Comic Challenge

January 1 - December 31, 2011


Hosted by Bookish Ardour, the Comic Challenge is a year long challenge to read comics. There are several levels of participation:

Challenge Levels

Pow! – Choose 5 comics to read
Zoink! – Choose 15 comcis to read
Kerplunk! – Choose 30 comics to read
Ka-Boom! – Choose 50 comics to read
Holy Smokes! – Choose 75 comics to read
For extra hard challenges

Pow! – Choose 75-125 comics to read
Bam! – Choose 125-200 comics to read
Learn more and sign up by visiting the post about the challenge.

2011 Read-n-Review

January 1-December31, 2011


MizBooks is once again hosting the Read and Review Challenge. She writes:

Review each book you read in 2011.

* PLEASE keep your reviews clean & respectful ~ these books we read are the hard work of an author, and we don’t need to be mean. Even if you didn’t like the book, please try to find something you can say that would be encouraging to the author.
* reviews can be as short, or long, as you wish
* you MAY overlap with other challenges
* eBooks and Audiobooks ARE allowed
* if there will be spoilers in your review, please note this in the subject line of your post so that those who don’t want to read them can skip that review. Thank you.

To join, go to Read and Review Challenge.

1 Hedgehogs by Emma Parker
2 The Moovers and the Milkshakers by Emma Parker
3 Hullabaloo at the Zoo by Emma Parker
4 The Butterfly Race by Emma Parker
5 The Yellow Hummer by Ivet Graham-Morgan
6 Teddy Is Real I Think by Emma Parker
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2011 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge

January 1 - December 31, 2011


Jamie at The Book Junkie's Bookshelf is hosting the 2011 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge. She writes:

I participated in this challenge last year when it was hosted by J. Kayes book blog. But it seems that J. Kaye is no longer blogging and I really wanted to do this challenge again so I thought that I would try my hand at hosting it.
The Rules:

Anyone can join.
You don't need a blog to participate.
Non-Bloggers: Post your list of books in the comment section of the wrap-up post on Jamie's blog.
Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Young Reader – basically any book counts just as long as it is checked out from the library. Books MUST be checked out like with a library card, books purchased at a library DO NOT count.
No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.
Crossovers from other reading challenges count.
There are four levels to this challenge...Pick your poison:

The Mini – Check out and read 30 library books.
"Fun" Size – Check out and read 40 library books.
Jumbo Size – Check out and read 50 library books.
Mega Size – Check out and read 51+ library books.

Learn more and sign up by visiting the post about the challenge.

2011 Romance Reading Challenge

2011 Romance Reading Challenge



January 1 - December 31, 2011


Jamie from Nitty Gritty Romance and Erotica Reviews is hosting the 2011 Romance Reading Challenge. The goal of this challenge is to read AT LEAST 12 novels that are in the Romance genre (ANY kind of romance). Books read before January 1, 2011 do NOT count towards the challenge.

Guidelines:

Non-Bloggers: You are welcome to join too. Post your list of books in the comment section of the wrap-up post on Jamie's blog.

Audio, eBooks, paper all count.
Re-reads are ok but try to keep them to a minimum.
Cross overs from other challenges are ok.
There is no need to create your list now. Please feel free to use your challenge post to keep track of your titles if you so desire.

For more information and to sign up, visit the post about the challenge.

2011 Sexy Reading Challenge

January 1-December 31, 2011


Brazen Broads are hosting the Sexy Reading Challenge. They write:


Okay, we Broads have decided to offer a reading challenge for the next year-the 2011 Sexy Reading Challenge! Any book with sexy romance or erotica qualifies, so that means regency, Steampunk, paranormal (vamps, weres, shapeshifters), even sci-fi, if it's sexy. The goal is to read 12 books in 2011 that qualify.

Each time we see a review, you'll be entered to win a prize that we'll randomly select at the end of the year from everyone who read all 12 books. It's that easy!


We hope you'll sign up for the 2011 Sexy Reading Challenge! It's a chance to find some new authors and sub-genres of romance and erotica, and maybe revisit some of your favorite authors for a second or third time.


To join, go to Sexy Reading Challenge.

A-Z Mystery Author Challenge

January 1-December 31, 2011


Michelle at Red Headed Book Child is hosting her very first Challenge, the A-Z Mystery Author Challenge. She writes:


This challenge came out of one of my shifts at the library. I was shelving in the mystery section and I discovered an amazing amount of authors who I have never read and have never heard of. I knew there are many mystery authors out there having come from book retail but the library seemed to have more of a variety vs. the bestsellers. I liked that!


Mysteries being one of my favorite genres I am confident I will enjoy this challenge. I thought it would help to do it in an A-Z format. Keep it simple and organized!My goal for this challenge is to simply discover new mystery authors, whether they are suspense, cozy, noir, or thriller. I am going to try to use the last name of the author in my A-Z but if I have to, I may use the first name as well.

To complete the challenge, I would read 26 books, one for each letter of the alphabet. That would be TOP but I would be happy if I read 12, one for every month. I am working on a prize for anyone who completes the challenge. It will either be a new mystery book to giveaway OR a favorite of mine!
Sign up ends February 1, 2011.
Read A-I, J-P or Q-Z. You choose. The letter group you choose must be the last name of the author. (i.e= S for John Sandford).
Mystery genre can include Cozy, Suspense, Thriller, or Noir. All Adult novels please.

Write a post about this challenge and which group/s you pick. You can list the authors you choose or do it as you go.

To join, go to A-Z Mystery Author Challenge.

Celebrate the Author Challenge

January 1-December 31, 2011

Becky over at Becky's Book Reviews has hosted the Celebrate the Authors Challenge in the past. She has decided not to host this one in 2011, and has passed it on to Lu's Raves and Rants. Lu writes:

The challenge is designed to “celebrate” author birthdays. Choose one author for each month of the year. Read at least one book a month. 12 authors. 12 birthdays. If you like, you can read MORE than that. Read the books IN ANY ORDER YOU LIKE. As long as you've got one book representing an author birthday from each month of the year by the end, then you're good.

You can choose picture books, poetry books, early readers, chapter books, fiction for middle grades, fiction for teens, adult reads, nonfiction, whatever you want.

The challenge is designed to ‘celebrate’ the special bond–the connection–that occurs between the author AND the reader as well as the connection between readers. It is very easy to “bond” with other readers over certain works, certain authors, etc. To find out author birthdays, visit these helpful sites:

Author birthdays by date (pdf),author birthdays by name (pdf), kidsreads.com, teenreads.com, author birthday directory, etc.
Or conduct google searches of your own. (Hint: typing the authors name, a “+” and the word ‘birthday’, tends to work if you assume that wikipedia gets such things right.)
No lists are necessary. You can make a list if you like. But you *don't* have to make a list and stick to it.

To join, go to Celebrate the Authors Challenge.