2020 Reading Challenge Announcements

Hello again! Hard to believe we're already coming to the end of another year of reading (and other) challenges, isn't it? I'm not really ready to commit to any new ones just yet, but since the 2020 challenges are beginning to show up around the 'net, I'll be keeping track as usual. 

So, to start with, some general info:

The challenges listed here are, for the most part (although it's not a strict rule), year-long challenges, open to everyone. I don't usually list read-a-thons, read-alongs, "personal" challenges, or challenges linked to special days or time periods (except for the annual RIP challenge in the fall). 

Also please NOTE: This list is NOT meant to be a complete list of ALL the reading challenges available for 2020. It's mainly just challenges that seem attractive to me. And I'm not necessarily recommending any of these — just keeping track.

Two more things. In general I'm not a fan of the "check list" type of reading challenge with a bunch of set categories — so I'll list a few, but not every one of them. Also, I don't do a lot of social media hanging out, so if a challenge is being hosted primarily on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, etc., you probably won't find it on this list.

And now....

The List

(In roughly alphabetical order,

with links to announcement/signup posts/pages.)

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For more comprehensive, up-to-date lists of 2020 Reading Challenges, you can check the A Novel Challenge website or the Reading Challenge Addict website.

Challenges in red are ones I've signed up for.

1. 2020 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge | Host: Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book. 
2. 2020 A to Z Reading Challenge (3rd Annual) | Hosts: Ginger Mom & Company. 
3. Aussie Author Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Booklover Book Reviews. 
4. Back to the Classics Challenge 2020 | Host: Karen K. @ Books and Chocolate. 
5. Beat the Backlist 2020 Reading Challenge | Hosts: Austine & Katie @ Novelknight. 
6. 2020 Bookish Resolutions Challenge | Host: Michelle & Berls @ Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life.
7. Book Jar/Book List Challenge - Randomize Your Reading 2020 | Host: Michelle @ Gather Together and Read. 
8. 2020 Book to Movie Challenge | Host: Michelle @ Gather Together and Read. 
9. British Crime Classics Challenge 2020 | Host: Rekha @ The Book Decoder. 
10. Calendar of Crime Challenge 2020 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
11. 2020 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge | Host: Carol @ Carol's Notebook.
12. Color Coded Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
13. 2020 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge | Host: Andi @ Andi's ABCs. 
14. 2020 Craving For Cozies Reading Challenge | Host: Escape with Dollycas Into a Good Book. 
15. Creativity Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!
16. Cruisin' Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews. 
17. Diversify Your Reading 2020 Reading Challenge | Host: Kelly Mongan @ Mongan Moments. 
18. 2020 Dystopia Reading Challenge | Host: Brittani @ Hope, Faith & Books. 
19. Epistolary Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! 
20. 2020 European Reading Challenge | Host: Gilion @ Rose City Reader. 
21. 2020 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge | Host: Celebrity Readers. 
22. For the Love of Ebooks 2020 Reading Challenge | Host: Tina @ As Told By Tina. 
23. 2020 Georgian Reading Challenge | Host: Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
24. Go Big or Go Home - 2020 Reading Challenge | Host: Annemieke @ A Dance With Books. 
25. 2020 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge | Host: Amy @ Passages to the Past. 
26. History Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Hibernator's Library. 
27. Horror Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: damaen @ damaen.net. 
28. Humor Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!
29. Kindle Unlimited 2020 Reading Challenge | Host: Tina @ As Told By Tina.
30. #LetsReadIndie 2020 Reading Challenge | Host: Tina @ As Told By Tina. 
31. 2020 Library Love Challenge | Hosts: Books of My Heart & Angel's Guilty Pleasures. 
32. 2020 Literary Escapes Challenge | Host: Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book. 
33. Memoir Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!
34. Mental Health Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! 
35. 2020 Middle Grade Reading Challenge | Host: Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
36. Monthly Book Award Reading Challenge 2020 | Hosts: Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO. 
37. Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge 2020 | Hosts: Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO. 
38. Monthly Motif Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Kimberly Lynne @ GirlXOXO. 
39. Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
40. NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Tina @ Reading Between the Pages. 
41. 2020 Newbery Reading Challenge | Host: Julie @ Smiling Shelves. 
42. 2020 New Release Challenge | Host: (un)Conventional Bookworms. 
43. 2020 Nonfiction Reader Challenge | Host: Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out. 
44. Out of Your Comfort Zone 2020 Reading Challenge | Host: Caro @ BookCheshireCat. 
45. 2020 Paranormal Reading Challenge | Host: Julie Cornewell @ juliecornewell.net. 
46. 2020 Picture Book Reading Challenge | Host: Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
47. 2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge | Host: Popsugar.com. (If you're interested in this, here's the Printable List of Categories.)
48. Print Only 2020 Reading Challenge | Host: Tina @ As Told By Tina. 
49. The Purrfect Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews. 
50. 2020 Reading Assignment Challenge | Host: Michelle @ Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life. 
51. Read It Again Sam 2020 Reading Challenge | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
52. 2020 Retellings Reading Challenge | Host: Tracy @ Cornerfolds. 
53. 2020 Review Writing Challenge | Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader. 
54. 2020 Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge | Host: Rick @ Rick Mills Project. 
55. Social Justice Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Hibernator's Library. 
56. Spacetime Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Jemima Pett. 
57. Sweet Southern Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Readeropolis. 
58. 2020 Victorian Reading Challenge | Host: Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
59. Vintage Mystery Extravaganza: Reading Challenge 2020 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
60. Virtual Mount TBR 2020 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
61. 2020 What An Animal Reading Challenge | Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews.
62. What's in a Name 2020 Challenge | Host: Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook. 
63. When Are You Reading? Challenge 2020 | Host: Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. 

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2020 Newbery Reading Challenge

Newbery Reading Challenge 2020: Rules and Sign-ups

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2020
Hosted by:  Julie @ Smiling Shelves

Guidelines:

• Choose books from among Newbery Award winners and Honor Books; Caldecott Medal winners and Honor books.
• Rereads count.
• Audiobooks and e-books count.
• All books must be read between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. Books begun before January 1 don’t count. 
• Books can overlap with other challenges.
• Reviews are encouraged, but not necessary.
• Choose your point level. You can always aim for a higher point level, but you can't move to a lower one.

Each book you read is worth points:

• 3 points for a Newbery Medal Winner
• 2 points for a Newbery Honor Book
• 1 point for a Caldecott Medal Winner or Honor Book

Choose a level to aim for.  "You can get to this level with any combination of points you want. You can read all Newbery Medal winners. You can throw in a few Honor Books. If you want, you can even read 75 Caldecott Medal winners! How you get to your point level is totally up to you."

