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 | I hope everyone had fun reading from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list.
Even if you didn’t complete the challenge, if you read any books at all from the list, you are at least a little more ‘well-read’ than you were before!
There has been yet another update to the list in 2010, so this time the challenge has only one option:
Read 13 titles from the combined list (of 1294 titles) from April 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011. | | April 1, 2010 - April 30, 2011 |
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 | | The goal of reading 100 self-picked short stories as and when possible. | | No Time Limit |
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 | | Pick the number of fantasy books you want to read from a given list. | | 10/10/09 to 10/10/10 |
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 | There will be twelve book bloggers, each hosting their own Just Read More Novels Month throughout 2010.
Participants can join in one, two, or all twelve of these separate reading challenges. Each month starts a brand new reading challenge. | | 12/31/2010 |
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 | | Read books written by women authors that were written and/or published between 1700 and 1900. Contemporary historical books set in this time period do not count towards this challenge! The challenge is to encourage you to read some classics.
Minimum of 2 books. | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Your mission--if you choose to accept it--is to read, watch, listen, and (possibly) review 42 sci-fi related items. | | January 1, 2010 - December 3, 2010 |
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 | Participants are challenged to read books on the 451 master list.
Levels:
- Spark
- read 1-2 books from the master list
- Ember - read 3-4 books from the master list
- Flame
- read 5-6 books from the master list
- Blaze
- read 7 or more books from the master list
| | January 1, 2010 - November 30, 2010 |
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 | Authors -- Read alphabetically by author. Commit to 26 books.
Titles -- Read alphabetically by title. Commit to 26 books.
Authors & Titles -- Commit to reading 52 books | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Read as many Agatha Christie's novels as possible. | | No time limit |
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 | After reading The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees, I have a strong desire for more of Louisa May Alcott.
I want to reread Little Women and Jo’s Boys. I’ve discovered her short stories and learned she has also written adult mysteries and thrillers, poetry, fairy tales, fantasy and even pulp fiction. And then there are the biographies of her, movies of her books. There is a documentary I want to see as well. I also saw that there is a new release coming entitled Little Women and the Werewolves. Ah, I’m not so sure about that one, but there seems to be a lot of interest in Louisa May Alcott lately.
If you accept this challenge, please follow these guidelines:
- 1. Between May 1st and the end of the year (2010), choose one or more Alcott related things to do (see #2). In the spirit of Louisa May Alcott, each participant will set his/her own course in this challenge. You choose one or as many Alcott related items as you wish.
- 2. You will also determine the contents of your challenge. As long as it is Alcott related, you may choose books, audiobooks, DVDs, movies, TV shows, a play or live theater. Anything by or about Louisa May Alcott is the intention of the challenge.
- 3. It’s not necessary to compile a list at the beginning of the challenge. I’m hoping this will lead me to discover new items I haven’t even heard about.
- 4. It’s perfectly okay if this challenge overlaps with other challenges.
| | May 1st, 2010 - December 31st, 2010 |
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 | Have you read The Help by Kathryn Stockett? How about Jim Beaver's Life's That Way or Frahad Zama's The Marriage Bureau for Rich People? These books earned four- and five-star reviews from many sources, including book bloggers.
The other thing these books have in common is that they were published under the Putnam imprint Amy Einhorn Books. And that's what this perpetual challenge is all about: reading through the imprint.
Read as many Amy Einhorn print books as you can. | | No time limit |
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 | List all of the ARC's that you have to read right now. Then throughout the year, you must continue updating that list as you receive more ARC's. (This is important). You should also strike out the ones that you finish.
Levels:
Level Bronze: .a. All of us who have or will have less than 12 ARC's must read all of the ARC's we have. Note, that if you have 11 ARC's and then receive a 12th one you will be bumped up to catagory a.
b. All of us who have or will have more than 12 ARC's must read and review 12.
- Level Silver
: Read 24 ARC's
- Level Gold
: Read 25 or more ARC's
| | January 2, 2010 - December 30, 2010 |
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 | | If you like books, travelling, challenges or one or two of the either, then please join us in the fun.
The challenge runs between 23rd April 2010 - 22nd April 2011, so get your luggage packed, passport ready, comfortable shoes on and your mind opened for a literary world trip. It's bound to make you laugh, sigh and cry.
Are you a Curious Tourist (18 countries)? Or perhaps an Ambitious Adventurer (36 countries)? Or maybe one of those Impressive World-Traveller (+66 countries)? Whatever you are or aim to be, you're welcomed here!
If you'd like even a bigger challenge, then you can also decide to go backpacking and read books from country border to country border and give a spin to the "around the world in 365 days" phrase.
For the purpose of this challenge, the following two will be considered as a 'country visit':
A) A book set/taking place in the specific country (but not necessarily written by a native author).
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B) A book written by an author from the specific country (but not necessarily set there). | | April 23, 2010 - April 22, 2011 |
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 | Do you love art? Do you love reading about art? Join The Art History Reading Challenge and challenge yourself to read at least 3 books about art in 2010. These books can be either fiction or nonfiction, and they can span every genre from historical fiction to graphic novel. Young adult and children's books count too.
Levels:
Curious - Read at least 3 books about art, either fiction or non-fiction.
Fascinated - Read at least 6 books about art, either fiction or non-fiction.
Enamored - Read at least 9 books about art, either fiction or non-fiction.
Utterly enchanted - Read at least 12 books about art, either fiction or non-fiction.
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | Audio books only.
Levels:
- Curious
: Listen to 3 Audio Books.
- Fascinated
: Listen to 6 Audio Books.
- Addicted
: Listen to 12 Audio Books.
- Obsessed
: Listen to 20 Audio Books.
| | January 1st to December, 2010 |
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 | Decide which Aussie authors you will read in 2010, although you can change your book titles or challenge level at anytime!
Levels:
- TOURIST
- Read and review 3 books by 3 different Australian authors
- FAIR DINKUM
- Read and review 8 books by Australian authors (a minimum of 5 different Australian authors).
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | The idea behind this challenge is to read works by authors who have been recommended to you time and again, but you haven't gotten around to reading them yet. These are the authors that everyone else tells you are awesome, thus the "Awesome Author Challenge" title.
Levels:
- Easy: Choose three authors and read at least one title from each author
- Moderate: Choose six authors and read at least one title from each author
- Challenging: Choose ten authors and read at least one title from each author
- Over-Achieving: Anything over ten authors.
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | The Pelham Public Library is issuing the fourth annual "Banned Book Challenge." Set a challenge for yourself to read x number of challenged or banned books between February 21 (Freedom to Read Week in Canada) and June 30. If you are not sure what to read, check our blog's lists of suggested books. | | February 21, 2010 to June 30, 2010 |
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 | This challenge pits winners of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction against the winners of the National Book Award in the American Version of the Battle of the Prizes.
Chose three books that you have not read before:
1) One that won both the Pulitzer and the National (here is a list of double dippers);
2) One that won the Pulitzer but not the National (Pulitzer winners are here); and
3) One that won the National but not the Pulitzer (National winners are here). | | February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011 |
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 | This challenge pits winners of the English Man Booker Prize against winners of the Scottish James Tait Black Memorial Prize in a British Version of the Battle of the Prizes.
OPTION ONE: Chose three books that you have not read before:
1) One that won both the Booker and the James Tait Black prizes (here is the short list of double dippers);
2) One that won the Booker but not the James Tait Black (Booker winners are here); and
3) One that won the James Tait Black but not the Booker (James Tait Black winners are here).
OPTION TWO: For those who have already read all three of the double-dippers, or otherwise do not want to read one of those three, pick two Booker winners and two James Tait Black winners for a total of four books.
| | February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011 |
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 | The challenge will be to read a set number of books that focus on books or reading. These can be fictional works, such as The Eyre Affair or The Shadow of the Wind; or non-fiction works such as 84, Charing Cross Road or The Polysyllabic Spree. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of books out there that would fit this challenge.
