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Q3 - Summer Games
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Summer Games Challenge!
I'm very excited to lead this quarterly challenge, and keep track of everyone's progress throughout the upcoming three months. I hope we all have fun.
Best of luck to everyone who joins the challenge :)
Have fun and happy reading!
✍️ How to participate:
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Update to msg #xx: (current progress)/(challenge goal)
❖ Should you decide to drop out of the challenge, please don’t delete your original sign-up post. Just update and let me know. You may also edit your original post to say {redacted} if you wish. Thank you kindly!
❖ If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to ask me or check out this FAQ thread.
The official poster for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, by illustrator Ugo Gattoni.
In an inclusive approach, Paris 2024 has opted for a pair of posters that complement each other. The Paris 2024 posters were created in conjunction with French illustrator Ugo Gattoni. One poster celebrates the Summer Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (from July 26 to August 11), and the other announces the event reserved for disabled athletes (from August 28 to September 8).When juxtaposed, the two merge into a single image, which depicts a fantasy city that also serves as a gigantic stadium, within which sit the capital’s monuments, symbols of France, various Paris 2024 competition venues and several different sports and key figures.
UGO GATTONI / PARIS 2024
UGO GATTONI / PARIS 2024
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Participants:
🏅 🥇 🏅 🥈 🏅 🥉 🏅🤎 Bronze Medalists: (=Signed-up)
Brianna → 0/10
Caraina → 0/30
Gwen → 0/15
Jenn → 0/50
Lisa → 0/10
Lori → 0/8
Regina → 0/10
Sarah → 0/14
Saravzee → 0/10
Shalini → 0/5
Suzanne → 0/10
🩶 Silver Medalists: (= In Progress)
Anshika → 2/10
Beth → 31/75
Lilili → 9/10
Lisa Marie → 6/10
Sahira → 7/5
Theresa → 4/6
💛 Gold Medalists: (= Challenge Completed)
🥇 Sheila → 43/20
🥇 Gail W → 11/10
🥇 Ciara → 25/25
🏆 Karin → 12/9
🏆 Denise → 18/18
🏆 Ursula → 5/5
🏆 Amy → 12/10
🏆 Janine → 16/15
🏆 Rachael → 8/8
🏆 Shari → 10/10
🏆 Anna → 5/5
🏆 Chalmation → 6/6
🏆 Iton → 15/15
🏆 JennH → 15/10
🏆 Allie → 17/15
🏆 TerryJane → 58/20
🏆 Carmen → 22/20
🏆 Whitney → 12/12
🏆 Lucy → 15/15
🏆 Diane → 19/15
🏆 Laurie → 15/10
🏆 Lina → 8/7
Updated until msg #192
Oh gosh, the very, extremely unrealistic way I want to go for all the years 😅 I'm considering of going for countries instead though. Does 21 in 3 months sound plausible? I mean, it's seven per month....I guess, I still have 3 more days to figure something out.
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Since I won't be reading anything associated with this challenge in July, nor the better part of August, I've decided to go for 10. Nice round number, that should be achievable in one month and a half... why not.
I'm really pleased to see this challenge came to fruition, thanks Lisa!Sign me up for 15 :)
Janine wrote: "I'm really pleased to see this challenge came to fruition, thanks Lisa!Sign me up for 15 :)"
Me too! You'll have to share your experiences when you return from Paris!
Welcome to the challenge 😊
Sheila from NC, under “house arrest” with some health issues, and ready for this fun challenge. I’m going for 20 books
I'm not really a sports person unless reading marathons count? 🤓 I do like watching a bit of the Olympics thoughPlease sign me up for 8 books.
COMPLETED: 8/8
✔️ 1896 Athens, Greece: Ariadne (set in Greece) finished 7 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ 1908 London, United Kingdom: The Shadow in the Glass (set in London) finished 19 July, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ 1932 Los Angeles, United States of America: One for My Enemy (author lives in Los Angeles) finished 6 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ 1956 Melbourne, Australia: Terciel and Elinor (author was born in Melbourne) finished 24 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ 1976 Montreal, Canada: Spellslinger (author was born in Montreal) finished 17 September, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ 1984 New York, United States: Escaping from Houdini (main characters are travelling to New York) finished 2 September, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ 2008 Beijing, China: Fire Study (published in 2008) finished 21 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Stalking Jack the Ripper (published in 2016) finished 26 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rachael wrote: "I'm not really a sports person unless reading marathons count? 🤓"I mean....reading marathons kind of lack the physicality, but on the other hand, they are kind of competitive, require skills, such as strategic thinking, and unwavering focus, and you have to hydrate throughout, so.... 😀
I'm going to go for 10 books. SUMMER GAMES
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Progress: 10 / 10 - COMPLETE
Published in 2020: The Nesting Dolls
Published in 2012: Montana Love Letter
Set in Paris: The Paris Housekeeper
Rowing: The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare
Published in 2020: The Summer House
Published in 2024: The Day Tripper
Published in 2024: The Museum of Lost Quilts
Published in 1980: The Twits
Set in New York: The Hours Count
Published in 2012: Lakeside Family
Surfing: At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
🥇 SUMMER GAMES - Quarterly ChallengeDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2024
Progress: 58/20
Sports
Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion 🏅
🥇 Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian, My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph🏅
🥇 Limitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance 🏅
Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games 🏅
Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Aim High 🏅
🥇 Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life 🏅
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court 🏅
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 The Cabin in the Woods character canoes to get supplies 🏅
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 The Double Bind 📔
🥇 Flipped for Murder 🏅
🥇 Speaking from Among the Bones 📔
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Striking Distance 🏅
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
🥇 Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith 🏅
🥇 Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance 🏅
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
🥇 Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team 🏅
Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 🏅
🥇 The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph 🏅
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 GIMP: When Life Deals You a Crappy Hand, You Can Fold - or You Can Play 🏅
Shooting 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Freefall riflery 🏅
Surfing 🏃♂️
🥇 Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board🏅
Wrestling 🏃♂️
🥇 Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold 🏅
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
🥇 The Body Snatcher and Other Stories 📅
1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
🥇 All the Flowers in Paris 📍
1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
🥇 The Little Wartime Library 📍
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
🥇 The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner 📍
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
🥇 Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens And Hitler's Olympics 🏅📍
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
🥇 Ghost Forest 📍
🥇 Black Cake 📍
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Tales from the Café 📍
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
🥇 Where There Was Fire 📅
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
🥇 Failure Is Not an Option 📅
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
🥇 The Upstairs Room 📅
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
🥇 Peach Blossom Spring 📅
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
🥇 The House on Mango Street 📅
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
🥇 The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me 📍
🥇 Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life 📍
🥇 The Lincoln Highway 📍
🥇 Latte Trouble 📍
🥇 Murder Most Frothy 📍
🥇 Come On In 📍
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
🥇 Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith 📅
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 The Kite Fighters 📍
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Thyme of Death 📅
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Schindler’s List 📍
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Through the Grinder 📅
🥇 Pick Your Poison 📅
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Hooked on Murder 📅
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 How the Penguins Saved Veronica 📅
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 📅
🥇 Fishing With Tardelli 📍
🥇 Burn Baby Burn 📅
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
🥇 The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany 📅
🥇 In Five Years 📅 (also New York)
🥇 The Boy in the Red Dress 📅
🥇 The Henna Wars 📅
🥇 Red Hood 📅
🥇 This Is My America 📅
🥇 His & Hers 📅
🏅 sport/athlete connection
📔 cover art connection
📅 publish/setting date connection
📍 author/setting place connection
TerryJane wrote: "Hi, Lisa! I am in for at least 20 based on athletes and sports. Like Rachael, I'm not much of a sports person, but I love a triumphant underdog story, and my picks include a lot of those! I may add..."I love playing sports, and watching sports - reading about them.... not so much.
It looks as though you've got a great selection ready to go, TerryJane!
Welcome to the challenge, and good luck with your reading :)
Welcome, Sheila and Shari! Looking forward to seeing what you'll be reading! 😊
My goal is 6 books. Progress: 4/6✔The Flatshare - London setting (Aug. 8)
✔Lily and the Octopus - Los Angeles setting (Jul. 18)
✔Death on the Green - Golf (Sep. 19)
✔Sandwich (Aug. 31) - published 2024 (Aug. 31)
I am joining for 7, thanks! 🏄♀️ Summer Games - Quarterly Challenge 🏄♀️
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2024
🏄♀️ Progress: 8/7 🏄♀️ - COMPLETED!
Celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris with an exciting reading challenge that merges the thrill of Olympic sports, the rich history of host cities, and notable years of the Games. This challenge offers a unique way to explore different sports and cultures while engaging with historical contexts.
Read books that connect to the sports featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the host cities, or the years in which the Games were held. You can choose to focus on one category or combine them for a more enriching experience.
Tracking the books I read in my corner
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Sign me up for 15 please!15/15 Challenge Complete
Sports List
Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽
☑️Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽 The Running Dream
Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
☑️Boxing 🏃♂️ The Knockout Queen
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
Equestrian 🏃♂️👩🦽
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Field hockey 🏃♂️
Football 🏃♂️👩🦽
Goalball 👩🦽
Golf 🏃♂️
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
☑️Shooting 🏃♂️👩🦽 These Silent Woods
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️
Surfing 🏃♂️
☑️Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽 The Unexpected Everything
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
☑️1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️ All the Light We Cannot See
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
☑️1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️ Lily and the Octopus
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
☑️1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️ Red, White & Royal Blue
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
☑️1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽 Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
☑️1984 New York, United States 👩🦽 Game
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
☑️1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽 XOXO
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
☑️2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽 The Princess Diaries
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
☑️2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽 The Knife of Never Letting Go
☑️2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽 Days of Blood & Starlight
☑️2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽 A Thousand Boy Kisses
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
☑️2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽 The Best Way to Bury Your Husband
***Completed!
Progress: 10/10
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1) 2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽---> Mattino e sera, published in 2000
2) 2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽---> Che cosa fa la gente tutto il giorno?, published in 2020
3) 1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️---> Agatha Raisin e l'insopportabile ficcanaso, partially set in London
4/5) 1984 New York, United States 👩🦽--->
a) La carta da parati gialla e altri racconti, partially set in New York
b) La nursery, completely set in New York
6) 1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️ ---> Brucia tutte le mie lettere, partially set in Stockholm
7/8/9/10) 2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽--->
a) La strada sulla costa, published in 2024
b) Non c'è un cane
c) La cerimonia della vita
d) A Most Agreeable Murder
Hola!Count me in, please
Beautiful posters, Lisa! 😍
PROGRESS: 22/20
Sports List
Aquatics 🏊♀️ Los nadadores✔️
Athletics 🏃♂️La soledad del corredor de fondo✔️
Cycling 🚲A toda máquina: De Irlanda a la India en bicicleta✔️
Football ⚽️El fútbol a sol y sombra✔️
Rowing 🚣♂️ Remando como un solo hombre✔️
Tennis 🎾El regreso de Carrie Soto✔️
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
❎️1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
El conde de Montecristo (Paris)✔️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
❎️1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
El final del affaire (London)✔️
❎️1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
Una jaula de oro (Stockholm)✔️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
❎️1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
El retrato de una dama (Rome)✔️
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
❎️1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
A Bit of Singing and Dancing (1976)✔️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
❎️1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
La trilogía de Nueva York ( New York)✔️
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
❎️1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
El manuscrito perdido de El principito (Barcelona)✔️
❎️1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
Los enamoramientos (Madrid)✔️
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
❎️2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
It Must Be Love (2000)✔️
❎️2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
Perfect for the Beach (2004)✔️
❎️2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
A Rule Against Murder (2008)✔️
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Beijing)✔️
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
❎️2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
Three Men and a Maybe (2016)✔️
❎️2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
Los aerostatos (2020)✔️
La liebre con ojos de ámbar: Una herencia oculta (Tokyo)✔️
❎️2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽
Castigo (2024)✔️
8/3 I have read 18 books since this challenge started and not one has matched any of the dates needed. Because I'm having eye surgeries in August and my reading will slow way down, I've decided to drop out of this challenge. It just wasn't meant to be!
