Welcome to 2016! To celebrate, we have decided to do a reading challenge – one book a week for a year.
Below is a list of topics and genres we will be covering week to week – feel free to join in and read your own. Let us know what you are reading on our Facebook page.
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A 20th century classic
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A book at least 100 years older than you
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A book about a road trip
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A book about an immigrant or refugee to Australia
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A book about women in war
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A book based on a fairy tale
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A book under 150 pages
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A book becoming a movie in 2016
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A book featuring an indigenous culture
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A book from Oprah’s Book Club
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A book from the library
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A book in which the protagonist is in the same profession as you
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A book of essays
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A book of more than 600 pages
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A book of non-fiction regarding feminism
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A book published in 2016
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A book published in the decade of your birth
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A book recommended by a family member
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A book set in Africa, written by an African author
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A book set in your home state
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A book that takes place on an island
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A book with a blue cover
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A book with the main character who has a mental illness
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A book written by a celebrity
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A book written by a woman under 25
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A book written by an author from South-East Asia
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A childhood favourite
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A dystopian novel
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A feminist sci-fi novel
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A fiction/non-fiction book about religion
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A graphic novel by a woman
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A historical fiction novel set before 1900
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A horror novel
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A book set in Europe
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A memoir by someone identifying as LGBTQIA
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A Miles Franklin Award winner
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A murder mystery novel
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A non-fiction book based in science
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A political memoir
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A post-apocalyptic book by a woman
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A romance novel set in the future
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A self-improvement book
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A translated book
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A book set in the Middle East
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A YA bestseller
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An autobiography
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One of your favourite authors’ favourite books
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Read a children’s book aloud
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The first book in a series you have never read before
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The first book you see in the bookstore
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YA book by an author of colour
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Facebook choice
To begin, I am going to read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck – most definitely a 20th century classic!

The Grapes of Wrath
Sounds like a fun challenge! All the best 🙂
Thanks, we’re excited about it. I hope you will join us in all or even just a few. Happy New Year!
great challenge. it reminds me of some courses I did in university. there won’t be any essay questions we have to answer in 5 sentences will there? also, are you looking for recommendations?
Heather, there won’t be any pop quizzes or essay questions to answer.
If you would like to make recommendations as we go along, please feel free to do so. We would love to hear what you come up with.
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