Hi & welcome to one of my most anticipated bookish events this year! 🎋🍚💫
As you all know, books with Asian representation, and books written by Asian authors, are very important to me, seeing as I’m Asian myself. I only started to actively and deliberately seek out Asian authors and their books last year, and I’m so happy I did, because it was such a wonderful feeling to see myself represented in books in a way I wasn’t able to before—and I learned so much about my own heritage as well.
Naturally, I’m incredibly excited to announce that I’ll be co-hosting the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge 2019—YARC, in short—together with three of my amazing blogger friends; CW from The Quiet Pond, Shealea from Shut Up, Shealea, and Vicky from Vicky Who Reads!

GUIDELINES
The challenge is to read as many books written by Asian authors as we can! These books can be backlist titles, new releases, or ARCs of any genre, format, and length. We’ve also created fun levels, depending on how many books you want to challenge yourself to read (more info on that below!).
In order for a book to count, you must start and finish it in 2019, because the challenge ends on December 31, 2019. This also means that any books you started in 2018 and finish in 2019 do not count. You can join in at any time during the year! The sign-up form will remain open all year.
Follow us on Twitter (@YearOfTheAsian) for announcements, surprises, bookish chats, and more! The official hashtag for this reading challenge is #YARC2019.

HOW TO JOIN
- Announce your intention to participate in YARC on any online platform (your blog, Twitter, Goodreads) and create a progress tracker.
- If you’re a blogger, announce your participation via blog post, which will serve as your update post. Please make sure to link back to the sign-up post, so that other people can join in, too!
- If you’re a reader without a blog, you can either create a Goodreads shelf that’s dedicated to the books for this challenge, or create a Twitter thread for tracking. Use the hashtag (#YARC2019) for the latter, and make sure to link back to the sign-up post.
- Select your target level and grab your badge. You can display your badge on your blog, or share it on social media.
- Start reading, and keep track of your progress.
- Share your updates on social media using the official hashtag: #YARC2019.

CHALLENGE LEVELS
(You’ll find a little clue in this post as to which level I’m challenging myself to reach! Let me know in the comments, which one you think I’m aiming for. ☺️)
Philippine tarsier: 1-10 books ⭐️ Indian cobra: 11-20 books ⭐️ Malayan tapir: 21-30 books
Giant panda: 31-40 books ⭐️ Asian elephant: 41-50 books ⭐️ Bengali tiger: 50+ books
And here are the cute badges you get to wear proudly, with each level you reach!

MORE CHALLENGE FUN
🌟 MONTHLY LINK-UPS & GIVEAWAY 🌟
- Monthly link-ups will be posted by Shealea on the second day of every month, and will close on the 15th of the following month (e.g. the January form will expire on February 15).
- For the monthly link-up, you can submit any of the following links:
- Your updated progress tracker (e.g. blog post, Goodreads shelf, Twitter thread).
- Your review of an Asian book that you read for that month. This can be a review on your blog, on Goodreads, on Amazon, or anywhere online. The review itself does not have to be elaborate; any length will do.
- Every link you submit is counted as an entry for the mysterious grand giveaway, which will be drawn once the year ends. (It’s mysterious because we’ll be revealing the prize later on! ✨)
🌟 MONTHLY PROMPTS & RECOMMENDATIONS 🌟
- We’ve prepared fun prompts for each month of the year! These prompts will be released quarterly (i.e. January, April, July, October).
- You can read whichever books you want, of course, but if you want to make this challenge a bit more difficult and exciting, then feel free to participate in these prompts!
- Because we are the kindest souls ever and we love talking about books written by Asian authors, we will pick three featured books based on the monthly prompts. These featured books will be included in the monthly link-up posts.
- CW, Vicky, and I will also post a list of recommendations every first day of the month to help you build up your TBR.
🌟 TWITTER CHATS 🌟
- Once every two months, there will be a fun #YARC2019 Twitter chat! These chats will be held either on the third or fourth week of the month.
