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
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

Andromeda #1

The Andromeda Strain

Michael Crichton

8h 15m • 1969 • 84 editions

fiction science fiction thriller mysterious tense medium-paced
That Memory Book: Distractibility, Forgetfulness and Other Unnerving High Jinks of the Middle-aged Brain by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

That Memory Book: Distractibility, Forgetfulness and Other Unnerving High Jinks of the Middle-aged Brain

Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

352 pages • 2007 • 1 edition

nonfiction science self help medium-paced
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison

Heartstrings #1

First-Time Caller

B.K. Borison

437 pages • 2025 • 51 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction to Creating Decorative Calligraphy by Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman

The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction to Creating Decorative Calligraphy

Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman

160 pages • 1994 • 1 edition

nonfiction art informative slow-paced
Tua and the Elephant by R.P. Harris, Taeeun Yoo

Tua and the Elephant

R.P. Harris, Taeeun Yoo

204 pages • 2011 • 1 edition

fiction middle grade adventurous fast-paced
Miss Spelled by Morgana Best

The Kitchen Witch #2

Miss Spelled

Morgana Best

182 pages • 2015 • 2 editions

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas

Little Maudley #1

The Telephone Box Library

Rachael Lucas

391 pages • 2020 • 11 editions

fiction contemporary hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

The Carls #1

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

Hank Green

343 pages • 2018 • 70 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Found in a Bookshop by Stephanie Butland

Found in a Bookshop

Stephanie Butland

421 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary emotional slow-paced
The Capture by Kathryn Lasky

Guardians of Ga'Hoole #1

The Capture

Kathryn Lasky

240 pages • 2003 • 39 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced