The OAR 2016 Reading Challenge

With 44 Weeks Left in 2016 (minus two final exam weeks) try the OAR’s 2016 reading challenge to help you meet your reading goals for this year. Tag photos of your books with #oaklandartsreview to share your stories.

1. A memoir
2. A book of short stories
3. A book about space
4. A book with a child protagonist
5. A book written by someone who shares your last name
6. A book set in Latin America
7. A book of historical fiction
8. A book on the New York Times Best Sellers List
9. A book that will soon be adapted to a movie
10. A book with a yellow cover
11. A book by an author that shares your birthday month
12. A graphic novel
13. A book written in the last year
14. A book written in 1916
15. An undergraduate journal
16. The first red book you see in the library
17. A collection of poems
18. A book from a recommendation on GoodReads
19. The book you have had for a while but never got around to reading
20. A book about life after graduation
21. A nonfiction essay
22. A book set in your favorite location
23. A book you think you won’t like
24. An epic poem
25. A book about college
26. A book by an author that is not of your gender
27. A book about mental health
28. A self-help book
29. A travel book
30. That book you read and didn’t like (or understand yet) in high school
31. An old book of poems
32. A book from a used book store
33. A book set during your favorite season
34. A book about change
35. A book with a very old protagonist
36. A book about family
37. A book with an animal on the cover
38. A coffee table book
39. A book your mother likes
40. A book you see someone else reading
41. A book of fairy tales
42. A book set in another world
43. A book that has notes in the margins
44. A book about a road trip

– Bethany Olson