The 2021 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge is being hosted by Take a Walk Down Gregory Road. It looks like it will be a lot of fun and there are a lot of ways to participate.
For fans of spreadsheets, click here for a spreadsheet you can use to track your books.
| CATEGORIES | BOOK (READ OR PLANNED) |
| Who's in charge? | |
| A book about an empire | City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster |
| A book about a social movement | |
| A book about being a first time parent | |
| A book about a cat | |
| Make 'em Laugh | |
| A funny comic or graphic novel | |
| A book about a comedian | |
| A book with a pun in the title | |
| A book with someone laughing on the cover | |
| Where You Sleep At Night | |
| A book about a hotel | |
| A book with the word "house" in the title | |
| A book with a cabin on the cover | |
| A book about a haunted house | |
| Ways To Die | |
| A book with "poison" in the title | |
| A book with a knife on the cover | |
| A true crime murder story | |
| A book about dealing with suicide | |
| Occupations | |
| A book about a farmer | |
| A book about a librarian or bookseller | |
| A book written by a college professor | |
| A book about a scientist | |
| Generations | |
| A book about millenials | |
| A book about hippies | |
| A book about baby boomers | |
| A book about flappers | |
| Plaids | |
| A book with a kilt on the cover | |
| A book written by someone from Scotland | |
| A book with a plaid cover | |
| A book with a flannel shirt on the cover | |
| Those Bodies | |
| A book by a celebrity known for body positivity | |
| A book with a picture of an ocean on the cover | Fade Into the Bright by Jessica Koosed Etting, Alyssa Embree Schwartz |
| A book with a dead body on the cover | |
| A children's book about body parts | |
| Bringing the World into Your Home | |
| A book about hygge, feng shui, or home harmony | |
| A book about taking in a stranger | |
| A book about a culture other than your own | The Pearl that Broke It's Shell by Nadia Hashimi |
| A book about how radio, television, or the internet has changed us | |
| The Tools of Writing | |
| A paperback book | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| A book with a typewriter on the cover | |
| A book with "words" in the title | |
| A book with "deadline" in the title | |
| That Creepy Feeling | |
| A horror story or thriller | |
| A book with an insect on the cover | The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden |
| A book about something that scares you | |
| A book with a monster on the cover | |
| Favorites | |
| A book by your favorite author | |
| A book in your favorite genre | |
| A book with your favorite color on the cover | |
| A book from a celebrity favorite list | |
| Crossing Boundaries | |
| A book about an interracial romance | |
| A book about the immigrant experience | |
| A book about reconciliation | It's the ENd of the World as I Know It by Matthew Landis |
| A book about cross dressing | |
| Things We Don't Talk About | |
| A book with the word "naked" in the title | |
| A book by a politician | |
| A book about oppression | |
| A book about terminal illness | Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock |
| Reflections | |
| A book with a mirror on the cover | |
| A memoir | |
| A fiction book about reminiscing | |
| A self help book | |
| Swashbuckling | |
| A book with a sword on the cover | |
| A book about pirates | |
| A rollicking adventure story | |
| A book with a map on the cover | |
| Shapes and Colors | |
| A book with a primarily black cover | |
| A book with a shape-shifting character | |
| A book with a shape on the cover that reminds you of a Roschach test | |
| A book by an author whose name is a color | |
| Picture This | |
| A book with the word "picture" in the title | |
| A book with a photograph on the cover | |
| A book by a journalist or news photographer | |
| An illustrated book | |
| Shh… | |
| A book about secret societies/clubs | |
| A children's book about bedtime | |
| A book with the word "secret" in the title | |
| A book with a peaceful cover | |
| Challenges | |
| A book over 500 pages | All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr |
| A book about overcoming obstacles | More than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood |
| A book you've set aside in the past because it was hard to get into | |
| A book with the word "hard" in the title | |
| Drinking Game | |
| A cozy mystery with a beverage in the title | |
| A book with a picture of an alcoholic beverage on the cover | |
| A book title that could be a drinking game | |
| A nonfiction book about alcohol | |
| It's All Relative | |
| A book set in your grandparents' era | The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington |
| A book with the word "father" in the title | |
| A book you'd share with your child | |
| A book about an estranged family | |
| Weather | |
| A book with the word "snow" in the title | |
| A nonfiction book about a weather related disaster | |
| A book with a picture of clear blue sky on the cover | |
| A book that comforts you on a rainy day | |
| TBR Burners | |
| A book that had been on your TBR list more than a year | Pines by Blake Crouch |
| A book someone gave to you that you haven't read yet | The Paris Wife by Paula McLain |
| Anything you want | |
| A book you're excited to read | |
| Borrowing | |
| A book with a character from a different book | |
| A fairytale or myth retelling in a modern setting | |
| A book written by an author with a pseudonym | Again Again by E. Lockhart |
| A book borrowed from the library | The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver |
| Putting 2020 Behind Us | |
| A book with a crowded cover | |
| A book about self care or recovery | |
| A book set after a major world event (war, weather disaster, etc.) | The Last 8 by Laura Pohl |
| A book with the word "better" in the title | |
| Wildcards | |
| A book by an author under 30 | |
| A 2021 release | You Have a Match by Emma Lord |
| A comic book | |
| A book by two or more authors | |
| A collection of essays |
I think I am going to try for the Fortnightly - which is one book from each category.
2. Featuring the Legal Profession
3. A dual timeline - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
4. An author that is deceased - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Published by Penguin
6. **No listopia for this one!** A character with the same name as a male family member (Link to challenge guide if you need ideas.)
7. An author with only 1 published book
8. A book in the 900’s of the Dewey Decimal System
9. Set in a Mediterranean country
10. Related to the word “fire”
11. Book with discussion questions inside - The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden
12. Title Starting with the Letter "D"
13. Includes an exotic animal - It's the End of the World as I Know It by Matthew Landis
14. Written by an author over 65 (when published)
15. A book mentioned in another book
16. Set Before the 17th Century
17. A Character "on the run" - The Last 8 by Laura Pohl
18. Author with a nine-letter last name
19. Book with a deckled edge
20. Made into a TV series - The Highway by C.J. Box
21. Book by Kristin Hannah - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
22. A family saga
23. An ending that surprises you
24. A book you think they should read in schools
25. A book with multiple character POV
26. An author of color - The Pearl that Broke It's Shell by Nadia Hashimi
27. First chapter ends on an odd page number - Wayward by Blake Crouch
28. Includes a historical event you know little about - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
29. Featuring the environment
30. Watch Out For Dragons
31. Book that shares a similar title to another book
32. A character who is selfish - City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster
33. Featuring adoption - You Have a Match by Emma Lord
34. A book you’d rate 5 stars - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
35. Set in a country that starts with the letter “S”
36. A nameless narrator - The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
37. An educational read
38. **No listopia for this one!** Recommended on BookBub (Link to challenge guide if you need ideas.)
39. An alternate history novel
40. Found via #bookstagram
41. An endorsement by a famous author on the cover.
42. An epistolary
43. A character with a pet cat - Mayhem by Estelle Laure
44. Includes a garden
45. A coming of age novel - More than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood
46. Winner of the National Book Award – any year
47. A character with a disability - Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock
48. A cover with a woman who is facing away - Again Again by E. Lockhart
49. A book with a flavour in the title
50. A book with a shoe on the cover - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
51. Published in 2021 - Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon
52. **No listopia for this one!** Re-do one of the previous 51 categories from this 2021 challenge - Pines by Blake Crouch