What: The Year of Readers 2009
When: 1 January – 31 December 2009
Who: Jodie (Book Gazing)
Rules: The participants of this challenge raise funds for a reading-related charity of their choice. Getting other people to sponsor you — pledge money based on number of books — is strictly voluntary. Due to the nature of the challenge, there are very few restrictions on what counts as a book: for example, graphic novels and poetry anthologies count; newspapers and magazines do not. To read more about the challenge, visit The Year of Readers website.
The charity I chose is First Book.
My personal pledge is $2.00 $3.00 per book. I hope to read 60 books by the end of the year.
I will track my progress on the 2009 Master Reading List.
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When I realized that I wasn’t going to reach my original goal of 60 books in 2009, I changed my per book dollar amount. I also decided to contribute $1.00 per short story/novella and .50 per book that I did not finish. Below is the breakdown of what I will be sending to First Book:
Completed Books: 36 books x $3.00 = $108.00
DNF: 14 books x .50 = $7.00
SS/Novellas: 3 stories x $1.00 = $3.00
Total: $118.00
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What: The 2009 Pub Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2009
Who: 3M
Rules: Go to the challenge website for the full list of rules. Here are a few highlights: Read nine books, first published in 2009; no Young Adult or children’s books; crossovers with other challenges allowed.
The list is possibilities. More to follow. . .
- Magic Strikes (Ilona Andrews) {28 Mar 09} (REVIEW)
- Dawnkeepers (Jessica Andersen) {15 Jan 09} (REVIEW)
- Skykeepers (Jessica Andersen) {17 Aug 09} (REVIEW)
- Kiss of Fate (Cooke, Deborah) {14 Oct 09} (REVIEW)
- On the Edge (Ilona Andrews) {30 Sep 09} (REVIEW)
- Silent on the Moor (Deanna Raybourn) {19 Mar 09} (REVIEW)
- For the Love of Pete (Julia Harper) {24 Oct 09} (REVIEW) **pending**
- Dark Crusade (Lori Devoti) {16 Mar 09} (REVIEW)
- Ravenous (Sharon Ashwood) {18 Feb 09} (REVIEW)
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One of my favorite challenges. Didn’t have a problem finishing this one and I probably would have gotten a few more read, too. Most of these books ended up on my Top Ten for the year.
I will be participating in the 2010 challenge.
What: New Author Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2009
Who: Jackie (Literary Escapism)
Rules: To read as many new-to-you authors as you think you can in one year. Novels preferred, but anthologies are also acceptable.
My goal is 12 new authors. Books in RED count on multiple challenges:
01. Gifford, Blythe – Innocence Unveiled {6 Jan 09} (REVIEW)
02. Singh, Nalini – Slave to Sensation {24 Jan 09} (REVIEW)
03. Kenin, Eve – Driven {7 Feb 09} (REVIEW)
04. Ashwood, Sharon – Ravenous {18 Feb 09} (REVIEW)
05. Feehan, Christine – Shadow Game {10 Mar 09} (REVIEW)
06. Estep, Jennifer – Karma Girl {27 Apr 09} (REVIEW)
07. Blake, Ally – The Magnate’s Indecent Proposal {30 Apr 09} (REVIEW)
08. Maddox, Michelle – Countdown {11 May 09} {REVIEW)
09. Ambrose, Starr – Lie to Me {28 Jun 09} (REVIEW)
10. Menden, A. J. – Phenomenal Girl 5 {1 Jul 09} (REVIEW)
11. Rardin, Jennifer – Once Bitten, Twice Shy {18 Jul9} (REVIEW)
12. Force, Marie – Line of Scrimmage {29 Sep 09} (REVIEW)
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If you have seen my Top Ten for 2009, then you know that several of these new-to-me authors made the list. Most of them, I plan to read more of their work — if I haven’t already. I can’t really say which was the least liked, since I finished all of them and nothing got lower than a 3-star.
I’m signed up for 2010. I did so well, I plan to squeeze a few more new-to-me authors than I did this year. We’ll see how that works out with the move.
