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.
Non Fiction Reader Challenge 2024 logo by Book'd Out

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
- Mortal Monarchs - 1,000 Years of Royal Deaths by Suzie Edge

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
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- Fierce Appetites by Elizabeth Boyle

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
The Life of Birds by David Attenborough
- When Brains Dream by Antonio Zadra & Robert Stickgold

4.  Food
Butter: A Rich History by Elaine Khosrova
- The Secret History of Food by Matt Siegel

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
- Australian Ghost Stories by James Phelps

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
- Melbourne Ghost Signs by Sean Reynolds

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

Books I'm still planning to read for the challenge:
- An Immense World by Ed Yong (reading now for the Pets 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.
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2024 logo by The Intrepid Reader

1. The Bee and the Orange Tree by Melissa Ashley

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!




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