Okay, deep breath, here we go. In addition to the 3 challenges I have in progress and my 3 perpetual challenges, I’m joining the following 16 challenges for 2009. Heaven help me.
Themed Reading Challenge
February 1 – July 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 4 TBR Books that Share a Theme
My Selections: Books by Ian McEwan – Saturday; Atonement; Enduring Love; First Love, Last Rites
Chunkster Challenge
February 1 – November 15, 2009
Challenge: Mor-book-ly Obese – Read 6 Books Over 450 Pages Long or 3 Books Over 750 Pages Long
100+ Reading Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 100 Books or More
2009 Mini-Challenges
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Complete 12 Mini-Challenges
The 2009 Pub Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 9 Books Published in ’09
A to Z Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Option B – Read Titles A to Z
ARC Reading Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read All My ARCs
Blog Improvement Project
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Participate in Semimonthly Blog Improvement Projects
Casual Classics Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 4 Classics
My Year of Reading Dangerously
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 12 Dangerous Books
My Selections: I’m going to read 12 nonfiction books.
New Authors Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 20 Books By Authors New-To-Me
Read Your Own Books Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 50 Books I Own
Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 12 Library Books
TBR Lite Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Option A – Read 6 Books from My TBR Pile
My Selections (with Alternates): The Road, Atonement, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Bonk, Life of Pi, Enna Burning, My Most Excellent Year, In Defense of Food, So Brave Young & Handsome, The Iliad, Utopia, The View from Saturday
What’s in a Name? Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read Six Books that Fit into Six Categories
My Selections: All chosen from Pulitzer Prize winners:
A book with a “profession” in its title: The Executioner’s Song
A book with a “time of day” in its title: House Made of Dawn
A book with a “relative” in its title: The Optimist’s Daughter
A book with a “body part” in its title: Elbow Room
A book with a “building” in its title: The Keepers of the House
A book with a “medical condition” in its title: A Death in the Family
YA Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2009
Challenge: Read 12 YA Books
Check out my challenges page for updated information on all things challenge related.
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Wow … 22 Challenges! That is beyond impressive! Will be looking forward to seeing what you’re reading!
16?!? I just recently cut back from 4 to 2…I’m such a wimp.
Oh my gosh! You are a brave woman. Good luck with all of the challenges and Happy New Year!
Jessica, this is wonderful! I think I’m going to join a few of the ones that you’ve joined. I posted about the challenges I joined yesterday, but it’s already out of date. :)
I think you might be crazy.
Good luck with your challenges! I only planned to join a few and I think I’m up to 14 now. Happy New Year!
Just taking the time to keep track sounds daunting enough for me. Best wishes for successful and fun reading!
You make me feel much better! lol ;) And how did I miss the Casual Classics Challenge?! Oh dear…
I’m up to 9 challenges now, I think, and maybe on the verge of joining my 10th. We’re all just a little challenge crazed, aren’t we? :-) Good luck with all of your challenges!
Wow, I thought I was in a lot of challenges Jessica! I’m so glad you made The ARC reading challenge one of your many challenges!
Happy New Year, Jessica!
I bow out of the Man Booker Challenge with just one book short because I couldn’t get into neither of the remaining selections. I’m going to be more cautious with reading challenges this year. I might chime along and pick up a few books but probably won’t overdo it. I like to be spontaneous. :)
In 2009 I’ll focus on relating my reading and writing experiences through blogging. Until i started blogging, both reading and writing have been very private, keeping to myself in the Moleskine notebook. Blogging forces me to make the connection between my random skeins of thoughts into making them coherent and readable to other readers.
I plan to tackle a few epic chunksters this year like Les Miserables and Gone with the Wind. I try to find at least one reading partner to read these giants. So I’m definitely in for Chunkster Challenge.
Good luck with all those challenges! That is quite the under-taking!
Wow! They all look wonderful! Some of them I plan on trying too. Good luck!
Wow! That’s a lot! Welcome to my Challenge Challenge.
The Blog Improvement Project and the Mini Challenge sound good. I joined World Citizen Challenge and read some nonfiction. :)
Holy cow?! I don’t join challenges because I think they’d start to feel like homework; clearly, you don’t feel that way.
Can you “double dip” and use the same book for three or four different challenges?
I just posted the latest additions to my reading challenge list last night … I promised, no more! then I read your list and I see a few that look so good!
You’re going to be busy!
By the way, I just gave you an award – take a look at my blog to see! :)
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