POP SUGAR CHALLENGE 2024🫎
1. A book with the word “leap” in the title.🫎
Once Upon a Leap Year by Anna Bell
2. A Bildungsroman, coming-of-age story.
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by James Boyne⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/9/2024
3. A book about a 24 year old. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger 🎧Ariel Drum is 24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️12/16/24
4. A book about a writer/author. Tell Me a Story by Cassandra King Conroy 🎧⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/24/24
5. A book about K-Pop. 🫎If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
6. A book about pirates-One Piece Pirates
by Eiichiro Oda⭐️⭐️⭐️ he 1/5/24
7. A book about women’s sports and/or by an athlete. Find a Way by Diana Nyad 🎧
⭐️⭐️⭐️9/9/24
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author.🫎 The Music of Silence:A Memoir by Andrea Bocelli
9. A book by a deaf or hard of hearing author
Deaf Utopia by Nyle DeMarco🎧⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️8/1/24
10. A book by a self published author🫎Mandsfield Park by Jane Austen
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Fantasy/Sci-Fi 4/3/2024
12. A book from an animal’s POV-A Dog’s Courage by W Bruce Cameron ⭐️⭐️⭐️5/29/24
13. A book originally published under a pen name/pseudonym~Pansies by Alexis Hall⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️7/7/24
14. A book recommended by a bookseller~James by Percival Everett⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️11/30/24
“ I assume this is a recommend”
15. A book recommended by a librarian~The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️10/25/24
16. A book set 24 years before you were born.🫎 The Paris Hours by Alex George
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list-A Room With a View by EM Forster—Florence, Italy 🎧⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️6/21/24
18. A book set in space. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/25/2024
19. A book set in the future~The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️7/8/24
20. A book set in the snow🫎The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
21. A book that came out in a year that ends in”24” Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2/6/2024 (net galley arc)
22. A book that centers on video games🫎
Tomorrow and Tommorrow and Tomorrow by
Gabrielle Zeven
23. A book that features dragons🫎 The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours🫎 The Hours by Michael Cunningham
25. A book that was published 24 years ago/2000🫎A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers⭐️⭐️ 11/9/2024
26. A book that was turned into a musical🫎
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (musical-High Fidelity)
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter~Yellowface by RF Kuang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️7/23/24
28. A book with a main character who is 42 years old-The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie-Poirot is between 40-45 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️9/19/24
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character-The Maid by Nita Prose ⭐️⭐️⭐️8/9/24
30. A book with a one word title you had to look up in the dictionary~Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck (Greek -opportunity) translated from German by Michael Hofman, first man to win International Booker Prize translation. Kairos wins International Booker Prize for fiction. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️6/13/24
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward 5/17/24
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot~
Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan ⭐️⭐️⭐️7/20/2024
33. A book with an unreliable narrator-The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2/9/24
(Narrating the story is the Angel of Truth, whom according to a parable God had cast out of heaven)
34. A book with at least 3 POVs-The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty ⭐️⭐️⭐️2/14/24
35. A book with magical realism-Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/26/24 (Shades of magical realism)
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person~The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/22/2024
37. A book written during NA-NO-WRI-MO/National Novel Writing Month🫎The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
38. A cozy fantasy book-Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/14/2024
39. A fiction book by a trans or non-binary
author-For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5/30/24
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author-
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephan Graham Jones ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5/6/24
41. A memoir that explores queerness-
Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition by PCarl⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️7/3/24
42. A non-fiction book about indigenous people~Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️10/12/24
43. A second chance romance-Happy Place by Emily Henry⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/19/24
44. An autobiography by a woman in rock ‘n’ roll🫎 No Walls and the Recurring Dream by Ani DeFranco
Read Harder 2024📚
1. Read a cozy fantasy book-Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis
Baldree⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/14/2024
2. Read a YA book by a trans author. Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith 📚
3.Read a middle grade horror novel.
Coraline by Neil Gaimen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2/15/24
4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author.
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2/6/2024l
5. Reads sci-fi novella. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/25/2024
6. Read a middle grade book with an LGBTQIA main character. Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️9/26/24
7. Read an Indie published collection of poetry by a BIPOC author. Home Body by Rupi Kaur ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️6/1/24
8. Read a book in translation from a country you’ve never visited~Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎧 International Booker Prize for fiction+translation.
