The 2024 BookShelfDiscovery Reading Challenge

Inspired by other reading challenges which I enjoy, such as the 2024 Non-Fiction Reading Challenge I’ve decided to start my own. I realise that 2024 is already underway but it’s only January and sure it’s only a bit of craic.

The 2024 BookShelfDiscovery Reading Challenge will be a simple one. I’ll come up with Ten prompts, and it’ll be up to you to read the books that best fit.

The aim of the challenge is the same for me as it is for you; to push my reading boundaries and widen my horizons. I find it’s easy for me to get stuck in a reading rut so challenges like this help to shake things up a bit. It’s also nice to include new and local authors.

All I ask is that you create a post on your own blog and link to this page, updating the challenge as you go. If you don’t have a blog don’t worry, just let me know. If you’ve joined up let me know in the comments below or email bookshelfdiscovery@gmail.com and each month I’ll do a round up and link back to your blog.

If you are running your own challenge, please let me know in the comments.

Good luck and thanks for joining!

Prompts

  1. Read a book with an animal in the title.

    Mala’s Cat - Mala Kacenberg

  2. Read a poetry collection.

  3. Read a book with a mans name in the title.

  4. Read a book by with a connection to your home town.

  5. Read a Short Story Collection.

    Jan Carson - Quickly, while they still have horses.

  6. Read a book with a building in the title.

  7. Read a book that has been turned into a TV series or film.

    Trent Dalton - Boy Swallows Universe

  8. Read a book that has won a Woman’s fiction prize.

  9. Read a memoir.

  10. Read a debut novel from 2024.

    Colin Barrett - Wild Houses

So there you have it. Hopefully broad enough for anyone to have a crack at. I’m even hopeful I might complete my own challenge. Let me know how ye get on!