Levels:
- Bookworm: Read three books
- Litlover: Read six books
- Bibliomaniac: Read twelve books
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | What books were published the year you were born? This challenge encourages you to find out, and then read some of them. You might even draw some conclusions about what was going on in the literary world that year. | | February 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | The Blogging Authors Reading Project is pretty much what it sounds like: reading books by authors whose blogs you also read. | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Read 10 books from 10 different awards. | | January 1 to November 1, 2010 |
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 | | A reading challenge to read books based on or about TV shows. | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Make a list of between 10 and 20 Books to Read Before You Die. | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | The goal is to read 1 cat book per month for a total of 12 for the year. This can be any book with "cat" in the title or about cats (cats as characters, etc.).
These can be audiobooks, children's books, non fiction, mysteries, whatever, as long as it's cat related. | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | The challenge is designed to “celebrate” author birthdays. Choose one author for each month of the year. Read at least one book a month. 12 authors. 12 birthdays. If you like, you can read MORE than that. Read the books IN ANY ORDER YOU LIKE. As long as you've got one book representing an author birthday from each month of the year by the end, then you're good.
You can choose picture books, poetry books, early readers, chapter books, fiction for middle grades, fiction for teens, adult reads, nonfiction, whatever you want.
The challenge is designed to ‘celebrate’ the special bond–the connection–that occurs between the author AND the reader as well as the connection between readers. It is very easy to “bond” with other readers over certain works, certain authors, etc. | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Required Books: 3 to 6
Your challenge is to read three (to six) books from at least three different centuries. The challenge is to read books written in different centuries, not just to read books set during different centuries. (If you choose to read more than three books, then you can double up on centuries. You can read as many as you like.)
The centuries do not need to be consecutive like the decades challenge.
Books can be fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short stories, essays, plays, etc. Books do not have to be a required length. (Though I ask that poetry and short stories be within a larger collection. For example, a book of short stories as opposed to one solitary short story.)
Overlaps with other challenges are fine. In fact they're encouraged!!!
Audio books are welcome. E-books are welcome as well.
What about adaptations and abridged novels? I think you should be able to count at least one towards the challenge. After all, some books are so intimidating that a little extra help is needed. So if you'd rather read an abridged Moby Dick (etc.) then who am I to stop you?! | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | The goal is to read at least 8 chick lit books during the year. | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | A chunkster is 450 pages or more of ADULT literature (fiction or nonfiction). A chunkster should be a challenge.
Levels:
- The Chubby Chunkster - this option is for the reader who has a couple of large tomes on their TBR list, but really doesn't want to commit to much more than that. 3 books is all you need to finish this challenge
- Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - this option is for the slightly heavier reader who wants to commit to 4
Chunksters over the next twelve months
- Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 6 or more chunksters OR three tomes of 750 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.
| | February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011 |
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 | Classics: We love them, we hate them, now we are going to challenge ourselves to read more of them.
Levels:
- Classics Snack - Read FOUR classics
- Classics Entree - Read FIVE classics
- Classics Feast - Read SIX classics
| | April 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010 |
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 | The purpose of this challenge is to encourage more people to read and enjoy books of poetry.
Levels:
- Couplet: Read 2 books of poetry
- Limerick: Read 5 books of poetry, and finish at least one badge
- Octave: Read 8 books of poetry, and finish at least two badges
- Sonnet: Read 14 books of poetry, and finish two badges, and one expert badge
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | The goal of this challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 10 books from 2010, 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 55. | | 9/9/09 through 10/10/10 |
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 | What is a cozy some of you might ask? Good question! To make it brief: a cozy mystery is a mystery that doesn't normally have any rough language, sex scenes, or gruesome details about the killing, and the main character is normally an amateur detective. Many times you will notice that a cozy mystery series also revolves around food or a hobby, although this isn't a requirement.
The goal is to read at least 6 cozy mysteries, one for each month. You can choose to read more, but you must read 6 in order to complete this challenge. You don't have to read 1 each month, you can read them whenever you like, you just have to read at least six.
While you can overlap with other challenges, please try to have at least 2 of the books only count towards this challenge. | | April 1st, 2010 through September 30, 2010 |
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 | The Cybils Award Challenge is where participants are encouraged to read from The Cybils Award nominees for the given year.
Categories:Fiction: Easy Readers & Short Chapter Books
Fiction: Fantasy & Science Fiction (MG)
Fiction: Fantasy & Science Fiction (YA)
Fiction: Picture Books
Fiction: Middle Grade
Fiction: Young Adult
Non-Fiction: Picture Books
Non-Fiction: Middle Grade/Young Adult
Graphic Novels: Middle Grade
Graphic Novels: Young Adult
Poetry
Levels:
- Categorically Speaking – choose to read all books in a category
- Halfway There
– choose to read 50% of books in a category
Rule of Fours – choose to read 1/4 or 3/4 of books in a category
Pick A Number – choose to read a specific number of books in a category
Shorties Rule – choose to read books in a specific short list (finalists will be publicized Jan 1, 2010) | | December 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010 |
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 | This challenge will run from May 13, 2010- April 19, 2011. Why those dates? Daphne du Maurier was born May 13, 1907 and died April 19, 1989. You can of course post reviews before that date.
Now you can decide how you like your du Maurier. I have several categories. You can focus on one form or mix them up.
Here are the categories:
- Dreaming of Manderley (Novels)
Participants in this category will read 3 of Daphne du Maurier's larger works, her novels or non-fiction. You can also count a collection of her short stories as one book.
- Don't Look Now (Short Stories)
Since this are smaller works, readers can choose 6 of her short stories to review.
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Daphne du Maurier Presents (Film)
Although the most well known, Hitchcock was only one director to use du Maurier's work in film. Daphne's IMDb page is quite impressive. Besides The Birds and Rebecca, some of the books that made it to film include Frenchman's Creek and Don't Look Now.
Participants in this category will watch 3 films based on du Maurier's work. Often you can rent these for free from your local library. If you happen to have cable or satellite, TCM sometimes plays these films. They post the monthly schedule online.
(Not necessary but would be great: a comparison of book and film.)
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Inspired By... (Other works)
This category includes works not written by du Maurier. She used books like Jane Eyre (Rebecca) and Wuthering Heights (Jamaica Inn) to inspire her own writing.
Other writers were inspired by du Maurier:
Mrs Dewinter by Susan Hill (Fiction)
Daphne by Justine Picardie (Fiction)
Daphne du Maurier: A Daughter's Memoir by Flavia Leng (Memoir)
These are just a few books. There are many others.
Participants in this category will read 3 of these works.
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Dame Daphne (Combination)
Maybe you can't decide what to read or want to read a bit of everything. Participants in this category will read or view 3 from the categories above (2 short stories count as 1 book).
| | May 13, 2010 - April 19, 2011 |
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 | | The objective is to read a set number of YA (Young Adult) or MG (Middle Grade) novels from debut authors published this year. I'm going to challenge everyone to read at least 12 debut novels! | | January 1, 2010- December 31, 2010 |
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.jpg) | | The Debutante Ball is a group blog for debut authors, all women. The blog is currently in its fourth year and has a track record of debuting some really great authors. | | January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Read a minimum of 10 books in 10 consecutive decades in 2010. Books published in the 2000’s do not count. | | January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 |
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 | | This reading challenge is about appreciating the old, worn-out and beat-up books we come across.
You must read 10 (or more) books that fit the criteria. The older, more neglected, worn-out they are, the better! | | January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 |
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 | Any genre counts.
