Have you ever come across the PopSugar Reading Challenge? I came across it the first week on January and thought I would give it a go.
PopSugar give you 50 prompts, which you can interpret as you wish. The idea is just to get you reading more, and out of your comfort zone.
Prompt List
A book that’s published in 2020
A book by a trans or nonbinary author
A book with a great first line
A book about a book club
A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
A bildungsroman
The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
A book with an upside-down image on the cover
A book with a map
A book recommended by your favourite blog, vlog, podcast or online book club
An anthology
A book that passes the Bechdel test
A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
A book published the month of your birthday
A book about or by a woman in STEM
A book that won an award in 2019
A book on a subject you know nothing about
A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
A book with a pun in the title
A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
A book with a bird on the cover
A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
A book with “gold”, “silver” or “bronze” in the title
A book by a women of colour
A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
A book you meant to read in 2019
A book about or involving social media
A book that has a book on the cover
A medical thriller
A book with a made up language
A book set in a country beginning with “C”
A book you picked because the title caught your attention
A book with a three-word title
A book with a pink cover
A Western
A book by or about a journalist
Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
Your favourite prompt from a past Popsugar Reading Challenge “A book set in Scandinavia”
Advanced
A book written by an author in their 20’s
A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title
A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement
A book set in Japan
A book set in the 1920’s
A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
A book with more than 20 letters in its title
A book published in the 20th century
A book from a series with more than 20 books
A book with a main character in their 20’s
Do you have any suggestions for any of the prompts? Let me know in the comments!
I will update how I’m doing with this challenge here.
Check out the following reading challenges:
My book group
Rory Gilmore Challenge
talislibrary.com 
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