- The host for #YARC2019 Twitter chats is @YearOfTheAsian, so don’t forget to give us a follow on that account—we’ll announce the dates for our chats there, as well as other exciting info!

DAYS & DATES TO REMEMBER
Every first of the month: list of recommended books (for the monthly prompt)
Every second of the month: release of monthly link-up post
Every 15th of the month: closing of previous monthly link-up post
December 31, 2019: last day of the reading challenge
January 1, 2020: announcement and contacting of giveaway winner

SIGN-UP FORM
Link to sign-up form: https://goo.gl/forms/hZVBCQGBPamdzuB02
We’re all so excited about this reading challenge, boosting Asian authors, their books, reading them (of course), and chatting with you all! Hopefully, you’ll have as much fun with it as we’ve already had organizing it, and have a great year filled with amazing books. 💛💛
Are you signing up for #YARC? (The right answer is yes.)
Do you already have books on your TBR that’d be a great fit for this challenge?
Which level do you think I’m aiming for? 🌟
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Hello, this is me (embarrassingly early but who cares) I’m so excited that you guys decided to host this challenge!! I can’t wait to participate in all the fun ❤ 🙂
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HI HELLO I’M SO EXCITED YOU’RE JOINING US, TIFF! ❤
Can't wait to chat with you even more about Asian books 😍😍
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omg hecc yea!!! guess who’s signing up immediately
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Ahhh yay, Ju!! 🤗💖 Which level are you aiming for? 😍
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the highest one ofc 😇
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12/10 rooting for you!! 🐯
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I CAN DO IT!!!!!! probably the only goal i’ll achieve this year
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I KNOW YOU CAN
Plus, I’m your biggest cheerleader, so!! 💛
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Wow, this is such an amazing reading challenge! Congrats to you and the other founders for setting it up, I think it will be really successful.☺️I don’t usually participate in reading challenges, but I may have a make an exception, and for sure read more books Asian authors and more diverse authors in general this year. Oh, and my guess is that you’re striving for the giant panda level!💘
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Thank you so much, Olivia! 💛💛
Ahh yay, we’d love to have you!! It’ll be so much fun, even if you can’t commit to too many books. ☺️ & hehe yes, I am!! 🐼
I hope you’ve been well, and school is treating you kindly! 💫
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Aww, thank you very much! And thank you again, school is crazy but I’m staying afloat and (attempting?) and stay positive.😅I hope everything is going well for you, too!
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Ahh I’m sending lots of positive energy your way, then! ✨ And honestly … same. Fighting everyday to squish my traitorous mental health, but it’ll be okay. :’)
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Love that ya’ll are doing this challenge! Are you doing YA only or is it open to other genres? If it’s open to others I’d totally recommend books by Celeste Ng, Hanya Yanagihara, Min Jin Lee, and Ling Ma. If not, I’m excited to read about what books you find and read. Yay for more diverse representation in what we read. 🙂
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We’re so excited!! (And we’d love to have you, Thomas! 🤗)
Ahh thank you for the recommendations! We definitely strive to read books and authors from all genres, so they’ll come in very handy.
& thank you so much for your support!! ☺️
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Well me being Asian , specifically Indian teen reflects on my READING list as well .. Great reading challenge/// Round of Applause///Asian diversity/Winky ^coughing//
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Ahhh thank you so much, Pri!! I’m so excited you’re joining us—which level are you aiming for? 😍
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This is so amazing! Love Asian books too bc I’m also Asian ❤️ I’m definitely going to think about joining this!!
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Thank you so much, Kay! ☺️💗 We’d love to have you with us, if your schedule allows it—and feel free to message me anytime, if you have any questions at all! x
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This is so cool!
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Thank you so much!! 💞💕
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I’m not going to even try to guess which level you’re aiming for, lmao, but I’m going to aim for the lowest, and let myself be pleasantly surprised if I overshoot!
This sounds like SO MUCH FUN! I might do a late blog post for this – in a couple of weeks – but I’m definitely signing up. I have a few Asian books to read already, and one already down!
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Haha I’m aiming for the panda! 🐼 But we’ll see how that works out with all my other (blog-related) projects and real life stress aka. uni. :’)
You’ll do great!! We’re all in this together, and it’s going to be so much fun—and I’m so excited to see which books you’re planning on reading!
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This is the PERFECT reading challenge!!! So many books on my TBR this year are by Indian and Korean authors, so I’m REALLY excited to get started and reading them! Thank you SO much for putting so much love and effort into this. Asian rep is amazing 💜
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Ahhh thank you so much, Rita, that means a lot!! 💜💜
That’s so exciting, and I’m so happy you’re joining us! I’m super excited to find out which books are on your YARC TBR. It’s our pleasure, we can’t wait to chat with you all, and boost Asian authors ☺️
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Congratulations ladies for hosting this fun reading challenge! I won’t be able to participate this year (hopefully on the next one) but I’ll be reading books by Asian authors.
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Thank you so much, Bea! 💗
Aww that’s a pity—we’d definitely love to have you next year, if we’re all hosting it again! Thank you so much for your sweet message. 🤗
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You’re welcome, Lily! Crossing my fingers you ladies will be hosting next year. ❤
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Yes! I think I will participate. I’ve already read a translated Japanese novel in 2019 so I guess I’m off to a good start? Hoping to make my sign-up post soon!
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Ahh yay, we’re so excited you’re joining us, Jolien!! 🤗
Can’t wait to see your post, and which level you’re aiming for! 💓
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This challenge sounds awesome ! I’m in !
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Ahhh thank you, and we’re so excited to have you on board!! 💕💕
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I have so many books by Asian authors that I want to read and this is such an amazing way to get to them!! I’m 100% in
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Ahhh I’m so happy to hear that! 😍 I hope you have the best time reading those books ✨✨
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This is such a fantastic challenge, I can’t wait to see all the books you’ll be reading for it and all of the graphics look way too adorable 💖
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Thank you so much, Marie! 😍 I’ll definitely keep you updated, and send some recommendations of my favorites your way. ☺️ And yesss I love them so much, CW and Vicky are such incredible artists. ❤️
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YES PLEASE DO. Who knows, I might join 👀
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Ahhh yes, please do!! ❤ (I mean … even with "only" one book you're already good to go + get a cute badge!)
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I love this idea!
I may blog both about this challenge here and on my book blog http://readarella.wordpress.com!
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Thank you, Hazel! 😊
Don’t forget to sign up using the sheet, and link us to your blog post! 💕
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THOSE ANIMALS ARE SO CUTE WHERE DID YOU GET THEM
and look at you hosting a reading challenge!!!!!
– ur #1 fan
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I know right?? I love them so much, I wish they could materialize so I can cuddle them sdnfjkfsds—CW drew them (she’s amazing!!). ❤
– i love you
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There are so many books by Asian authors that I want to read, so this challenge is honestly PERFECT! I can’t wait to participate! (my blog is still going through some hiccups moving to self-hosted, but I’ll post a participation announcement post soon! Lol!) ❤
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I’m so excited that you’re joining the challenge, Kelly!! Can’t wait to chat about all the books with you! ❤
And ahh congrats on getting self-hosted, you're amazing?? I hope everything works out soon, and I can't wait to see how your blog will turn out! 😍
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This is SUPER CUTE and I want all the badges… and what’s one more challenge to sign up for during 2019?! 😂😅😭
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Haha aww Meeghan 💕💕
So excited to have you with us!! 🤗
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I am SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED for this! Thank you so much to you, CW, Vicky, and Shealea for putting this together.
I am going to have a look at my owned TBR to quantify how many Asian books I have on it to come up with my initial goal since I am trying to prioritize owned TBR this year. I’ll be posting my sign-up post on Sunday!
