Book Riot Read Harder Challenge: The goal of this challenge is to read more diversely.
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 65
A collection of short stories (either by one person or anthology by many people): “Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
A book published by an indie press: “Stella Rose” by Tammy Flanders Hetrick
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own: “Afterworlds” by Scott Westerfield
A book that takes place in Asia: “Confessions” by Kanae Minato
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc)
A microhistory
A YA Novel: “Raven” (Chronicles of Steele #1) by Pauline Creeden
Sci-fi Novel: “The Phoenix Shadow” (Arcadian Wars #2) by M.H. Soars
A Romance Novel: “Ever After” (Nantucket Brides #3) – Jude Deveraux
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairy tale, Shakespearean play, classic, etc.): “Princess of Thorns” by Stacey Jay
An audiobook
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you: “No-where but Here” by Kate McGarry
A book that was originally published in another language: “The Little Paris Bookshop” – Nina George
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind: “Peanut” by Ayun Halliday & Paul Hoppe
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
A book published before 1850
A book published this year: “The Art of Deception: Undoing Time” by Alyssa Richards
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self improvement”): “Modern Manners” by Dorthea Johnson & Liv Tyler