52 Books in 52 Weeks

This is another favourite challenge - the 52 Books in 52 Weeks hosted by Liz Mannegren at MommyMannegren


Here are the guidelines

The goals for this challenge are simple: stretch yourself out of your regular reading habits, read more, and have fun with it! While there are no “rules” to this challenge, here are a few helpful notes to keep in mind as you get started:

1. Don’t stress about whether or not you get through all 52 categories. The goal is simply to read more. (Whatever that looks like FOR YOU.) Set a goal for yourself and see if you can reach it.

2. Venture out of your usual section of the library/bookstore. As tempting as it may be to slot your regular reading into every category, use this as an opportunity to branch out a little too. These categories are a great way to uncover new authors and genres that you might not otherwise read.

3. Interpret the categories in whatever way you like. Feel free to use the fullness of your creativity and imagination as you pick books for each category. If you think a book fits a certain category, then it does!

4. Read books you like! This isn’t meant to be a stressful challenge. Due to our natural reading preferences some of the categories will be more difficult to complete than others — but just have fun with it! Do a little research and find books that not only fit that category but that you’ll also enjoy reading.

5. Join the Facebook Group. The Facebook group is the perfect place to meet fellow readers and discuss the books we’re reading. We help each other out with ideas for different categories, share reviews, and talk about all things books! (Plus, it’ll help you out with this year’s category “A book suggested by someone else in the challenge.”)

Here are the categories:

Categories:

1. Published in 2019:
2. An Author You've Never Heard of Before:
3. Book You've Read Before:
4. With a Strong Female Lead:
5. A Play:
6. Set in the Southern USA:
7. Memoir on Someone You Admire:
8. Set in the Victorian Era:
9. Character With a Career You Wish You Had:
10. A Plant on the Cover:
11. Published the Year You Graduated School:
12. Graphic Novel:
13. Featuring Music:
14. An Ugly Cover:
15. Teen as Main Character:
16. Retelling of a Well-Known Story:
17. Set During a Holiday:
18. Picked Out for You By Someone Else:
19. Gothic Fiction Novel:
20. Book About Time Travel:
21. Title That Starts With the Letter "J":
22. Fantasy Novel:
23. True Crime Novel:
24. Self-Published Book:
25. Name of a Color in the Title:
26. One-Word Title:
27. Book That Makes You Mad:
28. Discusses Mental Health:
29. Published by HarperCollins:
30. Author Who Uses Initials:
31. Book That Everyone's Talking About:
32. A Western:
33. Book About a Cult:
34. Nominated for (But Didn't Win) the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards:
35. Sports-Related Book:
36. Humorous Novel:
37. Set in South America:
38. Allegorical Book:
39. Military-Related (Fiction or Nonfiction):
40. Character Who is an Immigrant:
41. Book Suggested by Someone Else in the Challenge:
42. A Family Member's Favorite Book:
43. Children's Book:
44. Author Who uses a Pseudonym:
45. A "Beach-Read":
46. First Book You See in a Bookstore or Library:
47. Set in a Country You've Visited:
48. Set in a Post-Apocalyptic World:
49. A Speed Read:
50. A Fairy Tale:
51. Book About Organized Crime/the Mob:
52. An Audiobook: