Letting It RIP
by Jenners • 09/11/2012 • Reading Challenges • 49 Comments
My line-up of scary and creepy books for the RIP event.
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Goodbye TBR Dare, Hello Non-Fiction April
by Jenners • 04/01/2012 • J Authors, Reading Challenges • 53 Comments
I'm going to read nothing but non-fiction in April. Wish me luck!
Read more →Take A Chance Challenge 3 Winner
by Jenners • 01/01/2012 • Giveaway, Reading Challenges • 9 Comments
The winner of the Take A Chance Challenge 3 is Jean at Howling Frog Books.
Read more →The TBR Double Dare: I’m In!
by Jenners • 12/21/2011 • Reading Challenges • 55 Comments
I'm joining the TBR Double Dare in an effort to clear out my bookshelves (and replace them with more books).
Read more →No Take A Chance Challenge for 2012
by Jenners • 12/06/2011 • Reading Challenges • 38 Comments
I’ve had a few e-mails asking if I was going to do the Take A Chance Challenge for 2012. The answer is no. I’m burnt out on reading challenges in general, so it seemed hypocritical to host a challenge. Perhaps taking off a year from reading challenges will get me back in the mood...
Read more →Are You Ready to R.I.P.?
by Jenners • 09/06/2011 • Reading Challenges • 50 Comments
It is time for the R.I.P. Challenge. Are you in?
Read more →My Take A Chance Challenge 3 Books
by Jenners • 02/06/2011 • Reading Challenges • 69 Comments
My list of books for the Take A Chance Challenge 3.
Read more →At Long Last, The Winner of the Take Another Chance Challenge Is…
by Jenners • 01/29/2011 • Reading Challenges • 12 Comments
The winner of the Take Another Chance Challenge.
Read more →Link Up Your Take A Chance 3 Entries.
by Jenners • 01/07/2011 • Reading Challenges • 3 Comments
Here is the place where you can post your finished entries for the Take A Chance Challenge 3.
Read more →What’s In A Name 4 Challenge
by Jenners • 01/07/2011 • Reading Challenges • 23 Comments
A description and the book I'll read for the What's In A Name 4 Challenge.
Read more →It’s Back: Take A Chance Challenge 3
by Jenners • 12/18/2010 • Reading Challenges • 106 Comments
Want to join in a reading challenge that asks you to find books in unusual or random ways? Consider the Take A Chance Challenge 3. Click to find out more and sign up!
Read more →R.I.P. V Challenge
by Jenners • 09/02/2010 • Reading Challenges • 37 Comments
I'm joining the RIP V Challenge and reading spooky books.
Read more →Give Me Moore Reading Challenge
by Jenners • 03/31/2010 • Reading Challenges • 10 Comments
Hosted by The Unread Reader Dates: March 23, 2010 to June 23, 2010 (three months)Rules: Read (or reread) the three books in Christopher Moore’s A Love Story Vampire Trilogy: Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck and Bite Me. Details: If you’re already started the series, you can still participate. Either start all over again as as...
Read more →Take Another Chance Challenge Information
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 3 Comments
Join the Take Another Chance Challenge! To Sign Up: Click Here To Post Entries: Click Here
Read more →Posting Your Take Another Chance Challenge Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 6 Comments
Here are the links of where to go to link up your completed challenge posts. Challenge 1: Read Your DoppelgangerChallenge 2: Blogroll Roulette EntriesChallenge 3: 100 Best Book EntriesChallenge 4: Prize Winner Book EntriesChallenge 5: Title Word Count EntriesChallenge 6: Genre Switch-Up EntriesChallenge 7: Break A Prejudice EntriesChallenge 8: Real and Inspired EntriesChallenge 9:...
Read more →Challenge 12: Author Anthology Pick Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 5 Comments
Post your entry for Challenge 12: Author Anthologyin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Find an anthology of your choice. Read at least 5 entries in the anthology. Of the 5 entries you’ve read, pick your favorite one and then find a book by...
Read more →Challenge 11: All in the Family Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 7 Comments
Post your entry for Challenge 11: All in the Familyin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: The writing gene often runs in the family. For this challenge, you need to find two authors from the same family (either by blood or by marriage) and...
