Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to:
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year:
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year:
4. You really want to re-read
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend
6. Is from your favorite genre

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like:
2. Whose cover art you don’t like:
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:
2. 2010-2014:
3. 2000-2009:
4. 1990-1999:
5. 1965-1989:

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors:
2. by a new-to-you author:
3. that is an author’s first book:
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/)

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:
2. that you consider long:
3. that is part of a series:
4. that was published the year you were born:

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to: Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Taylor (10/14/15) 3.5 stars
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year: The Last Child by Hart (1/27/15) 2.5 stars
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year: 
4. You really want to re-read
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend: The Magician's Land by Grossman (2/21/15) 4 stars
6. Is from your favorite genre: Assassin's Quest by Hobb (8/29/15) 4 stars

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like: The Assassin's Apprentice by Hobb (2/13/15) 4.5 stars
2. Whose cover art you don’t like: Stormlord Rising by Larke (2/18/15) 3.5 stars
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover: A Curtain Falls by Pintoff (3/29/15) 3 stars
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title: The Summer Tree by Kay (3/28/15) 4 stars

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. *Wild card replacement: Promise Me by Coben (11/2/15) 3.5 stars
2. 2010-2014: Stormlord's Exile by Larke (5/16/15) 3 stars
3. 2000-2009: Mistborn by Sanderson (1/11/15) 3.5 stars
4. 1990-1999: Royal Assassin by Hobb (4/17/15) 4.5 stars
5. 1965-1989: 

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors: Best Served Cold by Abercrombie (7/30/15) 3.5 stars
2. by a new-to-you author: Just One Look by Coben (6/11/15) 3 stars 
3. that is an author’s first book: Elantris by Sanderson (4/16/15) 2.5 stars
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/)

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short: Ethan of Athos by Bujold (7/5/15) 4.5 stars
2. that you consider long: A Dance with Dragons by Martin (6/10/15) 2.5 stars
3. that is part of a series: The Last Stormlord by Larke (2/3/15) 3.5 stars
4. that was published the year you were born:

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to: to be decided
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year:   Flight of the Goose   by Lesley Thomas (2005)
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year:   Dr.Fischer of Geneva OR the Bomb Party   by Graham Greene(1985)DONE
4. You really want to re-read  **WILD CARD** (I don't re-read books)
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend   Blood Hollow   by Wm. Kent Krueger (2009)
6. Is from your favorite genre   The Golden U-Boat    by Richard P. Henrick (1991)DONE

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like:   Ramage's Diamond   by Dudley Pope (1976)
2. Whose cover art you don’t like:   My Son's Story    by Nadine Gordimer (1990)
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:   The Last Kind Words Saloon   by Larry McMurtry
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:   Who Killed Palomino Molero?   by Mario Vargas Llosa (1987)DONE
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title   Wicked Autumn    by G. M. Malliet (2012)

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:   White Plague   by James Abel
2. 2010-2014:    The Goldfinch    by Donna Tartt DONE
3. 2000-2009:    When We Were Orphans    by Kazuo Ishiguro (2001)
4. 1990-1999:   Consider This, Senora    by Harriet Doerr (1993)
5. 1965-1989:   Deus Irae    by Philip K. Dick (1972)DONE

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors:   Norwegian Wood    by Haruki Murakami (2000)
2. by a new-to-you author:    Prime Time    by Hank Phillippi Ryan (2009)
3. that is an author’s first book:   Florida Roadkill   by Tim Dorsey(2006)
4. an author who shares your birth year:   The Raphael Affair by Iain Pears

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:  Aiding & Abetting   by Muriel Spark DONE
2. that you consider long:   A Man: A Novel    by Oriana Fallaci (1979)
3. that is part of a series:    Cabinet of Curiosities   by Preston/Child(2002)
4. that was published the year you were born:   Carry On, Mr. Bowditch    by Jean Lee Latham (Newberry winner/children's)DONE

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to:   Elephant Song by Wilbur Smith
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year:   Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation; Authority; Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year:   Day After Night by Anita Diamant
4. You really want to re-read   A History of the Future by James Howard Kunstler
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend   I never borrow books from anyone or the library.  So I doubled up on another catagory.
6. Is from your favorite genre  California by Edan Lupinski       Water, Stone, Heart by Will North

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like:  The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett
2. Whose cover art you don’t like:  Revenge of Innocents by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:   The Last Kind Words Saloon by Larry McMurtry
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:  I just couldn't find one for this so I doubled up on Favorite Genre.
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title   The Fifth Season by Robert C. S. Downs

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:   Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
2. 2010-2014:  Bull River by Robert Knott  2014
3. 2000-2009:    The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian   2007
4. 1990-1999:  Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult  1999
5. 1965-1989:   War Brides by Lois Battle  1945/1983