Levels:
- Curious – Read 3 E-Books
- Fascinated – Read 6 E-Books
- Addicted – Read 12 E-Booksv
- Obsessed – Read 20 E-Books
| | January 1st thru December, 2010 |
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 | | Choose a goal of reading 10, 20, or 30 essays, and then write a challenge post, linking back to this post. Feel free to copy and paste the above image into your challenge post.
If you read a book of essays, that book can also apply to any other challenges you are working on. | | January 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010 |
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 | "I am a huge fan of the magazine Entertainment Weekly, and I especially enjoy their write-ups on books. When I receive my copy every Friday, the first thing I do flip to their book recommendations and see what they have to say about the new releases. I won't say that I agree with them 100% of the time, but I definitely find myself agreeing more often than not."
Here's EW's list of the summer's must-reads:
- THIS BODY OF DEATH by Elizabeth George (April 20)
- HALF LIFE by Roopa Farooki (April 27)
- GIRL IN TRANSLATION by Jean Kwok (April 29)
- THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE by Julie Orringer (May 4)
- THE LAST STAND by Nathaniel Philbrick (May 4)
- SLOW LOVE: HOW I LOST MY JOB, PUT ON MY PAJAMAS AND FOUND HAPPINESS by Dominique Browning (May 9)
- WAR by Sebastian Junger (May 11)
- THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST by Stieg Larsson (May 25)
- THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE by Aimee Bender (June 1)
- THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER by Stephenie Meyer (June 5)
- THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin (June 8)
- SO COLD THE RIVER by Michael Koryta (June 9)
- THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR by Allegra Goodman (July 6)
- LUCY by Laurence Gonzales (July 13)
- RED HOOK ROAD by Ayelet Waldman (July 13)
- I CURSE THE RIVER OF TIME by Per Pettersson (August 3)
- YOU LOST ME THERE by Rosecrans Baldwin (August 12)
- MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins (August 24)
Since I want this to be fun and stress-free (just like a summer vacation!), I've decided to include lots of levels, and the first one only challenges you to read one book -- how easy is that? (And I know almost every one of you will be reading MOCKINGJAY before the summer ends.) The names of levels might look familiar to you. Remember those swimming lessons you took at the YMCA when you were a kid?
Levels:
- 1-3 Books: Polliwog
- 4-6 Books: Guppy
- 7-9 Books: Minnow
- 10-12 Books: Fish
- 13-15 Books: Flying Fish
- 16-18 Books: Shark
Details:
The 2010 EW Summer Books Challenge will run from May 1, 2010 through September 6, 2010 (Labor Day). I know summer doesn't officially start until June, but I figure it's always a good idea to get a jump-start on the fun! To join me in this challenge, all you need to do pick your level of participation (you can always go up levels, but not down.) Then after you read a book, just write a review to share your thoughts with others!
| | May 1 - September 6, 2010 |
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 | | A vampire reading challenge. The base challenge here is to read four books, one from each of the four categories below: classic, horror, romance and young adult. | | January 1 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | The Fantasy Reading Challenge can include YA Fantasy or Historical Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy or any other sub genre of Fantasy. There really are no limits to this challenge as Fantasy is such a wide and varied genre. Just enjoy and have fun! I'm planning on reading the Katherine Kerr Deverry series if anyone would like to join me in a read along.
Levels:
- Curious – Read 3 Fantasy Fiction novels
- Fascinated – Read 6 Fantasy Fiction novels
- Addicted – Read 12 Fantasy Fiction novels
- Obsessed – Read 20 Fantasy Fiction novels
| | January 1st thru December, 2010 |
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 | This is an opportunity for you to finish all of those series that have been sitting on your book shelf looking at you. I don't know about you but I have quite a few. With this challenge you count series completed, not books read. I have a series with 20 books in it, although I'm not sure I'll include this one, it doesn't matter how many books are in the series or if you've read most of them and only have one or two left to read. The object of this challenge is to finish the series.
Levels:
- Curious – Finish 2 series
- Fascinated – Finish 3 series
- Addicted – Finish 5 series
- Obsessed – Finish 10 series
| | January 1st thru December, 2010 |
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 | Reread books you've already read..
Levels:
- Bookworm - Up to three books
- Scholar - Four to six books
- Literati - Over six books
| | January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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 | Hello, welcome to the Free Verse Novel Challenge! Being fond of this narrative form, I thought, what better way to share my enthusiasm for free verse novels than with a reading challenge! With their increasing popularity, chances are most book lovers are already familiar with these fast paced reads. However, if you have no kids in the house or you're not a big fan of poetry, you just may have missed them. A verse novel is simply one which uses poetry rather than prose to relate the story. Whether you already know and love them or just want to give them a try, I'm hoping we can discover some new titles and great reads together!
Ready to sign up? Here are the details:
- No blog? No worries! You can post your reviews on Chapters, Amazon, BookCrossing etc. Don't forget to tell your friends though ... ;) !
- 5 is the magic number needed to complete this challenge A list of books isn't necessary. Crossovers with other challenges are fine (and fun). Each book you complete and review over and above 5 will count as an extra entry.
- Yes, there will be a prize! On or shortly after December 1st 2010, a draw will be held for a brand new copy of one of my favorite free verse novels, The Crazy Man.
- Entering the term Free Verse Novels into a web or image search should get you started on possible titles. I'm sure most teachers and librarians would be only too happy to provide you with suggestions.
From ages 9 to 99, there are free verse novels out there for everyone. Let's get out and read them then share our findings together! | | April 1, 2010 to December 1, 2010 |
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 | All you have to do is read any Historical Fiction or Non-fiction books based on French history or French historical figures. Books can also overlap with other Challenges.
Levels:
- La Princesse: Read 3 books
- La Dauphine: Read 6 books
- La Reine: Read 9 books
- L’Impératrice: More than 9 books
| | January 1st to December 15th 2010. |
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 | | The Georgette Heyer Reading Challenge is a perpetual challenge. There is no 'official' start/end date set by the host. (If you want to set your own time limits, you may.) My goal in establishing this challenge is simple: I want to read as many Heyer novels as I can. While Heyer spent some years out of print, each year more and more of her novels are being rereleased for a new generation to enjoy. You may be lucky enough to find Heyer novels at a local used shop or used online. You might find some Heyer novels at your local library. Or you may want to invest in some new copies. Paperbacks are being published by several different companies including Sourcebooks, Inc. and Arrow Books. You can choose to focus on just the Regency romance novels, just the historical novels, or just the mysteries. Whatever you want to read is fine by me.
There are no set number of books you'd be required to read. You might want to read six. You might want to read twelve. You might want to read them all. Or you might just want to read two. | | Perpetual |
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 | | Read (or re-read) the three (3) books in Christopher Moore's A Love Story Vampire Trilogy: Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck, and Bite Me. | | March 23, 2010 to June 23, 2010 |
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 | Read books from all over the world!
Levels:
- The Easy Challenge
Read one novel from each of these continents in the course of 2010:
Africa
Asia
Australasia
Europe
North America (incl Central America)
South America
From your own continent: try to find a country, state or author that is new to you.
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The Medium Challenge
Read two novels from each of these continents in the course of 2010:
Africa
Asia
Australasia
Europe
North America (incl Central America)
South America
Try to find novels from twelve different countries or states.
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The Expert Challenge
Read two novels from each of these continents in the course of 2010:
Africa
Asia
Australasia
Europe
North America (incl Central America)
South America
Add two novels which are set in Antarctica.
Select novels from fourteen different countries or states.
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- Easy: Read 5 Gothic Novels
- Intermediate: Read 10 Gothic Novels
- Expert: Read 20 Gothic Novels
| | Ends December 31, 2010 |
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 | Give graphic novels a shot! This challenge is very flexible. First, choose a level of participation:
Levels:
- Beginner (3 comics or graphic novels)
- Intermediate (3-10)
- Expert (10+)
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 | Suspense, amateur sleuth or police procedures and the entire menagerie under the mystery genre are all available for the challenge.
