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 »
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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 »
I’m joining the Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon
The Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon is exactly what it sounds like: a challenge to read books from your TBR pile, whether that pile is physical or virtual. ARCs, audiobooks, paperbacks—they all count. About the Read-a-thon From Monday, September 12th, to Monday, September 26th, wrap-up on the 27th Sign up in… Read more »
Make Me Read It! (a read-a-thon)
The Make Me Read It Read-A-Thon is hosted by Ely @ Tea and Titles and Val @ The Innocent Smiley and runs July 9-16, 2016 I’m joining the Make Me Read It Read-A-Thon! Basically, this is a readathon where you, gentle reader, get to choose what I will read. So how does this work? Look… Read more »
COYER Summer Vacation Is Here Again!
Hosted by Berls @ Fantasy Is More Fun, Michelle @ Because Reading, and Stormi @ Books, Movies, Review! Oh My! It’s COYER Challenge time again, and the hosts are planning another “Summer Vacation” like last summer’s challenge. That means that any book counts: ARCs, books you bought, borrowed books, regardless of… Read more »
Blog Ahead Mini-Challenge (sign-up & goals)
The Blog Ahead Mini-Challenge is hosted by Anna of Herding Cats, Burning Soup, on her “The Herd Presents” website. It’s an opportunity to “blog ahead and up your number of scheduled blog posts.” Why I’m doing it. I may be deluding myself, because the next few weeks are crazy busy for me,… Read more »
May Clean Sweep ARC Challenge
I’ve signed up for the Clean Sweep ARC Challenge in May, hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Addicted to Happily Ever After: For the fourth year in a row during the month of May we will be challenging you to get those advanced reading copies read! These can be e-arc’s, finished copies, audio and… Read more »
Monthly Wrap-Up – March 2016
Challenges Title links go to reviews. Goodreads 2016 Reading Challenge I read 21 books in March toward my goal of 180 books. I’m currently at 42% of my yearly goal, or a total of 76 books — 31 books ahead of schedule! Full disclosure: this month’s total includes a picture book, a coloring book,… Read more »