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March 2026 Mini Challenge

RULES


** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.

** Do as many as you are able and have fun!


1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).



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March 2026 Mini Challenge

5/5 DONE

People worship tools? I usually cuss at mine.


1. historical fiction written by a woman Murder at the Dinner Party C.J. Archer 3/6
2. on TBR five+ years Arsenic and Old Cake Jacklyn Brady 3/6 11/12/14
3. author uses a middle name Cop by Her Side Janice Kay Johnson 3/10
4. tool on cover letter opener Lady Violet Finds a Bridegroom Grace Burrowes 3/12

5. green cover The Patient: A DS George Cross Mystery Tim Sullivan 3/8

March Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/3/26 - 31/3/26
4/4

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
The Carnival Murders by Irina Shapiro 5★s 8/3/26 1850s London

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
The Start Of Something New by Stacey Nash 4★s 6/3/26 26/12/19

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger 5★s 23/3/26

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Collateral Damage by Sam Cogley 5★s 17/3/26

March 2026 Mini Challenge

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood 3/1/26

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 3/9/26

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Kaleidoscope of Death Vol. 5 by Xi Zi Xu 3/18/26

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
Kaleidoscope of Death Vol. 5 by Xi Zi Xu 3/18/26


5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Manhunt by James Patterson 3/2/26

Mini Challenge
March 2026

5/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
🍀 Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson 3/17/26


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
🍀 Heart-Shaped Box by April Henry 3/22/26


3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
🍀 Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 3/16/26


4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
🍀 Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 3/2/26


5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
🍀 We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry 3/14/26

Mini Challenge
March 2026

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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
Keepsake Crimes - Laura Childs - finished 3/9/2026
Keepsake Crimes

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Hunter's Green - Phyllis A. Whitney - finished 3/2/2026
Hunter's Green

March 2026 Mini Challenge

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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Murder at Wakehurst by Alyssa Maxwell 4 March; 5☆


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
add 14 May 2019- A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn 13 March; 4☆


3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith 10 March; 5☆


4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
shovel- Buried Evidence by Kellie VanHorn 2 March; 5☆


5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O'Connor, Peggy Ehrhart, Liz Ireland 7 March; 4☆

Mini Challenge
March 2026

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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.....The Fressingfield Witch.....3/2/2026

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years....Lucy Pinkston and the Blue Ribbon Panel

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name...Ghosts are People Too......3/10/2026

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.)....Shears of a Clown: A Costume Shop Cozy........3/20/2026

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent)....Embroidered Lies and Alibis.....3/7/2026

Alice's spot

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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman. The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
Vintage Spirits by Annabel Chase

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name. Murder at Wedgefield Manor by Erica Ruth Neubauer

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent). Rebellious Grace by Jeri Westerson

March 2026 Mini Challenge fun! ✔️


1. March is National Women’s History Month: 🍀
Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Across the Crying Sands
Jane Kirkpatrick✔️

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: 🍀
Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
Search the Dark
Marta Perry✔️

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: 🍀
Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Beloved 🍀
Robin Lee Hatcher✔️
Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility🍀
Hillary Manton Lodge✔️

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: 🍀
Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer,
pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
A Murder Most French
Colleen Cambridge✔️

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: 🍀
Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent)
The Pretty Little Box Charles Todd✔️☘️
A Pale Horse
Charles Todd ✔️☘️
Death of a Green-Eyed Monster
R W Greene✔️M.C. Beaton✔️



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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).

CM Mini
March 2026

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Murder at Somerset House 03/05

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned *and* that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
The Vanishing of Dr Winter 03/04

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Murder on the Page 03/12

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
Digging In 03/20

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets 03/09

March 2026 mini challenge

Updated: Mar. 23
Progress: 4/5 COMPLETED

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Botticelli's Apprentice: A Graphic Novel – An Illustrated Tale of Renaissance Italy and an Ambitious Girl's Courage for Kids by Ursula Murray Husted - Mar. 10

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks - Mar. 23

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
Become a Genius in a Year: Discover Mind-Boggling Facts Every Day of the Year in This Hilarious New Book! by Mike Rampton - Mar. 3
(meter thing on cover)

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent)
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani - Mar. 9

Jonquil — Thanks for the cough-inducing laugh!

March 2026 Mini Challenge
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1. Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

2. Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

3. Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. Read a book with a green cover

Heather L wrote: "March 2026 Mini Challenge

RULES
** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.
** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seaso..."


Hi Heather

Can you include a book that you may have read / are reading for a challenge in another group?

Raymie

March 2026 Mini Challenge
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CHALLENGE FINISHED
4/5

1. Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
The Lost Heiress - by Roseanna M. White - Finished 3/26/2026

2. Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie Finished last few pages 4/2/2026

3. Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
Keepsake Crimes - by Laura Childs - Finished 3/9/2026

5. Read a book with a green cover - Hunter's Green -by Phyllis A. Whitney - Finished 3/2/2026

March 2026 Mini Challenge

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1. historical fiction written by a woman

2. owned or on TBR five+ years
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

3. author uses a middle name
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey - Ernesto Che Guevara - Finished 3/5/26

4. tool on cover

5. green cover
by Joanne Fluke - Finished 3/8/26

Mini Challenge March 2026

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1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Bethlehem Road
2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
52 Steps to Murder
3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
The Body in the Kelp
4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
If Walls Could Talk
5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Strangeways to Oldham: The Belchester Chronicles

Raymie — Read rule number two in the opening message. 😉

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman
A Study in Scarlet Women 03.19.26

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
Heart of the Matter 03.02.26

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
03.14.26

Mini Challenge
March 2026

1/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
The Sense of an Ending

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
The Diaries of Adam and Eve

I just finished...

