Mar 15 2008
Reading Challenges
This page will serve as a quick link to all my current reading challenges. As I complete challenges or add new ones, I will be updating this page.
Perpetual Challenges (those with no time limit)
- Reading the World - A Personal Challenge
Goal: To read a book representing every country in the world. To see my progress and lists of books, click on the links below for each region.
Africa
South America
North America
Europe
Australia/Oceania
Asia
- Pulitzer Project
Goal: To read all the Pulitzer Prize winning books.
(Related Links: Pulitzer Literature Reading Group, The Pulitzer Project blog)
Goal: To read all the Booker Prizer winning books.
(Related Links: Booker Prize Reading Group, The Complete Booker blog)
- Read The Nobels
Goal: To read all the Nobel Laureates.
(Related link: Read the Nobels blog)
- Orange Prize Project
Goal: To read all the Orange Prize winners and short lists (including New Writers Award).
(Related Link: The Orange Prize Project blog)
Goal: To read all the Costa Book Award winners.
(Related Link: The Costa Book Award Project blog)
Goal: To read all the winners of the National Book Award and most of the nominees.
(Related Link: The National Book Award Project blog)
- Science In Fiction Project
Goal: To read books with the central theme related to science.
(Related Link: Science in Fiction challenge blog)
Challenges with a Time Limit
- Book Awards II Challenge
August 1, 2008 - June 1, 2009
Goal: Read 10 award winning books representing 5 different awards.
(Related Links: Book Awards Reading Group, Book Awards Reading Challenge blog)
- Russian Reading Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 4 books about Russia or written by Russian authors
(Related links: Russian Lit Reading Group, Russian Reading Challenge blog)
- 2008 Decades Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 8 books in 8 consecutive decades.
(Related link: Decades 08 blog)
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 1 book per month which celebrate an author’s birthday in that month.
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 4 memoirs or biographies.
(Related link: In their Shoes Challenge blog)
- Index Librorum Liberorum Challenge
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008
Goal: Read six books banned by the Catholic Church.
(Related Link: Index Librorum Liberorum Challenge blog)
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Complete 12 mini challenges
(Related link: A Novel Challenge Yahoo Group)
- Chunkster Challenge
January 7 - December 20, 2008
Goal: Read 4 “chunksters” (novels longer than 450 pages)
- Short Story Reading Challenge
January 1 - December 31,2 008
Goal: To read 6 individual short stories and 3 short story collections.
(Related link: The Short Story Reading Challenge blog)
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 6 books about Africa, set in Africa, or dealing with African issues.
- 2008 TBR Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 12 books from your TBR stacks.
(Related Link: TBR Challenge Yahoo Group)
- My Year of Reading Dangerously
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 12 “dangerous” books.
(Related Link: My Year of Reading Dangerously blog)
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 1 book a month which celebrates a holiday in that month.
(Related Link: Every Month is a Holiday blog)
- Notable Books Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 8 notable books.
(Related link: Notable Books blog)
- 888 Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 8 books in 8 categories in 2008.
(Related link: The 888 blog)
- Suspense-Thriller Challenge
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009
Goal: Read 12 books in the the 12 different categories of the Suspense-Thriller genre.
(Related link: The Suspense-Thriller Yahoo group, The Suspense-Thriller blog)
- 100+ Reading Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read 100 or more books in 2008.
(Related link: 100+ Reading Challenge blog, 100+ Reading Challenge Yahoo group)
April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009
Goal: Read and review 6 cookbooks - and make a recipe from each one.
(Related link: Soup’s On Challenge Blog)
- 1% Well-Read Challenge
May 1, 2008 - February 29=8, 2009
Goal: Read 10 books from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list
(Related Link: 1% Well-Read Challenge Blog)
- 10 Out of 100 Out of 1001 Challenge
May 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008
Goal: Read 1 book from each block of 10 in the first 100 books listed (you may skip blocks from which you’ve already read a book)
- Chick Lit Challenge
June 1 - September 1, 2008
Goal: Read 3 books from the Chick Lit Genre
July 1 - December 31, 2008
Goal: Read one book from six different challenges.
(Related Link: The Well-Rounded Challenge Blog)
- Summer Reading Challenge 2008
June 1 - August 31, 2008
Goal: Read 9 books from my self-created list.
- The ARC Reading Challenge
June 21 - September 21, 2008
Goal: To read at least 4 ARCs.
- July Book Blowout
July 1 - 31, 2008
Goal: Read nine books in the month of July
- What An Animal Challenge
July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Goal: Read 6 books about animals, with an animal on the cover, or with an animal in the title