All About N's Holiday Challenge

Looking forward to this one! 1-5 holiday related books and there will be prezzies! Go here to sign up! Fun to be had!!1. MERRY, MERRY GHOST: Bailey Ruth Raeburn #2 - Carolyn G Hart, paranormal holiday cozy2. THE DIVA COOKS A GOOSE:A Domestic Diva Mystery #4 - Krista Davis, foodie cozy3. MURDER FOR CHRIST'S MASS: Templar Knight Mystery #4 - Maureen Ash, medieval mystery

Debut Urban Fantasy Challenge

Hop on over to Dark Faerie Tales to sign up for this new challenge...ROE is to read 15 or more debut Urban Fantasy authors this year and DFT keeps an updated debut UF title list. I'll get my list of books from there and list them here as I read them.

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)

Read Your Own Books 2009 Challenge

MizB 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)

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)