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The year is quickly drawing to a close and you know what that means: time to announce our next Read Harder Challenge! Read Harder 2022 will be our eighth year hosting the challenge, a set of 24 tasks that invite readers to expand their worldview through books. If you’re a Read Harder alum, welcome back! If this is your first time participating in the challenge, we’re so glad you’re here.

Just as in years past, the 24 tasks (an average of two per month) will encourage you to explore settings, characters, formats, genres, and perspectives you might not otherwise have tried. You may read one book per task, or do some multi-tasking by counting one book for multiple tasks. It’s all fine! The point of the challenge is to push yourself to expand your horizons and break out of your comfortable reading bubble. Hold yourself accountable, share your insights, and of course: enjoy the discovery of some rad reads!

We’ve rounded up another great mix of tasks for you this year. You’ll read a queer retelling of a classic, a book by a disabled author, a romance with a protagonist over 40, an anthology featuring diverse voices, and more. Need suggestions? We’ve gotcha covered: sign up for our new Read Harder newsletter to get recommendations for each task delivered straight to your inbox.

We hope you enjoy completing this challenge as much as we do putting it together. Go forth and discover! And get ready to Read Harder.