* In three (3) months read five (5) historical mysteries.
* Cross overs / overlaps to other challenges are okay and the more you can utilize your TBR stack the better.
* Those who complete the challenge get a Badge of Completion that can be posted on their blog or website and entered for a random drawing for one of five Challenge winners bookmarks to be given away. I scrapbook and stamp so they are handmade.
* Prize restrictions - bookmarks will only mailed within the U.S and Canada.
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 | In the Hogwarts Reading Challenge you are a student of the school. You will be sorted into houses. Each book you read must fit in to the subject of one the classes. You do not have to read books that fit all the subjects. Each book equals one point (toward the house cup).
Drawing. At the end of the Challenge one person will win a $25 Amazon Gift Card and one house will win the House Cup (purely a pride thing). | | March 8 - December 13, 2010 |
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 | | Read a whole bunch of Faery books! Yayyy! Who doesn't love that?! The main character does not have to be a faery as long as there are faeries in the book you can count it towards the challenge. | |
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 | Levels:
- Basic: 3 books on any biodiversity topic.
- Biomes: 3 books about major world ecosystems: open ocean; coral reefs; lakes and rivers; arctic tundra; boreal forests; temperate forests; tropical forests; savannah; grassland/steppe/ deserts.
- Branches: 3 books on different life forms: plants; fungi; invertebrates (including insects); reptiles and amphibians; birds; mammals.
- Bye-bye: 2 books about endangered or extinct species or about extinction or conservation.
- Back yard: Buy 2 or more field guides to your local flora & fauna and get to know your neighbours.
- Biodiversity Bonanza: One of each of the above!
I’ve also devised some “field trips” to get you closer to your subject:
Levels:
- Level 1—Indoorsy: Visit a natural history museum or watch a documentary series on biodiversity (e.g. Planet Earth)
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Level 2—Outdoorsy: Take a guided walk or hike in a local park. Check park system websites for schedules.
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Level 3—Full Granola: Design your own field trip to go birding, botanizing, field-journaling, or whatever you like. Alternatively, join a local natural history club, or take a course in natural history online or at a college or community centre.
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1. Between May 1st 2010 and May 1st 2011, read any 3 novels (of any genre or author– although it must be fiction) and review it on your blog. Along with that review, post a picture of your recently reviewed book being “released into the wild”. Get creative! There are some fun ideas on the Bookcrossing website.
2. To sign up, use Mr Linky below. Be sure to link to your “Into the Wild” Challenge post.
3. Use the “Into the Wild” button on your blog to link your post to this Challenge Invitation.
4. When you have posted a review & picture, use Mr Linky below again to share your posts.
Prize: Participants will automatically be entered in a draw for a prize. The prize will be announced once the Challenge has begun. Everyone is welcome to join in; unfortunately, I am only able to ship prizes to Canada and the US. As this is my first Challenge, I have to stay within my means. Feel free to participate anyway! | | May 1, 2010 and May 1, 2011 |
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 | Any book written by an Irish author, set in Ireland, or involving Irish history or Irish characters, counts for the challenge – fiction, non-fiction, poetry, audiobooks, children’s books – all of these apply.
Levels:
- Shamrock level: 2 books
- Luck o’ the Irish level: 4 books
- Kiss the Blarney Stone level: 6 books
| | February 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010 |
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 | Read at least four books about "the end of the world." This includes both apocalyptic fiction and post-apocalyptic fiction. There is quite a bit of overlap with dystopic fiction as well. The point being something--be it coming from within or without, natural or unnatural--has changed civilization, society, humanity to such a degree that it radically differs from "life as we now know it." (Aliens, evil governments, war, plague, natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes, depletion of resources, genetic manipulation, etc.)
Books can be classified as children's, young adult, and adult. (Not many children's books go there. But many teen books do. And they're great.)
Graphic novels can count for this challenge.
Audio books allowed.
Crossovers with other challenges are allowed. | | March 17, 2010 - October 31, 2010 |
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 | | Anne Rice novels, specifically, are the kinds of Vamp books we're talking about for this challenge. We've seen some other challenges out there for Vamps and don't want to step on anyone's toes. However, we haven't seen one specifically for Anne Rice though... so that's what this one's about! Edward is going to have to step aside for this one. We want to read about your dark, brooding, blood-thirsty kind of vampire! | |
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 | | Read as many werewolf books as you can this year. The main character does not have to be a werewolf though. Any book counts as long as there is a werewolf in it.
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 | Read anything & everything about witches. Like all the others, the main character does not have to be a witch as long as there are witches in the book you can count it towards the challenge.
SPECIAL NOTE: Magic books can also count towards this challenge. For example, if you read a book that doesn't specifically say there are witches but does deal with magic, we will allow you to count it towards the challenge.
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Levels:
- Newbie 2 books by J. Austen, 2 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)
- Lover 4 books by J. Austen, 4 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)
- Fanatic 6+ books by J. Austen, 5+ re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)
| | --Levels: **Newbie 2 books by J. Austen, 2 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors) **Lover 4 books by J. Austen, 4 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors) ** Fanatic 6+ books by J. Austen, 5+ re-writes, prequels, se |
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Lots of prizes! | | July 30, 2009 and January 30, 2010 |
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- Ms. Carr: read 6 Books
- Ms. Holt: read 8 Books
- Grand Plaidy Lady: Over 12 books
| | January 15, 2010 to Dec. 15, 2010 |
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 | Read books by Jewish Authors or about Judaism.
Levels:
- Read 1 book that fits the criteria
- Read 3 books that fit the criteria
- Read 5+ books that fit the criteria
| | February 27, 2010 (Purim) to September 10, 2010 (Rosh Hashanah) |
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- Taster – 1 book
- Dabbler – 2 books
- Interested Party – 3 books
- Laura Lippman Lover – 4 books
- Stalker – 5+ books
| | January 26, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
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 | A Perpetual Reading Challenge for reading the works of Anthony Trollope.
Books required: 2 or more books. (Or 1 book + 1 Film)
Rereads are allowed.
Audio books allowed.
Films allowed.
Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
A biography of Trollope can count if you want.
As do literary-criticisms. (But neither are required). | | Perpetual |
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 | Titles of the books in reading order
A Quick Bite
Love Bites
Single White Vampire
Tall, Dark and Hungry
A Bite to Remember
Bite Me
Accidental Vampire
Vampires are Forever
Vampire Interrupted | | January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 |
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 | | This reading challenge is for book lovers, and dog lovers alike, what a better combination could there possibly be?!participants will read any type of book, from adult to children, long or short, fiction, nonfiction or even memoir. The only requirement is that it must be about dogs* of course. Feel free to post your list below in the comment section, or post a link below to your blog where the list will be posted. | | Jan. to Dec. of 2010 |
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 | | The goal is to read a minimum of 6 mangas. There will be the odd prize throughout the year and bonus points if you manage to watch at least one anime film or 3 episodes of a series.
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Memoirs, letters, diaries, and autobiographies count as reads for this challenge. Participants are encouraged to read at least 4 memoirs/diaries/letters/autobiography books in 2010 | | January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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 | | In honour of the tricolor, the flag of Mexico, the challenge is to read three books of Mexican literature, history, or art. | | January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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 | | To "qualify" as a participant, you need to read at least one book. You can also read books about Steinbeck. | | January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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 | | The idea behind this is to find new authors that you’ve never tried before. They can be in your genre of choice or be brave and try something new. You never know what you’re going to like until you try it. | |
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 | | Between now and May 15th, read 1 (one) book set in New York City and post your review. You can certainly read more, if you’re the overachieving type, but I’m trying to get maximum participation. :-D The book can be non-fiction or fiction, poetry or prose, graphic novel or audio book…whatever floats your boat. It can even be a guidebook. It just has to have New York City as its primary setting. And no fair using a book you’ve already read. I’m considering this bad boy. | | February 1st through May 15th, 2010 |
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![Notable Books Challenge]() | | This challenge is a spin off from the New York Times Most Notable Book Challenge. Here you will find lists and reviews of Notable Books from a variety of sources. Participants may develop their own challenges to read from lists of Notable Books. | | Perpetual Challenge |
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 | The challenge is to read books whose titles have a number in them.
