The Old and the New

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11 participants (147 books)

01 Dec 2024—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read twelve books by authors that are new to you, or by authors whose work you haven’t read for over ten years.

Challenge Books

All books added
Shrill by Lindy West

Shrill

Lindy West

272 pages • 2016 • 16 editions

nonfiction essays feminism memoir funny reflective fast-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #0

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

272 pages • 1937 • 1.1k editions

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

The Last Black Unicorn

Tiffany Haddish

288 pages • 2017 • 11 editions

nonfiction autobiography essays emotional funny inspiring fast-paced
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings

The Women Could Fly

Megan Giddings

283 pages • 2022 • 15 editions

fiction dystopian fantasy lgbtqia+ dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

Brad Ricca

432 pages • 2017 • 10 editions

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
In Case of Elftastrophe by Chanda Bell, Chanda Bell

In Case of Elftastrophe

Chanda Bell, Chanda Bell

32 pages • 1 edition

fiction childrens
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

All Good People Here

Ashley Flowers

312 pages • 2022 • 33 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver #1

The Giver

Lois Lowry

240 pages • 1993 • 155 editions

fiction classics dystopian science fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore

464 pages • 2002 • 48 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern by Jean Marie Wiesen

Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern

Jean Marie Wiesen

224 pages • 2025 • 2 editions

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nonfiction