2020 Reading Challenges

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My list of books to read is impossible and ever-expanding, so I’m signing up for a few reading challenges for the coming year to try to tackle my reading life slightly more tactically. I’m excited about trying to get better organized with my reading, and look forward to knocking some titles out! This is my spot for keeping track of those challenges that are year-round, godspeed!

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Beat the Backlist:
 
Goal: 50 Books

5 / 50

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Reading Classic Books:

 

( ) Read a classic over 500 pages 

( ) Read a classic by a POC and/or with a POC as the main character 

( ) Read a classic that takes place in a country other than where you live   

( ) Read a classic in translation 

( ) Read a classic by a new to you author 

( ) Read a book of poetry

( ) Read a classic written between 1800-1860 

( ) Read a classic written by an LGBT author and/or with an LGBT main character 

( ) Read a classic written by a woman 

( ) Read a classic novella 

( ) Read a classic nonfiction 

( ) Read a classic that has been banned or censored

 
 

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Monthly Motif:

 

(x) JANUARY-  Winter Wonderland

( ) FEBRUARY- Seeing Red

( ) MARCH- Sub-Genre Sound Off

( ) APRIL- Classics or Currents

( ) MAY- Author Introduction

( ) JUNE- Name or Number

( ) JULY- Around or Out of this World 

( ) AUGUST- Creature Feature

( ) SEPTEMBER- When Text Just Isn’t Enough

( ) OCTOBER- Thrills and Chills

( ) NOVEMBER- Dynamic Duos

( ) DECEMBER- Sugar, Spice, Everything Nice

 
 

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Modern Mrs. Darcy:

 

( ) a book published the decade you were born 

( ) a debut novel

( ) a book recommended by a source you trust

( ) a book by a local author

( ) a book outside your (genre) comfort zone

( ) a book in translation

( ) a book nominated for an award in 2020

( ) a re-read

( ) a classic you didn’t read in school

( ) three books by the same author

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The Literary Life Podcast 20 for 2020:

 

( ) A Shakespeare Play 

( ) A Classic Detective Novel 

( ) A Classic Children's Book 

( ) A Contemporary Novel 

( ) A Historical Fiction Novel 

( ) An Ancient Greek Play 

( ) A Collection of Short Stories 

( ) A Biography or Memoir 

( ) A Devotional Work 

( ) A Book about Books 

( ) A Foreign (Non-Western) Book 

( ) A "Guilty Pleasure" Book 

( ) An Intimidating Book You Have Avoided 

( ) A Satire 

( ) A Complete Volume of Poetry by a Single Author 

( ) A Book by a Minor Author 

( ) A Classic Book by a Female Author 

( ) A Book of Essays 

( ) An "Out of Your Comfort Zone" Book 

( ) Reread a Book You Read in High School

 
 

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Reading Women Challenge:

 

( )  A Book by an Author from the Caribbean or India  

( )  A Book Translated from an Asian Language  

( )  A Book about the Environment

( )  A Picture Book Written/Illustrated by a BIPOC Author

( )  A Winner of the Stella Prize or the Women’s Prize for Fiction

( )  A Nonfiction Title by a Woman Historian

( )  A Book Featuring Afrofuturism or Africanfuturism

( )  An Anthology by Multiple Authors

( )  A Book Inspired by Folklore

( )  A Book About a Woman Artist 

( )  Read and Watch a Book-to-Movie Adaptation

( )  A Book About a Woman Who Inspires You 

( )  A Book by an Arab Woman

( )  A Book Set in Japan or by a Japanese Author

( )  A Biography

( )  A Book Featuring a Woman with a Disability

( )  A Book Over 500 Pages

( )  A Book Under 100 Pages

( )  A Book That’s Frequently Recommended to You

( )  A Feel-Good or Happy Book

( )  A Book about Food

( )  A Book by Either a Favorite or a New-to-You Publisher

( )  A Book by an LGBTQ+ Author

( )  A Book from the 2019 Reading Women Award Shortlists or Honorable Mentions  

 

BONUS:

( )  A Book by Toni Morrison  

( )  A Book by Isabel Allende

 

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Library Love
Hosted by Angel’s Guilty Pleasures & Books of My Heart:

Goal:
Library Addict: Read 48 books

5 / 48


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Quarterly Victorian Challenge:

 

Book(s) read between January and March 2020 

1. 

 

Book(s) read between April and June 2020 

1. 

 

Book(s) read between July and September 2020 

1. 

 

Book(s) read between October and December 2020 

1.

 
 

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Backlist Reader:

Goal: 50 Books

5 / 50

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Year of the Asian Reading Challenge:

I am beginning at the Philippine tarsier level! 

0 / 10 Books