Chick Lit 2009

Back by popular demand, the 2009 Chick Lit Challenge has been expanded for the whole year! From January 1 through December 31, 2009, read at least 10 chick lit books. Books can overlap with other challenges and you can change your list at any time.

Vampire Challenge

As if I need another challenge but here's another one I'll be doing. Orginal post from cozymurders

Vampire Challenge

What?
For the Vampire Challenge you will read books with vampires - romance, YA, paranormal, mysteries - anything, as long as there's a or two (or more) vampire in it.

When?
The challenge will start January 1, 2009 and end December 31, 2009.

How?
The goal is to read 2+ books with vampires in 2009, that's it. It's fairly easy, I think. For some inspiration check out cosymurders post on vampires in books.

Pages for Pounds

Pages for Pounds

The main link for this challenge could be found here ..

Is your TBR overflowing off your shelves? Have you vowed not to buy any books until you read the ones you already own? Did you just receive a lot of books over the holidays? Or maybe, like me, you just have page after page after page of books on your shelfari "Plans to Read" list. If you consider your TBR pile or list to be "overweight" this challenge is for you!*

Pages for Pounds is a fairly basic challenge.
It's quite simple:
1. Take the books on your TBR list
2. Read them
3. Weigh the book using a kitchen scale or go to amazon.com and check the shipping weight.
4. Twice a month report the amount of weight you've read
5. At the end of the challenge see how much weight you've taken off your TBR pile!

See? Fairly simple.You don't need to sign up for this challenge. You may join at any time.
Pages for Pounds officially starts on January 1, 2009 and will end on February 28, 2009.

The official winner is the member of The Challenged Reader who has lost the most weight during the challenge. Even if you aren't declared the winner you're still a winner to have tackled some weight from your TBR!
Throughout the challenge there may be occasional opportunities to lose some extra weight. I won't tell you how just yet, but you'll find out when these opportunities arise.

There will be check-ins twice a month to report your progress and for the admins. to tally up the pounds. Only report the books that are finished. If you're still reading a book save it until the next check-in. All books count. There isn't any specific criteria just read what you want to read and what's already on your TBR (or any new books you can't possible refrain from adding to your TBR). Since you don't need to sign up for this challenge whenever you join just post your results at the next check-in.

Please report the weight of the actual edition you read. If you read a hardback you can report the weight of the hardpack. If it's a paperback, or mass market edition report the weight of those particular books. Audiobooks count as well. For audiobooks the weight is the weight of the audiobook itself. You can weight the audiobook in the case or use amazon.com. During the check-ins post if it was a hardback, paperback, mass market, audiobook, or electronic reader edition.

There won't be any prizes given to the winner, but you will receive bragging rights and if you have a blog or a webpage a special graphic to show off your dedication to reducing your TBR.
Any questions? Feel free to let us know!

* Even if you don't consider your shelf or list to be overweight and, unlike a lot of us, are able to refrain from buying books that consume all your space, you may still participate in all the fun. =P

Okay, for books read on Kindle, or any other electronic reader, we decided to use the mass market paperback edition (or if it's only available in regular paperback, then that one). We decided that since both electronic readers and mass markets are easily carried around those would count the same.

Books with weight
Shopaholic & Sister 3.5 ounces
The Boss's Christmas Baby 0.8 ounces

2009 Erotica Reading Challenge

As a way to celebrate publishers like X Libris, Avon Red, Ellora's Cave, Samhain, Siren, etc, this challenge will focus only on erotica fiction. Guidelines:

1. You can join anytime as long as you don’t start reading to your books prior to 2009.

2. Read 10 erotica in 2009.

3. Overlaps with other challenges are fine.

4. Go to http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2008/12/2009-erotica-reading-challenge.html to sign up

5. You do not have to list your books ahead of time. If you decide to, you can change them as you go.

6. You must be 18 years or older to join.

My List

1. The Sisters of APF by Zane
2. Thong on Fire by Noire

100+ Reading Challenge 2009

The goal is to read 100 or more books starting on Jan 1st 09 through Dec 31st

My List (subject to change)

