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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.

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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 Challenge


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* 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)

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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.

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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.

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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 Challenge


Advanced

* 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)

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[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.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Captain Tightpants

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 :)

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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.


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ETA; Oh dear, that’s shocking image quality 🤦🏻‍♀️ Hope you can read that.

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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 :lol:


* 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?)

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