I'd like to join for 10 books, and I'll be focusing on publishing dates :)
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Welcome everyone! I'm so excited to start this challenge, and see my TBR list grow even more 😀
The participant's list is now up-to-date, and everyone has been added.
Out of curiosity, how do you go about choosing what you'll be reading for a challenge like this, which has many entry-points? Do you do research all the options? - If you're focusing on the sports list: is it based on interest or popularity, or a mix of both?
- If you're going by cities/countries: why that precise location?
- If you're going by the years: Is there a particular significance to the choice, or is it more of a blind choosing?
I'm in for 30 SUMMER GAMES
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Read books that connect to the sports featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the host cities, or the years in which the Games were held. You can choose to focus on one category or combine them for a more enriching experience.
Examples:
Swimming - Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion
Set in Tokyo - Norwegian Wood
Set in 1912 - Fateful
Published in 1964 - A Moveable Feast
Completed: 0/30
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽
Please sign me up for 10 to start. Challenge completed⭐ Completed: 11 / 10
⭐ 1. Aquatics: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (video games highlighted use swimming extensively in the programs)
⭐ 45. London, UK: Hollow Man
⭐ 47. Madrid, Spain: partial location: The Last Hope: A Maggie Hope Mystery
⭐ 54. Paris, France: partial location: The Dogs and the Wolves
⭐ 56. Rome, Italy: partial location: Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
⭐ 84. 1984: Publication year: The House on Mango Street
⭐ 86. 1992: Publication year: The Moon Lady
⭐ 88. 2000: Publication year: A Cowrie of Hope
⭐ 89. 2004: Publication year: The Book of Proper Names
⭐ 93. 2020: Publication year: Intimations
⭐ 94. 2024: Publication year: A Talent for Murder
I'm excited about this one! Please sign me up for 15. Goal: 19/15
Read books set in:
🇺🇸 New York, United States (1984)
Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters
Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar
Our Missing Hearts, Celeste Ng
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez, Claire Jiménez
🇷🇺 Moscow, Soviet Union (Russian Federation) (1980)
A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
🇫🇷 Paris, France (1900, 1924, 2024)
Gourmet Rhapsody, Muriel Barbery
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery
🇬🇧 London, England (1908, 1948, 2012)
Possession, A.S. Byatt
How to Solve Your Own Murder, Kristen Perrin
The Husbands, Holly Gramazio
The Running Grave, Robert Galbraith
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1928)
The Miniaturist, Jessie Burton
The House of Fortune, Jessie Burton
🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea (1988)
The Plotters, Kim Un-Su
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden (1912, 1956)
The Hypnotist, Lars Kepler
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain (1992)
The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan (1964, 2020)
The Guest Cat, Takashi Hiraide
Butter, Asako Yuzuki
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico (1968)
Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Lisa wrote: "Oh gosh, the very, extremely unrealistic way I want to go for all the years 😅 I'm considering of going for countries instead though. Does 21 in 3 months sound plausible? I mean, it's seven per mont..."Me too Lisa! I love year-based challenges, but there's no way I could get through all those years in one quarter. 😁 I will go for countries or cities too.
