Guidelines:
1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
2. Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels. Anthologies are a great way to try someone new, but only a third of your new authors can be from anthologies.
3. I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 12, 25 or 50 new authors. It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be. If you reach your goal halfway through the year, don’t stop. Any new author you try can be added to Mr. Linky. We all want to know about your new experience.
4. After reading your new author, write your review and then come back here and add your link to Mr. Linky. Make sure you include your name and the author, but adding the title is completely up to you.
5. Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome
To go to the signup page click here.
I am sorely tempted to try the whole 50 authors, but given that I have a penchant for reading series I’m afraid that’s not going to be possible. I will try to reach 40 though. :)
1. Penelope Farmer (Charlotte Sometimes)
2. Edith Wharton (Age of Innocence)
3. Octavia E. Butler (Kindred)
4. Robert Jordan (The Eye of the World)
5. Robert Harris (Pompeii)
6. Joseph Heller (Catch-22)
7. Maggie Stiefvater (Shiver)
8. Brenda Janowitz (Scot on the Rocks)
9. Michelle Moran (Cleopatra’s Daughter)
10. Georgette Heyer (The Grand Sophy)
11. Kristin Cashore (Graceling)
12. Libba Bray (Going Bovine)
13. Kate DiCamillo (The Magician’s Elephant)
14. Kathryn Stockett (The Help)
15. Lauren Oliver (Before I Fall)
16. Ingrid Law (Savvy)
17. Carolly Erickson (Alexandra, the Last Tsarina)
18. Alan Bennett (The Uncommon Reader)
19. Robert Alexander (The Kitchen Boy)
20. Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat Pray Love)
21. Bridie Clark (Because She Can)
22. Sarah Dunant (In the Company of the Courtesan)
23. Linda Wisdom (50 Ways to Hex Your Lover)
24. Clive Barker (Books of Blood, Volume One)
25. Robin McKinley (Beauty)
26. Christopher Pike (The Secret of Ka)
27. Kersten Hamilton (Tyger Tyger)
28. Anonymous (The Book With No Name)
29. Richard Harvell (The Bells)
30. Karen Cushman (Alchemy and Meggy Swann)
31. Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird)
32. Julie Kagawa (The Iron King)
33. Diane Setterfield (The Thirteenth Tale)
34. Tia Nevitt (The Sevenfold Spell)
35. Brandon Mull (Fablehaven)
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