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I tried to link up all of our ongoing (and past) challenges, games, quizzes, etc. If a link is broken, please let me know!If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Happy reading!
--------------------------------------------------■ Reading the Prize Winning Fiction Authors
♬ Danish Academy Award (biennial, best Danish author, Denmark)
♬ Franz Kafka Prize (annual, international, Czech Republic)
♬ Man Booker International Prize (biennial, Engl lang/widely avail translations author)
♬ Jerusalem Prize (biennial, international, Israel)
♬ Neustadt International Prize for Literature (biennial, international, USA)
♬ NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature (biennial, international, USA)
♬ Nobel Laureates in Literature (annual, international, Sweden)
♬ PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story (annual, international?, USA)
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■ Reading the Prize Winning Fiction Books
☸ Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (annual, int'l female author in Engl lang & published in UK, UK)
☸ Brage Prize (annual, Norwegian literature, Norway)
☸ Costa Book Awards (Whitbread Award) - First Novel (annual, based in UK/Ireland, UK)
☸ Costa Book Awards (Whitbread Award) - Novel (annual, based in UK/Ireland, UK)
☸ European Union Prize for Literature (annual, citizen of EU, EU)
☸ Finlandia Prize (annual, Finnish novel in Finnish or Swedish, Finland)
☸ Icelandic Literary Prize (annual, Iceland)
☸ International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (annual, international/Engl translation req, Ireland)
☸ Man Booker Prize (annual, written by citizen of UK/Commonwealth/Republic of Ireland, UK)
☸ Miles Franklin Literary Award (annual, about Australian life, in English, Australia)
☸ National Book Award (annual, American, USA)
☸ National Book Critics Circle Award (annual, American, USA)
☸ Nordic Council Lit Prize (annual, work of imaginative lit written in a Nordic language, Denmark)
☸ PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction(annual, fiction by American citizens, USA)
☸ PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction (annual, debut American author, USA)
☸ Pulitzer Prize Fiction (annual, American, USA)
☸ Stella Prize (annual, female Australain author, Australia)
☸ Society The Nine Grand Prize (annual, Swedish fiction writers, Sweden)
☸ Victor Rossel Prize (annual, Belgian or resident of Belgium, Belgium)
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■ Reading the Prize Winning Genre Books
◊ Crime, Mystery, Suspense & Thriller
☀ Agatha Award (annual, first published in US, living author, Malice Domestic, Ltd)
☀ Best Swedish & Best Translated Novels (annual, Swedish language, Swedish Crime Academy)
☀ Clue Award (annual, Finnish (or translation) crime fiction novel, Finnish Crime Society)
☀ Diamond Bullet (annual, original Dutch crime novel, Belgium)
☀ Edgar Allan Poe Awards (annual, int'l, various categories, Mystery Writers of America)
☀ Golden Noose (annual, Dutch crime novel, Netherlands)
☀ Glass Key award (annual, crime novel, Nordic language author, Crime Writers of Scandinavia)
☀ Hammett Prize (annual, US & Canadian citizens or permanent residents, IACW/NA)
☀ Palle Rosenkrantz Prize (annual, crime fiction novel published in Danish, Danish Crime Academy)
☀ Riverton Prize Golden Gun (annual, Norwegian work of literary crime, Norwegian Riverton-club)
☀ Thriller Award (annual, best books in genre, Int'l Thriller Writers org)
◊ Biography
☀ Costa Book Awards (Whitbread Award) - Biography (annual, based in UK/Ireland, UK)
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◊ Graphic Novel
☀ Eisner Awards (annual, print: distr in US, online: publ previous year, San Diego Comic-Con Int'l)
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◊ History
☀ Bancroft Prize (annual, Engl lang, about diplomacy or the history of the Americas, Columbia U)
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◊ Poet & Poetry
☀ Costa Book Awards (Whitbread Award) - Poetry (annual, based in UK/Ireland, UK)
☀ Poetry Society of America's Robert Frost Medal - Poet
☀ Poetry Society of America's Shelley Memorial Award - Poet
◊ Romance
☀ RITA Awards(annual, various categories, English language, Romance Writers of America)
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◊ Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and Horror/Dark Fantasy
☀ Bram Stoker Award (H & DF: annual, international?, Horror Writers Association)
☀ Hugo (SF or F: annual, various categories, int'l, English lang, World Science Fiction Society)
☀ Locus (SF & F: annual, int'l?, various categories, Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll)
☀ Nebula (SF & F: annual, int'l?, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America)
