Read Your Own Books Challenge

I am adding another reading challenge to my 2009 year list.

MizB at Reading Wise is hosting a reading challenge called RYOB 2009 or Read Your Own Books in the coming year.

My goal will be to read six of my own books that are sitting neglected on my shelves. I made the number small because I am busy reading and reviewing so many other titles.

The rules for this challenge are very simple:

* set a goal for how many of your OWN books you’d like to read in 2009.

* read from your own collection between January 1st and December 31st, 2009.

You don’t have to create a list beforehand (’cause we all know that our reading preferences change as the year progresses), and you can even read books that come into your possession (that will be yours to keep) during the year!

Some other helpful hints:

- you CAN overlap with other challenges.

- eBooks and Audiobooks count AS LONG AS they are from your own collection.

If you're interested, please click on the link above.

1. A Sister's Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter

2. Gardenias for Breakfast by Robin Jones Gunn

3. The Second Mile by Ron and Janet Benrey

4. Showers in Season by Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock

5. The Gathering Storm by Frank Simon

6. As You Wish by Robin Jones Gunn

Whew! I completed this challenge November 14, 2009. It is strange how difficult it was for me to squeeze in a title to read while a pile of books to be reviewed are calling my name. Nevertheless, I persisted and met my goal. Each title is reviewed in my book blog. They're listed by both title and author in the sidebar.

The 2009 Pub Challenge

I’m signing up for the 2009 Pub Challenge hosted by 1morechapter.com. The rules are:

1. Read a minimum of 9 books first published in 2009. You don’t have to buy these. Library books, unabridged audios, or ARCs are all acceptable. To qualify as being first published in 2009, it must be the first time that the book is published in your own country. For example, if a book was published in Australia, England, or Canada in 2008, and then published in the USA in 2009, it counts (if you live in the USA). Newly published trade paperbacks and mass market paperbacks do not count if there has been a hardcover/trade published before 2009.
2. No children’s/YA titles allowed, since we’re at the "pub."
3. At least 5 titles must be fiction.
4. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
5. You can add your titles as you go, and they may be changed at any time.
6. Sign up HERE using Mr. Linky.
7. Have fun reading your 2009 books!

I've already got one book lined up for January, and I'll add more to the list as I decide on them. Here's what I have so far:


1. The Power of Who: You Already Know Everyone You Need to Know by Bob Beaudine
2. She's in a Better Place by Angela Hunt
3. Red, White, and Blue by Laura Hayden
4. Love in Ninety Days by Diana Kirschner, PhD.
5. Cry in the Night by Colleen Coble
6. Scrapping Plans by Rebeca Seitz
7. The Rose Conspiracy by Craig Parshall
8. Against All Odds by Irene Hannon
9. This Side of Heaven by Karen Kingsbury
10. Inside Story by Susan Page Davis
11. Tender Grace by Jackina Stark
12. The Art of Compassion by Michael Smith
13. The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason To Be Miserable) by Scott Hamilton
14. Age Before Beauty by Virginia Smith
15. Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
16. Daniel's Den by Brandt Dodson
17. Last Mango in Texas by Ray Blackston
18. Work in Progress by Kristin Armstrong
19. A Cousin's Promise by Wanda E. Brunstetter
20. Double Minds by Terri Blackstock
21. Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills
22. Turning the Paige by Laura Jensen Walker
23. Illusions by Wanda B. Campbell
24. Journey by Angela Hunt
25. Yesterday's Embers by Deborah Raney
26. Salty like Blood by Harry Kraus, M.D.
27. Angel of Wrath by Bill Myers
28. The Real Enemy by Kathy Herman
29. If Tomorrow Never Comes by Marlo Schalesky
30. How Can I Run A Tight Ship When I'm Surrounded by Loose Cannons? by Kathi Macias
31. My Son, John by Kathi Macias
32. The Marriage Turnaround by Mitch Temple
33. Deadlock by Robert Liparulo
34. A Vote of Confidence by Robin Lee Hatcher
35. Fatal Illusions by Adam Blumer
36. I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse by Michael Franzese
37. The Unquiet Bones by Melvin R. Starr
38. Enduring Justice by Amy Wallace
39. Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein
40. The House at Grosvenor Square by Linore Rose Burkhard
41. Nothing But Trouble: A PJ Sugar Novel by Susan May Warren
42. New York Debut (Carter House Girls, Book 6) by Melody Carlson
43. According to Their Deeds by Paul Robertson
44. The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love by Angela Elwell Hunt
45. Bobbi Brown Living Beauty by Bobbi Brown with Marie Clare Katigbak
46. Always Watching by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins
47. Blood Bayou by Karen Young
48. The Moment Between by Nicole Baart
49. Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma
50. Lucy's Perfect Summer by Nancy Rue
51. Jillian Dare by Melanie M. Jeschke
52. Right on the Money by Pat Robertson
53. The G-Free Diet by Elisabeth Hasselbeck
54. Success Kills: Sidestep the Snares that Will Steal Your Dreams by Wayde Goodall
55. Face of Betrayal by Lis Wiehl with April Henry
56. The Ghostwriter by Travis Thrasher
57. A Passion Denied by Julie Lessman
58. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt
59. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Allison Bottke
60. Talking to the Dead by Bonnie Grove
61. The Shepherd's Fall by Wanda Dyson
62. Morningsong by Shelly Beach
63. Critical Care by Candace Calvert
64. What the Bayou Saw by Patti Lacy
65. Gone To Green by Judy Christie
66. Honor in the Dust by Gilbert Morris
67. TSI: The Gabon Virus by Paul McCusker & Walt Larimore, M.D.
68. Night Watchman by Mark Mayheir
69. Me, Just Different by Stephanie Morrill
70. Thanksgiving at the Inn by Tim Whitney
71. The Great Christmas Bowl by Susan May Warren
72. Fear Not Tomorrow, God Is Already There by Ruth Graham
73. Abide With Me: A Photographic Journey Through Great British Hymns by John H. Parker and Paul Seawright
74. It's Not About Him by Michelle Sutton
75. The Knight by Steven James
76. Rick and Bubba's Guide to the Almost Nearly Perfect Marriage by Rick Burgess and Bill Bussey
77. Fools Rush In by Janice Thompson
78. An Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon
79. One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson
80. A Taste of Fame by Linda Evans Shepherd & Eva Marie Everson
81. The Potluck Club Cookbook by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson
82. Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah by Melody Carlson
83. Tidings of Great Boys by Shelley Adina
84. The Love Revolution By Joyce Meyer
85. How I Got to Be Whoever It Is I Am by Charles Grodin
86. Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin
87. Simon's Cat by Simon Tofield
88. Things Worth Remembering by Jackina Stark
89. Ansel Adams in Color by Ansel Adams
90. Angels: A Pop-Up Book by Chuck Fischer
91. Let Darkness Come by Angela Hunt
92. A Walk with Christ to the Cross by Dawson McAllister
93. Loss Of Carrier by Russ White

I'm calling a halt to the 2009 reading at this point as we are getting ready for a big move into our new home. I enjoyed being able to keep a list of books read and plan to do it in the future.