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Image attribution: Sara Aydin Matos Image attribution: Sara Aydin Matos Please go to this page to link your reviews. After a brief delay, I'm finally posting the Books in Translation Reading Challenge for 2014. The goal is obviously to read translations of books, from any language into the language(s) you're comfortable reading in; they don't have to be in English. You can read any genre and any age range. Crossovers with other challenges are fine. Any format that you choose is also acceptable. The challenge will run from January 5 through December 31, 2014. Looking for suggestions? I have a shelf on GoodReads you can check out. There's also a Listopia list on GoodReads. Linked reviews for the 2013 challenge and 2012 challenge are a great resource. I am not limiting the challenge to bloggers. You can also link to a review you wrote on another site, such as GoodReads or LibraryThing. Levels: Beginner: Read 1-3 books in translation Conversationalist: 4-6 Bilingual: 7-9 Linguist: 10-12 Different this year: I'll put up a new post with a linky for reviews later, probably tomorrow. I'll keep a permanent link to both posts in my sidebar. That will be easier to keep track of which links are reviews and which are sign up posts. I hope you'll join me!  Sign up anytime throughout the year by linking below! Mister Linky's Magical Widgets -- Easy-Linky widget will appear right here! This preview will disappear when the widget is displayed on your site. For best results, use HTML mode to edit this section of the post. I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on…

Please link your reviews for the Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2014 here. Looking for the "rules" or the sign up page? Click here or click on the button. I'll track my progress here. Testimony: The Legacy of Schindler's List and the USC Shoah Foundation I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson, read by the author Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Lonely Planet Guide Hawaii--No, I didn't read every word, but I did read the parts that applied to me. That was about half. I'm counting it. Walden; or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (Re-read with a link to my old review) Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (Re-read with a link to my old review) This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women, edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman Fun Home by Alison Bechdel The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt Please link to the review and not your blog home page. My suggested format is the title of your blog and then the title of the book in parentheses. Example: The Introverted Reader (I Am Malala) Mister Linky's Magical Widgets -- Easy-Linky widget will appear right here! This preview will disappear when the widget is displayed on your site. For best results, use HTML mode to edit this section of the post. I have an…

Please link your reviews on the review link-up page. The Challenge:  Read any non-fiction book(s), adult or young adult. That's it. You can choose anything. Memoirs? Yes. History? Yes. Travel? Yes. You get the idea? Absolutely anything that is classified as non-fiction counts for this challenge. I always like levels in my challenges, so here are mine: Dilettante--Read 1-5 non-fiction books Explorer--Read 6-10 Seeker--Read 11-15 Master--Read 16-20 This challenge will last from January 1 to December 31, 2014. You can sign up anytime throughout the year. I am not limiting the challenge to bloggers. You can also link to a review you wrote on another site, such as GoodReads or LibraryThing. Crossovers with other challenges are acceptable, and feel free to read your books in any format you like. I'm signing up at the Seeker level. Different this year: I'll have a separate post with a linky for reviews. I'll keep a permanent link to both posts in my sidebar. That will be easier to keep track of which links are reviews and which are sign up posts. Use Mr. Linky to sign up below. I hope you'll join me! Mister Linky's Magical Widgets -- Easy-Linky widget will appear right here! This preview will disappear when the widget is displayed on your site. For best results, use HTML mode to edit this section of the post. I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site. My opinions are completely my own.