Read Harder Challenge : 2017

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So, I’ve long been a devotee of the “All the Books” podcast from BookRiot (Rebecca and Liberty’s book reviews are EVERYTHING), and when they mentioned the 2017 Read Harder challenge, I knew I had to check it out!

In short: do 24 reading tasks over the course of the year. Books may count for multiple tasks, or you can read one book per task. I don’t know how I’ll do, but I’m eager to try it out – and I’m already on my way!

How about you – any good reading challenges you’ve set for this year?

(My other personal goal is to try and get back to reading 150+ books read a year – I’ve been slacking the last couple of years….)

–Marissa

1. Read a book about sports. (Running with a Police Escort by Jill Grunenwald)
2. Read a debut novel. (Hey Harry, Hey Matilda by Rachel Hulin)
3. Read a book about books. (My Life with Bob by Pamela Paul)
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative. (Pull Me Under by Kelly Luce)
6. Read an all-ages comic. (The Wendy Project by Melissa Jane Osborne and Veronica Fish)
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950. (The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner)
8. Read a travel memoir. (Bleaker House by Nell Stevens)
9. Read a book you’ve read before. (The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin)
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location. (The Boy is Back by Meg Cabot)
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. (The Dry by Jane Harper)
12. Read a fantasy novel.
13. Read a nonfiction book about technology. (Spaceman by Mike Massimino)
14. Read a book about war. (Flowers for Hitler by Ilse Horacek)
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+. (If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo)
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged. (The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton)
17. Read a classic by an author of color. (Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead)
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead. (Faith by Jody Houser)
19. Read a book in which the character of color goes on a spiritual journey. (Dear Martin by Nic Stone)
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel. (After the Flood by Alexis Hall)
21. Read a book published by a micropress.
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman. (Difficult Women by Roxane Gay)
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love. (The Sea and the Bells by Pablo Neruda)
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color. (The Mothers by Brit Bennett)