Read Harder 2022 on the porch…

     1. Read a biography of an author you admire~Tell Me a     Story by Cassandra King Conroy🦒 

2. Read a book set in a bookstore~The Sentence by Louise Erdrich~1/29/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read any book from the Woman’s Prize-Shortlist/Longlist/Winner~Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2020 longlist (library)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️7/31/22
4. Read a book by a POC in any genre that’s about joy not trauma~Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers ⭐️⭐️⭐️8/14/22 
5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices~Disability Visability edited by Alice Wong~1/11/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. Read a non fiction YA comic~They Called US Enemy by George Takei~1/06/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40~ Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf ~1/9/22⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Read a classic by a POC~The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas 🦒
9. Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest.
10. Read a political thriller by a marginalized author  (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+)~The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen~10/28/2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic character~Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann⭐️⭐️⭐️11/15/22
12. Read an entire poetry collection~Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️11/3/2022
13. Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author~Blacktop Wasteland by S A Cosby or Razorblade Tears~2/9/22⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(kindle)
14. Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book)~ Maid by Stephanie Land~Netflix series Maid(kindle) 1/2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. Read a new to you literary magazine~The Paris Review Issue 240 Summer 2022~9/13/22⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading taste~Maureen by Rachel Joyce🦒
17. Read a memoir by somyeone who is trans or non binary~Dear Senthuran by Aweake Emezi 🦒
18. Read a “Best Writing_of the Year” book for a topic and year of your choice. Burning by Megha Majundha 🦒 Best American Short Stories of the Year maybe 2021?
19. Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author~Certain Dark Things by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎧11/8/2022
20. Read an award-winning book from the year you were born~The Town by Conrad Richter🦒
21. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore or myth~Ash by Malinda Lo ⭐️⭐️⭐️8/17/22
22. Read a history about a period you know little about~Matrix by Lauren Groff (12th Century)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2/24/22
23. Read a book by a disabled author~Sitting pretty by Rebekah Taussig⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️9/5/22
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat ~Real Life by Brandon Taylor~⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/11/2022 All POV characters are POC. 2017

           🌟The Grass Beneath My Feet by SA Cosby~ short

story.     

             Anthony Award ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2/4/22 OMG     

              Southern Noir

I did not read 5 of my challenges. 😬 I started the Count of Monte Christo. Did not finish. I plan on reading 3 of the other 4. Not The Town by Conrad Richter.