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1. A book published in 2022
2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship
3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
5. A sapphic book
6. A book by a Latinx author
7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
9. A book about a "found family": The Mountain Story
10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
11. A #BookTok recommendation
12. A book about the afterlife: Under the Whispering Door 1/11/2022
13. A book set in the 1980s
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
15. A book by a Pacific Islander author
16. A book about witches
17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022
18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author
19. A book that takes place during your favorite season
20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
21. A book about a band or musical group
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum
23. A book with a recipe in it
24. A book you can read in one sitting: Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
25. A book about a secret: The Arsonists' City
26. A book with a misleading title
27. A Hugo Award winner
28. A book set during a holiday
29. A different book by an author you read in 2021
30. A book with the name of a board game in the title
31. A book featuring a man-made disaster
32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
33. A social-horror book
34. A book set in Victorian times
35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
36. A book you know nothing about
37. A book about gender identity: Detransition, Baby
38. A book featuring a party
39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
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41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
42. A book that features two languages
43. A book with a palindromic title
44. A duology (1): Dear Martin
45. A duology (2) Dear Justyce
46. A book about someone leading a double life
47. A book featuring a parallel reality: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
48. A book with two POVs: How the Penguins Saved Veronica
49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)

61 books read by June 30.
1. Best book so far in 2022: Can't choose just one. I have four:
Honor, Memphis, Nightcrawling and The Last Cuentista
2. Favorite sequel of first half of 2022: I only read one so I'll count it: Dear Justyce
3. A new release that you are excited for and haven't read yet: The Change
4. Most anticipated release of second half of 2022:


5. Biggest reading disappointment so far:

6. Biggest reading surprise so far:

7. Favorite new to you debut author this year: Leila Mottley who wrote

8. Favorite character so far this year:
Skye from


9. A book that made you cry: I teared up a few times (not a crier in general) while reading

10. A book that made you happy:

11. Most beautiful book cover you have bought this year:

12. What books do you want to read by the end of the year?
Many! I'm hoping to read at least 20 of the Book of the Month Club books I've bought in the last three years. So far I have read 11 and only have 9 to go.
My reading life has gone well so far. I have increased the number of nonfiction books I've been reading and I've decided to try and challenge a prejudice I have toward thrillers. That has been a reading surprise. I like them if they aren't domestic thrillers, especially thrillers that take place in the wilderness.
I'm hoping to read some long books and classics for the second half of 2022. I'd also like to continue some series and do at least one or two rereads of books I read over 10 years ago. I have a Little Free Library and I'd like to catch up on some children's and YA fiction so I can stock my library with some books I've read.
I keep forgetting I'm in challenges, but I'll fill the prompts in from time to time. I don't intend to finish most of them if it takes away from my reading experience enjoyment. They're fun but not an essential part of my reading life.

I read 111 books this year, 3 more than last year. I have more than 10 favorite books in fiction. It's impossible to pick just one. These books are books that have stuck with me the longest and they are books I still think about. I would read all of these again, the measure I use for favorite books. The following are fiction favorites:
The Arsonists' City
What Storm, What Thunder
The Last Cuentista
True Biz
Memphis
The Latecomer ( a real surprise because I almost DNF'd this one. I'm glad I didn't).
Nightcrawling
The Trees
The Colony
Shrines of Gaiety
The Whalebone Theatre
Winterland
The Marriage Portrait
A Quiet Life
Nonfiction notables were:
There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
Know My Name
Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache From the American South
The Man Who Could Move Clouds
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
i realize I read a lot of new releases. Next year I want to concentrate on older books and I need to read at a slower pace. I'm ready to move on to planning for 2023 and to take a brief reading rest.