March 2026 Mini Challenge

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
Murder at Wakehurst by Alyssa Maxwell 4 March; 5☆


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
add 14 May 2019- A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn 13 March; 4☆


3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith 10 March; 5☆


4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
shovel- Buried Evidence by Kellie VanHorn 2 March; 5☆


5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O'Connor, Peggy Ehrhart, Liz Ireland 7 March; 4☆

Congrats, Patrizia!

March 2026 Mini Challenge

5/5 DONE

Heather L wrote: "Jonquil — Thanks for the cough-inducing laugh!"
You're welcome. Glad I could help!!

1. historical fiction written by a woman Murder at the Dinner Party C.J. Archer 3/6
2. on TBR five+ years Arsenic and Old Cake Jacklyn Brady 3/6 11/12/14
3. author uses a middle name Cop by Her Side Janice Kay Johnson 3/10
4. tool on cover letter opener Lady Violet Finds a Bridegroom Grace Burrowes 3/12

5. green cover The Patient: A DS George Cross Mystery Tim Sullivan 3/8

Well done to the early finishers :)

Congrats, Jonquil!

A bit late to the party, but I've made a start.

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.

Murder on Marble Row, Victoria Thompson
Set in the early 20th Century

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.

The Radium Girls, Kate Moore – 02/03/26
Added to my TBR on 02/05/17

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel – 18/03/26

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

Two Bodies Are Better Than One, Erica Ruth Neubauer
Spade on the cover

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).

Fox Snare, Yoon Ha Lee – 18/03/26
Cover is 54.9% green according to TinEye

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Mini Challenge
March 2026

1/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.


3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).

Finished!

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Finished :)

March Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/3/26 - 31/3/26
4/4

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
The Carnival Murders by Irina Shapiro 5★s 8/3/26 1850s London

2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
The Start Of Something New by Stacey Nash 4★s 6/3/26 26/12/19

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger 5★s 23/3/26

4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).

5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
Collateral Damage by Sam Cogley 5★s 17/3/26

Congrats, Meg! Congrats, ,Brenda!

Thanks Marisa :)

Done!

National Women’s History Month: Of Hoaxes and Homicide 3/15/26

Old Stuff Day: Death of a Rug Lord (purchased in 2012) 3/18/26

Middle Name Pride Day: Murder at the Mena House 3/18/26

Worship of Tools Day: Absence of Mallets 3/21/26

St. Patrick’s Day: Dial P For Poison 3/13/26

Congrats, Brenda!

Thx Marisa!

Thanks Marisa :)

FINISHED

Mini Challenge
March 2026

5/5

1. March is National Women’s History Month: Read a historical fiction written by a woman.
🍀 Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson 3/17/26


2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years.
🍀 Heart-Shaped Box by April Henry 3/22/26


3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses a middle name.
🍀 Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 3/16/26


4. March 11 is Worship of Tools Day: Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.).
🍀 Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 3/2/26


5. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent).
🍀 We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry 3/14/26

Congrats, Lali!

Just a question, if an author uses an initial (Heather G. Harris), does it count to middle name?

Marisa wrote: "Just a question, if an author uses an initial (Heather G. Harris), does it count to middle name?"

Sorry, but no. An author who uses initials is an April mini challenge.

Heather L wrote: "Marisa wrote: "Just a question, if an author uses an initial (Heather G. Harris), does it count to middle name?"

Sorry, but no. An author who uses initials is an April mini challenge."

Thank you, Heather. I hadn't checked there.

Read a historical fiction written by a female writer - Resistance Women - Jennifer Chicverini

Read a book that you owned for five years. Norwegian by Night -
Derek B. Miller

Read a book by an author that uses a middle name. The Last Hope - Susan Elia MacNeal

Read a book with some sort of took on the cover. Wormwood - Susan Wittig Albert

Read a book with a green cover - Dear Debbie Freida McFadden

Challenge finished

Mini Challenge March 2026
Duration: Mar 1 - Mar 31
3/5

1.- National Women's History Month: Killer in the Cloister by Camille Minichino (26/03/2026 - ★★★)
2.- Old Stuff Day: Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlay (06/03/2026 - ★★★)
3.- Middle Name Pride Day:
4.- Worship of Tools Day:
5.- St Patrick’s Day: Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (20/03/2026 - ★★★★☆)

Well done Marisa :)

Thank you, Brenda

Just realized I never listed my March challenge. What can I say? It’s been that kind of year already.


1. Read a historical fiction written by a woman. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

2. Read a book you have owned or that has been on your TBR for more than five years. The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

3. Read a book by an author who uses a middle name. Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer

4. Read a book with some sort of tool on the cover (e.g.: drill, hammer, pliers, pruning shears, screwdriver, etc.). Eaves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle

5. Read a book with a green cover (at least fifty percent). What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge

Good job Heather!!! Better late than never, don't they say ;)

Congrats, Heather! And yes, it's always a good time :)

Thanks, Brenda and Marisa!