Challenges for 2010

Of all the challenges I have signed up for, in the last 3 years since I started this blog, I have only completed TWO that I know of. The Canadian Books challenge and the In Their Shoes Challenge.

So this year (or next year 2010) I am signing up for 4 challenges.

The First Challenge is the Art History Challenge as I love reading about Art History

This year there will be four levels of participation in the Art History Challenge:

Curious - Read at least 3 books about art, either fiction or non-fiction.
Fascinated - Read at least 6 books about art, either fiction or non-fiction.
Enamored- Read at least 9 books about art, either fiction or non-fiction.
Utterly enchanted - Read at least 12 books about art, either fiction or non-fiction.

I dont know yet which of these levels I will do.



The Second Challenge is my own Great Books Challenge for 2010. This challenge has 2 levels of participation - Easy and Hard
Easy - you read 6 authors from my Great Books list
Hard - you read 12 books from my Great Books list



The Third Challenge is the Relic Novels Challenge Where I must read novels about relic hunting. One example would be Indiana Jones.

There are three levels to this challenge.
Initiate Hunter : Read at least 6 relic novels
In-training Hunter: Read at least 12 relic novels
Master Hunter: Read at least 18 relic novels





The Fourth Challenge is the Bibliophilic Challenge - similar to the Bibliography challenge I hosted a couple of years ago. You have to read books about books.

This challenge has 3 levels -

Bookworm: Read three books
Litlover: Read six books
Bibliomaniac: Read twelve books


For this challenge I am going to read Nicholas Basbanes’ Trilogy – A Gentle Madness, Patience & Fortitude and A Splendour of Letters. At least that is the plan.

I will do my best to compete all 4 challenges in 2010.

And for those of you who wonder where all these challenges come from - they come from the Novel Challenge Yahoo Group. And these are just the up coming challenges for 2010.

Confessions of a Book Addict

Hi. My name is Historia and I am a Book Addict. Its been 4 weeks since my last online purchase. And 5 days since my last purchase from Indigos. Today I brought 2 more books from Indigos and received a box of 8 more books in the mail from my friendly online remainder warehouse. I must also confess to have another cart full of books filled out (at the online checkout) waiting for my next payday so I can purchase more books. I am really really addicted.


A Pound of Paper - Confessions of a Book Addict - by John Baxter
Out of the Flames by Lawrence & Nancy Goldstone
The Golden Thread by Bruce Meyer (left)
The Book Of Lost Books, by Stuart Kelly

From Love Field by Nellie Connally
Unknown Shore by Robert Ruby
The Hacienda by Lisa St Aubin de Teran
The Missing Gospels by Darrell Bock