January 2010 Summation

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in January.

Books Read

Last Days of Summer, by Steve Kluger – 1/5/2010
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien – 1/18/2010

January Total = 2
Year-to-Date Total = 2

This was kind of a slow reading month, what with being nine months pregnant. I’m anticipating that the next few months will be slow as well. :) I really enjoyed both of these books.

Book Club

North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell; Meeting – 1/21/2010

Our meeting this month was a lot of fun. We had a good discussion about the book and the BBC mini-series. In fact, we viewed a number of clips from the mini-series.

Coming up next month: Fairy Tale Month, including Beauty, by Robin McKinley.

Challenges

I’m keeping my challenges sparse in 2010. Check out my Challenges page for updates anytime.

Reading Deliberately – 1/12 [ends 12/31/2010]

The Pulitzer Project – 9/83
The Printz Project – 5/11 (+4 Honor books)
The Newberry Project – 18/89 (+7 Honor books)

Monthly Highlights

• I held a giveaway for five copies of American Rust.
• And, I’m STILL trying to catch up on book reviews, so be patient with me!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog this month!

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