1. The Boss's Christmas Baby By Trish Morey

2. Point Blank

3. Metro Girl

4. Thong On Fire by Noire

5. Fire and Ice: Legal Briefs

6. Who's Loving You by Mary B Morrison

7. Christmas In His Royal Bed

8. 4 Blind Mice by James Patterson

9. The Princess Bride by William Goldman

10. Baby Love

11. Prey by Michael Crichton

12. The Duke

13. May December Souls

14. Heart of the Sea

15. 16 Lighthouse Road

16. 204 Rosewood Lane

17. Sweet Pea by Renay Jackson

18. Just Deserts by Brenda Jackson

19. The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

20. Just 4 Play

21. Second Chance

22. 3 Wishes

23. Sex on the 2nd Floor

24. Love on a Two Way Street

25. 5 minutes and 42 seconds

26. Five Days In Paris

27. Only You

28. The Billionaire who Brought Christmas

29. The Perfect Man

30. Hummingbird

31. Love Killers

32. The Secrets of the Heart

33. Heart of the Sea

34. Wild Rain

35. The Secret Circle

36. Spellbound in Seattle

37. Candy Licker

38. The Sisters of APF

39. Little Ghetto Girl

40. Street Vengeance

41. Thug Matrimony

42. Drama Queen

43. Baby Momma Drama4

4. Scorpia

45. The Concrete Blonde

46. The Cradle Will Fall

47. Eleventh Hour

48. Double Take

49. Jinxed

50. My Husband, My Babies

51. Nathian's Child

52. The Executive's Surprise Baby

53. The Pastor's Baby Momma

54. Whose Baby?

55. Expecting His Royal Baby

56. Black Sheep Billionaire

57. Hood Rat

58. In Sheep's Clothing

59. Eyes of the Dragon

60. Stork Alert

61. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

62. Tame A Wild Stallion

63. The Countess

64. The Last Princess

65. The Princess Bride

66. Taming the Prince

67. Always a Knight

68. Princess Sister

69. A Most Desirable M.D.

70. In Over His Head

71. Hospital Vineyard

72. Unwanted Wife by Rachel Lindsay

73. Wrong Kind of Man by Hammond ***3stars

74. Protecting the Princess 75. Shopaholic & Sister (audio book) ***3stars 

76.Turbulent Seas by Christine Feehan (audio book) ***3.5stars 

77. Little Children by Tom Perrotta ***3.5 stars

 78. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
79. Born in Shame by Nora Roberts (audio book)***3stars
80. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (audio book) *****5stars
81. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audio book) *****5stars
82. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (audio book) *****5stars
83. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (audio book) *****5stars
84. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (audio book) *****5stars
85. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (audio book) *****5stars
86 .Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (audio book) *****5stars

The Genre Challenge

The Genre Challenge

This challenge will run from November 1 2008 – November 1 2009
The goal:
To read one book in the following genres: crime fiction, detective fiction, mystery fiction, horror fiction, thriller fiction, romance fiction, science fiction, action/adventure fiction, fantasy fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and western fiction.

Specific definitions of these genres can be found in this post.
There are three options if you want to join:
A: Read 10 books, drop the genre you read the most and one of your own choosing
B: Read 11 books, drop the genre you read the most
C: Read 12 booksThe rulesYou may not read more than 1 book per genre

All books must be read within the challenge period
No crossovers within the challenge, each genre should have a separate book
Crossovers with other challenges are allowed
Audio books are allowed, graphic novels are not
You may make a list of books, but that’s not mandatory and you can change your picks at any time before or during the challenge

How to join?
Make a post stating you are joining the challenge, make sure you add which option you take and link back to this post. If you pick option A or B, include which genre(s) you aren’t going to read. Make a comment to this post, with your name and the direct link to your sign-up post. Review each book you read, and post a link to the post I will set up for that, which I will do closer to the challenge. A requirement of the review is that you clearly state which genre the book is for. It would be nice of you explain why that book fits well within the genre, but that’s not mandatory.

