2024 Literary Escapes Reading Challenge Tracking Post
Hosted by: Escape with Dollycas
Challenge Runs from January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Challenge – Try to read one book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia. (51 Points). If you complete the challenge you earn 50 Bonus Points. You also can earn Bonus Points for books set in Countries around the world. 1 Bonus Point for each country. (No repeats – only 1 point can be earned for each country.)
Your books can be fiction or non-fiction and can be in any format: print, digital, or audio.
So, how do you decide what state a book is categorized under?
1. In a fiction read it would be the State or Country that the book spends the most time in. (Ie. If your main character is from Wisconsin but the book is all about his/her time in college in California – the books should be categorized under California….)
2. Nonfiction reads are categorized in whatever State or Country it is about (Ie…. a book about fly fishing in Colorado is a Colorado point, and a book about women in Afghanistan is an Afghanistan point.
3. If the book goes from one state to another… go with the state that most of the time is spent.
The way you keep track is up to you. I like making the map to visualize where I have been and where I need to go, but I also keep a list on Reading Challenges Page. Here are directions on how to create a map. – http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Google-Map. You do not have to just use Google Maps. You can use a map program you choose.
Karen
My goal this year is to complete all 50 States and the District of Columbia. This will be the hardest reading challenge so far. But I am giving it my best shot.
2024 Literary Escapes
Host: Escape with Dollycas
Progress: 30/51 (59%)
1 January, 2024 — 31 December, 2024
In Progress
| States | |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Nebraska |
| Alaska | Nevada |
| Arizona | New Hampshire |
| Arkansas | New Jersey |
| Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz, The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents by Nicki Pau Preto | |
| California | New Mexico |
| Murder in a Tourist Town by Lynn Cahoon, The Secret Ingredient to Murder by Terry Ambrose, A Twinkle of Trouble by Daryl Wood Gerber, Remember Pompeii by Kiki Emers, Fondue or Die by Korina Moss, Final Sentence by Daryl Wood Gerber | |
| Colorado | New York |
| Sprites and Scuttlebutt by Elizabeth Pantley | Double Scoop of Murder by Lena Gregory, Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith, Love and War by Melissa de la Cruz, The Witless Protection Program by Maria DiRico, Buried on a Sundae by Lena Gregory |
| Connecticut | North Carolina |
| Booked on Murder by Allison Brook, Ghost and the Haunted House by Carmen Radtke, A Corpse at the Witching Hour by Debra Sennefelder | Come Shell or High Water by Molly MacRae |
| Delaware | North Dakota |
| Florida | Ohio |
| Dominoes, Danzon, and Death by Raquel V. Reyes | |
| Georgia | Oklahoma |
| Quilty as Charged by Maggie Bailey | |
| Hawaii | Oregon |
| Gone with the Witch by Angela M. Sanders, Sticks and Scones by Ellie Alexander | |
| Idaho | Pennsylvania |
| Snowed in with the Single Dad by Melinda Curtis, Five Furry Familiars by Lyn Cahoon, Lassoed by the Would-Be Rancher by Melinda Curtis | Wilhelmina Quigley Magic School Dropout by Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Awakening by Diane Green, Love Always by Diane Green |
| Illinois | Rhode Island |
| Indiana | South Carolina |
| Murder in the Tea Leaves by Laura Childs, Peach Tea Smash by Laura Childs | |
| Iowa | South Dakota |
| Kansas | Tennessee |
| Kentucky | Texas |
| Cowboy, Cross My Heart by Donna Grant | |
| Louisiana | Utah |
| Muffalettas and Murder by Jann Franklin, French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Bryon | A Kiss for Kate by Sara Fitzgerald |
| Maine | Vermont |
| Fit for Murder by Terrie Farley Moran, The Monstrous Adventures of Mummy Man and Waffles by Steve Behling, A Killer Christmas by Terrie Farley Moran | Murder at Mortimer Manor by Addison Moore, Murder on Devil's Pond by Ayla Rose |
| Maryland | Virginia |
| The Summer Song By Lindsay Detwiler | Christmas Lights and Cat Fights by Heather Weidner, To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis |
| Massachusetts | Washington |
| The Jig Is Up by Lisa Q. Mathews, Shock and Paw by Cate Conte, Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch | Timelight by Faith Conlon |
| Michigan | West Virginia |
| The House with a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs, A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns | |
| Minnesota | Wisconsin |
| Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu | Double Grudge Donuts by Ginger Bolton |
| Mississippi | Wyoming |
| Missouri | District of Columbia |
| Montana | |
International Countries
Scotland – Murder at a Scottish Castle by Traci Hall
Canada – Murder Backstage by Terrie Farley Moran
South Korea – XOXO by Axie Oh
Spain – Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
England – All’s Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally, Madrigals and Mayhem by Elizabeth Penney
China – A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
Africa – Dandelions by Margaret Stowe
Jen
Jen’s goal this year is to complete the 50 states and the District of Columbia. However, she isn’t really positive that she can complete this challenge.