Levels:
- Read one book with a number in it
- Read three books with a number in it.
- Read five or more books with a number in it.
| | Jan 1, 2010 to August 1, 2010 |
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Authors:
- O – Joyce Carol Oates
- A – Margaret Atwood
- T – Leo Tolstoy
- E – Ernest Hemingway
- S – John Steinbeck
Levels:
- Instant OATES – 1 book
- Old Fashioned OATES – 2 books
- Rolled OATES – 3 books
- Steel Cut OATES – 4 books
- Whole OATES – 5+ books
| | January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
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 | “I felt a curious thrill, as if something had stirred in me, half wakened from sleep. There was something very remote and strange and beautiful behind those words, if I could grasp it, far beyond ancient English.”
~J.R.R. Tolkien, on reading the Cynewulf lines about the star Earendel
What reader hasn’t recognized that “curious thrill” at one time or another? It is the opiate that we so often chase whenever we pick up the next book, that readiness to experience something, to connect on a level deeper than mere ink on the page. That chance for something “remote and strange and beautiful” is what repeatedly draws me back to fantasy, folklore, fairy tale, and mythology. Tales of this ken are built upon foundations of storytelling that date back to our most ancient ancestors. There is just “something” about this kind of story.
For the past four years I have hosted the Once Upon a Time Challenge, an opportunity to band together as a community to celebrate story, in this case the kind that fits roughly under one’s own personal definition of four categories: fantasy, folklore, fairy tale and mythology. As spring rapidly approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, the desire for these stories threatens to overwhelm, and with that, it is time to make the fourth annual Once Upon a Time Challenge official.
Levels:
- The Journey - no commitment
- Quest the First -Read at least 5 books that fit somewhere within the Once Upon a Time IV criteria. They might all be fantasy, or folklore, or fairy tales, or mythology…or your five books might be a combination from the four genres.
- Quest the Second -
Read at least one book from each of the four categories. In this quest you will be reading 4 books total: one fantasy, one folklore, one fairy tale, and one mythology.
- Quest the Third -
Fulfill the requirements for Quest the First or Quest the Second AND top it off with a June reading of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream OR a viewing of one of the many theatrical versions of the play.
- Quest the Fourth - Read two non-fiction books, essay collections, etc. that treat any one or more of the four genres covered in this challenge.
- Short Story Weekends - This quest involves the reading of one or more short stories that fit within at least one of the four genres during the course of the weekend. Ideally you would post about your short story readings on Sundays or Mondays, but this is not strictly necessary.
| | March 21st - June 20th, 2010 |
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- 1. You can join anytime - the challenge starts April 1st
- 2. Each reader is to choose 8 books (for the 8 months of the challenge)
- 3. This year Bethany is allowing all the books to be from the same country and by the same author if you'd like (although I would have you you should not choose your OWN country, because this challenge is meant to expose you to the world not your neighborhood!) For example, if you would like to focus on South Africa because you have an interest in that then you can read all your books from that nation if you want
- 4. You should go by the country of origin of the author, or the country he/she lives in is fine as well-meaning NOT the country the book is set in!!
- 5. You don’t have to have a list, that means you can change your mind at any time. As long as there are 8 books you have completed the challenge.
- 6. Post your reviews in the appropriate continent location as you read along. These can be found by clicking on the images to the right on the dedicated blog.
The 2010 Orbis Terrarum Challengers Raising Funds for Clean Water Worldwide (optional!) | | April 1 - November 30, 2010 |
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Levels:
- Level 1: 4 books, at least 2 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
- Level 2: 8 books, at least 4 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
- Level 3: 12 books, at least 6 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
| | January 1st, 2010 to December 31st 2010 |
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 | | Read Diana Gabaldon's entire Outlander series. | | Nov. 17th, 2009, and Nov. 17th, 2010 |
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 | The Paranormal Reading Challenge is for anyone who loves reading ANYTHING paranormal!!!
- Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Ghosts, Angels etc...so the scope is pretty big!!!
- The books can be any sub genre under Paranormal - romance, YA, mystery, etc.
Levels:
- Human - 5 books
- Witch - 10 books
- Oracle - 20 books
- Were - 30 books
- Vampire - 40 books
- Angel - 50 books
| | 1st January 2010 and ends on 31st December 2010 |
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Levels:
- Level 1: Read 1-3 POC books
- Level 2. Read 4-6 POC books
- Level 3. Read 7-9 POC books
- Level 4. Read 10-15 POC books
- Level 5. Read 16-25 POC books
| | January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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 | The rules of the Pre-Printing Press Challenge:
- 1. All books must have come out before 1440, when the printing press was first invented.
- 2. Books chosen for this challenge can overlap with other challenges.
- 3. Books can be translated into the language of your choice.
- 4. All the books you've chosen must be read by April 30th 2011.
- 5. You can read 1-3 books, 4-6 books, 7-9 books or 10 or more books if you're feeling particularly ambitious.
- 6. The choice of books is up to you. There are no set reading lists, and you don't have to set one when you join.
- 7. Post your blog address where you'll be posting your comments on your choice of books in the comments of this post when you join, and tell me how many books you've chosen. I'll set up a link to participating blogs from here.
- 8. Above all, Have fun.
| | May 1st 2010-April 30th 2011 |
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# No children’s/YA titles allowed, since we’re at the ‘pub.’
# At least 5 titles must be fiction.
# Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
| | January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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 | The Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge is based on a simple idea--read a book, see a movie based on the book, include both in your review. Whether yours is a book blog or a movie blog, this could be a way to add some spice to your posts, expand your outlook, have some fun. Mostly, have some fun.
Levels:
- Matinee: one book/movie
- Double Feature: two books/movies
- Saturday Movie Marathon: four books/movies
- Film Festival: eight books/movies
- Festival Jury Member: ten books/movies
| | January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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 | | The challenge: to read books authored by Laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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 | | The challenge is to read your name in book title first letters, ultimately spelling out your name.
Using your first name, or blogger name, or your pets name, or even your favorite literary character's name; whichever you like, choose books with first title letters that spell out your name. (Audio books and eBooks are also okay.) Such as my name: Victoria. the first book's title would start with the letter V, then the next book title begins with I, etc. | | Jan. 1st 2010 to Dec. 31st 2010 |
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- Read as many books from the Read, Remember, Recommend reading journal as you can in one year. Books read before April 1st, 2010 do not count. Overlaps with other challenges (including the Read, Remember, Recommend Teen Reading Challenge) are acceptable – and encouraged!
- Rereading doesn’t count – have fun exploring new authors, awards and books!
- Audio, print, and e-books are all acceptable.
- Post your review or link to your review in a comment.
- You can change your commitment level at anytime.
Levels:
- Notable Newbie – 5 books
- Armchair Librarian – 10 books
- The Library of Congress Calls Me Daddy – 20 books
- A Book Intervention is Needed – 30 books
Prizes:
- The Grand Prize is an Ereader of your choice (Kindle 2, Nook, Sony Ereader, COOL-ER – $260 value)! There will be one grand prize drawing between both Read, Remember, Recommend Reading Challenges. Each review post comment will count as an entry into the drawing.
- The first place prize is a “Reading is Sexy” messenger bag filled with books.
- The second place prize for each challenge is a $20 gift card to the bookstore of your choice.
| | April 1st, 2010 - April 1st, 2011 |
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- Read as many books from the Read, Remember, Recommend for Teens reading journal as you can in one year. Books read before April 1st, 2010 do not count. Overlaps with other challenges (including the Read, Remember, Recommend Fiction Reading Challenge) are acceptable – and encouraged!
