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2020 Reading Corner

Challenges
Around the Year in 52 Books
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Housegirl by Michael Donkor
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Perky by Julia Kent
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
By the Book by Julia Sonneborn
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Euphoria by Lily King
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman
9. A book that can be read in a day
A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir by Samantha Power
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link)
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link)
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
15. A book set in a global city
M Train by Patti Smith
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

19. A fantasy book
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
22. A book with the major theme of survival

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
24. A book with an emotion in the title
25. A book related to the arts
26. A book from the 2019 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards
27. A history or historical fiction

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
31. A book inspired by a leading news story

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
33. A book about a non-traditional family
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce

40. A book with a place name in the title
41. A mystery
42. A book that was nominated for one of the �10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World� (link)
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
44. A book related to witches

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
48. A book published in 2020

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link)
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
52. A book related to time

PopSugar Reading Challenge
1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge