PopSugar Reading Challenge

The 52 Book Club Reading Challenge

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I mentioned in a previous post that I was doing the 2022 PopSugar reading challenge, one that I typically do every year. While I was impatiently waiting for the prompt list to be released, I came across another similar challenge entitled “The 52 Book Club Reading Challenge.” This one has 52 prompts and like PopSugar, runs from January 1 to December 31st; that is to say, you read 52 books in 52 weeks. I found a few books that meet both the PopSugar and the 52 Book Club challenges but I’m mostly going to try to read unique books for each challenge. I tend to read about 140 books a year so I should be able to pull it off (though I do read a lot of ARCs and New Releases).

There is also a Goodreads Group for the challenge so you can find ideas for books to fit the prompts as well as discuss books and share your progress with others. There is also a Facebook Group as well, if that’s your bag.

I’ll post the prompts below and if you like what you see, then feel free to join in on the fun!

Reading Challenge Prompts:

  1. A Second-Person Narrative
  2. Featuring A Library Or Bookstore
  3. Title Starting With The Letter “E”
  4. Title Starting With The Letter “F”
  5. Chapters Have Titles
  6. Household Object On The Cover
  7. A Non-Fiction Best Seller
  8. Involving The Art World
  9. A Book That Sparks Joy
  10. A Book Based On A Real Person
  11. A Book With Less Than 2022 Goodreads Ratings
  12. Set On At Least Two Continents
  13. Includes A Club
  14. A Character With Superhuman Ability
  15. A Five-Syllable Title
  16. A Book You’ve Seen Someone Reading In A Public Place
  17. A Book Picked Based On Its Spine
  18. Jane Austen-Inspired
  19. A Book That Has An Alternate Title
  20. Related To The Word “Gold”
  21. Published By Simon & Schuster
  22. An Unlikely Detective
  23. Author With An X, Y, Or Z In Their Name
  24. Addresses A Specific Topic
  25. A Wealthy Character
  26. Has An “Author’s Note”
  27. Includes A Map
  28. Award-Winning Book From Your Country
  29. Over 500 Pages Long
  30. Audiobook Is Narrated By The Author
  31. Technology Themed
  32. A Book That Intimidates You
  33. A Bilingual Character
  34. Author’s Photo On The Back Cover
  35. From The Villain’s Perspective
  36. Recommended By A Favorite Author
  37. Set In A Rural Area
  38. Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover!
  39. A Middle-Grade Novel
  40. A Book With Photographs Inside
  41. Involves A Second Chance
  42. An Indie Read
  43. Author Who’s Published In More Than One Genre
  44. An Anthology
  45. A Book With Illustrated People On Cover
  46. Job Title In The Title
  47. Read During The Month Of November
  48. Redo One Of This Year’s Prompts But With A Different Genre
  49. Book Title Starts With The Same Letter As Your First Name
  50. A Person Of Color As The Main Character
  51. The Word “Game” In The Title
  52. Published In 2022

In case you missed it, here’s a link to my post on the PopSugar Challenge.

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The PopSugar 2022 Reading Challenge

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Yesterday, the PopSugar people dropped the list for their annual reading challenge, which I try to do every year. What is is, is 40 prompts (with 10 optional “Advanced” prompts”) for which you choose appropriate books. The goal is to help you broaden your reading horizons and perhaps read books you normally wouldn’t. It’s a fantastic way to diversify your reading. An example of this year’s prompts include “Read a book that takes place in the 1980s” and “Read a Hugo Award Winner.” You may consider me strange, but I get super excited every year when the challenge is announced. I then run to my bookshelves and begin choosing the books that I plan on reading for it.

Many people choose their books as they go but I always like to do mine ahead of time. I derive enjoyment from planning out my reading for the coming year so I know in which direction I’m heading. Now this isn’t necessarily restricting my reading as I read a lot of Advance Reader Copies that come my way during the year as well. I also can’t resist reading new LGBTQ books that come to my attention.

You can get involved as much or as little as you like. If you’d like to reach out to others who are also doing the challenge, there is a Goodreads group where people post their reading lists, track their progress and chat about the books they’re reading. If you’re stuck on ideas for a particular prompt, there are also lists of ideas for each prompt, which I often find incredibly helpful. There’s also a quite popular PopSugar Book Club on Facebook which is a fantastic place to hang out. You’ll find me in both places, chatting about the prompts and posting my progress. If you’re more of a Twitter user, you can follow the progress of others by using the hashtag #popsugarreadingchallenge.

This year, I made the challenge especially challenging for myself by limiting it to books that I already own. I really want to work through my physical TBR in the coming year so this is the perfect excuse to do so. I was able to find books for almost all of the prompts so that made me quite happy. Additionally, I’m doing a second reading challenge, which I’ll mention in another post.

I’ll post all of the prompts below for those of you might be interested in doing it this year. Check out the Goodreads group for a lot more information on the challenge. Good luck!

PopSugar Book Challenge Prompts

  1. Book published in 2022
  2. A book set on a plane, train or cruise ship
  3. A book about or set in a non-patriarchal society
  4. A book with a tiger on the cover or “tiger” in the title
  5. A sapphic book
  6. A book by a Latinx author
  7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
  8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
  9. A book about “found family”
  10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winnder
  11. A #BookTok recommendation
  12. A book about the afterlife
  13. A book set in the 1980s
  14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
  15. A book by a pacific Islander author
  16. A book about witches
  17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022
  18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author
  19. A book that takes place during your favorite season
  20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of our previous read
  21. A book about a band or musical group
  22. A book with a character on the ACE spectrum
  23. A book with a recipe in it
  24. A book you can read in one sitting
  25. A book about a secret
  26. A book with a misleading title
  27. A Hugo Award winner
  28. A book set during a holiday
  29. A different book by an author you read in 2021
  30. A book with the name of a board game in the title
  31. A book featuring a man-made disaster
  32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
  33. A social-horror book
  34. A book set in Victorian times
  35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
  36. A book you know nothing about
  37. A book about gender identity
  38. A book featuring a party
  39. An #OwnVoices SFF book
  40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR challenge

Advanced

  1. A book with a reflected image on the cover or “mirror” in the title
  2. A book that features two languages
  3. A book with a palindromic title
  4. A duology (1)
  5. A duology (2)
  6. A book about someone leading a double life
  7. A book featuring a parallel reality
  8. A book with two POVs
  9. Two books set in twin towns, aka “sister cities” (1)
  10. Two books set in twin towns, aka “sister cities” (1)

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