Challenges There are a couple of other challenges I’m debating adding for 2019, but by and large I’d like to keep things relatively simple. The more challenges I join, the harder it is to keep track and to keep up with all the links! ETA (1/09/2019): I’ve added two more challenges,… Read more »
The Backlist Reader Challenge 2019 The Backlist Reader Challenge (#BacklistReader) encourages you to read all those older books that have been piling up on your TBR pile or list—not just the books you already own, but also the books you’ve wanted to read for a long time but haven’t gotten around to yet…. Read more »
I’ve been doing really badly with challenges this year, but I’m going to give COYER another try this winter, because I really do enjoy the community and camaraderie that Michelle and Berls create/foster around this challenge. Besides, I have (cough) plenty of review copies I need to read and review!… Read more »
I’ve signed up for the Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon on October 20. The idea of spending an entire day reading sounds blissful, and I’ve wanted to do one of these 24-hour readathons for years. Some of my blogger friends have participated, and they always have such fun! I picture a… Read more »
The ARCtober Reading Challenge is hosted by Kimberly @ Kimberlyfaye Reads, Brittany @ Brittany & Elizabeth’s Book Boutique, Nancy @ Tales of the Ravenous Reader, and Samantha @ The Book Disciple. As the name suggests, it’s a month-long challenge to plow through your ARCs, both forthcoming and past due. Challenge details: Runs… Read more »
The Blog Ahead challenge is hosted by Anna of Herding Cats & Burning Soup (on her companion website, The Herd Presents.) Over the entire month of October, the goal is to increase your “cushion” of blog posts by 30. That’s in addition to whatever posts you create for October itself; at the end… Read more »
The COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash has started! COYER stands for “Clean Out Your E-Reader,” but for a while now, the summer COYER event has allowed print and audiobooks in addition to ebooks. The challenge is sponsored by Michelle and Berls of Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life. This… Read more »
I’m signing up for the Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge! It’s hosted by Kimberly at The Caffeinated Reviewer, and it runs from March 1 through March 31. Basically, you can read anything in your TBR pile that was published before March 1, 2018. So I can read books… Read more »
The Backlist Reader Challenge is over for 2017! So how did we do as a group? 32 people signed up for the challenge in 2017. That’s more than I was expecting, which was exciting! People continued to sign up throughout the year. The challenge is now over, and the review… Read more »
My Goals for The Backlist Reader Challenge 2018 Of course, I’m participating in The Backlist Reader Challenge—after all, I’m hosting it! I’m setting my goal at 30 backlist books this year. Last year, I set my goal at 24 books, and ended up reading 36—but I didn’t review most of… Read more »