I'm in for 75 books. I have no idea yet how I'll mix up the options.Update: 131
Final update: 58/75 post 193
Published in 2020
1. The Curator (Washington Poe, #3) by M.W. Craven
2. Til Death Do Us Part by Daniel Hurst
3. One by One by Ruth Ware
4. One by One by Freida McFadden
5. American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson
6. Cut Short (Washington Poe, #3.5) by M.W. Craven
Equestrian
7. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
8. Riders (Rutshire Chronicles, #1) by Jilly Cooper
Set in London
9. Waiting for Wednesday (Frieda Klein, #3) by Nicci French
10. Blood for Blood (Ziba MacKenzie, #1) by Victoria Selman
11. Nothing to Lose (Ziba MacKenzie, #2) by Victoria Selman
12. Thursday's Child (Frieda Klein, #4) by Nicci French
13. It's in His Kiss (Bridgertons, #7) by Julia Quinn
14. Snakes and Ladders (Ziba MacKenzie, #3) by Victoria Selman
15. Friday on My Mind (Frieda Klein, #5) by Nicci French
Published in 2016
16. Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison
17. The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1) by Dot Hutchison
18. The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) by Jane Harper
19. The Ipswich Bus by Robbie Franklin
20. Bind Me (Capture Me, #2) by Anna Zaires
21. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
22. And Then the Sky Exploded by David A. Poulsen
23. The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha
Published in 2024
24. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
25. Broken Bayou by Jennifer Moorhead
26. Funny Story by Emily Henry
27. The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
28. The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
Fencing
29. Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry
Athletics (Track & Field)
30. Dracula: But The Count Runs Half Marathons by Dick Cody Heese
Shooting
31. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
32. Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
33. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Set in New York City
34. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
35. The Last Drop of Hemlock (Nightingale Mysteries, #2) by Katharine Schellman
36. Roses of May (The Collector, #2) by Dot Hutchison
37. Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1) by Rex Stout
38. Bloody Ten by William F. Love
39. Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel
40. Day (The Night Trilogy, #3) by Elie Wiesel
41. Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney
42. Irish Car Bomb (The Erin O'Reilly Mysteries, #2) by Steven Henry
43. The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) by Lauren Weisberger
44. The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3) by Katharine Schellman
Set in Atlanta
45. Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler
Published in 2000
46. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
47. The Sea Road by Margaret Elphinstone
Published in 1996
48. Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer (Mrs. Pollifax, #12) by Dorothy Gilman
49. Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov
Published in 1932
50. Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) by Agatha Christie
Published in 1972
51. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (Fudge, #2) by Judy Blume
Published in 1984
52. Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9) by Ellis Peters
Published in 1988
53. Rivals (Rutshire Chronicles #2) by Jilly Cooper
Published in 1992
54. The Dogs of Riga (Wallander, #2) by Henning Mankell
Published in 2004
55. With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Womans Right to Vote by Ann Bausum
56. Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) by C.J. Sansom
Published in 2008
57. The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9) by Alexander McCall Smith
58. Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel
Diane wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Oh gosh, the very, extremely unrealistic way I want to go for all the years 😅 I'm considering of going for countries instead though. Does 21 in 3 months sound plausible? I mean, it's s..."Me too! We had an "Every Year" year-long challenge a few years back, that was all about reading books from every year since the year you where born. Man I loved that challenge so much!
Country -based challenges are also a favorite here - I always feel like I discover amazing literature from countries I wouldn't otherwise have come across, or gravitate toward without the incentive.
Good luck with your challenge! Looking forward to seeing what countries/cities you'll be picking 😊
Welcome to this challenge, Caraina, Denise, Gail, Diane, and Beth! I'm so excited to get this Games Challenge started with all of you 😊
I'll add all the newcomers to the participant's list tomorrow (I'm too beat right now after a camping sleepover 😴)
I hope you're all having a phenomenal weekend!
We have three months for this, so I will go big & aim for 25 books. I will probably rely on the United States HEAVILY, but I'll branch out & get specific as much as I possibly can!
Hello! I want to join. :)I hope to do more but I'm in for 5 books.
