2013 Books Completed

Books Read in 2013

JANUARY - 508 pages

1. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 241p. (4/5) 1/19/13
2. My Custom Van - Michael Ian Black 224p. (2/5) 1/22/13
3. Red Run - Kami Garcia 18p. (5/5) 1/24/13
4. Guns - Stephen King 25p. (5/5) 1/26/13
 
FEBRUARY - 242 pages

5. Dear Dumb Diary Year Two #3: Nobody's Perfect - Jim Benton 160p. (5/5) 2/10/13
6. A Wild Ghost Chase - E.J. Copperman 82p. (4/5) 2/10/13

MARCH - 588 pages

7. Threaded For Trouble - Janet Bolin 320p. (5/5) 3/5/13
8. The Unofficial How I Met Your Mother Quiz Book - Tom Smitz 37p. (3/5) 3/5/13
9. God, No! - Penn Jillette 231p. (5/5) 3/19/13

APRIL - 606 pages

10. Scared Sh*tless - 1,003 Facts That Will... - Cary McNeal 304p. (5/5) 4/7/13
11. Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich 302p. (5/5) 4/13/13

MAY - 208 pages

12. Debt Proof Your Kids - Mary Hunt 208p. (2/5) 5/11/13

JUNE - 705 pages

13. Every Day is an Atheist Holiday - Penn Jillette 287p. (4/5) 6/22/13
14. Teratologist - Edward Lee & Wrath James White 114p. (3/5) 6/22/13
15. The Perfect Paragon - M.C. Beaton 304p. (5/5) 6/29/13

JULY - 531 pages

16. Joyland - Stephen King 283p. (5/5) 7/6/13
17. Love, Lies & Liquor - M.C. Beaton 248p. (5/5) 7/21/13

AUGUST - 0 pages

SEPTEMBER - 1199 pages

18. Laughter: The Best Medicine @ Work - Reader's Digest 216p. (5/5) 9/22/13
19. Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story 1958-2009 - J. Randy Taraborrelli 768p. (4/5) 9/25/13
20. Laughter Really Is The Best Medicine - Reader's Digest 215p. (5/5) 9/27/13

OCTOBER -

21.


Pages Read:
Favorite Books of 2013:
Threaded for Trouble - Janet Bolin
Guns - Stephen King
Joyland - Stephen King
God, No! - Penn Jillette

2012 Books Completed

Books Read in 2012

JANUARY - 1732 pages

1. When Parents Text - Lauren Kaelin & Sophia Fraioli 256p. (5/5) 1/7/12
2. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 305p. (5/5) 1/14/12
3. Finding Lost Season 1 & 2 - Nikki Stafford 383p. (4/5) 1/21/12
4. Mini Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella 450p. (5/5) 1/24/12
5. Love in a Nutshell - Janet Evanovich & Dorien Kelly 320p. (5/5) 1/27/12
6. On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 288p. (2/5) 1/31/12

FEBRUARY - 968 pages

7. The Help - Kathryn Stockett 464p. (5/5) 2/2/12
8. Elvis & the Dearly Departed - Peggy Webb 304p. (1/5) 2/24/12
9. Finding Lost - Season 3 - Nikki Stafford 200p. (5/5) 2/29/12

MARCH - 1740 pages

10. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins 384p. (5/5) 3/9/12
11. I've Got Your Number - Sophie Kinsella 433p. (5/5) 3/17/12
12. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 391p. (5/5) 3/18/12
13. Hunger Game Tribute Guide - Emily Seife 128p. (3/5) 3/19/12
14. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 404p. (5/5) 3/26/12

APRIL - 715 pages

15. Finding Lost Season 4 - Nikki Stafford 224p. (5/5) 4/18/12
16. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch 206p. (4/5) 4/20/12
17. Buried in a Book - Lucy Arlington 285p. (5/5) 4/20/12

MAY - 288 pages

18. Pushing Up Daisies - Rosemary Harris 288p. (4/5) 5/21/12

JUNE - 769 pages

19. An Uninvited Ghost - E.J. Copperman 293p. (4/5) 6/3/12
20. Old Haunts - E.J. Copperman 304p. (5/5) 6/14/12
21. It Looked Different on the Model - Laurie Notaro 218p. (5/5) 6/18/12
22. The Clutter Busting Handbook - Rita Emmett 224p. (5/5) 6/20/12

JULY - 2602 pages

23. 11/22/63 - Stephen King 849p. (5/5) 7/3/12
24. Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 301p. (5/5) 7/13/12
25. 1,001 Facts That Will Scare the Sh*t Out Of You - Cary McNeal 360p. (4/5) 7/16/12
26. In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks - Adam Carolla 247p. (5/5) 7/22/12
27. Born Standing Up - Steve Martin 207p. (3/5) 7/23/12
28. Finding Lost Season 5 - Nikki Stafford 224p. (5/5) 7/25/12
29. A Love That Multiplies - Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar 288p. (1/5) 7/27/12
30. Y: The Last Man Vol 1: Unmanned - Brian K. Vaughan 126p. (4/5) 7/27/12

AUGUST - 0 pages

SEPTEMBER - 617 pages

31. Dear Dumb Diary, School. Hasn't This Gone On... - Jim Benton 137p. (5/5) 9/5/12
32. Dear Dumb Diary, The Super-Nice Are Super-Annoying - Jim Benton 128p. (5/5) 9/7/12
33. Christmas Crumble - M.C. Beaton 32p. (5/5) 9/9/12
34. An Appetite for Murder - Lucy Burdette 320p. (5/5) 9/18/12

OCTOBER - 1586 pages

35. Not Taco Bell Material - Adam Carolla 330p. (5/5) 10/5/12
36. Finding Lost Season 6 - Nikki Stafford 304p. (5/5) 10/16/12
37. In the Tall Grass - Stephen King & Joe Hill 64p. (5/5) 10/17/12
38. The Missing - Beverly Lewis 408p. (4/5) 10/20/12
39. How to Survive a Horror Movie - Seth Grahame-Smith 176p. (3/5) 10/24/12
40. Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine 304p. (5/5) 10/27/12

NOVEMBER - 0 pages

DECEMBER - 431 pages

41. The Telling - Beverly Lewis 431p. (3/5) 12/30/12


Pages Read: 11448

Favorite Books of 2011:

The Hunger Games series - Suzanne Collins

11/22/63 - Stephen King

Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine

 

2011 Books Completed

Books Read in 2011 (100+ Reading Challenge 2011)

JANUARY - 2378 pages

1. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate - M.C. Beaton 212p. (5/5) 1/11/11
2. Moonwalk - Michael Jackson 300p. (5/5) 1/13/11

3. Wicked Appetite - Janet Evanovich 313p. (5/5) 1/14/11

4. Parrot Training: A Guide to Taming & Gentling Your Avian Companion - Bonnie Munro Doane 224p. (4/5) 1/15/11

5. Smitten - Janet Evanovich 250p. (4/5) 1/20/11

6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling 448p. (5/5) 1/22/11

7. Birthday Party Murder - Leslie Meier 381p. (5/5) 1/25/11

8. Hank Zipzer: The Life of Me (Enter at Your Own Risk) - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 250p. (5/5) 1/26/11

FEBRUARY - 845 pages

9. Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine and Leslie Meier 361p. (5/5) 2/5/11

10. Christmas With Tucker - Greg Kincaid 180p. (5/5) 2/10/11
11. Veganist - Kathy Freston 304p. (5/5) 2/11/11

MARCH - 318 pages

12. A Dog Named Christmas - Greg Kincaid 160p. (5/5) 3/5/11
13. Shit My Dad Says - Justin Halpern 158p. (5/5) 3/22/11

APRIL - 671 pages

14. Glazed Murder - Jessica Beck 292p. (5/5) 4/9/11

15. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 379p. (5/5) 4/10/11

MAY - 752 pages

16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling 752p. (5/5) 5/12/11

JUNE - 1522 pages

17. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling 870p. (5/5) 6/15/11
18. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling 652p. (5/5) 6/29/11

JULY - 1964 pages

19. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling 784p. (5/5) 7/11/11
20. Hank Zipzer: Dump Trucks and Dogsleds: I'm on my Way, Mom! - Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver 155p. (4/5) 7/13/11
21. Princess Diaries: Princess on the Brink Vol. 8 - Meg Cabot 272p. (5/5) 7/18/11
22. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House - M.C. Beaton 272p. (5/5) 7/18/11
23. Dear Dumb Diary, Okay So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers - Jim Benton 143p. (5/5) 7/19/11
24. Princess Diaries: Project Princess Vol. 4 1/2 - Meg Cabot 50p. (5/5) 7/21/11
25. Bossypants - Tina Fey 288p. (4.5/5) 7/25/11

AUGUST - 1692 pages

26. June Bug - Jess Lourey 240p. (2.5/5) 8/8/11
27. Dear Dumb Diary, Me! (Just Like You, Only Better) - Jim Benton 144p. (5/5) 8/13/11
28. Thinner - Stephen King 320p. (5/5) 8/15/11
29. Smokin' Seventeen - Janet Evanovich 320p. (5/5) 8/26/11
30. The Secret - Beverly Lewis 364p. (4.5/5) 8/31/11
31. Princess Mia - Meg Cabot 304p. (5/5) 8/31/11

SEPTEMBER - 2875 pages

32. Mile 81 - Stephen King 80p. (4/5) 9/5/11
33. Night of the Living Deed - E.J. Copperman 336p. (4/5) 9/10/11
34. Hank Zipzer: A Brand New Me - Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver 155p. (4/5) 9/14/11
35. Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 304p. (5/5) 9/15/11
36. Shopaholic & Baby - Sophie Kinsella 448p. (5/5) 9/21/11
37. Princess Diaries 7.5: Sweet Sixteen Princess - Meg Cabot 96p. (4/5) 9/21/11
38. Valentine Princess 7.75 - Meg Cabot 96p. (4/5) 9/23/11
39. I'm Just Sayin' - Kim Zimmer 320p. (4.5/5) 9/24/11
40. Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris 320p. (4/5) 9/25/11
41. Pampered to Death - Laura Levine 304p. (5/5) 9/26/11
42. Forever Princess - Meg Cabot 416p. (5+/5) 9/30/11

OCTOBER - 828 pages

43. Mr. Popper's Penguins 160p. (1/5) 10/7/11
44. Sold - Patricia McCormick 263p. (5/5) 10/19/11
45. I Am Legend - Richard Matheson 320p. (5/5) 10/22/11
46. Princess Present - Meg Cabot 85p. (5/5) 10/27/11

NOVEMBER - 1548 pages

47. Stolen Innocence - Elissa Wall & Lisa Pulitzer 464p. (5/5) 11/7/11
48. You Have to Stop This - Pseudonymous Bosch 347p. (5/5) 11/11/11
49. Dire Threads - Janet Bolin 336p. (1/5) 11/20/11 (Revised 5/5)
50. Seriously...I'm Kidding - Ellen DeGeneres 241p. (4/5) 11/27/11
51. 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch A Dolphin in the Mouth - Matthew Inman 160p. (3/5) 11/27/11

DECEMBER - 0 pages 

2011 Statistics Books Read:

Pages Read: 15393

Favorite Books of 2011:
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
Glazed Murder - Jessica Beck
Forever Princess - Meg Cabot
Sold - Patricia McCormick
Dire Threads - Janet Bolin

2010 Chunkster Challenge (2/1/10 - 1/31/11)

Wendy from Caribousmom is hosting the 2010 Chunkster Challenge.


