Coffee & Books discussion

Hi guys! SO glad that I am back to moderating and taking over the monthly challenges!

"holiday...... celebrate..... holiday........ celebrate...."

(Hmmmm.... could that be a clue???)

Challenge will be posted on Monday- hope to see lots of participants! =)

Will join

I'm excited to hear more! ;)

Cannot wait :)

Looking forward to it!

NOVEMBER HOLIDAYS

In the USA we have our holidays of Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving, which deserve some love, but what about the weird, wacky obscure ones as well?
Thanks to the fun website, http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida..., which lists different fun holidays to celebrate, I decided to just pick a few & assign a few fun task for each. Choose one for each day, choose them all, choose as many as you'd like. Happy November!!

November Challenge
0/6 or
0/18 if ya feeling frisky =)

1. Nov 5th- Book Lover's Day!
Book Lovers Day encourages you to find a place in the shade to relax with a good book.Book reading is a great hobby. It's an important one, too. Employers look for it on resumes. Reading is educational, informative, and relaxing. It makes us both smarter and happier people.

-Read a book over 300 pages OR
-Read a book in one sitting OR
-Read the oldest book in your TBR

2. Nov 12th- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
It's a celebration about you! According to the creators of the book series of the same name, Chicken Soup for the Soul Day was created as ".... a celebration of who you are, where you've been, where you're going, and who you will be thankful to when you get there!"We suggest you take this day as a celebration of the value and healing of chicken soup, especially mom's chicken soup.

-Read any Chicken Soup for the Soul book OR
-Read a memoir OR
-Read a book with a chicken or any farm animal on the cover

3. Nov. 16- National Fast Food Day
Americans are always fast moving, always in a rush. As a result of our fast moving lifestyle, we need to eat quickly, and are usually unwilling or unable to wait long for our food to be prepared. As a result, fast food restaurants, came into existence. They have been a part of the American restaurant scene since the early 1950's.
Participating in National Fast Food Day is easy. You are probably already doing so, on a regular basis. All you have to do, is eat or drink at a fast food restaurant today. To be a full fledged participant on this special day, eat in fast food restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

-Read a book with any food on the cover OR
-Read a "guilty pleasure" book (this can be any genre- romance, scifi, steampunk- that others may consider silly or 'foofy' aka No classics lol) OR
-Read a book with a brightly colored cover

4. Nov 20- Absurdity Day
Isn't it totally absurd? Crazy or not, Absurdity Day is staring you right in the face.Some days are truely illogical and senseless, exactly the definition of Absurdity Day. So, by intent error, or just through surfing the net, you've stumbled upon this special, senseless day.....how absurd!

-Read a humor novel OR
-Read a book with a great plot twist OR
-Read the 99th book on your TBR

5. Nov 24- All of Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
Now here is a very special day, if there ever was one.
Today is the anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's book: On the Origin of Species in 1859. His controversial theory turned the world upside down, in tis thinking of how we came to be. And, it remains controversial to this day.This very special day for all homo sapiens is also called "All Our Uncles Are Monkeys Day".

-Read a science fiction novel OR
-Read a nonfiction novel OR
-Read a book where the title of the book can be found in the word EVOLUTION (ex. Everything, Everything= E, O Pioneers!= O)

6. Nov 28- Red Planet Day
The planet Mars is referred to as the "Red Planet" because it appears red in color. Red Planet Day honors our celestial neighbor, the fourth planet in the solar system.Is Mars truly red in color? Scientists debated this question, even after the Mars Rovers landed and began to explore the planet. Why? Because the lenses used to take photos are tinted.

-Read a book with a red cover (must be 50%) OR
-Read the 4th, 14th, 44th or 144th book on your TBR OR
-Read a book about aliens

Love! I'm in!

1. Nov 5th- Book Lover's Day!
-Read a book over 300 pages: The Luminaries

2. Nov 12th- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
-Read a memoir: Eat, Pray, Love


3. Nov. 16- National Fast Food Day
-Read a book with a brightly colored cover: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

4. Nov 20- Absurdity Day
-Read the 99th book on your TBR: Divergent

5. Nov 24- All of Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
-Read a book where the title of the book can be found in the word EVOLUTION (ex. Everything, Everything= E, O Pioneers!= O): The Muse

6. Nov 28- Red Planet Day
-Read a book with a red cover (must be 50%): Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Choices, choices. Let's see. I am half way through two books that qualify. Man o'War was the first book on my TBR list. A Walk in the Woods is a memoir. That takes care of 1 and 2. Now to find books for the other choices.
I finished both but now have a problem. I requested a book: America's Snake; some time ago and it just came in. Maybe next month I can stay with the challenge.

