Popsugar Update-January
This is my progress on the Popsugar Challenge so far because I don't doubt that there will be at least a handful of changes from my year plan so I will put up a progress report once in awhile. As you can see I have already made a couple changes mostly due to illness and mood preference at the time of reading. Also it is just plain fun to see the progress unfold.
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. True Crime: Truevine: Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy
3. The next book in a series you started: Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery- CURRENTLY READING
*4. A book involving a heist: The Heist by Janet Evanovich- DONE
*5. Nordic noir: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson (January Group Read)- DONE
6. A novel based on a real person: Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale by Gillian Gill
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: On the Road with Francis of Assisi: A Timeless Journey Through Umbria and Tuscany, and Beyond by Linda Bird Francke
8. A book with a time of day in the title: The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More by Bruce Feiler
9. A book about a villain or antihero: The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics by Elaine Pagels
10. A book about death or grief: NOVEMBER GROUP READ
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist: JUNE GROUP READ- Middlesex
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical: SEPTEMBER GROUP READ
14. A book by an author that is a different ethnicity than you: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
15. A book about feminism: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood MARCH GROUP READ
16. A book about mental health: MAY GROUP READ Turtles All the Way Down
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen by Jane Austen, Penelope Hughes-Hallett
18. A book by two authors: The Glove of Darth Vader by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
19. A book about or involving a sport: Beartown by Fredrik Backman FEBRUARY GROUP READ
*20. A book by a local author: The Rescue by Brian Robbins- DONE
21. A book with your favorite color in the title: Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile by Marcia Wells- CURRENTLY READING
22. A book with alliteration in the title: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
23. A book about time travel: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
24. A book with a weather element in the title: Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes
25. A book set at sea: JULY GROUP READ
*26. A book with an animal in the title: My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen-DONE
27. A book set on a different planet: one of C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy books
28. A book with song lyrics in the title: Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories by Robert J. Morgan
29. A book about or set on Halloween: OCTOBER GROUP READ
30. A book with characters who are twins: AUGUST GROUP READ
31. A book mentioned in another book: a Sherlock Holmes book
32. A book from a celebrity book club: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
33. A childhood classic you've never read: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
34. A book that's published in 2018: DECEMBER GROUP READ
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards Winner: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
36. A book set in the decade you were born: The earlier Babysitters Club book
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to: The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
38. A book with an ugly cover: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library: APRIL GROUP READ Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenges: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Advanced:
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school: Desecration by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
2. A cyberpunk book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in public: Secrets and Mysteries of the World by Sylvia Browne
4. A book tied to your ancestry:?My Mom's book? or It's All Relative by A.J. Jacobs
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title: Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
6. An allegory: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
7. A book by an author with the same first name or last name as you: The Virgin Warrior: The Life and Death of Joan of Arc by Larissa Juliet Taylor
8. A Microhistory: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
9. A book about a problem facing society today: Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters! by Rachel Macy Stafford
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Reading Challenge: Good Omens by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. True Crime: Truevine: Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy
3. The next book in a series you started: Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery- CURRENTLY READING
*4. A book involving a heist: The Heist by Janet Evanovich- DONE
*5. Nordic noir: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson (January Group Read)- DONE
6. A novel based on a real person: Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale by Gillian Gill
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: On the Road with Francis of Assisi: A Timeless Journey Through Umbria and Tuscany, and Beyond by Linda Bird Francke
8. A book with a time of day in the title: The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More by Bruce Feiler
9. A book about a villain or antihero: The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics by Elaine Pagels
10. A book about death or grief: NOVEMBER GROUP READ
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist: JUNE GROUP READ- Middlesex
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical: SEPTEMBER GROUP READ
14. A book by an author that is a different ethnicity than you: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
15. A book about feminism: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood MARCH GROUP READ
16. A book about mental health: MAY GROUP READ Turtles All the Way Down
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen by Jane Austen, Penelope Hughes-Hallett
18. A book by two authors: The Glove of Darth Vader by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
19. A book about or involving a sport: Beartown by Fredrik Backman FEBRUARY GROUP READ
*20. A book by a local author: The Rescue by Brian Robbins- DONE
21. A book with your favorite color in the title: Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile by Marcia Wells- CURRENTLY READING
22. A book with alliteration in the title: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
23. A book about time travel: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
24. A book with a weather element in the title: Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes
25. A book set at sea: JULY GROUP READ
*26. A book with an animal in the title: My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen-DONE
27. A book set on a different planet: one of C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy books
28. A book with song lyrics in the title: Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories by Robert J. Morgan
29. A book about or set on Halloween: OCTOBER GROUP READ
30. A book with characters who are twins: AUGUST GROUP READ
31. A book mentioned in another book: a Sherlock Holmes book
32. A book from a celebrity book club: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
33. A childhood classic you've never read: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
34. A book that's published in 2018: DECEMBER GROUP READ
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards Winner: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
36. A book set in the decade you were born: The earlier Babysitters Club book
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to: The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
38. A book with an ugly cover: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library: APRIL GROUP READ Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenges: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Advanced:
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school: Desecration by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
2. A cyberpunk book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in public: Secrets and Mysteries of the World by Sylvia Browne
4. A book tied to your ancestry:?My Mom's book? or It's All Relative by A.J. Jacobs
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title: Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
6. An allegory: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
7. A book by an author with the same first name or last name as you: The Virgin Warrior: The Life and Death of Joan of Arc by Larissa Juliet Taylor
8. A Microhistory: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
9. A book about a problem facing society today: Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters! by Rachel Macy Stafford
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Reading Challenge: Good Omens by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman
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