At The Broke and The Bookish - one of my favourite book blogs - they have devised a really great challenge that I just had to sign up for! The Non-fiction Challenge. Surprise surprise, this one is all about reading non-fiction to broaden your horizons and I really think that is a great idea. No harm in learning something new.
The rules are pretty easy:
- The challenge runs from January 17th to December 31st 2011.
- Anyone who links a review up is eligible to be entered to win a book of their choice (under $15). How many reviews you link up determines how many entries you get. Additional prizes may be added once I organize this more and depending on how many people sign up. (International readers welcome if Book Depository ships to you).
- Anyone can join. If you don't have a blog, you can link reviews on Goodreads or Amazon or wherever you have your reviews.
- You can join the challenge at any point throughout the year.
These are the categories:
Culture: Non-fiction books about different cultures, religions and foreign lands; memoirs & biographies count.
Art: Non-fiction books about anything art related (painters, music, architecture, photography, dance, literature, film, etc.). Memoirs/biographies of any people related to the arts count.
Food: Food memoirs, anything related to food industry, food lifestyles
Medical: anything related to the medical field--industry memoirs, memoirs about illnesses (mental included) /diseases, etc.
Travel: travelogues, industry memoirs, travel guides, etc.
Memoir/Biography: Self explanatory
Money: Anything related to finances, economics, history of money, financial improvement etc.
Science/Nature: Anything related to any scientific field, memoirs count.
History: Anything history related-- events, biographies of historic figures, etc.
These are the different levels:
1-3 books from different categories: Master of Trivial Pursuit
4-6 books from different categories: Apply For Who Wants to Be A Millionaire
7-9 books from different categories: Future Jeopardy Champion
I will start out aiming for the Master of TP level and then we will see how it goes. For now this is my challenge plan:
Money: "Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile" by Geraint Anderson
Science: "The Political Brain" by Drew Westen
Memoir/biography: "The Temptress: The Scandalous LIfe of Alice, Countess De Janzen" by Paul Spicer
Art: "Blow by Blow" by Dermot Blow
So are you also signing up?
Good luck - it sounds like you've got a lot of good reads there. I used to read mainly non-fiction but I've read mainly fiction for the last few years.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great challenge, good luck! I want to read more non-fiction this year, too, we'll see how that goes ;)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a cool challenge. I have a similar resolution--or two actually. I have a resolution to read 5 non-fiction books (not including memoirs/biographies) and another to read 5 memoirs/biographies :)
ReplyDeleteCool to hear that so many of you like the challenge - if you have any recommendations for books I should read, please let me know :-)
ReplyDeleteFun Challenge!I just gave you the Stylish Blog Award! Come check it out http://brittanysfantasy.blogspot.com/2011/02/stylish-blogger-award.html
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