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Challenge #3 – Decade/Century Challenge
Challenge #4 - Members Choice Challenge 
Challenge #5 - Short Story Challenge
Challenge #7 - Expand Your Horizon With New Authors
Challenge #12 - Series Books – Start
Challenge #13 - Travel the World One Continent at a Time

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Challenge #3 – Decade/Century Challenge

The Decade Challenge: Read 10 books from any 10 consecutive years (1 book per year). The authors can only be used once in the challenge.

Decade Challenge
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The Century Challenge: Read 10 books from any 10 consecutive decades (1 book per decade). Authors can only be used once in the challenge.

Century Challenge
1900's
1910's
1920's
Husfrun by Sigrid Undset (Norway, 1921) ⭐⭐⭐
1930's
1940's
1950's
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's

Challenge #4 - Members Choice Challenge  Choose one book per category/genre for a total of 12 books.

2/12

1. 19th Century, Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome ⭐⭐⭐
2. 20th Century, Husfrun by Sigrid Undset (Norway, 1921) ⭐⭐⭐
3. 21st Century,
4. A book originally written in a language other than your own, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
5. An Author never read before,
6. Diversity Classic, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours.
7. Science Fiction/Fantasy - Ursula K. Le Guin
8. Action/Adventure,
9. Childrens/Young Adult,
10. Nonfiction Memoir/Biography,
11. Mystery/Thriller,
12. Horror or Humor,

Challenge #5 - Short Story Challenge
Read 24 short stories. This equates to only two per month for the year. Read them all at once or spread them out; it's up to you.

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1. Horatio Sparkins by Charles Dickens
2. En realist by Victoria Benedictsson
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Challenge #7 - Expand Your Horizon With New Authors

Seek out at least six (6) authors that you have never previously read, from any genre or era you want.

1. Gabriela Mistral
2. Marcel Proust
3. Cormac McCarthy
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Challenge #12 - Series Books – Start

Start - The challenge is to find an interesting series and read at least two books this year from the selected series. 

1. Du côté de chez Swann by Marcel Proust

2. À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs by Marcel Proust

Challenge #13 - Travel the World One Continent at a Time

Select a book or an author from each of the seven world continents.

Africa - No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
Asia
Australia - Patrick White?
Europe
North America
South America - Clarice Lispector
*Antarctica

Enjoy your planning -- it's lots of fun!

Wobbley wrote: "Enjoy your planning -- it's lots of fun!" Thank you! It really is 'reading fuel' to plan & to explore other people's lists.

Beyla wrote: "It really is 'reading fuel' to plan & to explore other people's lists."

So true -- I've gotten great ideas from other people's challenges!

Welcome Beyla. I'm so glad you joined the challenge.

Thank you, Lynn. I'm so glad to be here, surrounded by literary liveliness!

Can you recommend Patrick White,Beyla?He's a new author for me and I haven't yet chosen an Australian novel.It's always exciting to find a new author!

Vicky wrote: "Can you recommend Patrick White,Beyla?He's a new author for me and I haven't yet chosen an Australian novel.It's always exciting to find a new author!" He's a new author for me too! I'm considering The Solid Mandala, but am happy to hear other suggestions too for the Australian slot.

Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock would be a good choice for the Australia slot if mystery is what you're interested in.

Ila wrote: "Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock would be a good choice for the Australia slot if mystery is what you're interested in."

Thank you, Ila, I will have a look at Lindsay!

Good luck on your challenge Beyla

I like this bookish tummy! Good luck with your challenge, Beyla!

Thank you Rora & Shaina! Stay hungry & well-fed, fellow buffet bookworms. :)