- Rereading doesn’t count – have fun exploring new authors, awards and books!
- Audio, print, and e-books are all acceptable.
- Post your review or link to your review in a comment.
- You can change your commitment level at anytime.
Levels:
- NE2N – Not Even to Newbery – 5 books
- CYA – Covering Your Assigments – 10 books
- LOL – Literature Over Love – 20 books
- BFF – Book Fiend Forever – 30 books
Prizes:
- The Grand Prize is an Ereader of your choice (Kindle 2, Nook, Sony Ereader, COOL-ER – $260 value)! There will be one grand prize drawing between both Read, Remember, Recommend Reading Challenges. Each review post comment will count as an entry into the drawing.
- The first place prize is a “Reading is Sexy” messenger bag filled the Spring, 2011 line up of Teen Fire books.
- The second place prize for each challenge is a $20 gift card to the bookstore of your choice.
| | April 1st, 2010 - April 1st, 2011 |
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 | # Decide how many books you want to read from your shelves (minimum of 20 - no maximum).
# Find a new home for the books once you read them
# Post the titles and the authors of books you've read and passed on. | | January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
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# Begin the challenge when you write your challenge post. The challenge is perpetual and does not have an end date. | | Perpetual |
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 | This challenge includes all sub genres of Romance i.e. paranormal, young adult, historical etc. So this should give you plenty of options.
Levels:
- Curious – Read 3 Romance Fiction novels
- Fascinated – Read 6 Romance Fiction novels
- Addicted – Read 12 Romance Fiction novels
- Obsessed – Read 20 Romance Fiction novels
| | January 1st thru December, 2010 |
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 | Gilmore Girls was one of my favorite TV series . It was intelligent and funny . Rory Gilmore , made it more enjoyable because she had an obsession for anything literary. Each episode had books( how many TV shows have books ? Not many :) ). Books that she read at home, in school and during travel. Her choice in books was really classy . It included classics , poetry, chick lit, modern literature , mystery , middle grade books , politics and much more.Some of these I have always wanted to read.
After searching a lot on the web I came across this Rory Gilmore Book Club page where all the books ever discussed on the show are listed. I am not sure if this the complete list but , it is a good start. I am turning this into a personal project of reading these books. | |
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 | Don't know where to start? Scandinavian authors are hot right now (even if the temperatures might be chilly). Stieg Larsson, Per Petterson, Dag Solstad, Hakan Nasser, Henning Mankell, Linda Olsson, Arnaldur Indridason and Knut Hamsun all have great books to get you started. Email me for titles if you get stumped. Once a month I'll throw out some titles and some interesting trivia.
Reading goal:
"Skal" 6 books before year end
There will be prizes to all who complete the 6 book challenge. Prizes not selected yet, but most likely a new book by a Scandinavian author. Maybe a jar of herring. Suggestions accepted! | | April 1st - December 31, 2010 |
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 | | The Shelf Discovery Challenge will run for six months (November 1, 2009 - April 30, 2010). To join me in this challenge, all you need to do is grab a copy of SHELF DISCOVERY and pick out what six books you want to read (of course, you can read more than six!) Then, after you read a book, just write a "book report" to share your thoughts with others! | | November 1, 2009 - April 30, 2010 |
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 | Options 1 & 2: If you're short on time, you can simply commit to reading ten short stories by ten different authors over the course of 2010.
Options 3 & 4: If you've got a bit more time to devote to this endeavour, you can commit to reading between five and ten short story collections over the course of 2010.
Option 5: This is the custom option under the rubric of which you can tailor your reading list to best meet your personal reading aspirations. You might wish to craft a list that focuses on a particular place, or era, or genre. | | January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
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 | Reading and literacy can not only make us better individuals but it can also motivate us to effect greater changes around us.
The 2010 Social Justice Challenge urges us to become literate learners of unjust causes and will give us the tools to empower us to literally make changes in our world for the better.
12 months. 12 themes. Countless lives changed. | |
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 | Between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, catch up on Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire series. No matter if you're starting with book 1 or book 8, you have a year to read all about Sookie. Read Sookie in print, listen to the audio, read an eBook -- format is not an issue.
The Books:
- Dead Until Dark
- Living Dead in Dallas
- Club Dead
- Dead to the World
- Dead as a Doornail
- Definitely Dead
- All Together Dead
- From Dead to Worse
- Dead and Gone
| | July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010 |
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 | There are two requirements for a book to qualify for the South Asian Author Challenge, both of which must be met:
1) The author must be of South Asian descent. It doesn’t matter if they’re third or fourth generation, or are only half South Asian – I’m pretty flexible on this issue.
2) The book must be about South Asia in some way. It doesn’t have to be set in South Asia, as long as it’s about the culture or history in some way. On the other hand, it can be set in South Asia and not be about South Asians.
Levels:
- 3 books
- 5 books
- 7 books
- 10 books
| | January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 |
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 | The Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge can include young adult as well as adult books. There are many genres and sub-genres under the umbrella of 'speculative fiction'.
Levels:
- Inquisitive – Read 3 Speculative Fiction novels
- Enthusiastic – Read 6 Speculative Fiction novels
- Addicted – Read 12 Speculative Fiction novels
- Obsessed – Read 24 Speculative Fiction novels
| | 1st Jan 2010~ 31st Dec 2010 |
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 | This is the “Spring into Short Stories” challenge. The goal is to read some of those short stories many of us have gathering wool on our shelves or downloaded on our computers, such as the many I personally have saved.
The stories can be included within an anthology or stand alone.
Here are the rules:
1. The story must be less than 50 pages.
2. The story can be any genre.
That’s pretty simple, isn’t it? So, as you can see, there isn’t a lot of work to this challenge. | | March 20 - June 20, 2010 |
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 | * Create a list of some books you’d like to read or finish this spring.
* Feel free to set some additional reading goals (such as reading to your kids two hours per week, getting through your pile of magazines, etc.). This is completely optional.
* Write a blog post including the list of books you want to read and any additional goals you’ve set, and get ready to post it on your blog on March 20th.
* Visit my blog on March 20th to sign up. I’ll have a Mr. Linky set up that morning, so you can submit a link to your personal Spring Reading Thing post, and it will be added to the master list.
* Read! Work on your goals throughout Spring 2010.
* Report your results. Write another blog post in June to let everyone know how you did.
* Have fun! Visit other participants to see what they’re reading. Write reviews if you’re so inclined. But most of all, enjoy your spring reading.
| | March 20 - June 20, 2010 |
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 | I often read nonfiction books in which the author mentions other books that sound interesting, but I rarely seek out those books. So the idea behind the Stream of Suggestions Reading Challenge is to read books based on author suggestions, starting with one book and following the “stream of suggestions” to see where it will take you...
Rules:
- 1. Pick a book to start with (it can be any book, but nonfiction is probably easiest). This can be a book you’ve already read in April.
- 2. The author of the next book must be mentioned in the previous book, either in the text itself or in the bibliography. (You don’t have to read the book mentioned; you can pick another book by the same author if you want.)
- 3. If you get stuck (no authors are mentioned or you can’t find their books easily or none of the ones mentioned is of any interest to you), you can go back one or two books and start again with a different author.
- 4. In my case, I’m going to try to give priority to books I already own or that are available through my library system, but this is optional.
- 5. You can read as many books as you want (and you don’t need to decide in advance how many books you will read), but you need to read and review at least 4 books to qualify for the giveaway.