Read more →Challenge 9: Same Word, Different Book Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 9 Comments
Post your entry for Challenge 9: Same Word, Different Bookin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Find two books that have the same word in the title. Read both books and write about them. (Worth 2 entries because you have to read two books)....
Read more →Challenge 10: Become A Character Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 1 Comment
Post your entry for Challenge 10: Become A Characterin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: For this challenge, you can read any book you want. However, you have to write about the book as one of the characters from the book. The character can...
Read more →Challenge 8: Real and Inspired Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 3 Comments
Post your entry for Challenge 8: Real and Inspiredin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Many authors or books inspire others to pay homage to them by writing another book inspired by the original work. For this challenge, read both an original work and...
Read more →Challenge 6: Genre Switch-Up Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 6 Comments
Post your entry forChallenge 6: Genre Switch-Upin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Go to this list of book genres and pick a genre that you have NEVER read before. Find a book from that genre, read it, and write about it. Note: If...
Read more →Challenge 7: Break A Prejudice Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 5 Comments
Post your entry for Challenge 7: Break A Prejudicein Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: We all have reading prejudices–authors we don’t like, genres we don’t like, or even publishers we don’t like. For this challenge, think of a reading prejudice you have and...
Read more →Challenge 5: Title Word Count Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 8 Comments
Post your entry forChallenge 5: Title Word Countin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Go to Random.org and, using the True Random Number Generator, enter the numbers 1 for the min. and 5 for the max. and then hit generate. Find a book to...
Read more →Challenge 4: Prize Winner Book Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 4 Comments
Post your entry forChallenge 4: Prize Winner Bookin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Pick one of the major literary awards from the list below. Click on the link for the award you picked. You will find a brief description of the award and...
Read more →Challenge 3: 100 Best Book Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 10 Comments
Post your entry forChallenge 3: 100 Best Bookin Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Choose one of the lists below and go to the link provided. Choose a book to read from the list that you haven’t read before. Read the book and write...
Read more →Challenge 2: Blogroll Roulette Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 8 Comments
Post your entry for Challenge 2: Blogroll Roulettein Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post; not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Find a blogroll at either your book blog or a book blog you like that has at least 15 book blogs on it. Go to Random.org and, using the...
Read more →Challenge 1: Read Your Doppelganger Entries
by Jenners • 01/01/2010 • Reading Challenges • 4 Comments
Post your entry forChallenge 1: Read Your Doppelganger in Mr. Linky below. Link the complete permalink for your post;not just your blog’s URL Challenge Description: Find an author who has either the same initials, the same first name, the same last name, or the exact same name as you. Read a book by this...
Read more →My Take Another Chance Challenge Books
by Jenners • 12/22/2009 • Reading Challenges • 3 Comments
Are you wondering when I’m going to run out of challenge posts for 2010? Well, I only have one more after this. (That is it … 10 is enough. I swear. I won’t sign up for another one. I really really won’t.) Anyway, I finally got a chance to pick out my books for...
Read more →Announcing The Take Another Chance Challenge
by Jenners • 12/07/2009 • Reading Challenges • 18 Comments
Because of the enthusiasm for the first Take A Chance Challenge, I decided to create a new set of challenges for 2010. This year, the challenge will be called Take Another Chance. Like last year, the challenge is all about taking chances with your reading by finding books to read in unusual or random...
Read more →Take A Chance Challenge Wrap-Up and Winner
by Jenners • 12/04/2009 • Reading Challenges • 0 Comments
Whew! I’m finally done tabulating the entries for the Take A Chance Challenge, and I have the winner of the $25 Amazon gift certificate. But before I announce the winner, I just want to say a few things. The challenge was a lot of fun for me, and I hope you had fun with...
Read more →Reading For Dad: A Personal Reading Project
by Jenners • 09/05/2009 • Reading Challenges • 31 Comments
First of all, I want to thank all of you for your supportive comments regarding the death of my dad. Your comments helped me so much, and I really appreciate them more than you will ever know. Our visit to Montana was very healing, and my dad’s memorial service was a beautiful thing that...
Read more →I Found My Public Spying Book!
by Jenners • 06/23/2009 • Reading Challenges • 16 Comments
I finally saw someone reading in public today and got the book for the Public Spying part of the Take Another Chance Challenge. I’m writing about it here because the experience made me realize what a terrible spy I would be in real life. Here is the scenario: I was sitting at my son’s...
Read more →Challenge 9: Poetic Review
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 6 Comments
9. Poetic Review. Write a book review in three different forms of verse: haiku, limerick and free verse. (You can pick any book you want to write about. When you have completed this challenge, link to your post about it in Mr. Linky below. If you don’t have a blog, you can post your...
Read more →Challenge 10: Movie/Book Comparison
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 2 Comments
10. Movie/Book Comparison. Find a book that you haven’t read that has a movie based on it that you haven’t seen. Read the book and watch the movie within a few days of each other. Write about your reactions to both the book and the movie and compare the two. When you have completed...
Read more →Challenge 8: Lit Riff
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 1 Comment
8. Lit Riff (inspired by the book Lit Riffs by Matthew Miele.) Choose a song and then write a brief story that is inspired by or further explains the lyrics of the song. When you have completed this challenge, link to your post about it in Mr. Linky below. If you don’t have a...
Read more →Challenge 6: Public Spying
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 2 Comments
6. Public Spying. Find someone who is reading a book in public. Find out what book they are reading and then read the same book. Write about it. When you have completed this challenge, link to your post about it in Mr. Linky below. If you don’t have a blog, you can post your...
Read more →Challenge 7: Random Bestseller
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 0 Comments
7. Random Bestseller. Go to Random.org and, using the True Random Number Generator, enter the number 1950 for the min. and 2008 for the max. and then hit generate. Then go to this site and find the year that Random.org generated for you and click on it. Then find the bestseller list for the...
Read more →Challenge 5: Phoning An Author
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 0 Comments
5. Phoning An Author. Pick a random last name out of the phone book. Find an author with the same last name and read a book by them. Write about it. (I’m flexible … if the first random name you pick is Xprxyrsss, you can pick again!) When you have completed this challenge, link...
Read more →Challenge 4: Judge A Book By Its Cover
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 7 Comments
4. Judge A Book By Its Cover. Pick out a book based SOLELY on the cover. First, write about what you expect the book to be about based on the cover art. Then read the book and write about how the book was different from and/or similar to what the cover art led you...
Read more →Challenge 3: Birth Year Book
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 1 Comment
3. Birth Year Book. Find a book that was published or copyrighted in the year of your birth. Read the book and write about it. When you have completed this challenge, link to your post about it in Mr. Linky below. If you don’t have a blog, you can post your entry for the...
Read more →Challenge 2: Random Word
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 5 Comments
2. Random Word. Go to this random word generator and generate a random word. Find a book with this word in the title. Read the book and write about it. When you have completed this challenge, link to your post about it in Mr. Linky below. If you don’t have a blog, you can...
Read more →Challenge 1: Random Book Selection
by Jenners • 06/01/2009 • Reading Challenges • 7 Comments
1. Random Book Selection. Go to the library. Position yourself in a section such as Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery, Children (whatever section you want). Then write down random directions for yourself (for example, third row, second shelf, fifth book from right). Follow your directions and see what book you find. Check that book out of...
Read more →My "Take A Chance Challenge" Books
by Jenners • 05/31/2009 • Reading Challenges • 14 Comments
I’m so excited because so far there are 26 people signed up for the Take A Chance Challenge! That is way more than I ever expected so I’m really thrilled. If you want to sign up for the challenge, just click on the button above — it should take you directly to the sign-up...
Read more →Take A Chance Challenge – Sign Up and Guidelines
by Jenners • 05/23/2009 • Reading Challenges • 65 Comments
I’m so excited to announce my first reading challenge — the Take A Chance Challenge. This challenge is all about taking chances in your reading. There are 10 tasks in all — 7 involve finding a book to read in very random ways. The last three tasks are about taking chances as a writer...
Read more →2009 Mini-Challenges
by Jenners • 12/31/2008 • Reading Challenges • 2 Comments
The 2009 Mini Challenge tasks.
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