Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Read Your Own Books 2009 Challenge


1. MEAN STREETS - Jim Butcher, Simon R Green, Kat Richardson, Thomas E Sniegoski (Jan 09)
2. UNDEAD AND UNWED - MaryJanice Davidson (Jan 09)
3. HARM NONE: A Rowan Gant Investigation - M R Sellars (Jan 09)
4. THE GHOST AND THE HAUNTED MANSION - Alice Kimberly (Jan 09)

Sunday, November 2, 2008

What's In A Name 2 Challenge 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009




ARHHH!! There be a new challenge for 2009!! I really enjoyed this one this year and look forward to doing it again in the new year.

Hop on over to What's in a Name 2 and sign up!


ROE:

*This is a challenge that anyone can join, no matter what types of books they like to read. You should be able to find books from any genre that will work.

*Dates: January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009

*The Challenge: Choose one book from each of the following categories:


1. A book with a "profession" in its title. Examples might include: The Book Thief, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Historian

2. A book with a "time of day" in its title. Examples might include: Twilight, Four Past Midnight, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

3. A book with a "relative" in its title. Examples might include: Eight Cousins, My Father's Dragon, The Daughter of Time

4. A book with a "body part" in its title. Examples might include: The Bluest Eye, Bag of Bones, The Heart of Darkness

5. A book with a "building" in its title. Examples might include: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Little House on the Prairie, The Looming Tower

6. A book with a "medical condition" in its title. Examples might include: Insomnia, Coma, The Plague
My choices:
1. Profession : GRAVEROBBERS WANTED: NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY - Jeff Strand (Jun 09)
2. Time of Day: SOMETHING FROM THE NIGHTSIDE - Simon R Green (Apr 09)
3. Relative: AUNT DIMITY GOES WEST - Nancy Atherton (Sep 09)
4. Body Part - THROUGH VIOLET EYES - Stephen Woodworth (Sep 09)
5. Building - THE GHOST AND THE HAUNTED MANSION - Alice Kimberly (Jan 09)
6. Medical condition - STAYING DEAD - Laura Anne Gilman (Sep 09)