2015 Banned Books Challenge

I’m signing up for the Banned Books Challenge hosted at Buckling Bookshelves again. Obviously, the idea is to read banned or challenged books. I always read several for Banned Books Week anyway, so this is a natural fit for me. For more information or to sign up yourself, visit Buckling Bookshelves. I’m signing up as […]

Continue Reading

2015 European Reading Challenge

I’m signing up for the European Reading Challenge hosted at Rose City Reader again. The gist: The idea is to read books by European authors or books set in European countries (no matter where the author comes from). The books can be anything – novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, or any […]

Continue Reading

2015 Eclectic Reader Challenge

The 2015 Eclectic Reader Challenge hosted by Book'd Out

Shelleyrae at Book’d Out is hosting the Eclectic Reader Challenge again for 2015. The goal is to read 12 books across a variety of genres and expose ourselves to some books we might not have found otherwise. The categories this year are Some of these (Retellings, middle grade, before I was born) will be pretty […]

Continue Reading

Off the Shelf Challenge 2014

I’m signing up for the Off the Shelf Reading Challenge hosted at Bookish Ardour again this year. From Bookish Ardour: About: The Off the Shelf Reading Challenge is probably the most popular challenge there is on BA. The goal? To read books on your shelves that have gone unread for far too long. Selecting books […]

Continue Reading

Immigrant Stories Challenge 2014

Colleen at Books in the City is hosting the Immigrant Stories Challenge again and I’m signing up. I’ve really enjoyed the books I’ve read for this challenge over the years. Colleen says, “The only requirement of the challenge is that the books read for it include an immigrant story. The immigrants can be coming to […]

Continue Reading