Challenge List

2010 Challenges

• Science Fiction Experience 2010 – Created by Carl of Stainless Steel Droppings, which runs from January 1, 2010 through February 28, 2010, without a specific goal other than having fun reading or watching science fiction.
  1. “So Long Been Dreaming”, edited by Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan
• The Diversity Rocks Challenge – I’ll be doing this challenge again in 2010 – with a goal of reading more books by Asian, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American authors, and not just books by black authors.
  1. “So Long Been Dreaming”, edited by Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan
  2. “Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1 by Daniel Heath Justice
  3. “Zahrah the Windseeker” by Nnedi Okorafor
  4. “Wyrwood” – “The Way of Thorn and Thunder” #2 by Daniel Heath Justice
• The Year Long GLBT Reading challenge – Created by Amanda of The Zen Leaf, with a goal of reading at least 4 books about GLBT topics and/or by GLBT authors.
  1. “Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1 by Daniel Heath Justice
  2. “Wyrwood” – “The Way of Thorn and Thunder” #2 by Daniel Heath Justice
• Self Challenge: Authors/Characters with Disabilities – As a goal for myself I’m going to read at least 4 books by or about people with disabilities with an emphasis on choosing books that do a good job of portraying disabilities. I think I will end up reading a few biographies or memoirs for this challenge.

2009 Challenges

• The Diversity Rocks Challenge – Created by Ali of Worducopia has several different options but the goal is to read multiple books by authors of color. I’ve read the following books for this challenge:
  1. “Futureland” by Walter Mosley
  2. “Mojo: Conjure Stories” edited by Nalo Hopkinson
  3. “Ragamuffin” by Tobias Buckell
  4. “The Shadow Speaker” by Nnedi Okorafor
  5. “Skin Folk” by Nalo Hopkinson
  6. “Crystal Rain” by Tobias S. Buckell
• The GLBT Challenge – Created by Amanda of The Zen Leaf, with the goal of reading 6 books with GLBT themes or by GLBT authors. I’ve read the following books for this challenge:
  1. “Hero” by Perry Moore
  2. “Skin Folk” by Nalo Hopkinson
  3. “Absolute Brightness” by James Lecesne
  4. “I’m Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir” by Jennifer Finney Boylan
• The Readers Imbibing Peril (RIP) Challenge – Created by Carl of Stainless Steel Droppings, with a goal of reading a set number of books in any of the following sub-genres Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, Supernatural, between September 1st to October 31st. I’ve read the following books for this challenge:
  1. “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
  2. “Skin Folk” by Nalo Hopkinson
  3. “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury