Challenges 2024

I successfully completed two reading challenges in 2023 and read a total of 76 books throughout the year. This year I'm aiming to read 75 books again and will be actively participating in the following two reading challenges along the way. In the past I've participated in as many as five reading challenges, but given I'm only participating in two this year, I've decided to increase the difficulty in terms of challenge levels. Sound fun? Come and join me!

Non Fiction Reader Challenge 2024

Hosted by fellow Aussie book blogger Shelleyrae at Book'd Out, I've signed up for the highest level of the challenge this year to complete the Nonfiction Nosher level. For this, I will need to read and review 12 books, one book for each category in the list below.

Here are the 12 categories:
1.  History
- The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching
- Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close by Hannah Carlson
- Bizarre London: Discover the Capital's Secrets & Surprises by David Long
- The Book Lovers' Miscellany by Claire Cock-Starkey

2.  Biography / Memoir
- The Pulling by Adele Dumont
- Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
- Bibliomaniac by Robin Ince
- Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
- Theft by Finding by David Sedaris

3.  Science
- Hello Sleep: The Science and Art of Overcoming Insomnia Without Medications by Jade Wu
- Extraordinary Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
- The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell

4.  Food
- Butter: A Rich History by Elaine Khosrova

5.  Health
- Vital Organs by Suzie Edge
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- My Secret Garden by Nancy Friday

6.  True Crime
- Joe Cinque's Consolation by Helen Garner

7.  Culture
- Magic Words by Jonah Berger
- Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke
- Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction by Lionel Shriver
- This is My World by Lonely Planet
- Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players by Stefan Fatsis

8.  Transportation

9.  The Future
- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson

10. Pets

11. Architecture

12. Published in 2024
- History Stinks! Poo Through the Ages by Suzie Edge
- Sociopath by Patric Gagne

Books I'm planning to read for the challenge:

- Mortal Monarchs - 1,000 Years of Royal Deaths by Suzie Edge (reading now for the History prompt)
- The Life of Birds by David Attenborough (reading next for the Science prompt)

You can join in too! Social media tags: #ReadNonFicChal @bookdout (Twitter) @shelleyrae_bookdout (Instagram).

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2024

Hosted by Marg at The Intrepid Reader, I've signed up to complete the Medieval Reader level this year. For this I'll need to read and review 15 historical fiction books in order to successfully complete the challenge.

1. The Bee and the Orange Tree by Melissa Ashley

2. The Beauties by Lauren Chater
3. The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenjé
4. The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
5. Black Silk & Sympathy by Deborah Challinor
6. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
7. Weyward by Emilia Hart
8. A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
9. The End and Everything Before It by Finegan Kruckemeyer
10. The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain
11. Hex by Jenni Fagan
12. The Attic Child by Lola Jaye
13. Cuddy by Benjamin Myers
14. The Hatmakers by Tamzin Merchant
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Books I'm planning to read for the challenge:
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You can join in too! Social media tags: #histficreadingchallenge @MargReads (Twitter & Instagram)

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I hope you'll enjoy following my reading progress as I make my way through these challenges and let me know if you're participating in any reading challenges this year.

Carpe Librum!