Christmas Challenge

Well, the Christmas Challenge is on (the host was having spamming problems, but has gotten them resolved in the past few days), so I'm just putting a note in here to myself what I've chosen to read:

The Christmas Letters (Lee Smith)
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories (Connie Willis)
Murder for Christmas (ed. Thomas Godfrey)

These reviews are due by December 31.

Armchair Traveler Challenge List

I should have started this one a while ago, but we'll just have to see how far I can get between now and December 31!

1. Blue Highways (William Least Heat Moon)
2. Cry of the Kalahari (Mark and Delia Owens)
3. The Edge of the Sea (Rachel Carson)
4. Round Ireland with a Fridge (Tony Hawks)
5. Unsuitable for Ladies: An Anthology of Women Travelers (ed. Robinson)
6. A Tuscan Childhood (Kinta Beevor)

Book to Movie Challenge List

These are just a few books in my collection that have been made into movies. I chose these 3, as they've been waiting around a long time:

1. Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
2. Cider House Rules, John Irving
3. Black Dahlia, James Ellroy

I have only until December 1 for these... gotta get reading!

Definitely not eligible for whatever prize the host chooses, but as with a few other challenges, I want to have the accountable goal set up.

2nds Challenge choices post

I'm signing up (really late) for the 2nds Challenge, so I'm not going for any prize, but I really want to set an accountable goal to read the following books:

In Her Shoes, by Jennifer Weiner
Hearse of a Different Color, by Tim Cockey
Painted Truth, by Lise McClendon [track it down, it has to be on one of these shelves]

Unless I stumble upon some other "second to me" book that I just can't put down, these will be the ones I'll need to read by December 31.