Here’s what we challenged you to read in previous Readers Dozen years:
2023
January: Read a classic you’ve never read before
February: Read a book set in Asia
March: Read a book with magic in it
April: Read a book outside your comfort zone
May: Read a book about history or historical fiction
June: Read a book with a number in the title
July: Read a book about the arts
August: Read a book by an author whose name ends with a vowel
September: Read a book with a rural setting
October: Read a book that’s the 2nd in a series
November: Read a book by or about a celebrity
December: Read a book published in 2023
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2022
January: Read a book with a 2-word title, including “The”
February: Read a book with gems on its cover
March: Read a legal thriller
April: Read a book by an author the same age as you
May: Read a book your mother or grandmother loved
June: Read a book about medicine
July: Read a book set during the Civil War
August: Read a book about a topic you know little or nothing about
September: Read a banned book
October: Read a book on your to-be-read list
November: Read a book with a character who has a disability
December: Read a book with a cover in your favorite color
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2021
January: Read a book you were gifted, but never read
February: Read a book about food
March: Read a book set in a big city
April: Read a book you hated in school
May: Read a romance novel
June: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover
July: Read a book by an author with the same name as a family member
August: Read a book with a verb in its title
September: Read a best seller from 2000
October: Read a book about a natural disaster
November: Read a book set in the future
December: Read a ghost story
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2020
January: Read a mystery with a punny title
February: Read a memoir of a person you admire
March: Read a book published in the 1990s
April: Read a book with a cover you hate
May: Read a book set at sea
June: Read a book translated from another language
July: Read a book that features time travel
August: Read a book with a name in the title
September: Read a book of essays
October: Read a book everyone’s read but you
November: Read a book about a specific event in history
December: Read a book made into a movie
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2019
January: Read a true crime book
February: Read a book with a tropical setting
March: Read an Idaho memoir
April: Read a fantasy novel
May: Read a book written by a person of color
June: Read a book with a title beginning with “j”
July: Read a book about the U.S. Space Program
August: Read a popular author you’ve never read before
September: Read a spy novel
October: Read a retelling of another story
November: Read a book about animals
December: Read a travelogue
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2018
January: Read a book with a one-word title
February: Read a book about transportation
March: Read a Children’s classic you never read
April: Read a memoir about someone still alive
May: Read a book about music
June: Read a western novel
July: Read a book published the year you graduated high school
August: Read a guilty pleasure
September: Read a graphic novel
October: Read a Pulitzer Prize winner
November: Read a play or book of poetry
December: Read a book set on a continent whose name starts with “a”
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2017
January: Read the 1st book in a series
February: Read a book about relationships
March: Read a book about sports
April: Read a book of science or science fiction
May: Read a book published the year you were born
June: Read a book made into a movie
July: Read a book that involves travel
August: Read a Young Adult book
September: Read a book that’s won a major award
October: Read a book about a historical figure
November: Read a book that’s under 200 pages in length
December: Read a non-superhero graphic novel
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