2015 Read Harder Challenge

Trolling the interwebs this morning, I came across Book Riot's 2015 Read Harder Challenge.

What a delight! I have set some of my own big reading goals for my 28th year of life--reading more hefty classics and reading e-books--but I like this a lot. Part of the reason I recently started volunteering for my local library's home delivery program is because I get to encounter other readers who have different interests than me. My patron, in particular, likes WWII and non-fiction. So not my jam. But, I really like the diversity this challenge encourages. And it breaks down to about two tasks per month, fairly doable. Perhaps I can make it happen!

Here's a recap of the breakdown
(You should really check it out on the website, though.)

1. written by someone when they were under the age of 25
2. written by someone when they were over the age of 65
3. short story collection
4. indie press publication
5. LGBTQ view
6. written by a person whose gender is different from your own
7. that takes place in Asia
8. with an African author
9. written by/about someone from an indigenous culture
10. in the microhistory genre
11. in the YA genre
12. in the sci-fi genre
    The Handmaid's Tale - Jan 2015
13. in the romance genre
14. that won the National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize in the last decade
15. that is a retells a classic story
16. on audiobook
17. collection of poetry
18. recommended by a friend
19. originally published in another language
20. in the graphic novel genre
21. a guilty pleasure
22. a book published before 1850
23. book published this year
24. self-improvement book

Oh, and if you decide to play along, make sure to use #ReadHarder on social media!