tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730577489783926702024-03-18T23:40:45.722-05:00My Reading ChallengesJLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-26482643228215020612022-01-18T22:41:00.006-06:002022-10-01T22:29:14.403-05:00Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPU5zd-Y3XfFspVsaWPV4uskVg9Q20hRGV6PhwLKExlD6Mnk1FrJWQA_m0IAaM-ZpQeY-qkJR2Udfy0p6eRaG7xWeZ6IMDnVRoNuEoWI0SPxM22DypsBgwFOYD7B5G8JH-4DDHucEqjXlLrlsAHSm3xnO2iP6bziPuZ9oD7WJZDQQEYkqNZ8OO6VZM0g=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="400" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPU5zd-Y3XfFspVsaWPV4uskVg9Q20hRGV6PhwLKExlD6Mnk1FrJWQA_m0IAaM-ZpQeY-qkJR2Udfy0p6eRaG7xWeZ6IMDnVRoNuEoWI0SPxM22DypsBgwFOYD7B5G8JH-4DDHucEqjXlLrlsAHSm3xnO2iP6bziPuZ9oD7WJZDQQEYkqNZ8OO6VZM0g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2021/12/historical-fiction-reading-challeng.html" target="_blank">Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2022</a></span></div><p></p>
<div><b>Host:</b> <i><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/" target="_blank">The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader</a></i><br /><b>Dates:</b> January 1 - December 31, 2022</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Guidelines:</span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Any sub-genre of historical fiction is accepted (Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Historical Fantasy, Young Adult, History/Non-Fiction, etc.)</li><li>There will be a monthly link-up for reviews.</li><li>You don't need a blog to participate; you can post a link to your review if it's posted on Goodreads, Facebook, or Amazon, or you can add your book title and thoughts in the comment section if you wish.</li></ul></div><div><br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Levels:</span><br /><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i>20th Century Reader</i> - 2 books</li><li><i>Victorian Reader</i> - 5 books</li><li><i>Renaissance Reader</i> - 10 books</li><li><i>Medieval</i> - 15 books</li><li><i>Ancient History</i> - 25 books</li><li><i>Prehistoric</i> - 50+ books</li></ol><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I'm signing up at the <i>Victorian Reader</i> level.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div>● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-reading-challenge-sign-ups-part-2.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div>● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2021/12/historical-fiction-reading-challeng.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div>● See the monthly review link-ups: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/01/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">January</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/02/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">February</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/03/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">March</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/04/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">April</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/05/historical-fiction-reading-challenge-may.html" target="_blank">May</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/06/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">June</a>. </li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/07/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">July</a>. </li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/08/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">August</a>. </li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2022/09/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">September</a>. </li><li>October. </li><li>November. </li><li>December. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books read, with links to reviews):</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>The Christie Affair</b></i>. Nina de Gramont (2022; set in 1920s) </li><li><br /></li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">..........</div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-45862713586187682402022-01-18T22:40:00.024-06:002022-12-11T01:22:32.124-06:002022 New Release Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisTHkabtJPwYT3Iy4wP4Rj3CRgAy-xjj6AzrxPvvL6Cre-9zBuW_AcMOw6zuvJh1wE_XUJmHNilSqyOsI0uuTfuOJ4VmIsKMJA7ZLW5USD00LxTEZ4EgBh5QA2MjKWd4QxMFx2tP4aO6GF0og35n-0RkYPJVoniL5T0iEBzwD3TG_n5BUHTYsbyvgg8w=s450" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="450" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisTHkabtJPwYT3Iy4wP4Rj3CRgAy-xjj6AzrxPvvL6Cre-9zBuW_AcMOw6zuvJh1wE_XUJmHNilSqyOsI0uuTfuOJ4VmIsKMJA7ZLW5USD00LxTEZ4EgBh5QA2MjKWd4QxMFx2tP4aO6GF0og35n-0RkYPJVoniL5T0iEBzwD3TG_n5BUHTYsbyvgg8w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://unconventionalbookworms.com/2022-new-release-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">2022 New Release Challenge</a></span> </p><p><b>Host:</b> <i><a href="https://unconventionalbookworms.com/" target="_blank">(un)Conventional Bookworms</a></i><br /><b>Dates:</b> January 1 - December 31, 2022<br /><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b>Rules</b> (quoted from the challenge announcement page):</span><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Books have to be released and reviewed in 2022.</li><li>Books can count towards more than one challenge, as long as the ones you use for the 2022 New Release Reading Challenge follow all the rules for the challenge.</li><li>The minimum length for a book to qualify is 100 pages, it can be in any format though, physical, e-book, ARC or audiobook.</li><li>The New Release Challenge is open from January 1st through December 31st 2022, and sign-ups are open until September 1st 2022.</li><li>You don’t have to be a blogger to participate, you can link to your review on Goodreads or Booklikes instead.</li></ul><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b>Levels:</b></span><br /></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>1-30 books per year – <i>New Release Newbie</i></li><li>31-60 books per year – <i>New Release Pro</i></li><li>61-100 books per year – <i>New Release Veteran</i></li><li>101-200 books per year – <i>New Release Enthusiast</i></li><li>200+ books per year – <i>New Release Obsessed</i></li></ol><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I'm signing up at the <i>New Release Newbie</i> level, though I probably won't read thirty books!</span></p><p><br />● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-reading-challenge-sign-ups-part-2.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="https://unconventionalbookworms.com/2022-new-release-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. <br />● See the quarterly Review Link-Up Pages <b><a href="https://unconventionalbookworms.com/2022-new-release-challenge-review-link-up/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. <br /><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books read, with links to reviews):</span><br /></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b style="font-style: italic;">Back to the Garden</b>. Laurie R. King (Pub: 15 Sep 2022; Bantam) </li><li><i><b>The Children on the Hill</b></i>. Jennifer McMahon (Pub: 26 Apr 2022; Gallery/Scout Press)</li><li><i><b>The Christie Affair</b></i>. Nina de Gramont (Pub: 1 Feb 2022; St. Martin's Press) </li><li><i><b>Chrysalis</b></i> (<i>Jeremy Logan #6</i>). Lincoln Child (Pub: 12 Jul 2022; Doubleday) </li><li><i><b>City of the Dead</b></i> (<i>Alex Delaware #37</i>). Jonathan Kellerman (Pub: 8 Feb 2022; Ballantine) </li><li><i><b>Death by Beach Read</b></i> (<i>Lighthouse Library Mystery #9</i>). Eva Gates (Pub: 7 Jun 2022; Crooked Lane Books)</li><li><i><b>The Fashion Orphans</b></i>. Randy Susan Meyers and M.J. Rose (Pub: 1 Feb 2022; Blue Box Press) </li><li><i><b>The Final Equinox</b></i> (<i>Theo Cray & Jessica Blackwood #2</i>). Andrew Mayne (Pub: 13 Sep 2022; Thomas & Mercer) </li><li><i><b>J.R. Silver Writes Her World</b></i>. Melissa Dassori; illus. by Chelen Ecija (Pub: 19 Jul 2022; Christy Ottaviano Books) </li><li><i><b>The Omega Factor</b></i>. Steve Berry (Pub: 7 Jun 2022; Grand Central Publishing)</li><li><i><b>Small Angels</b></i>. Lauren Owen (Pub: 2 Aug 2022; Random House) </li><li><i><b>Stay Awake</b></i>. Megan Goldin (Pub: 9 Aug 2022; St. Martin's Press) </li></ol><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Possible Reads:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> <br /></span><i>(ARCs and books provided by publishers or authors are marked with an asterisk)</i></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><strike><i><b>Back to the Garden</b></i>. Laurie R. King (expected publication: 6 Sep 2022)</strike> * </li><li><i><b>Bleeding Heart Yard</b></i> (<i>Harbinder Kaur #3</i>). Elly Griffiths (expected publication: 15 Nov 2022) </li><li><i><b>The Book of Cold Cases</b></i>. Simone St. James (15 Mar 2022) </li><li><i><b>The Cartographers</b></i>. Peng Shepherd (15 Mar 2022) </li><li><strike><i><b>The Children on the Hill</b></i>. Jennifer McMahon (26 Apr 2022)</strike> *</li><li><strike><i><b>The Christie Affair</b></i>. Nina de Gramont (1 Feb 2022)</strike> *</li><li><strike><i><b>Chrysalis</b></i> (<i>Jeremy Logan #6</i>). Lincoln Child (12 Jul 2022)</strike> *</li><li><strike><i><b>City of the Dead</b></i> (<i>Alex Delaware #37</i>). Jonathan Kellerman (8 Feb 2022)</strike> *</li><li><i><b>The Clackity</b></i>. Lora Senf (28 Jun 2022) *</li><li><i><b>The Cloisters</b></i>. Katy Hays (expected publication: 1 Nov 2022) * </li><li><i><b>Daisy Darker</b></i>. Alice Feeney (expected publication: 30 Aug 2022)</li><li><strike><i><b>Death By Beach Read</b></i>. Eva Gates (7 June 2022)</strike> *</li><li><i style="font-weight: bold;">Death on Gokumon Island</i>. Seishi Yokomizo<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>(7 Jun 2022) *</li><li><i><b>The Deepest Black</b></i>. Randall Silvis (expected publication: 2 Aug 2022) *</li><li><i><b>The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections</b></i>. Eva Jurczyk (25 Jan 2022) </li><li><i><b>The Devil to Pay</b></i>. Gary Blackwood (2 Jun 2022) *</li><li><i><b>Dream Town</b></i> (<i>Archer #3</i>). David Baldacci (19 Apr 2022) *</li><li><i><b>A Face to Die For</b></i> (<i>Eve Duncan #28</i>). Iris Johansen (14 Jun 2022) *</li><li><strike><i><b>The Fashion Orphans</b></i>. Randy Susan Meyers and M.J. Rose (1 Feb 2022)</strike> *</li><li><strike><i><b>The Final Equinox</b></i> (<i>Theo Cray &, Jessica Blackwood</i>). Andrew Mayne (expected publication: 13 Sep 2022)</strike> *</li><li><i><b>The Further Adventures of Miss Petitfour</b></i>. Anne Michaels; illus. by Emma Block (30 Aug 2022) * </li><li><i><b>The House in the Orchard</b></i>. Elizabeth Brooks (27 Sep 2022) * </li><li><i><b>The Ingenue</b></i>. Rachel Kapelke-Dale (expected publication: 6 Dec 2022)</li><li><strike><i><b>J.R. Silver Writes Her World</b></i>. Melissa Dassori (expected publication: 19 Jul 2022)</strike> *</li><li><i><b>Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris</b></i>. Mark Braude (9 Aug 2022) *</li><li><i><b>L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol 38</b></i>. David Farland, ed. (28 Jun 2022) </li><li><i><b>Lucy by the Sea</b></i>. Elizabeth Strout (expected publication: 20 Sep 2022) </li><li><i><b>The Maid</b></i>. Nita Prose (4 Jan 2022) *</li><li><strike><i><b>The Marlow Murder Club</b></i>. Robert Thorogood (3 May 2022)</strike> * </li><li><i><b>The Old Place</b></i>. Bobby Finger (expected publication: 20 Sep 2022) *</li><li><strike><i><b>The Omega Factor</b></i>. Steve Berry (6 Jun 2022</strike>) *</li><li><i><b>The Shores of Bohemia: A Cape Cod Story, 1910-1960</b></i>. John Taylor Williams (17 May 2022) </li><li><strike><i><b>Small Angels</b></i>. Lauren Owen (2 Aug 2022)</strike> *</li><li><strike><i><b>Stay Awake</b></i>. Megan Goldin (expected publication: 9 Aug 2022)</strike> * </li><li><i><b>Take Your Breath Away</b></i>. Linwood Barclay (17 May 2022) </li><li><i><b>Upgrade</b></i>. Blake Crouch (12 Jul 2022) </li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">..........</p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-25123882548588634262022-01-16T00:04:00.007-06:002022-10-01T22:32:30.992-05:00European Reading Challenge 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0x1IsLh4pYg8aNm1N4MhNVMc-2dSFeKnyi2r3Y0wDUXuei2WxfpijHA08b5EBwxwy7a3EhJ82g934XuNOTzWgYda_eMhfGXdsHn5XgBMCajMLOhFmv5CJhNhyQqtIRS4jHVoBrzbDUEBqz2mZBymkfaFVffuCiB1oWRE6pwx-dX4-KgEF_KAHWLCU0g=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="320" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0x1IsLh4pYg8aNm1N4MhNVMc-2dSFeKnyi2r3Y0wDUXuei2WxfpijHA08b5EBwxwy7a3EhJ82g934XuNOTzWgYda_eMhfGXdsHn5XgBMCajMLOhFmv5CJhNhyQqtIRS4jHVoBrzbDUEBqz2mZBymkfaFVffuCiB1oWRE6pwx-dX4-KgEF_KAHWLCU0g" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2022-european-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;">European Reading Challenge 2022<br />Tenth Anniversary Edition!</span></a></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>
<u><b>Hosted by:</b></u> <i><a href="http://www.rosecityreader.com/" target="_blank">Gilion @ Rose City Reader</a></i><div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Dates:</u></b> January 1 - December 31, 2022 (new timeframe for 2022)<br /><br /></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Guidelines (quoted from the announcement page):</span></b><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>The idea is to read books set in European countries or books by European authors. The books can be of any genre – fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, whatever. You can participate at different levels, but each book must represent a different country </i><i>–</i><i> either written by an author from a different country or set in a different country, no two books from the same country. It's supposed to be a tour! </i></blockquote></div><ul>
<li>You do not have to commit to your choices now; and you can change your mind about books at any time. </li>
<li>Overlap with other challenges is allowed <i>–</i> and encouraged! </li>
<li>Re-reads count. </li>
<li>Audiobooks count. </li>
<li>E-books count. </li>
<li>Self-published books count. </li>
<li>There will be a page for linking your reviews. Reviews are not necessary, unless you are going for the Jet Setter Prize, in which case only books reviewed count. </li>
<li>If you do not have a blog, put your reviews or reports in a comment on the review list page. </li>
<li>There will be a page for posting links to wrap-up posts. </li>
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<b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Levels of participation:</span></b><br />
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<li><b>Five Star</b> (<i>Deluxe Entourage</i>): Read at least five books by different European authors or books set in different European countries.</li>
<li><b>Four Star</b> (<i>Honeymooner</i>): Read four qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>Three Star</b> (<i>Business Traveler</i>): Read three qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>Two Star</b> (<i>Adventurer</i>): Read two qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>One Star</b> (<i>Pensione Weekender</i>): Read just one qualifying book.</li>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">List of Countries:</span></b></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino,
Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine,
United Kingdom (includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), and Vatican City.</blockquote>
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<br /></div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">✹ I'm signing up for the Three Star ("<i>Business Traveler</i>") level.</span><br /></div><p>
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● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-reading-challenges-sign-ups-part-1.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />● See my challenge wrap-up post <b>HERE</b>. <br />
● See the challenge announcement page <b><a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2022-european-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the review page <b>HERE</b>. <br />
● See the page for challenge wrap-ups <b>HERE</b>. <br />
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<br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b style="font-style: italic;">The Stately Home Murder</b> (<i>Inspector Sloan #3</i>). Catherine Aird (1969; set in England) </li><li><i><b>The Omega Factor</b></i>. Steve Berry (2022; set mostly in Belgium) </li><li><i style="font-weight: bold;">Late Harvest Havoc</i> (<i>Winemaker Detective Series Book 10</i>). Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen; trans. by Sally Pane (2015; set in France and Germany)</li></ol><p></p><p> </p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-64833855794612464542022-01-15T23:57:00.016-06:002022-12-11T01:27:42.231-06:00Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR4B_Ic5t33rNIZaOkp4GHr6T-YeSbl5YEHwxaK8UUoQNi3lm0aTQdDpdrAUcKXEYO1BOVraWWwuVR5oyzafA6HR-x3k0_-pugTouIHYCC-KUN4xhDzr8aJkD49OxvGlHA6j4eVrtXkZaNNmPmyVdkH0WmENnKNf43I6vzET6d8M8pcpwvCf6HM9GUZg=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR4B_Ic5t33rNIZaOkp4GHr6T-YeSbl5YEHwxaK8UUoQNi3lm0aTQdDpdrAUcKXEYO1BOVraWWwuVR5oyzafA6HR-x3k0_-pugTouIHYCC-KUN4xhDzr8aJkD49OxvGlHA6j4eVrtXkZaNNmPmyVdkH0WmENnKNf43I6vzET6d8M8pcpwvCf6HM9GUZg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://carolsnotebook.com/2021/12/01/cloak-and-dagger-reading-challenge-2022/" target="_blank"><b>Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge 2022</b></a></span></div><u><b><br />HOST:</b></u> <i><a href="http://carolsnotebook.com/" target="_blank">Carol @ Carol's Notebook</a><br /></i><u><b>DATES:</b></u> January 1 - December 31, 2022<p><u><b><br />Guidelines (quoted from challenge announcement page):</b></u></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.</li><li>You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up (blog, Goodreads, Instagram, etc.).</li><li>Books need to be <b>at least 100 pages long</b>. Please no short stories.</li><li>Crossovers with other challenges are fine.</li><li>The Challenge will run from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends March 15th.)</li><li>There will be a monthly link-up for reviews.<br /><br /></li></ul><p></p><p><u><b>Levels:</b></u></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Amateur sleuth </i>= 5 - 15 books</li><li><i>Detective</i> = 16 - 25 books </li><li><i>Inspector</i> = 26 - 35 books </li><li><i>Special agent</i> = 36 - 55 books</li><li><i>Sherlock Holmes</i> = 56+ books</li></ol><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I'm signing up at the "Detective" level (16-25 books).</span> <br /><br /></p><p>● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-reading-challenges-sign-ups-part-1.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. <br />● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="http://carolsnotebook.com/2021/12/01/cloak-and-dagger-reading-challenge-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br /><br /></p><p><span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span><br /></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span><span><i><b>Homicide Trinity</b></i> (<i>Nero Wolfe #36</i>). Rex Stout (1962; mystery; 220 pages) </span></span></li><li><span><i><b>The Stately Home Murder</b></i> (<i>Inspector Sloan #3</i>). Catherine Aird (1969; mystery; 160 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>The Hidden</b></i>. Melanie Golding (2021; mystery / fantasy; 304 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>The Case of the Silent Partner</b></i> (<i>Perry Mason #17</i>). Erle Stanley Gardner (1940; mystery; 215 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>City of the Dead</b></i> (<i>Alex Delaware #37</i>). Jonathan Kellerman (2022; mystery; 336 pages)</span></li><li><span><i><b>The Moving Target</b></i> (<i>Lew Archer #1</i>). Ross Macdonald (1949; mystery; 256 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>The Marlow Murder Club</b></i> (<i>Marlow Murder Club #1</i>). Robert Thorogood (2021/2022; mystery; 352 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>Black Orchids</b></i> (<i>Nero Wolfe #9</i>). Rex Stout (1942; mystery; 209 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>Death by Beach Read</b></i> (<i>Library Lighthouse Mystery #9</i>). Eva Gates (2022; cozy mystery; 288 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>Chrysalis</b></i> (<i>Jeremy Logan #6</i>). Lincoln Child (2022; thriller; 304 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>Stay Awake</b></i>. Megan Goldin (2022; thriller; 352 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>Back to the Garden</b></i>. Laurie R. King (2022; fiction / mystery; 352 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>The Final Equinox</b></i> (<i>Theo Cray & Jessica Blackwood #2</i>). Andrew Mayne (2022; thriller; 336 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>Late Harvest Havoc</b></i> (<i>Winemaker Detective #10</i>). Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen; trans. by Sally Pane (2015; mystery; 167 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>Night at the Vulcan</b></i> (<i>Inspector Roderick Alleyn #16</i>). Ngaio Marsh (1951; mystery; 236 pages) </span></li><li><span><i><b>Gambit</b></i> (<i>Nero Wolfe #37</i>). Rex Stout (1962; mystery; 208 pages) </span></li></ol><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">............</div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-9995095032021190172022-01-15T23:50:00.007-06:002022-10-01T22:51:22.816-05:002022 Children's Books Reading Challenge...For Adults!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi53sorg2ks42kCeU4F-Y019HBrsGgO6-A1JOVmHPl0JvxFgE54l3IG1Ram3buFxNH4dHzTMSJGywGf0XFzWOz5H-Bx43j6QpgFQu5sqS3OW1hUlMe9UQiBr2bxQGnzsr0Ao3QMlB7U0YPqHB3teUmyQuii1OXIJuTBp1FBBaJSXDbEZtdlMt3w4imD7Q=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi53sorg2ks42kCeU4F-Y019HBrsGgO6-A1JOVmHPl0JvxFgE54l3IG1Ram3buFxNH4dHzTMSJGywGf0XFzWOz5H-Bx43j6QpgFQu5sqS3OW1hUlMe9UQiBr2bxQGnzsr0Ao3QMlB7U0YPqHB3teUmyQuii1OXIJuTBp1FBBaJSXDbEZtdlMt3w4imD7Q" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Host:</b> <i><a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/" target="_blank">Belle's Library</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dates:</b> Throughout 2022</div><br /></div><div>Read children's books! Anything you might find in the children's section of a library or bookstore is okay, as well as "timeless classics that the whole family would enjoy".</div><div> </div><div>● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-reading-challenge-sign-ups-part-2.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div>● See the challenge announcement / sign-up page <b><a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2022/01/the-2022-childrens-books-reading.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div><br /></div><div>MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews, if any):<br /><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span><i style="font-weight: bold;">Afternoon of the Elves</i>. Janet Taylor Lisle (1989) </span></li><li><b style="font-style: italic;">Amelia Bedelia</b>. Peggy Parish; illus. by Fritz Siebel (1963) </li><li><b style="font-style: italic;">The Barnabus Project</b>. Terry, Eric and Devin Fan; illus. by authors (2020)</li><li><i><b>Blueberries for Sal</b></i>. Robert McCloskey; illus. by author (1948) </li><li><i><b>Bright April</b></i>. Marguerite de Angeli; illus. by author (1946) </li><li><i><b>The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night</b></i>. Peter Spier; illus. by author (1961) </li><li><i><b>Howliday Inn</b></i> (<i>Bunnicula #2</i>). James Howe; illus. by Lynn Munsinger (1982) </li><li><i><b>J.R. Silver Writes Her World</b></i>. Melissa Dassori (2022) </li><li><i><b>Many Moons</b></i>. James Thurber; illus. by Louis Slobodkin (1943) </li><li><i><b>Mrs Armitage on Wheels</b></i>. Quentin Blake; illus. by author (1987)</li><li><i><b>The Night Gardener</b></i>. Terry and Eric Fan; illus. by authors (2016) </li><li><i><b>Skippyjon Jones</b></i>. Judy Schachner; illus. by author (2003) </li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">..........</div><div><br /></div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-91871186352433814052022-01-15T23:36:00.008-06:002022-10-15T15:09:50.607-05:00Calendar of Crime 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQCTDF7ZX24pJC113fz429fUpjpWCSiFUo2-x_l8nN5-b3wmf_8haTipmiUpbHqhE4cTg9MVgChoyyviAYVG1VxEBFwIYT8aMdg1Fo2_9MBetxoabzFqHWcr_SlNeM1Sfm_GOFpTTgz7lOZeyXZSxtx20zsDUt3V8s0TSecneOwdXnBrz_KYm4du0wGw=s272" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="189" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQCTDF7ZX24pJC113fz429fUpjpWCSiFUo2-x_l8nN5-b3wmf_8haTipmiUpbHqhE4cTg9MVgChoyyviAYVG1VxEBFwIYT8aMdg1Fo2_9MBetxoabzFqHWcr_SlNeM1Sfm_GOFpTTgz7lOZeyXZSxtx20zsDUt3V8s0TSecneOwdXnBrz_KYm4du0wGw=w222-h320" width="222" /></a></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/10/calendar-of-crime-2022.html" target="_blank"><b>Calendar of Crime 2022</b></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>
<b>Host:</b> <a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bev @ My Reader's Block</a><br />
<b>Dates:</b> 1 January - 31 December 2022<br />
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<b>Guidelines (from announcement page):</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2022. All books should be read during this time period. Sign up any time. </li>
<li>All books must be mysteries. Humor, romance, supernatural elements (etc.) are welcome, but the books must be mysteries/crime/detective novels first.</li>
<li>Twelve books, one representing each month, are required for a completed challenge and to be eligible for the end-of-year prize drawing. Each month comes with several categories that may be selected to fulfill the month's reading. </li>
<li>To claim a book, it must fit one of the categories for the month you wish to fulfill. Unless otherwise specified, the category is fulfilled within the actual story. For instance, if you are claiming a book for December and you want to use "Christmas" as the category, then Christmas must figure in some way in the plot. Did someone poison the plum pudding? Did Great-Uncle Whozit invite all the family home for Christmas so he could tell them he plans to change his will? </li>
<li>The "wild card" book is exactly that. If July is your birth month, then for category #9, you may read any mystery book you want. It does not have to connect with July in any way — other than a July baby chose it. The other eleven months, you must do the alternate category #9 if you want to fulfill that slot. </li>
<li>Books may only count for one month and one category, but they may count for other challenges. If it could fulfill more than one category or month, then you are welcome to change the category/month at any time prior to the final wrap-up.</li>
<li><b>Books do not have to be read during the month for which they qualify</b>. So if you're feeling like a little "Christmas in July" (or May or...), then feel free to read your book for December whenever the mood strikes.</li>
<li>A wrap-up post/comment/email will be requested that should include a calendar of books read and what category they fulfilled. [Example: January: <i>The House of Sudden Sleep</i> by John Hawk (original pub date January 1930)].</li>
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<b>Monthly Categories:</b><br />
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</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglY_r1o_nKrs9vbXwe1OedVyORHbF0JS2wbkXaxMCSIpGbwQVQNzrrkbK8NQNNs-vVNPL7HPB0gIDfzNlMVd_oPGo56j_ZTNVWmu2BwHg4On5Pt6FhnzOxuCaXx12ogUNJ8XNbHFDKWXtHJNVZ9g3P-zGc433i9MRThP5bnL23T101KiY9NkFKnJaGRg=s1138" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1138" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglY_r1o_nKrs9vbXwe1OedVyORHbF0JS2wbkXaxMCSIpGbwQVQNzrrkbK8NQNNs-vVNPL7HPB0gIDfzNlMVd_oPGo56j_ZTNVWmu2BwHg4On5Pt6FhnzOxuCaXx12ogUNJ8XNbHFDKWXtHJNVZ9g3P-zGc433i9MRThP5bnL23T101KiY9NkFKnJaGRg=w640-h638" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-reading-challenges-sign-ups-part-1.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/10/calendar-of-crime-2022.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the challenge Headquarters page <b><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2022/01/calendar-of-crime-head-quarters.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the list of challenge participants <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f9sSBFbf4oHKDzUBteyZq9hZoh9rFxQpMGbaHkNUcXc/edit#gid=1590296219" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />● See my challenge wrap-up post <b>HERE</b>.<br />
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<b>MY READING LIST:</b><br />
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JANUARY:<br />
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FEBRUARY:<br />
• <i><b>City of the Dead</b></i> (<i>Alex Delaware #37</i>). Jonathan Kellerman (2022) / Category #6: Original publication month (Feb 8, 2022) </p><p>
MARCH:<br />
• <br />
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APRIL:<br />
• <br />
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MAY:<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">• The Marlow Murder Club</i><span>. Robert Thorogood (2022) / Category #7: Book title has word starting with "M"</span><br />
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JUNE:<br />
• <i><b>The Stately Home Murder</b></i> (<i>Inspector Sloan #3</i>). Catherine Aird (1969) / Category #3: Primary action takes place during this month<br />
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JULY:<br />
• <i><b>The Case of the Silent Partner</b></i> (<i>Perry Mason #17</i>). Erle Stanley Gardner (1940) / Category #2: Author's birth month<br />
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AUGUST:<br />
• <i><b>Death by Beach Read</b></i> (<i>Library Lighthouse Mystery #9</i>). Eva Gates (2022) / Category #10: Summer holiday setting (beach, resort, etc) <br />
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SEPTEMBER:<br />
• <i><b>Late Harvest Havoc</b></i> (<i>Winemaker Detective #10</i>). Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen; trans. by Sally Pane (2005) / Category #10: Wild card (my birth month) <br />
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OCTOBER:<br />
• <i><b>Black Orchids</b></i> (<i>Nero Wolfe #9</i>). Rex Stout (1942) / Category #7: Book title has word starting with "O"<br />
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NOVEMBER:<br />
• <br />
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DECEMBER:<br />
• <i><b>The Moving Target</b></i> (<i>Lew Archer #1</i>). Ross Macdonald (1949) / Category #2: Author's birth month</p><p>
<br /></p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-73978439136603499102022-01-15T23:20:00.008-06:002022-10-01T21:36:19.710-05:002022 Books in Translation Reading Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw-C-hrKMOOIc8gEMgltWu1SwO9dz-jzqRuZnnu3UYBpyRia_KrGbFg0YaZ3kvjQtYYQdotpEF6VWYgj7Mu6IpvXrLfB5NNBdj-iyaTa7VUSWPr1OAyfVNpDQj_WVwdzLBt1oDmB2y_V9naopDXjN8B28MOA-JOzJfJ1SywFtpNqmCShguMOlwpD7iOA=s1012" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1012" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw-C-hrKMOOIc8gEMgltWu1SwO9dz-jzqRuZnnu3UYBpyRia_KrGbFg0YaZ3kvjQtYYQdotpEF6VWYgj7Mu6IpvXrLfB5NNBdj-iyaTa7VUSWPr1OAyfVNpDQj_WVwdzLBt1oDmB2y_V9naopDXjN8B28MOA-JOzJfJ1SywFtpNqmCShguMOlwpD7iOA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Host:</b> <i><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/" target="_blank">Introverted Reader</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dates:</b> January 1 - December 31, 2022</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Rules (<i>quoted from the announcement page</i>):</span> </div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You can read a book that’s been translated from any language into the language of your choosing. The challenge is not limited to translations to or from English.</li><li>You can read any genre</li><li>You can read books meant for any age group</li><li>Crossovers with other challenges are fine</li><li>Any format that you choose is also acceptable</li><li>A blog is not required for participation; you can also link to reviews on other sites such as GoodReads, Instagram, etc.</li><li>Sign up anytime throughout the year</li></ul></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Levels:</div><div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Beginner</i>: Read 1-3 books in translation</li><li><i>Conversationalist</i>: 4-6 books</li><li><i>Bilingual</i>: 7-9 books</li><li><i>Linguist</i>: 10+ books</li></ol></div></div><div>I'm signing up at the <i>Beginner Level</i>, and hope to read at least three books.</div><div><br /></div><div>● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-reading-challenges-sign-ups-part-1.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div>● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/books-translation-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div>● See the link-up page for reviews <b><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/books-translation-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div>● See the link-up page for wrap-up posts <b><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/books-translation-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>Late Harvest Havoc</b></i> (<i>Winemaker Detective Series Book 10</i>), by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen; trans. from French by Sally Pane (2015) </li><li>...</li><li>...</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">..........<br /><br /></div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-65980377340210443382022-01-15T23:00:00.002-06:002022-01-16T15:33:27.806-06:002022 Bookish Resolutions Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMrXLTcff5fzJRzb6auVlglf4TE1QiEN4hrQ89uun1oBkxRMeKslGkaON3YjEQEohQwvyZysT_iTDlzspBZZZ0GmxgEPItVZC1yxBC_785C2m8cJZGgxLbNZeu6GxdKLO2bSVm6hha717n7diCYnbvcWft30lMFvXp7aJfBH7v2Vtn-E7tav72X1xpcA=s650" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMrXLTcff5fzJRzb6auVlglf4TE1QiEN4hrQ89uun1oBkxRMeKslGkaON3YjEQEohQwvyZysT_iTDlzspBZZZ0GmxgEPItVZC1yxBC_785C2m8cJZGgxLbNZeu6GxdKLO2bSVm6hha717n7diCYnbvcWft30lMFvXp7aJfBH7v2Vtn-E7tav72X1xpcA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Host:</b> <i><a href="https://www.becausereading.com/" target="_blank">Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life</a></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Dates:</b> January 1 - December 31, 2022<br /><br /></p><p>● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-reading-challenges-sign-ups-part-1.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="https://www.becausereading.com/2022-bookish-resolutions-challenge-is-back-and-its-time-to-sign-up-bookishres2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">My bookish resolutions for 2022:</span> </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Read at least 50 books. This is always my annual goal, but most years I don’t reach it. Last year, however, I managed to read 52 books, and I’m hoping I can do at least that well in 2022. </li><li>Post more reviews than I posted last year. This shouldn’t be difficult to achieve, since last year I only reviewed two or three books on the blog. </li><li>Do a better job of replying to comments from readers of my blog(s). I always read and appreciate every comment on my posts, but I don’t always remember to leave a reply or thank you. Must do better. </li><li>Get my NetGalley review percentage up to an acceptable level. I’m not going to commit to any specific number because at the moment my percentage is so embarrassingly low, any increase would be an enormous improvement. </li><li>Finish Jane Eyre! I’ve started Charlotte Brontë’s masterpiece several times over the years, but never actually made it through to the end. It isn’t that I don’t find it enjoyable – I just keep being diverted by real life… and other books. Last year I got halfway through, farther than I’ve ever gotten in the past. Hoping 2022 will be the year I can finally check it off my TBR list.</li></ul><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">..........</div><p></p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-9563640554336530892022-01-01T20:22:00.006-06:002022-12-05T00:43:00.035-06:002022 Reading Challenge Announcements<p style="text-align: center;"><b>***Archived List of Reading Challenges from 2022***</b></p><p>I'm not sure I'll be keeping a very thorough list of challenges this year. But I'll see how it goes. </p><p style="text-align: center;">The list is in roughly alphabetical order, <br />with links to announcement/signup posts.<br />(Check marks will indicate challenges I've signed up for.)<br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Notes and Caveats:</u></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The challenges listed are, in general (it's not a strict rule), year-long challenges, open to everyone. I don't usually list read-a-thons, read-alongs, "personal" challenges, or challenges linked to special days or time periods.<br /></li><li>This list is NOT meant to be a complete list of ALL the reading challenges available for 2022. It's mainly just challenges that seem attractive to me. And I'm not necessarily recommending any of these — just keeping track.<br /></li><li>I will not be signing up for ALL these challenges! I'm sure I'll be joining in for a few, but definitely not all. (See the challenges I'm participating in <b><a href="https://joysreadingchallenges.blogspot.com/p/challenge-index-current-challenges.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.)<br /></li><li>In general I'm not a fan of the "check list" type of reading challenge with a bunch of set categories — so I'll list a few, but not every one of them. <br /></li><li>I don't do a lot of social media hanging out, so if a challenge is being hosted primarily on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, you probably won't find it on this list.</li></ul><p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For a more comprehensive, up-to-date list of 2022 Reading Challenges, you can check the <a href="http://readingchallengeaddict.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Reading Challenge Addict</a> website.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><u style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The 2022 Reading Challenge List</u></p>
<p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2022-reading-challenges/2022-alphabet-soup-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2022 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2022-reading-challenges/2022-alphabet-soup-author-edition-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2022 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge - Author Edition</a> | Host: <i>Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.bookloverbookreviews.com/aussie-author-reading-challenge-2022" target="_blank">Aussie Author Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host : <i>Jo @ Booklover Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="https://bookwyrmshoard.com/challenges/the-backlist-reader-challenge-2022-rules-sign-up/" target="_blank">The Backlist Reader Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>The Bookwyrm's Hoard</i>. </li><li><a href="https://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/2022/01/back-to-classics-2022-challenge-signup.html" target="_blank">Back to the Classics 2022</a> | Host: <i>Books and Chocolate</i>. </li><li><a href="https://austinedecker.com/beat-the-backlist/" target="_blank">Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Austine Decker</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.becausereading.com/2022-bookish-resolutions-challenge-is-back-and-its-time-to-sign-up-bookishres2022/" target="_blank">2022 Bookish Resolutions Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life</i>. ✓ </li><li><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/books-translation-2022/" target="_blank">2022 Books in Translation Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Introverted Reader</i>. ✓ </li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/10/calendar-of-crime-2022.html" target="_blank">Calendar of Crime 2022</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. ✓ </li><li><a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2022/01/the-2022-childrens-books-reading.html" target="_blank">2022 Children's Books Reading Challenge...for Adults!</a> | Host: <i>Belle's Library</i>. ✓ </li><li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2021/11/2022-chunkster-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 Chunkster Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky's Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="http://carolsnotebook.com/2021/12/01/cloak-and-dagger-reading-challenge-2022/" target="_blank">Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Carol's Notebook</i>. ✓ </li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/10/color-coded-read-it-again-sam-reading.html" target="_blank">Color Coded Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2022-reading-challenges/2022-craving-for-cozies-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2022 Craving for Cozies Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book</i>. </li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2021/10/creativity-reading-challenge-2022.html" target="_blank">Creativity Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i> </li><li><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2021/11/cruisin-thru-cozies-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/12/06/2022-diversity-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2022 Diversity Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Celebrity Readers</i>. </li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2021/11/2022-diversity-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 Diversity Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i> </li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-i-will-be-bringing-next-year.html" target="_blank">Epistolary Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i> </li><li><a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2022-european-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 European Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Rose City Reader</i>. ✓ </li><li><a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/12/01/2022-finishing-the-series-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2022 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Celebrity Readers</i>. </li><li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2021/12/2022-georgian-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 Georgian Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky's Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2021/12/historical-fiction-reading-challeng.html" target="_blank">Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Adventures of an Intrepid Reader</i>. ✓ </li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2021/10/humor-reading-challenge-2022.html" target="_blank">Humor Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i> </li><li><a href="http://readeropolis.blogspot.com/2021/12/announcing-literary-loners-reading.html" target="_blank">Literary Loners Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Readeropolis</i>. </li><li><a href="http://rickmillsproject.com/reading_challenges/medical_examiner/2022/index.html" target="_blank">2022 Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Rick Mills @ The Mystillery</i>.