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Reading the Awards Book Challenge

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Goal
Read books that WON a Book Award during 2011.

Duration
Jan. 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012

Summary

There always seem to be controversy over some of the choices for winners of some of the major book awards - so let's hear what you have to say! Pick some award winning books, read them, and then we'll talk about it. Book awards have many different categories - so feel free to pick books from any (or all) of them.

Reading the 2011 Award Winners Book Challenge

If you Do want to participate: Choose the level you wish to participate at.

Level 1 - Gold - Read 10+ books
Level 2 - Silver - Read 6 - 9 books
Level 3 - Bronze Read 1-5 books

* Link to your "commitment" post in the comments below (you don't have to choose your books in advance). If you don't have a blog, just leave a comment letting us know which level you'll be participating at.

* While you don't have to have a blog, your book review must be published online somewhere (e.g. Goodreads, Amazon, Shelfari), so that I can link to it in the monthly progress post.

* Remember, the book must have won a book award in 2011 - and you can have read it/ reviewed it anytime during 2012.

Here's a list of a few Literary Awards to get you started on selecting your books.

=> Here's my list: 8 Major Book Award Winners for Fiction (2011)

 

-: Comments :-

Alyce | November 13, 2011 10:41 PM | Reply

I wish I were better about reading award winners, but it seems like if I read them it's more by accident than by design. :) I will think about this challenge though. I haven't decided how many I'm going to do next year yet.

Shan | November 15, 2011 1:33 PM | Reply

Another good literary award is the Giller Prize, it's Canada's most prestigious award.

Margot | November 15, 2011 3:33 PM | Reply

I'm going to join you. I need to decide my level and write my "commitment" post. (I love your use of the term commitment.) I'll be back with a link.

Tanya Patrice | November 15, 2011 5:27 PM | Reply

Thx Shan! And yay Margot - happy to have you join.

greengeekgirl | November 15, 2011 9:21 PM | Reply

Hey, great idea for a challenge! ;-)

Chinoiseries | November 16, 2011 5:50 AM | Reply

Such a cool challenge! I'll start with Level 3. Maybe I'll read more than that, but it's better to have a realistic aim ;)

Bex | November 16, 2011 5:52 AM | Reply

this is probably a stupid question, but do they have to be books that won awards in 2011? Or can it be any book that won an award, ever?

Tanya Patrice replied to comment from Bex | November 16, 2011 6:52 AM | Reply

Hey Bex - good question. The book does have to be an award winner - I know it limits it a bit, but we can discuss whether we agree or disagree with the choice.

Tracee | November 17, 2011 8:37 PM | Reply

Love this idea - I'm going to shoot for the Bronze to begin with until I decide how many challenges I am going to participate in.

Tanya Patrice replied to comment from Tracee | November 18, 2011 11:08 AM | Reply

Welcome to the challenge Tracee!

Margot | December 12, 2011 11:57 AM | Reply

Hi Tanya, I'm ready with my "commitment" post. I'm going to (gulp) aim for Level 1. Most of my book reviews will be posted at a group blog (Quirky Girls Read). I will keep track of them at my personal blog (Joyfully Retired). My commitment post is here: Joyfully Retired.


Dusky Literati | December 16, 2011 12:05 AM | Reply

This will give me a chance to do reviews of books I read last year and read a few I didn't get too. Thanks for sponsoring this challenge.

WhimsicalWillow | January 13, 2012 6:34 AM | Reply

This challenge sounds epic!
I hope I am not too late to participate!
Will make a post soon.
X
:)

Tanya Patrice replied to comment from WhimsicalWillow | January 15, 2012 8:00 PM | Reply

Not too late at all WhimsicalWillow.

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