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■ Reading the Prize Winning Young Person's Fiction Books
∗ Costa Book Awards (Whitbread Award) - Children's Book (annual, based in UK/Ireland, UK)
∗ Finlandia Junior Award (annual, Finnish novel in Finnish or Swedish, Finland)
∗ German Children's Literature Award (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis)
∗ Hans Christian Andersen Award (biennial, international, Denmark
∗ National Book Award
∗ (John) Newbery Medal
∗ Coretta Scott King
∗ Michael Printz
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■ Reading the Fiction Runners Up
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■ Reading the Genre Runners Up
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■ Reading the Young Person's Runners Up
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■ More Literature/Book Awards
⋅ Crime Fiction Awards (formerly Mystery Book Awards)
⋅ goodreads - List of Book Awards
⋅ the Science Fiction Awards Database
⋅ wikipedia - List of literary awards
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--------------------------------------------------■ Lists to Make Your Eyes Cross
⊗ Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
⊗ Ann Morgan's Blog: A year of reading the world - 196 countries, countless stories…
⊗ BBC's 'The Big Read - top 200 novels in the UK'
⊗ Daniel S. Burt's The Novel 100: A Ranking Of The Greatest Novels Of All Time (alt link)
⊗ (Peter) Boxall’s 1001 Books: You Must Read Before You Die (by century published)
⊗ Emma Beare's 501 Must Read Books
⊗ Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Books of 2013
⊗ Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Books of 2012
⊗ Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Books of 2011
⊗ Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Books of 2010
⊗ Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Books of 2009
⊗ Guardian UK's 1000 novels everyone must read: the definitive list (by theme)
⊗ Guardian UK's Julia Eccleshare: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
⊗ Maria: Book a Country (reading the world) (in Finnish)(Google Translate/English)
⊗ Nanna's book mix - Reading Around the World (in Finnish) (Google Translate/English)
⊗ Oprah's Book Club Selections (1996-2010)
⊗ Oprah's Book Club 2.0 (2012-)
⊗ Orange Prize for Fiction's 2004 "50 Essential Reads by Contemporary Authors" (alt link)
⊗ The Ultimate Teen Book Guide
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I thought I saw the Collecting Dust Challenge up for June but now I don't see it. Was I reading wrong or did it disappear?
Connie wrote: "I thought I saw the Collecting Dust Challenge up for June but now I don't see it. Was I reading wrong or did it disappear?"I think you might have been reading wrong :D.
The next one won't go up, until the signups for May closes :).
I thought that was probably the case but I didn't want to miss it. Thanks.
Connie wrote: "I thought that was probably the case but I didn't want to miss it. Thanks."welcs! :)
Do you know when the rest of the 30 day challenge questions will be up on the page? I am really enjoying that challenge.
Rachel wrote: "Do you know when the rest of the 30 day challenge questions will be up on the page? I am really enjoying that challenge."Since reopening the threads to continue the days, I've been adding a new one every several/few days or so. I'm so glad you're enjoying that challenge, Rachel! I've really been enjoying reading people's answers, I have to say :)
MK wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Do you know when the rest of the 30 day challenge questions will be up on the page? I am really enjoying that challenge."Since reopening the threads to continue the days, I've been..."
I have as well enjoyed reading people's responses. There are some great suggestions out there on those threads.
Rachel wrote: "I have as well enjoyed reading people's responses. There are some great suggestions out there on those threads. "I agree, there really are.
Thanks or compiling them like this - that's actually very helpful for those of us participating in multiple challenges.
Aprilleigh wrote: "Thanks or compiling them like this - that's actually very helpful for those of us participating in multiple challenges."My pleasure :)
I use it myself, to get to the various challenges :D
It's reading bingo challenge. There are two versions. One original and one for YA. Happy reading :)http://www.retreatbyrandomhouse.ca/20...
Lesserknowngems wrote: "It's reading bingo challenge. There are two versions. One original and one for YA. Happy reading :)http://www.retreatbyrandomhouse.ca/20..."
huh! Looks fun, gems. If you'd like, post it in a new thread, explaining the challenge to folks, and I'll put a link to your challenge thread in the table of contents.