1. L'Engle: 15 - 29 points
2. Spinelli: 30 - 44 points
3. Avi: 45 - 59 points
4. Lowry: 60 - 74 points
5. Konigsburg: 75+ points

✷ I'm signing up at the first level (L'Engle = 15-29 points)

• List of Newbery Medal and Honor books.
• List of Caldecott Medal and Honor books.

• See my original blog post about the challenge HERE.
• See the challenge announcement/sign-up page HERE.


MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to any reviews):

1. Ramona and Her Father (Ramona Quimby #4). Beverly Cleary (1977; 1978 Honor = 2 points)
2. Little Red Riding Hood. Retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (1983; 1984 Caldecott Honor = 1 point) 
3. Dear Mr. Henshaw. Beverly Cleary; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky (1983; 1984 Newbery Medal = 3 points)
4. Sarah, Plain and Tall. Patricia MacLachlan (1985; 1986 Newbery Medal = 3 points)
   

POSSIBLE  CHOICES: Newbery Winners (3 points each)

• The Bronze Bow. Elizabeth George Speare (1961; 1962 Medal) 
• Caddie Woodlawn. Carol Ryrie Brink (1935; 1936 Medal)
• Dead End in Norvelt. Jack Gantos (2011; 2012 Medal)
• The Door in the Wall. Marguerite De Angeli (1949; 1950 Medal)
• Ginger Pye. Eleanor Estes (1951; 1952 Medal) 
• The Giver. Lois Lowry (1993; 1994 Medal) 
• Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village. Laura Amy Schlitz (2007; 2008 Medal) 
• The Graveyard Book. Neil Gaiman (2008; 2009 Medal) 
• The Higher Power of Lucky. Susan Patron (2006; 2007 Medal) 
• Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Rachel Field; illus. by Dorothy Lathrop (1929; 1930 Medal) 
• It's Like This, Cat. Emily Cheney Neville (1963; 1964 Medal) 
• Miracles on Maple Hill. Virginia Sorensen (1956; 1957 Medal) 
• Miss Hickory. Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1946; 1947 Medal) 
• Rabbit Hill. Robert Lawson (1944; 1945 Medal) 
• Roller Skates. Ruth Sawyer (1936; 1937 Medal) 
• Secret of the Andes. Ann Nolan Clark (1952; 1953 Medal) 
• Strawberry Girl. Lois Lenski (1945; 1946 Medal)
• Thimble Summer. Elizabeth Enright (1938; 1939 Medal)
• The Trumpeter of Krakow. Eric P. Kelly (1928; 1929 Medal) 
• The Twenty-One Balloons. William Pène du Bois (1947; 1948 Medal) 
• Up a Road Slowly. Irene Hunt (1966; 1967 Medal) 
• The View from Saturday. E.L. Konigsburg (1996; 1997 Medal)
• A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers. Nancy Willard; illus. by Alice & Martin Provensen (1981; 1982 Medal) 
• The Westing Game. Ellen Raskin (1978; 1979 Medal) 
• The Wheel on the School. Meindert De Jong (1954; 1955 Medal) 
• The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Elizabeth George Speare (1958; 1959 Medal)
• A Wrinkle in Time. Madeleine L'Engle (1962; 1963 Medal) [re-read?] 
• A Year Down Yonder. Richard Peck (2000; 2001 Medal) 
• Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze. Elizabeth Lewis (1933 Medal)

POSSIBLE  CHOICES: Newbery Honor Books (2 points each)

• The ABC Bunny. Wanda Gág (1933; 1934 Honor)
• Afternoon of the Elves. Janet Taylor Lisle (1989; 1990 Honor) 
• The Animal Family. Randall Jarrell (1965; 1966 Honor) 
• The Bears on Hemlock Mountain. Alice Dalgliesh (1952; 1953 Honor) 
• Because of Winn-Dixie. Kate DiCamillo (2000; 2001 Honor) 
• Belling the Tiger. Mary Stolz (1961; 1962 Honor) 
• Black Fox of Lorne. Marguerite De Angeli (1956; 1957 Honor) 
• Blue Willow. Doris Gates (1940; 1941 Honor) 
• By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House #5). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1939; 1940 Honor) 
• The Cricket in Times Square. George Selden (1960; 1961 Honor) 
• Doll Bones. Holly Black (2013; 2014 Honor) 
• Downright Dencey. Caroline Dale Snedeker (1927; 1928 Honor) 
• Ella Enchanted. Gail Carson Levine (1997; 1998 Honor)
• The Fearsome Inn. Isaac Bashevis Singer; illus. by Nonny Hogrogian (1967; 1968 Honor) 
• Feathers. Jacqueline Woodson (2007; 2008 Honor) 
• Floating Island. Anne Parrish (1930; 1931 Honor) 
• The Gammage Cup. Carol Kendall (1959; 1960 Honor) 
• The Golden Name Day. Jennie Lindquist (1955; 1956 Honor)
• Gone-Away Lake. Elizabeth Enright (1957; 1958 Honor) 
• The Great Wheel. Robert Lawson (1957; 1958 Honor) 
• The Headless Cupid. Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1971; 1972 Honor) 
• Jane's Island. Marjorie Hill Allee (1931; 1932 Honor) 
• Little Town on the Prairie (Little House #7). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1941; 1942 Honor) 
• A Long Way from Chicago. Richard Peck (1998; 1999 Honor) 
• The Long Winter (Little House #6). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1940; 1941 Honor) 
• Mice Twice. Joseph Low (1980; 1981 Honor) 
• Misty of Chincoteague. Marguerite Henry (1947; 1948 Honor)
• The Moorchild. Eloise McGraw (1996; 1997 Honor) 
• Mr. Popper's Penguins. Florence & Richard Atwater (1938; 1939 Honor) [re-read] 
• Olive's Ocean. Kevin Henkes (2001; 2004 Honor) 
• On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House #4). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1937; 1938 Honor) 
• Penny from Heaven. Jennifer L. Holm (2006; 2007 Honor) 
• The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot, the Shoe-King's Son. Catherine Besterman (1947; 1948 Honor) 
• Ramona and Her Father (Ramona #4). Beverly Cleary (1977; 1978 Honor) 
• Rascal. Sterling North (1963; 1964 Honor) 
• The Silver Pencil. Alice Dalgliesh (1944; 1945 Honor) 
• Splendors and Glooms. Laura Amy Schlitz (2012; 2013 Honor) 
• A String in the Harp. Nancy Bond (1976; 1977 Honor) 
• Surviving the Applewhites. Stephanie S. Tolan (2002; 2003 Honor)
• These Happy Golden Years (Little House #8). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1943; 1944 Honor)
• Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries #1). Sheila Turnage (2012; 2013 Honor) 
• Whittington. Alan Armstrong; illus. by S.D. Schindler (2005; 2006 Honor) 
• The Windy Hill. Cornelia Meigs (1921; 1922 Honor) 
• The Witches of Worm. Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1972; 1973 Honor)

