical figure (fiction or non-fiction)
35.) Read a book about an assassin
36.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Level 4
37.) Book 1 of a Trilogy
38.) Book 2 of a Trilogy
39.) Book 3 of a Trilogy
40.) Read a book from NPR's favorite books of 2019
41.) Read a novel by an author using a pseudonym
42.) Read a graphic novel
43.) A book with a season in the title
44.) Read a book with exactly four words in the title
45.) Read a book about a writer (real or fictional)
46.) Read a book with a title that rhymes
47.) A book by an author named Elizabeth/Beth or a variant
48.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Level 5
49.) Read a motivational/inspirational book
50.) Read a book with two or more authors
51.) Read a book by John Creasey
52.) Read a book published in 1980
53.) Read a "rags to riches" story
54.) Read a book with an occupation in the title
55.) Read a book about travel or that involves travel
56.) A book that takes place in outer space/another planet
57.) Read a book that starts with the letter J
58.) Read a book that takes place in the Middle East or is inspired by Middle Eastern Culture
59.) Read a book about a video game or virtual reality
60.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Bring on the reading challenges, part I and part II
And, of course, THE MASTER LIST OF READING CHALLENGES :-D
I want to do all of them!!!
Also, it's rude not to.
2020 Read Around the World
read a book written by an author from or set in a country starting with each letter of the alphabet.
The site has a list of countries starting with each letter of the alphabet :-)
Read Around The World in 2020 - Build Your Library
Read a translated book
Read a book based on your ancestry
Read a memoir or biography about a person from a country you have always wanted to visit
Read a travelogue
Read a book set in North America
Read a book set in Central America
Read a book set in South America
Read a book set in Europe
Read a book set in the Middle East
Read a book set in Northern or Northeastern Asia
Read a book set in Southern or Southeastern Asia
Read a book set in Africa
Read a book set in Australia/Oceania
Read historical fiction from an Eastern Hempisphere country
Read a story about refugees
Read poetry from a country not your own
Read a book of (or based on) fairy tales or folklore from a culture not your own
Read a book about an indigenous people group
Read a book that takes place in more than one country
Read a book about royalty
Read a book with a flag on the cover
Read a book set in a country that no longer exists on the current map
Read a book written in your language that has a foreign word in the title
Read a book that takes place at sea
Read a book with the name of a country in the title
Read a book that revolves around a holiday that you do not celebrate
Read a book that revolves around a holiday that you do not celebrate
Read a book about the immigrant experience
Read a book about a revolution
Read a book that includes a map
Read a book about food or cooking
Read a book written by a renowned author from a country not your own
Read a book about ocean lfie
Read an ownvoices book about a minority group from a country not your own
Read a non-fiction graphic novel that takes place in a country not your own
Read a book that has won an award
Read a book that is considered a classic from a country not your own
Read a book written by a person of color
Read a historical fantasy book
Read a book about a famous person from a country not your own
Read a book about space travel
2020 Diversify Your Reading Challenge
JANUARY: Historical Fiction
FEBRUARY: Romance
(now, interesting here is that "romance" as literature has nothing to do with romance novels...)
MARCH: Self-Help/How To
APRIL: Young Adult
MAY: Science Fiction
JUNE: Non-Fiction (This, actually, too could be something different than most people think...)
JULY: Suspense/Thriller
AUGUST: Contemporary Fiction (do they mean literary fiction?)
SEPTEMBER: True Crime
OCTOBER: Fantasy
NOVEMBER: Memoir & Autobiography
DECEMBER: Mystery
I would add a real diversifying element to this: if your favorite genre is on this list, exchange it to your least favorite genre. With one distinction - my least favorite genre is slasher/splatter/bodyhorror/sadism and I will never read anything like that ever again. I'm still having nightmares about the cat abuse they had in Kafka On The Beach. Brrr... but there's plenty of genres I'm not interested in the least, like sport and military fiction.
But, seriously, choose genres you have never read, to REALLY diversify your reading, to make it challenging.
