Backlist Bookshelf 2022 Challenge

Starts: Saturday, 01 January 2022

Ends: Saturday, 31 December 2022

This year, I am hoping to prioritize my backlist and books already on my shelves. If you're like me and have hundreds of books on your to-read list, join me in this challenge to help decide which book you should pick up next!

A few guidelines:

Try to stick to books that are owned or borrowed rather than purchasing new ones
Books must be published in or before 2021 (no 2022 releases)
Prioritize books written by authors with historically, systemically marginalized identities (e.g. BIPOC; LGBTQIA+; female, nonbinary or trans gender identities; non-Christian; etc.)
Make this more of a challenge by avoiding double-counting books (one checklist item per book, even if it fits multiple categories)
Only count books you’ve read in 2022

Check out my Instagram (@readit.andeat) for a template to help track your progress!

Challenge prompts

1. A book with a title beginning with the letter "B"

2. A book with a landscape on the cover

3. A book published in the decade you were born

4. A book by an author you've never read before

5. A book that was gifted to you

6. A book with a blue cover

7. A book by a female BIPOC author

8. A book that has been on your list or shelf for over a year

9. A book that you started but never finished

10. A book with a one-word title

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