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AHHH I’M SO EXCITED THAT YOU’RE JOINING, KALEENA!! 😍
I can’t wait to read your sign-up post, and chat with you about the books you read!!
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I AM SO EXCITED! Like seriously. I have a lot of Asian authors on my owned tbr I want to get to, and this art is cute, and I love you all so I will boost & support the heck out of this. love you!!!
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Thank you so much, Kaleena, you’re the best!! Sending you all the love!! 💚💚
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Lily it doesn’t take a Sherlock Holmes to see you’re doing panda!!!! I mean you’re so soft and cuddly just like it 😎😎 (just kidding I obviously saw the panda banner) ANYWAYS !! you already KNOW I’m super excited for this and am definitely joining!!!
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Okay, but your reasoning behind why I chose the panda is so cute ily 🥺🐼
I. AM. SO. HYPED. Here’s to even more chats about (Asian) books!! 💖
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Yayyyy, I love this! I also love how much thought you guys put into preparing this project; the badges are absolutely adorable!
I feel like I’m already on top of this, as the two books I read for 2019 so far have both been by Asian authors featuring Asian female protagonists. I didn’t even try and only realized it when I was already shelving them on Goodreads. I think this just shows that, despise the fact that they’re both about Asian characters, the books were completely different and unique on their own way! So, literally, I have no excuse not to take part in it, except for the fact that I’m terrified of commitments and not having time to interact the way I want to. Wil sign ups remain open or are you guys closing it at the end of the month?
Even if I can not participate, I’m still super happy that you guys are throwing such an amazing and well-thought challenge. Great job! 💛
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Lily, I think this is such a fantastic thing you and the other hosts are doing! At first, I wasn’t sure about joining since I’m the worst at keeping tbrs, but then I decided to make a yarc tbr on Goodreads to see what books wound up on it, and it turns out a lot of the books I’ve been meaning to get to are by Asian authors! I’m only going for the first badge but I’m happy to be trying to read more diversely this year and excited to be a part of this!
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This is such a cute challenge!! At first I wasn’t sure I would join because I already have a Reading Challenge to complete this year. But I think I can manege both challenges and I really want to get to know more authors and read more diversely.
I’m so excited to do this!!😁
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Ahh so glad you’re joining this reading challenge!! 💕 I hope you find amazing books—and you know that the level one badge is yours with the first book you finish, right. 🤗
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I joined and I made a post about this challenge. If you want to check it out, here it is: https://bookaholictherapy.wordpress.com/
I already have some books by asian authors on my Tbr. And I love reading other people TBRs for this challenge.😁
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Yay, I’m so glad you’re joining the challenge & happy reading!! 💛
We’ll all be updating with more recommendations throghout the year, so keep your eyes peeled. 🤓
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how am i ONLY seeing this now?? omg this is such an amazing idea lily, my heart is so warm 😭😭 and those graphics, how CUUUUTTTEEE
i absolutely adore this idea and im SO going to be participating in it!!
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[…] context of what “THIS” is, a Year of the Asian Reading Challenge is being hosted by, Lily, Vicky, Shealea, and CW which lasts the whole of 2019 and is a challenge to read Asian books […]
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[…] Reading Challenge hosted by Shealea from Shut Up, Shealea, CW from The Quiet Pond, Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky from Vicky Who […]
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[…] is co-hosted by CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea, and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads. You can click on the links to find out […]
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[…] of Dreams introduces us to The Year or the Asian Reading Challenge, which she’s co-hosting with several amazing bloggers! I think this is such a cool challenge […]
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[…] reading books by Asian authors hosted by Shealea @ Shut Up Shealea, CW @ the Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads (all of whom are amazing humans who you should all totally follow), I […]
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[…] by the lovely Shealea @ Shut Up Shealea, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, and Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams. The goal is to read as many books by Asian authors as you can, and you can choose a badge to […]
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[…] guess what, I was totally sold to the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge hosted by Vicky, Shealea, Lily and CW. I know I am already one month late in posting this, but better late than never […]
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[…] Lily, Shelea, and Vicky hosts the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge! I love reading books featuring […]
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[…] Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams kicked off the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge (cohosted with CW @ Th… […]
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[…] day of January! The Year of the Asian Reading Challenge is being hosted by Vicky, Shealea, CW and Lily. You can find out more in the linked introduction posts from all of […]
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[…] YARC reading challenge – I first saw Lily’s post so I decided to share her post here! Also, lily is one of my fav bloggers 💕 I do love the other hosts, though, they’re totally amazing! […]
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[…] I decided to participate in Year of the Asian reading challenge hosted by The Quiet Pond, Sprinkles of Dreams, Vicky Who Reads, and Shut up Shealea. If you are interested in joining go to this […]
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[…] @ Shut Up Shealea, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads announced the Year of the Asian Challenge! (Also […]
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[…] of the Asian Reading Challenge, which is hosted and organized by yours truly, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads. We currently have more than 150 participating readers, and if you […]
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[…] so, definitely check out these posts from the hosts: Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, and Shealea @ Shut Up […]
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[…] @ Shut Up Shealea (who made a new blog!), Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, and CW @ The Quiet Pond are co-hosting the Year of the Asian Reading […]
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[…] read some really great posts around the blogosphere this month. CW, Lily, Shealea & Vicky announced the Year of the Asian reading challenge. This looks so fun, but […]
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[…] heard about this challenge, YARC stands for Year of the Asian Reading Challenge, hosted by CW, Lily, Shealea, and Vicky. It is basically a reading challenge dedicated to books by Asian […]
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[…] of Asian authors! If you haven’t joined yet, check out the challenge’s hosts: Vicky, Shealea, Lily, and CW! I also have a nifty spreadsheet to track your progress […]
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[…] lily @sprinkles of dreams, shealea @shut up shealea , cw @ the quiet pond, and vicky @vicky who reads announced […]
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[…] Book in the Wall | meltotheany | My Midnight Musing | Beware Of The Reader | A Book. A Thought. | Sprinkles of Dreams | The BookNook […]
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[…] Thank you to Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads and Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams for hosting the reading challenge of my dreams […]
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[…] Philippine tarsier: 1-10 books (source) […]
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[…] reading challenge is co-hosted by Vicky Who Reads, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, and Shealea @ Shut Up Shealea; you should absolutely check them all out because they’re […]
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[…] YES PLEASE. This year-long challenge is hosted by 4 lovely bloggers; Shealea, CW, Vicky, and Lily! They are all such amazing bloggers and wonderful people, and I’m so happy they created this […]
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[…] Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams […]
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[…] Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams […]
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[…] So when I found out about the Year of the Asian reading challenge, co-hosted by Vicky, Shealea, Lily and CW, I knew I had to participate no matter what! Last year I read Asian hardcore and plan to […]
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[…] you haven’t heard of the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge, check out this lovely post of Lily’s for more information (she’s one of the […]