</li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2021/10/memoir-reading-challenge-2022.html" target="_blank">Memoir Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i> </li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2021/10/mental-health-reading-challenge-2022.html" target="_blank">Mental Health Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i> </li><li><a href="https://www.girlxoxo.com/2022-monthly-key-word-reading-challenge-sign-ups/" target="_blank">2022 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.girlxoxo.com/2022-monthly-motif-reading-challenge-sign-ups/" target="_blank">2022 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO</i>. </li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/10/january-2022-kicks-off-elventh-year-for.html" target="_blank">Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li><li><a href="https://gumtreesandgalaxies.com/2021/12/23/2022-nature-reading-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">2022 Nature Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Gum Trees and Galaxies</i>. </li><li><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2021/11/2022-netgalley-and-edelweiss-reading.html" target="_blank">NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="https://unconventionalbookworms.com/2022-new-release-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">2022 New Release Challenge</a> | Host: <i>(un)Conventional Bookworms</i>. ✓ </li><li><a href="https://bookdout.wordpress.com/2022-nonfiction-reader-challenge/" target="_blank">2022 Nonfiction Reader Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Book'd Out</i>. </li><li><a href="https://roofbeamreader.com/2022/01/01/the-official-tbr-pile-challenge-returns-sign-up-post-tbr2022rbr/" target="_blank">The Official TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Roof Beam Reader</i>. </li><li><a href="https://bookcheshirecat.wordpress.com/out-of-your-comfort-zone-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">Out of Your Comfort Zone Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Bookcheshirecat</i>. </li><li><a href="https://gregoryroad.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-2022-pick-your-poison-reading.html" target="_blank">2022 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Take a walk down Gregory Road</i>. </li><li><a href="https://savvyverseandwit.com/2021/12/2022-poetry-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 Poetry Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Savvy Verse & Wit</i>. </li><li><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-purrfect-reading-challenge-2022.html" target="_blank">The Purrfect Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="http://www.read52booksin52weeks.com/2021/11/2022-read-52-books-in-52-weeks.html" target="_blank">Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Robin @ Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks</i>. </li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/10/color-coded-read-it-again-sam-reading.html" target="_blank">Read It Again Sam Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Bev @</i> <i>My Reader's Block</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2021/12/2022-read-your-book-shelf-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 Read Your (Book) Shelf Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Gather Together and Read</i>. </li><li><a href="http://sandyfarmer.blogspot.com/2021/12/2022-series-enders-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 Series Enders Reading Challenge</a> | Hosts: <i>Somewhere Only We Know / Words Fueled by Love</i>. </li><li><a href="http://rickmillsproject.com/reading_challenges/six_shooter/2022/index.html" target="_blank">2022 Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Rick Mills @ The Mystillery</i>. </li><li><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/southern-literature-2022/" target="_blank">2022 Southern Literature Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Introverted Reader</i>. </li><li><a href="http://jemimapett.com/blog/2021/12/03/spacetime-reading-challenge-2022-sign-up-here-spacetimereads/" target="_blank">SpaceTime Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Jemima Pett</i>. </li><li><a href="http://readeropolis.blogspot.com/2021/12/announcing-sweet-southern-reading.html" target="_blank">Sweet Southern Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Readeropolis</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.kimberlyfayereads.com/2021/12/19/2022-tackle-my-tbr-reading-challlenge/" target="_blank">2022 Tackle My TBR Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Kimberly Faye Reads</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/the-tbr-22-in-22-challenge.html" target="_blank">The TBR 22 in '22 Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Rose City Reader</i>. </li><li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2021/12/2022-victorian-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 Victorian Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky's Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2022/01/2022-victorian-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 Victorian Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Belle's Library</i>. </li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/10/vintage-scattergories-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">Vintage Scattergories Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li><li><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2021/11/what-animal-reading-challenge-2022-sign.html" target="_blank">What An Animal Reading Challenge 2022</a> | Host: <i>Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2021/12/13/whats-in-a-name-2022-sign-up/" target="_blank">2022 What's in a Name? Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Carolina Book Nook</i>. </li><li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2021/12/2022-world-war-ii-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022 World War II Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky's Book Reviews</i>. </li></ol><div style="text-align: center;">-----------------------------------------</div>
JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-53952026432979593422021-02-03T22:28:00.005-06:002021-07-27T21:48:30.482-05:00Back to the Classics Challenge 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyFz2Nw0AfjSPHnvy1uF2wSOcTP1JejhGstfRBkXLwsh-W4FqDFUICQeokyvZl0C87G8-hw0ZUHmPJr0DwwQRd-u91O-GWON3Xh1Gxjp_NDwhPrGREt7JxnNDHcjwNl6vaUvOi6hVH-W6/s684/2021_Back-to-Classics-Challenge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="684" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyFz2Nw0AfjSPHnvy1uF2wSOcTP1JejhGstfRBkXLwsh-W4FqDFUICQeokyvZl0C87G8-hw0ZUHmPJr0DwwQRd-u91O-GWON3Xh1Gxjp_NDwhPrGREt7JxnNDHcjwNl6vaUvOi6hVH-W6/w400-h300/2021_Back-to-Classics-Challenge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/2020/06/back-to-classics-2021.html" target="_blank">Click HERE for guidelines and sign-ups.</a></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Host:</b> Karen K @ <a href="https://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Books and Chocolate</a></div>
<b>Dates:</b> January 1 - December 31, 2021<br />
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<b>How the challenge works:</b><br />
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<li><i>Complete six categories</i>, and you'll get one entry in the drawing; </li>
<li><i>Complete nine categories</i>, and you'll get two entries in the drawing; </li>
<li><i>Complete all twelve categories</i>, and you'll get three entries in the drawing</li></ul>
<b>The Categories:</b><br /><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>A 19th century classic</b>: any book first published from 1800 to 1899.</li><li><b>A 20th century classic:</b> any book first published from 1900 to 1971. All books must have been published at least 50 years ago; the only exceptions are books which were written by 1971 and posthumously published.</li><li><b>A classic by a woman author</b>.</li><li><b>A classic in translation</b>, meaning any book first published in a language that is not your primary language. You may read it in translation or in its original language, if you prefer. </li><li><b>A classic by BIPOC author</b>; that is, a non-white author.</li><li><b>A classic by a new-to-you author</b>, i.e., an author whose work you have never read.</li><li><b>New-to-you classic by a favorite author</b> — a new book by an author whose works you have already read. </li><li><b>A classic about an animal, or with an animal in the title</b>. The animal can be real or metaphorical. (i.e., <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>).</li><li><b>A children's classic</b>. </li><li><b>A humorous or satirical classic</b>.</li><li><b>A travel or adventure classic (fiction or non-fiction)</b>. It can be a travelogue or a classic in which the main character travels or has an adventure. </li><li><b>A classic play</b>. Plays will only count in this category.</li></ol></div><ol>
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<b>The Rules</b> (quoted from the challenge announcement post):<br /><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>All books must have been written at least 50 years ago to qualify</b>; therefore, books must have been published no later than 1971 for this challenge. The only exceptions to this rule are books which were published posthumously but <i>written</i> before 1971. Recent translations of classic novels are acceptable. </li><li><b>All books must be read from January 1 through December 31, 2021.</b> Books started before January 1 do not qualify. All reviews must be linked to this challenge by 11:59 p.m. on January 1, 2022. Links for each category will be posted during the first week of January, and will be featured on a sidebar of the host blog for convenience through the entire year. (The link for the final wrap-up will be posted towards the end of the year, to avoid confusion). </li><li><b>The deadline to sign up for the challenge is March 31, 2021.</b> After that, the link will be closed and you'll have to wait until next year's challenge. </li><li><b>Books may NOT cross over within this challenge — that is, you may not count the same book multiple times within this challenge.</b> You MUST read a different book for each category in this challenge, or it doesn't count. </li><li><b>Participants must post a wrap-up and link it to the challenge, and it must include links to all the books they've read for this challenge,</b> specifying which books for each challenge. . . . It is fine to rearrange books for the challenge, since many books can fit multiple categories.</li><li><b>The wrap-up post MUST include contact information</b> so the winner can be contacted privately before being announced on the blog. If your blog doesn't have a link, or if you have a Goodreads account, indicate that in the comments of wrap-up post.</li><li><b>The winner will be announced on the blog the first week of January, 2021.</b> All qualifying participants will receive one or more entries, depending upon the number of categories they complete as stated above. One winner will be randomly selected from all qualifying entries. Winner will be contacted privately before being announced on the blog. </li><li><b>The winner will receive a gift certificate</b> in the amount of $30 (US) from Amazon.com (US) OR $30 in books from The Book Depository. Winners must live in a country that receives shipment from one of these online retailers. </li></ul><div><b>See the challenge announcement page for more details and FAQs. </b></div></div><ul>
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<br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I'll probably be trying for six categories, at least to start. But I would <i>love</i> to read something for all twelve.</span><div><br />
● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/02/back-to-classics-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post <a href="https://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/2020/06/back-to-classics-2021.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />
● Link up reviews <b><a href="https://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/2020/06/back-to-classics-2021.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● Link up challenge wrap-ups <b>HERE</b>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span></div>
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<li>Category 1: <i><b>Jane Eyre</b></i>, by Charlotte Brontë (pub. 1846) </li>
<li>Category 2:</li>
<li>Category 3: <i><b>Summer</b></i>, by Edith Wharton (pub. 1917) </li>
<li>Category 4:</li>
<li>Category 5:</li>
<li>Category 6:</li>
<li>Category 7: </li>
<li>Category 8: </li>
<li>Category 9:</li>
<li>Category 10: <i><b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/07/reading-report-1066-and-all-that.html" target="_blank">1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England</a></b></i>, by W.C. Sellar & R.J. Yeatman, illus. by John Reynolds (pub. 1931)</li>
<li>Category 11:</li>
<li>Category 12:</li>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">POSSIBLE READS:</span></div>
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This is my list of TBR classics that match up with one or more of the categories in the challenge.<br />
<br /><i><b>The 101 Dalmatians</b></i>. Dodie Smith (1956) <br />
<i><b>All Passion Spent</b></i>. Vita Sackville-West (1931)<br />
<i><b>The Ambassadors</b></i>. Henry James (1903)<br />
<i><b>The American</b></i>. Henry James (1877)<br /><i><b>Animal Farm</b></i>. George Orwell (1945) <br />
<i><b>Anna Karenina</b></i>. Leo Tolstoy (1877)<br />
<i><b>Appointment in Samarra</b></i>. John O'Hara (1934)<br />
<i><b>Barchester Towers</b></i> (<i>Barsetshire #2</i>). Anthony Trollope (1857)<br />
<i><b>Barry Lyndon</b></i>. William Makepeace Thackeray (1844)<br />
<i><b>The Beckoning Fair One</b></i>. Oliver Onions (1911)<br />
<i><b>The Bell Jar</b></i>. Sylvia Plath (1963)<br />
<i><b>The Bostonians</b></i>. Henry James (1886)<br />
<i><b>The Code of the Woosters</b></i>. P.G. Wodehouse (1938)<br />
<i><b>Cranford</b></i>. Elizabeth Gaskell (1853)<br />
<i><b>Cry, the Beloved Country</b></i>. Alan Paton (1948)<br />
<i><b>The Custom of the Country</b></i>. Edith Wharton (1913)<br />
<i><b>Delta Wedding</b></i>. Eudora Welty (1946)<br />
<i><b>Demian</b></i>. Hermann Hesse (1919)<br />
<i><b>The Edwardians</b></i>. Vita Sackville-West (1930)<br />
<i><b>Eight Cousins</b></i>. Louisa May Alcott (1874)<br />
<i><b>The Enchanted April</b></i>. Elizabeth von Arnim (1922)<br />
<i><b>The Europeans</b></i>. Henry James (1878)<br />
<i><b>Far from the Madding Crowd</b></i>. Thomas Hardy (1874)<br />
<i><b>Fathers and Sons</b></i>. Ivan Turgenev (1862)<br />
<i><b>The 42nd Parallel</b></i> (<i>USA Trilogy #1</i>). John Dos Passos (1930)<br />
<i><b>Foundation</b></i>. Isaac Asimov (1951)<br />
<i><b>Gentlemen Prefer Blondes</b></i>. Anita Loos (1924)<br />
<i><b>The Go-Between</b></i>. L.P. Hartley (1953)<br />
<i><b>The Golden Bowl</b></i>. Henry James (1904)<br />
<i><b>Grand Hotel</b></i>. Vicki Baum (1929)<br />
<i><b>The Heart of the Matter</b></i>. Graham Greene (1948)<br />
<i><b>High Rising</b></i> (<i>Barsetshire #1</i>). Angela Thirkell (1933)<br />
<i><b>Horseman, Pass By</b></i>. Larry McMurtry (1961)<br />
<i><b>The House of Mirth</b></i>. Edith Wharton (1905)<br />
<i><b>In Chancery</b></i> (<i>Forsyte Sage #2</i>). John Galsworthy (1920)<br />
<i><b>The Invention of Morel</b></i>. Adolfo Bioy Casares (1940)<br />
<i><b>Invitation to the Waltz</b></i>. Rosamond Lehmann (1932)<br />
<i><b>Jane Eyre</b></i>. Charlotte Brontë (1847)<br />
<i><b>King, Queen, Knave</b></i>. Vladimir Nabokov (1928)<br />
<i><b>Lady Windermere's Fan</b></i>. Oscar Wilde (1893)<br />
<i><b>The Magnificent Ambersons</b></i>. Booth Tarkington (1918)<br />
<i><b>The Man in the Queue</b></i>. Josephine Tey (1929)<br />
<i><b>The Marble Faun</b></i>. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1860)<br />
<i><b>Medea</b></i>. Euripides (431 BC)<br />
<i><b>The Metamorphosis</b></i>. Franz Kafka (1915)<br />
<i><b>Misty of Chincoteague</b></i>. Marguerite Henry (1947)<br />
<i><b>The Moonstone</b></i>. Wilkie Collins (1868)<br />
<i><b>The Mousetrap</b></i>. Agatha Christie (1952)<br />
<i><b>The Old Wives' Tale</b></i>. Arnold Bennett (1908)<br />
<i><b>One Hundred Years of Solitude</b></i>. Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1967)<br />
<i><b>Our Man in Havana</b></i>. Graham Greene (1959)<br />
<i><b>Persuasion</b></i>. Jane Austen (1818)<br />
<i><b>Pinocchio</b></i>. Carlo Collodi (1883)<br />
<i><b>The Ponder Heart</b></i>. Eudora Welty (1954)<br /><i><b>Rabbit, Run</b></i>. John Updike (1960) <br />
<i><b>A Raisin in the Sun</b></i>. Lorraine Hansberry (1959) </div><div><i><b>The Red Pony</b></i>. John Steinbeck (1937) <br />
<i><b>Sense and Sensibility</b></i>. Jane Austen (1811)<br />
<i><b>The Sheltering Sky</b></i>. Paul Bowles (1949)<br />
<i><b>She Stoops to Conquer</b></i>. Oliver Goldsmith (1773)<br />
<i><b>Sister Carrie</b></i>. Theodore Dreiser (1900)<br />
<i><b>Six Characters in Search of an Author</b></i>. Luigi Pirandello (1921)<br />
<i><b>Something Fresh</b></i> (<i>Blandings Castle #1</i>). P.G. Wodehouse (1915) </div><div><i><b>Stuart Little</b></i>. E.B. White (1945) <br />
<i><b>The Spoils of Poynton</b></i>. Henry James (1896)<br />
<i><b>Things Fall Apart</b></i>. Chinua Achebe (1958)<br />
<i><b>Where Angels Fear to Tread</b></i>. E.M. Forster (1905)<br />
<i><b>Wide Sargasso Sea</b></i>. Jean Rhys (1966) </div><div><i><b>The Wind in the Willows</b></i>. Kenneth Grahame (1908) <br />
<i><b>Winesburg, Ohio</b></i>. Sherwood Anderson (1919)<br />
<i><b>The Wings of the Dove</b></i>. Henry James (1902)<br />
<i><b>A Wreath of Roses</b></i>. Elizabeth Taylor (1949)<br />
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<br /></div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-25717720801628109892021-01-11T15:20:00.023-06:002021-11-25T23:05:39.434-06:002021 What's in a Name Challenge<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEagVJNH6F_l35OY0r5OfcEeTiHoPfOTpdgUsXPj57EXs_CP5YYDHCfKComIHoVx4-kS75c2pvl9HYMx9gEwymcC2_OBU08FNGHxe4id5-fhoSCgVFjNL7ToHEPc0fs4HEaWRDHEE3ppT7/s374/Whats-in-a-Name_2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="374" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEagVJNH6F_l35OY0r5OfcEeTiHoPfOTpdgUsXPj57EXs_CP5YYDHCfKComIHoVx4-kS75c2pvl9HYMx9gEwymcC2_OBU08FNGHxe4id5-fhoSCgVFjNL7ToHEPc0fs4HEaWRDHEE3ppT7/w400-h400/Whats-in-a-Name_2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<b>Hosted by:</b> <a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook</a><br />
<b>Dates:</b> <i>January 1 - December 31, 2021</i><br />
<br />● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/01/2021-whats-in-name-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post <b><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2020/12/26/whats-in-a-name-2021-sign-up/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. <br /><br /><br />
<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Guidelines (from announcement post):</b><br />
<ul>
<li>The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. You can sign up any time, but only count books that you read between those dates.</li>
<li>Read a book in any format (hard copy, ebook, audio) with a title that fits into each category.</li>
<li>Don’t use the same book for more than one category.</li>
<li>Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed, it’s encouraged!</li>
<li>You can choose your books as you go or make a list ahead of time.</li>
</ul>
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Categories for 2021 (with links to review pages):<br /></b><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/one-1-wian-2021/" target="_blank">One/1</a></b> (example: <i>One Second After</i>; <i>The 100</i>)</li><li><b><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/doubled-word-wian-2021/" target="_blank">Doubled word</a></b> (ex: <i>In a Dark, Dark Wood</i>; <i>Wolf by Wolf</i>)</li><li><b><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/outer-space-wian-2021/" target="_blank">Reference to outer space</a></b> (ex: <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i>)</li><li><b><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/possessive-noun-wian-2021/" target="_blank">Possessive noun</a></b> (ex: <i>The Zookeeper’s Wife</i>)</li><li><b><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/botanical-wian-2021/" target="_blank">Botanical word</a></b> (ex: <i>The Language of Flowers</i>; <i>The Sandalwood Tree</i>)</li><li><b><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/article-of-clothing-wian-2021/" target="_blank">Article of clothing</a></b> (ex: <i>Bossypants</i>)</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books read, with links to reviews):</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Category 1: <i><b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/07/reading-report-1066-and-all-that.html" target="_blank">1066 And All That</a></b></i>, by W.C. Sellar & R.J. Yeatman, illus. by John Reynolds (1930)<br /></li>
<li>Category 2: <i><b>Dead Dead Girls</b></i>, by Nekesa Afia (2021) </li>
<li>Category 3: <i><b>Tom Swift and the Visitor From Planet X</b></i> (<i>Tom Swift Jr. #17</i>), by Victor Appleton II (1961; audiobook 2007)</li>
<li>Category 4: <i><b>Smilla's Sense of Snow</b></i>, by Peter Høeg; trans. by Tiina Nunnally (1992) </li>
<li>Category 5: <b><i>Oranges and Lemons</i></b> (<i>Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #17</i>), by Christopher Fowler (2020)<br /></li>
<li>Category 6: </li>
</ul>
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">POSSIBILITIES:</b><br />
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● <u>Category 1 (One/1 - word or numeral):</u><br /><br />
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● <u>Category 2 (Doubled word):</u></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter</b></i>. Tom Franklin</li><li><i><b>Dead Dead Girls</b></i>. Nekesa Afia </li><li><i><b>Three Times Time</b></i>. Jack Matthews</li></ul><div> <br />
● <u>Category 3 (Reference to outer space):</u><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i style="font-weight: bold;">Full Wolf Moon</i><span> (<i>Jeremy Logan #5</i>). Lincoln Child</span></li><li><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Moonstone</i>. Wilkie Collins<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></li><li><i style="font-weight: bold;">Number the Stars</i>. Lois Lowry </li><li><i><b>Star Trap</b></i> (<i>Charles Paris #3</i>). Simon Brett </li></ul>