POSSIBLE  CHOICES: Caldecott Winners (1 point each)

• The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. Dan Santat (2914; 2015 Medal) 
• Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper. Marcia Brown (1954; 1955 Medal)
• The Egg Tree. Katherine Milhous (1950; 1951 Medal) 
• The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. Arthur Ransome; illus. by Uri Shulevitz (1968; 1969 Medal) 
• The Funny Little Woman. Arlene Mosel; illus. by Blair Lent (1972; 1973 Medal) 
• Hello Lighthouse. Sophie Blackall (2018; 2019 Medal) 
• Hey, Al. Richard Egielski (illus.); text by Arthur Yorinks (1986; 1987 Medal) 
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Brian Selznick (2007; 2008 Medal) 
• Jumanji. Chris Van Allsburg (1981; 1982 Medal) 
• Many Moons. James Thurber; illus. by Louis Slobodkin (1943; 1944 Medal)
• Owl Moon. Jane Yolen; illus. by John Schoenherr (1987; 1988 Medal)
• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. William Steig (1969; 1970 Medal)
• This is Not My Hat. Jon Klassen (2012; 2013 Medal) 

POSSIBLE  CHOICES: Caldecott Honor Books (1 point each)

• Blueberries for Sal. Robert McCloskey (1949) 
• Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction. David Macaulay (1973; 1974 Honor) 
• Extra Yarn. Mac Barnett; illus. by Jon Klassen (2012; 2013 Honor)
• Flora and the Flamingo. Molly Idle (2013; 2014 Honor) 
• Hansel and Gretel. Rika Lesser; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky (1984; 1985 Honor) 
• In the Night Kitchen. Maurice Sendak (1971) 
• King Bidgood's in the Bathtub. Audrey Wood; illus. by Don Wood (1985; 1986 Honor) 
• Little Red Riding Hood. Trina Schart Hyman (1983; 1984 Honor) 
• The Most Wonderful Doll in the World. Phyllis McGinley; illus. by Helen Stone (1950; 1951 Honor) 
• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. John Steptoe (1986; 1988 Honor) 
• Nana in the City. Lauren Castillo (2014; 2015 Honor) 
• On Market Street. Arnold Lobel; illus. by Anita Lobel (1981; 1982 Honor) 
• Outside Over There. Maurice Sendak (1981; 1982 Honor) 
• The Relatives Came. Cynthia Rylant; illus. by Stephen Gammell (1985; 1986 Honor) 
• Rumpelstiltskin. Paul O. Zelinsky (1986; 1987 Honor) 
• Sam and Dave Dig a Hole. Mac Barnett; illus. by Jon Klassen (2014; 2015 Honor) 
• Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs. Randall Jarrell; illus. by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (1972; 1973 Honor) 
• Strega Nona. Tomi dePaola (1975; 1976 Honor) 
• The Treasure. Uri Shulevitz (1978; 1980 Honor) 

What's in a Name 2020 Challenge

Hosted by: Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook
Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2020

Guidelines (from announcement post):

• The challenge runs from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. You can sign up any time, but only count books that you read between those dates.
• Read a book in any format (hard copy, ebook, audio) with a title that fits into each category.
• Don’t use the same book for more than one category.
• Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed, it’s encouraged!
• You can choose your books as you go or make a list ahead of time.

Categories for 2020:

1. An ampersand – & (ex. Blanca & Roja, Rot & Ruin)
2. An antonym (ex. Big Little Lies, Wicked Saints)
3. 4 letters or less (ex. Feed, Vox)
4. A given/first name (ex. Tess of the Road, Flowers for Algernon)
5. Reference to children (ex. Baby Proof, Children of Blood and Bone)
6. One of the 4 natural elements – water, air, fire, earth (ex. The River at Night, The Name of the Wind)

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post HERE.

MY  READING  LIST (books read, with links to reviews):

• Category 1: Gin & Daggers (Murder, She Wrote #1). "Jessica Fletcher" and Donald Bain
• Category 2:
• Category 3: Snow (St. John Strafford #1). John Banville 
• Category 4: Ramona and Her Father (Ramona Quimby #4). Beverly Cleary
• Category 5:
• Category 6: The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip (Happy Hollisters #2). Jerry West 

POSSIBILITIES:

● Category 1 (ampersand):

Arthur & George. Julian Barnes
Bellman & Black. Diane Setterfield
Daisy Jones & The Six. Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Book. Arlene Croce
Gin & Daggers (Murder, She Wrote #1). "Jessica Fletcher" and Donald Bain
The Waters & The Wild. DeSales Harrison

● Category 2 (antonym):

The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft. Claire Tomalin
Night and Day. Virginia Woolf
Old New York (Four Novellas). Edith Wharton
Short Letter, Long Farewell. Peter Handke

● Category 3 (four letters or less):

Ax (87th Precinct #18). Ed McBain
Dust (Richard Jury #21). Martha Grimes
Hoot. Carl Hiaasen
Ubik. Philip K. Dick
Utz. Bruce Chatwin

● Category 4 (given/first name):

Caddie Woodlawn. Carol Ryrie Brink
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Rachel Field
Jane Eyre. Charlotte Brontë
Queen Lucia. E.F. Benson
Ramona and Her Father (Ramona Quimby #4). Beverly Cleary
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (Inspector Morse #3). Colin Dexter
What Maisie Knew. Henry James

● Category 5 (reference to children):

The Children. Edith Wharton
The Children’s Book. A.S. Byatt
The Children of Green Knowe. Lucy M. Boston
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Ransom Riggs
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Henry Farrell
Wise Children. Angela Carter

● Category 6 (one of the four elements):

The Book of Air and Shadows. Michael Gruber
Loon Lake. E.L. Doctorow
The Night Ocean. Paul La Farge
The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Neil Gaiman
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House #4). Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Sea. John Banville
The Sea of Grass. Conrad Richter
The Sea, the Sea. Iris Murdoch
Seaview House. Elizabeth Fair
Wide Sargasso Sea. Jean Rhys
The Wind in the Willows. Kenneth Grahame
Wolf Lake (Dave Gurney #5). John Verdon

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2020 European Reading Challenge

**Challenge Complete. See my wrap-up post HERE.**

Hosted by: Gilion @ Rose City Reader

Dates: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021

Guidelines (quoted from the announcement page):

The idea is to read books by European authors or books set in European countries (no matter where the author comes from). The books can be anything – novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, or any other genre. You can participate at different levels, but each book must be by a different author and set in a different country – it's supposed to be a tour. 