Click here for find out more about the Prize drawing at the end of this challenge as well as to sign up for this challenge
If you are not interested in winning a prize you can also do this challenge at My Group

My List

crime fiction
detective fiction

Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson

Hand of Evil by J A Janice
mystery fiction
horror fiction
thriller fiction

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (audio book) *****5stars
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audio book) *****5stars

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (audio book) *****5stars
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (audio book) *****5stars
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (audio book) *****5stars
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (audio book) *****5stars
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (audio book) *****5stars
science fiction
action/adventure fiction
fantasy fiction
realistic fiction
historical fiction

The Themed Reading Challenge

The Themed Reading Challenge
http://www.caribousmom.com/2008/11/16/themed-reading-challenge-2009-info-sign-ups/

The Themed Reading Challenge is a six month challenge designed to help readers clear books from their to-be-read stacks which center around a common theme or themes.
Here are the “rules”:
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 4 to 6 books linked by theme.
Overlaps with other challenges are allowed.
Readers may change their list of books at any time.
Readers may choose three different levels of participation:
Read at least 4 books with the same theme.
Read at least 5 books that share at least TWO themes.
Read at least 6 books that share MORE than two themes.
Themes can be geographic, genre, author, subject matter, or anything in between! Last year’s themes were wonderfully creative and varied and included such things as: books about books, books set in New England, books with a color in the title, books about vampires, books with the word ‘lady’ in the title, Gothic classics, fairy tales retold for adults, highschool classics, Asian culture, feathered friends, WWII, Canada, books in translation, and Beverly Cleary. There were many others I have not listed here!

Well-Seasoned Reader Challenge

Well-Seasoned Reader Challenge

http://melissasbookreviews.blogspot.com/

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

Rule #1: The challenge runs from January 1 to March 31. (No cheating and starting before!)
Rule #2: You must read three books. After that, it's up to you how much you want to read.
Rule #3: The books must:
have a food name in the titleORbe about cooking/eatingORhave a place name in the titleORbe about one (or more) person's travel experienceORbe about a specific cultureORbe by an author whose ethnicity is other than your own (see, I squeezed it in!)
I'll leave it up to you to choose how the three books you read fit the criteria.
Rule #4: They must be middle-grade on up, but can be either fiction or non-fiction.
The purpose, this winter, is to take yourself someplace out of the ordinary, to go on a literary trip, whether that be challenging your expectations, discovering a new place, or enjoying the experience of reading about good food, places, and people

2nds Challenge 2009

2nds Challenge 2009
http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2008/11/2nds-challenge-2009.html

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

This is a great way to combine 1st in a Series with this one. The only thing with 2nds is doesn't have to be a series book. It can be a book from an author you've just read one book from before.
Here are the guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need to have a blog to participate.
2. Read 12 books by authors that you have only read once. It doesn't have to be a series.
3. You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009. Don't start reading until January. 4. You may list your chosen books any time during the year. Change the list if needed

1st in Series Challenge 2009

1st in Series Challenge 2009

http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2008/11/1st-in-series-challenge-2009.html

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.

2. Read 12 books that are the first in any series. You may read & list your chosen books any time during the year.

3. Challenge begins January thru December, 2009.

4. You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009.

Chick Porn Reading Challenge

Chick Porn Reading Challenge

Another I Love Reading Challenges group exclusive
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

With a name like that, you know this may not be a challenge for everybody! Now that you've been warned on with the challenge...

Chick porn is chick lit, romance and/or erotica.In this challenge you will be required to read 2 books for each rating. This may be the steamiest reading challenge you'll be all year!
Okay! Time frame Jan 09 to Dec 09overlapping with other challenges as always is fine

Ratings
G - very light on kissing scenes if it has any. This is young love or even just a crush.
PG - kissing, mild "love" scenes maybe only a couple of love scenes in whole book
PG-13 - kissing, mild "love" scenes 2 to more love scenes
R- kissing, "love" scenes, more nudity 3 or more love scenes
X- you would not recommend this book to anyone under 18. In fact you feel a little naughty for reading it yourself!

The ratings are just a guide. Use you judgement as to which rating your book goes under.
Happy Reading

• G

• PG

• PG-13

• R

1. The Boss's Christmas Baby by Trish Morey

• X

1. The Sister of APF by Zane

A to Z Challenge 09

A to Z Challenge 09
http://atozchallenge.blogspot.com/2008/07/sign-up-here.html
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

**A, An, The etc does not count. **Ex: (title) "The Most Beautiful" would be listed under the letter "M" not "T"
Option A: Read authors A to Z. Commit to reading 26 books theoretically speaking.
Option B: Read titles A to Z. Commit to reading 26 books theoretically speaking.
Option C: Read both authors A to Z and titles A to Z (52 books; this is the challenge Joy created)
Option D: Read internationally A to Z (books representing 26 different countries) (The books could be from international authors (writers from that country); however, it's fine if a book is only set in that country. If need be, instead of countries one could use cities, states, regions, etc. The idea is to use proper place names. If you'd like you could even use a few fictional countries.)
Option E: Read 26 Alphabet books. Embrace your inner child and go visit the children's section!

I am going to try to do options B & D
by Title:
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What's In a Name - 2 Challenge

What's In a Name - 2 Challenge
For more information go to:
http://whatsinaname-2.blogspot.com/2008/10/welcome.html
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

Dates: January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009
The Challenge:
Choose one book from each of the following categories.
1. A book with a "profession" in its title. Examples might include: The Book Thief, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Historian
2. A book with a "time of day" in its title. Examples might include: Twilight, Four Past Midnight, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
3. A book with a "relative" in its title. Examples might include: Eight Cousins, My Father's Dragon, The Daughter of Time
4. A book with a "body part" in its title. Examples might include: The Bluest Eye, Bag of Bones, The Heart of Darkness
5. A book with a "building" in its title. Examples might include: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Little House on the Prairie, The Looming Tower
6. A book with a "medical condition" in its title. Examples might include: Insomnia, Coma, The Plague

*You may overlap books with other challenges, but please don't use the same book for more than one category.

My draft for this challenge
1) A Most Desirable M.D. Cop and Calamity Jane Detective...Daddy Lifeguard Spy
2)Eleventh Hour Fright Night Heat of the Night Morning Noon & Night All Night Long
3)My Husband My Baby The Calhouns Daddy Unknown
4)Bright Eyes, In Over His Head
5)Hospital Vineyard
6)

The Olympic Challenge: London 2012

The Olympic Challenge: London 2012 http://katrinasreads.blogspot.com/2008/09/olympic-challenge-london-2012.html http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about Here's the rules for the challenge This is a challenge is through Bookcrossing. There's no prizes etc, its just a chance to challenge yourself and broadern your reading and knowledge of the world. The goal is to read one author's work from the 202 participating countries. The only requirement is the author must be a citizen of that country (or was if deceased). Aim to complete it by the winter olympics or London 2012 To find a list of countries go to http://katrinasreads.blogspot.com/2008/09/olympic-challenge-london-2012.html

ANOCA AFRICA ALG Algeria ANG Angola BEN Benin BOT Botswana BUR Burkina Faso BDI Burundi CMR Cameroon CPV Cape Verde CAF Central African Republic CHA Chad COM Comoros CGO Congo CIV Côte d'Ivoire COD Democratic Republic of the Congo DJI Djibouti

EGY Egypt GEQ Equatorial Guinea ERI Eritrea ETH Ethiopia GAB Gabon GAM Gambia GHA Ghana GUI Guinea GBS Guinea-Bissau KEN Kenya LES Lesotho LBR Liberia LBA Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MAD Madagascar MAW Malawi MLI Mali MTN Mauritania MRI Mauritius MAR Morocco MOZ Mozambique NAM Namibia NIG Niger NGR Nigeria RWA Rwanda STP Sao Tome and Principe SEN Senegal SEY Seychelles SLE Sierra Leone SOM Somalia RSA South Africa SUD Sudan SWZ Swaziland TOG Togo TUN Tunisia UGA Uganda TAN United Republic of Tanzania ZAM Zambia ZIM Zimbabwe ONOC OCEANA ASA American Samoa AUS Australia COK Cook Islands FSM Federated States of Micronesia FIJ Fiji GUM Guam KIR Kiribati MHL Marshall Islands NRU Nauru NZL New Zealand PLW Palau PNG Papua New Guinea SAM Samoa SOL Solomon Islands TGA Tonga TUV Tuvalu VAN Vanuatu OCA ASIA AFG Afghanistan BRN Bahrain BAN Bangladesh BHU Bhutan BRU Brunei Darussalam CAM Cambodia TPE Chinese Taipei PRK Democratic People's Republic of Korea HKG Hong-Kong IND India INA Indonesia IRQ Iraq IRI Islamic Republic of Iran JPN Japan

