Duration: 1st January – 31st December 2018
Number of books: 26
Hosted by: Reading Women

1. A mystery or thriller written by a woman of color – The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen

2. A book about a woman with a mental illness – Cold Feet by Brenda Novak

3. A book by an author from Nigeria or New Zealand –

4. A book about or set in Appalachia –

5. A children’s book – The Silver Horse by Kate Forsyth

6. A multigenerational family saga – In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall (the tale of multiple generations of chimpanzees)

7. A book featuring a woman in science – The Turn by Kim Harrison

8. A play – Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine (a play rewrite)

9. A novella – Hexed by Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James & Jeanne C. Stein

10. A book about a woman athlete – Born to Run by Cathy Freeman

11. A book featuring a religion other than your own – The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Jews)

12. A Lambda Literary Award winner – Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story by Ann McMan

13. A myth retelling – The Siren by Kiera Cass

14. A translated book published before 1945 – Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

15. A book written by a South Asian author –

16. A book by an Indigenous woman – Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington

17. A book from the 2018 Reading Women Award shortlist –

18. A romance or love story – A Date With the Other Side by Erin McCarthy

19. A book about nature – Beluga Days by Nancy Lord

20. A historical fiction book – Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

21. A book you bought or borrowed in 2019 – The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

22. A book you picked up because of the cover – Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow

23. Any book from a series – Wild Fire by Christine Feehan

24. A young adult book by a woman of color – The Young Elites by Marie Lu

BONUS

25. A book by Jesmyn Ward –

26. A book by Jhumpa Lahiri – Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri