My Challenges

<a href="https://introvertedreader.com/southern-literature-2021/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/tYfMauF.jpg" alt="2021 Southern Literature Reading Challenge Button" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> During my first book blogging stint, I hosted a few reading challenges, as much for my own benefit as for anyone else’s. One of the challenges I’ve decided to resurrect is the Southern Literature Reading Challenge 2021, focusing on books and authors from the southeastern region of the United States. Table of Contents: Definition of "The South"RulesBIPOC AuthorsReading SuggestionsLevelsSpread the WordSign Up PostsReview LinksWrap Up Posts Definition of "The South" Definitions of the South are flexible, so I’ve decided to base my definition on the current makeup of the Southern Legislative Conference: AlabamaArkansasFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLouisianaMississippiMissouriNorth CarolinaOklahomaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWest Virginia That said, I'm not looking for a debate and I'm flexible. These are only guidelines so use your best judgment. Rules Read books by Southern authors set largely in the SouthYou can read any genre, including fiction or nonfiction, classics or modern worksYou can read books meant for any age groupCrossovers with other challenges are fineAny format that you choose is also acceptableThe challenge will run from January 1 through December 31, 2021A blog is not required for participation; you can also link to reviews on other sites such as GoodReads or LibraryThingSign up anytime throughout the yearI’ve tried to keep this simple but if you have any questions, reach out in the comments, via social media (links in my sidebar), or my contact form.Most importantly, have fun! BIPOC Authors As a White woman from the South, I debated whether I should revive this challenge because of the ongoing racial injustices throughout the country. Some of our books glorify slavery, racism, Jim Crow laws, the Civil War, and the issues surrounding them, each of which I wholeheartedly condemn. Ultimately, I decided that, while these flaws must not be ignored and are a…

<a href="https://introvertedreader.com/books-translation-2021/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/E1Ho87g.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" alt="2021 Books in Translation Reading Challenge Button/></a> During my first book blogging stint, I hosted a few reading challenges, as much for my own benefit as for anyone else's. One of the challenges I've decided to resurrect is the Books in Translation Reading Challenge 2021. It's pretty self-explanatory, right? Nevertheless, here are the rules. Table of Contents RulesReading SuggestionsLevelsSpread the WordSign Up PostsReview LinksWrap Up Posts Rules You can read a book that's been translated from any language into the language of your choosing. The challenge is not limited to translations to or from English.You can read any genreYou can read books meant for any age groupCrossovers with other challenges are fineAny format that you choose is also acceptableThe challenge will run from January 1 through December 31, 2021A blog is not required for participation; you can also link to reviews on other sites such as GoodReads or LibraryThingSign up anytime throughout the yearI've tried to keep this simple but if you have any questions, reach out in the comments, via social media (links in my sidebar), or my contact form.Most importantly, have fun! Reading Suggestions 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 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 challenges are a great resource too. Levels Beginner: Read 1-3 books in translationConversationalist: 4-6 booksBilingual: 7-9 booksLinguist: 10+ books Spread the Word If you like the idea of this challenge, please help me spread the word via social media using #2021booksintranslation. Please also add a link to this post and/or the challenge image to your sign-up and review posts (You can copy the image code at the top of this post). You can also tag me @IntrovertReader on Twitter, @Introverted.Reader on Instagram, or @IntrovertedReader on Facebook if…

Please link your reviews for the 2016 New Narrator Reading Challenge here. Looking for the "rules" or the sign up page? Click here or click on the button. I'm signing up at the Sounding Board level, 5-6 books. I'll track my progress here. 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 (Cinder) 1. ABookandaCupofTea (A Study in Scarlet)2. Lisa @ A Book and a Cup of Tea (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)3. A Book and a Cup of Tea (Miller's Valley)4. A Book and a Cup of Tea (Peter Pan)5. Lisa @ A Book and a Cup of Tea (The Silent Wife)6. Lisa @ A Book and a Cup of Tea (The House of Secrets)7. Darlene's Book Nook (Chasing the Dead)8. Lisa @ A Book and a Cup of Tea (Watership Down)9. Lisa @ A Book and a Cup of Tea (The Wind in the Willows)10. Avid Series Reader (Searching for Paradise in Parker PA)11. Lisa @ A Book and a Cup of Tea (Lie Still)12. Lisa @ A Book and a Cup of Tea (The Night Circus)13. A Book and a Cup of Tea (The Racketeer)14. Lisa @ A Book and a Cup of Tea (The Luckiest Girl Alive)15. Darlene's Book Nook (The Yellow World) 16. Darlene's Book Nook (Reached)17. Darlene's Book Nook (Kissing Christmas Goodbye)18. Darlene's Book Nook (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)19. Darlene's Book Nook (The Haunted)20. Darlene's Book Nook (Dearly, Departed)21. Darlene's Book Nook (Dearly, Departed)22. Darlene's Book Nook (Looking for Alaska)23. Darlene's Book Nook (Gone Girl)24. Darlene's Book Nook (A Clockwork Orange)25. Darlene's Book Nook (Dead Witch Walking)26. Darlene's Book Nook (Masque of the Red Death)27. Darlene's Book Nook…