Everyone who reads and reviews at least 4 books will qualify for the giveaway. The prize will be the next book on your list, as long as it is available from the Book Depository and is under $20 CAN. (The giveaway is therefore open internationally, as long as the Book Depository will ship to where you live.)
| | April 1, 2010-April 30, 2011 |
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 | The idea: Learn who your local authors are, famous and not so famous, and read their books! Then review their books and promote them to us. I'll have a different post for linking to your reviews.
The rules: No rules. Just have fun keeping up with and promoting your local authors! This is an ongoing, perpetual challenge with no time limit. Make a goal for yourself regarding how many books you'd like to read this year, then post about them.
To join: Sign up by commenting on this post (with a link to your post on your what/who you plan to read) and then I will add your link to the list of participants on this post. | | Perpetual |
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 | Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Young Reader – any book as long as it is checked out from the library count. Checked out like with a library card, not purchased at a library sale.
Levels:
- The Mini – Check out and read 25 library books
- Just My Size – Check out and read 50 library books
- Stepping It Up – Check out and read 75 library books
- Super Size Me – Check out and read 100 library books
| | January 1st thru December, 2010 |
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 | The challenge is all about taking chances with your reading by finding books to read in unusual or random ways. Unlike last year, I'm offering different levels of participation and a longer time frame to encourage greater participation and decrease frustration.
Levels:
- A Small Gamble: Complete any 3 of the 12 challenges described below
- A Moderate Gamble: Complete any 6 of the 12 challenges described below
- Gambling It All: Complete all 12 of the challenges described below
| | January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2010 |
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 | OPTION A: read 6 books in 12 months ~ your list of books CANNOT be changed, but you are allowed to have an “Alternates” list to choose from (like in the Original TBR Challenge).
OPTION B: read 6 books in 12 months ~ you CAN change your reading list throughout the year
OPTION C: make up a list of however many books you think you could get read in 12 months, as long as they are from your TBR stack/list, and then read them between January 1st and December 31st. You must have at least 3 books on your list. | | January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Choose 10 teen chick lit books to read in 2010. Or select the ones you know you want to read and leave the rest of your list open to see what comes your way in 2010.
For challengers who read 10+ teen chick lit books during 2010 and let us know on our monthly check-in posts, we'll be putting them in a drawing for a fabulous prize basket filled with great chick lit books, cool swag, and even some DVDs! | | anuary 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
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 | Time for a Terry Pratchett reading challenge!
Levels:
- 1-3 books - Cashier at Ankh-Morpork Mint
- 4-5 books - Guard of the City Watch
- 6-8 books - Academic at the Unseen University
- 9-10 books - Member of Granny Weatherwax's Coven
- 10-12 books - Death's Apprentice
| | 1 December 2009 and run through to 30 November 2010 |
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Levels:
- Winners Circle: read at least 6 winners
- Contender: read at least 6 shortlisted nominees
- Longshot: read at least 6 longlisted nominees
- Booker Devotee: choose a year, and read all 6 shortlisted works from that year
- Booker Fanatic: choose a year, and read all 13 long- and shortlisted works from that year
| | January 1 - December 31, 2010 |
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 | There are 3 levels:
1. (This is the same as last year's challenge): Read 10 books. You must read one book from each of the 7 categories. If possible, at least 1 title should be a book you hadn't heard of before seeing it on the list.
2. Read 7 books, one from each category.
3. Read any 5 books from the list.
Every month I'll have a round-up post for you to leave your links. There will probably be prizes of some sort, but I don't have any trips scheduled to England this year (I don't go for 6 years and then went back twice in a year! It was crazy. CRAZY AWESOME.) So they might not be British. | | March 1, 2010 to March 1, 2011 |
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 | Nothing really beats a good old Agatha Christie mystery or an Arthur Conan Doyle masterpiece. I've loved Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes all my life and I doubt we'll find a detective surpassing the unexpected genius of Miss Marple, the exemplary 'little grey cells' of the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and of course, the master himself - Sherlock Holmes.
It's been a while since I re-read them all, which lead me to the first challenge I'm hosting - The Marple Poirot Holmes Challenge.
Rules:
- You will have to read a minimum of 6 books in total: two Miss Marple mysteries, two Sherlock Holmes mysteries and two Hercule Poirot mysteries. You can of course, read more than 6 books if you want to.
- The books you have chosen for this challenge can overlap with other challenges.
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | | This reading challenge is a long-term project in which the participants will read all books that have won or been short listed for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction AND the Orange Broadband Award for New Writers. There is no time limit. | | Perpetual |
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![The Pulitzer Project]() | | The goal of the participants of this site is to read all 81 books that have won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. There is no time limit. | | Perpetual |
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Levels:
- Orange Girl – Read one book
- Maid of Honour – Read up to three books
- Courtesan – Read up to five books
- Maitresse en titre – Read up to seven books
- Secret Wife – Read more than seven books!
| | January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2010 |
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 | # Books should be chosen from the reader’s TBR pile (this may be an actual physical pile or a virtual pile).
# The goal is to read AT LEAST 5 books linked by theme.
Levels:
- Read at least 5 books which share the same theme
- Read at least 5 books which share TWO themes
- Read at least 5 books which share MORE THAN TWO themes
| | February 14 – August 14, 2010 |
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 | | To read TWELVE (12) thrillers in 2010
Now, there are many different sub-genres of thriller, so don't go thinking that you don't actually read these kinds of books because I bet you read more than you think. As I mentioned above you can choose from the numerous sub-genres, from cosy mysteries such as Agatha Christie to the more hard-boiled kind like V I Warshawski by Sara Paretsky, or even supernatural/paranormal suspense written by the likes of Laurell K Hamilton (Anita Blake) and Kelley Armstrong. | | 01 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2010 |
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 | ** Pick 12 books – one for each month of the year - that you’ve been wanting to read (that have been on your “To Be Read” list) for 6 months or longer, but haven’t gotten around to.
** OPTIONAL: Create a list of 12 “Alternates” (books you could substitute for your challenge books, given that a particular one doesn’t grab you at the time) | | January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2010 |
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 | Only non-fiction books apply! These can be anything you're interested in: memoirs, history, geography, politics, religion, sports - whatever non-fiction you've put your hands on and your nose into.
Levels:
- Just the Facts - Read two non-fiction books
- The Scoop - Read four non-fiction books
- The Whole Story - Read six non-fiction books
- Nothing But the Truth - Read eight (or more) non-fiction books
| | February 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011 |
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 | This Challenge is for new Tudor reviews for any new or old Tudor books you have reviewed in May, June and July, and not for older reviews you have previously posted.
The Tudor Mania Challenge includes both non-fiction and fictional books set between 1485 and 1603, in England. Reviews must be around 300 words or more in length (to make sure everyone is playing fair).
Audio books/E-Books are welcome. The fun part of this is to see everyone's reviews and find new books and blogs to read.
Open to all participants worldwide. | | May 1 - July 31, 2010 |
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 | The aim is to read a total 20 books, over ten categories, in 2010. (Was this challenge based solely around the name? I’ll let you decide!)
Categories:
- Young Adult
- T.B.R.
- Shiny & New
- Bad Blogger’s
- Charity
- New in 2010
- Older Than You
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- Win! Win!
- Up to You!
| | January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2010 |
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 | Only British authors count!
Levels:
- "Put The Kettle On" – Read 2
- Typically British novels
- "Gordon Bennett" – Read 4 Typically British novels
- "Bob's Your Uncle" – Read 6 Typically British novels
- "Cream Crackered" – Read 8 Typically British novels
| | 1st Jan 2010 to 31st Dec 2010 |
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 | With all the books about Venice out there, I started thinking it would be great to have a reading challenge about it! Here are the deets:
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Where: Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books (http://heidenkind.blogspot.com/)
- When: May 1st, 2010-May 1st, 2011
- What: Read 6 books set in the city of Venice, or about Venice. I don't care if it's fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, YA, or whatever.
| | May 1st, 2010-May 1st, 2011 |
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 | Rules:
This year you have options when reading your fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, etc. with the Vietnam War as the primary or secondary theme.
