Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
#ReadingWomenMonth
KENDRA WINCHESTER’S ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO:
youtube.com/watch?v=gjqOeaQb5gs
READING WOMEN CHALLENGE INFO:
readingwomenpodcast.com/reading-women-challenge-2018
••• BOOKS I'VE ALREADY READ THAT FIT THE CHALLENGE:
6. A book published by an independent press
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y Davis
sevenstories.com/books/2907-are-prisons-obsolete
8. A book with a viewpoint character who is an immigrant or a refugee
The Sun Is Also A Star
goodreads.com/book/show/28763485-the-sun-is-also-a-star
9. A book by an Australian or a Canadian author
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood / The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
goodreads.com/book/show/23582809-the-edible-woman
goodreads.com/book/show/17882222-the-female-eunuch
13. A book by an African American Woman about Civil Rights
Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Y Davis
haymarketbooks.org/books/780-freedom-is-a-constant-struggle
15. A poetry collection
bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward
goodreads.com/book/show/36379471-bone
17. A book with a food item in the title
My Year of Meats
goodreads.com/book/show/18305446-my-year-of-meats
••• BOOKS I WANT TO READ FOR THE CHALLENGE:
1. A book by a woman in translation (bonus if also translated by a woman)
It’s Only Blood by Anna Dahlqvist
zedbooks.net/shop/book/its-only-blood
2. A fantasy novel written by a woman of colour
The Emissary by Yoko Tawada
ndbooks.com/book/the-emissary
5. A graphic novel or memoir
Red Rosa by Kate Evans
versobooks.com/books/2036-red-rosa
10. An essay collection
We Were Feminists Once by And Zeisler
bitchmedia.org/bmart/books/we-were-feminists-once-signed-paperback
14. A classic novel written by a woman (bonus points if not Austen or a Brontë)
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
goodreads.com/book/show/22606235-wide-sargasso-sea
18. A book written by a female Nobel Prize winner
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
goodreads.com/book/show/848432.The_Bluest_Eye
20. A memoir by someone who lives in a different country from yours
Daughter of Isis OR Walking Through Fire by Nawal El Saadawi
zedbooks.net/shop/book/a-daughter-of-isis
zedbooks.net/shop/book/walking-through-fire
23. The book that has been on your TBR the longest
The Children of Men by PD James
goodreads.com/book/show/8713733-the-children-of-men
24. A book in a genre you have never read
A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
goodreads.com/book/show/22030823-a-raisin-in-the-sun
••• CHALLENGE CATEGORIES I HAVE NO BOOKS FOR YET:
3. A book set in the American South
4. A short story collection
7. A book set in Russia or by a Russian author
11. A book about someone with a chronic illness
12. A true crime book
16. A book where the characters are travelling somewhere
19. A book from the Reading Woman Award 2017 shortlists
21. A book inspired by a fairytale
22. A book by a local author or recommended by your local bookstore
—
(BONUS CHALLENGES...which I also have no books for)
25. A book by Virginia Woolf
26. A book by Flannery O’Connor*
*Don't worry! I am going to look up Flannery O'Connor.
• • •
Find me on Goodreads:
goodreads.com/nicolemillo
#ReadingWomenMonth
KENDRA WINCHESTER’S ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO:
youtube.com/watch?v=gjqOeaQb5gs
READING WOMEN CHALLENGE INFO:
readingwomenpodcast.com/reading-women-challenge-2018
••• BOOKS I'VE ALREADY READ THAT FIT THE CHALLENGE:
6. A book published by an independent press
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y Davis
sevenstories.com/books/2907-are-prisons-obsolete
8. A book with a viewpoint character who is an immigrant or a refugee
The Sun Is Also A Star
goodreads.com/book/show/28763485-the-sun-is-also-a-star
9. A book by an Australian or a Canadian author
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood / The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
goodreads.com/book/show/23582809-the-edible-woman
goodreads.com/book/show/17882222-the-female-eunuch
13. A book by an African American Woman about Civil Rights
Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Y Davis
haymarketbooks.org/books/780-freedom-is-a-constant-struggle
15. A poetry collection
bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward
goodreads.com/book/show/36379471-bone
17. A book with a food item in the title
My Year of Meats
goodreads.com/book/show/18305446-my-year-of-meats
••• BOOKS I WANT TO READ FOR THE CHALLENGE:
1. A book by a woman in translation (bonus if also translated by a woman)
It’s Only Blood by Anna Dahlqvist
zedbooks.net/shop/book/its-only-blood
2. A fantasy novel written by a woman of colour
The Emissary by Yoko Tawada
ndbooks.com/book/the-emissary
5. A graphic novel or memoir
Red Rosa by Kate Evans
versobooks.com/books/2036-red-rosa
10. An essay collection
We Were Feminists Once by And Zeisler
bitchmedia.org/bmart/books/we-were-feminists-once-signed-paperback
14. A classic novel written by a woman (bonus points if not Austen or a Brontë)
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
goodreads.com/book/show/22606235-wide-sargasso-sea
18. A book written by a female Nobel Prize winner
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
goodreads.com/book/show/848432.The_Bluest_Eye
20. A memoir by someone who lives in a different country from yours
Daughter of Isis OR Walking Through Fire by Nawal El Saadawi
zedbooks.net/shop/book/a-daughter-of-isis
zedbooks.net/shop/book/walking-through-fire
23. The book that has been on your TBR the longest
The Children of Men by PD James
goodreads.com/book/show/8713733-the-children-of-men
24. A book in a genre you have never read
A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
goodreads.com/book/show/22030823-a-raisin-in-the-sun
••• CHALLENGE CATEGORIES I HAVE NO BOOKS FOR YET:
3. A book set in the American South
4. A short story collection
7. A book set in Russia or by a Russian author
11. A book about someone with a chronic illness
12. A true crime book
16. A book where the characters are travelling somewhere
19. A book from the Reading Woman Award 2017 shortlists
21. A book inspired by a fairytale
22. A book by a local author or recommended by your local bookstore
—
(BONUS CHALLENGES...which I also have no books for)
25. A book by Virginia Woolf
26. A book by Flannery O’Connor*
*Don't worry! I am going to look up Flannery O'Connor.
• • •
Find me on Goodreads:
goodreads.com/nicolemillo