Jenz 2024 Literary Escapes
Host: Escape with Dollycas
Progress: 24/51 (47%)
1 January, 2024 — 31 December, 2024
In Progress
| States | |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Nebraska |
| A Deck Stacked for Murder by Aliza Levine | |
| Alaska | Nevada |
| Arizona | New Hampshire |
| Revved Up 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton, Lavender and Lies by Carly Winter | |
| Arkansas | New Jersey |
| California | New Mexico |
| Dream Town by Lee Goldberg, A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian, Star Struck by Marjorie McCown, Fatal Intrusion by Jeffery Deaver & Isabella Maldonado, Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow | |
| Colorado | New York |
| The Last Applicant by Rebecca Hanover, Echo Road by Kendra Elliot & Melinda Leigh | |
| Connecticut | North Carolina |
| Delaware | North Dakota |
| Florida | Ohio |
| A Poisonous Palate by Lucy Burdette | |
| Georgia | Oklahoma |
| Spies Never Play by M. Taylor Christensen | |
| Hawaii | Oregon |
| Molten Death by Leslie Karst | Challenging the Chef by Shanna Hatfield |
| Idaho | Pennsylvania |
| Blue Moon Secrets by Allen B Boyer | |
| Illinois | Rhode Island |
| Ophelia PI: Murder in Cicero by T. Lockhaven | |
| Indiana | South Carolina |
| Not What She Seems by Yasmin Angoe | |
| Iowa | South Dakota |
| Kansas | Tennessee |
| Kentucky | Texas |
| Louisiana | Utah |
| Maine | Vermont |
| Maryland | Virginia |
| Massachusetts | Washington |
| A Lighthouse Snapshot by Jennifer Faye | A Killing on the Hill by Robert Dugoni |
| Michigan | West Virginia |
| Minnesota | Wisconsin |
| Monster Born by Kris Austen Radcliffe | Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley |
| Mississippi | Wyoming |
| Lights, Camera, Bones by Carolyn Haines, Not Dead Enough by Phillip Thompson | |
| Missouri | District of Columbia |
| Montana | |
| Lightning Over Bennett Ranch by Amber Daulton | |
International Countries
Ireland – Death by Irish Whiskey by Catie Murphy, Murder at an Irish Chipper by Carlene O’Connor
Canada – The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White
Italy – Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack, Murder on the Med by Nancy Cole Silverman
Switzerland – Matterhorn by Christopher Reich
Australia – Highly Flawed Individual by T.C. Roberts
Netherlands – A Statue To Die For by Jennifer S. Alderson
Scotland – Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly
Thank you for stopping by to see our progress on the 2024 Literary Escapes Reading Challenge. Please feel free to check out our other reading challenges for this year. You can find them linked to the menu above.
Happy Reading!
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