Books can take place before, during, or after the war. Books from other challenges count so long as they meet the above criteria. In addition, up to 2 movies can be substituted for books as part of the minimum 5 books to complete the challenge.
Levels:
- Dip: Read 5 books in any genre with the Vietnam War as a primary or secondary theme
- Wade: Read 6-10 books in any genre with the Vietnam War as a primary or secondary theme
- Swim: Read 11 or more books in any genre with the Vietnam War as a primary or secondary theme
| | January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010 |
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 | Do you know Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire?” The song has plenty of historical and pop culture references, which offer us book junkies plenty of opportunities for reading material! The goal of this challenge is for you to learn about some of the many topics mentioned in the song.
I want this challenge to be flexible for you, so all I want you to do is pick a level of commitment and stick to it!
Levels:
- FICTION
Bronze Fiction: Read 5 books specifically mentioned in the song or a book by an author specifically mentioned. Or, read a work of fiction about something else mentioned in the song
- Silver Fiction: Read 8 books within the same criteria mentioned above
- Gold Fiction: Read 10 books within the same criteria mentioned above
- NONFICTION
Bronze Nonfiction: Read 5 nonfiction books about any topic in the song
- Silver Nonfiction: Read 8 nonfiction books about any topic in the song
- Gold Nonfiction: Read 10 nonfiction books about any topic in the song
Bronze Combo: Read any combination of 5 fiction or nonfiction books related to the song
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Silver Combo: Read any combination of 8 fiction or nonfiction books related to the song
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Gold Combo: Read any combination of 10 fiction or nonfiction books related to the song
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | Read at least one book in 2010 that is either by a Welsh author, takes place in Wales, or is about Welsh people (immigrants, descendants, etc).
Levels:
- Efydd bathodyn (bronze medal) – Read one to three Welsh-related books between now and December 31st, 2010 to receive a bronze medal
- Arian bathodyn (silver medal) – Read four to six Welsh-related books by December 31st, 2010 for the silver medal rank
- Aur bathodyn (gold medal) – Read seven or more Welsh-related books in before the end of 2010 and be a gold-medalist!
| | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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 | Read one book in each of the following categories:
1. A book with a food in the title: Clockwork Orange, Grapes of Wrath, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
2. A book with a body of water in the title: A River Runs through It, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, The Lake House
3. A book with a title (queen, president) in the title: The Murder of King Tut, The Count of Monte Cristo, Lady Susan
4. A book with a plant in the title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wind in the Willows, The Name of the Rose
5. A book with a place name (city, country) in the title: Out of Africa; London; Between, Georgia
6. A book with a music term in the title: Song of Solomon, Ragtime, The Piano Teacher | | January 1 and December 31, 2010 |
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 | | Read and/or watch two works by Wilkie Collins.
| | October 1, 2009 - December 1, 2010 |
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 | Read a book not set in the USA or England.
Read a book with “Ice”, "Frost", "Chill", "Cold" "Winter" in the title.
For Valentine's Day, choose an author whose first or last name begins with “L”.
Choose a book that is not part of a series.
Read a book written in the first-person point-of-view.
Read a book with “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Miss” or “Ms” in the title.
You must read all six books to complete the challenge. | | December 1st - February 28th, 2010 |
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 | This challenge is for all those books you wish you'd read. It might be Pride and Prejudice, War and Peace, a Nora Roberts Romantic Suspense, the Outlander series or a childhood classic Winnie the Pooh.
Levels:
- Curious – Read 3 books
- Fascinated – Read 6 books
- Addicted – Read 12 books
- Obsessed – Read 20 books
| | January 1st thru December, 2010 |
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 | Participants are encouraged to read nonfiction and fiction books related to the rather broad idea of ‘women’s studies.’ The definition according to Merriam-Webster "the multidisciplinary study of the social status and societal contributions of women and the relationship between power and gender".
Levels:
- Philogynist: read at least two books, including at least one nonfiction one
- Bluestocking: read at least five books, including at least two nonfiction ones
- Suffragette: read at least eight books, including at least three nonfiction ones
| | November 2009-November 2010 |
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 | Welcome to the World Party Reading Challenge, where each month we will celebrate both a US holiday/observance AND a different country. Because what better way to party than with a book. The idea is to read more international literature, but I used US holidays and observances as the inspiration. Some connections might be obvious, others less so.
Details:
- 1. 12 months, 12 countries, 12 books
- 2. Each month read one (or more, if you’d like) book either set in, or written by an author from, the featured country (in a few cases Jill has been vague and you just have to stick to the criteria)
- 3. If you’d like to read a non-fiction book about the country, that works, too. However, Jill asks that you avoid books like Eat, Pray, Love and You Shall Know Our Velocity!, which feature multiple countries. The intent is to try to get a sense of place from your book or author
- 4. Audio books are allowed
- 5. Do you have to participate all 12 months? That would be swell, and if you want to consider the challenge completed, then yes, all 12 months are required. However, if you have a burning desire to read a book about Rwanda and only want to participate for that month, You won't be turned away. Party crashers are always welcome
- 6. A Mr Linky will be posted each month for the reviews about the featured country. Feel free to go back and enter reviews as the year goes on.
Here is the list of US holidays and observances that we will be celebrating with a book from another country:
- April – April Fool’s Day – France
- May – May Day – a communist country of your choice, past or present
- June – Juneteenth – Liberia
- July – July 4th – Rwanda
- August – Women’s Equality Day – New Zealand
- September – Native American Day – any sovereign Native American tribe
- October – Columbus Day – India
- November – Thanksgiving – Turkey
- December – Happy Holidays – choose your own country. It’s my little gift to you.
- January – Martin Luther King, Jr Day – Cambodia
- February – Valentine’s Day – England
- March – Saint Patrick’s Day – Ireland
| | April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 |
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 | - Read six YA romance novels between April 1, 2010 and November 30, 2010.
- Romance should be a strong element with the story. But it doesn't have to be the only element.
- All genres are allowed.
- They can be part of a series, or stand-alones.
- They can be long or short.
- Audio books are allowed.
- Some re-reads are allowed, but try to have at least two new-to-you books.
| | April 1, 2010 and November 30, 2010 |
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 | | This will encompass both straight historical fiction and historical romance. I’m hoping this challenge will allow some of us to get back into reading historicals, like me, as well as help us get into some of those books in our TBR piles or maybe to just discover something new. I’ve personally always had a love of history, but I realized that I was drifting away from historical romance too much these last couple of years – and I’ve never read a straight historical! Time to correct that. If you feel the same about your reading trends, follow along. If you already read enough historicals to populate this challenge on your blog, follow along. If you’ve never read historicals, follow along. After all, it’s a challenge. | | January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010 |
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 | Any book by or about the following authors:
Jane Austen
L.M. Montgomery
Maud Hart Lovelace
Noel Streatfeild
Roald Dahl
Kay Thompson
Shel Silverstein
E.B. White
Beatrix Potter
Dr. Suess
Ludwig Bemelmans
Mario Puzo
George Bernard Shaw
Thomas Jefferson | | January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
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Levels:
- The Mini YA Reading Challenge – Read 12 Young Adult novels
- Just My Size YA Reading Challenge – Read 25 Young Adult novels
- Stepping It Up YA Reading Challenge – Read 50 Young Adult novels
- Super Size Me YA Reading Challenge – Read 75 Young Adult novels
| | January 1st thru December, 2010 |
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 | Read 12 Children's Books
Think of this as referring to the "E" (Easy) and "J" (Juvenile or Junior) sections of the library.
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You do not have to have a blog.
You may keep in touch and leave links to your reviews.
*But* no reviews are required.
A list is not required. Choose what you like. Choose as you go. Or plan it all out now. Whatever you want. | | January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 |
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