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I was on a hiatus so I’m soo late to this, but THIS IS AMAZING!!! I loved reading challenges and this one is so great, I’m very excited that I finally have the time to officially join it 😍 You all put so much effort into this and the graphics are so adorable, I’m very much already in love with YARC 💖❤💖
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[…] Image is taken from co-host Lily @Sprinklesofdreams […]
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[…] reading challenge is hosted by Lily @Sprinkles of Dreams, CW @The Quiet Pond, Shealea @Shut Up, Shealea, and Vicky @Vicky Who Reads. The rules are really […]
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[…] when I learned that a few of my absolute favorite bloggers: Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, CW from The Quiet Pond, Shealea from Shut Up, Shealea, and Vicky from Vicky Who Reads, were […]
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I hope I’m not too late but I’m so excited to participate in this challenge and here’s my sign-up post! 🙂 My current badge is the cute Philippine Tarsier but I’m hopeful I can get the other badges later on this year! https://artsydraft.com/2019/02/year-of-the-asian-reading-challenge-2019-yarc2019-sign-up-post-tbr-tracker.html
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[…] Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams […]
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[…] by Asian authors. There are four co-hosts, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky @ Vicky Who […]
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[…] Challenge, hosted by CW at The Quiet Pond (who also made all of the lovely graphics), Lily at Sprinkles of Dreams, Shealea at Shut up Shealea, and Vicky at Vicky Who […]
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[…] challenge is hosted by the lovely Lily from sprinklesofdreams, CW from The Quiet Pond, Shealea from Shut Up, Shealea, and Vicky from Vicky Who Reads! […]
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[…] Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams […]
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[…] I wanted to join. The Year of the Asian is also cohosted by CW from The Quiet Pond, Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky from Vicky Who […]
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[…] this amazing challenge! CW from The Quiet Pond, Shealea from Shut Up, Shealea, Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky from Vicky Who Reads joined forces and created the Year of the Asian Reading […]
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[…] feel like I’m kinda late to the party, but I’ve recently come across CW, Lily, Shealea & Vicky‘s 2019 “Year of the Asian” reading challenge, and it sounds […]
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[…] Lily (@ Sprinkles of Dreams) […]
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[…] challenge is hosted by Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea, and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads. and […]
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[…] hosted by Shealea at Shut Up, Shealea, CW at The Quiet Pond, Vicky at Vicky Who Reads, and Lily at Sprinkles of Dreams. It is a year-long reading challenge where to goal is to read as many books as you can written by […]
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[…] participating in The #YARC Year of The Asian Reading Challenge and I checked this book out of the library as our first read of 2019. We’re studying the Eastern […]
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[…] is hosted by CW @ The Quiet Pond, Shealea @ Shut Up Shealea, Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads and Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams. Each of the hosts have posted an article where they explain everything about YARC in full-detail, […]
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[…] all can sign up to join this challenge too! (Please do.) Just go to this post of Lily’s, read through the rules, and sign up. Before you sign up though, you have to figure out how […]
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[…] when these wonderful book bloggers who I admire so much–CW from The Quiet Pond, Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, Shealea from Shut Up, Shealea, and Vicky from Vicky Who Reads–started the Year of the Asian […]
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[…] the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge hosted by Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles Of Dreams and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads. The challenge is to read as many books written by Asian authors as you […]
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[…] can also participate in the Year of the Asian reading challenge hosted by Shealea, Lily, CW and Vicky in which we are reading books by Asian authors and supporting them. I love this […]
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[…] Year of the Asian Reading Challenge, or YARC, is hosted by Shealea from Shut Up, Shealea, Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, CW from The Quiet Pond, and Vicky from Vicky Who Reads. Ultimately, the goal is to read as many […]
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[…] Official Challenge Links:- Shealea, CW, Lily, Vicky […]
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[…] lovely challenge was created and is being hosted by CW from The Quiet Pond, Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, Vicky from Vicky Who Reads, and Shealea from Shut up Shealea. You can find an […]
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[…] Best Blog Aesthetic: Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams […]
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[…] Best Blog Aesthetic: Lily from Sprinkles of dreams […]
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[…] importantly, my fellow #YARC2019 co-hosts, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, and Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea. I LOVE YOU. […]
