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Books About Books Reading Challenge
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September 20 - The Book Thief here
December 07 - The Princess Bride here
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I'm going to start on a voyage and go from there :)
Duration: 1 Sept 2013 - 13 July 2014
Progress: 8/8
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9. Inkheart
10.The Angel's Game
11.The End of Mr. Y
12. The Big Over Easy
I'll join this, but without a specific goal in mind. I'm just going to see how many books I can read to fit this challenge in a year's time :) BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS CHALLENGE
DURATION: August 15, 2013 - August 14, 2014
1. Unsolicited (Booklover’s Mystery #1), by Julie Kaewert, finished 8/18
2. The Xibalba Murders (Archeological Mystery #1), by Lyn Hamilton, finished 8/29 – searching for ancient Mayan codex/book
3. The Good Book Club (Jane Sunday #1), by Rick Dewhurst, finished 10/2
4. Death on Demand (Death on Demand #1), by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/6 - set in a bookstore
5. A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon, finished 10/19 – set in a bookstore
6. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop #1), by Alice Kimberly, finished 10/24 - set in a bookstore
7. Cooking the Books (Sloane Templeton #1), by Bonnie S. Calhoun, finished 10/28 – set in a bookstore
8. Death Overdue (Killer Librarian #2), by Mary Lou Kirwin, finished 12/3
9. Read It and Weep (Library Lover’s #4), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 12/8
10. Unbound (Booklover’s #2), by Julie Kaewert, finished 12/10
11. The Bookwoman's Last Fling (Cliff Janeway #5), by John Dunning, finished 1/11/14
12. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin, finished 2/8 ★★★★ - A.J. owns a bookstore
13. Lending a Paw (Bookmobile Cat #1), by Laurie Cass, finished 2/13 ★★★★
14. This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
15. Every Trick in the Book (Novel Idea #2), by Lucy Arlington, finished 5/30 ★★★★ - main character is a book editor
16. File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks #3), by Miranda James, finished 6/13 ★★★★ - main character is a college librarian
17. The Dewey Decimal System of Love, by Josephine Carr, finished 6/23 ★★★ - main character is a librarian
18. Unprintable (Book Lover’s #3), by Julie Kaewert, finished 6/25 ★★★★
19. The Family Dictionary (Cobb Sisters #1), by Lisa S. Walker, finished 7/26 ★★★ - the dictionary is crucial to the plot
20. Tailing a Tabby (Bookmobile Cat #2), by Laurie Cass, finished 7/30 ★★★★
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 7/30 *****
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Unfortunately, I *just read the latest in the Booktown series and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library LOL
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I've really liked the Booktown series, but I know others who don't care for some of the main characters. As the series has progressed, I've come to like some of the characters I didn't like at the beginning, and to think twice about some of them that I *did like early on, but I think that happens a lot as a series continues.
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Karen wrote: "I'm going to start on a voyage and go from there :)1. Murder is Binding
2. The Thirteenth Tale
3. Inkheart
4. The Princess Bride
5. The Book of Lost Things
6. The Angel's Game
7. The Big Over Eas..."
Karen, you're reading several of my favorites! Hope you have fun with this :)
I will join with no goal in mind...like the idea of a year to see how many 'fit in'....BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS CHALLENGE
DURATION: August 19, 2013 - August 18, 2014
1. The Thirteenth Tale by Diana Setterfield...September 5, 2013
2. March Geraldine Brooks...September 11, 2013 Take off of a classic...does this count?
3. The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt..November 4, 2013...Boy didn't go to religious classes and teacher taught and had him read Shakespear's plays
4. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe...November 7, 2013
5. The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton...December 15, 2013 Ancient Book Mystery
6. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio...December 22, 2013 Story centers around an old journal
7. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green...January 5, 2014... Some of book is about a book and visiting the author
Welcome to the challenge, Barb and Ruth! Good idea, Ruth. I was thinking of waiting to do this challenge, as I've read some of these - but also want to read some others. Maybe I should just do a "come what may" too. LOL!
Lisa Kay wrote: "I was thinking of waiting to do this challenge, as I've read some of these - but also want to read some others. Maybe I should just do a "come what may" too. LOL! "LK, just take the plunge, you know you will eventually :) I feel like a trend-setter -- or maybe a rebel, who just has to create her own category LOL
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And thanks AM. When I went to the listopia list I was surprised how many I have read or already had as "to read". I'm just a sucker for these kinds of stories!!
Another great challenge that I can't resist.Books About Books Reading Challenge
Book Embraced: 25 or more books
Duration: 8/18/13 - 8/17/14
1. A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams - 8/21/13
Books by the Bay Mystery
2. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein - 9/7/13
Library setting
3. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - 9/29/13
A book is the focus of story
4. A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams - 10/16/13
Books by the Bay Mystery
5. Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman - 10/27/13
Old diaries are part of story.
6. Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely - 12/8/13
Based on Pride and Prejudice
7. The Last Word by Ellery Adams - 2/14/14
Books by the Bay Mystery
8. The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry - 2/28/14
Search for the Library of Alexandria
9. Written in Stone by Ellery Adams - 4/23/14
Books by the Bay Mystery
10. Naked Heat by Richard Castle - 7/1/14
Missing manuscript is plot of book
11. The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton - 7/24/14
Search for an ancient book
12. The Lost Journal by Chris Blewitt - 8/1/14
Search for journal of George Washington
I'm going to try and see how many I can fit in a year's time19 Aug '13 to 18 Aug '13
Done: 0
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I can't wait to see what books you choose :)
Nothing but Reading ChallengesBooks About Books Reading Challenge
Duration: 9/20/2013 - 9/19/2014
Rules: Books about books or about libraries count, which means it needs to be the main setting or theme of the book.
Lists: Books About Books Listopia
Books about Books Listopia 2
Progress: 25 out of 25 (Book Embraced: 25 or more books)
1. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - *** - 9/20/2013
2. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn - ***** - 11/1/2013
3. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron - ***** - 11/11/2013
4. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - **** - 12/17/2013
5. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - **** - 1/14/2014
6. The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini - **** - 2/10/2014
7. Splintered by A.G. Howard - ** - 6/9/2014
8. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - ***** - 6/12/2014 - 313 Pages
9. Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway - **** - 7/1/2014 - 384 Pages
10. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
11. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages
12. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan - ***** - 8/7/2014
13. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe - **** - 8/10/2014
14. The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern - *** - 8/12/2014
15. The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown - **** - 8/15/2014
16. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - **** - 8/20/2014
17. Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch - *** - 8/25/2014
18. Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde - ***** - 8/28/2014
19. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness - ***** - 9/1/2014
20. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - ***** - 9/4/2014
21. The Princess Bride by William Goldman - ***** - 9/7/2014
22. Bookends by Jane Green - ***** - 9/10/2014
23. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke - ***** - 9/13/2014
24. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - ***** - 9/16/2014
25. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi - ***** 9/19/2014
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I'm not sure what I'm going to read but I'm definitely in.
Duration: August 20, 2013 - October 22, 2016
Level: Book Ensnared: 20-24 books
READ: 24/24
1. Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13/13
(love interest is an author and most of book is about his story)
2. The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2/14
(heroine is an author writing a novel)
3. Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20/14
(centers around the New York Public Library's rare book collection)
4. Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10/14
(m.c. is a librarian)
5. The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25/14
(Library of Alexandria)
6. The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28/14
(plot rests on finding an ancient book)
7. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29/14
(in a bookstore)
8. Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14
(set in NY Public Library)
9. Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6/15
(mc owns bookstore)
10. A Dangerous Thing - Josh Lanyon 4/7/15
(mc owns bookstore)
11. The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9/15
(mc owns bookstore)
12. Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon 4/11/15
(mc owns bookstore)
13. The Dark Tide - Josh Lanyon 4/11/15
(mc owns bookstore)
14. The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13/15
(Book of Names compiled by Adam)
15. Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10/15
(mc is a librarian )
16. Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett 6/18/15
(mc owns bookstore)
17. Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29/15
(mc is a librarian )
18. Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3/15
(mc owns bookstore)
19. Spell Booked - Joyce & Jim Lavene 12/23/15
(searching for stolen spell book)
20. 84, Charing Cross Road - Helena Hanff 3/22/16
(heroine communicates with a bookstore throughout entire book to purchase books)
21. The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(characters are librarians in Heavens (or maybe Hells library)
22. Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine 7/25
(about the Great Library of Alexandria)
23. Paper and Fire - Rachel Caine 8/14
(about the Great Library of Alexandria)
24. Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22
(mc owns bookstore)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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Welcome to the challenge, Jackie, Sanz, Midu, Suzanne, and Barbara★!
I'm going to go for 25+ books and see how long it takes me to read them. Not setting the start date until I begin my first book. Order of books will most likely change.Duration 9/18/13 - ?
Level: Book Embraced: 25 or more books
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3. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
4. The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman
5. Bizarre Books by Russell Ash
6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
7. Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay
8. Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington
9. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
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Thanks Karen! I forgot I had The Thirteenth Tale on my list until I found this challenge. I'm glad it's supposed to be good!
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Welcome to the challenge, Karla, Nancy, and ❀Oo❀!
I'm in! I'm starting with Level 1 and will add on when I finish that level.Booked: 1-4 books
This one looks fun. I went to the brick and mortar bookstore last night as was seeing all kinds of books that would work for this one.
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There are quite a lot LK - you're right! I'm reading one at the moment that I need to add to my list :)
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September 20 - The Book Thief here
December 07 - The Princess Bride here
Is non-fiction okay? I've been meaning to read these but not gotten a chance...The Library: An Illustrated History
The Library at Night
Your Books Are in the Mail: Fifty Years of Distance Library Service at Massey University
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I'll try for Book Escape. There are 14 books on my "books-about-books" shelf that I've yet to read:
1. The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler
2. Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
3. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
4. Beowulf on the Beach by Jack Murnighan
5. The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay
6. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
7. How Reading Changed My Life by Anna Quindlen
8. Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading by Maureen Corrigan
9. The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
10. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
11. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
12. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
13. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
14. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Super, Kayla! Welcome to the challenge.
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I'll be daring..and give it a go:)1. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore
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