The Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Challenge!
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
The Convergence Theory; Lia Cooper; 15 September 2015
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Tricky Twenty-two; Janet Evanovich; 12 December 2015
A collection of short stories
A book published by an indie press
Favorite Montana Recipes; Patricia Black; 8 January 2015
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Served Hot; Annabeth Albert; 10 January 2015
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Every Day is a Holiday; George Mahood; 10 January 2015
A book that takes place in Asia
Kaminishi; Jan Suzukawa; 17 December 2015
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
Pukawiss the Outcast; 6 December 2015;
A microhistory
A YA novel
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda; Becky Albertalli; 27 November 2015
A sci-fi novel
Fearless Leader; Tricia Owens; 22 September 2015
A romance novel
Carry the Ocean; Heidi Cullinan; 12 August 2015
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
Mockingbird; Kathryn Erskine; 23 December 2015
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, etc.)
Thorn; Intisar Khanani; 3 January 2015
An audiobook
One Summer: America, 1927; Bill Bryson; 17 December 2015
A collection of poetry
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats; TS Eliot; 22 December 2015
A book that someone else has recommended to you
The Paper Magician; Charlie N Holmberg; 20 December 2015
A book that was originally published in another language
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
The Hockey Saint; Howard Shapiro & Marcia Inoue; 14 December 2015
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
The Lightning-Struck Heart; TJ Klune; 12 November 2015
A book published before 1850
A book published this year
Carry On; Rainbow Rowell; 10 November 2015
A self-improvement book
Furiously Happy; Jenny Lawson; 14 December 2015
Personal rules:
One book may only fulfill ONE challenge.
Re-reads DO NOT count towards fulfilling challenges.