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ICYMI Backlist Challenge

Apr: Books Published in 2015

Mar: Books Published in 2014

Decades Reading Challenge

Apr: Books Set in the 1930s

Mar: Books Set in the 1920s

Read Around the World

Apr: Islands

Mar: Africa

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About Angela & Melissa

The Book Girls, Angela & Melissa, are best friends who jointly read over 200 books per year. We started Book Girls’ Guide in 2019 to help others de-stress and find joy through the power of a great book. We also do in-depth research on thousands of other novels and non-fiction titles to provide curated book lists covering a variety of genres. When we’re not reading, you can find us planning our next trip to see each other. Learn more about us

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Our book lists will help you choose great titles & our universal book club questions aid discussion. We also offer free individual book guides online, or in expanded, printable kits on Etsy to take your meeting to the next level.

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AUTHOR GUIDES

Our author guides include lists of books in order, the best books according to our readers, author bios, & more.

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IN OUR READERS’ WORDS

I really enjoy the book lists in the various challenges.  I had gotten into a rut, and doing the challenges really pulled me out!  They included books I never would have pulled off my library’s shelves.

Tammy W.

I love the monthly lists and the excitement leading up to the release of those. I like how you expose me to books I didn’t know about, and I enjoy the community you have pulled together.

Kristi C.

The lists are a way for my daughter and me to connect, even though we live far apart. We pull up the lists and talk through the choices together. Then we share our thoughts about the books as we read them as well.

Shari S.

I adore your attitude which is reflected in your book challenge themes, the books themselves, the WORK put into choosing, describing, and supporting those books, and your newsletters.

Victoria B.

I love the monthly lists and the excitement leading up to the release of those. I like how you expose me to books I didn’t know about, and I enjoy the community you have pulled together.

Kristi C.

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WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!

While we love keeping the challenges free, they take a huge amount of time and resources, so we created a membership option through the Buy Me a Coffee platform. Your support helps fund our reading challenges, book lists, and more.

To thank you for becoming one of our BFFs (Best Friends Forever), you get special perks!

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  • Monthly printable book lists & journal pages for our three guided reading challenges
  • Access to Exclusive Challenge Bonus Book Recommendations
  • Monthly Book Giveaway – one member is selected at random each month
  • Printable book trackers related to each of our online Author Guides illustrating all of the author’s books in order
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About Angela & Melissa

The Book Girls, Angela & Melissa, are best friends who jointly read over 200 books per year. We started Book Girls’ Guide in 2019 to help others de-stress and find joy through the power of a great book. We also do in-depth research on thousands of other novels and non-fiction titles to provide curated book lists covering a variety of genres. When we’re not reading, you can find us planning our next trip to see each other. Learn more about us