Uncorked 2020 Reading Challenge
Book That Changes Your World Perspective
Book Set In Iceland
Popular Mulan Retelling
International Indie Novel
Book Set In One Of The 50 States
Summer Book Perfect For The Beach
A Book Set In Your Upcoming or Bucket List Travel Destination
Women In Translation Read
WWII Historical Fiction
International Creepy Classic
A Cookbook To Inspire New Cuisine
Hygge Book
52 books in 52 weeks
A Reading Challenge for 2020
Several lists of books to read. Don't get upset about not being able to choose. Just give these books a try and if you don't like them, it's OK to DNF them. (Remember the 100 pages requirement - if the book hasn't caught you in the first 100 pages, just stop reading. There's too many books in the world that do, to give any time or attention to books that don't.)
The first challenge, around the world, has books from
Nigeria
Syria
Japan
South Africa
Zambia
England
Australia
Thailand
Senegal
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
China
Croatia
Germany
Egypt
France
Ireland
Colombia
Poland
Portugal
India
Kenya
Spain
Jamaica
Myanmar
Russia
Mexico
Panama
Cuba
Brazil
Ghana
Norway
Now, if you DNF one book, try to replace it with another book from the same country, or a neighboring country not on the list.
The banned books list (click to see more) is here
(I have read 39%, maybe more, but this time I just checked the books that I actually remember what they are about :-D)
2020 Logophile Reading Challenge by Linz the bookworm and Songs-Tress
Level 1
1.) Read a book with a title that starts with a "W"
2.) A book you got for under $3
3.) A book with a blue cover
4.) Read a book by your favorite author
5.) A book with the word "Light" in the title
6.) A book that is set in the future
7.) A book from Project Gutenberg
8.) Read a book of short stories or a novella
9.) Read a book you've had on your "to be read" shelf for more than a year
10.) Read a book that takes place in winter
11.) Reread a book you have recommended to a friend
12.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Level 2
13.) A book under 400 pages
14.) Read a book by Julie Garwood
15.) Read a classic fairy tale
16.) Read a retelling of the classic fairy tale
17.) Read a suspense or horror book
18.) A book you got for free (gift, found or book exchange)
19.) Read a book with a building on the cover
20.) Read a historical fiction from the World War II-era
21.) Read a book that was turned into a movie or tv show
22.) A book by an author named James/Jim or a variant
23.) Read a book recommended on your local library's website
24.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Level 3
25.) A book with the word "book" in the title
26.) Read an urban fantasy novel
27.) A book published in 2000
28.) A book recommended to you by a friend
29.) Read an author's debut novel
30.) Read a book from the BBC's list of Top 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die
31.) Read a book that is over 600 pages
32.) Read a book by Isaac Asimov
33.) Read a book with the word 'Star' in the title
34.) Read a book about a historical figure (fiction or non-fiction)
35.) Read a book about an assassin
36.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Level 4
37.) Book 1 of a Trilogy
38.) Book 2 of a Trilogy
39.) Book 3 of a Trilogy
40.) Read a book from NPR's favorite books of 2019
41.) Read a novel by an author using a pseudonym
42.) Read a graphic novel
43.) A book with a season in the title
44.) Read a book with exactly four words in the title
45.) Read a book about a writer (real or fictional)
46.) Read a book with a title that rhymes
47.) A book by an author named Elizabeth/Beth or a variant
48.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Level 5
49.) Read a motivational/inspirational book
50.) Read a book with two or more authors
51.) Read a book by John Creasey
52.) Read a book published in 1980
53.) Read a "rags to riches" story
54.) Read a book with an occupation in the title
55.) Read a book about travel or that involves travel
56.) A book that takes place in outer space/another planet
57.) Read a book that starts with the letter J
58.) Read a book that takes place in the Middle East or is inspired by Middle Eastern Culture
59.) Read a book about a video game or virtual reality
60.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Bring on the reading challenges, part I and part II
And, of course, THE MASTER LIST OF READING CHALLENGES :-D
I want to do all of them!!!
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