7/5 books completed
New York - Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy
London - The Whitechapel Fiend
Setting 2008 - The Lost Herondale
Setting 1984 - The Evil We Love
Published 2020 - The Lost Book of the White
Published 2024 - The Tainted Cup
Setting 2012 - The Land I Lost
I'm in for 6.6/6
Challenge Complete
1908 London, United Kingdom
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Joseph Rouletabille #2)
1948 London, United Kingdom
Richard III
1984 New York, United States
Flowers for Algernon
2012 London, United Kingdom
I Have a Secret (Sloane Monroe #3)
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Communion of Saints (John Ray #3)
✔️ 2024 Paris, France
Eruption
I would love to go for 24 but realistically, I think I'll shoot for 10.15/10
SUMMER GAMES
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Sports List
Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽
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Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
Boxing 🏃♂️
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
Equestrian 🏃♂️👩🦽
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Field hockey 🏃♂️
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Goalball 👩🦽
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Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️
Surfing 🏃♂️
Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
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1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
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1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
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1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
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1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
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1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
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2024 Reading ChallengeQ3- Summer Games
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Progress: 10 out of 10
Celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris with an exciting reading challenge that merges the thrill of Olympic sports, the rich history of host cities, and notable years of the Games. This challenge offers a unique way to explore different sports and cultures while engaging with historical contexts.
Examples:
Swimming- Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion
Set in Tokyo Norwegian Wood
Set in 1912 Fateful
Published in 1964 A Moveable Feast
Read books that connect to the sports featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the host cities, or the years in which the Games were held. You can choose to focus on one category or combine them for a more enriching experience.
Let the challenge leader know how many books you would like to read. Have fun!
Sports List
Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽
Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
Boxing 🏃♂️
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
Equestrian 🏃♂️👩🦽
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Field hockey 🏃♂️
Football 🏃♂️👩🦽
Goalball 👩🦽
Golf 🏃♂️
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
Shooting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️
Surfing 🏃♂️
Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️= Galatea by Madeline Miller - **** - 8/1/2024 - 27 Pages
1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️= The Very First Damned Thing by Jodi Taylor - ***** - 7/5/2024 - 74 Pages - Set in London
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️= Perfect Strangers by J.T. Geissinger - *** - 8/22/2024 - 342 Pages - Set in Paris
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️= How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin - **** - 7/26/2024 - 368 Pages - Set in London
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽= The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee - **** - 4/21/2025 - 304 Pages
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽= Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle - ***** - 7/5/2024 - 270 Pages - Published 2004
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽= Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages - Set in London
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽= Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within by Chade-Meng Tan - **** - 7/5/2024 - 272 Pages
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽= Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson - ***** - 7/23/2024 - 256 Pages - Published 2020
2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽= Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 8/2/2024 - 432 Pages - Published 2024
I will try for 10!12/10-- Challenge Complete
Sports List
Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽
Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
Boxing 🏃♂️
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Field hockey 🏃♂️
Football 🏃♂️👩🦽
Goalball 👩🦽
Golf 🏃♂️
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️
Surfing 🏃♂️
Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽
And so it begins.... It's July ☀️
Welcome everyone to the challenge! Everybody should be added now, but let me know if I've missed anything 😊
I want wish you all the best of luck with your goals. I hope you have lots of fun exploring the Olympic Games through the years, whether your focus is on the sports, the years, the host cities, or a mismatch of all the above. 😊
Happy reading!
