Once again this year we have decided on an inclusive challenge with three options, Easy, Hard, and Super Reader but this year’s monthly category will be “Read Through the Decades” and the alphabetical part will be by author’s name. Hopefully, this will mean that everyone can join in, whether you read one book a month or three or more!
September’s categories are:-
EASY – ALPHABETICAL CHALLENGE
Read a book by an author whose name begins with a J or a V.
Here are just a few suggestions for each letter.
Tayari Jones, Hannah Jewell, James Joyce, Rachel Joyce, Elton John, Marlon James, Shirley Jackson, Ruth Jones.
Glendy Vanderah, Kurt Vonnegut, Barbara Vine, Penny Vincenzi, Jules Verne, Salley Vickers, Sarah Vaughan, Lucy Vine.
HARD – MONTHLY CATEGORY CHALLENGE
Read a book published between 1990 and 1999.
Here are a few suggestions from the members of The Cwts Club Discussion Group.
Tara Road – Maeve Binchy
The Infinite Plan – Isabel Allende
The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver
Made in America – Bill Bryson
all about love – bell hooks
She’s Come Undone – Wally Lamb
There are even more suggestions in our blogs
The Bestselling Fiction of the Last One Hundred Years: 1990
The Bestselling Fiction of the Last One Hundred Years: 1999
There are also blogs for all the intervening years just use the search function on the website and put in the year you require.
SUPER READER – READ HARDER CHALLENGE
Read a book by an author whose name begins with a J or a V (or both) and read a book published between 1990 and 1999.
As in all our previous challenges, pick a book from our list, pop along to your local book shop or library, order something online or pick up something that’s already in your TBR pile.
Don’t forget to share what you are reading in our Cwts Club Discussion Group.
Also please start thinking about what you would like your Reading Challenge to look like for 2023. If you have any ideas or suggestions please feel free to share them in the group.