Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge discussion

I always find it helpful to see what other people are thinking for the various prompts. Please share!

Below are the prompts for easy copying . . .

1. Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

0/24 ✅- Prompt Complete 🌻- Book Read -- All subject to change and some personal interpretation

1. Read a microhistory: Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list: Babel by R.F. Kuang or Bog Queen by Anna North
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author: Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina or How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns: The Bone People by Keri Hulme
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance: Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years: Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand 2015 close enough
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer: Annapurna: A Woman's Place by Arlene Blum mountain-climbing or Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race by Lara Prior-Palmer Long distance horse racing
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast: Oedipus the King by Sophocles
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character: Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi - stretching a bit - Carol Shields Prize Nominee 2025
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical: The Odyssey 2026 film
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author: Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten: Green Mountains: Walking the Caucasus with Recipes by Caroline Eden Armenia, Georgia
13. Read a nonfiction comic: The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism: Angela Carter - The Passion of New Eve or Nights at the Circus
15. Read a book by a librarian:That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones
16. Read a queer picture book: Jerome by Heart by Thomas Scotto -
Mildred L. Batchelder Award Nominee (2019)
17. Read a book about a cult or cults: The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages by Norman Cohn
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media: Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia
19. Read a book by an intersex author: The Deep by Rivers Solomon or The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
20. Read a book set in space: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell or Solaris by Stanisław Lem
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation: Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book: Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom by Grace Blakeley
23. Read a book by an African author: The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Kenya or Obligations to the Wounded: Stories by Mubanga Kalimamukwento Zambia - Carol Shields Prize nominee 2025
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat! 2016:23 - Read a play - Arcadia by Tom Stoppard

2026 Read Harder Challenge
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1. Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

1. Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

Not entirely sure I'm in . . . . though I said that this year, too!

Progress: 0/24

- 1. A microhistory
- 2. A book featured on a “best book covers” list
- 3. A YA book by a Latine author
- 4. A novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
- 5. A nonfiction book about resistance
- 6. A gothic novel published in the last ten years
- 7. A sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
- 8. A classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
- 9. A romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
- 10. A book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
- 11. A book by a d/Deaf author
- 12. A cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
- 13. A nonfiction comic
- 14. A work of magical realism or fabulism
- 15. A book by a librarian
- 16. A queer picture book
- 17. A book about a cult or cults
- 18. A nonfiction book about AI or social media
- 19. A book by an intersex author
- 20. A book set in space
- 21. A genre novel in translation
- 22. A nonviolent true crime book
- 23. A book by an African author
- 24. A prompt from previous years’ challenges

Chronological order:

1. Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list - Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris (I used this website: https://www.ibpabookaward.org/winners...)
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance - The Cost of Being Undocumented: One Woman's Reckoning with America's Inhumane Math by Alix Dick & Antero Garcia
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character - Sue Lynn Tan?
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author - True Biz by Sarah Novic or Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian - Madeleine L'Engle, Smothermoss by Alisa Alering, Bright Objects by Ruby Todd, or A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author - Rivers Solomon
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation - The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author - An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma or Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

I'm back for my sixth year!

Completed: 0/24

1. Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character

10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
O'Farrell: Hamnet <-- Here's an easy choice for me. The movie was wonderful.

11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

Here's my preliminary list!

1. Read a microhistory: Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch or Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list: Bog Queen by Anna North or Endling by Maria Reva
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author: Very Dangerous Things by Lauren Muñoz or If We Survive This by Racquel Marie
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns: Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto or The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance: The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco or By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle

6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years: Psychopomp & Circumstance by Eden Royce or If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer: Coming Home by Brittney Griner or Forward: A Memoir by Abby Wambach
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read podcast: Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie or Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character: Faebound by Saara El-Arifi or A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton or The Housemaid by Freida McFaddon

11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author: Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice by Rachel Kolb or Sounds Like Home: Growing Up Black and Deaf in the South by Mary Herring Wright
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten: Pakistan: Recipes and Stories from Home Kitchens, Restaurants, and Roadside Stands by Maryam Jillani or Ghana to the World: Recipes and Stories That Look Forward While Honoring the Past by Eric Adjepong
13. Read a nonfiction comic: Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez or Ginseng Roots: A Memoir by Craig Thompson
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism: The Volcano Daughters by Gina María Balibrera or Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
15. Read a book by a librarian: That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones or The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz

