Showing posts with label Reading Challenges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading Challenges. Show all posts
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Aussie YA Book Challenge 2011
Nomes over at Inkcrush and Nic over at Irresistible Reads have come up with the best idea ever, these two fabulous book bloggers have decided to hold an Aussie YA Book Challenge, so cool!
Here’s a little of what Nic had to say about the challenge and why they came up with it:
So, I have been signing up for some reading challenges for 2011 when I noticed there was none for Aussie YA books. I know a few bloggers who are passionate about Aussie YA so I thought why not host a challenge to encourage more people to read Australian young adult fiction. So with a lot of help from Nomes at Inkcrush, together we have created the Aussie YA Reading Challenge 2011”
I love this challenge because it’s a great way to get both Australian and international readers to read more books by Australian authors which hopefully should increase their profile because we have some absolutely amazing authors in the land down under.
To top this awesome challenge off Nic and Nomes are also going to hold some giveaways throughout the year as well as having some guest posts and interviews from some awesome Aussie authors.
So if this sounds like something your interested in I definitely recommend checking out Nic’s post (click HERE) which describes what’s involved in the challenge. If your an Aussie reader you should read at least 12 YA books by Aussie authors from 1st January, 2011 to 31st December, 2011 (this is me). If you’re an international reader you are only required to read at least 6 YA books by Aussie authors (I gather this is so as Aussie books can be harder to source for international readers). Now below are some of the Aussie books I want to read next year ...
Lost in Stories Aussie YA Book Challenge
Books to Read
John Belushi Is Dead by Kathy Charles
Beatle meets Destiny by Gabrielle Williams
Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James*
Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar*
Everything Beautiful by Simmone Howell*
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley*
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Good Oil by Laura Buzo*
This is Shyness by Leanne Hall
Darkwater by Georgia Blain
Burn Bright by Marianne de Pierres
Girl Next Door by Alyssa Brugman
Angel Creek by Sally Rippin
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
* = I own a copy
Sunday, November 21, 2010
2011 Debut Author Challenge
I’ve just signed up to the 2011 Debut Author challenge hosted by Kristi over at that fabulous blog we all know and love The Story Siren. You’re all probably thinking well that’s all well and good but what exactly is this 2011 Debut Author Challenge Romy? Well this challenge aims to highlight young adult and middle grade authors who are releasing their first novel in 2011. The challenge is to read at least twelve debut novels. Anyone can join. You don't have to be a blogger, and you don't have to live in the United States
So does this sound like something you’d love to participate in? If the answer is YES this sounds awesome all you have to do is go to the sign up page to let Kristi know your participating in the challenge.
For more info Kristi has written a really helpful FAQ post, I definitely recommend reading that post before you go to the sign up page. There is also a general info post all about the challenge, which also has a list of 2011 debut authors (which will come in very handy), you should check out too
I’ve started having a look at what debut books I want to read, here’s what I have so far:
Across the Universe by Beth Revis (11/01/2011)*#
The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney (08/02/2011)
Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard (08/03/2011) – so excited for this one, I’ve been waiting for ages!
Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton (26/04/2011)
*I’ve already received an ARC of this from Penguin Australia
# Side note, I've just thought about this but my American readers may think I can’t write dates correctly, I can, it’s just this is how we do our dates in Australia, we do the day first and then the month, sorry if it’s confusing
This list is by no means complete, I’ll definitely be adding to it! I just need to take the time and sit down with my laptop and browse my goodreads account.
As I’m doing The Contempts challenge as well I’ve decided I’m going to create a separate ‘Reading Challenge’ page where I’ll list all the books I want to read for my challenges (which should make everything easier). I’m going to create a link in my drop down menu so if you really want to know my complete list of what I’m going to read keep checking back and sometime voila! I will have a challenge page!
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