riotproof Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/docs/PS20_ReadingChallenge_Printable.pdfWho’s in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seayork2002 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks, might try this, will look at the list later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotproof Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 The people in the Facebook group are all freaking out over certain prompts, and I want to say “chill out, you’ve got all year” but then I will be that person. So, I might just have to mute the group for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippityroo Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Oh yay!!I’m in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippityroo Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Save anyone else doing it as well, here is the list typed out, so you can copy & paste 2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge* A book that’s published in 2021* An Afrofuturist book* A book that has a heart, diamond, club or spade on the cover* A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign* A dark academia book* A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title* A book where the main character works at your current or dream job* A book that has won the Women’s Prize For Fiction* A book with a family tree* A bestseller from the 1990s* A book about forgetting* A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)* A locked-room mystery* A book set in a restaurant* A book with a black-and-white cover* A book by an indigenous author* A book that has the same title as a song* A book about a subject you are passionate about* A book that discusses body positivity * A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list * A genre hybrid* A book set mostly or entirely outdoors* A book with something broken on the cover* A book by a Muslim American author* A book that was published anonymously * A book with an oxymoron in the title* A book about do-overs or fresh starts* A magical realism book* A book set in multiple countries* A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021* A book by a blogger, vlogger, YoutTube video creator, or other online personality * A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”* A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)* A book about a social justice issue* A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, brooks, graphic novels)* A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads* A book you think your best friend would like* A book about art or an artist* A book everyone seems to have read but you* Your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading ChallengeAdvanced* The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list* The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list* The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover* The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover* The book that’s been in your TBR for the longest amount of time* A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year, but didn’t* A book from your TBR list you associate with a favourite person, place, or thing* A book from your TBR list chosen at random* A DNF book from your TBR list* A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonetAgain Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I'm in. I wasn't too fussed with the prompts but after a bit of 'research' (I've been slacking off at work and looking at the listopias) realised I can fit most with either books I've already got to read or ones on my library list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotproof Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 You know, I posted the link and didn’t even give it more than a cursory glance. Some of them do look quite interesting. I’m going to ignore advanced unless I get there, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seayork2002 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge* A book that’s published in 2021* An Afrofuturist book[highlight=yellow]* A book that has a heart, diamond, club or spade on the cover - The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell[/highlight][highlight=yellow]* A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig[/highlight][highlight=yellow]* A dark academia book - The Secret History by Donna Tartt[/highlight][highlight=yellow]* A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title - Sticks and Stones by Katherine Firkin[/highlight][highlight=yellow]* A book where the main character works at your current or dream job - Confessions of a Book Seller by Shaun Bythell [/highlight](I read the 1st one before)[highlight=yellow]* A book that has won the Women’s Prize For Fiction - [/highlight][highlight=yellow]Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe[/highlight] (her 3rd book won a female comendy award but I read in order)[highlight=yellow]* A book with a family tree - 18 Tiny Deaths by Bruce Goldfarb[/highlight]* A bestseller from the 1990s* A book about forgetting* A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)* A locked-room mystery[highlight=yellow]* A book set in a restaurant - The 24-Hour Café by Libby Page[/highlight][highlight=yellow]* A book with a black-and-white cover - All That Remains by Sue Black[/highlight]* A book by an indigenous author* A book that has the same title as a song* A book about a subject you are passionate about [highlight=yellow] When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth by Angela Gallop[/highlight]* A book that discusses body positivity* A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list* A genre hybrid* A book set mostly or entirely outdoors[highlight=yellow]* A book with something broken on the cover - The Big Rewind by Liddy Cudmore [/highlight]* A book by a Muslim American author* A book that was published anonymously[highlight=yellow]* A book with an oxymoron in the title - Dead Pretty by Candy Denman[/highlight]* A book about do-overs or fresh starts* A magical realism book* A book set in multiple countries[highlight=yellow]* A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 - A Body in the Bookshop by Helen Cox[/highlight]* A book by a blogger, vlogger, YoutTube video creator, or other online personality[highlight=yellow]* A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - [highlight=yellow]Z for Zachariah[/highlight][/highlight]* A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)[highlight=yellow]* A book about a social justice issue - Jarrow by Shaub Maconie[/highlight][highlight=yellow]* A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, brooks, graphic novels) The 8th Detective by Alex Pavesi[/highlight]* A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads* A book you think your best friend would like* A book about art or an artist* A book everyone seems to have read but you* Your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading ChallengeAdvanced* The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list* The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list* The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover* The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover* The book that’s been in your TBR for the longest amount of time* A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year, but didn’t* A book from your TBR list you associate with a favourite person, place, or thing* A book from your TBR list chosen at random* A DNF book from your TBR list* A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotproof Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 How do you determine anonymous author? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonetAgain Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 [mention]riotproof[/mention] I'm going to read an Alex North book I think. Apparently Alex North is a pseudonym, so not strictly anonymous but I'm happy to tweak the prompts a bit and the books are thrillers which I usually read anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seayork2002 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I have heard of a couple of books 'by anonymous' but can't remember anything about them, I think I will have to be a bot creative on some also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I just had to google dark academia, never heard that one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotproof Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Lots of people are feeling the same, loubags. Though lots of people also read a stupendous amount. I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Does anyone know of a locked room mystery that's reasonably contemporary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seayork2002 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Does anyone know of a locked room mystery that's reasonably contemporary? I am going to try and find one I love this thought!I just remembered Adrian mcinty' s one of the Duffy series is a locked room one (he also wrote the chain)I read it a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonetAgain Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I haven't read any of these but they look like they fit [mention]PuddingPlease[/mention] The Hunting Party and The Guest List by Lucy Foley, and One of Us is Lying Karen McManus.I've started as well because the two that I got from the library fit prompts, Trust Chris Hammer - name of a song and The Edward Street Baby Farm only had two goodread reviews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotproof Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Does anyone know of a locked room mystery that's reasonably contemporary? Quite a few here. https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiYm7vRyrvtAhUxILcAHZ_TDoIQFjAAegQIBBAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Flist%2Fshow%2F155608.Popsugar_2021_13_A_Locked_Room_Mystery&usg=AOvVaw3cI6eu2gFaqxNQ8fzcjPvl The Evelyn Hardcastle and The Guest list have been pretty popular in the FB group. Strongly wouldn’t recommend 9 perfect strangers by Liane Moriarty. Anxious people by Frederick Bachman is on my list, I like his style. They have a list for most of the prompts on goodreads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Tightpants Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I love to read! I will try this next year.I am a Kindle person, so hoping to join a US library again soon so I can borrow books that fit the bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 'A book by a blogger, vlogger, YoutTube video creator, or other online personality'Ooh, I hear Jordan Peterson has a new one out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thank you for all of the locked room suggestions, I will give The Guest List a go I think. I agree about 9 Perfect Strangers, I didn't like it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippityroo Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I started adding ideas to some prompts last week. Feel free to use any. Apologies for the lack of authors on there, I haven’t added them yet - happy to add clarification for each if needed. ETA; Oh dear, that’s shocking image quality Hope you can read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotproof Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Excited to see so many names here. I hope we can spur each other on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) Here's what I have so far. No idea how to find out the star sign of most authors though, that one will be interesting * A book that’s published in 2021 - Wendy, Darling (A.C Wise)* An Afrofuturist book* A book that has a heart, diamond, club or spade on the cover* A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign* A dark academia book - The Secret History* A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title - The Golden Compass * A book where the main character works at your current or dream job* A book that has won the Women’s Prize For Fiction - Bel Canto* A book with a family tree* A bestseller from the 1990s - He Died With A Felafel In His Hand* A book about forgetting* A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) - Women Who Run with the Wolves* A locked-room mystery - The Guest List* A book set in a restaurant* A book with a black-and-white cover - Shuggie Bain* A book by an indigenous author - Talking to My Country* A book that has the same title as a song* A book about a subject you are passionate about * A book that discusses body positivity* A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness* A genre hybrid - If on a Winters Night a Traveller* A book set mostly or entirely outdoors* A book with something broken on the cover* A book by a Muslim American author* A book that was published anonymously - The Cuckoo's Calling* A book with an oxymoron in the title* A book about do-overs or fresh starts - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet* A magical realism book - Brown Girl in the Ring* A book set in multiple countries* A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 - Finding Ullagundahi Island (Coober Pedy)* A book by a blogger, vlogger, YoutTube video creator, or other online personality* A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - Quichotte* A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)* A book about a social justice issue* A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, brooks, graphic novels)* A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - Lawyer X* A book you think your best friend would like* A book about art or an artist - Delinquent Angel* A book everyone seems to have read but you - Where the Crawdads Sing* Your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (Nordic Noir?) Edited February 21, 2021 by Anonymous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotproof Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 I am thinking of this for Dark Academia. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50548197 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 That looks great, I was looking at this one for dark academia.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29044.The_Secret_History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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