Many thanks to Dana who has hosted this challenge for the past couple of years and has generously handed over the reins to me in 2010. I am keeping most of Dana's rules and definitions...Why? Because why fix something that isn't broken?!??!

Definition of a Chunkster:

• A chunkster is 450 pages or more of ADULT literature (fiction or nonfiction) ... A chunkster should be a challenge.
• If you read large type books your book will need to be 525 pages or more ... The average large type book is 10-15% longer or more so I think that was a fair estimate.

The Rules:

• No Audio books in the chunkster.

It just doesn't seem right. Words on paper for this one folks.

No e-Books allowed - we are reading traditional, fat books for this challenge.

Short Stories and Essay collections will not be counted.

Books may crossover with other challenges

Anyone may join. If you don't have a blog, just leave me a comment on this post with your progress (and to let me know you are playing)

You don't need to list your books ahead of time.
Once you pick a level, that's it...you're committed to that level!

You must pick a level of participation (thanks again to Dana for the humor in these categories!):

1. The Chubby Chunkster - this option is for the reader who has a couple of large tomes on their TBR list, but really doesn't want to commit to much more than that. 3 books is all you need to finish this challenge.
2. Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - this option is for the slightly heavier reader who wants to commit to 4 Chunksters over the next twelve months.
3. Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 6 or more chunksters OR three tomes of 750 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.

Some Other Questions you Might Have:

• To review or not to review, that is the quesion...Reviews are not mandatory, but they are strongly encouraged. I will be putting up a Mr. Linky at the beginning of the challenge for links to your reviews. I will also be posting a Mr. Linky for wrap up posts at the end of the challenge.
• Will there be prizes? Perhaps. I am still thinking on this...but I may consider some bookish giveaways as the challenge progresses! If I were you, I would subscribe to this blog just in case I announce something important.
• Is there anything else we need to know? Um, not that I can think of right now. But, lately I have been into being flexible. And I may decide to add some fun stuff to this blog, or even have a guest poster or two. Check back in occasionally (or subscribe to the feed) just in case!

Oops! I screwed up in preparing for this one! I purchased several HUMONGOUS ebooks for my Kindle to have on hand for this challenge -- Under the Dome, The Pillars of the Earth and the Story of Edgar Sawtelle-- and now I see ebooks won't count. :-(

Oh, well! I'm sure I will fit them in for some other challenge. I'm going to choose level one, the Chubby Chunkster, which is to read 3 books of 450 pages or more.

Rainbow Connection Challenge (1/1 - 6/30/10)

Sue is hosting the Rainbow Connection Challenge.


January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010

I’m hosting my first Challenge, Rainbow Connection Challenge. Reading Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet books.

You can complete either a single rainbow or double rainbow challenge.

Single Rainbow (reading 7 books) by either Author (first or last name) or Title starting with R, O, Y, G, B, I and V (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet) books.

Double Rainbow (reading 14 books) by Author (first or last name) and Title starting with R, O, Y, G, B, I and V (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet) books.

There will be a rainbow prize for all that complete the challenge.

Rules:
1. This challenge is from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010.
2. Read a book starting with R, O, Y, G, B, I and V (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet) books.
3. The books you chose for this challenge can overlap with other challenges.

I am going to sign up for Single Rainbow which is a commitment of 7 books.

RED - Ron Jeremy: The Hardest Working Man in Showbiz - Ron Jeremy 1/17/10
ORANGE -
YELLOW - The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop - Lewis Buzbee 2/16/10
GREEN -
BLUE -
INDIGO -
VIOLET -

2010 Books Completed

Books Read in 2010

1. Cinderella - Henry W. Hewet 1/1/10 40p. (1/5)
2. Beauty and the Beast - Marie Le Prince de Beaumont 1/2/10 48p. (5/5)
3. Homebuyers Beware: Who's Ripping You Off Now? - Carolyn Warren 1/17/10 288p. (5/5)
4. Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz - Ron Jeremy 1/17/10 352p. (5/5)
5. The Mist - Stephen King 1/23/10 240p. (5/5)
6. Hank Zipzer: Day of the Iguana - Henry Winkler 1/28/10 154p. (5/5)