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● <u>Category 4 (Possessive noun):</u><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>Monk's Hood</b></i> (<i>Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #3</i>). Ellis Peters</li><li><i><b>Saint Peter's Fair</b></i> (<i>Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #4</i>). Ellis Peters </li></ul>
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● <u>Category 5 (Botanical word):</u><br /><br />
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● <u>Category 6 (Article of Clothing):</u><br />
<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b style="font-style: italic;">The Bluebonnet Betrayal</b> (<i>Potting Shed Mystery #5</i>). Marty Wingate </li><li><b style="font-style: italic;">The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink</b> (<i>Perry Mason #39</i>). Erle Stanley Gardner </li><li><i><b>The Case of the Singing Skirt</b></i> (<i>Perry Mason #60</i>). Erle Stanley Gardner </li><li><i><b>Death in a White Tie</b></i> (<i>Inspector Roderick Alleyn #7</i>). Ngaio Marsh </li><li><i><b>Devil in a Blue Dress</b></i> (<i>Easy Rawlins #1</i>). Walter Mosley </li><li><i><b>The Monkey's Raincoat</b></i> (<i>Elvis Cole #1</i>). Robert Crais </li><li><i><b>Monk's Hood</b></i> (<i>Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #3</i>). Ellis Peters </li><li><i><b>The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot, the Shoe King's Son</b></i>. Catherine Besterman</li><li><i><b>Red Mandarin Dress</b></i> (<i>Inspector Chen Cao #5</i>). Qiu Xiaolong </li><li><i><b>The Scarlet Slipper Mystery</b></i> (<i>Nancy Drew #32</i>). Carolyn Keene </li></ul></div><br />
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<br /></div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-2674068840486559782021-01-11T15:15:00.005-06:002021-08-04T22:56:41.848-05:002021 World War II Challenge<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGOSNHlA_hd8CUS6aFbepwTSswsvT8rJ38-fIrr-pvj74-SphGdFmNUvbvCrJUa6qSwO3xIha6eXijexG9_5YAfeQFJjSMMiMFnro4kG1X6SMYW26KnFDahPr74cD8HoTlSg7nvwxXs2p/s320/WWII-Challenge_2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="249" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGOSNHlA_hd8CUS6aFbepwTSswsvT8rJ38-fIrr-pvj74-SphGdFmNUvbvCrJUa6qSwO3xIha6eXijexG9_5YAfeQFJjSMMiMFnro4kG1X6SMYW26KnFDahPr74cD8HoTlSg7nvwxXs2p/w311-h400/WWII-Challenge_2021.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.048px;">J. Howard Miller 1918-2004,</span><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:We_Can_Do_It!.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #0350c1; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.048px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><br />artwork details on wikimedia commons</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>HOST:</b> <i><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews</a></i><div><b>DATES:</b> January - December 2021</div><div><br /></div><div>● See my original post about the Challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/01/2021-world-war-ii-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. <br />● See the Challenge announcement/sign-up page <a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-world-war-ii-challenge.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>GOALS:</b> Read, Watch, Listen, Share WWII related stuff</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Books</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fiction published during 1939-1945</li><li>Fiction set during 1939-1945</li><li>Fiction that is about the leading up to the war</li><li>Fiction that is about the direct aftermath of the war</li><li>Nonfiction books about the War</li><li>Biographies or Autobiographies with sections about the war</li><li>Poetry or verse novels with a WWII setting OR publication date</li><li>Essays, Articles, Op-Ed pieces</li><li>historical-historical (straight up historical with no sub-genres)</li><li>historical romance</li><li>historical mysteries</li><li>historical coming-of-age</li><li>historical thrillers/suspense/spy novels<br /><br /></li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Music</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>See YouTube Pop Hits Chronologies for the years 1938-1946<br /><br /></li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Films and documentaries</span></div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>any film made/released during 1939-1945</li><li>any film set during the war </li><li>any documentary about the war</li></ul></div></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (stuff I've read, with links to reviews):</span><br /></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>The Clue of the Tapping Heels</b></i> (<i>Nancy Drew #16</i>). Carolyn Keene (1939)</li><li><i><b>The Clue in the Crumbling Wall</b></i> (<i>Nancy Drew #22</i>). Carolyn Keene (1945) </li><li><i><b>The Hollywood Spy</b></i> (<i>Maggie Hope #10</i>). Susan Elia MacNeal (2021; set in 1943) </li></ol><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY WATCH LIST (films/docs I've watched, with links to any reviews):</span><br />1. <br />2. <br />3. </p><p><br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">STUFF I'VE LISTENED TO:</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">........</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><u>POSSIBLE READS</u></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>Colour Scheme</b></i> (<i>Roderick Alleyn #12</i>). Ngaio Marsh (1943)</li><li><i><b>Died in the Wool</b></i> (<i>Roderick Alleyn #13</i>). Ngaio Marsh (1945)</li><li><strike><i><b>The Hollywood Spy</b></i> (<i>Maggie Hope #10</i>). Susan Elia MacNeal (2021; set in 1943) </strike></li><li><i><b>Los Alamos</b></i>. Joseph Kanon (1997; set in 1945) </li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">........</p></div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-16283255733305326342021-01-11T12:13:00.003-06:002021-07-01T16:19:02.459-05:00Books in Translation Reading Challenge 2021<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UzGscj0GzvnNaqnPUXtrsl9c629YrufSECuBu0YotoOgy0id977SojYWqqS8EUxMNh-5X93Y07PPoZ_SoFMdHWOzBMK7dw8Fcd_kWwFevFy9UenWOa4GrcD2Cok9Q1EIKpYQjz324fgB/s356/Books-in-Translation_2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="356" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UzGscj0GzvnNaqnPUXtrsl9c629YrufSECuBu0YotoOgy0id977SojYWqqS8EUxMNh-5X93Y07PPoZ_SoFMdHWOzBMK7dw8Fcd_kWwFevFy9UenWOa4GrcD2Cok9Q1EIKpYQjz324fgB/w400-h338/Books-in-Translation_2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>HOST:</b> <a href="https://introvertedreader.com/" target="_blank">Jen @ IntrovertedReader.com</a> <div><b>DATES:</b> 1 January - 31 December 2021</div><div><br /></div><div>● See the Challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/books-translation-2021/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div>● See my original post about the Challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/01/books-in-translation-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. <br />● See the link for reviews <b><a href="https://www.blenza.com/linkies/links.php?owner=theintrovertedreader&postid=01Dec2020h" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Guidelines (quoted from announcement page):</span></div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You can read a book that’s been translated from any language into the language of your choosing. The challenge is <b>not</b> limited to translations to or from English.</li><li>You can read any genre</li><li>You can read books meant for any age group</li><li>Crossovers with other challenges are fine</li><li>Any format that you choose is also acceptable</li><li>The challenge will run from January 1 through December 31, 2021</li><li>A blog is not required for participation; you can also link to reviews on other sites such as GoodReads or LibraryThing</li><li>Sign up anytime throughout the year </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Levels:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Beginner</i>: Read 1-3 books in translation (<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">my choice</span>)</li><li><i>Conversationalist</i>: 4-6 books</li><li><i>Bilingual</i>: 7-9 books</li><li><i>Linguist</i>: 10+ books</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>The Lost Village</b></i>. Camilla Sten; trans. by Alexandra Fleming (Swedish) </li><li><i><b>Smilla's Sense of Snow</b></i>. Peter Høeg; trans. by Tiina Nunnally (Danish) </li><li><br /></li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">......<br /><br /></div></div></div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-35427831319213311062020-12-30T00:23:00.014-06:002021-11-13T10:37:44.162-06:002021 Calendar of Crime Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Host:</b> <a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bev @ My Reader's Block</a><br />
<b>Dates:</b> 1 January - 31 December 2021<br />
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<b>Guidelines (from announcement page):</b><br />
</p><ul>
<li>Challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. All books should be read during this time period. Sign up any time. </li>
<li>All books must be mysteries. Humor, romance, supernatural elements (etc.) are welcome, but the books must be mysteries/crime/detective novels first.</li>
<li>Twelve books, one representing each month, are required for a completed challenge and to be eligible for the end-of-year prize drawing. Each month comes with several categories that may be selected to fulfill the month's reading. </li>
<li>To claim a book, it must fit one of the categories for the month you wish to fulfill. Unless otherwise specified, the category is fulfilled within the actual story. For instance, if you are claiming a book for December and you want to use "Christmas" as the category, then Christmas must figure in some way in the plot. Did someone poison the plum pudding? Did Great-Uncle Whozit invite all the family home for Christmas so he could tell them he plans to change his will? </li>
<li>The "wild card" book is exactly that. If July is your birth month, then for category #9, you may read any mystery book you want. It does not have to connect with July in any way — other than a July baby chose it. The other eleven months, you must do the alternate category #9 if you want to fulfill that slot. </li>
<li>For the category that says "Book title contains a word that starts with the letter A," the following do not count: "A" and "An." </li>
<li>Books may only count for one month and one category, but they may count for other challenges. If it could fulfill more than one category or month, then you are welcome to change the category/month at any time prior to the final wrap-up.</li>
<li><b>Books do not have to be read during the month for which they qualify</b>. So if you're feeling like a little "Christmas in July" (or May or...), then feel free to read your book for December whenever the mood strikes.</li>
<li>A wrap-up post/comment/email will be requested that should include a calendar of books read and what category they fulfilled. [Example: January: <i>The House of Sudden Sleep</i> by John Hawk (original pub date January 1930)].</li>
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<b>Monthly Categories:</b><br />
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</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0LZy1IOCshrftjHrMdeopW8IG8yb7cX_kr9YKGP8sMM1LaNMHSg8PYB4TgPKMNXYBzERJFF1uo8QJtXVOzImiGYL-modc8bJAPz4lZepZ_QwxmTMJf433MHEGw0sAFUEhZzGDINv7W_7/s1117/2021_Calendar+of+Crime+Checkoff+Sheet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1117" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0LZy1IOCshrftjHrMdeopW8IG8yb7cX_kr9YKGP8sMM1LaNMHSg8PYB4TgPKMNXYBzERJFF1uo8QJtXVOzImiGYL-modc8bJAPz4lZepZ_QwxmTMJf433MHEGw0sAFUEhZzGDINv7W_7/w640-h602/2021_Calendar+of+Crime+Checkoff+Sheet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> <br />● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-calendar-of-crime-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/10/calendar-of-crime-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the challenge Headquarters page <a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/01/calendar-of-crime-headquarters.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />
● See the list of challenge participants <a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2021/01/2021-calendar-of-crime-challengers.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />● See my challenge wrap-up post <b>HERE</b>.<br />
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<b>MY READING LIST:</b><br />
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JANUARY:<br />
• <a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/07/reading-report-jerusalem-inn.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Jerusalem Inn</b></i> (<i>Richard Jury #5</i>)</a>. Martha Grimes (Category #7: Book title has word starting with "J")<br />
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FEBRUARY:<br />
• <b><i>Faithful unto Death</i></b> (<i>Chief Inspector Barnaby #5</i>). Caroline Graham (Category #7: Book title has word starting with "F") <br />• <i><b>A Guilty Thing Surprised</b></i> (<i>Inspector Wexford #5</i>). Ruth Rendell (Category #2: Author's birth month)</p><p>
MARCH:<br />
• <i><b>Oranges and Lemons</b></i> (<i>Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #17</i>). Christopher Fowler (Category #2: Author's birth month)<br />
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APRIL:<br />
• <i><b>The Religious Body</b></i> (<i>Inspector Sloan #1</i>). Catherine Aird (Category #9: Church / Minister / Religion has major role) <br />
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MAY:<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">• A Body at the Tea Rooms</i> (<i>Kate Palmer Mysteries #3</i>). Dee MacDonald (Category #6: Original publication month)<br />
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JUNE:<br />
• <i><b>Dead Dead Girls</b></i> (<i>Harlem Renaissance Mystery #1</i>). Nekesa Afia (Category #6: Original publication month) <br />
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JULY:<br />
• <i><b>The Clue of the Tapping Heels</b></i> (<i>Nancy Drew #16</i>), by "Carolyn Keene" (Category #2: Author's birth month - Mildred Wirt Benson, the pseudonymous author who wrote this book in the series, was born July 10, 1905)<br />
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AUGUST:<br />
• <i><b>The Postscript Murders</b></i> (<i>Harbinder Kaur #2</i>), by Elly Griffiths (Category #2: Author's birth month - Elly Griffiths was born August 17, 1963, according to Google) <br />
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SEPTEMBER:<br />
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OCTOBER:<br />
• <i><b>Bloodless</b></i> (<i>Pendergast #20</i>), by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Category #2: Author's birth month - Lincoln Child was born October 13, 1957, according to Wikipedia)<br />
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NOVEMBER:<br />
• <a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/07/reading-report-nemesis-by-agatha.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Nemesis</b></i> (<i>Miss Marple #12</i>)</a>. Agatha Christie (Category #7: Book title has word starting with "N") <br />
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DECEMBER:<br />
• <i><b>Suspicious Death</b></i> (<i>Inspector Thanet #8</i>). Dorothy Simpson (Category #7: Book title has word starting with "D") </p><p>
<br /></p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-78196568859128546472020-12-25T20:10:00.019-06:002021-11-23T10:10:53.127-06:002021 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79RfZM_iBjlYUidg8yZ7KwqS_1cEY9uuvHwX-vhmFjBgr_Hx6sao0FOjLj2H861a_o7MXKTZzsaCEz8Fj6_oXHNMpHtLJsF4ySK8UqJms4mZhvcVeLYqTJCLyockktA3Tq978H2rNKGG5/s800/Cloak-and-dagger-square.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79RfZM_iBjlYUidg8yZ7KwqS_1cEY9uuvHwX-vhmFjBgr_Hx6sao0FOjLj2H861a_o7MXKTZzsaCEz8Fj6_oXHNMpHtLJsF4ySK8UqJms4mZhvcVeLYqTJCLyockktA3Tq978H2rNKGG5/w400-h400/Cloak-and-dagger-square.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /><u><b>HOST:</b></u> <i><a href="http://carolsnotebook.com/" target="_blank">Carol @ Carol's Notebook</a></i></p><p><u><b>DATES:</b></u> January 1 - December 31, 2021<br /><br /></p><p></p><p><u><b>Guidelines (quoted from challenge announcement page):</b></u><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.</li><li>You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up (blog, Goodreads, Instagram, etc.).</li><li>Books need to be <b>at least 100 pages long</b>. Please no short stories.</li><li>Crossovers with other challenges are fine.</li><li>The Challenge will run from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends March 15th.)</li><li>There will be a monthly link-up for reviews.<br /><br /></li></ul><p></p><p><u><b>Levels:</b></u></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Amateur sleuth </i>= 5 - 15 books</li><li><i>Detective</i> = 16 - 25 books </li><li><i>Inspector</i> = 26 - 35 books </li><li><i>Special agent</i> = 36 - 55 books</li><li><i>Sherlock Holmes</i> = 56+ books</li></ol><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I'm signing up at the "Amateur Sleuth" level (5-15 books).</span> <br /><br /></p><p>See my original post about the challenge <a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-cloak-and-dagger-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. <br />See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="http://carolsnotebook.com/2020/12/01/2021-cloak-and-dagger-reading-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br /><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span><br /></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/07/reading-report-nemesis-by-agatha.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Nemesis</i></b> (<i>Miss Marple #11</i>)</a>. Agatha Christie (1971) </li><li><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2021/07/reading-report-jerusalem-inn.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Jerusalem Inn</b></i> (<i>Richard Jury #5</i>)</a>. Martha Grimes (1984)</li><li><i><b>Suspicious Death</b></i> (<i>Inspector Thanet #8</i>). Dorothy Simpson (1988) </li><li><i><b>Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons</b></i> (<i>Peculiar Crimes Unit #17</i>). Christopher Fowler (2021) </li><li><i><b>The Clue of the Tapping Heels</b></i> (<i>Nancy Drew #16</i>). Carolyn Keene (1939)</li><li><i><b>A Guilty Thing Surprised</b></i> (<i>Inspector Wexford #5</i>). Ruth Rendell (1970)</li><li><i><b>Faithful Unto Death</b></i> (<i>Chief Inspector Barnaby #5</i>). Caroline Graham (1996) </li><li><i><b>The Clue in the Crumbling Wall</b></i> (<i>Nancy Drew #22</i>). Carolyn Keene (1945)</li><li><i><b>The Postscript Murders</b></i> (<i>Harbinder Kaur #2</i>). Elly Griffiths (2021)</li><li><i><b>An Extravagant Death</b></i> (<i>Charles Lenox Mysteries #14</i>). Charles Finch (2021)</li><li><i><b>A Body at the Tea Rooms</b></i> (<i>Kate Palmer Mysteries #3</i>). Dee MacDonald (2021) </li><li><i><b>Dead Dead Girls</b></i>. Nekesa Afia (2021) </li><li><i><b>Death on the Nile</b></i> (<i>Hercule Poirot #17</i>). Agatha Christie (1929)</li><li><i><b>Castle Shade</b></i> (<i>Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes #17</i>). Laurie R. King (2021)</li><li><i><b>Killing in a Koi Pond</b></i> (<i>Murder, She Wrote #53</i>). Terrie Farley Moran (2021) </li><li><i><b>Smilla's Sense of Snow</b></i>. Peter Høeg (1992) </li><li><i><b>The Religious Body</b></i> (<i>Inspector Sloan #1</i>). Catherine Aird (1966) </li><li><i><b>The Hollywood Spy</b></i> (<i>Maggie Hope #10</i>). Susan Elia MacNeal (2021) </li><li><i><b>Wolf Lake</b></i> (<i>Dave Gurney #5</i>). John Verdon (2016) </li><li><i><b>The Victim in Victoria Station</b></i> (<i>Dorothy Martin #5</i>). Jeanne M. Dams (1999)</li><li><i><b>The Return of the Pharaoh: From the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.</b></i> (<i>Sherlock Holmes Pastiche #5</i>). Nicholas Meyer </li><li><i><b>Bloodless</b></i> (<i>Pendergast #20</i>). Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (2021) </li><li><i><b>Plot It Yourself</b></i> (<i>Nero Wolfe #32</i>). Rex Stout (1959) </li></ol><p></p><p>......</p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-42482944265216962542020-12-23T22:02:00.006-06:002021-07-01T16:21:15.955-05:002021 European Reading Challenge<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ3E87IzLCiqwMW9Dcf_9q5cYKWLhNiIO-JK1HLj22iFo6oZC8_e5HXtjJl3oYQrgTqxs93ft5geGy_TxGgzHmf2N6hSUAmIdShegI9Ftb8CTLdot2Ibj8dDAXzKpB5cuZaTVk2wX2ArN/s637/2021_European-Challenge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="637" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ3E87IzLCiqwMW9Dcf_9q5cYKWLhNiIO-JK1HLj22iFo6oZC8_e5HXtjJl3oYQrgTqxs93ft5geGy_TxGgzHmf2N6hSUAmIdShegI9Ftb8CTLdot2Ibj8dDAXzKpB5cuZaTVk2wX2ArN/w400-h346/2021_European-Challenge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<u><b>Hosted by:</b></u> <i><a href="http://www.rosecityreader.com/" target="_blank">Gilion @ Rose City Reader</a></i><div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><br /><u>Dates:</u></b> January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022</div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Guidelines (quoted from the announcement page):</span></b><br />
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<i>The idea is to read books by European authors or books set in European countries (no matter where the author comes from). The books can be anything – novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, or any other genre. You can participate at different levels, but <b>each book must be by a different author and set in a different country</b> – it's supposed to be a tour. </i></blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Books should be read between January 1, 2021 and January 31, 2022. If you participated in the 2020 European Reading Challenge, you can only count books read in January 2021 for one year <i>–</i> either the end of the 2020 challenge or the start of the 2021 challenge <i>–</i> you don't get to count one book for both challenges. </li>