• Books should be read between January 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021.  If you participated in the 2019 European Reading Challenge, you can only count books read in January 2020 for one year – either the end of the 2019 challenge or the start of the 2020 challenge – you don't get to count one book for both challenges. 
• You do not have to commit to your choices now; and you can change your mind about books at any time. 
• Overlap with other challenges is allowed – and encouraged! 
• Re-reads count. 
• Audiobooks count. 
• E-books count. 
• Self-published books count. 
• There will be a page for linking your reviews. Reviews are not necessary, unless you are going for the Jet Setter Prize, in which case only books reviewed count.
• If you do not have a blog, put your reviews or reports in a comment on the review list page. 
• There will be a page for posting links to wrap-up posts. 

Levels of participation:

1. Five Star (Deluxe Entourage): Read at least five books by different European authors or books set in different European countries.
2. Four Star (Honeymooner): Read four qualifying books.
3. Three Star (Business Traveler): Read three qualifying books.
4. Two Star (Adventurer): Read two qualifying books.
5. One Star (Pensione Weekender): Read just one qualifying book.

List of Countries:

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), and Vatican City.

✹ I'm signing up for the Three Star ("Business Traveler") level.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See my challenge wrap-up post HERE.
● See the challenge announcement page HERE.
● See the review page HERE.
● See the page for challenge wrap-ups HERE.


MY READING LIST (books I've read):

1. The Circus: A Novel. Jonas Karlsson (set in Stockholm, Sweden)
2. Murder She Wrote: Gin & Daggers (Murder, She Wrote #1). "Jessica Fletcher" and Donald Bain (set in UK, mostly London)
3. Snow (St. John Strafford #1). John Banville (set in Ireland) 

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Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2020

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2020
Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block

Guidelines

• You may sign up at any time — no matter when you see this challenge. All qualifying books read after January 1st count.
• Choose a level of participation. Once you choose, you're locked in for at least that many books. You can increase your level; all books counted for lower levels carry over towards the new level.
• Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2020. No library books. (The ONLY exception to the library rule: If you own the book in any form and have a reason to check out a version from the library instead, then you may count it.)
• Books can be counted for other challenges.
• Reviews aren't required, and a blog isn't necessary.
• Any reread may count, regardless of how long you've owned it, provided you have not counted it for a previous Mount TBR Challenge.
• Audiobooks and E-books may count provided they are yours prior to January 1.
• You may count any "currently reading" book that you begin prior to January 1– provided that you had 50% or more of the book left to finish in 2020.
• "Did Not Finish" books can be counted, under some circumstances (see challenge announcement page for details).
• You can submit a list in advance, or add your books as you read them.
• There will be a year-end check-in.
• There will be a GoodReads group for the challenge.
• There will be a challenge headquarters page which will offer links to monthly review pages, and the final wrap-up.

Challenge Levels:

1. Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s
2. Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s
3. Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s
4. Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s
5. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s
6. El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s
7. Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s
8. Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s

✸ I'm signing up at the first level (Pike's Peak), so I'll be trying for at least 12 books from my TBR pile.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See the challenge announcement page HERE.
● See the challenge headquarters page HERE.
● See the list of challenge participants HERE.
● See the GoodReads Group HERE.
● See the year-end check-in page HERE.


MY READING LIST (Books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. In the Last Analysis (Kate Fansler Mysteries #1). Amanda Cross
2. And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe #13). Rex Stout
3. Bitter End (The First Nero Wolfe Novella). Rex Stout
4. Still Life (Inspector Armand Gamache #1). Louise Penny
5. Kill Your Darlings (Mallory #3). Max Allan Collins
6. The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1). Agatha Christie
7. An Artist of the Floating World. Kazuo Ishiguro
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POSSIBLE  READS:
Here are just some of the books I'd like to read in 2020 (many of these have been on the shelves for a LONG time):

• Afternoon Men. Anthony Powell 
• American Eve. Paula Uruburu 
• The Art of Mending. Elizabeth Berg 
• The Bell. Iris Murdoch 
• The Bell Jar. Sylvia Plath 
• The Berlin Stories. Christopher Isherwood 
• The Black Prince. Iris Murdoch 
• Black Sun. Geoffrey Wolff 
• The Book of the Dead. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 
• Busman's Honeymoon. Dorothy L. Sayers 
• The Cabinet of Curiosities. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 
• Cast, In Order of Disappearance (Charles Paris #1). Simon Brett 
• The Children's Book. A.S. Byatt 
• Cutwork (Needlecraft Mysteries #7). Monica Ferris 
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick 
• The Enchanted April. Elizabeth von Arnim 
• The Europeans. Henry James 
• Family Album. Penelope Lively 
• The Fencing Master. Arturo Pérez-Reverte 
• Five Red Herrings. Dorothy L. Sayers 
• Flaubert's Parrot. Julian Barnes 
• Foundation. Isaac Asimov 
• Framed in Lace (Needlecraft Mysteries #2). Monica Ferris 
• The Ghost Writer. Philip Roth 
• The Glass Room. Simon Mawer 
• Hanging By a Thread (Needlecraft Mysteries #6). Monica Ferris
• The Haunted Bookshop. Christopher Morley 
• High Rising (Barsetshire #1). Angela Thirkell 
• How It All Began. Penelope Lively 
• Identity. Milan Kundera 
• Invitation to the Waltz. Rosamond Lehmann 
• Istanbul Passage. Joseph Kanon 
• Jane Eyre. Charlotte Bronte 
• July and August. Nancy Clark 
• Jumping the Queue. Mary Wesley 
• The Lake House. Kate Morton 
• Let the Devil Sleep (Dave Gurney #3). John Verdon 
• Los Alamos. Joseph Kanon 
• Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Eric Hodgins 
• Mrs. Malory and a Death in the Family. Hazel Holt
• Mrs. Malory and a Necessary End. Hazel Holt
• The Moonstone. Wilkie Collins 
• Murder At the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1). Agatha Christie 
• Murder Must Advertise. Dorothy L. Sayers 
• The Mystery of Lewis Carroll. Jenny Woolf 
• The Nine Tailors. Dorothy L. Sayers  
• Oracle Night. Paul Auster 
• The Pale Horse. Agatha Christie 
• Prater Violet. Christopher Isherwood 
• Prophecy. S.J. Parris 
• Providence. Anita Brookner 
• Relic. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 
• The Road to Lichfield. Penelope Lively 
• The Secret Keeper. Kate Morton 
• The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (Inspector Morse, #3). Colin Dexter
• Silver on the Tree (The Dark Is Rising series, final book). Susan Cooper 
• The Sisters: The Lives and Times of the Fabulous Cushing Sisters. David Grafton 
• The Spoils of Poynton. Henry James
• The Takeover. Muriel Spark
• The Talented Mr. Ripley. Patricia Highsmith 
• Time and Again. Clifford D. Simak 
• Two Serious Ladies. Jane Bowles 
• The Unicorn. Iris Murdoch 
• Unnatural Death. Dorothy L. Sayers 
• When the Music's Over (DCI Banks #23). Peter Robinson
• A Wreath of Roses. Elizabeth Taylor 
• The Year of Magical Thinking. Joan Didion 

2020 Calendar of Crime Challenge

**Challenge complete. See my wrap-up post HERE.**

Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block
Dates: 1 January - 31 December 2020

Guidelines (from announcement page):

• Challenge runs from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. All books should be read during this time period. Sign up any time between now and November 1, 2020. 
• All books must be mysteries. Humor, romance, supernatural elements (etc.) are welcome, but the books must be mysteries/crime/detective novels first.
• Twelve books, one representing each month, are required for a completed challenge and to be eligible for the end-of-year prize drawing. Each month comes with several categories that may be selected to fulfill the month's reading. 
• To claim a book, it must fit one of the categories for the month you wish to fulfill. Unless otherwise specified, the category is fulfilled within the actual story. For instance, if you are claiming a book for December and you want to use "Christmas" as the category, then Christmas must figure in some way in the plot. Did someone poison the plum pudding? Did Great-Uncle Whozit invite all the family home for Christmas so he could tell them he plans to change his will? 
• The "wild card" book is exactly that. If July is your birth month, then for category #9, you may read any mystery book you want. It does not have to connect with July in any way — other than a July baby chose it. The other eleven months, you must do the alternate category #9 if you want to fulfill that slot. 
• For the category that says "Book title contains a word that starts with the letter A," the following do not count: "A" and "An."  
• Books may only count for one month and one category, but they may count for other challenges. If it could fulfill more than one category or month, then you are welcome to change the category/month at any time prior to the final wrap-up.
• Books do not have to be read during the month for which they qualify. So if you're feeling like a little "Christmas in July" (or May or...), then feel free to read your book for December whenever the mood strikes.
• A wrap-up post/comment/email will be requested that should include a calendar of books read and what category they fulfilled. [Example: January: The House of Sudden Sleep by John Hawk (original pub date January 1930)].
• All participants who complete the challenge will be eligible for an end-of-year prize drawing. There will also be a "My Calendar's Booked" prize for the challenger who fills their calendar with the most books, so challengers are encouraged to read more than one category for each month. In case of a tie, there will be a prize drawing among the the folks who booked-up their year so fully.

Monthly Categories:

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page HERE.
● See the challenge Headquarters page HERE.
● See the list of challenge participants HERE.
● See my challenge wrap-up post HERE.

MY  READING  LIST:

JANUARY:
• In the Last Analysis (Kate Fansler #1). Amanda Cross (Category #2: Author's birth month)

FEBRUARY:
• A Fragment of Fear. John Bingham (Category #7: Book title has word starting with "F")

MARCH:
• The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe #11). Rex Stout (Category #3: Primary action takes place during this month)

APRIL:
• And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe #13). Rex Stout (Category #7: Book title has word starting with "A")

MAY:
• Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (Agatha Raisin #5). M.C. Beaton (Category #7: Book title has word starting with "M")

JUNE:
• The Haunted Lady (Hilda Adams/"Miss Pinkerton" Mystery). Mary Roberts Rinehart (Category #3: Primary action takes place during this month)

JULY:
• Where There's a Will (Nero Wolfe #8). Rex Stout (Category #3: Primary action takes place during this month)

AUGUST:
• A Death Long Overdue (Lighthouse Library Mystery #7). Eva Gates (Category #9: Summer holiday setting - Nags Head NC)

SEPTEMBER:
• The Suicide House. Charlie Donlea (Category #7: Book title has word beginning with "S")

OCTOBER:
• Still Life (Inspector Gamache #1). Louise Penny (Category #3: Primary action takes place in this month)

NOVEMBER:
• Knot of This World (Quilting Mystery #8). Mary Marks (Category #9: Family relationships play major role)

DECEMBER:
• Snow (St. John Strafford #1). John Banville (Category #3: Primary action takes place in this month) 

NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2020

Hosted by: Tina @ Reading Between the Pages
Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2020

Guidelines (from announcement post):

• The challenge runs from January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020. There is no deadline to sign up.
• You do not need to have a blog to participate.
• Any genre, release date, length, etc. counts – it just needs to be a book from NetGalley or Edelweiss.
• Books can count for more than one challenge that you are participating in.
• The first day of each month there will be a monthly “link-up” for linking reviews. If you forget one month, you can catch up the next month.
• If you have questions, leave a comment on the sign-up page, or use the contact page at the top of that post.
• Use the hashtag #NGEW2020 on social media.

Levels:

1. Bronze – 10 Books
2. Silver – 25 Books
3. Gold – 50 Books
4. Platinum – 75 Books
5. Diamond – 100 Books

I'm signing up at the Bronze Level, but hope to read more than ten books.


• See my original blog post about the challenge HERE.
• See the challenge announcement/sign-up page HERE. 
• See the monthly review link-up page HERE.

