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30 Books to Read For the 2016 Reading Challenge

Apr 24 2016 - 12:00pm

Taking the POPSUGAR reading challenge [1] this year? We're here to help you out! We've handpicked 30 books that will help you check off categories like "a book you can read in a day," "a romance set in the future," and "a book written by a celebrity." Some even do double or triple duty (which totally counts). Check out these page-turners now — and share what you're reading on social with #popsugarreadingchallenge [2]!

A Book Based on a Fairy Tale

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi [3]

A National Book Award Winner

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara [4]

A YA Bestseller

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green [5]

A Book Translated to English

Nemesis by Jo Nesbo [6]

A Romance Set in the Future

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro [7]

A Book Set in Europe

Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum [8]

A Book That's Under 150 Pages

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby [9]

A New York Times Bestseller

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins [10]

A Book That's Becoming a Movie This Year

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes [11]

A Self-Improvement Book

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert [12]

A Book You Can Finish in a Day

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote [13]

A Book Written by a Celebrity

Bliss by Shay Mitchell and Michaela Blaney [14]

A Political Memoir

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai [15]

A Book at Least 100 Years Older Than You

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë [16]

A Book That's More Than 600 Pages

Night Film by Marisha Pessl [17]

A Book From Oprah's Book Club

Ruby by Cynthia Bond [18]

A Science-Fiction Novel

The Martian by Andy Weir [19]

A Graphic Novel

Soppy: A Love Story by Philippa Rice [20]

A Book That Was Published in 2016

I'm Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork [21]

A Book That Takes Place in the Summer

The Vacationers by Emma Straub [22]

A Murder Mystery

In the Woods by Tana French [23]

A Book Written by a Comedian

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling [24]

A Dystopian Novel

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami [25]

A Book With a Blue Cover

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff [26]

A Book of Poetry

Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series by Tyler Knott Gregson [27]

A Classic From the 20th Century

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath [28]

An Autobiography

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi [29]

A Book About a Road Trip

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven [30]

A Satirical Book

Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart [31]

A Book That Takes Place on an Island

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart [32]

Take the 2016 POPSUGAR reading challenge here [33]!


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