What's In a Name 3 Challenge!

Beth is hosting What's In a Name 3 this year. I love this challenge, it's probably my most favorite. Here's the ROE:

Between 1 Jan and 31 Dec I will read six books following this criteria

1. A book with FOOD in the title - BITSY'S BAIT & BBQ - Pamela Morsi

2. A book with a BODY OF WATER in the title

3. A book with a TITLE (sir, queen,etc) in the title

4. A book with a PLANT in the title - WORMWOOD - Susan Wittig Albert

5. A book with a PLACE NAME in the title

6. A book with a MUSIC TERM in the title

I'll get back to this when I have my titles figured out.

Southern Reading Challenge 2009

Maggie is hosting a new Southern Reading Challenge. You may choose to read any style of Southern book such as Appalachian tales, Civil War sagas, Gothic myths, Grit lit, and heart-wrenching biographies. Just as long as you read three (fiction or nonfiction) between May 15th and August 15th.There will be weekly drawings and contests like last year, but there might not be $50 pecans. Money's tight! To get started, head on over to Maggie's blog and sign up....Still working on my list, but I will try for humor again this year.....

1. BOOTLEGGER'S DAUGHTER - Margaret Maron, June 2009
2. GARDEN SPELLS - Sarah Addison Allen, June 2009
3. THEM BONES - Carolyn Haines, Aug 2009

Buy One Book and Read It Challenge 2009

I found a completely doable challenge. MyFriendAmy has one going here. The premise is pretty great.

There are two levels or choices for this challenge. Because a lot of people who read her blog are voracious readers, she added a new level this year.

1) The first option is to simply buy one book and read it. The book you buy and read should be a book you have chosen for yourself for pleasure. It should not be work related and books read to your children do not count.

2) The second option is to buy one book a month and read it. I am asking that those of you who will probably already have one book read by January 2 choose this option. Books can be on your other challenge lists, it is only necessary that you buy them and read them!

The challenge will end December 31, 2009.

I will be joining challenge #2...Dude! I know I will be buying books anyway, so might as well help out the authors and the book industry. My spin will be to try one new author a month.

1. MEAN STREETS - Jim Butcher, Simon R Green, Kat Richardson, Thomas E Sniegoski, TPB (Jan 09)

2. HARM NONE: A Rowan Gant Investigation - M R Sellars, MPB (Jan 09)

3. THE GHOST AND THE HAUNTED MANSION - Alice Kimberly, MPB (Jan 09)

4. LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS - Charlaine Harris, BOCD (Jan 09)

5. PLAYING WITH FIRE - Katie MacAlister, MPB (Feb 09)