Sign me up for 14 books14/14-COMPLETED
✅Swimming - Swimmer (10/7/24)
✅Cycling - Pedal Zombies: Thirteen Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories (9/7/24)
✅Gymnastics - Letters to a Young Gymnast (15/7/24)
✅Weightlifting - Love at First Set (27/07/24)
✅Tennis - Snoopy Features as The Tennis Ace (30/8/24)
✅Surfing - Surf Mules (29/8/24)
✅Set in New York - Leaves of Grass (31/7/24)
✅Set in Montreal - Montreal Stories (25/9/24)
✅Set in Sydney - One Little White Lie (26/9/24)
✅Set in Rome - Angels & Demons (4/9/24)
✅Published in 1992 - Welcome to Dead House (27/9/24)
✅Published in 2016 - All The Care In The World (26/8/24)
✅Published in 2020 - Wine and Dead, Another Murder (23/9/24)
✅Published in 2024 - Sutton's Cabin (28/8/24)
I am too excited for this challenge ^_^Sign me up for 10 books
PROGRESS: 2/10
Sports List
Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽
Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
Boxing 🏃♂️
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
Equestrian 🏃♂️👩🦽
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Field hockey 🏃♂️
Football 🏃♂️👩🦽
Goalball 👩🦽
Golf 🏃♂️
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
Shooting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️
Surfing 🏃♂️
Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
Published in 2000- The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse
Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
Published in 2016- Heartless
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽
Welcome, Sarah and Anshika! Best of luck with your reading throughout the month😊
0/10Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens
1900 Paris
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 The Magic Mountain
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Cold Comfort Farm
1936 Murder in Mesopotamia
1948 Intruder in the Dust
1952 Excellent Women
1956 Melbourne
1956 Stockholm
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
1968 The Day of the Scorpion
1972 The Summer Book
1972 Heidelberg
1976 Montreal
1976 Toronto
1980 Moscow
1980 Arnhem
1984 Los Angeles
1984 New York
1984 Stoke Mandeville
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1992 Madrid
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo
2024 Paris
Regina wrote: "Hi Lisa,I'd like to sign up for 10, please."
You got it, Regina! Welcome to the challenge 😊
I think this sounds like fun. I would like to sign up for 8 and I am not sure what I am going to focus on yet. Probably a mix. Thanks Lisa.Sports List
Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽
Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
Boxing 🏃♂️
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
Equestrian 🏃♂️👩🦽
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Field hockey 🏃♂️
Football 🏃♂️👩🦽
Goalball 👩🦽
Golf 🏃♂️
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
Shooting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️
Surfing 🏃♂️
Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽
Lori wrote: "I think this sounds like fun. I would like to sign up for 8 and I am not sure what I am going to focus on yet. Probably a mix. Thanks Lisa."Welcome Lori, and good luck with your reading this month ! 😊
I'm signing up late. I don't usually read books that involve sports, but am reading one where there are two members of a swim team (the protagonists) and realized that this will be easier for me to accomplish than I'd thought since I'm sure this will happen again. I'll start with a goal of 5 books.12/9
Sports List
🏃♂️Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽 Tweet Cute by Emma Lord One protagonist is on the swim team and the other on the dive team.
🏃♂️Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽 Under the Never Sky one protagonist is an archer
Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽Maniac Magee
Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
Boxing 🏃♂️
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
Equestrian 🏃♂️👩🦽
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Field hockey 🏃♂️
Football 🏃♂️👩🦽
Goalball 👩🦽
Golf 🏃♂️
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
🏃♂️Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽 A Distant Melody significant scene involving rowing
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
🏃♂️Shooting 🏃♂️👩🦽 Peace Like a River
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️ The Ersatz Elevator
Surfing 🏃♂️
Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️ Okay for Now
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
🏃♂️1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️ Paris is significant in the life of the man in this book
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
🏃♂️1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️ A Lady's Formula for Love
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
🏃♂️1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️ set in 1972 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
☀️ 1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽 Brown Girl in the Ring is set entirely in a future Toronto (speculative)
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
🏃♂️1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽An American Marriage
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽
Hmm, this is going to be something really different. I will sign up for 5 to begin with.
