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Jun 23, 2009 - 11:40 AM - by Jeanne
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Due to overwhelming numbers of spammers we have currently turned off the registration function for the board. If you are interested in becoming a member of Booktalks please email the Web mistress- Jeanne@booktalks.org Please put membership in the subject line. Thank you for your understanding.
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Jan 02, 2009 - 6:59 AM - by Jeanne
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keep track of your pages!
I added a ticker...yeah it's a fundraiser ticker but it will have to do! I set my max at 100,000. Not that my goal is necessarily 100,000 pages. But I want to see how many pages I read in 2009.
one rule. Only completed books count. (Articles are fine, Candice!)
You can make your own ticker here- ... [Read More]
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Reader Initials Challenge |
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Jan 01, 2009 - 9:30 AM - by Jeanne
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Take Your three initials.... (Mine are JMT. or JLT if I do my maiden name instead) Find an authors whose last name is the same as each intial and read one of their books.
Author list to get you started
For example I could read
J- James Patterson or Anna Jacobs
M- Melanie Than or Patricia McLaughlin
T- Thomas DiLorenzo or Walter Tevis
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Milestones challenge |
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Jan 01, 2009 - 9:25 AM - by Jeanne
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Determine three milestone years in your life- birth, marriage, birth of child, purchase of home.... read a book that was published THAT year.
Milestones=====year=======Book Read
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Mega Genre Book Challenge |
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Jan 01, 2009 - 9:20 AM - by Jeanne
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Using the listed genres select 5 genres. Then choose Five books from each genre to read during 2009. At completion you will have read 25 books!
Crime:
Mystery:
Thriller:
Romance:
Action/Adventure:
Fantasy:
Realistic:
Historical:
Young Adult:
CHick Lit:
Oprah's Book Choice:
Memoir:
Series:
Horror:
Self Help:
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5 books From Five Countries Challenge |
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Jan 01, 2009 - 9:16 AM - by Jeanne
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From each continent below, pick 1 country and then pick a book written by someone from that country.
Continents are:
Africa
America (North and South)
Asia
Australia (and Oceania)
Europe
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