Thursday, March 31, 2011

11 in 11 Reading Challenge

This is a pretty open challenge the only constraint is there have to be 11 categories and all the books have to be read in 2011. I came up with my own categories and will start off with three books per category. 

Books in purple are completed.  The italicized book titles are tbr.

1. Out with the fiction in with the non-fiction:
  1. The History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage
  2. Talk to the Hand by Lynne Truss
  3. Bonk by Mary Roach
  4. Stiff by Mary Roach
  5. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

2. It's so nice to read you for the very first time (new to me authors):
  1. Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt
  2. Passion by Lisa Valdez
  3. The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
  4. Something Wonderful by Judith McNaught
  5. And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke
    3. Newbies (Published in 2011):
    1. The Lady Most Likely... by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway
    2. Quicksilver by Amanda Quick
    3. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
    4. The Secret Mistress by Mary Balogh
    5. The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley
    4. Pop, Pop, Pop Culture (non-fiction about pop culture):
    1. Beyond Heaving Bosoms by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan
    2. Don't You Forget About Me -- Edited by Jaime Clarke (currently reading)
    3. Pretty in Pink: The Golden Age of Teen Movies by Jonathan Bernstein
    4. Finding Serenity
    5. Slayer Slang
    5. Oldies (Over 6 months on the TBR shelf):
    1. Extreme Bachelor by Julia London
    2. Trial By Fire by Jo Davis
    3. As You Desire by Connie Brockway
    4. The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
    5. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

      6. Getting Back to the Classics: 
      1. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupèry
      2. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen 
      3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
      4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
      5. Devil's Cub by Georgetta Heyer
      6.  
        7. To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before (SciFi):
        1. Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair 
        2. Dirk Gentley's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams  
        3. Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard
        4. Enemy Games by Marcella Burnard
        5. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
        8. Annnnnticipation (new books from favorite authors):
        1. Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips  
        2. Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann
        3. Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts
        4. Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
        5. Marrying Daisy Bellamy by Susan Wiggs
        9. They're Not Just for the Youngins (YA Fiction):
        1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
        2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
        3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
        4. Americus by M. K. Reed
        5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
        10. Tell Me a Little About Yourself (Memoirs & Biographies):
        1. Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
        2. Me Talk Pretty One Day by Davis Sedaris  
        3. Bossypants by Tina Fey
        4. Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster
        5. Further Under the Duvet by Marian Keyes 
        11. Vamps & Werewolves and Witches! Oh my! (Paranormal): 
        1. Kitty & the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn 
        2. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
        3. Soulless by Gail Carriger
        4. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
        5. Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh

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