2020 READING

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1. The Mothers | Brit Bennett | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

2. Such a Fun Age | Kiley Reid | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

3. The Better Liar | Tanen Jones | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

4. The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

5. Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes | Kathleen West | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

6. Rules of Civility | Amor Towles | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

7. Dead to Her | Sarah Pinborough | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

8. Nothing More Dangerous | Allen Eskens | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

9. You Are Not Alone | Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkenan | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

10. The Return | Rachel Harrison | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

11. Dear Edward | Ann Napolitano | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

12. Smacked | Eilene Zimmerman | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

13. The Color Purple | Alice Walker | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

14. Sadie | Courtney Summers | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

15. The Holdout | Graham Moore | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

16. Open Book | Jessica Simpson | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

17. In Five Years | Rebecca Serle | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

18. The Girl With the Louding Voice | Abi Dare | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

19. Eight Perfect Murders | Peter Swanson | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

20. Americanah | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

21. Passing | Nella Larsen | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

22. Buy Yourself the Fucking Lilies | Tara Schuster | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

23. The Night Swim | Megan Goldin | Amazon | Bookshop

24. Gone With the Wind | Margaret Mitchell | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

25. Severance | Ling Ma | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

26. The Boy From the Woods | Harlan Coben | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

27. Head Over Heels | Hannah Orenstein | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

28. Little Secrets | Jennifer Hillier | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

29. Last Couple Standing | Matthew Norman | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

30. The Safe Place | Anna Downes | Amazon | Bookshop

31. 28 Summers | Elin Hilderbrand | Amazon | Bookshop

32. The Herd | Andrea Bartz | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

33. Big Summer | Jennifer Weiner | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

34. Happy and You Know It | Laura Hankin | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

35. Pretty Things | Janelle Brown | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

36. Normal People | Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

37. The Happy Ever After Playlist | Abby Jimenez | Amazon | Bookshop

38. Eliza Starts a Rumor | Jane L. Rosen | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

39. The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

40. Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

41. Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

42. Summer Darlings | Brooke Lea Foster | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

43. The Knockout Queen | Rufi Thorpe | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

44. The Half Sister | Sandie Jones | Amazon | Bookshop

45. Wow, No Thank You | Samantha Irby | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

46. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

47. Safe | S.K. Barnett | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

48. Saving Ruby King | Catherine Adel West | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

49. One to Watch | Kate Stayman-London | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

50. Patsy | Nicole Dennis-Benn | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

51. Home Before Dark | Riley Sager | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

52. The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

53. The Boyfriend Project | Farrah Rochon | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

54. The Bright Lands | John Framm | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

55. How to Save a Life | Lisa Steinke, Liz Fenton | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

56. Blacktop Wasteland | S.A. Cosby | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

57. Imperfect Women | Araminta Hall | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

58. A Star is Bored | Byron Lane | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

59. Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing | Allison Winn Scotch | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

60. Fast Girls | Elise Hooper | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

61. Silver Sparrow | Tayari Jones | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

62. The Antidote for Everything | Kimmery Martin | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

63. The Comeback | Ella Berman | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

64. The Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

65. Craigslist Confessional | Helena Dea Bala | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

66. Betty | Tiffany McDaniel | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

67. When I Was You | Amber Garza | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

68. The Chiffon Trenches | Andre Leon Talley | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

69. When No One is Watching | Alyssa Cole | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

70. Anxious People | Fredrik Backman | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

71. His & Hers | Alice Feeney | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

72. In the Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

73. The Margot Affair | Sanae Lemoine | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

74. The Boys Club | Erica Katz | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

75. You Had Me at Hola | Alexia Daria | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

76. Black Fatigue | Mary-Frances Winters | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

77. Leave the World Behind | Rumaan Alam | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

78. Bringing Up Bebe | Pamela Druckerman | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

79. Goodnight Beautiful | Aimee Molloy | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

80. Practical Magic | Alice Hoffman | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

81. Carrie | Stephen King | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

82. The Hunting Wives | May Cobb | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

83. Transcendent Kingdom | Yaa Gyasi | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

84. Mexican Gothic | Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

85. Don’t Look For Me | Wendy Walker | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

86. His Only Wife | Peace Ado Medie | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

87. Group: How One Therapist and a Group of Strangers Changed My Life | Christie Tate | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

88. White Ivy | Susie Yang | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

89. Felix Ever After | Kacen Callender | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

90. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

91. Invisible Girl | Lisa Jewell | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

92. Shit, Actually | Lindy West | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

93. Stamped from the Beginning | Ibram X. Kendi | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

94. Grown | Tiffany D. Jackson | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

95. A Princess in Theory | Alyssa Cole | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

96. The Swap | Robyn Harding | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

97. The Perfect Guests | Emma Rous | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

98. Winter in Paradise | Elin Hilderbrand | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

99. What Happens in Paradise | Elin Hilderbrand | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

100. This is My America | Kim Johnson | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

101. Troubles in Paradise | Elin Hilderbrand | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

102. At the Wolf’s Table | Rosella Postorino | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

103. Black Buck | Mateo Askaripour | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

104. The Last Flight | Julie Clark | | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

105. A Promised Land | Barack Obama | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

106. A Knock at Midnight | Brittany K. Barnett | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

107. I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness | Austen Channing Brown | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

108. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill | Abbi Waxman | Amazon | Bookshop | IG Review

TBRETC36 LIST

40 Before 40 List

Book Riot 2020 Read Harder Challenge

1. Read a YA nonfiction book

2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color

3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman | Goodnight Beautiful | Aimee Molloy

4. Read a graphic memoir

5. Read a book about a natural disaster | Troubles in Paradise | Elin Hilderbrand

6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII | Summer Darlings, Brooke Lea Foster

8. Read an audiobook of poetry

9. Read the LAST book in a series | Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins

10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting | Betty | Tiffany McDaniel

11. Read a debut novel by a queer author | The Bright Lands, John Fram

12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

14. Read a romance starring a single parent | You Had Me at Hola, Alexis Daria

15. Read a book about climate change

16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman | Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community | Anti-Racist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi

19. Read a book by or about a refugee

20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)

22. Read a horror book published by an indie press

23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)

24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author | Betty, Tiffany McDaniel

2020 MODERN MRS. DARCY CHALLENGE

1. A Book Published the Decade You Were Born- The Color Purple | Alice Walker

2. A Debut Novel- The Mothers | Brit Bennett

3. A Book Recommended by a Source You Trust- Such a Fun Age | Kiley Reid

4. A Book By a Local Author- Saving Ruby King | Catherine Adel West

5. A Book Outside Your (Genre) Comfort Zone- Grown | Tiffany D. Jackson

6. A Book in Translation- At the Wolf’s Table | Rosella Postarino

7. A Book Nominated for an Award in 2020 | Leave the World Behind | Rumaan Alam

8. A Re-Read - The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins

9. A Classic You Didn’t Read in School- Gone With the Wind | Margaret Mitchell

10. Three Books By the Same Author- Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins

#DIVERSESPINES WITH @SPINESVINES

January: Girl, Woman, Other | Bernardine Evaristo 
February: The Street | Ann Petry
March: The Girl With the Louding Voice | Abi Dare
April: A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing | DaMaris B. Hill
May: The Mountains Sing | Nguyen Phan Que Mai
June: The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett
July: Americanah | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
August: These Ghosts Are Family | Maisy Card
September: Running | Natalia Sylvester
October: Sugar | Bernice McFadden
November: They Were Her Property | Stephanie E. Jones Rogers
December: Transcendent Kingdom | Yaa Gyasi