JANUARY - 1122 pages

7. The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot 2/15/10 256p. (5/5)
8. The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop - Lewis Buzbee 2/16/10 216p. (3/5)
9. Push - Sapphire 2/23/10 179p. (5/5)

FEBRUARY - 651 pages

10. More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea - Tom Reynolds 3/5/10 352p. (4/5)
11. Under the Dome - Stephen King 3/12/10 1088p. (5/5)
12. The Princess Diaries Vol. 2: Princess in the Spotlight - Meg Cabot 3/19/10 256p. (5/5)
13. The Doll People - Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin 3/20/10 288p. (5/5)
14. Hank Zipzer: The Night I Flunked My Field Trip - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 3/30/10 160p. (5/5)

MARCH - 2144 pages

15. Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 3: The Wyrm King - Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black 4/3/10 209p. (4/5)
16. Hank Zipzer: Holy Enchilada! - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 4/8/10 157p. (5/5)
17. The Meanest Doll in the World - Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin 4/10/10 267p. (5/5)
18. Garfield and the Wicked Wizard - Michael Teitelbaum 4/10/10 79p. (1/5)
19. The Runaway Dolls - Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin 4/10/10 329p. (5/5)
20. Hank Zipzer: Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 4/17/10 155p. (5/5)
21. Dear Dumb Diary, Let's Pretend This Never Happened - Jim Benton 4/20/10 95p. (5/5)
22. Dear Dumb Diary, My Pants Are Haunted! - Jim Benton 4/22/10 128p. (5/5)

APRIL - 1419 pages

23. Dear Dumb Diary, Am I the Princess or the Frog? - Jim Benton 5/3/10 148p. (5/5)
24. Dear Dumb Diary, Never Do Anything, Ever - Jim Benton 5/5/10 132p. (5/5)
25. This Time Together - Carol Burnett 5/6/10 288p. (5/5)
26. Dear Dumb Diary, Can Adults Become Human - Jim Benton 5/8/10 117p. (5/5)
27. Dear Dumb Diary, The Problem With Here Is That It's Where I'm From - Jim Benton 5/11/10 120p. (5/5)
28. Dear Dumb Diary, Never Underestimate Your Dumbness - Jim Benton 5/15/10 150p. (5/5)
29. Hank Zipzer: Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 5/15/10 156p. (5/5)
30. Dear Dumb Diary, It's Not My Fault I Know Everything - Jim Benton 5/17/10 131p. (5/5)
31. Blockade Billy - Stephen King 5/20/10 144p. (5/5)
32. Ma and Pa Dracula - Ann M. Martin 5/26/10 122p. (4/5)
33. The Princess Diaries Vol. 3: Princess in Love - Meg Cabot 5/28/10 256p. (5/5)
34. Hank Zipzer: My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 5/31/10 158p. (5/5)

MAY - 1922 pages

35. Believe It, Be It - How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life - Ali Vincent 6/10/10 176p. (5/5)
36. The Royals - Kitty Kelley 6/12/10 547p. (4/5)
37. Dear Dumb Diary, That's What Friends Aren't For - Jim Benton 6/14/10 131p. (5/5)
38. Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich 6/17/10 320p. (5/5)
39. Just After Sunset - Stephen King 6/18/10 367p. (5/5)
40. Plum Lucky - Janet Evanovich 6/28/10 176p. (5/5)

JUNE - 1717 pages

41. Confessions of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella 7/4/10 384p. (5/5)
42. The Princess Diaries IV: Princess in Waiting - Meg Cabot 7/7/10 256p. (5/5)
43. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - Stephenie Meyer 7/15/10 192p. (5/5)
44. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan - Sophie Kinsella 7/20/10 400p. (5/5)
45. The Princess Diaries V: Princess in Pink - Meg Cabot 7/21/10 288p. (5/5)
46. Finger Lickin' Fifteen - Janet Evanovich 7/22/10 352p. (5/5)

