A challenge that caught my eye right away for 2013 is the TBR Pile Challenge hosted by Adam at Roof Beam Reader.
It’s super easy—in twelve months, read twelve books that have been sitting on your shelves unread for at least one year (so, nothing published on or after January 1, 2012). Adam allows for two alternates in case you find you don’t like/can’t finish one of your chosen twelve. And if I end up ahead of the game, I’ll go ahead and read my two alternates, too! (Note: it doesn’t have to be in any particular order and you can go at your own pace.)
Just like the last year, I will be writing little review posts on every book I read in 2013, and when I finish one of these books I will check them off and add the links on my master list page under the Book Challenges spot in the menu here.
| 1. Atonement … Ian McEwan |
| 2. Cold Mountain … Charles Frazier |
| 3. In Defense of Food … Michael Pollan |
| 4. Isaac’s Storm … Erik Larson |
| 5. Suite Française … Irène Némirovsky |
| 6. Tender at the Bone … Ruth Reichl |
| 7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter … Carson McCullers |
| 8. The Lost City of Z … David Grann |
| 9. The Shipping News … Annie Proulx |
| 10. This is Your Brain on Music … Daniel J. Levitin |
| 11. Under the Banner of Heaven … Jon Krakauer |
| 12. What to Listen for in Music … Aaron Copland |
Alternates
1. The Transformation and Other Stories … Franz Kafka
2. Ben Sidran: A Life in the Music … Ben Sidran
Yay! This is my one and only challenge for 2013 🙂 Good luck!
Thanks! Good luck to you, too! 🙂
I am happy to see Ian McEwan on your list. He’s one of my absolute favorites. Best of luck to you! 🙂
Thanks! I have been putting off Atonement for far too long… for most of the books on this list I can’t even remember how I ended up with them.