JOR Jordan KAZ Kazakhstan KOR Korea KUW Kuwait KGZ Kyrgyzstan LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic LIB Lebanon MAS Malaysia MDV Maldives MGL Mongolia NEP Nepal PAK Pakistan PLE Palestine CHN People's Republic of China PHI Philippines QAT Qatar KSA Saudi Arabia SIN Singapore SRI Sri Lanka SYR Syrian Arab Republic TJK Tadjikistan THA Thailand TLS Timor-Leste TKM Turkmenistan UAE United Arab Emirates UZB Uzbekistan VIE Viet Nam YEM Yemen EOC EUROPE ALB Albania AND Andorra ARM Armenia AUT Austria AZE Azerbaijan BLR Belarus BEL Belgium BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina BUL Bulgaria CRO Croatia CYP Cyprus CZE Czech Republic Metamorphosis, Kafka DEN Denmark EST Estonia FIN Finland MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FRA France GEO Georgia GER Germany GBR Great Britain - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 02/02/2011 GRE Greece HUN Hungary ISL Iceland IRL Ireland ISR Israel ITA Italy LAT Latvia LIE Liechtenstein LTU Lithuania LUX Luxembourg MLT Malta MNE Montenegro NED Netherlands NOR Norway POL Poland POR Portugal MDA Republic of Moldova ROM Romania RUS Russian Federation SMR San Marino SRB Serbia SVK Slovakia SLO Slovenia ESP Spain SWE Sweden SUI Switzerland TUR Turkey UKR Ukraine PASO AMERICA ANT Antigua and Barbuda ARG Argentina ARU Aruba BAH Bahamas BAR Barbados BIZ Belize BER Bermuda BOL Bolivia BRA Brazil The Valkyries, Coelho (12/09/08) IVB British Virgin Islands CAN Canada CAY Cayman Islands CHI Chile COL Colombia CRC Costa Rica CUB Cuba DMA Dominica DOM Dominican Rhythm Republic ECU Ecuador ESA El Salvador GRN Grenada GUA Guatemala GUY Guyana HAI Haiti HON Honduras JAM Jamaica MEX Mexico AHO Netherlands Antilles NCA Nicaragua PAN Panama - Wild Fire by Christine Feehan 04/14/2011 PAR Paraguay PER Peru PUR Puerto Rico SKN Saint Kitts and Nevis LCA Saint Lucia VIN Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SUR Suriname TRI Trinidad and Tobago USA United States of America - Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz URU Uruguay VEN Venezuela ISV Virgin Islands

Pick A Continent Reading Challenge

Pick A Continent Reading Challenge

I got the idea for this challenge from http://tukopamoja.wordpress.com/africa-reading-challenge/orginally called African Reading Challenge

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

Here is how the orginal rules worked Africa Reading Challenge.
Participants commit to read - in the course of 2008 - six books that either were written by African writers, take place in Africa, or deal significantly with Africans and African issues. (Read more if you like!)
You can read whatever you want, but of the six books, I recommend a mixture of genres. For example, you might select books from each of the following:
Fiction (novels, short stories, poetry, drama) Memoir / autobiography History and current events I also recommend reading books from at least 3 different countries.
Rules for this site:
Set your own start date and your end date will be one year later.Pick Any Continent then follow the rules above rules replacing Africa with your chosen continent
The Seven Continents are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

My list:

Asia
Africa
North America
United States of America
South America
Antarctica
Europe
Australia
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Round the World Passage

Round the World Passage

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

This idea is a combination of the 7 continents / Olympic challenges and Round the World Tickets (real tickets you can purchase to travel round the world).