My Reading List (Books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. The Circus. Jonas Karlsson (Hogarth; Jan 28, 2020)
2. The Light After the War. Anita Abriel (Atria Books; Feb 4, 2020)
3. The Illness Lesson. Clare Beams (Doubleday; Feb 11, 2020)
4. Big Summer. Jennifer Weiner (Atria Books; 19 May 2020)
5. The List of Things That Will Not Change. Rebecca Stead (Random House/Wendy Lamb; Apr 7, 2020)
6. Knot of This World (A Quilting Mystery). Mary Marks (Kensington Books, Jul 28, 2020) 
7. A Death Long Overdue (A Lighthouse Library Mystery). Eva Gates (Crooked Lane Books; Oct 6, 2020)
8. The Suicide House (Rory Moore / Lane Phillips #2). Charlie Donlea (Kensington Books; Jul 28, 2020)
9. Snow. John Banville (Faber & Faber, Oct 1, 2020)  
10. Take a Look at the Five and Ten (Subterranean Press; November 30, 2020)
    

My List of Books To Be Read (2019-2020)

(Listed by publication date)

• NetGalley Books To Be Read:

1. The Long Call. Ann Cleeves (St. Martin's Press; Sep 3, 2019) 
2. What Rose Forgot. Nevada Barr (Minotaur Books; Sep 17, 2019)
3. Imaginary Friend. Stephen Chbosky (Grand Central; Oct 1, 2019)
4. The Pursuit. Joyce Carol Oates (Grove Atlantic; Oct 1, 2019)
5. Olive, Again. Elizabeth Strout (Random House; Oct 15, 2019)
6. The Circus. Jonas Karlsson (Hogarth; Jan 28, 2020)
7. The Light After the War. Anita Abriel (Atria Books; Feb 4, 2020)
8. The Illness Lesson. Clare Beams (Doubleday; Feb 11, 2020)  
9. Big Summer. Jennifer Weiner (Atria Books; 19 May 2020) 
10. The List of Things That Will Not Change. Rebecca Stead (Random House/Wendy Lamb; Apr 7, 2020) 
11. Living on the Edge of Empire: The Objects and People of Hadrian's Wall. Barbara Birley, et al. (Pen & Sword Archaeology; May 30, 2020) 
12. Knot of This World (A Quilting Mystery). Mary Marks (Kensington Books; Jul 28, 2020)
13. The Suicide House (Rory Moore / Lane Phillips #2). Charlie Donlea (Kensington Books; Jul 28, 2020)
14. Life in Miniature: A History of Dolls' Houses. Nicola Lisle (Pen & Sword; Sep 30, 2020)
    
15. Snow. John Banville (Faber & Faber, Oct 1, 2020) 
16. A Death Long Overdue (A Lighthouse Library Mystery). Eva Gates (Crooked Lane Books; Oct 6, 2020) 
17. Take a Look at the Five and Ten. Connie Willis (Subterranean Press; Nov 30, 2020)
18. An Extravagant Death (A Charles Lenox Mystery). Charles Finch (St. Martin's Press / Minotaur Books; Feb 16, 2021)
    
19. The Postscript Murders. Elly Griffiths (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Mar 2, 2021) 
20. The Lost Village. Camilla Sten (St. Martin's/Minotaur; Mar 23, 2021) 
21. Astrid Sees All. Natalie Standiford (Atria Books; Apr 6, 2021)
    

• Edelweiss Books To Be Read:

1. Takes One to Know One. Susan Isaacs (Atlantic Monthly Press; Oct 1, 2019)

R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XIV

R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XIV

Dates: September 1 - October 31, 2019
Website: RIP 14

Guidelines:

✸ There are several different levels of participation:

• Peril the First: Read four books of any length, from any of the challenge categories.
• Peril the Second: Read two books of any length, from any category.
• Peril the Third: Read one book of any length, from any category.
• Peril of the Short Story: An extra option, for those who want to read shorter works.
• Peril on the Screen: Another extra option, for those who like to watch scary or suspenseful fare on the large or small screen.
• Peril of the Review: Submit a review for possible inclusion on the blog website.

✸ Choose books from the following categories:

• Mystery
• Suspense
• Thriller
• Gothic
• Horror
• Dark Fantasy
• Supernatural

✷ I'm signing up at the Peril the First level (four books), and I'll be combining that with Peril on the Screen and possibly Peril of the Short Story.

See my original post about the challenge HERE.
See the challenge announcement page HERE.
See the review page HERE.
See the link page HERE. (For submitting reviews, posts, etc.)
Submit a review HERE. (For possible inclusion on the website.)

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MY BOOK LIST (books read, with links to any reviews/notes):

1. The Man in the White Linen Suit (Stewart Hoag #11). David Handler (2019; mystery)
2. Fake Like Me. Barbara Bourland (2019; suspense)
3. The Shape of Night. Tess Gerritsen (2019; mystery/romantic suspense/ghost story)
4. Who Goes There? John W. Campbell Jr. (1938; horror/sci-fi) 
5. We Were Killers Once (Brigid Quinn #4). Becky Masterman (2019; mystery/thriller)

MY SCREEN PERIL LIST, Part 1 (Movies):

1. The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971 film; horror) 
2. The Caretaker (2016 film; horror)
3. Dracula (1931 film; horror) 
4. The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936 film; mystery / romantic comedy)
5. The Gorgon (1964 film; horror) 
6. The Mummy (1932 film; horror) 
7. Slender Man (2018 film; horror / thriller)
8. The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951 film; horror)
9. The Witches (1966 film; horror) aka: "The Devil's Own"

MY SCREEN PERIL LIST, Part 2 (TV Shows):