Category 4:  Authors......read a book written by:

1. by one of your favorite authors:   A Most Unsuitable Match by Stephanie Grace Whitson
2. by a new-to-you author:  The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan   Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs by Heather Lende
3. that is an author’s first book:  The Martian by Andy Weir
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/)  Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:   Sht My Dad Says - Audio CD - UnabridgedAuthor: Justin Halpern, Sean Schemmel (Narrator)
2. that you consider long:    Bangkok 8 by John Burdett
3. that is part of a series:   Walla Walla Suite:  A Room With No View by Anne Argula
4. that was published the year you were born:  The Far Country by Nevil Shute

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category's

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to:  Ben Loory. Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day.
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year: Pat Barker. The Ghost Road
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year: Sergei Lukanenko. Night Watch, completed 9/6/15
4. You really want to re-read Mary Renault. The Persian Boy
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend. Suzanne Collins. Mockingjay
6. Is from your favorite genre. TBD

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like: Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. The Dead Mountaineer's Inn. Completed 6/23/15. 4 stars
2. Whose cover art you don’t like: TBD
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:Sebastian Faulks. Birdsong
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title: Mario Vargas Llosa. Who Killed Palomino Molero?
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title. Ray Bradbury. Fairwell summer. Completed 9/29/15

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015: Peter Lovesey. Down Among the Dead Men. 12/28/15. 4 stars
2. 2010-2014: Gerbrand Bakker. Ten White Geese. (2013) completed 6/1/15. 3 stars
3. 2000-2009:  Simon Leys. The Death of Napoleon. Completed 9/13/15 4 stars
4. 1990-1999: Howard Norman. The Bird Artist
5. 1965-1989: Ursula LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness

âCategory 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors: Alan Bennett. The Clothes They Stood Up In and The Lady in the Van
2. by a new-to-you author: Gail Godwin. Flora, a Novel. Completed 3/30/15
3. that is an author’s first book: Ottavio Cappellani. Who is Lou Sciortino?
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.ukr “T
5. he Numbers Game”…read a book:
6. that you consider short: John Wyndham. Chokey. 8/17/15
7. that you consider long: Where'd You Go, Bernadette?Completed 7/13/15
8. that is part of a series: Christopher Fowler. Full dark House. A Bryant & May Mystery)Finished 1/27/15
9. that was published the year you were born: *
10. Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.Fitzgerald. The Blue Flower. Completed 11/30/15

Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to: A Man Called Ove - Frederic Backman  11/24  5stars
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year: Me Before You - Jo Jo Moyes 8/5 Was OK. Assisted suicide topic
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year: The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides 10/20 Started years ago. Not his best, but glad I finished it.
4. You really want to re-read
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend  Orphan Train - Christina Baker Kline  1/16  4 stars
6. Is from your favorite genre  Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel 3/3 This will stay with me

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like:  What She Left Behind - Ellen Marie Wiseman 7/14  4 stars Tale of 30's mental hospitals
2. Whose cover art you don’t like:  Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng  5/28  4 Stars  (cover, huh?)
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:  Kitchens of the Great Midwest - J. Ryan Stradal  10/16 A lot like Olive Kitteridge in structure. Vignettes around a character 4 stars
2. 2010-2014: The Barbarian Nurseries - Hector Tobar 5/1  3 stars
3. 2000-2009:  The Art of Hearing Heartbeats - Jan-Philipp Sendker 2002  3/21  2 stars
4. 1990-1999:  The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides  1993  6/27  4 stars
5. 1965-1989:

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors:
2. by a new-to-you author All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr  2/12  Wonderful
3. author’s first book:  Ruby - Cynthia Bond 2/21 0 Stars-Do Not Read; Read a cereal box instead
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/)

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:  Mockingbird - Katherine Erskine 8/14 Young girl with Asperger's 5 stars
2. that you consider long:  The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton,  832 pgs, 2013 Booker  Prize 12/22  4 stars
3. that is part of a series:  The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion 10/4 Not as good as the first
4. that was published the year you were born:

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to:
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year:  "The Hard Way" by Lee Child  1/5/15
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year: A Stranger in Mayfield by Charles Finch 1/31/15
4. You really want to re-read The Return by James D. Best 1/29/15
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend "The Bloody Cup" by M.K. Hume 1/11/15
6. Is from your favorite genre The Blue Girl by Alex Grecian 1/14/15

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like: The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo 1/27/15
2. Whose cover art you don’t like:
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:
2. 2010-2014:
3. 2000-2009:
4. 1990-1999:
5. 1965-1989:

Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors: The First Law by John Lescroart 1/14/15
2. by a new-to-you author:
3. that is an author’s first book:
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/)

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:
2. that you consider long:
3. that is part of a series:  "The Empty Throne" by Bernard Cornwell 1/19/15
4. that was published the year you were born:

