TBR *Lite* Challenge 2009

CHALLENGE STARTS: January 1st, 2009
CHALLENGE ENDS: December 31st, 2009

For those who love the original TBR Challenge, but need a little less “pressure” on their reading, the TBR Challenge *LITE* offers you that option!

You have your choice of ONE of the 3 options:

OPTION A: read 6 books in 12 months ~ your list of books CANNOT be changed, but you are allowed to have an “Alternates” list to choose from (like in the Original TBR Challenge).

OPTION B: read 6 books in 12 months ~ you CAN change your reading list throughout the year

OPTION C: make up a list of however many books you think you could get read in 12 months, as long as they are from your TBR stack/list, and then read them between January 1st and December 31st. You must have at least 3 books on your list.

Some Other General Guidelines:
- You are allowed to overlap with other challenges
- Audiobooks are allowed
- e-Books are allowed, but must still be books that you’ve wanted to read for at least 3, or more, months
- You should still have a list of books posted somewhere for others to see
- You don’t have to read your books in the order you put them on your list

Buttons, like the one above, have been created for your use! Check out the Buttons page!

A Yahoo! Group has been set up for this challenge ~ feel free to join!

TBR Challenge *LITE* Yahoo! Group

1. Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories By Robert Haining 4-26-09

2. Choke By Chuck Palahniuk

3. Dear Exile : The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean

4.Prince Caspin Book2 of the Chronicles of Narina By C. S. Lewis 1-10-09
5.Stolen Innocence By Elissa Wall 2-05-09
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Read Your Own Books Challenge

RYOB 2009

The rules for this challenge are very simple…

* set a goal for how many of your OWN books you’d like to read in 2009

* read from your own collection between January 1st and December 31st, 2009

And, that’s basically it! You don’t have to create a list beforehand (’cause we all know that our reading preferences change as the year progresses), and you can even read books that come into your possession (that will be yours to keep) during the year!

Some other helpful hints…

- you CAN overlap with other challenges

- eBooks and Audiobooks count AS LONG AS they are from your own collection

- Optional: Join the Yahoo! group started for this challenge to discuss what you’re reading with other participants! Remember, though, the challenge doesn’t officially begin until January 1st.

Welcome!

Welcome!

Hi, I am Victoria (a.k.a. Phantom Inkheart) and this is my first challenge that I am hosting. I thought of it in pure boredom, and for that matter I hope I am not accidentally copying someone else's idea. So, if you've heard of this challenge or a similar one someplace else, please let me know so I can link them!

Anyhoo, the challenge is to read your name in book title first letters, ultimately spelling out your name. That means:

1. Using your first name, or blogger name, or your pets name, or even your favorite literary character's name; whichever you like, choose books with first title letters that spell out your name. (Audio books and eBooks are also okay.) Such as my name: Victoria. the first book's title would start with the letter V, then the next book title begins with I, etc. Make sense? (I hope so!) :p
2. Bloggers and non-bloggers alike are free to join. If you do not have a blog and would like to post your reviews/titles that spelled your name somewhere, you may do so here at the group blog. Just send me an e-mail (phantombibliophile [at] gmail [dot] com), or leave a comment letting me know you'd like to use this blog.

3. If you have your own blog, come back here every month and leave a comment containing the link to your challenge page containing the books you've read or each review you've written for books that count for this challenge. (Crossovers with other challenges are okay.) I will make a new post for this on the first of every month.

4. The challenge runs from Jan. 1st 2009, to Dec. 31st 2009. You may join at any time.

5. Last but not least, be sure to sign up using Mister Linky Below! & Leave a comment with what name you're going to use, and the name itself of course! Oh, and don't forget to link back to the challenge from your blog (if you have one of course) to show you're participating!
http://namereading.blogspot.com/

M-Marked By P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
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