1. Death in Paradise (2019; TV series; Season 8/ Episode 2)
2. Death in Paradise (2019; Season 8/ Episode 3)
3. Death in Paradise (2019; Season 8/ Episode 4)
4. Death in Paradise: Beyond the Shining Sea, Parts 1&2 (2019; Season 8/ Episodes 5&6) 
5. Death in Paradise (2019; Season 8/ Episode 7)
6. Death in Paradise (2019; Season 8/ Episode 8)
7. Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word (2016; Made-for-TV movie) 
8. Ironside: All About Andrea (1973; TV series; Season 6/ Episode 19)
9. Ironside: All Honorable Men (1973; Season 6/ Episode 21) 
10. Ironside: A Game of Showdown (1973; Season 6/ Episode 23)
11. Ironside: Confessions - From a Lady of the Night (1973; Season 7/ Episode 1)
12. Ironside: In the Forests of the Night (1973; Season 7/ Episode 3)
13. Ironside: The Armageddon Gang (1973; Season 7/ Episode 5)
14. Ironside: The Helping Hand (1973; Season 7/ Episode 7) 
15. The Last Detective: Willesden Confidential (2005; TV series; Season 3/ Episode 4) 
16. The Last Detective: Once Upon a Time on the Westway (2007; Season 4/ Episode 1)
17. Murder She Wrote: Menace, Anyone? (1986; TV series; Season 2/ Episode 20)
18. Murder She Wrote: Steal Me a Story (1987; Season 4/ Episode 8)
19. Murder She Wrote: Indian Giver (1987; Season 4/ Episode 10)
20. Perry Mason: The Case of the Restless Redhead (1957; TV series; Season 1/ Episode 1)
21. Perry Mason: The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1957; Season 1/ Episode 2)
22. Perry Mason: The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1957; Season 1/ Episode 3)
23. Perry Mason: The Case of the Sulky Girl (1957; Season 1/ Episode 5)
24. Perry Mason: The Case of the Silent Partner (1957; Season 1/ Episode 6) 
25. Perry Mason: The Case of the Angry Mourner (1957; Season 1/ Episode 7)
26. Perry Mason: The Case of the Crimson Kiss (1957; Season 1/ Episode 8)
27. Perry Mason: The Case of the Vagabond Vixen (1957; Season 1/ Episode 9)
28. Perry Mason: The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1957; Season 1/ Episode 10)
29. Perry Mason: The Case of the Crooked Candle (1957; Season 1/ Episode 11)
30. Perry Mason: The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1957; Season 1/ Episode 12)
31. Perry Mason: The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink (1957; Season 1/ Episode 13)
32. Perry Mason: The Case of the Baited Hook (1957; Season 1/ Episode 14)
33. Perry Mason: The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse (1957; Season 1/ Episode 15)
34. Perry Mason: The Case of the Demure Defendant (1958; Season 1/ Episode 16)
35. Perry Mason: The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1958; Season 1/ Episode 17)
36. Perry Mason: The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1958; Season 1/ Episode 18)
37. Perry Mason: The Case of the Haunted Husband (1958; Season 1/ Episode 19)
38. Perry Mason: The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1958; Season 1/ Episode 20)
39. Perry Mason: The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1958; Season 1/ Episode 21)
40. Perry Mason: The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (1958; Season 1/ Episode 22)
41. Perry Mason: The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1958; Season 1/ Episode 23)
42. Perry Mason: The Case of the Deadly Double (1958; Season 1/ Episode 24) 
43. Perry Mason: The Case of the Empty Tin (1958; Season 1/ Episode 25
44. Perry Mason: The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1958; Season 1/ Episode 26
45. Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Daughter (1958; Season 1/ Episode 27)
46. Perry Mason: The Case of the Daring Decoy (1958; Season 1/ Episode 28)
47. Perry Mason: The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1958; Season 1/ Episode 29)
48. Perry Mason: The Case of the Screaming Woman (1958; Season 1/ Episode 30)
49. Thriller: The Return of Andrew Bentley (1961, TV series; Season 2/ Episode 12)

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Perilous Reading Possibilities:

• Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (Agatha Raisin #4). M.C. Beaton
• Beyond the Ice Limit. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 
• The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe #1). Raymond Chandler
• Blue Labyrinth. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 
• The Body in the Wake (Faith Fairchild #25). Katherine Hall Page 
• The Book of Lost Things. John Connolly 
• Cast, in Order of Disappearance (Charles Paris #1). Simon Brett 
• The Colony. F.G. Cottam 
• The Complete Wandering Ghosts (Stories). Marion Crawford 
• Curtains for Romeo (Coastal Playhouse Mysteries #1). Jessa Archer 
• Dark Entries (Stories). Robert Aickman 
• The Dead of Winter. Chris Priestley 
• Doll Bones. Holly Black; illus. by Eliza Wheeler 
• Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander #1). Henning Mankell 
• Full Dark, No Stars (Stories). Stephen King 
• Gallows View (Inspector Banks #1). Peter Robinson 
• A Garden Lost in Time. Jonathan Aycliffe 
• Haunted (David Ash #1). James Herbert
• The Haunted Hotel. Wilkie Collins 
• Imaginary Friend. Stephen Chbosky 
• The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck Police Mystery #4). Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
• Let the Devil Sleep (Dave Gurney #3). John Verdon 
• The Long Call (Two Rivers #1). Ann Cleeves 
• Lovecraft Unbound (Stories). Ellen Datlow, ed. 
• The Man Who Died Laughing (Stewart Hoag Mysteries #1). David Handler
• The Man Who Lived By Night (Stewart Hoag Mysteries #2). David Handler
• The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald (Stewart Hoag Mysteries #3). David Handler
• The Midnight Side. Natasha Mostert 
• A New Lease of Death (Inspector Wexford #2). Ruth Rendell 
• Old Bones (Nora Kelly #1). Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 
• Origin. Dan Brown 
• The Possession (The Anomaly Files #2). Michael Rutger 
• Pursuit. Joyce Carol Oates 
• Roseanna (Martin Beck Police Mystery #1). Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
• Shadow Ritual. Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne 
• The Shape of Night. Tess Gerritsen 
• A Song of Shadows. John Connolly 
• A Stitch in Time. Penelope Lively 
• Strangers on a Train. Patricia Highsmith 
• The Talisman. Jonathan Aycliffe 
• This House Is Haunted. John Boyne 
• A Very Mummy Holiday (Tourist Trap Mysteries #10). Lynn Cahoon
• We Were Killers Once (Brigid Quinn #4). Becky Masterman 
• What Rose Forgot. Nevada Barr 
• What You Did. Claire McGowan 
• When the Music's Over (Inspector Banks #23). Peter Robinson 

2019 Reading Challenge Announcements

The List

(In roughly alphabetical order,

with links to announcement/signup posts/pages.)

The challenges listed here are, in general (although it's not a strict rule), year-long challenges, open to everyone. I don't usually list read-a-thons, read-alongs, "personal" challenges, or challenges linked to special days or time periods.

Please NOTE: This list is NOT meant to be a complete list of ALL the reading challenges available for 2019. It's mainly just challenges that seem attractive to me. But I'm not necessarily recommending any of these — just keeping track.

Two more things. In general I'm not a fan of the "check list" type of reading challenge with a bunch of set categories — so I'll list a few, but not every one of them. Also, I don't do a lot of social media hanging out, so if a challenge is being hosted primarily on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, you probably won't find it on this list.

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For more comprehensive, up-to-date lists of 2019 Reading Challenges, you can check the A Novel Challenge website or the Reading Challenge Addict website.

Challenges in red are ones I've signed up for.