MK wrote: "Lesserknowngems wrote: "It's reading bingo challenge. There are two versions. One original and one for YA. Happy reading :)http://www.retreatbyrandomhouse.ca/20..."..."
I'm totally going to do this. I posted it on my Facebook at the beginning of the year, but forgot about it. Just printed off.
Rachel wrote: "MK wrote: "Lesserknowngems wrote: "It's reading bingo challenge. There are two versions. One original and one for YA. Happy reading :)http://www.retreatbyrandomhouse.ca/20......"
Fun!! Hopefully lesserknowngems will post it again in its own thread, and others will join too :)
Lesserknowngems wrote: "It's reading bingo challenge. There are two versions. One original and one for YA. Happy reading :)http://www.retreatbyrandomhouse.ca/20..."
To join gem's challenge, follow link - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I might be in the minority here but a thought came to me:For me personally it would be better if the Collecting Dust challenge would be for the current month, not for the next one. This is because I would first rather see what's get picked for the group reads and then choose something else entirely. If someone gets picked Jane Eyre and the group is reading Wuthering Heights, well, there might be a problem. At least if they are like me and like to read different genres. (Or both/all books are either long or short ones.)
If you need to get it from the library, well you have a couple of weeks to do that, too, if you are among the first (though I believe many of us own the books). Also my problem sometimes is what to read next, I have no idea what I want/need/have to be reading next month.
Tytti wrote: "I might be in the minority here but a thought came to me:For me personally it would be better if the Collecting Dust challenge would be for the current month, not for the next one. This is becaus..."
The group read and the dusty challenge are staggered, Tytti. Right now, nominations for the group reads are choosing September books, and Dusty challenge is choosing August book :). So the group book is chosen before the Dusty challenge signups start.
Oh, are they? I got confused then, too many months on the feed. But still, way too early for me to know what I will be reading in August...
Tytti wrote: "Oh, are they? I got confused then, too many months on the feed. But still, way too early for me to know what I will be reading in August..."Me too. That's why I sign up on the last day ;-). I snuck in under the wire almost every time I signed up :D
Sorry if I'm being stupid here, I really like the idea of working my way through one of the lists you've posted links to ('Amazon's 100 books to read in a lifetime' or 'BBC's Big Read' maybe) but don't know where to actually create my list to keep track? Can you point me in the right direction please? Thank you :)
Caroline wrote: "don't know where to actually create my list to keep track? Can you point me in the right direction please?"I don't think there is an easy solution for that... There probably is a listopia list already made that you might want to check them. They also say how many (of the first hundred books) you have read. Or you can copy them all to one of your own shelves. Or maybe join some group that reads them or allows you to make your own challenge (or somethink like that). Those are the choices I have come up. (I made my own secret group to try that challenge thing but it's not very convenient...)
Many of those lists do end up in Listopia - which is a great way to keep track as long as someone maintains the list so things don't get added. Plus, voting on the lists is fun!the Amazon list you mentioned is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
BBCs is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
There was a folder somewhere around here where you could create a thread for your own challenges but that's not a very good way to keep track of a long list like the ones you've mentioned.
Your personal bookshelves are also a possibility. If you shelved all the books on a list and tagged them as that particular list, then pulled up the read shelf and the list tag together, that would show a count of how many you've read.
Thanks for the replies and suggestions, I was thinking there was a folder/thread for it (like the 'A-Z' or 'Around The World' challenges and I was just being stupid not being able to find it!
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Caroline I don't know if this will fit your need, but in the Games and Challenges folder there is the thread Personal Classics Challenge. You can create you own post and list or maybe copy and past a book list you want to work on and strike off reads as you complete them.
That would definitely work. Thanks very much Bob :)
I read about one challenge from a book blog, and I thought I'd mention it in case someone is interested. It's similar to what Kathy is doing in hers.It goes like this:
First you choose a novel that you want to read. Then you choose a next book that is either
a) a parody,
b) a pastiche,
c) an imitation (is it a right word?),
d) a sequal of the previous book or
e) written from a different perspective.
