Easily the best thing about the Rebel Women Lit community is that we all inspire each other to read more frequently and deliberately.

We did a diversity reading challenge in 2018 and it was phenomenal! I was personally challenged to read with more intention and actively seek out voices in books that were unlike the ones we typically see in mainstream media.

For 2020, we want to bring back the Rebel Women Lit reading challenge, so we can all be more intentional about what we read while sharing our favourite books with the community. This year’s challenge is calls for 12 books, which is perfect for everyone who wants to read at least one book a month, and great for combining with other challenges if you read more frequently.

The book club picks for our monthly meet-ups will be based on the prompts from this challenge (so just by coming to book club you can complete the challenge. And if you’d like to double-up, we’ll also share additional recommendations for each prompt here on our blog and using our #RebelWomenLit hashtag on Twitter and Instagram.

If you’re accepting our challenge to read more deliberately this year, feel free to share your books with us on social media using the hashtag #RebelWomenLit.

Our 2020 #RebelWomenLit Challenge

Science Fiction/Fantasy By A Black Author

Novel With Caribbean Magical Realism

Self-Published Book From The Caribbean

Poetry Collection By A Queer Poet

Caribbean-Based Historical Fiction

Young Adult Novel With Queer Characters

Mystery Novel By A Black Author

Novel That Centres 'Family', Written By A Woman of Colour

A Book Filled With Drama (Mix-up an Blen-up! Messy Drama!)

Novel Whose Main Character Is Over 60 Years Old

Poetry Collection By Caribbean Poet

A Book By Black Author That Has Recently Been Shortlisted For a Lot of Awards