Victober 2023 announcement: all you need to know, the challenges, the group read and more

Such a joy to be announcing another Victober. 00:00 Intro to Victober, the challenges, the group read and the discussion group 07:15 More on my challenge and recommendations of reading to meet it Check each host's announcement video for more about their challenge and some suggestions and recommendations. ‪@katehowereads‬    • #Victober 2023 Announcement Video   ‪@katiejlumsden‬    • Victober 2023 | Announcement and Recommend...   ‪@BlatantlyBookish‬    • Announcing Victober 2023! | #victober   ‪@bookswithpetra‬    • Video   The challenges: Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider Katie’s challenge: Read a piece of Victorian ‘New Woman’ fiction Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work by an author who is new to you Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian first-person narrative Ros’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features strongly Join the Victober conversation on Discord   / discord   If this link doesn't work mention in the comments. There will still be a Goodreads group this year just in case some people want to meet and talk there. Do use #victober for any Victober activity on social media. The group read: The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope Schedule: 1 October: chapters 1–4 2: 5–7 3: 8–10 4: 11–13 5: 14–16 6: 17–19 7: 20–23 8: 24–27 9: 28–30 10: 31–33 11: 34–36 12: 37–39 13: 40–42 14: 43–46 15: 47–50 16: 51–53 17: 54–56 18: 57–59 19: 60–62 20: 63–65 21: 66–69 22: 70–73 23: 74–76 24: 77–79 25: 80–82 26: 83–85 27: 86–88 28: 89–91 29: 92–94 30: 95–97 31: 98–100 Other authors and books mentioned: Charlotte Bronte - Shirley, Jane Eyre Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey Charles Dickens - Hard Times, Bleak House, Great Expectations, David Copperefield Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton, North and South, Cranford Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure, Tess of the D'Urbervilles George Eliot - Silas Marner, Adam Bede Benjamin Disraeli - Sybil Dinah Mulock Craik - John Halifax Gentleman George and Weedon Grossmith - Diary of a Nobody Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession