Challenges & Clubs
***Does not include "Clear the List" Challenge Progress
2023 Sibling Challenge: "The Dresden Trials" - Categories taken from associations with
The Dresden Files
by
Jim Butcher
Challenge categories curated by my librarian sister. Challenge prompts appear beneath each associated title.
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All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
A book about something hairy or furry
A book about a magician or a con artist
An audiobook from Blackstone Audio or a book featuring a black stone
A book set in Germany
A book that features magic or witchcraft
A book featuring organized crime
A book about rest, relaxation, or sleep
A book about law enforcement or that features a police officer
A book about a religious figure
A book with a skull on the cover (human or otherwise)
A book featuring a parallel universe or alternate reality
A book featuring a werewolf or that discusses werewolf lore
A book with a car on the cover (blue color and insectoid shape optional)
A book set on an island
A book that features a council or some other governing body
A book that mentions a king (burger or otherwise)
A book with a title that references water or death
A book that includes technology that fails or works incorrectly
A book featuring a vampire or that discusses vampire lore
A book that features some sort of mystery or investigation
2023 Salt Lake County Library (Goodreads) challenge: monthly/summer themes - 14 books
Challenge categories curated by SLCO librarians. Challenge prompts appear beneath each associated title.
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All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
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January:
Basketball
February:
Presidents
March:
Community Helpers
April:
Autism
May:
Mystery
Summer:
All Together Now
Summer:
All Together Now
Summer:
All Together Now
Summer:
All Together Now
Summer:
All Together Now
September:
Games
October:
Autumn
November:
Birds
December
AIDS
2023 Teachings of the Prophets Challenge - 16 books
A complete reading of the Teachings of Presidents of the Church series, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1997 and 2022. Select teachings of the first 16 presidents of the church, 1830 - 2018.
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*Note:
In 2023, I'm reading these books thematically, so they'll likely all finish towards the end of the year.
2023 Christmas Book List - 4 books
Books I read in the days before Christmas - All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
2023 Clear the List Challenge - 141 books
A Challenge to clear off the books that have been sitting on my TBR (to be read) list, some of them for years!
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141 books is a tall order, especially since I don't have a source for some of them. But I'm putting up the challenge, and I'll hit as much of it as possible!
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All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
2023 Spring Readers' Choice Challenges -
18 books
A selection of books curated by Salt Lake County library. (Officially, 20 books; I had already read two of them.)
2023 Fall Readers' Choice Challenges -
20 books
A selection of books curated by Salt Lake County library