Read a book (or more if you’d like to) that is located in certain city / country or by an author of that city / country. You decide which city / country you’d like to ‘visit’ however the following conditions (similar to the RTW ticket’s) apply:
1. Maximum Mileage: 40,000 miles* (Unlimited stops – see how generous I am) with a minimum of 20,000 miles (5 stops)
2. The start and end of the journey have to be located in the same country
3. Choose a direction you’d like to take (East or West only) mainly when jumping continents, you can go north & south when you're within a continent
4. One crossing each of the Atlantic and Pacific must be included in the itinerary (but only one crossing allowed over each oceans)
5. Try not to backtrack within a continent - I know this was really hard
*To help you in calculating your mileage, the below site may be useful:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-distance-calculator.htm
I haven't set any dates because I think it should be flexible (at least for the first time around anyway, who knows if people enjoy it, I'll put it up again next year with a more strict time frame)

My list will be posted soon!

Debut Novel Challenge

Debut Novel Challenge

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

This is idea was sent to me by member Paula S. I have added to it so that you can choose to do one of the two or both.

You can overlap books with other challenges.

Jan 1 09 - June 30 09
Options
A: choose a genreread 6 debut novels from authors in that genre
Jan 1 09 - Dec 31 09Option
B: (this one will take some time and is really a challenge!)read a debut novel of any 12 authors but they have to be from at least 4 different genres two of those have to be Mystery fiction and Fable, Fairy tale, or Folklore
use of Shelfari tags are permissible in determining what genre your book falls into
*sub-genres are allowed

For a list of the different type of literary genres go to the following link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_genre#List_of_literary_genres

My list will be posted soon!

Serial Readers Challenge 2009

Serial Readers Challenge 2009

It’s really simple! And for the purpose of this challenge a series is defined as at least 3 related books. I typically read romance but for this challenge any genre is welcome. So this can be done in conjunction with any other challenge. AllAboutRomance.com and Fantasticfiction.com are good resources for finding series!

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

1. Read books in series/trilogies/related by author. (Julie Garwood’s Lion’s Lady, Castles, The Gift are related.) For a series to count you must read each one during this calendar year. (Rereads and audio books welcome!) If you started a series previously only the titles read after 01/01/09 will count for this challenge. In a perfect world we would all start and finish each book series after 01/01/09.
2. The Challenge will begin January 1st and last until December 31st 2009.
3. Post your list on your blog and link it back to this post: (http://justyouraveragecarpoolqueen.blogspot.com/2008/11/serial-readers-challenge-2009-as-many.html)Please comment to this post when your link is up. Your list is not something, you need to decide in advance. Please add as you go!
4. Please rate and review each title on your blog or in this discussion. When you do so, please label it SRC or Serial Readers Challenge so we can all read your reviews and maybe be inspired to try a new series for ourselves.
5. There will be prizes! Woo Hoo! Some of the prizes may be simple online trophies, and some will be book give-aways. (Titles to be determined) Prizes will be given for most books read, most # series read, most pages read, and some maybe at random! (my favorite kind!! Yay!)
6. To wrap up the challenge next winter, comment to this post linking your wrap-up post by December 31! Prizes will be awarded January 2010!

My list will be posted soon!

In their Shoes Reading Challenge

In their Shoes Reading Challenge

January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009

http://shoesreading.blogspot.com/
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

The rules:
Pick the number of books that you want to read. Pick the books you read.
They just have to be either a memoir, autobiography, or biography.
A memoir is a book dealing with a specific period in the author's life. A biography deals with another person's life from birth to death and an autobiography is written by someone that deals with their life from birth until near-death.
You can cross challenge books from other challenges with this one and you can also re-read books.
(original time frame was Jan08 to Dec08)

My list will be posted soon!

TBR Reading Challenge

TBR Reading Challenge

http://tbrchallenge.blogspot.com/2007/12/round-2-in-2008-its-here.html
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/30828/about

** Pick 12 books - one for each month of 2009 - 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)
** Then, starting January 1, 2009, read one of these books from your list each month, ending December 31, 2009. :o)
(orginal time frame was Jan08 to Dec08)

This will be easy since most of my tbr has been six months or longer. This will definitely overlap with other challenges.

My list will be posted soon!