<li>You do not have to commit to your choices now; and you can change your mind about books at any time. </li>
<li>Overlap with other challenges is allowed <i>–</i> and encouraged! </li>
<li>Re-reads count. </li>
<li>Audiobooks count. </li>
<li>E-books count. </li>
<li>Self-published books count. </li>
<li>There will be a page for linking your reviews. Reviews are not necessary, unless you are going for the Jet Setter Prize, in which case only books reviewed count. </li>
<li>If you do not have a blog, put your reviews or reports in a comment on the review list page. </li>
<li>There will be a page for posting links to wrap-up posts. </li>
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<b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Levels of participation:</span></b><br />
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<ol>
<li><b>Five Star</b> (<i>Deluxe Entourage</i>): Read at least five books by different European authors or books set in different European countries.</li>
<li><b>Four Star</b> (<i>Honeymooner</i>): Read four qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>Three Star</b> (<i>Business Traveler</i>): Read three qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>Two Star</b> (<i>Adventurer</i>): Read two qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>One Star</b> (<i>Pensione Weekender</i>): Read just one qualifying book.</li>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">List of Countries:</span></b></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino,
Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine,
United Kingdom, and Vatican City.</blockquote>
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<br /></div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">✹ I'm signing up for the Three Star ("<i>Business Traveler</i>") level.</span><br /></div><p>
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● See my original post about the challenge <a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-european-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />● See my challenge wrap-up post <b>HERE</b>. <br />
● See the challenge announcement page <a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2021-european-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />
● See the review page <b>HERE</b>. <br />
● See the page for challenge wrap-ups <b>HERE</b>. <br />
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<br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>The Lost Village</b></i>. Camilla Sten (set in <b>Sweden</b>) </li><li><i><b>Castle Shade</b></i> (<i>Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes #17</i>). Laurie R. King (set in <b>Romania</b>)</li><li><i><b>Smilla's Sense of Snow</b></i>. Peter Høeg (set mainly in <b>Denmark</b>) </li></ol><p></p><p> </p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-14009211725405458312020-12-16T16:47:00.008-06:002021-11-13T11:04:34.483-06:002021 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_oMDchuRFQHPy_vREqN4QUaEVvZb0UbzGtnnqI1MJJSxvwHbeoHXrcEKoqv_gltPNXcUVfI6TctPJPsUqftJzewcTF0zReV_daG0jGtZhbOK-fmmBWIAISQ4ZV2CBRadsJAHF3z4Ng_E/s400/2021_Historical-Fiction.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="400" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_oMDchuRFQHPy_vREqN4QUaEVvZb0UbzGtnnqI1MJJSxvwHbeoHXrcEKoqv_gltPNXcUVfI6TctPJPsUqftJzewcTF0zReV_daG0jGtZhbOK-fmmBWIAISQ4ZV2CBRadsJAHF3z4Ng_E/w400-h279/2021_Historical-Fiction.png" width="400" /></a></div><b> <br />HOST:</b> <a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/" target="_blank"><i>Marg @</i> <i>The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader</i></a>. <br /><p></p><p><b>DATES:</b> January - December 2021</p><p><b><u>Guidelines:</u></b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Read historical fiction. Any sub-genre of
historical fiction is accepted (Historical Romance, Historical Mystery,
Historical Fantasy, Young Adult, History/Non-Fiction, etc.) </li><li>Anyone can participate. A blog isn't necessary - you can post your reviews on Goodreads, Facebook, or Amazon, or you
can add your book title and thoughts in the comment section of the review link-up page.</li><li>Monthly review link-ups will be posted. Add
the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the
Mister Linky.</li></ul><p><b><u>Levels:</u></b></p><blockquote><i>20th Century Reader</i> - 2 books<br /><i>Victorian Reader</i> - 5 books<br /><i>Renaissance Reader</i> - 10 books<br /><i>Medieval</i> - 15 books<br /><i>Ancient History</i> - 25 books<br /><i>Prehistoric</i> - 50+ books</blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I'm signing up at the "20th Century Reader" level.</span> </p><p>● See my original post about the challenge <a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-historical-fiction-reading.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post <a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2020/12/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. </p><p><br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i><b>An Extravagant Death</b></i> (<i>Charles Lenox Mysteries #14</i>). Charles Finch (2021; set in 19th Century London and Newport, RI)</li><li><i><b>Dead Dead Girls</b></i> (<i>Harlem Renaissance Mystery #1</i>). Nekesa Afia (2021; set in Harlem, NYC, 1920s) </li><li><i><b>Castle Shade</b></i> (<i>Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes #17</i>). Laurie R. King (2021; set in 1920s Romania) </li><li><i><b>The Hollywood Spy</b></i> (<i>Maggie Hope #10</i>). Susan Elia MacNeal (2021; set during WWII, in Hollywood, California) </li><li><i><b>The Return of the Pharaoh: From the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.</b></i> (<i>Holmes Pastiche #5</i>). Nicholas Meyer (2021; set in 1911 Egypt) </li></ol><p></p><p><br /></p><p>...... <br /></p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-56373535581330694402020-12-16T16:27:00.009-06:002021-08-22T15:25:42.083-05:002021 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMALzYPGqjPwlKN4wzA-4tQqdm_l8eA7eEgHhVclg6hWNTYdkTB16euNSJN3Ljjp7FuNHnJ0aI_NKNGIOs0ZOs2AfYjfwR3-AjuJ8_-GAlkqFqO_0qo0YKv1ri0Js9s0q4Nr87cfBTT3c/s400/2021-Finishing-the-Series.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMALzYPGqjPwlKN4wzA-4tQqdm_l8eA7eEgHhVclg6hWNTYdkTB16euNSJN3Ljjp7FuNHnJ0aI_NKNGIOs0ZOs2AfYjfwR3-AjuJ8_-GAlkqFqO_0qo0YKv1ri0Js9s0q4Nr87cfBTT3c/s320/2021-Finishing-the-Series.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hosted by:</b> <a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/" target="_blank"><i>Celebrity Readers</i></a><br /><b>Dates:</b> January 1 - December 31, 2021<br /></p><p><b><u>Guidelines:</u></b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The challenge will run from January 1st, 2021 to December 31st,
2021. Books must be read during this time frame to count. Sign up is
open from now until December 1st, 2021, so you may join even just for
the last month of the year.</li><li>Series can be already completed as well as still ongoing. For
ongoing series, the goal is to catch up to the most recent book
published by the end of 2021.<br /></li><li>It doesn't matter if you have only 1 book or 10 books to read in order
to finish your series, as long as you’ve started the series before 2021
(i.e., read at least one book in the series), it counts. Re-reads are not
required.</li><li>Any format and length of book counts – print, ebook, audio, ARC, etc.</li><li>Series can be any length (even if it’s just a Duet).</li><li>Crossovers from other challenges are totally acceptable!</li><li>Reviews are not required, but highly encouraged.</li></ul><p><b><u>Levels:</u></b></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i>C-List Series Finisher</i> = complete 1-4 series</li><li><i>B-List Series Finisher</i> = complete 5-8 series</li><li><i>A-List Series Finisher</i> = complete 9+ series</li></ol><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I'm signing up at the "C-List" level.</span></p><p>● See my original post about the challenge <a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-finishing-series-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/2020/11/27/2021-finishing-the-series-reading-challenge/" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):</span></p><p>1. <i><b>Faithful unto Death</b></i> (<i>Chief Inspector Barnaby series, #5</i>). Caroline Graham (1996)</p><p>2. <i><b>Wolf Lake</b></i> (<i>Dave Gurney series, #5</i>). John Verdon (2016) </p><p>3. </p><p>4. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Series I'd like to finish:</span></p><p>● <b><a href="https://joyslistofseries.blogspot.com/2013/11/dan-brown-robert-langdon-series.html" target="_blank">Robert Langdon series</a></b>, by Dan Brown (1 book left)<br /></p><blockquote><i>Origin</i> (2017)</blockquote><p></p><p>● <b><a href="https://joyslistofseries.blogspot.com/2008/04/susan-cooper-dark-is-rising-series.html" target="_blank">The Dark Is Rising series</a></b>, by Susan Cooper (1 book left)<br /></p><blockquote><i>Silver on the Tree</i> (1977)</blockquote><p></p><p>● <b><a href="https://joyslistofseries.blogspot.com/2008/02/hazel-holt-mrs-malory-mysteries.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Malory Mysteries</a></b>, by Hazel Holt (3 books left)<br /></p><blockquote><i>Mrs. Malory and a Death in the Family</i> (2006)<br /><i>Mrs. Malory and a Necessary End</i> (2012)<br /><i>Death Is a Word</i> (2014)</blockquote><p></p><p>● <b><a href="https://joyslistofseries.blogspot.com/2018/03/john-verdon-dave-gurney-mysteries.html" target="_blank">Dave Gurney Mysteries</a></b>, by John Verdon (4 books left)<br /></p><blockquote><i>Let the Devil Sleep</i> (2012)<br /><strike><i>Wolf Lake</i> (2016)</strike><br /><i>White River Burning</i> (2018)<br /><i>On Harrow Hill</i> (coming in 2021) </blockquote><p></p><p>● <b><a href="https://joyslistofseries.blogspot.com/2008/02/caroline-graham-inspector-barnaby.html" target="_blank">Inspector Barnaby series</a></b>, by Caroline Graham (4 books left)<br /></p><blockquote><i>Death of a Hollow Man</i> (1989)<br /><i>Death in Disguise</i> (1993)<br /><strike><i>Faithful Unto Death</i> (1996)</strike> <br /><i>A Ghost in the Machine</i> (2004) </blockquote><br /><p></p><p>..........</p>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-54897641438066594062020-10-25T11:27:00.006-05:002021-11-03T11:32:20.773-05:002021 Reading Challenge Announcements<p style="text-align: center;">------------------------------</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">Well, 2020 is still dragging on, but the 2021 reading challenge announcements are already rolling out. Yeah, I'm ready to kick this year to the curb, too. So, here are some of the early birds. I'll update as I discover new entries. (Check marks will indicate challenges I've signed up for.)</div><p></p><a href="https://bookstacksngoldenmoms.com/2021-atoz-reading-challenge/" target="_blank"></a><ol style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://bookstacksngoldenmoms.com/2021-atoz-reading-challenge/" target="_blank"></a><li><a href="https://bookstacksngoldenmoms.com/2021-atoz-reading-challenge/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://bookstacksngoldenmoms.com/2021-atoz-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2021 A to Z Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Bookstacks & Golden Moms</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.bookloverbookreviews.com/reading-challenges/aussie-author-challenge-2021-australian-writers-book-reviews" target="_blank">2021 Aussie Author Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Booklover Book Reviews</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/2020/06/back-to-classics-2021.html" target="_blank">Back to the Classics Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Karen K. @ Books and Chocolate</i>.<b>✓</b></li><li><a href="https://www.novelknight.com/beat-the-backlist-2021-reading-challenge-announcement/" target="_blank">2021 Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Novel Knight</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/books-translation-2021/" target="_blank">Books in Translation Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Introverted Reader</i>.<b>✓</b></li><li><a href="https://thebookdecoder.com/2020/10/05/british-crime-classics-challenge-2021/" target="_blank">British Crime Classics Challenge</a> | Host: <i>The Book Decoder</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/10/calendar-of-crime-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Calendar of Crime Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ MY READER'S BLOCK</i>.<b>✓</b></li><li><a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2020/12/the-2021-childrens-books-reading.html" target="_blank">2021 Children's Book Reading Challenge - for Adults</a> | Host: <i>Belle's Library</i>. </li><li><a href="https://impressionsininkblog.wordpress.com/2020/12/10/chunkster-reading-challenge-2021/" target="_blank">Chunkster Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Impressions in Ink</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="http://carolsnotebook.com/2020/12/01/2021-cloak-and-dagger-reading-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">2021 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Carol @ Carol's Notebook</i>.<b>✓</b></li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/10/color-coded-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Color Coded Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ MY READER'S BLOCK</i>. </li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2020/10/creativity-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Creativity Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! </i></li><li><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/11/cruisin-thru-cozies-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">Cruisin' Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. <i> <br /></i></li><li>2021 <a href="https://monganmoments.com/2021-diversify-your-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">Diversify Your Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Kelly Mongan @ Mongan Moments</i>. </li><li><a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/2020/11/27/2021-diversity-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2021 Diversity Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Celebrity Readers</i>. <br /><i></i></li><li><a href="https://luktenavtrykksverte.blogspot.com/2020/11/announcing-2021-diversity-reading.html" target="_blank">2021 Diversity Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Lukten av trykksverte</i>. </li><li><a href="https://gamereadteach.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-dystopia-reading-challenge-sign-ups.html" target="_blank">2021 Dystopia Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Brittani @ Game, Read, Teach</i>. </li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2020/10/epistolary-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Epistolary Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2021-european-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2021 European Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Gilion Dumas @ Rose City Reader</i>.<b>✓</b> <br /></li><li><a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/2020/11/27/2021-finishing-the-series-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2021 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Celebrity Readers</i>.<b>✓</b> <br /></li><li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-georgian-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2021 Georgian Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky's Book Reviews</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2020/12/historical-fiction-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Marg @ The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader</i>.<b>✓</b> <br /></li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2020/10/humor-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Humor Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i>. </li><li><a href="https://dolcebellezza.net/2020/12/06/the-japanese-literature-challenge-14-coming-january-2021/" target="_blank">Japanese Literature Challenge 14</a> | Host: <i>Dolce Bellezza</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2020/10/memoir-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Memoir Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i>. </li><li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2020/10/mental-health-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Mental Health Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.girlxoxo.com/2021-monthly-book-award-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2021 Monthly Book Award Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://www.girlxoxo.com/2021-monthly-key-word-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2021 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://www.girlxoxo.com/2021-monthly-motif-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2021 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/10/mount-tbr-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Mount TBR Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ MY READER'S BLOCK</i>. </li><li><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-netgalley-and-edelweiss-reading.html" target="_blank">Netgalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.smilingshelves.com/home/the-2021-newbery-reading-challenge" target="_blank">2021 Newbery Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Julie @ Smiling Shelves</i>. </li><li><a href="https://unconventionalbookworms.com/2021-new-release-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">2021 New Release Challenge</a> | Hosts: <i>Linda & Brandee @ (Un) Conventional Bookworms</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://bookdout.wordpress.com/2021-nonfiction-reader-challenge/" target="_blank">2021 Nonfiction Reader Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Book'd Out</i>. </li><li><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-purrfect-reading-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">The Purrfect Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/10/read-it-again-sam-2021.html" target="_blank">Read It Again, Sam 2021</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ MY READER'S BLOCK</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.doyoudog-ear.com/2020/12/read-alphabet-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Read the Alphabet Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?</i> <br /></li><li><a href="https://introvertedreader.com/southern-literature-2021/" target="_blank">Southern Literature Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Introverted Reader</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="http://jemimapett.com/blog/2020/12/01/sign-up-spacetimereads-challenge-2021/" target="_blank">Space Time Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host:<i> Jemima @ Jemima Pett</i>. </li><li><a href="https://readeropolis.blogspot.com/2020/12/announcing-sweet-southern-reading.html" target="_blank">The Sweet Southern Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Readeropolis</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-victorian-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2021 Victorian Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky's Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2020/12/2021-victorian-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2021 Victorian Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Belle's Library</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/10/vintage-scattergories-vintage-mystery.html" target="_blank">Vintage Scattergories: Vintage Mystery Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ MY READER'S BLOCK</i>. </li><li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/10/virtual-mount-tbr-challenge-2021.html" target="_blank">Virtual Mount TBR Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ MY READER'S BLOCK</i>. </li><li><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/11/what-animal-reading-challenge-2021-sign.html" target="_blank">What An Animal Reading Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. </li><li><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2020/12/26/whats-in-a-name-2021-sign-up/" target="_blank">What's In a Name 2021</a> | Host: <i>Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook</i>.<b>✓</b></li><li><a href="https://samannelizabeth.wordpress.com/2020/12/31/announcing-the-2021-when-are-you-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">When Are You Reading? Challenge 2021</a> | Host: <i>Sam @ Taking On a World of Words</i>. </li><li><a href="https://www.juliecornewell.net/2020/12/announcing-2021-witchyyear-reading.html" target="_blank">2021 Witchy Year Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Julie @ Julie Cornewell</i>. <br /></li><li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2020/12/2021-world-war-ii-challenge.html" target="_blank">2021 World War II Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky's Book Reviews</i>.<b>✓</b></li></ol><div><div><p style="text-align: center;">..... </p><p style="text-align: center;">(Originally posted 10/25/2020)<br /></p></div></div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-90027984593359105232020-09-04T18:19:00.003-05:002020-10-20T10:53:59.371-05:00R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XV<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Dates:</b> September 1 thru October 31, 2020<br />
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No sign-ups or rules. Read as much or as little as you want, from any "dark" genre or subject.<br />
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Participants can join the discussions on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/perilreaders/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/perilreaders/" target="_blank">Twitter</a> (hash<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 18.81px;">tags: <a href="https://twitter.com/PerilReaders" target="_blank">@PerilReaders</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ripxv?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank">#ripxv</a>). </span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 18.81px;"><i><b>The Suicide House</b></i>. Charlie Donlea <br /></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 18.81px;"><b><i>Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage</i></b> (<i>Agatha Raisin #5</i>). M.C. Beaton</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 18.81px;"><i><b>Snow</b></i> (<i>St. John Strafford #1</i>). John Banville </span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 18.81px;"><b><i>The Talented Miss Farwell</i></b>. Emily Gray Tedrowe <br /></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 18.81px;">MY WATCH LIST, Part 1 (Movies):</span><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 18.81px;"><b>"The Haunting"</b> (1963) - The original version, directed by Robert Wise; starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Lois Maxwell, and Rosalie Crutchley. A classic and probably my favorite spooky movie -- I rewatch this one just about every October.</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 18.81px;"><b>"Island of Terror"</b> (1966) - Above-average creature feature, directed by Terence Fisher; starring Peter Cushing and Edward Judd. Very watchable.</span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.81px;"><u>Reading Possibilities:</u></span>
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<li><b style="font-style: italic;">Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage</b> (<i>Agatha Raisin #5</i>). M.C. Beaton</li>
<li><b style="font-style: italic;">Beyond the Ice Limit</b>. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
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<li><i><b>The Big Sleep</b></i> (<i>Philip Marlowe #1</i>). Raymond Chandler</li>
<li><i><b>Blue Labyrinth</b></i>. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child </li>
<li><i><b>The Book of Lost Things</b></i>. John Connolly </li>
<li><i><b>Cast, in Order of Disappearance</b></i> (<i>Charles Paris #1</i>). Simon Brett </li>
<li><i><b>The Colony</b></i>. F.G. Cottam </li>
<li><i><b>The Complete Wandering Ghosts</b></i> (Stories). Marion Crawford </li>
<li><i><b>Dark Entries</b></i> (Stories). Robert Aickman
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<li><i><b>The Dead of Winter</b></i>. Chris Priestley </li>
<li><i><b>Doll Bones</b></i>. Holly Black; illus. by Eliza Wheeler </li>
<li><i><b>Faceless Killers</b></i> (<i>Kurt Wallander #1</i>). Henning Mankell </li>
<li><i><b>Full Dark, No Stars </b></i>(Stories). Stephen King </li>
<li><i><b>Gallows View</b></i> (<i>Inspector Banks #1</i>). Peter Robinson </li>
<li><i><b>A Garden Lost in Time</b></i>. Jonathan Aycliffe </li>
<li><i><b>Haunted</b></i> (<i>David Ash #1</i>). James Herbert</li>
<li><i><b>The Haunted Hotel</b></i>. Wilkie Collins </li>
<li><i><b>Imaginary Friend</b></i>. Stephen Chbosky </li>
<li><i><b>The Laughing Policeman</b></i> (<i>Martin Beck Police Mystery #4</i>). Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö</li>
<li><i><b>Let the Devil Sleep</b></i> (<i>Dave Gurney #3</i>). John Verdon </li>
<li><i><b>The Long Call</b></i> (<i>Two Rivers #1</i>). Ann Cleeves </li>
<li><i><b>The Lost Village</b></i>. Camilla Sten </li>
<li><i><b>Lovecraft Unbound</b></i> (Stories). Ellen Datlow, ed. </li>
<li><i><b>The Man Who Died Laughing</b></i> (<i>Stewart Hoag Mysteries #1</i>). David Handler</li>
<li><i><b>The Man Who Lived By Night</b></i> (<i>Stewart Hoag Mysteries #2</i>). David Handler</li>
<li><i><b>The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald</b></i> (<i>Stewart Hoag Mysteries #3</i>). David Handler</li>
<li><i><b>The Midnight Side</b></i>. Natasha Mostert </li>
<li><i><b>A New Lease of Death</b></i> (<i>Inspector Wexford #2</i>). Ruth Rendell </li>
<li><i><b>Old Bones</b></i> (<i>Nora Kelly #1</i>). Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child </li>
<li><i><b>Origin</b></i>. Dan Brown </li>
<li><i><b>Plain Bad Heroines</b></i>. Emily M. Danforth </li>
<li><i><b>Pursuit</b></i>. Joyce Carol Oates </li>
<li><i><b>Roseanna</b></i> (<i>Martin Beck Police Mystery #1</i>). Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö</li>
<li><i><b>Shadow Ritual</b></i>. Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne </li>
<li><i><b>Snow</b></i>. John Banville </li>
<li><i><b>A Song of Shadows</b></i>. John Connolly </li>
<li><i><b>A Stitch in Time</b></i>. Penelope Lively </li>
<li><i><b>The Suicide House</b></i>. Charlie Donlea </li>
<li><i><b>The Talisman</b></i>. Jonathan Aycliffe </li>
<li><i><b>This House Is Haunted</b></i>. John Boyne </li>
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</span></div>JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-77501622716966982452020-01-28T01:00:00.000-06:002020-01-28T01:01:12.899-06:002020 Reading Challenge Announcements<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello again! Hard to believe we're already coming to the end of another year of reading (and other) challenges, isn't it? I'm not really ready to commit to any new ones just yet, but since the 2020 challenges are beginning to show up around the 'net, I'll be keeping track as usual. </div>
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So, to start with, <b>some general info</b>:</div>
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The challenges listed here are, for the most part (although it's not a strict rule), year-long challenges, open to everyone. I don't usually list read-a-thons, read-alongs, "personal" challenges, or challenges linked to special days or time periods (except for the annual RIP challenge in the fall). </div>
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Also please NOTE: This list is NOT meant to be a <i>complete</i> list of ALL the reading challenges available for 2020. It's mainly just challenges that seem attractive to me. And I'm not necessarily recommending any of these — just keeping track.<br />
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Two more things. In general I'm not a fan of the "check list" type of reading challenge with a bunch of set categories — so I'll list a few, but not every one of them. Also, I don't do a lot of social media hanging out, so if a challenge is being hosted primarily on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, etc., you probably won't find it on this list.<br />
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And now....<br />
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<b>The List</b></div>
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with links to announcement/signup posts/pages.)</div>
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For more comprehensive, up-to-date lists of 2020 Reading Challenges, you can check the <i><b><a href="http://novelchallenge.weebly.com/" target="_blank">A Novel Challenge</a></b></i> website or the <b><i><a href="http://readingchallengeaddict.blogspot.com/p/2020-reading-challenges-to-help-feed.html" target="_blank">Reading Challenge Addict website</a></i></b>.<br />
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Challenges in <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>red</b></span> are ones I've signed up for.<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2020-reading-challenges/2020-alphabet-soup-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2020 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://gingermomandcompany.com/2019/10/27/2020-atoz-challenge/" target="_blank">2020 A to Z Reading Challenge (3rd Annual)</a> | Hosts: <i>Ginger Mom & Company</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://bookloverbookreviews.com/reading-challenges/aussie-author-reading-challenge-2020" target="_blank">Aussie Author Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Booklover Book Reviews</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/2020/01/back-to-classics-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">Back to the Classics Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Karen K. @ Books and Chocolate</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.novelknight.com/btb2020/" target="_blank">Beat the Backlist 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Hosts: <i>Austine & Katie @ Novelknight</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.becausereading.com/2020-bookish-resolutions-challenge-time-to-sign-up-bookishres2020/" target="_blank">2020 Bookish Resolutions Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Michelle & Berls @ Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life</i>.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2019/11/book-jarbook-list-challenge-randomize.html" target="_blank">Book Jar/Book List Challenge - Randomize Your Reading 2020</a> | Host: <i>Michelle @ Gather Together and Read</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2019/12/2020-book-to-movie-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2020 Book to Movie Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Michelle @ Gather Together and Read</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://thebookdecoder.com/2019/11/16/british-crime-classics-challenge-2020/" target="_blank">British Crime Classics Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Rekha @ The Book Decoder</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2019/10/calendar-of-crime-2020.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Calendar of Crime Challenge 2020</span></a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li>
<li><a href="http://carolsnotebook.com/2019/11/18/2020-cloak-and-dagger-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">2020 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Carol @ Carol's Notebook</i>.</li>
<li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2019/10/color-coded-read-it-again-sam-reading.html" target="_blank">Color Coded Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://andiabcs.com/2019/11/27/sign-up-contemporary-romance-reading-challenge-2020/" target="_blank">2020 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Andi @ Andi's ABCs</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2019/11/24/2020-craving-for-cozies-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2020 Craving For Cozies Reading Challenge</a> | Host:<i> Escape with Dollycas Into a Good Book</i>. </li>
<li><a href="http://jannghi.blogspot.com/2019/10/creativity-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">Creativity Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @</i> <i>Whatever I Think Of!</i></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2019/11/cruisin-thru-cozies-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">Cruisin' Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://monganmoments.com/2020-diversify-your-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">Diversify Your Reading 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Kelly Mongan @ Mongan Moments</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://hopefaithbooks.blogspot.com/2019/12/2020-dystopia-reading-challenge-sign-up.html" target="_blank">2020 Dystopia Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Brittani @ Hope, Faith & Books</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2019/10/epistolary-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">Epistolary Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @</i> <i>Whatever I Think Of!</i> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2020-european-reading-challeng.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">2020 European Reading Challenge</span></a> | Host: <i>Gilion @ Rose City Reader</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/2019/11/15/2020-finishing-the-series-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">2020 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Celebrity Readers</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://astoldbytina.net/2019/11/for-the-love-of-ebooks-2020-reading-challenge-sign-up.html" target="_blank">For the Love of Ebooks 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Tina @ As Told By Tina</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2019/12/2020-georgian-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2020 Georgian Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://adancewithbooks.wordpress.com/2019/11/30/go-big-or-go-home-2020-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">Go Big or Go Home - 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Annemieke @ A Dance With Books</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.passagestothepast.com/2019/12/2020-historical-fiction-reading.html" target="_blank">2020 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Amy @ Passages to the Past</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://hibernatorslibrary.com/2019/11/15/history-nonfiction-reading-challenge-2020/" target="_blank">History Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Hibernator's Library</i>. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.damaen.net/2019/12/horror-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">Horror Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>damaen @ damaen.net. </i></li>
<li><a href="http://jannghi.blogspot.com/2019/10/humor-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">Humor Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i></li>
<li><a href="https://astoldbytina.net/2019/11/kindle-unlimited-2020-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">Kindle Unlimited 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Tina @ As Told By Tina</i>.</li>
<li><a href="https://astoldbytina.net/2019/11/letsreadindie-2020-reading-challenge-sign-up.html" target="_blank">#LetsReadIndie 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Tina @ As Told By Tina</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://booksofmyheart.net/2019/11/22/library-love-2020-sign-up/" target="_blank">2020 Library Love Challenge</a> | Hosts: <i>Books of My Heart </i>&<i> Angel's Guilty Pleasures</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2019/11/24/2020-literary-escapes-challenge/" target="_blank">2020 Literary Escapes Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book</i>. </li>
<li><a href="http://jannghi.blogspot.com/2019/10/memoir-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">Memoir Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of!</i></li>
<li><a href="http://jannghi.blogspot.com/2019/10/mental-health-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">Mental Health Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! </i></li>
<li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2019/12/2020-middle-grade-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2020 Middle Grade Reading Challenge</a> | Host:<i> Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. </i></li>
<li><a href="https://www.girlxoxo.com/monthly-book-award-reading-challenge-2020/" target="_blank">Monthly Book Award Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Hosts: <i>Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.girlxoxo.com/monthly-key-word-reading-challenge-2020/" target="_blank">Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Hosts: <i>Kim & Tanya @ GirlXOXO</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.girlxoxo.com/monthly-motif-reading-challenge-2020/" target="_blank">Monthly Motif Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Kimberly Lynne @</i> <i>GirlXOXO</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2019/10/mount-tbr-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2020</span></a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://readingbetweenthepagesblog.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/netgalley-and-edelweiss-reading-challenge-2020-sign-up-ngew2020/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2020</span></a> | Host: <i>Tina @ Reading Between the Pages</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.smilingshelves.com/home/introducing-the-2020-newbery-reading-challenge" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">2020 Newbery Reading Challenge</span></a> | Host: <i>Julie @ Smiling Shelves</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://unconventionalbookworms.com/2020-new-release-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">2020 New Release Challenge</a> | Host: <i>(un)Conventional Bookworms</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://bookdout.wordpress.com/2019/12/23/2020-nonfiction-reader-challenge/" target="_blank">2020 Nonfiction Reader Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://bookcheshirecat.wordpress.com/2019/12/19/out-of-your-comfort-zone-2020-reading-challenge-announcement-%f0%9f%92%97/" target="_blank">Out of Your Comfort Zone 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Caro @ BookCheshireCat</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.juliecornewell.net/2020/01/2020-paranormal-reading-challenge-info.html" target="_blank">2020 Paranormal Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Julie Cornewell @ juliecornewell.net</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2019/12/2020-picture-book-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2020 Picture Book Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/reading-challenge-2020-46857621" target="_blank">2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Popsugar.com</i>. (If you're interested in this, here's the <a href="https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/docs/PS19_2020_ReadingChallenge_Printable%20%281%29.pdf" target="_blank">Printable List of Categories</a>.)</li>
<li><a href="https://astoldbytina.net/2019/11/print-only-2020-reading-challenge-sign-up.html" target="_blank">Print Only 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Tina @ As Told By Tina</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-purrfect-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">The Purrfect Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.becausereading.com/2020-reading-assignment-challenge-sign-up-now/" target="_blank">2020 Reading Assignment Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Michelle @ Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2019/10/color-coded-read-it-again-sam-reading.html" target="_blank">Read It Again Sam 2020 Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.cornerfolds.com/2019/12/2020-retellings-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2020 Retellings Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Tracy @ Cornerfolds</i>. </li>
<li><a href="http://delightedreader.com/2020-review-writing-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">2020 Review Writing Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Shari @ Delighted Reader</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://rickmillsproject.com/reading_challenges/six_shooter/2020/index.html" target="_blank">2020 Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Rick @ Rick Mills Project</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://hibernatorslibrary.com/2019/11/12/social-justice-nonfiction-challenge/" target="_blank">Social Justice Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Hibernator's Library</i>. </li>
<li><a href="http://jemimapett.com/blog/2019/11/27/spacetime-reading-challenge-2020-sign-up-now/" target="_blank">Spacetime Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Jemima Pett</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://readeropolis.blogspot.com/2020/01/announcing-sweet-southern-reading.html" target="_blank">Sweet Southern Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Readeropolis</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2019/12/2020-victorian-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2020 Victorian Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2019/10/vintage-mystery-extravaganza-reading.html" target="_blank">Vintage Mystery Extravaganza: Reading Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li>
<li><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2019/10/virtual-mount-tbr-2020.html" target="_blank">Virtual Mount TBR 2020</a> | Host: <i>Bev @ My Reader's Block</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2019/11/2020-what-animal-reading-challenge-sign.html" target="_blank">2020 What An Animal Reading Challenge</a> | Host: <i>Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews</i>.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2019/12/01/whats-in-a-name-2020-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">What's in a Name 2020 Challenge</span></a> | Host: <i>Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook</i>. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://samannelizabeth.wordpress.com/2019/12/31/presenting-the-when-are-you-reading-challenge-2020/" target="_blank">When Are You Reading? Challenge 2020</a> | Host: <i>Sam @ Taking on a World of Words</i>. </li>
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<a href="http://www.smilingshelves.com/home/introducing-the-2020-newbery-reading-challenge" target="_blank">Newbery Reading Challenge 2020: Rules and Sign-ups</a></div>
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<b>Dates:</b> January 1 - December 31, 2020<br />
<b>Hosted by:</b> <a href="http://www.smilingshelves.com/" target="_blank">Julie @ Smiling Shelves</a><br />
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<b>Guidelines:</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Choose books from among Newbery Award winners and Honor Books; Caldecott Medal winners and Honor books.</li>
<li>Rereads count.</li>
<li>Audiobooks and e-books count.</li>
<li>All books must be read between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. Books begun before January 1 don’t count. </li>
<li>Books can overlap with other challenges.</li>
<li>Reviews are encouraged, but not necessary.</li>
<li>Choose your point level. You can always aim for a higher point level, but you can't move to a lower one.
