really, these lists are enough to choke a cow...
Now, this is not a reading challenge, though if it was, it would really be challenging, as most people do not read a book a day... but you could do a buddy read - you list these things, and then read each other's lists:
Reading challenge for beginners by Picking Daisies
A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
A book with one of the 5 Ws in the title (who, what, when, why, where)
A book by an author whose name contains A, T, and Y
A book with a criminal character
A book written or inspired by Shakespeare
A book with a dual timeline
Book 1 of 2 books related to the same topic, genre or theme
Book 2 of 2 books related to the same topic, genre or theme
A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica - crime/mystery - religious/inspirational - Scifi/fantasy - horror)
A book featuring a historical figure
A book related to one of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig)
A book about reading, books, author/writer
A book from a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
A book with a title, subtitle, or cover related to an astronomical term
A book by an author from, or set in a Mediterranean country (Spain, Gibraltar, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco)
A book told from multiple perspectives
A speculative fiction
A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
A book featuring indigenous people
A book for a suggestion from the ATY 2019 polls that was polarizing or a close call
A book with a number in the title or on the cover
Book 1 of 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme (something old)
Book 2 of 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme (something new)
Book 3 of 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme (something borrowed)
Book 4 of 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme (something blue)
A book from the 1001 books to read before you die list (according to whom? Take any list of this kind.)
A book related to something cold
A book published before 1950
A book featuring an elderly character
A children's classic you've never read (remember, "a classic is a book the author of which have died, but it's still much read and loved today".)
A book with more than 500 pages
A book you have owned for at least a year but haven't read
A book with a person's name in the title
A psychological thriller
A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
A book set in a school or university
A book not written in traditional novel format
A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
A book you stumbled upon
A book from the 2018 GoodReads Choice Awards
A book with a monster or monstrous character
A book related to STEM
A book related in some way to a TV show/series or movie you enjoyed
A multi-generational saga
A book with a mostly black cover
A book related to food
A National Book Award finalist or winner from any year
A book written by an author from or set in "Far East"
A book that includes a journey
A book published in 2019
A book with a weird or intriguing title
This is the 2020 list:
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
9. A book that can be read in a day
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
(I'll have only 20th and 21st century here: 1901, 1907, 1913, 1931, 1933, 1949, 1951, 1973, 1979, 1987, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2017)
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers *
15. A book set in a global city
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
19. A fantasy book
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
22. A book with the major theme of survival
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
24. A book with an emotion in the title
25. A book related to the arts
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
27. A history or historical fiction
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
33. A book about a non-traditional family
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name (Ouch... That perhaps has to be Urban Fantasy and Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs, which is on my TBR list... But dang it was hard to find genres with a letter in my name! (Except, of course, romance novels. But I'd rather read urban fantasy than romance novel. Or realistic fiction, or theological fiction. Though I like Narnia books. And Shusaku Endo's Fantastic Fool, and they are both classified as theological fiction... I hate Walter Wangerin, though)
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
40. A book with a place name in the title
41. A mystery
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (I don't think those are the 10 most coveted literary prizes in the world. Nobel, Booker, Pulitzer, Hugo and Neustadt, yes, but the rest... never heard of. I covet Astrid Lindgren and Hans Andersen more, and of course the Finlandia, but that I would replace with the "most know literary prize in your country". I suggest: The Folio Prize and David Cohen Prize for Literature
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse [Pestilence (or Conquest), War, Famine and Death (or Plague)]
44. A book related to witches
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
48. A book published in 2020
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
52. A book related to time
Now, this is not a reading challenge, though if it was, it would really be challenging, as most people do not read a book a day... but you could do a buddy read - you list these things, and then read each other's lists:
Reading challenge for beginners by Picking Daisies
- A book with a color in the title
- A book from the year that you were born
- A book turned TV show you’ve seen but haven’t read
- An award-winning book
- A book based on a true story
- A self-help book
- A coming of age book
- A dystopian book
- A book written by a deceased author
- A book with one-word title
- A book more than 600 pages
