GoodReads Challenge 2017 Reading Challenge Lark of The Bookwyrm’s Hoard has read 34 books toward her goal of 200 books. hide 34 of 200 (17%) view books I’m 3 books ahead of schedule! The Backlist Reader Challenge The Backlist Reader Challenge runs all year (and is hosted here on The… Read more »
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Signing up for the Take Control of Your TBR Challenge
I’m signing up for the the Take Control of Your TBR Challenge hosted by Kimberly the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. The rules are pretty simple: Link up! Create a Goals/Updates/Results post. (That’s this post, in my case.) Begins March 1, 2017, at midnight, and ends at 11:59 pm on March… Read more »
News & Notes – 2/18/2017
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Goodreads rolls out new Rereading feature. I’ve been waiting for this since I first joined Goodreads. I’m so excited! Bookstore sales rose 2.5% in… Read more »
2016 Year-End Challenge Wrap-Up
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2016 Reading Challenge Lark of The Bookwyrm’s Hoard has completed her goal of reading 180 books in 2016! hide 234 of 180 (100%) view books I smashed my Goodreads Reading Challenge goal, reaching 180 books a whole three-and-a-half months early and finishing with a total of 235 books. Granted,… Read more »
News & Notes – 12/31/16
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff. In Memoriam: Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher, who was best known for her iconic portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, died Dec. 27 after suffering… Read more »
News & Notes – 12/10/16
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Penguin Random House Gave Away 100K Books in Three Days as part of its #GiveaBook campaign. (GalleyCat) The Goodreads Choice Awards were announced. The… Read more »
My Goals for The Backlist Reader Challenge 2017
The Backlist Reader Challenge (#BacklistReader) is a year-long challenge hosted by The Bookwyrm’s Hoard. It’s for all those older books that have been piling up on your TBR pile and list — not just the ones you own, but the ones you’ve been wanting to read for a while. My Goals I’m setting my goal at 24… Read more »
The Backlist Reader Challenge 2017: Rules and Sign-up
Got a Goodreads “to-read” list a mile long? Have you been reading so many new books that you don’t have time to get to the older titles on your want-to-read list? That’s what happened to me, so I came up with The Backlist Reader Challenge. The Backlist Reader Challenge (#BacklistReader)… Read more »
HoHoHo Read-A-Thon Cover Puzzle Challenge
The HoHoHo RAT is underway! I hope you’re enjoying all the holiday books you’ve picked out for the read-a-thon. And if you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? Since I like looking at holiday-themed book covers almost as much as I like reading them, I decided to challenge… Read more »
HoHoHo Read-a-Thon 2016
The HoHoHo Read-A-Thon starts in three weeks! Well, just over three weeks, but close enough. It’s time to sign up and start thinking about what I’m going to read. I know I’m going to be pretty busy with both work and choruses that week, so my goal is to read… Read more »