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</ul>
<b>Each book you read is worth points:</b><br />
<ul>
<li>3 points for a Newbery Medal Winner</li>
<li>2 points for a Newbery Honor Book</li>
<li>1 point for a Caldecott Medal Winner or Honor Book</li>
</ul>
<b>Choose a level to aim for.</b> "<i>You can get to this level with any combination of points you want. You can read all Newbery Medal winners. You can throw in a few Honor Books. If you want, you can even read 75 Caldecott Medal winners! How you get to your point level is totally up to you.</i>"<br />
<ol>
<li><b>L'Engle:</b> 15 - 29 points</li>
<li><b>Spinelli:</b> 30 - 44 points</li>
<li><b>Avi:</b> 45 - 59 points</li>
<li><b>Lowry:</b> 60 - 74 points</li>
<li><b>Konigsburg:</b> 75+ points</li>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">✷ I'm signing up at the first level (<i>L'Engle</i> = 15-29 points)</span><br />
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<b>• <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal" target="_blank">List of Newbery Medal and Honor books.</a></b><br />
<b>• <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal" target="_blank">List of Caldecott Medal and Honor books.</a></b><br />
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• See my original blog post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2020/01/2020-newbery-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
• See the challenge announcement/sign-up page <b><a href="http://www.smilingshelves.com/home/introducing-the-2020-newbery-reading-challenge" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b>MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to any reviews):</b></span><br />
<ol>
<li><i><b>Ramona and Her Father</b></i> (<i>Ramona Quimby #4</i>). Beverly Cleary (1977; 1978 Honor = 2 points)</li>
<li><i><b>Little Red Riding Hood</b></i>. Retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (1983; 1984 Caldecott Honor = 1 point) </li>
<li><b><i>Dear Mr. Henshaw</i></b>. Beverly Cleary; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky (1983; 1984 Newbery Medal = 3 points)</li><li><b><i>Sarah, Plain and Tall</i></b>. Patricia MacLachlan (1985; 1986 Newbery Medal = 3 points)<br /></li>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">POSSIBLE CHOICES: Newbery Winners (3 points each)</span><br />
<ul>
<li><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Bronze Bow</i>. Elizabeth George Speare (1961; 1962 Medal) </li>
<li><i style="font-weight: bold;">Caddie Woodlawn</i>. Carol Ryrie Brink (1935; 1936 Medal)</li>
<li><b><i>Dead End in Norvelt</i></b>. Jack Gantos (2011; 2012 Medal)</li>
<li><b><i>The Door in the Wall</i></b>. Marguerite De Angeli (1949; 1950 Medal)</li>
<li><b><i>Ginger Pye</i></b>. Eleanor Estes (1951; 1952 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>The Giver</b></i>. Lois Lowry (1993; 1994 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village</i></b>. Laura Amy Schlitz (2007; 2008 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>The Graveyard Book</b></i>. Neil Gaiman (2008; 2009 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>The Higher Power of Lucky</i></b>. Susan Patron (2006; 2007 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>Hitty, Her First Hundred Years</i></b>. Rachel Field; illus. by Dorothy Lathrop (1929; 1930 Medal) <b><i></i></b></li>
<li><i><b>It's Like This, Cat</b></i>. Emily Cheney Neville (1963; 1964 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>Miracles on Maple Hill</i></b>. Virginia Sorensen (1956; 1957 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>Miss Hickory</i></b>. Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1946; 1947 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>Rabbit Hill</b></i>. Robert Lawson (1944; 1945 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>Roller Skates</i></b>. Ruth Sawyer (1936; 1937 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>Secret of the Andes</b></i>. Ann Nolan Clark (1952; 1953 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>Strawberry Girl</i></b>. Lois Lenski (1945; 1946 Medal)<b><i> </i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Thimble Summer</i></b>. Elizabeth Enright (1938; 1939 Medal)<b><i> </i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Trumpeter of Krakow</i></b>. Eric P. Kelly (1928; 1929 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>The Twenty-One Balloons</b></i>. William Pène du Bois (1947; 1948 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>Up a Road Slowly</b></i>. Irene Hunt (1966; 1967 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>The View from Saturday</i></b>. E.L. Konigsburg (1996; 1997 Medal)<b><i> </i></b></li>
<li><i><b>A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers</b></i>. Nancy Willard; illus. by Alice & Martin Provensen (1981; 1982 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>The Westing Game</i></b>. Ellen Raskin (1978; 1979 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>The Wheel on the School</i></b>. Meindert De Jong (1954; 1955 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>The Witch of Blackbird Pond</i></b>. Elizabeth George Speare (1958; 1959 Medal)</li>
<li><i><b>A Wrinkle in Time</b></i>. Madeleine L'Engle (1962; 1963 Medal) [re-read?] </li>
<li><i><b>A Year Down Yonder</b></i>. Richard Peck (2000; 2001 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze</i></b>. Elizabeth Lewis (1933 Medal)</li>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">POSSIBLE CHOICES: Newbery Honor Books (2 points each)</span><br />
<ul>
<li><i style="font-weight: bold;">The ABC Bunny</i>. Wanda Gág (1933; 1934 Honor)</li>
<li><b><i>Afternoon of the Elves</i></b>. Janet Taylor Lisle (1989; 1990 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>The Animal Family</b></i>. Randall Jarrell (1965; 1966 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>The Bears on Hemlock Mountain</b></i>. Alice Dalgliesh (1952; 1953 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Because of Winn-Dixie</b></i>. Kate DiCamillo (2000; 2001 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Belling the Tiger</b></i>. Mary Stolz (1961; 1962 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>Black Fox of Lorne</i></b>. Marguerite De Angeli (1956; 1957 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Blue Willow</b></i>. Doris Gates (1940; 1941 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>By the Shores of Silver Lake</i></b> (<i>Little House #5</i>). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1939; 1940 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>The Cricket in Times Square</i></b>. George Selden (1960; 1961 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Doll Bones</b></i>. Holly Black (2013; 2014 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Downright Dencey</b></i>. Caroline Dale Snedeker (1927; 1928 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Ella Enchanted</b></i>. Gail Carson Levine (1997; 1998 Honor)</li>
<li><i><b>The Fearsome Inn</b></i>. Isaac Bashevis Singer; illus. by Nonny Hogrogian (1967; 1968 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>Feathers</i></b>. Jacqueline Woodson (2007; 2008 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Floating Island</b></i>. Anne Parrish (1930; 1931 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>The Gammage Cup</b></i>. Carol Kendall (1959; 1960 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>The Golden Name Day</i></b>. Jennie Lindquist (1955; 1956 Honor)</li>
<li><b><i>Gone-Away Lake</i></b>. Elizabeth Enright (1957; 1958 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>The Great Wheel</b></i>. Robert Lawson (1957; 1958 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>The Headless Cupid</i></b>. Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1971; 1972 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Jane's Island</b></i>. Marjorie Hill Allee (1931; 1932 Honor) </li>
<li><i style="font-weight: bold;">Little Town on the Prairie </i>(<i>Little House #7</i>). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1941; 1942 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>A Long Way from Chicago</b></i>. Richard Peck (1998; 1999 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>The Long Winter</i></b> (<i>Little House #6</i>). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1940; 1941 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Mice Twice</b></i>. Joseph Low (1980; 1981 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Misty of Chincoteague</b></i>. Marguerite Henry (1947; 1948 Honor)</li>
<li><b><i>The Moorchild</i></b>. Eloise McGraw (1996; 1997 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Mr. Popper's Penguins</b></i>. Florence & Richard Atwater (1938; 1939 Honor) [re-read] </li>
<li><i><b>Olive's Ocean</b></i>. Kevin Henkes (2001; 2004 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>On the Banks of Plum Creek</b></i> (<i>Little House #4</i>). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1937; 1938 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>Penny from Heaven</i></b>. Jennifer L. Holm (2006; 2007 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot, the Shoe-King's Son</b></i>. Catherine Besterman (1947; 1948 Honor) </li>
<li><strike><b><i>Ramona and Her Father</i></b> (<i>Ramona #4</i>). Beverly Cleary (1977; 1978 Honor)</strike> </li>
<li><i><b>Rascal</b></i>. Sterling North (1963; 1964 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>The Silver Pencil</b></i>. Alice Dalgliesh (1944; 1945 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>Splendors and Glooms</i></b>. Laura Amy Schlitz (2012; 2013 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>A String in the Harp</b></i>. Nancy Bond (1976; 1977 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>Surviving the Applewhites</i></b>. Stephanie S. Tolan (2002; 2003 Honor)</li>
<li><b><i>These Happy Golden Years</i></b> (<i>Little House #8</i>). Laura Ingalls Wilder (1943; 1944 Honor)</li>
<li><b><i>Three Times Lucky</i></b> (<i>Mo & Dale Mysteries #1</i>). Sheila Turnage (2012; 2013 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Whittington</b></i>. Alan Armstrong; illus. by S.D. Schindler (2005; 2006 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>The Windy Hill</i></b>. Cornelia Meigs (1921; 1922 Honor) </li>
<li><b><i>The Witches of Worm</i></b>. Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1972; 1973 Honor)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">POSSIBLE CHOICES: Caldecott Winners (1 point each)</span><br />
<ul>
<li><b style="font-style: italic;">The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend</b>. Dan Santat (2914; 2015 Medal) </li>
<li><b style="font-style: italic;">Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper</b>. Marcia Brown (1954; 1955 Medal)</li>
<li><b style="font-style: italic;">The Egg Tree</b>. Katherine Milhous (1950; 1951 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship</b></i>. Arthur Ransome; illus. by Uri Shulevitz (1968; 1969 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>The Funny Little Woman</i></b>. Arlene Mosel; illus. by Blair Lent (1972; 1973 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>Hello Lighthouse</b></i>. Sophie Blackall (2018; 2019 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>Hey, Al</b></i>. Richard Egielski (illus.); text by Arthur Yorinks (1986; 1987 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>The Invention of Hugo Cabret</i></b>. Brian Selznick (2007; 2008 Medal) </li>
<li><i><b>Jumanji</b></i>. Chris Van Allsburg (1981; 1982 Medal) </li>
<li><b><i>Many Moons</i></b>. James Thurber; illus. by Louis Slobodkin (1943; 1944 Medal)</li>
<li><b><i>Owl Moon</i></b>. Jane Yolen; illus. by John Schoenherr (1987; 1988 Medal)</li>
<li><b><i>Sylvester and the Magic Pebble</i></b>. William Steig (1969; 1970 Medal)</li>
<li><i><b>This is Not My Hat</b></i>. Jon Klassen (2012; 2013 Medal) </li>
</ul>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">POSSIBLE CHOICES: Caldecott Honor Books (1 point each)</span><br />
<ul>
<li><i><b>Blueberries for Sal</b></i>. Robert McCloskey (1949) </li>
<li><i><b>Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction</b></i>. David Macaulay (1973; 1974 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Extra Yarn</b></i>. Mac Barnett; illus. by Jon Klassen (2012; 2013 Honor)</li>
<li><i><b>Flora and the Flamingo</b></i>. Molly Idle (2013; 2014 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Hansel and Gretel</b></i>. Rika Lesser; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky (1984; 1985 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>In the Night Kitchen</b></i>. Maurice Sendak (1971) </li>
<li><i><b>King Bidgood's in the Bathtub</b></i>. Audrey Wood; illus. by Don Wood (1985; 1986 Honor) </li>
<li><strike><i><b>Little Red Riding Hood</b></i>. Trina Schart Hyman (1983; 1984 Honor)</strike> </li>
<li><i><b>The Most Wonderful Doll in the World</b></i>. Phyllis McGinley; illus. by Helen Stone (1950; 1951 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale</b></i>. John Steptoe (1986; 1988 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Nana in the City</b></i>. Lauren Castillo (2014; 2015 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>On Market Street</b></i>. Arnold Lobel; illus. by Anita Lobel (1981; 1982 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Outside Over There</b></i>. Maurice Sendak (1981; 1982 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>The Relatives Came</b></i>. Cynthia Rylant; illus. by Stephen Gammell (1985; 1986 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Rumpelstiltskin</b></i>. Paul O. Zelinsky (1986; 1987 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Sam and Dave Dig a Hole</b></i>. Mac Barnett; illus. by Jon Klassen (2014; 2015 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs</b></i>. Randall Jarrell; illus. by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (1972; 1973 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>Strega Nona</b></i>. Tomi dePaola (1975; 1976 Honor) </li>
<li><i><b>The Treasure</b></i>. Uri Shulevitz (1978; 1980 Honor) </li>
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<br />JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-898802522688798042019-12-25T21:33:00.002-06:002020-10-18T10:59:21.552-05:00What's in a Name 2020 Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Hosted by:</b> <a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook</a><br />
<b>Dates:</b> <i>January 1 - December 31, 2020</i><br />
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Guidelines (from announcement post):</b><br />
<ul>
<li>The challenge runs from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. You can sign up any time, but only count books that you read between those dates.</li>
<li>Read a book in any format (hard copy, ebook, audio) with a title that fits into each category.</li>
<li>Don’t use the same book for more than one category.</li>
<li>Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed, it’s encouraged!</li>
<li>You can choose your books as you go or make a list ahead of time.</li>
</ul>
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Categories for 2020:</b><br />
<ol>
<li><b>An ampersand – &</b> (ex. <i>Blanca & Roja</i>, <i>Rot & Ruin</i>)</li>
<li><b>An antonym</b> (ex. <i>Big Little Lies</i>, <i>Wicked Saints</i>)</li>
<li><b>4 letters or less</b> (ex. <i>Feed</i>, <i>Vox</i>)</li>
<li><b>A given/first name</b> (ex. <i>Tess of the Road</i>, <i>Flowers for Algernon</i>)</li>
<li><b>Reference to children</b> (ex. <i>Baby Proof</i>, <i>Children of Blood and Bone</i>)</li>
<li><b>One of the 4 natural elements – water, air, fire, earth</b> (ex. <i>The River at Night</i>, <i>The Name of the Wind</i>)</li>
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● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2019/12/whats-in-name-2020-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post <b><a href="https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2019/12/01/whats-in-a-name-2020-challenge-sign-up/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books read, with links to reviews):</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Category 1: <i><b>Gin & Daggers</b></i> (<i>Murder, She Wrote #1</i>). "Jessica Fletcher" and Donald Bain</li>
<li>Category 2:</li>
<li>Category 3: <i><b>Snow</b></i> (<i>St. John Strafford #1</i>). John Banville </li>
<li>Category 4: <i><b>Ramona and Her Father</b></i> (<i>Ramona Quimby #4</i>). Beverly Cleary</li>
<li>Category 5:</li>
<li>Category 6: <i><b>The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip</b></i> (<i>Happy Hollisters #2</i>). Jerry West </li>
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">POSSIBILITIES:</b><br />
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● <u>Category 1 (ampersand):</u><br />
<u><br /></u>
<i><b>Arthur & George</b></i>. Julian Barnes<br />
