2012 Challenges

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Personal Challenge #1 – LOANED TO ME Books

An Unlikely Angel by Ashley Smith – from my neighbor K.
Radio Shangri-La by Lisa Napoli – from Nancy
√ Fire Season by Philip Connors – from Nancy
Nemesis by Peter Evans – from Madeline
Martha, inc. by Christopher Byron – also from Madeline
Two Rivers by T.Greenwood – from Holly
Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard – WON in a giveaway, recommended by Rhapsody-Jill, I think
A Theory of Relativity by Jacquelyn Mitchard – another from Holly
Me and Mr. Darcy by  Alexandra Potter – again, from Holly
Save the Cat!  by Blake Snyder – WON in a giveaway by Trisha
Film School by Neil Landau with Matthew Frederick – I think I won this from Trisha
Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Personal Challenge #2 – AUTHORS I MUST READ
Jon Krakauer – I’m thinking that I should try Into the Wild first.
Mary Roach – any!  Depends on when and what strikes my fancy.
Tom Perotta – Election
Susan Jane Gilman – Hypocrite in a White Pouffy Dress
China Miéville - Kraken or The City and the City
Zetta Elliot – A Wish After Midnight
P.G. Wodehouse – I have Right Ho, Jeeves in iBooks
Connie Willis – Either Doomsday Book or To Say Nothing of the Dog
Diana Wynne Jones – most curious about Howl’s Moving Castle
Tracy Kidder – I own Old Friends, My Detachment and Strength in What Remains – which will likely be my first choice.
√  A.S.Byatt – I own Possession in paperback and The Children’s Book in hardback; I expect a vocabulary workout. Angels & Insects! (yes)
Ian McEwan – Eager to try Saturday. (Thank you Jill for sending me this 3/2012)
Margaret Atwood – Alias Grace

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IRL “The Bookies” Book Club
Jan – The Night Circus / Erin Morgenstern – KB
Feb – Model Home /Eric Puchner – MBR
Mar – We Need to Talk About Kevin/Lionel Shriver – RD
Apr – The Elephant Keeper / Christopher Nicholson – PP
May – CH
Jun – DP
Jul – PS
Aug – GM
Sep – KB
Oct – MBR
Nov – RD
Dec – PP

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What’s in a Name 5 nnn(My announcement post)

√  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day – calendar
√ Angels & Insects / Byatt – creepy crawly
√ Cloud Atlas /  Mitchell – sky
__?__ – something in a pocket
__?__ – land formation topography
√ Model Home / E.Puchner – house

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Readalongs:  

1Q84 January, Cloud Atlas March

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