16. Read a queer picture book: Raven's Ribbons by Tasha Spillett and Daniel Ramirez or So Devin Wore a Skirt by Shireen Lalji and Lucy Fleming
17. Read a book about a cult or cults: The True Happiness Company: How a Girl Like Me Falls for a Cult Like That by Veena Dinavahi or Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America by Jane Borden
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media: Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age by Vauhini Vara or Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow
19. Read a book by an intersex author: Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir by Pidgeon Pagonis or Inverse Cowgirl by Alicia Roth Weigel
20. Read a book set in space: Orbital by Samantha Harvey or The Deep Sky by Yumi Kitasei

21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation: Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse or The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel or The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
23. Read a book by an African author: Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite or His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat! [2016: 8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born]: The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré or If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

1. Read a microhistory Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author Futbolista
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat

1. Read a microhistory; Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance: One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years: Mexican Gothic
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer: Make Me Commissioner
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast: Twilight? It's the only one I haven't read besides Vineland, which I don't want to read
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic: Logicomix
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism: Love in the Time of Cholera
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media: If Anyone Builds It, Everybody Dies
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space: Leviathan Wakes
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation: Three Body Problem
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

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2026 Read Harder challenge - 0/24

1. Read a microhistory -
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list -
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author -
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns -
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance -On Freedom
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years -The Storm
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer -
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast -
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character -
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical - The Housemaid Is Watching
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author -
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten -
13. Read a nonfiction comic -
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism -The Astral Library
15. Read a book by a librarian -The Man by Laura Sims
16. Read a queer picture book -Jacob's New Dress
17. Read a book about a cult or cults -
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media -
19. Read a book by an intersex author -Model Home by Rivers Solomon
20. Read a book set in space -Exit Strategy
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation - Dead Weight
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book -
23. Read a book by an African author - Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat! 2018: #23 - Female protagonist over 60 - Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block

Progress - 0/24

1. Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

1.Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

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1.Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!

Thanks for setting up this thread, Mary Beth! Here is my plan :

1. Read a microhistory:
Blue: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau

2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list:
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

3. Read a YA book by a Latine author :
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns:
The Bone People by Keri Hulme

5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance:
How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa
How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar Budde

6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years:
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer:
Sneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sport by Barbara Smit

8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast:
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character:
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical:
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author:
True Biz by Sara Nović

12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten: TBD

13. Read a nonfiction comic:
Madeleine, résistante - Tome 1 - La Rose dégoupillée by Dominique Bertail,Jean-David Morvan and Madeleine Riffaud

14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism:
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

15. Read a book by a librarian:
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones

16. Read a queer picture book:
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

17. Read a book about a cult or cults:
Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young
A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings

18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media:
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow

19. Read a book by an intersex author:
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

20. Read a book set in space:
Ma vie sans gravité by Thomas Pesquet

21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation:
Girls Who Lie by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

22. Read a nonviolent true crime book:
Sarkozy-Kadhafi. Des billets et des bombes by Fabrice Arfi and Benoît Collombat

23. Read a book by an African author:
Mrs. Shaw by Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
Season of Crimson Blossoms by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

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

1. Read a microhistory
2. Read a book featured on a “best book covers” list
3. Read a YA book by a Latine author
4. Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns
5. Read a nonfiction book about resistance: One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This
6. Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years: Mexican Gothic
7. Read a sports book by a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer: Make Me Commissioner
8. Read a classic from the Zero to Well-Read Podcast: Twilight? It's the only one I haven't read besides Vineland, which I don't want to read
9. Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character
10. Read a book recently adapted for film, TV, or musical
11. Read a book by a d/Deaf author
12. Read/try a recipe from a cookbook about a culture whose food you’ve never eaten
13. Read a nonfiction comic: Logicomix
14. Read a work of magical realism or fabulism:
15. Read a book by a librarian
16. Read a queer picture book
17. Read a book about a cult or cults
18. Read a nonfiction book about AI or social media: If Anyone Builds It, Everybody Dies
19. Read a book by an intersex author
20. Read a book set in space
21. Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation: Three Body Problem
22. Read a nonviolent true crime book
23. Read a book by an African author
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat