The Global Book Nook's 2023 Worldly Challenge - hosted by ashybear02

January
**New Year’s Day:** Read a book by an author you’ve never read before
**National Science Fiction Day:** read a science fiction book from the last 5 years
**National Brew A Potion Day:** read a book about witches
**Winnie the Pooh Day:** read a book about Winnie the Pooh, or a different work by the author
All books added
King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels

King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village

Peggielene Bartels

334 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Sangu Mandanna

9 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

13 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary dark funny medium-paced
Of Ants and Dinosaurs by Cixin Liu, Cixin Liu

Of Ants and Dinosaurs

Cixin Liu, Cixin Liu

256 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Mercies

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

11 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter #4

J.K. Rowling

616 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck

The Witch Hunter

Jessica Niemi #1

Max Seeck

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red

The Murderbot Diaries #1

Martha Wells

144 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
The Red-Haired Woman by Orhan Pamuk

The Red-Haired Woman

Orhan Pamuk

7 hours • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Eye of the Heron

Ursula K. Le Guin

208 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging reflective slow-paced