I have seen so many interesting reading challenges for 2011 and I couldn’t resist picking a couple to sign up for. I’ve seen that some bloggers are signing up for lots of these but I decided to stick to just two – I’d rather set myself up for success rather than failure. Maybe next year I’ll be a little braver!
The Bookette is hosting a British Books Challenge. I will be doing the Home Grown challenge – the target is to read 12 books by British authors. There is also a Crown on offer for reading 50 books, I have an idea I’ll be pushing to reach this target too. Books that I want to read for this challenge include the new titles by both Keris Stainton and Keren David, and I will be starting it by indulging one of my not-very-guilty pleasures and reading “Jump” by Jilly Cooper.
Book Chick City is hosting the 2011 Stephen King Challenge. I read loads of Stephen King as a teenager, but still have loads of titles I haven’t read. You can choose to read six or twelve books, I am going to be aiming for the twelve book level. I haven’t decided which books I will read yet, but I shall definitely be reading a mixture of both old titles and some of his more recent works. I can’t wait to rediscover his brand of horror writing.
Welcome to the British Books Challenge. I really love Keren David’s novels – When I Was Joe and Almost True. Hope you do get to read them this year.
Thanks for signing up and best of luck.
Thank you. And yes I’ve read both of them, I’m looking forward to her new one “Lia’s Guide To Winning The Lottery” 🙂