Linz the Bookworm and Tress @The Logophile co-sponsor a 2023 Reading Challenge that works on a tiered-level format. There are five levels for a total of 60 books if all levels are completed. I plan on opting in for the first level: Book of the Month Club. After that, I may read more books for the challenge--just to see how many categories I can fill--but my personal commitment will be met at Level 1. I've filled in possible choices.
Level 1: Book of the Month Club Complete!
1. Book recommended to you on social media or by a friend: The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian (2/12/23)
2. Book under 300 pages: The White Priory Murders by Carter Dickson (1/7/23)
4. Book by author whose name is Samantha, Sam or a variant: Murder in Miniatures by Sam Merwin, Jr. (4/15/23)
5. Book by author from your home state: The Angry Heart by Leslie Edgley [grew up in East Chicago, IN] (1/21/23)
6. Book you meant to read for last year's challenge: Sidney Chambers & the Perils of the Night by James Runcie (3/11/23)
7. Book with a basic shape on the cover: The Becket Factor by Michael David Anthony [circle-shaped window on church] (1/9/23)
8. Book from Project Gutenberg, the library, or another nonprofit source: A Gentleman's Murder by Christopher Huang (1/22/23)
9. Book about a hobby you enjoy or want to pick up: Packing my Library by Alberto Manguel (4/26/23)
10. Book that starts with the first letter of your name: Beauty Marks the Spot by Kelley Roos (1/7/23)
11. Next book in a series you haven't read in a while: The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin (3/7/23)
12. Free space! Pick any book: Swing Low, Swing Death by R. T. Campbell (1/17/23)
Level 2 Casual Reader Club
13. Book by Mary Faulner (or one of her aliases) OR by an author from the Owlcation list of the 21 most prolific writers of all time (I chose John Creasey): Murder, London--New York by John Creasey (6/22/23)
14. Book of short stories or a novella: Here Come the Dead by Robert Portner Koehler (2/5/23)
15. Book that involves a lot of traveling: Wings Above the Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield (2/3/23)
16. Book published in 1998 (25 yrs ago): Warped Factors by Walter Koenig
17. Book with a yellow cover: A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie (3/17/23)
18. Reread a book you have recommended to someone else: The End of the Alphabet by C. S. Richardson (5/7/23)
19. Book by Dean Koontz: Fear Nothing Vol. 1 (11/12/23)
20. Book with one-word title: Sabriel by Garth Nix (3/21/23)
21. Book 1 in a trilogy: The Q Continuum: Q-Space by Greg Cox
22. Book 2 in a trilogy: The Q Continuum: Q-Zone by Greg Cox
23. Book 3 in a trilogy: The Q Continuum: Q-Strike by Greg Cox
24. Free space! Pick any book: Hopeland (aka Skippy Dies part one) by Paul Murray (1/19/23)
Level 3 Dedicated Reader Club
25. Book that takes place somewhere you'd like to live: Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac [London/England] (2/19/23)
26. Book recommended by https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/
27. Book with a neon-colored cover: Madeline & the Gypsies by Ludwig Bemelmans (1/30/23)
28. Book by author who shares first or last name with one of your friends: Murder R.F.D. by Leslie Stephan (2/9/23)
29. Book that has under 1,000 reviews/ratings on website/app: The Dante Game by Jane Langton (1/13/23)
30. A middle-grade book (8-12 age range): Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien (1/1/23)
31. Read a book with word "Time" in title: The Cave of Time by Edward Packard (4/26/23)
32. Read a book about a famous criminal(s): Bony & the Kelly Gang by Arthur W. Upfield [fictionalized history featuring Ned Kelly and his descendants] (3/23/23)
33. Read a movie novelization book (movie to book, not book to movie):
34. Read a fiction or nonfiction book that motivates you to be a better version of yourself: My Pocket Meditations for Self-Compassion by Courtney Ackerman (2/22/23)
35. A self-published book: The Red Death Murders by Jim Noy (11/6/23)
36. Free Space! Pick any book: The Crimson Clue by George Harmon Coxe (1/30/23)
Level 4 Speed Reader Club
37, Book that is over 600 pages: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (10/2/23)
38. Book from List Challenge's Rory Gilmore Challenge: Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke (5/26/23)
39. Book by author named David/Dave: Black Friday by David Goodis (11/3/23)
40. A "Dark Academia" novel: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (6/10/23)
41. Book with title that starts with letter "V": Vultures in the Sky by Todd Downing (11/22/23)
42. Book set in Asia or an Asian-inspired culture: Beverly Gray on a Treasure Hunt by Clair Blank [China & nearby area] (8/31/23)
43. Book with a cat on the cover: Death Turns the Tables by John Dickson Carr (5/9/23)
44. Folklore book or book based on Folklore: Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste (2/22/23)
45. Book where main character is a dancer: The Frightened Pigeon by Richard Burke (7/5/23)
46. Book by new [to me] author: The Woman in the Picture by John August (3/10/23)
47. Book that involves a conspiracy: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson (9/18/23)
48. Free Space! Pick any book: Garden of Deadly Delights by Cynthia Manson [ed] (2/7/23)
Level 5 Overachiever Club
49. Read one of the New York Public Library's Best Books of 2022 (any category): Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (3/30/23)
50. Book where main character is a Villain or Anti-hero: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (3/14/23)
51. Book that is punny and/or alliterative: Danger at the Drawbridge by Mildred A. Wirt (4/10/23)
52. A "Found Family" Story: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (4/20/23)
53. Book that has letter Q in title: The Beauty Queen Killer by John Creasey (5/14/23)
54. Book that has an illustrated cover: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler (3/4/23)
55. Book that takes place in at least two different decades: Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by various (2/15/23)
56. Book about an entrepreneur (real or fictional): The Body in the Cast by Katherine Hall Page [owns a catering business] (8/1/23)
57: Book that takes place in Alaska
58. Book with word "Justice" in title: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (4/27/23)
59. Book involving Dinosaurs: The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (8/9/23)
60. Free Space! Pick any book: Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (8/3/23)
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