Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Reading challenges for 2022, part I

And we'll start with the 2022 PopSugar Reading Challenge

A book published in 2022
Book of Night by Holly Black 
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne 
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd 
Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor 
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

A book set on a plane, train, or a cruise ship
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
Violet by S.J.I. Holliday

A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

A book with a tiger on the cover or in the title
The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

A sapphic book
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth 
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey 
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

A book by Latinx author
Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore 
Lobizona by Romina Garber 

A book with an onomatopoeia in the title
Bats Sing, Mice Giggle by Karen Shanor, Jagmeet Kanwal
Under the Whispering Door T.J. Klune 

A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu 
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

A book about a "found family"
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce found family
Vicious by V.E.Schwab
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki
The Civilization of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutar
The Arrogance of Faith by Forrest G. Wood
The Women of Plums by Dolores Kendrick
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

A #BookTok recommendation
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao 

A book about the afterlife
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R.Pan
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J.Hackwith

A book set in the 1980s
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix 
The Confession by Jessie Burton
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
The Puzzle Women by Anna Ellory

A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang

A book by a Pacific Islander author
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
Telesa: The Covenant Keeper by Lani Wendt Young

A book about witches
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
Magic Lessons / The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022
Killing Floor by Lee Child
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

A romance novel by a BIPOC author
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

A book that takes place during your favorite season
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
The Velvet Fox by Catherine Fisher

A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
This cannot be chosen before I know which is my "previous read" :-D
Right now it would be Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, so some books from my to be read list that start with N are
Nefertiti's Heart by A.W.Exley
Nation by Terry Pratchett
The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
Nobody's Home by Tim Powers

A book about a band or musical group
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton

A book with a character on the ACE spectrum
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan 
The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz 

A book with a recipe in it
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 
Death on the Limpopo by Sally Andrew

A book you can read in one sitting
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

A book about a secret
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

A book with a misleading title
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
The City & the City by China Miéville
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

A book set during a holiday
Greenglass House by Kate Milford 
The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale
Lammas Night by Katherine Kurtz

A different book by an author you read in 2021
The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 
Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston

A book with the name of a board game in the title (?)
Red Rising by Pierce Brown 
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 

A book featuring a man-made disaster
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

*A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page

A social horror book
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

A book set in Victorian times
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
The Conductors by Nicole Glover
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
The Star Thief by Lindsey Becker

*A book you know nothing about
I suppose I'll pick one when the time comes :-D

A book about gender identity
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta 
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi 

A book featuring a party
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier 

An #OwnVoices SFF book
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse 
Jade City by Fonda Lee
Reverie by Ryan La Sala 

A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past PopSugar Reading Challenge
A book that shares a title with a movie or a TV show but is unrelated to it
The Black Swan by Mercedes Lackey, retelling of the ballet, and Black Swan 2002 Australian movie about real black swans.

ADVANCED

A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi 
The Phoenix and the Mirror by Avram Davidson
Silver Mirrors A.A. Aguirre (2nd book in series, 1st is Bronze Gods)

A book that features two languages
Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest by Wayne Gerard Trotman

A book with a palindromic title
Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
Madam by Phoebe Wynne

A duology
Raybearer / Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
Spint the Dawn / Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim
The Talisman / Black House by Stephen King
Raven's Shadow / Raven's Strike by Patricia Briggs
The Hazel Wood / The Night Country by Melissa Albert

A book about someone leading a double life
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon 
The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht

A book featuring a parallel reality
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

A book with two POVs
The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
The Incarnations by Susan Barker
The Binding by Bridget Collins

Two books set in twin towns (sister cities)
Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack (Kyiv) 
Johanna Sinisalo; Ukkoshuilu (Tampere)



The 2022 #ReadICT Challenge 

1. A book by a debut author 

2. A book with a cover you like 

3. A book that intimidates you 

4. A book about a culture or topic you’re unfamiliar with 

5. A middle-grade or teen book 

6. A book based on mythology or folktales 

7. Reread a favorite book 

8. A book set at sea or on the beach 

9. An immigration story 

10. A genre-blending book 

11. A book that deals with mental illness 

12. A book by an author visiting Wichita or hosted remotely by a Wichita organization 


Around the Year in 52 Books 2022

1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience, or the mind
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2
10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
11. A book from the historical fiction genre
12. A book related to glass
13. A book about a woman in STEM
14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
15. A book without a person on the cover
16. A book related to Earth Day
17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
22. A book with a Jewish character or author
23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
24. A book related to inclement weather
25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1
27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
29. A book set on or near a body of water
30. A book related to mythology
31. A book published at least 10 years ago
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
33. The next book in a series
34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
38. A book by a Latin American author
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
41. A book with a theme of food or drink
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
43. A book set in a small town or rural area
44. A book with gothic elements
45. A book related to a game
46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
47. A book with handwriting on the cover
48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
51. A book published in 2022
52. A book with a time-related word in the title



Read a biography of an author you admire.

Read a book set in a bookstore.

Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list.
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma.

Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.

Read a nonfiction YA comic.

Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40.

Read a classic written by a POC.

Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest.
World Without End by Ken Follett 

Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+).
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character.
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz 

Read an entire poetry collection.

Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author.

Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book).
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital).

Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes.

Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary.
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard

Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice.

Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author.

Read an award-winning book from the year you were born.

Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth.

Read a history about a period you know little about.

Read a book by a disabled author.

Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!


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