<i><b>Bellman & Black</b></i>. Diane Setterfield<br />
<i><b>Daisy Jones & The Six</b></i>. Taylor Jenkins Reid<br />
<i><b>The Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Book</b></i>. Arlene Croce<br />
<i><b>Gin & Daggers</b></i> (<i>Murder, She Wrote #1</i>). "Jessica Fletcher" and Donald Bain<br />
<i><b>The Waters & The Wild</b></i>. DeSales Harrison<br />
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● <u>Category 2 (antonym):</u><br />
<u><br /></u>
<i><b>The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft</b></i>. Claire Tomalin<br />
<i><b>Night and Day</b></i>. Virginia Woolf<br />
<i><b>Old New York (Four Novellas)</b></i>. Edith Wharton<br />
<i><b>Short Letter, Long Farewell</b></i>. Peter Handke<br />
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● <u>Category 3 (four letters or less):</u><br />
<u><br /></u>
<i><b>Ax</b></i> (<i>87th Precinct #18</i>). Ed McBain<br />
<i><b>Dust</b></i> (<i>Richard Jury #21</i>). Martha Grimes<br />
<b><i>Hoot</i></b>. Carl Hiaasen<br />
<b><i>Ubik</i></b>. Philip K. Dick<br />
<i><b>Utz</b></i>. Bruce Chatwin<br />
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● <u>Category 4 (given/first name):</u><br />
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<i><b>Caddie Woodlawn</b></i>. Carol Ryrie Brink<br />
<i><b>Hitty, Her First Hundred Years</b></i>. Rachel Field<br />
<i><b>Jane Eyre</b></i>. Charlotte Brontë<br />
<i><b>Queen Lucia</b></i>. E.F. Benson<br />
<i><b>Ramona and Her Father</b></i> (<i>Ramona Quimby #4</i>). Beverly Cleary<br />
<i><b>The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn</b></i> (<i>Inspector Morse #3</i>). Colin Dexter<br />
<i><b>What Maisie Knew</b></i>. Henry James<br />
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● <u>Category 5 (reference to children):</u><br />
<u><br /></u>
<i><b>The Children</b></i>. Edith Wharton<br />
<i><b>The Children’s Book</b></i>. A.S. Byatt<br />
<i><b>The Children of Green Knowe</b></i>. Lucy M. Boston<br />
<i><b>Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</b></i>. Ransom Riggs<br />
<i><b>Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?</b></i> Henry Farrell<br />
<i><b>Wise Children</b></i>. Angela Carter<br />
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● <u>Category 6 (one of the four elements):</u><br />
<u><br /></u>
<i><b>The Book of Air and Shadows</b></i>. Michael Gruber<br />
<i><b>Loon Lake</b></i>. E.L. Doctorow<br />
<i><b>The Night Ocean</b></i>. Paul La Farge<br />
<i><b>The Ocean at the End of the Lane</b></i>. Neil Gaiman<br />
<i><b>On the Banks of Plum Creek</b></i> (<i>Little House #4</i>). Laura Ingalls Wilder<br />
<i><b>The Sea</b></i>. John Banville<br />
<i><b>The Sea of Grass</b></i>. Conrad Richter<br />
<i><b>The Sea, the Sea</b></i>. Iris Murdoch<br />
<i><b>Seaview House</b></i>. Elizabeth Fair<br />
<i><b>Wide Sargasso Sea</b></i>. Jean Rhys<br />
<i><b>The Wind in the Willows</b></i>. Kenneth Grahame<br />
<i><b>Wolf Lake</b></i> (<i>Dave Gurney #5</i>). John Verdon<br />
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<br />JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-74144119651548834612019-12-20T17:22:00.005-06:002020-12-05T17:12:27.018-06:002020 European Reading Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</p><p style="text-align: center;">**Challenge Complete. See my wrap-up post <a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2020/12/2020-european-reading-challenge-wrap-up.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.**</p><p><br />
<b>Hosted by:</b> <i><a href="http://www.rosecityreader.com/" target="_blank">Gilion @ Rose City Reader</a></i><br />
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<b>Dates:</b> January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021</div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Guidelines (quoted from the announcement page):</span></b><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i>The idea is to read books by European authors or books set in European countries (no matter where the author comes from). The books can be anything – novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, or any other genre. You can participate at different levels, but <b>each book must be by a different author and set in a different country</b> – it's supposed to be a tour. </i></blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Books should be read between January 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021. If you participated in the 2019 European Reading Challenge, you can only count books read in January 2020 for one year <i>–</i> either the end of the 2019 challenge or the start of the 2020 challenge <i>–</i> you don't get to count one book for both challenges. </li>
<li>You do not have to commit to your choices now; and you can change your mind about books at any time. </li>
<li>Overlap with other challenges is allowed <i>–</i> and encouraged! </li>
<li>Re-reads count. </li>
<li>Audiobooks count. </li>
<li>E-books count. </li>
<li>Self-published books count. </li>
<li>There will be a page for linking your reviews. Reviews are not necessary, unless you are going for the Jet Setter Prize, in which case only books reviewed count. </li>
<li>If you do not have a blog, put your reviews or reports in a comment on the review list page. </li>
<li>There will be a page for posting links to wrap-up posts. </li>
</ul>
<b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Levels of participation:</span></b><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<ol>
<li><b>Five Star</b> (<i>Deluxe Entourage</i>): Read at least five books by different European authors or books set in different European countries.</li>
<li><b>Four Star</b> (<i>Honeymooner</i>): Read four qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>Three Star</b> (<i>Business Traveler</i>): Read three qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>Two Star</b> (<i>Adventurer</i>): Read two qualifying books.</li>
<li><b>One Star</b> (<i>Pensione Weekender</i>): Read just one qualifying book.</li>
</ol>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">List of Countries:</span></b></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), and Vatican City.</blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">✹ I'm signing up for the Three Star ("<i>Business Traveler</i>") level.</span><br />
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● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2019/12/2020-european-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />● See my challenge wrap-up post <a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2020/12/2020-european-reading-challenge-wrap-up.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. <br />
● See the challenge announcement page <a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2020-european-reading-challeng.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />
● See the review page <a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/2020/01/2020-european-reading-challenge-review.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. <br />
● See the page for challenge wrap-ups <a href="https://www.rosecityreader.com/2020/01/2020-european-reading-challenge-wrap-up.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. <br />
<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">MY READING LIST (books I've read):</span><br />
</p><blockquote class="tr_bq">
1. <i><b>The Circus: A Novel</b></i>. Jonas Karlsson (<i>set in Stockholm, Sweden</i>)<br />
2. <i><b>Murder She Wrote: Gin & Daggers</b></i> (<i>Murder, She Wrote #1</i>). "Jessica Fletcher" and Donald Bain (<i>set in UK, mostly London</i>)<br />
3. <i><b>Snow</b></i> (<i>St. John Strafford #1</i>). John Banville (<i>set in Ireland</i>) </blockquote>
......JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773057748978392670.post-23251452452552854442019-12-18T17:26:00.003-06:002020-12-21T10:46:49.219-06:00Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Dates:</b> January 1 - December 31, 2020<br />
<b>Host:</b> Bev @ <a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Reader's Block</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b>Guidelines</b></span><br />
<ul>
<li>You may sign up at any time — no matter when you see this challenge. All qualifying books read after January 1st count.</li>
<li>Choose a level of participation. Once you choose, you're locked in for at least that many books. You can increase your level; all books counted for lower levels carry over towards the new level.</li>
<li>Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2020. No library books. (The ONLY exception to the library rule: If you own the book in any form and have a reason to check out a version from the library instead, then you may count it.)</li>
<li>Books can be counted for other challenges.</li>
<li>Reviews aren't required, and a blog isn't necessary.</li>
<li>Any reread may count, regardless of how long you've owned it, provided you have not counted it for a previous Mount TBR Challenge.</li>
<li>Audiobooks and E-books may count provided they are yours prior to January 1.</li>
<li>You may count any "currently reading" book that you begin prior to January 1– provided that you had 50% or more of the book left to finish in 2020.</li>
<li>"Did Not Finish" books can be counted, under some circumstances (see challenge announcement page for details).</li>
<li>You can submit a list in advance, or add your books as you read them.</li>
<li>There will be a year-end check-in.</li>
<li>There will be a GoodReads group for the challenge.</li>
<li>There will be a challenge headquarters page which will offer links to monthly review pages, and the final wrap-up.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b>Challenge Levels:</b></span><br />
<ol>
<li><i>Pike's Peak</i>: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s</li>
<li><i>Mount Blanc</i>: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s</li>
<li><i>Mt. Vancouver</i>: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s</li>
<li><i>Mt. Ararat</i>: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s</li>
<li><i>Mt. Kilimanjaro</i>: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s</li>
<li><i>El Toro</i>: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s</li>
<li><i>Mt. Everest</i>: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s</li>
<li><i>Mount Olympus (Mars)</i>: Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s</li>
</ol>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">✸ I'm signing up at the first level (<i>Pike's Peak</i>), so I'll be trying for at least 12 books from my TBR pile.</span><br />
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● See my original post about the challenge <b><a href="https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2019/12/mount-tbr-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the challenge announcement page <b><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2019/10/mount-tbr-reading-challenge-2020.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the challenge headquarters page <b><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/01/2020-mount-tbr-climbing-headquarters.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the list of challenge participants <b><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2019/12/mount-tbr-2020-climbing-crew.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the GoodReads Group <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1024957-mount-tbr-2020" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
● See the year-end check-in page <b>HERE</b>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b>MY READING LIST</b> (Books I've read, with links to reviews):</span><br />
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1. <i><b>In the Last Analysis</b></i> (<i>Kate Fansler Mysteries #1</i>). Amanda Cross<br />
2. <i><b>And Be a Villain</b></i> (<i>Nero Wolfe #13</i>). Rex Stout<br />
3. <i><b>Bitter End</b></i> (<i>The First Nero Wolfe Novella</i>). Rex Stout<br />
4. <b><i>Still Life</i></b> (<i>Inspector Armand Gamache #1</i>). Louise Penny<br />
5. <b><i>Kill Your Darlings</i></b> (<i>Mallory #3</i>). Max Allan Collins <br />
6. <b><i>The Murder at the Vicarage</i></b> (<i>Miss Marple #1</i>). Agatha Christie<br />
7. <b><i>An Artist of the Floating World</i></b>. Kazuo Ishiguro <br />
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">POSSIBLE READS:</b><br />
Here are just <i>some</i> of the books I'd like to read in 2020 (many of these have been on the shelves for a LONG time):<br />
<ul>
<li><i><b>Afternoon Men</b></i>. Anthony Powell </li>
<li><i><b>American Eve</b></i>. Paula Uruburu </li>
<li><i><b>The Art of Mending</b></i>. Elizabeth Berg </li>
<li><i><b>The Bell</b></i>. Iris Murdoch </li>
<li><i><b>The Bell Jar</b></i>. Sylvia Plath </li>
<li><i><b>The Berlin Stories</b></i>. Christopher Isherwood </li>
<li><i><b>The Black Prince</b></i>. Iris Murdoch </li>
<li><i><b>Black Sun</b></i>. Geoffrey Wolff </li>
<li><i><b>The Book of the Dead</b></i>. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child </li>
<li><i><b>Busman's Honeymoon</b></i>. Dorothy L. Sayers </li>
<li><i><b>The Cabinet of Curiosities</b></i>. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child </li>
<li><i><b>Cast, In Order of Disappearance</b></i> (Charles Paris #1). Simon Brett </li>
<li><i><b>The Children's Book</b></i>. A.S. Byatt </li>
<li><i><b>Cutwork</b></i> (<i>Needlecraft Mysteries #7</i>). Monica Ferris </li>
<li><i><b>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</b></i> Philip K. Dick </li>
<li><i><b>The Enchanted April</b></i>. Elizabeth von Arnim </li>
<li><i><b>The Europeans</b></i>. Henry James </li>
<li><i><b>Family Album</b></i>. Penelope Lively </li>
<li><i><b>The Fencing Master</b></i>. Arturo Pérez-Reverte </li>
<li><i><b>Five Red Herrings</b></i>. Dorothy L. Sayers </li>
<li><i><b>Flaubert's Parrot</b></i>. Julian Barnes </li>
<li><i><b>Foundation</b></i>. Isaac Asimov </li>
<li><i><b>Framed in Lace</b></i> (<i>Needlecraft Mysteries #2</i>). Monica Ferris </li>
<li><i><b>The Ghost Writer</b></i>. Philip Roth </li>
<li><i><b>The Glass Room</b></i>. Simon Mawer </li>
<li><i><b>Hanging By a Thread</b></i> (<i>Needlecraft Mysteries #6</i>). Monica Ferris</li>
<li><i><b>The Haunted Bookshop</b></i>. Christopher Morley </li>
<li><i><b>High Rising</b></i> (<i>Barsetshire #1</i>). Angela Thirkell </li>
<li><i><b>How It All Began</b></i>. Penelope Lively </li>
<li><i><b>Identity</b></i>. Milan Kundera </li>
<li><i><b>Invitation to the Waltz</b></i>. Rosamond Lehmann </li>
<li><i><b>Istanbul Passage</b></i>. Joseph Kanon </li>
<li><i><b>Jane Eyre</b></i>. Charlotte Bronte </li>
<li><i><b>July and August</b></i>. Nancy Clark </li>
<li><i><b>Jumping the Queue</b></i>. Mary Wesley </li>
<li><i><b>The Lake House</b></i>. Kate Morton </li>
<li><i><b>Let the Devil Sleep</b></i> (<i>Dave Gurney #3</i>). John Verdon </li>
<li><i><b>Los Alamos</b></i>. Joseph Kanon </li>
<li><i><b>Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House</b></i>. Eric Hodgins </li>
<li><i><b>Mrs. Malory and a Death in the Family</b></i>. Hazel Holt</li>
<li><i><b>Mrs. Malory and a Necessary End</b></i>. Hazel Holt</li>
<li><i><b>The Moonstone</b></i>. Wilkie Collins </li>
<li><i><b>Murder At the Vicarage</b></i> (<i>Miss Marple #1</i>). Agatha Christie </li>
<li><i><b>Murder Must Advertise</b></i>. Dorothy L. Sayers </li>
<li><i><b>The Mystery of Lewis Carroll</b></i>. Jenny Woolf </li>
<li><i><b>The Nine Tailors</b></i>. Dorothy L. Sayers </li>
<li><i><b>Oracle Night</b></i>. Paul Auster </li>
<li><i><b>The Pale Horse</b></i>. Agatha Christie </li>
<li><i><b>Prater Violet</b></i>. Christopher Isherwood </li>
<li><i><b>Prophecy</b></i>. S.J. Parris </li>
<li><i><b>Providence</b></i>. Anita Brookner </li>
<li><i><b>Relic</b></i>. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child </li>
<li><i><b>The Road to Lichfield</b></i>. Penelope Lively </li>
<li><i><b>The Secret Keeper</b></i>. Kate Morton </li>
<li><i><b>The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn</b></i> (<i>Inspector Morse, #3</i>). Colin Dexter</li>
<li><i><b>Silver on the Tree</b></i> (<i>The Dark Is Rising</i> series, final book). Susan Cooper </li>
<li><i><b>The Sisters: The Lives and Times of the Fabulous Cushing Sisters</b></i>. David Grafton </li>
<li><i><b>The Spoils of Poynton</b></i>. Henry James</li>
<li><i><b>The Takeover</b></i>. Muriel Spark</li>
<li><i><b>The Talented Mr. Ripley</b></i>. Patricia Highsmith </li>
<li><i><b>Time and Again</b></i>. Clifford D. Simak </li>
<li><i><b>Two Serious Ladies</b></i>. Jane Bowles </li>
<li><i><b>The Unicorn</b></i>. Iris Murdoch </li>
<li><i><b>Unnatural Death</b></i>. Dorothy L. Sayers </li>
<li><i><b>When the Music's Over</b></i> (<i>DCI Banks #23</i>). Peter Robinson</li>
<li><i><b>A Wreath of Roses</b></i>. Elizabeth Taylor </li>
<li><i><b>The Year of Magical Thinking</b></i>. Joan Didion </li>
</ul>
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