I am currently scoping out what challenges will be available for 2014, and I will post here at the beginning of January with my findings!
2013 Women Challenge I read a lot of books written by women, but this year I had hoped to focus on the original, classic, women in literature: the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, etc. For this challenge I signed up for the "Super Girl" category (11-15 books written by women authors) and it was hosted by the blog Peek-a-Book!
The titles I read this year (15 read of 15 book goal - 100%):
1. Divergent, Veronica Roth
2. Insurgent, Veronica Roth
3. Allegiant, Veronica Roth
4. Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys
5. Out of the Easy, Ruta Sepetys
6. A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution, Carol Berkin
7. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
8. Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson
9. Pivot Point, Kasie West
10. Just One Day, Gayle Forman
11. This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith
12. Such a Rush, Jennifer Echols
13. In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez
14. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
15. The Future of Us, Carolyn Mackler and Jay Asher
YA Contemporary Challenge 2013 This tends to be the genre I read the most, so I had signed myself up as a Level 2 contender (10+ books). All books read for this challenge had to be YA books published at some point during 2013. This challenge, hosted by Katie's Book Blog, also had a group on Goodreads, which listed dozens of titles that fit this category.
The titles I read this year (5 read of 10 book goal - 50%):
1. Just One Day, Gayle Forman
2. This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith
3. Pivot Point, Kasie West
4. Allegiant, Veronica Roth
5. Out of the Easy, Ruta Sepetys
Just one more day until I reveal my Best of 2013! The announcement will be divided like in past years into two days - Historical Fiction and Memoir on Saturday, and Fiction on Sunday.
On a different note, on Wednesday I spent most of the afternoon walking around the house with my headphones in, so that I could listen to author John Green's (TFiOS, Looking for Alaska) livestream via YouTube. This video was part of the 48 hour-long livestream he hosted in conjunction with his brother Hank on their YouTube channel, Vlogbrothers. The livestream was done to promote their charity event called Project for Awesome, an event where Nerdfighters (the name John and Hank have given their fans) create videos to promote a charity they feel strongly about. Donations to the project are currently over $800,000 dollars, and the money will be divided among the charities that collect the most comments and views. I did not make a video, but did vote for several.
(Miss the livestream? Check out the best moments from the 48-hours here!)
During the livestream John gave a tour of his office while wearing the fox hat from Looking for Alaska. He also read an excerpt from the new book he is working on, and revealed our first look at the TFiOS film adaption - the movie poster! (ahhh!!!) It's easy to forget upon reading books, watching movies, or listening to songs, that there are real people who made those things. Although they might be famous and always in the spotlight, fans don't ever really get the chance to know their favorite singers or authors on a personal level. John Green is not my favorite author just because of the books he writes, but because of how connected he is with his fans. He is constantly answering "Real questions from real Nerdfighters" in his Question Tuesday videos, and sharing updates from his life. It's also neat to see that he gives back, through fundraisers he has created like Project for Awesome and The Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck.
So it's very cool (at least to me anyway) to see that one of the people that inspires you the most is more than just the picture on the inside of a book jacket.
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