I will sign up for 10 books as of right now (it could be more) please and thank you!!GOAL: 6/10
Sports List ~
Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽
Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽~ RUNNING: The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren
Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
Boxing 🏃♂️
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
√ Equestrian 🏃♂️👩🦽~ The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Field hockey 🏃♂️
Football 🏃♂️👩🦽
Goalball 👩🦽
Golf 🏃♂️
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽~ The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
Shooting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️
Surfing 🏃♂️
Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️
Host Cities and Years~
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️~ SET IN LONDON: The Arnifour Affair by Gregory Harris
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
√1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️ ~ SET IN PARIS: The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
√ 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️~ A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
√ 2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽 ~ SET IN LONDON: The Heights by Louise Candlish
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽~ PUBLISHED IN 2024: Whiskey Scars by Kristi Copeland
Karin wrote: "I'm signing up late. I don't usually read books that involve sports, but am reading one where there are two members of a swim team (the protagonists) and realized that this will be easier for me to..."I'm not sure I would qualify the 4th of the month as being late in any way, Karin 😉
Also, congratulations on already having finished your first book. Here's to many more in the upcoming months.
Looking forward to seeing what you'll be reading throughout the month 😊
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Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris with an exciting reading challenge that merges the thrill of Olympic sports, the rich history of host cities, and notable years of the Games. This challenge offers a unique way to explore different sports and cultures while engaging with historical contexts.
Read books that connect to the sports featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the host cities, or the years in which the Games were held. You can choose to focus on one category or combine them for a more enriching experience.
Let the challenge leader know how many books you would like to read. Have fun!
Sports List
Aquatics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Archery 🏃♂️👩🦽
Athletics 🏃♂️👩🦽
Badminton 🏃♂️👩🦽
Basketball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Boccia 👩🦽
Boxing 🏃♂️
Breaking 🏃♂️
Canoeing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Cycling 🏃♂️👩🦽
Equestrian 🏃♂️👩🦽
Fencing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Field hockey 🏃♂️
Football 🏃♂️👩🦽
Goalball 👩🦽
Golf 🏃♂️
Gymnastics 🏃♂️
Handball 🏃♂️
Judo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Modern pentathlon 🏃♂️
Rowing 🏃♂️👩🦽
Rugby 🏃♂️👩🦽
Sailing 🏃♂️
Shooting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Skateboarding 🏃♂️
Sport climbing 🏃♂️
Surfing 🏃♂️
Table tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Taekwondo 🏃♂️👩🦽
Tennis 🏃♂️👩🦽
Triathlon 🏃♂️👩🦽
Volleyball 🏃♂️👩🦽
Weightlifting 🏃♂️👩🦽
Wrestling 🏃♂️
Host Cities and Years
1896 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️
1900 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1904 St. Louis, United States 🏃♂️
1908 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1912 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 🏃♂️
1924 Paris, France 🏃♂️
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🏃♂️
1932 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1936 Berlin, Germany 🏃♂️
1948 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️
1952 Helsinki, Finland 🏃♂️
1956 Melbourne, Australia 🏃♂️
1956 Stockholm, Sweden 🏃♂️
1960 Rome, Italy 🏃♂️👩🦽
1964 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 🏃♂️
1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 👩🦽
1972 Munich, West Germany 🏃♂️
1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 👩🦽
1976 Montreal, Canada 🏃♂️
1976 Toronto, Canada 👩🦽
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union 🏃♂️
1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 👩🦽
1984 Los Angeles, United States 🏃♂️
1984 New York, United States 👩🦽
1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom 👩🦽
1988 Seoul, South Korea 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Barcelona, Spain 🏃♂️👩🦽
1992 Madrid, Spain 👩🦽
1996 Atlanta, United States 🏃♂️👩🦽
2000 Sydney, Australia 🏃♂️👩🦽
2004 Athens, Greece 🏃♂️👩🦽
2008 Beijing, China 🏃♂️👩🦽
2012 London, United Kingdom 🏃♂️👩🦽
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🏃♂️👩🦽
2020 Tokyo, Japan 🏃♂️👩🦽
2024 Paris, France 🏃♂️👩🦽
Examples:
Swimming- Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion
Set in Tokyo Norwegian Wood
Set in 1912 Fateful
Published in 1964 A Moveable Feast
Thanks to Lisa and Janine for this challenge idea and to Lisa for leading.