November Challenge
2/6

1. Nov 5th- Book Lover's Day!
-Read a book over 300 pages I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga, 359 pages, Completed 11/3/16
-Read a book in one sitting OR
-Read the oldest book in your TBR

2. Nov 12th- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
-Read any Chicken Soup for the Soul book OR
-Read a memoir OR
-Read a book with a chicken or any farm animal on the cover

3. Nov. 16- National Fast Food Day
-Read a book with any food on the cover OR
-Read a "guilty pleasure" book (this can be any genre- romance, scifi, steampunk- that others may consider silly or 'foofy' aka No classics lol) OR
-Read a book with a brightly colored cover

4. Nov 20- Absurdity Day
-Read a humor novel OR
-Read a book with a great plot twist OR
-Read the 99th book on your TBR

5. Nov 24- All of Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
-Read a science fiction novel OR
-Read a nonfiction novel OR
Read a book where the title of the book can be found in the word EVOLUTION (ex. Everything, Everything= E, O Pioneers!= O) I- In Twenty Years by Allison Winn Scotch, Completed 11/7/16

6. Nov 28- Red Planet Day
-Read a book with a red cover (must be 50%) OR
-Read the 4th, 14th, 44th or 144th book on your TBR OR
-Read a book about aliens

I haven't done a C&B challenge in quite some time and I do miss it, so I'll give this one a try. Aiming for 6 (not even sure I'll get there!)

2 out of 6

1. Nov 5th- Book Lover's Day!
-Read a book over 300 pages : Love Anthony ✔️

2. Nov 12th- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
-Read a memoir : The Sound of Gravel ✔️

3. Nov. 16- National Fast Food Day
-Read a "guilty pleasure" book (this can be any genre- romance, scifi, steampunk- that others may consider silly or 'foofy' aka No classics lol) : My Friend Flicka (yep I love old children's books)

4. Nov 20- Absurdity Day
-Read a humor novel OR
-Read a book with a great plot twist OR
-Read the 99th book on your TBR

5. Nov 24- All of Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
-Read a book where the title of the book can be found in the word EVOLUTION : Letters of a Woman Homesteader

6. Nov 28- Red Planet Day
-Read a book with a red cover (must be 50%) : Battle Royale

1. Book Lovers Day
2.chicken Soup for Soul--Kit Kate and Lucy
3.Fast Food--deadly Heat
4.Absurdity Day--Man Called Ove
5. Monkey's Uncle--saving Darwin
6. Red Planet--Me Before You

finished 2 kit Kate and Lucy delightful

reading Ove and me before you

In!
5/5

✔1. Nov 5th- Book Lover's Day!
-Read a book over 300 pages OR The Summer Before the War
-Read a book in one sitting OR
-Read the oldest book in your TBR

✔2. Nov 12th- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
-Read any Chicken Soup for the Soul book OR
-Read a memoir OR A Girl Named Zippy
-Read a book with a chicken or any farm animal on the cover

✔3. Nov. 16- National Fast Food Day
-Read a book with any food on the cover OR
-Read a "guilty pleasure" book (this can be any genre- romance, scifi, steampunk- that others may consider silly or 'foofy' aka No classics lol) OR The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare
-Read a book with a brightly colored cover

✔4. Nov 20- Absurdity Day
-Read a humor novel OR
-Read a book with a great plot twist OR A Duty To The Dead
-Read the 99th book on your TBR

✔5. Nov 24- All of Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
-Read a science fiction novel OR
-Read a nonfiction novel OR
-Read a book where the title of the book can be found in the word EVOLUTION (ex. Everything, Everything= E, O Pioneers!= O) An Impartial Witness = I

✔6. Nov 28- Red Planet Day Red Cover: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (paperback is almost entirely red)
-Read a book with a red cover (must be 50%) OR
-Read the 4th, 14th, 44th or 144th book on your TBR OR
-Read a book about aliens

1.book lovers adding Bar sky by Lawrence Schoen reading now
2. finished Kit Kate and Lucy
3.Going to read Deadly Heat
4. Finished A Man Called Ove
5. Going to read Saving Darwin got it already
6. Finished Me Before You
Finished 3 out of 6

1. Nov 5th- Book Lover's Day!
-Read a book over 300 pages Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson

2. Nov 12th- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
-Read a memoir The Liars' Club

3. Nov. 16- National Fast Food Day
-Read a "guilty pleasure" book (this can be any genre- romance, scifi, steampunk- that others may consider silly or 'foofy' aka No classics lol): Grombelardzka legenda

4. Nov 20- Absurdity Day
-Read the 99th book on your TBR Wintergirls

5. Nov 24- All of Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
-Read a nonfiction novel OR A Short History of Nearly Everything

6. Nov 28- Red Planet Day Red Cover:
-Read a book with a red cover (must be 50%) OR Marabou Stork Nightmares