#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 35: a book with a color in the title. "Red Darkling," a darkly funny space opera by L. A. Guettler.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/1/post/2023/09/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-35-red-darkling.html
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 31: A book published in spring 2023. "Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story From Despair to Possibility," edited by Rebecca Solnit & Thelma Young Lutunatabua.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-31-not-too-late
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#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 28: A book that takes place in a single day. "Hogfather," a novel of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/1/post/2023/07/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-28-hogfather.html
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 27: A favorite prompt from a previous year's challenge. I went with "A book about your actual or ideal occupation," and read "Bloody Social Worker" by Richard Wills.
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http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-27-bloody-social-worker
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#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 26: A modern retelling of a classic. "Scavenge the Stars," Tara Sim's YA reimagining of "The Count of Monte Cristo."
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http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-26-scavenge-the-stars
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#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 25: A book about a family. "Concrete Rose," Angie Thomas's prequel to "The Hate U Give."
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-25-concrete-rose
#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 21: A book with a love triangle. "The Rest of Us Just Live Here," by Patrick Ness. While Teenagers With Destinies save the world, what happens to the regular kids?
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#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 18: A book you bought secondhand. "Squeeze Me," by Carl Hiaasen.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/1/post/2023/05/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-18-squeeze-me.html
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 16: A book with only text on the cover. "Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger" by Soraya Chemaly.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/1/post/2023/04/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-16-rage-becomes-her.html
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#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 15: A book about a divorce. "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/1/post/2023/04/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-15-a-dolls-house.html
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 14: A book with a queer lead. "Boyfriend Material," a gay fake-dating romance by Alexis Hall.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-14-boyfriend-material
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 12: A romance with a fat lead. "Get a Life, Chloe Brown," by Talia Hibbert.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-12-get-a-life-chloe-brown
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#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 11: A book you read at least 10 years ago. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams was probably the biggest single inspiration to my own writing.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 9: The longest book on your TBR pile. "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell," by Susanna Clarke. In early 1800's London, two rival magicians strive for the return of magic to England. The footnotes alone are a masterpiece.
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http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-9-jonathan-strange-and-mr-norrell
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#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 8: The shortest book on your TBR pile. "Names: Poems by Marilyn Hacker." http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/1/post/2023/02/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-8-names.html
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 7: A book you meant to read in 2022. "The Narrative," third book in Katherine Vick's hilarious Plot Bandits series. Think John Scalzi's "Redshirts," but with wizards.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-7-the-narrative
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 6: A celebrity memoir. "Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser," by Rita Mae Brown. http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-6-rita-will
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 5: A celebrity book club pick. "Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley, based on a real-life scandal in the Oakland Police Department.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-5-nightcrawling
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 3: A book with alliteration in the title. "Pain and Prejudice: How the Medical System Ignores Women - and What We Can Do About It," by Gabrielle Jackson
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-3-pain-prejudice
I'm once again posting brief reviews as I do the #PopsugarReadingChallenge, starting with Book 1: A book with a map. "Dance With the Devil," by Kit Rocha.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-1-for-2023-dance-with-the-devil