2012 Challenge #1 – Mixing It Up

Undeterred by my lack of 2011 challenge success (only 4 re-reads? really?), it's time to turn my sight to 2012.

The first challenge that has caught my eye (via An Armchair by the Sea) is being hosted by Ellie at Musings of a Bookshop Girl. It is the Mixing It Up Challenge! The goal: read books of different genres. Push reading boundaries, explore new frontiers!

There are 16 categories:

Classics – David Copperfield – Charles Dickens

Biography – Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

Cookery, Food and Wine

History – In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

Modern Fiction – Heidegger's Glasses by Thaisa Frank

Graphic Novels and Manga

Crime and Mystery – A Place of Execution – Val McDermid

Horror – Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Romance

Science Fiction and Fantasy – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Travel – I See by My Outfit by Peter S. Beagle

Poetry and Drama – Minorities by T. E. Lawrence

Journalism and Humour

Science and Natural History

Children's and Young Adult – The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins

Social Sciences and Philosophy

I'm going to shoot for the "Mixing Bowl" level of participation and read from 9-12 categories. I know how fickle I am. I've filled in some titles, but those are tentative.

For more info, visit the Mixing It Up Challenge sticky page!