Like most book nerds, we love the website Book Riot and their annual Read Harder Challenge. But sometimes it's hard to know where to find titles that fit the categories if they are a little outside of your reading comfort zone so we decided to offer some suggestions throughout the year.
First up, we are tackling the LGBTQ+ Romance, Collection of Stories by a Woman, Books Written by an Immigrant or with an Immigration Theme, Sports, and Travel Memoir.
Bonus: We have a new email address (professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com) AND you can find us directly on Twitter at @ProBookNerds so if there are specific categories on the list you'd like help with, please reach out to us!
Read an LGBTQ+ Romance
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin by Colette Moody
Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
Roller Girl by Vanessa North
Read a Collection of Stories by a Woman
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Self-Help by Lorrie Moore
Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
That Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Berman
Read a Book by an Immigrant or with a Central Immigration Narrative
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adicie
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Consequences of Love by Sulaiman Addonia
The Secret Side of Empty by Maria E. Andreu
Read a Book About Sports
The Whore of Akron by Scott Raab
You're Welcome, Cleveland by Scott Raab
Living Out Loud by Craig Sager
Every Day I Fight by Stuart Scott
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
The End of the Perfect 10 by Dvora Meyers
The Games by David Goldblatt
Courage to Soar by Simone Biles
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Booked by Kwame Alexander
Travel Memoir
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Shark Drunk by Morten Stroksnes
Carsick by John Waters
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