1. 2019 All About the Trope Challenge | Host: Herding Cats & Burning Soup. 
2. 2019 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge | Host: Escape with Dollycas. 
3. 2019 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge - Author Edition | Host: Escape with Dollycas. 
4. 2019 A to Z Reading Challenge | Host: Megan @ Ginger Mom and the Kindle Quest. 
5. 2019 Audiobook Challenge | Host: Hot Listens. 
6. 2019 Audio Books Reading Challenge | Host: Book Dragon's Lair. 
7. Aussie Author Challenge 2019 | Host: Booklover Book Reviews. 
8. 2019 Australian Women Writers Challenge | Host: Australian Women Writers. 
9. The Backlist Reader Challenge 2019 | Host: The Bookwyrm's Hoard. 
10. Back to the Classics Challenge 2019 | Host: Books and Chocolate. 
11. The Bad Boys of Romance Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader. 
12. 2019 Beat the Backlist Challenge | Host: Novel Knight. 
13. Birth Year Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Hotchpot Cafe. 
14. 2019 Blogger Shame Reading Challenge | Host: Herding Cats & Burning Soup. 
15. #Bookiary2019 Reading Challenge | Host: Fabia @ Fabiary. 
16. 2019 Bookish Resolutions Challenge | Host: Because Challenges Make Reading More Fun.
17. 2019 Book to Screen Challenge | Host: Whole Latte Ideas. 
18. British Crime Classics Challenge 2019 | Host: The Book Decoder. 
19. Calendar of Crime Challenge 2019 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block.
20. Charity Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
21. 2019 Chunkster Reading Challenge | Host: Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
22. A Classic A Month Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: The Perks of Being Noura. 
23. Cloak and Dagger 2019 Reading Challenge | Hosts: Stormi @ Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! and Barb @ Booker T's Farm.
24. 2019 Color Coded Reading Challenge | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
25. 2019 Connect Five Books Reading Challenge | Host: Book Date. 
26. Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Andi @ Andi's ABCs. 
27. Craving For Cozies 2019 | Host: Escape With Dollycas.
28. Creativity Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Jamie @ Whatever I Think Of!. 
29. Cruisin' Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews.  
30. Dancing with Fantasy and Sci-Fi – A (2019) Reading Challenge + Bingo Cards | Host: Annemieke @ A Dance With Books. 
31. 2019 Deal Me In Short Story Reading Challenge | Host: Bibliophilopolis. 
32. 2019 Diversify Your Reading Challenge | Host: Mongan Moments. 
33. 2019 Diversity Reading Challenge | Host: Celebrity Readers. 
34. Dread & Read Challenge 2019 | Host: Hotchpot Cafe. 
35. 2019 Dystopia Reading Challenge | Host: Brittani @ Hope, Faith & Books. 
36. 2019 eBooks Reading Challenge | Host: Book Dragon's Lair. 
37. Epistolary Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Jamie @ Whatever I Think Of!. 
38. 2019 European Reading Challenge | Host: Gilion @ Rose City Reader. 
39. Family Tree Reading Challenge 2019 | Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
40. 2019 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge | Host: Celebrity Readers. 
41. For the Love Ebooks 2019 Reading Challenge | Host: Tina @ As Told by Tina. 
42. 2019 Georgian Reading Challenge | Host: Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
43. 2019 Good Rule Reading Challenge | Host: Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. 
44. 2019 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge | Host: Passages to the Past. 
45. Humor Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Jamie @ Whatever I Think Of!. 
46. Just the Facts, Ma'am (Vintage Mystery) Challenge 2019 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
47. Learn Something New 2019 Reading Challenge | Host: SMS Nonfiction Book Reviews. 
48. Let's Read Indie 2019 Reading Challenge | Host: As Told By Tina. 
49. 2019 Library Love Reading Challenge | Host: Angel's Guilty Pleasures. 
50. 2019 Literary Escapes Reading Challenge | Host: Escape With Dollycas. 
51. Literary Loners Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Readeropolis. 
52. Literary Pickers Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Delighted Reader. 
53. 2019 Memoir Reading Challenge | Host: Jamie @ Whatever I Think Of!.
54. Mental Health Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Jamie @ Whatever I Think Of!.
55. 2019 Middle Grade Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
56. Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
57. 2019 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge | Host: Kimberly Lynne @ girlxoxo.com. 
58. Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block.   
59. NetGalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Reading Between the Pages. 
60. 2019 Newbery Reading Challenge | Host: Julie @ Smiling Shelves. 
61. 2019 New Release Reading Challenge | Host: Lexxie @(un)Conventional Book Views. 
62. The Official 2019 TBR Pile Challenge | Host: Adam @ Roof Beam Reader. 
63. 2019 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge | Host: Corinne @ Everyday Gyaan. 
64. 2019 Pages Read Challenge | Host: Book Dragon's Lair. 
65. Pick-a-Theme 2019 Challenge | Host: She's Got Books on Her Mind. 
66. 2019 Picture Book Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
67. 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge | Host: Popsugar.com. 
68. Print Only 2019 Reading Challenge | Host: As Told By Tina. 
69. The Purrfect Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews. 
70. 2019 Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Host: Robin of My Two Blessings. 
71. Reading Challenge Addicts 2019 | Host: Bev (of My Reader's Block) @ Reading Challenge Addict blog. 
72. 2019 Reading Challenge Throwback | Host: Books and Ladders. 
73. 2019 Read It Again, Sam Reading Challenge | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
74. 2019 Read My Name Reading Challenge: Host: SMS Nonfiction Book Reviews. 
75. 2019 Reporter's Challenge | Host: Ellie @ The Challenge Factory on Goodreads. 
76. 2019 Resist Reading Challenge | Host: Magic Resists.
77. 2019 Retellings Reading Challenge | Host: Tracy @ Cornerfolds. 
78. 2019 Review Writing Challenge | Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader. 
79. Royal Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: She's Got Books on Her Mind. 
80. 2019 Series Challenge | Host: Mamma Got Time to Read. 
81. The Series That Never Ends Challenge 2019 | Host: Delighted Reader. 
82. 2019 Share-a-Tea Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
83. 2019 Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge | Host: Rick Mills Project. 
84. SpaceTime Reading Challenge | Host: Jemima Pett. 
85. Strictly Print Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Book Dragon's Lair. 
86. Sweet Southern Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Readeropolis. 
87. 2019 Tackle My TBR Challenge | Host: Kimberly Faye @ Kimberly Faye Reads. 
88. Three In a Row Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Book Dragon's Lair. 
89. 2019 Victorian Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
90. 2019 Victorian Reading Challenge | Host: Belle's Library. 
91. The VIRTUAL Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
92. 2019 War Through the Generations Reading Challenge | Host: Serena and Anna @ War Through the Generations. 
93. 2019 What An Animal Reading Challenge | Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews.  
94. What's In a Name Challenge 2019 | Host: Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook. 
95. 2019 When Are You Reading? Challenge | Host: Sam @ Taking On a World of Words. 
96. 2019 Where Are You Reading? Challenge | Host: Book Dragon's Lair. 
97. Where In Canada Are You Reading Challenge 2019 | Host: Faith Hope and Cherrytea. 
98. 2019 World At War Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
99. 2019 You Read How Many Books? | Host: Book Dragon's Lair. 

More to come....?

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