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to: Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year:
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year:  Longing by J. D.  Landis (Novel about Clara & Robert Schumann)
4. You really want to re-read
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend
6. Is from your favorite genre:  War Brides by Helen Bryan  (Historical Fiction)

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like:  The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler
2. Whose cover art you don’t like:
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:  The All True Travel and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title:  Goodnight June by Sarah Jio

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:
2. 2010-2014:  The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar  (2014)
3. 2000-2009:  The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason  (2002)
4. 1990-1999:  Homestead by Rosina Lippi  (1998)
5. 1965-1989:

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors:  Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
2. by a new-to-you author:
3. that is an author’s first book:  The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/)  My Reading Life by Pat Conroy (1945)

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:
2. that you consider long:  Push Not the River by James Conroyd Martin
3. that is part of a series:  The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard  (Book 1 of The Cazelet Chronicles) 
4. that was published the year you were born:  Pleasant Valley by Louis Bromfield  (1945)

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Actually read books for all categories so I have finished the challenge as planned and it was great fun.  Do hope that there is a great a challenge for 2016.

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to:  Doc by Mary Russell, 5/33/3015, 4 stars
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year:  I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson, 1/9/2015
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year:  Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson (Whitebread book of the year, 1995), 5/25/20154, 2 stars
4. You really want to re-read:  A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris, 6/16/2015, 4 stars
5. You borrowed from the library:  The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler, 1/23/2015, 4.5 stars 
6. Is from your favorite genre:  Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum, 3/12/2015, 5 stars

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like:  The White Mary by Kira Salak (H), 8/18/2015, 4 stars
2. Whose cover art you don’t like:  The Dinner by Herman Koch, 7/13/2015, 2 stars
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:  The Woman Who Loved Reindeer by Meredith Ann Pierce, 1/18/2015, 5 stars (H)
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:  Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki by Haruki Murakami, 11/18/2015, 5 stars.
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title:  The September Society by Charles Finch (H), 10/24/2015, 4 stars

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:  my grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Frederick Backman, 8/9/2015, 5 stars
2. 2010-2014:  Nemesis by Philip Roth (2010), 3 stars
3. 2000-2009:  The Other Hand by Chris Cleave (2008), 3/8/2015, 4 stars
4. 1990-1999:  A Hole in the World:  An American Boyhood by Richard Rhodes, 6/22/2015, 5 stars (1990)
5. 1965-1989:  The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, 5/2/2015, 3.5 stars

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors:  A Sunless Sea by Anne Perry, 2/23/2015, 5 stars
2. by a new-to-you author:  A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines,  3/23/2015, 4 stars
3. that is an author’s first book:  Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn, 4/1/2015, 5 stars,  or Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung (H)
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/):  Award winner - Man Booker:  The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, 2/8/2015, 4 stars

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:  For One More Day by Mitch Albom, 1/4/2014, 4.5 stars
2. that you consider long:  The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon, 639 pages, 7/20/2015, 4 stars
3. that is part of a series:  Wings of Fire by Charles Todd (Inspector Rutledge series), 9/12/2015, 4 stars
4. that was published the year you were born:  Reading a book that was purchased in 1946 by my father-in-law: The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham, 10/28/2015, 3 stars

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.  Necessary Errors by Caleb Crain, 1/8/2015, 1 star

I am doing the traditional challenge (12 books).

Something Else--

1. intended to read for last year's challenge--Suite Francaise (Irene Nemirovsky)

2. has been on my shelf at least a year--Maya's Notebook (Isabel Allende)

Judging a book by its cover--

3. cover art I like--To Serve Them All My Days (R. F. Delderfield)

4. cover art I don't like--Langrishe, Go Down (Aidan Higgins)

5. person's first and last name in title--Nathan Coulter (Wendell Berry)

Dating--

6. 2010-2014--Doctor Sleep (Stephen King)

7. 2000-2009--Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)

8. 1990-1999--New Plays (Joyce Carol Oates)

9. 1965-1989--Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You (Alice Munro)

Authors--

10. one of my favorite authors--That Old Cape Magic (Richard Russo)

11. new-to-me author--One Minus One (Ruth Doan MacDougall)

Numbers Game--

12. published the year I was born--Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)

I'm looking forward to this!

