January 1 – December 31, 2012 I am not only co-hosting this challenge – I’m joining it! Sign ups may be found on this post. Last year I did not reach my goal for this challenge, so I’ve chosen a different level this year: The Plump Primer level challenges the reader to read SIX chunksters. [...]
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Notable Books Challenge 2012
Although a perpetual challenge, The Notable Books Challenge asks that participants set yearly goals. This year I hope to read at least 12 books from the lists. Visit the dedicated blog to see reviews of Notable Books or to join the challenge. Here is what I read in 2012: Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (2011 NYT [...]
Notable Books Challenge 2011
Although a perpetual challenge, The Notable Books Challenge asks that participants set yearly goals. This year I attempted to read 15 books from the lists. I fell short, but I am still happy with what I accomplished. Books Read: The Three Weismanns of Westport by Cathleen Shine (from 2010 NYT Most Notable) – COMPLETED January [...]
Chunkster Challenge 2011
February 1, 2011 – January 31, 2012 I joined this challenge in 2011 at the Does the Book Make My Butt Look Big level (read six chunksters in 12 months as follows: 2 books which are between 450 – 550 pages in length; 2 books which are 551 – 750 pages in length; 2 books [...]
The 2012 Chunkster Challenge and Chunky Book Club
January 1 – December 31, 2012 2012 will be here before we know it – and The Chunkster Challenge is back. This year Vasilly from 1330V has joined me in hosting this popular challenge…and we’ve made a couple of changes (including moving the start date up to January 1st) which you can read about on [...]
Recap: Reading For A Cure
This recap is long overdue. Last year I sponsored the Reading for a Cure project whose goal was to bring about awareness of pediatric cancer and also to raise funds to find a cure for this devastating disease. It ran an entire year from January 1 – December 31, 2010. You can read more about [...]
Winners of GRACE
My apologies for the late posting of this contest…but with no further ado, I want to announce the winners of the signed editions of Grace by Melinda Marchiano. Winners must contact me within FIVE days by email (I’ll be emailing those whose email address I have, or leaving a comment on a blog post for [...]
Reading for a Cure – Third Quarter Update
I have been terribly remiss in posting regular updates on this project, in large part because I am traveling my own personal journey through cancer with my sister, Paula, who was recently diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer. The other day I was ruminating on the irony that when I decided to dedicate a year to [...]
Grace – Book Giveaway
Grace: A Child’s Intimate Journey Through Cancer and Recovery, by Melinda Marchiano 289 pages ISBN 978-0984271207 Happy Quail; 2 edition (October 1, 2010) Recently I read Melinda Marchiano’s moving memoir about her triumph over Hodgkin Lymphoma (read my review), and I am thrilled to announce that Melinda and her publisher have generously offered to give [...]
Wrap UP for Random Reading Challenge (and a Giveaway)
Well, I failed miserably in my own hosted challenge – but many of you completed this challenge with flying colors! There were 109 participants and 160 linked reviews for your random reads. I’m going to leave the review and wrap up links open for another week for those of you who haven’t had a chance [...]
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