Please link your reviews for the 2016 Books in Translation Reading Challenge here. Looking for the "rules" or the sign up page? Click here or click on the button. I'll track my progress here. I'm aiming for the Beginner level. Please link to your 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 (War and Peace) 1. Mark @ hpg (Japanese Love Poetry)2. Mark @ hpg (The Property by Modan)3. Emma @ Words And Peace (Couple Mechanics - from the French)4. Serpent (Julemandens breve - Letters from Father Christmas in Danish)5. Mark @ hpg (Aesop, Five Centuries of Illustrated Fables)6. Mark @ hpg (Exit Wounds by Modan)7. Melinda @ My Book Self [I Am a Bacha Posh]8. Blog Events (Katie @ Doing Dewey)9. Geography of Genius (Katie @ Doing Dewey)10. Mark @ hpg (Ode to Kirihito by Tezuka)11. Mark @ hpg (Aya by Abouet & Oubrerie – Aya)12. Melinda @ My Book Self [How's the Pain?]13. Mark @ hpg (Jamilti & Other Stories by Modan)14. Avid Series Reader15. Avid Series Reader (The Pyramid)16. Emma @ Words And Peace (Oblivion - from the Russian))17. Lily Newman (The Cyberiad) Poland18. Emma @ Words And Peace (Toward the Endless Day - from the French)19. Emma @ Words And Peace (How to Talk About PLaces You've Never Been - French)20. Emma @ Words And Peace (Too Close to the Edge - French)21. In Other Words (Katie @ Doing Dewey)22. Voices of Chernobyl (Katie @ Doing Dewey)23. Avid Series Reader - Death in August24. Serpent (Paulo Coelho: The Devil and Miss Prym in Spanish)25. Serpent (Miranda Gray: Red Moon in Italian)26. The Dogs of Riga - Swedish (Maphead's Book Blog)27. Emma @ Words And Peace…

Please link your reviews for the Southern Literature Reading Challenge 2016 here. Looking for the "rules" or the sign up page? Click here or click on the button. I'm signing up at the Sweet Iced Tea level, 4-5 books. I'll track my progress here. 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 (This Dark Road to Mercy) 1. Avid Series Reader (Murder by Serpents)2. Avid Series Reader (Buried in a Book)3. Avid Series Reader (Murder Under Blue Skies)4. Avid Series Reader (The Heat of the Moon)5. "A Year on Ladybug Farm" Donna Ball (Avid Series Reader)6. Avid Series Reader (Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder)7. Avid Series Reader (Two Days After the Wedding)8. Avid Series Reader (The Kindness of Strangers)Powered by... Mister Linky's Magical Widgets.

Image courtesy of hywards at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Please link your reviews for the 2015 Books in Translation Reading Challenge here. Looking for the "rules" or the sign up page? Click here or click on the button. I'll track my progress here. I'm aiming low this year, for the Beginner level. This one's always a struggle for me! The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillip Sendker Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson The Discreet Hero by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Edith Grossman Update as of January 1, 2016: I completed this challenge! I haven't finished The Discreet Hero yet but I'm over halfway through so I'm going to count it toward this year's challenge. Thanks for joining me! Please link to your 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 (War and Peace) 1. Based on a True Story (Victoire)2. Lois@ You, Me and a Cup of Tea (Beowulf)3. The Snowman by Jo Nesbo (Sleepless Reader)4. 18% Gray - Bulgarian (Maphead's Book Blog)5. Jean @ Howling Frog Books (Prisoners of Power)6. Jean @ Howling Frog Books (Journey Through Wales)7. Sleepless Reader (We, the Drowned)8. Jean @ Howling Frog Books (The Case of Comrade Tulayev)9. Avid Series Reader (Thursday Night Widows)10. The Rabbit Back Literature Society-Finnish(Musings of a Bibliophile)11. Who Ate Up All The Shinga? (Sharlene @ Olduvai Reads)12. Heather @ Based on a True Story (American Visa)13. The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante (Sharlene @ Olduvai Reads)14. Jean @ Howling Frog Books (Letters to a Young Poet)15. The Vegetarian by Han Kang @ Jess resides here16.…

Image attribution: Sara Aydin Matos Please link your reviews for the Books in Translation 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. I'm aiming low this year, for the Beginner level. This one's always a struggle for me! The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho, translated by Clifford E. LandersThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Richard HowardThe Bat by Jo Nesbø Please link to your 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 (War and Peace) 1. Phinnea (Eugene Onegin)2. The Prisoner of Heaven - Spanish (Maphead's Book Blog)3. Death and the Penguin -Russian (Maphead's Book Blog)4. Phinnea - Mystery of the Yellow Room 5. A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear- Dari (Maphead's Book Blog)6. Marble Skin - French (Maphead's Book Blog)7. LikeIAmFeasting (Of Fever and Blood)8. LikeIAmFeasting-Love Will Tear You Apart9. Buckling Bookshelves (Persepolis 1 & 2)10. Buckling Bookshelves (3 Marjane Satrapi graphic novels)11. Phinnea (Candide)12. Badenheim 1939 - Hebrew (Maphead)13. (Buckling Bookshelves) 1000 Feelings for Which There Are No Names14. RIEDEL Fascination (Le Premier N�el De La Famille LaTaupe)15. RIEDEL Fascination (The Flanders Panel)16. The Ice-Cold Heaven - German (Maphead's Book Blog)17. The Shadow of the Sun - Polish (Maphead's Book Blog)18. The Shadow of the Wind, Katie @ Doing Dewey19. Christine @Buckling Bookshelves (Beowulf & Oedipus the King20. Avid Series Reader (The Shadow of the Wind)21. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki, Katie @ Doing Dewey22. Between Friends - Hebrew (Maphead's Book Blog)23. The Beggar and the Hare - Finnish (Maphead's Book Blog)24. Avid Series Reader (The Man Who Smiled)25. LikeIAmFeasting(The Dove Flyer)26. The Shadow of What We Were…