Translated from German by Michael Hofman 6/13/24
9. Read a book recomended by a librarian~James by Percival Everett⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️11/30/24
10. Read a historical fiction book by an indigenous author ~The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️10/25/24
11. Read a picture book published in the last five years. What Happened to You?
by James Catchpole ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/4/2024
My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stuart ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️6/23/24
12. Read a genre book (SFF, horror. mystery, romance) written by a disabled author. Seabisquit by Laura Hillenbrand📚
13. Read a comic that has been banned.
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️11/12/24
14. Read a book by an author with an upcoming event (virtual or in person) then attend the event.📚The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell—Escanaba Public Library July 17 5:30 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️12/10/24
15. Read a YA nonfiction book.📚Solito by Javier Zamora (my kindle)
16. Read a book based solely on the title. The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/9/2024
17. Read a book about media literacy.📚 No…just no.
18. Read a book about drag or queer artistry~The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️7/24/24
19. Read a romance with neurodivergent characters. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2/18/24
20. Read a book about books, fiction or nonfiction.📚 the Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
21. Read a book that went under the radar in 2023. The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Hardcover/signed 1st Edition ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/26/2024
22. Read manga or manwha.One Piece Pirates by Eiichiro Oda by ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/5/2024
23. Read a “howdunit”or “whydunit”-The Maid by Nita Prose ⭐️⭐️⭐️8/9/24
24. Pick a challenge from any previous years’ challenges and repeat. Read Harder 2022–#19 Read a horror by novel by a BIPOC author-My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephan Graham Jones ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/6/24
45. An LBGTQ romance novel-Family Meal by Bryan Washington ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/2/2024
Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️8/14/24
Short 13 books. Ugh! I am not happy with myself. My favorite read was James by Percival Everett. I also loved My Heart is a Chainsaw and The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich and The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff also amazing. And my second challenge…
READ HARDER 2024📚
1. Read a cozy fantasy book-Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis
Baldree⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/14/2024
2. Read a YA book by a trans author. Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith 📚
3.Read a middle grade horror novel.
Coraline by Neil Gaimen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2/15/24
4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author.
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2/6/2024l
5. Reads sci-fi novella. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/25/2024
6. Read a middle grade book with an LGBTQIA main character. Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️9/26/24
7. Read an Indie published collection of poetry by a BIPOC author. Home Body by Rupi Kaur ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️6/1/24
8. Read a book in translation from a country you’ve never visited~Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎧 International Booker Prize for fiction+translation.
Translated from German by Michael Hofman 6/13/24
9. Read a book recomended by a librarian~James by Percival Everett⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️11/30/24
10. Read a historical fiction book by an indigenous author ~The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️10/25/24
11. Read a picture book published in the last five years. What Happened to You?
by James Catchpole ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/4/2024
My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stuart ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️6/23/24
12. Read a genre book (SFF, horror. mystery, romance) written by a disabled author. Seabisquit by Laura Hillenbrand📚
13. Read a comic that has been banned.
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️11/12/24
14. Read a book by an author with an upcoming event (virtual or in person) then attend the event. The Waters by Bonni Jo Campbell—Escanaba Public Library July 17 5:30 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️12/10/24
15. Read a YA nonfiction book.📚Solito by Javier Zamora (my kindle)
16. Read a book based solely on the title. The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/9/2024
17. Read a book about media literacy.📚 No…just no.
18. Read a book about drag or queer artistry~The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️7/24/24
19. Read a romance with neurodivergent characters. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2/18/24
20. Read a book about books, fiction or nonfiction.📚 the Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
21. Read a book that went under the radar in 2023. The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Hardcover/signed 1st Edition ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/26/2024
22. Read manga or manwha.One Piece Pirates by Eiichiro Oda by ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/5/2024
23. Read a “howdunit”or “whydunit”-The Maid by Nita Prose ⭐️⭐️⭐️8/9/24
24. Pick a challenge from any previous years’ challenges and repeat. Read Harder 2022–#19 Read a horror by novel by a BIPOC author-My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephan Graham Jones ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/6/24
Five short in Read Harder. 😳 My favorites were The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell and The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta. This challenge definitely expands my genre selections.
I joined an IRL book club. My second meeting is tomorrow.
