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.
- “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.
- “So Long Been Dreaming”, edited by Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan
- “Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1 by Daniel Heath Justice
- “Zahrah the Windseeker” by Nnedi Okorafor
- “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.
- “Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1 by Daniel Heath Justice
- “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