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In a nutshell, this is an honor system challenge to read books in 24 categories (tasks) that may fall outside of your usual genre/style/literary comfort zone. Some books may fit in more than one category, some may be "what you normally read all the time." Target is 2 reading tasks per month, but it is also possible that some books will satisfy more than one task. Full details are at https://bookriot.com/2017/12/15/book-riots-2018-read-harder-challenge/, including an editable PDF that you can use to track your progress - and there's a Goodreads group and all, but I thought that if any other NF nerds were into this sort of thing, perhaps we could chat about it here. The 2018 tasks: A book published posthumously A book of true crime A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) A comic written and illustrated by the same person A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) A book about nature A western A comic written or illustrated by a person of color A book of colonial or postcolonial literature A romance novel by or about a person of color A children’s classic published before 1980 A celebrity memoir An Oprah Book Club selection A book of social science A one-sitting book The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image A book of genre fiction in translation A book with a cover you hate A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author An essay anthology A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 An assigned book you hated (or never finished)