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:
- A Second-Person Narrative
- Featuring A Library Or Bookstore
- Title Starting With The Letter “E”
- Title Starting With The Letter “F”
- Chapters Have Titles
- Household Object On The Cover
- A Non-Fiction Best Seller
- Involving The Art World
- A Book That Sparks Joy
- A Book Based On A Real Person
- A Book With Less Than 2022 Goodreads Ratings
- Set On At Least Two Continents
- Includes A Club
- A Character With Superhuman Ability
- A Five-Syllable Title
- A Book You’ve Seen Someone Reading In A Public Place
- A Book Picked Based On Its Spine
- Jane Austen-Inspired
- A Book That Has An Alternate Title
- Related To The Word “Gold”
- Published By Simon & Schuster
- An Unlikely Detective
- Author With An X, Y, Or Z In Their Name
- Addresses A Specific Topic
- A Wealthy Character
- Has An “Author’s Note”
- Includes A Map
- Award-Winning Book From Your Country
- Over 500 Pages Long
- Audiobook Is Narrated By The Author
- Technology Themed
- A Book That Intimidates You
- A Bilingual Character
- Author’s Photo On The Back Cover
- From The Villain’s Perspective
- Recommended By A Favorite Author
- Set In A Rural Area
- Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover!
- A Middle-Grade Novel
- A Book With Photographs Inside
- Involves A Second Chance
- An Indie Read
- Author Who’s Published In More Than One Genre
- An Anthology
- A Book With Illustrated People On Cover
- Job Title In The Title
- Read During The Month Of November
- Redo One Of This Year’s Prompts But With A Different Genre
- Book Title Starts With The Same Letter As Your First Name
- A Person Of Color As The Main Character
- The Word “Game” In The Title
- Published In 2022
In case you missed it, here’s a link to my post on the PopSugar Challenge.