My own suggestion for a challenge is a bit easier. I often seem to have a theme in the books I read so it might be funny to see how far you can go with that. So in order to add a book to you list, it would have to have some connection to the previous one (and I think they should be read in order). I think it should be something pretty clear like a country, a character or a theme or something like that. Maybe something to do with the titles, too. And you couldn't use the same connection (like an author) two times in a row but you could use another author later on. Anyone interested? I'm not sure I would be playing but it just occured to me.
Oh, and could it be possible to have a group challenge widget thingie for the 12+2 that would count how many books you have finished? I've seen those in other groups.
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Below are links to our various challenges, quizzes, fun/silly links, getting to know you and your books questions, etc ;-). Please join in, on any of our ongoing challenges. Challenges that are time-dependent, are noted. Those that are for the calendar year or month can be started/joined at any time during that year or month. Any books finished during that time period can be counted towards challenges --- if your memory co-operates!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Happy reading!
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♪ How well read are you? (Buzzfeed Quiz)
♪ Can You Guess The Classic Novel From Its First Sentence? (Buzzfeed Quiz)
♪ Food featured in classics - how well read ... and attentive to detail! - are you? *grin* (Guardian UK quiz)
♫ Personal Classics Challenge
♫ Catching up Challenge (top post) (list post)
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♦ Books written in different languages - no end date
♦ The Seven Continents Game - no end date
♦ Around the World in 80 Books Challenge - 2014
♦ A "never-ending" country challenge
♦ All Around the World Challenge - 2013
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► A-Z Title Challenge - 2014
→ A-Z Author Challenge - 2014
► A-Z (Title) Challenge - 2013
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♣ Reading Bingo - 2014
♣ 2014 Scavenger Hunt Challenge! - BOARD ONE
♣ 2014 Scavenger Hunt Challenge! - BOARD TWO
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☺ Collecting Dust August 2014 Challenge
☺ Collecting Dust July 2014 Challenge
☺ Collecting Dust June 2014 Challenge
☺ Collecting Dust May 2014 Challenge
☺ Collecting Dust April 2014 Challenge
☺ Collecting Dust March 2014 Challenge
☺ Collecting Dust February 2014 Challenge
☺ Collecting Dust January 2014 Challenge
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♥ If you could only choose one book....
♠ If Santa could bring you one book...
⌂ Loved it/Hated it/Afraid to read it/Conquered it
• Nominations for Best Hero
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■ 30-Day Challenge!
☼ Day 1: What is the best book you have read this year?
☼ Day 2: A book you have read more than three times
☼ Day 3: What is your favorite (book) series?
☼ Day 4: What is your favorite book in (your favorite) series
☼ Day 5: A book that makes you happy
☼ Day 6: A book that made you feel sad
☼ Day 7: Most under-rated book
☼ Day 8: Most over-rated book
☼ Day 9: A book you thought you wouldn't like, but ended up really enjoying
☼ Day 10: Favorite classical book
☼ Day 11 - first!: A book you hated
☼ Day 11 - second!: Favorite quote from a book
☼ Day 12: A book you used to love, but don't anymore
☼ Day 13: Your favorite writer
☼ Day 14: Your favorite book from your favorite author
☼ Day 15: Favorite male character
☼ Day 16: Favorite female character
☼ Day 17: Books you want to read but are afraid to?
☼ Day 18: If you could jump into any book, what book would it be? Why?
☼ Day 19: Ebook or Treebook, what's your preference?
☼ Day 20: Do you like to keep your books organized?
☼ Day 21 - first!: How do you manage your TBR pile?
☼ Day 21 - second!: How many books open at once?
☼ Day 22: Do you ever skip to the end of the book to find out what happens?
☼ Day 23: Film adaptations - best .... and worst!
☼ Day 24: If you could meet one fiction author, who would it be?
☼ Day 25: Reading gear! Do you use a dictionary when reading?
☼ Day 26: Reading gear! Do you use a booklight when reading?
☼ Day 27: Reading gear! What do you use for a bookmark?
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■ Reading the 'Best'
Read the Prize Winning -
♩ Fiction Authors
♩ Fiction Books
♩ Genre Books
♩ Young Person's Fiction Books
Read the Runners Up -
♩ Fiction Authors
♩ Fiction Books
♩ Genre Books
♩ Young Person's Fiction Books
Read more of the 'Best' -
♩ Read the Lists &/or Compilations
♩ More Literature/Book Awards
?¿ Reading the 'Best' question/comment thread - post at link
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