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Yay Karen! I've got about a month left on this challenge, and I'm just trying to see how many books I can read that fit before it ends. I started off really well, but lately ... not so much *sigh*
This looks fun - I love books about books!Level: Book Escape
Duration: 4/1/14-3/31/15
Completed: 2/12
1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 4/12
2. The Book of Lost Things 5/10
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I'm calling this one done :)
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 *****
Okay, have never tried a challenge before, so forgive any of my missteps! Books About Books Challenge
Duration: August 2014 - July 2015
1. The Thirteenth Tale
2. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
4. The Shadow of the Wind
5. The Angel's Game
6. The Prisoner of Heaven
8. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
9. The Case of the Missing Books
11. Fangirl
12. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
13. Reading Lolita in Tehran
Read Books (7):
Congratulations Barb!And welcome to the challenge Megan!
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Love the books you have chosen Megan - welcome!
Karen wrote: "Nice work Barb :DLove the books you have chosen Megan - welcome!"
Thanks! I'm really excited about all of them!
Renee wrote: "Congratulations Barb!
And welcome to the challenge Megan!"
Thanks!
I didn't do too well on this challenge but my time has lapsed so here are my results.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
This seems a perfect first challenge!Book Voyage 5-9 books
October 25, 2014 to January 25, 2015
3/5 read
1. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
2. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
3. One for the Books by Joe Queenan, read 11/21/14
4. Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books by Jenny Bond, read 10/28/14
5. The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom, read 11/29/14
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Done...just never said...lolBOOKS 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
8. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan...March 14, 2014
9. Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee...April 19, 2014 journals play a prominent roll in the story and main character a book publisher
10. May Day by Jess Lourey....May 19, 2014...Main Character is librarian...and some takes place in library...
11. Taking Out the Trailer Trash by Janice Ivy...June 21, 2014 Main character is writing a book
Took 3 freakin years but I finally finished this one.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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