Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Challenge

About a month ago, I decided to join Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge. Thankfully, I was able to apply a number of books I already read this year. So, I'm done!

A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25: The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes, 8 Jul

A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65: The Children Act by Ian McEwan, 14 Feb

A collection of short stories: Dragons at Crumbling Castle by Terry Pratchett, 25 May

A book published by an indie press: Alexandrian Summer by Yitzhak Gormezano Goren, 4 June

A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ: The Gallery by John Horne Burns, 21 May

A book by a person whose gender is different from your own: Seize the Day by Saul Bellow, 1 Jun

A book that takes place in Asia: The Adventures of Amir Hamza by Ghalib Lakhnavi, 22 May

A book by an author from Africa: The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma, 30 June

A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.): Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington, 20 June

A microhistory: Mad for God: Bartolome Sanchez, the Secret Messiah of Cardenete by Sara Tilghman Nalle, 5 Jul

A YA novel: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, 15 Feb

A sci-fi novel: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, 18 Apr

A romance novel: Censoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour, 4 Feb

A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, 28 Apr

A book that is a retelling of a classic story: The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White, 3 Jul

An audiobook: A Primate's Memoir by Robert Sapolsky, 11 Apr

A collection of poetry: Three Chinese Poets by Vikram Seth, 12 Jun

A book that someone else has recommended to you: Dancing at the Rascal Fair by Ivan Doig, 30 May

A book that was originally published in another language: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, 27 Feb

A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind: The Sculptor by Scout McCloud, 28 Mar

A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure: Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas, 23 Jan

A book published before 1850: Shahnameh by Abolqasem Ferdowsi, 19 Mar

A book published this year: Outline by Rachel Cusk, 6 Mar

A self-improvement book: Walden by Henry David Thoreau, 12 Feb