- A celebrity memoir
- A book with a number in the title
- A book written by somebody under 30
- A staff pick at your favorite bookstore
- A book with a place in the title
- A book with a person’s name in the title
- A book written by a woman and features a male protagonist
- A book published in 1995
- The first book by a favorite author
A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
A book with one of the 5 Ws in the title (who, what, when, why, where)
A book by an author whose name contains A, T, and Y
A book with a criminal character
A book written or inspired by Shakespeare
A book with a dual timeline
Book 1 of 2 books related to the same topic, genre or theme
Book 2 of 2 books related to the same topic, genre or theme
A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica - crime/mystery - religious/inspirational - Scifi/fantasy - horror)
A book featuring a historical figure
A book related to one of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig)
A book about reading, books, author/writer
A book from a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
A book with a title, subtitle, or cover related to an astronomical term
A book by an author from, or set in a Mediterranean country (Spain, Gibraltar, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco)
A book told from multiple perspectives
A speculative fiction
A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
A book featuring indigenous people
A book for a suggestion from the ATY 2019 polls that was polarizing or a close call
A book with a number in the title or on the cover
Book 1 of 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme (something old)
Book 2 of 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme (something new)
Book 3 of 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme (something borrowed)
Book 4 of 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme (something blue)
A book from the 1001 books to read before you die list (according to whom? Take any list of this kind.)
A book related to something cold
A book published before 1950
A book featuring an elderly character
A children's classic you've never read (remember, "a classic is a book the author of which have died, but it's still much read and loved today".)
A book with more than 500 pages
A book you have owned for at least a year but haven't read
A book with a person's name in the title
A psychological thriller
A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
A book set in a school or university
A book not written in traditional novel format
A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
A book you stumbled upon
A book from the 2018 GoodReads Choice Awards
A book with a monster or monstrous character
A book related to STEM
A book related in some way to a TV show/series or movie you enjoyed
A multi-generational saga
A book with a mostly black cover
A book related to food
A National Book Award finalist or winner from any year
A book written by an author from or set in "Far East"
A book that includes a journey
A book published in 2019
A book with a weird or intriguing title
This is the 2020 list:
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
9. A book that can be read in a day
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
(I'll have only 20th and 21st century here: 1901, 1907, 1913, 1931, 1933, 1949, 1951, 1973, 1979, 1987, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2017)
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers *
15. A book set in a global city
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
19. A fantasy book
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
22. A book with the major theme of survival
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
24. A book with an emotion in the title
25. A book related to the arts
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
27. A history or historical fiction
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
33. A book about a non-traditional family
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name (Ouch... That perhaps has to be Urban Fantasy and Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs, which is on my TBR list... But dang it was hard to find genres with a letter in my name! (Except, of course, romance novels. But I'd rather read urban fantasy than romance novel. Or realistic fiction, or theological fiction. Though I like Narnia books. And Shusaku Endo's Fantastic Fool, and they are both classified as theological fiction... I hate Walter Wangerin, though)
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
40. A book with a place name in the title
41. A mystery
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (I don't think those are the 10 most coveted literary prizes in the world. Nobel, Booker, Pulitzer, Hugo and Neustadt, yes, but the rest... never heard of. I covet Astrid Lindgren and Hans Andersen more, and of course the Finlandia, but that I would replace with the "most know literary prize in your country". I suggest: The Folio Prize and David Cohen Prize for Literature
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse [Pestilence (or Conquest), War, Famine and Death (or Plague)]
44. A book related to witches
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
48. A book published in 2020
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
52. A book related to time
* check out Joey's list of 51 Famous Female Authors who made the world beautiful with their writings
A wonderful list! Well worth reading these authors :-)
A wonderful list! Well worth reading these authors :-)
1 comment:
Hi, Joey!
I read about 200 books last year, this year the count is about 50. Not a good reading year for me. I tend to consume about a book a day for a couple of months, and then nothing. I don't think I'll read much more this year... :-(
I love your list! Thank you for doing the work, and sharing it! :-)
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