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[…] a year-long reading challenge hosted by Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, encouraging us all to read books by Asian […]
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[…] have the absolute pleasure this month to present to you July’s book recommendations for Year of the Asian 2019!! In case you haven’t heard or read about YARC 2019 yet; it’s a reading challenge […]
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[…] reading challenge hosted by Shealea from Shut Up, Shealea, CW from The Quiet Pond, Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky from Vicky Who […]
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[…] dedicated to reading novels written by Asian authors, and hosted by CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles Of Dreams, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads. You can visit the sign-up posts on […]
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[…] was created by Shealea from Shut up, Shelea with the co-hosts of CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads (I’ve linked up their intro posts there if you want to read […]
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[…] Asian authors as possible. You can find more info about the challenge on the blogs of the lovely Lily, Vicky, Shealea, and CW, who are all hosting […]
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[…] Challenge, is still going strong! It is hosted and organized by yours truly, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads. If you haven’t signed up, don’t worry! Sign-ups are open […]
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[…] Year of the Asian Reading Challenge, hosted by Shealea @ Shut Up Shealea, CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, a reading challenge designed to encourage us readers to reach for […]
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[…] then you should know by now that four of my favorite bloggers – Shealea @ Shut Up Shealea, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, and CW @ The Quiet Pond – are hosting #YARC2019, a year-long […]
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[…] CW – The Quiet Pond | Lily – Sprinkles of Dreams | Vicky – Vicky Who Reads | Shealea – Shut Up […]
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[…] read as many books as possible that are written by Asian authors!! It is hosted by the lovely CW, Lily, Shealea, and Vicky. My goal for this year was to read 10 books which would place me at the […]
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[…] to read 21-30 books for this and I totally failed. This was co-hosted by CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea, and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads. You can click on the links to find out […]
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[…] Visit Lily’s YARC sign-up post. […]
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[…] again CW, Lily, Shealea and Vicky are doing Year of the Asian 2020! I was so happy to see them renew it from last […]
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[…] Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams […]
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[…] is all about reading books by Asian authors. It is hosted by CW from The Quiet Pond, Lily from Sprinkles and Dreams, Shealea from Shut Up Shealea and Vicky from Vicky Who Reads. There will be monthly prompts but you […]
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[…] is all about reading books by Asian authors. It is hosted by CW from The Quiet Pond, Lily from Sprinkles and Dreams, Shealea from Shut Up Shealea and Vicky from Vicky Who Reads. There will be optional monthly […]
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[…] learn more about YARC 2020 and sign up, check out the welcome posts on CW’s, Shealea’s, Lily’s, or Vicky’s […]
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[…] | blog: Sprinkles of Dreams | […]
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[…] Year of the Asian reading challenge is hosted by Lily @ Sprinkles of Dreams, Shealea @ Shut Up Shealea, Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, and CW @ The Quiet Pond and its aim is to […]
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[…] Year of the Asian Reading Challenge was hosted by CW at The Quiet Pond, Lily at Sprinkles of Dreams, Shealea at Shut up Shealea, and Vicky at Vicky Who Reads. My goal was to read 10 books (Philippine […]
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[…] Visit Lily’s YARC sign-up post./ Visit Vicky’s YARC sign-up post./Visit Shealea’s YARC sign-up post./Visit CW’s YARC […]
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[…] Asian authors, I’ve decided to partake in the Asian Readathon hosted by CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles Of Dreams, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea and Vicky @ Vicky Who […]
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[…] to the Year of the Asian Readathon Challenge 2020! Hosted by the lovely CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles Of Dreams, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, the challenge is to read as many books […]
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[…] authors, I’ve decided to partake in the Asian Readathon hosted by CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles Of Dreams, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea and Vicky @ Vicky Who […]
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[…] Year of the Asian Readathon Challenge 2020! Hosted by the lovely CW @ The Quiet Pond, Lily @ Sprinkles Of Dreams, Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea and Vicky @ Vicky Who Reads, the challenge is to read as […]
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[…] and decide which is most suitable for what you are aiming to achieve. Last year, I took part in the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge for the first time and managed to read 30+ books by Asian authors. It aligned perfectly with my […]
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[…] learn more about YARC 2020 and sign up, check out the welcome posts on CW’s, Shealea’s, Lily’s, or Vicky’s […]
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