                                                                                                   Rose

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to:
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year:  The Singapore School of Villainy: Inspector Singh Investigates by Shamini Flint 5/24/15
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year:  Tug of War (Joe Sandilands, Bk 6) by Barbara Cleverly 7/16/15
4. You really want to re-read  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 12/3/15
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend   The Witness by Nora Roberts  1/21/15
6. Is from your favorite genre   Incendiary Designs (John Thinnes and Jack Caleb, Bk 3) by Michael Allen Dymmoch  4/23/15

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like:   What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman 7/26/15
2. Whose cover art you don’t like:   What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 2/19/15 (horrible orange/pink cover)
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:  Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts 9/19/15
4. Wildcard: Unwritten by Charles Martin 8/12/15
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:  The Beige Man by Helene Tursten 8/30/15
2. 2010-2014:   Joyland by Stephen King (2013) 1/3/15
3. 2000-2009:   Criminal Kabbalah edited by Lawrence W Raphael (2001) 8/28/15
4. 1990-1999:   Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz (1998) 12/15/15
5. 1965-1989:

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors:   Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin 3/6/15
2. by a new-to-you author:  Geoducks Are for Lovers by Daisy Prescott 5/22/15
3. that is an author’s first book:  The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff 3/30/15
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/)

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:  The Housekeeper and the Professor byYoko Ogawa 5/2/15
2. that you consider long:
3. that is part of a series:  Never-Ending-Snake (Ella Clah, Bk 16) by Aimee and David Thurlo 4/1/15
4. that was published the year you were born:

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to:
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year:
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year:
4. You really want to re-read
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend
6. Is from your favorite genre

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like: Cutting Teeth: A Novel Author: Julia Fierro
2. Whose cover art you don’t like: Unwritten: A Novel Author: Charles Martin
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title:
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015:
2. 2010-2014: The Invention of Wings: A Novel Author: Sue Monk Kidd
3. 2000-2009: Bloodbrothers Author: Richard Price
4. 1990-1999:
5. 1965-1989:

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:

1. by one of your favorite authors: Women & Other Animals : Stories Author: Bonnie Jo Campbell
2. by a new-to-you author: Station Eleven Author: Emily St. John Mandel
3. that is an author’s first book: Forgotten Country Author: Catherine Chung
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/)

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short:
2. that you consider long: Fay Author: Larry Brown
3. that is part of a series:
4. that was published the year you were born:

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Bumping it up.   Don't forget to post.  There are lots of new to me books here this year already!

Super Deluxe challenge (24 books): 1 book per topic…OR double-up and read 2 books for each topic you choose, covering at least 2 topics from each category

Deluxe challenge (18 books): any 18 topics, at least 1 book from each category

Traditional challenge (12 books): at least 1 book from each category

Minimalist challenge (8 books): 8 books, at least 1 from each category

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Category 1: “Something Old”…read a book that:

1. You intended to read for last year’s challenge but didn’t get to: Imperium - Robert Harris
2. Has been on your “Reminder” or “WL” list for at least a year: You Came Back - Chrisopher Coake
3. Has been on your shelf for at least a year:  In The Company Of The Courtesan - Sara Dunant
4. You really want to re-read
5. You borrowed from the library or a friend  The Catch - Taylor Stevens
6. Is from your favorite genre  The Invention Of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd

Category 2: “Judging a Book by its Cover”…read a book:

1. Whose cover art you like:A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths
2. Whose cover art you don’t like: The Last Girl - Jane Casey
3. With snow, ice, icicles, naked trees or fog on the cover:Fisherman's Creek - Tina Bishop
4. With a person's first AND last name in the title: Olive Kitteridge - Eliabeth Strout
5. With a season, holiday or month in the title  Still Summer Jacquelyn Michard

Category 3: “Dating”…read a book from:

1. 2015: The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins
2. 2010-2014: Me Before You - JoJo Moyes
3. 2000-2009: Scrambled Eggs At Midnight - Barkley & Helper
4. 1990-1999: Person Of Interest - Susan Choi
5. 1965-1989: Cover Her Face - PD James

​Category 4: “Authors”…read a book:-

1. by one of your favorite authors:The Silent Sister - Diane Chamberlain
2. by a new-to-you author:All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr
3. that is an author’s first book: Goat - Brad Lane
4. an author who shares your birth year: (Helpful link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/) Killing Floor - Lee Child (1954)

Category 5: “The Numbers Game”…read a book:

1. that you consider short: Aiding And Abetting - Muriel Spark
2. that you consider long:The Lion's Game - Nelson DeMille
3. that is part of a series: Hope To Die - James Patterson
4. that was published the year you were born: WISH LIST- Flight Behavior - Barbara Kingsolver

*Wild card: Replace any topic above with your topic of choice. May be used once.

Thanks for everyone who's updated  their lists. I really enjoy seeing what all of  you are reading. Wish more of us would update.

I think some of these people have dropped pbs.  Too bad.  I love sharing information, opinions and trading books and the more the better the discussions.

I agree,  Julie.  And I also agree, R E K.    But those of us who stick with it are so appreciated.  I got some great recommendations from this thread.   And I love how we all read such different books.  

I finished all the catagories just yesterday and look forward to 2016.  This is my favorite reading challenge.