Updates to My Reading Lists

For the Pub Challenge, I think I'm going to add The Wise Man's Fear (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 2) By Patrick Rothfuss, publication date April 7,2009. Also I want to read A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin whenever that comes out. I have my fingers crossed for '09! I've been trying to think of new authors that I want to read for the New Author Challenge. Barbara Pym has been on my list for years, and so has Elinor Lipman. I don't know why, but I seem to never have gotten around to reading them. Roddy Doyle is another one, and I guess there are plenty of fantasy/sci-fi authors I haven't read as well either. I tend to be rather snobby in regards to my fantasy reading.

My Reading Challenges for 2009

This blog is mainly to be used for keeping up with all of my reading challenges for 2009. This is my first blog, and my first year taking part in any reading challenges so I'll see how my list progresses. Hopefully, I will actually be able to complete some of these if life or school doesn't get in the way. I'd like to post reviews of the books I've read as well. So far here are the list of my challenges:

9 Books for 2009: Starts December 27th.

1.) Long- The Gormenghast Novels By Mervyn Peake
2.) Free- The Lost Continent By Bill Bryson
3.) Dusty- The Story of Chicago May By Nuala O’Faolain
4.) Used- The Hound of the Baskervilles By Conan Doyle
5.) Letter- The Grand Tour By Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
6.) Strange- Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces By Angela Carter
7.) Cover- The Woman in White By Wilkie Collins
8.) Alive or Not- The Road By Cormac McCarthy
9.) Distance- All the Names By Jose Saramago

Support Your Local Library Challenge-Read 25 books from your local library this year, starts on December 31st.

New Author Challenge-Read 12 new authors this year, starts on January 1st.

The Pub Challenge-Read a minimum of 9 books published in 2009, starts on January 1st.

1.) Drood: A Novel By Dan Simmons, publication date February 9, 2009