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
The Other People by C.J. Tudor
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 anthologyA book that passes the Bechdel test
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
The Island by M.A. Bennett
A book by an author with flora or fauna in their nameA book published the month of your birthday
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
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 sinsA book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
A book with a bird on the coverA fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Becoming by Michelle Obama
A book by a women of colourA book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K.RowlingA book you meant to read in 2019
The Ice by Laline Paull
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 WesternA book by or about a journalist
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
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 booksA book with more than 20 letters in its title
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K RowlingA book published in the 20th century
The Giver by Lois LowryA book from a series with more than 20 books
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
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!
Check out the following reading challenges:
My book group
Rory Gilmore Challenge
talislibrary.com 