JULY - 1872 pages

47. Shopaholic Ties the Knot - Sophie Kinsella 8/23/10 416p. (5/5)
48. The Princess Diaries VI: Princess in Training - Meg Cabot 8/26/10 304p. (5/5)
49. Death of a Trophy Wife - Laura Levine 8/31/10 304p. (5/5)

AUGUST - 1024 pages

50. The Princess Diaries VII: Party Princess - Meg Cabot 9/22/10 320p. (5/5)
51. Shopaholic and Sister - Sophie Kinsella 9/25/10 400p. (5/5)
52. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris 9/30/10 304p. (5/5)

SEPTEMBER - 1024 pages

53. Hank Zipzer: My Dog's A Scaredy-Cat - A Halloween Tail - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 10/1/10 158p. (3/5)
54. Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me - Howie Mandel 10/3/10 220p. (5/5)
55. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came - M. C. Beaton 10/5/10 240p. (5/5)
56. Turkey Day Murder - Leslie Meier 10/7/10 288p. (5/5)
57. The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck 10/29/10 294p. (5/5)
58. Hank Zipzer: The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 10/29/10 158p. (4/5)
59. Wedding Day Murder - Leslie Meier 10/30/10 234p. (5/5)

OCTOBER - 1592 pages

60. Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich 11/28/10 309p. (5/5)

NOVEMBER - 309 pages

61. This Isn't What It Looks Like - Pseudonymous Bosch 12/3/10 423p. (5/5)
62. Huckleberry Finished - Livia J. Washburn 12/12/10 246p. (5/5)
63. Dear Dumb Diary, The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free - Jim Benton 12/15/10 148p. (5/5)
64. Full Dark, No Stars - Stephen King 12/31/10 368p. (5/5)

DECEMBER - 1185 pages




2010 Statistics:
Books Read: 64
Pages Read: 15,981

Favorite Books of 2010:
Under the Dome - Stephen King
The Doll People - Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin
Dear Dumb Diary - Jim Benton
Confessions of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella
The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck
Full Dark, No Stars - Stephen King

Buy One Book and Read It 2010 (1/1 - 12/31/10)

My Friend Amy is hosting the Buy One Book and Read it 2010 Challenge.

Buy One Book and Read It was started when I realized over 50% of Americans had not read a single book in a year. This is the most disturbing news possible to a book lover like myself, so I wanted to encourage an easy fun way to make sure people read a book in a year!

And it's back! With options!

This year there are three levels of participation:

Level One!

Buy one book and read it before December 31st, 2010.

Level Two!

Buy six books and read them before December 31st, 2010.

Level Three!

Buy 12 books and read them before December 31st, 2010.

Options:

To add a little twist to this year's challenge you are encouraged to choose one of the following options to add to your level.

Indie Option--Make sure the book or books you buy are purchased at an independent bookstore.

Book Blogger Option--Buy only books you learn about on book blogs.

That's it! If you'd like to join, just add your link to the Mister linky with your level and options in parentheses. On January 1st, I'll put up a linky for reviews.

I am signing up for Level Two and I'm going to make it half Indie Option, so 3 (or more) of the 6 books purchased I will purchase at an independent bookstore. We have two little ones in our town "Red Fox Books" and a children's book store "The Dog Ate My Homework" so I will be glad to do some shopping with them this year. I've really gotten away from bookstores since purchasing my Kindle this past February and I miss them. But my bookshelves were groaning for relief and I really didn't have room to purchase another one. I currently have 6 bookcases that are filled to capacity and more and more boxes of books residing in my Mom's shed! So the Kindle was a welcome addition to my home. I'm looking forward to getting out shopping!

Level Two

1. Homebuyer's Beware: Who's Ripping You Off Now? - Carolyn Warren 1/17/10

2. Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz - Ron Jeremy 1/17/10

3.