Around The World In 80 Countries

Ongoing challenge with no time limit.
Book settings from 80 different countries (or authors from those countries)

England: The Sunflower Forest - Torey Hayden (author)
Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella (author and setting)
Romania: Fangland - John Marks (setting)
United States: Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison (author and setting)
India: The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy (author and setting)
Turkey: Harem - Barbara Nadel (setting)
Papa New Guinea Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (setting)
Sweden: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (author and setting)
Nigeria: Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (author and setting)
Argentina: Santa Evita - Tomas Eloy Martinez (author and setting)
Norway: Out Stealing Horses - Per Petterson (author and setting)
Spain: Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon (author and setting)
Somalia: Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (author and part of setting)
Russia: House of Meetings - Martin Amis (setting)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway (setting)
Poland: The Soccer Wars - Ryszard Kapuscinski (author)
The Yemen: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen - Paul Torday (part of setting)
China: The Russian Concubine - Kate Furnivall (setting)
Italy: The Rossetti Letter - Christi Phillips (setting)
Malaysia: The Gift of Rain - Tan Twan Eng (author and setting)
Mexico: Tropic Of Orange - Karen Tei Yamashita (part of setting)
South Africa: Devil's Peak - Deon Meyer (author and setting)
France: Sepulchre - Kate Mosse (setting)
Lebanon : DeNiro's Game - Rawi Hage (setting and author)
Germany : Fatherland - Robert Harris (setting)
Kenya : The Camel Bookmobile - Masha Hamilton (setting)
Chile : Ines Of My Soul - Isabel Allende (author and setting)
Canada Dead Cold - Louise Penny

Paranormal 666 Challenge (Read 6 Books From 6 Paranormal Categories)

Vampires
1. Fangland - John Marks
2. New Moon - Stephanie Meyer
3. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
4. Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer
5. Living Dead In Dallas - Charlaine Harris
6. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
(FINISHED)

Witches
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audiobook)
2. Dead To The World - CHarlaine Harris

Humans With Special Abilities
1. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (Mind Reader)
2. Living Dead In Dallas - Charlaine Harris (Mind Reader)
3. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (Time Traveller)
4. Club Dead - CHarlaine Harris (Mind Reader)
5. Swan Song - Robert McCammon (Can Grow Plants Out Of Nothing)
6. The Name Of The Wind - Patrick Rothfuss (Can Call the Name of The Wind)
(FINISHED)

Ghosts
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audiobook)
2. The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
3. The Stupidest Angel - Christopher Moore

Monsters/Strange Creatures
1. New Moon - Stephanie Meyer (Warewolves)
2. Dead Until Dark - Charlene Harris (Shapeshifters)
3. Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer (Warewolves)
4. Living Dead In Dallas - Charlaine Harris (Shapeshifters)
5. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (Warewolves and Goblins)
6. The Host - Stephanie Meyer (Aliens)
(FINISHED)

Demons
1. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
2. Deadly Web - Barbara Nadel
3. Sepulchre - Kate Mosse
4. Swan Song - Robert McCammon
5. The Name Of The Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

2009 Chick Lit Challenge (Read 10 Chick Lit Novels)

10. The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks (Audiobook)
9. There Is No Place Like Here - Cecelia Ahern
8. Where The Rainbow Ends - Cecilia Ahern
7. Petite Anglais - Catherine Sanderson
6. Size 12 Is Not Fat - Meg Cabot
5. If You Could See Me Now - Cecelia Ahern
4. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
3. Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella
2. A Vintage Affair - Isabel Wolff
1. The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller

(FINISHED)

2009 Diversity Rocks! Challenge (Read 12 Books By Authors of Color)

11. A Concise Chinese English Dictionary For Lovers - Xiaolu Guo (Chinese)
10. DeNiro's Game - Rawi Hage (Lebanese Canadian)
9. Tracks - Louise Erdich (Native American)
8. Tropic Of Orange - Karen Tei Yamashita (Asian American)
7. The Gift of Rain - Tan Twan Eng (Malaysian)
6. Earth Democracy - Vandana Shiva (Indian)
5. The Assassin's Song - M.G. Vassanji (Tanzanian Canadian)
4. Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Somalian)
3. Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigerian)
2. Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison (African American)
1. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy (Indian)

100 Book Reading Challenge 2009

120. Dead To The World - CHarlaine Harris
119. Little Bee - Chris Cleave
118. The Distant Echo - Val McDermid
117. The Wedding - Nicholas Sparks
116. Hide and Seek - Ian Rankin
115. The Shape of Snakes - Minette Walters
114. Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer
113. Never Say Die - Tess Gerritsen
112. The Stupidest Angel - Christopher Moore
111. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's - John Elder Robison
110. Knots and Crosses - Ian Rankin
109. Certain Girls - Jennifer Weiner
108. Sylvanus Now - Donna Morrissey
107. Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult
106. The Mole People - Jennifer Toth
105. The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks (Audiobook)
104. The Devil's Company - David Liss
103. There Is No Place Like Here - Cecelia Ahern
102. The Host - Stephanie Meyer
101. Beach Road - James Patterson
100. The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
99. Dead Cold - Louise Penny
98. Under A Blood Red Sky - Kate Furnivall
97. The Grave Tattoo - Val McDermid
96. Where The Rainbow Ends - Cecilia Ahern
94. The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
93. The Boy In The Striped Pajamas - John Boyne
92. The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult
91. The Charlemagne Pursuit - Steve Berry
90. The Name Of The Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
89. The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Victor Hugo
88. The Last Days of Dogtown - Anita Diamant
87. A Concise Chinese English Dictionary For Lovers - Xiaolu Guo
86. Yes Man - Danny Wallace
85. Lord John and The Hand Of Devils - Diana Gabaldon
84. Petite Anglais - Catherine Sanderson
83. Growing Pains - Billie Piper
82. The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
81. Ines Of My Soul - Isabel Allende
80. The Abstinence Teacher - Tom Perrotta
79. The Camel Bookmobile - Masha Hamilton
78. Size 12 Is Not Fat - Meg Cabot
77. Fatherland - Robert Harris
76. The Shack - William P. Young
75. Killing The Shadows - Val McDermid
74. The Piano Teacher - Janice Y.K. Lee
73. No Time For Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
73. When Will There Be Good News - Kate Atkinson
72. The Fifth Victim - Beverly Barton
71. Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs
70. If You Could See Me Now - Cecelia Ahern
69. Swan Song - Robert McCammon
68. The 19th Wife - David Ebershoff
67. Dance With Death - Barbara Nadel
66. DeNiro's Game - Rawi Hage
65. Sepulchre - Kate Mosse
64. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audiobook)
63. Friends Like These - Danny Wallace
62. My Own Country - Abraham Verghese
61. The Witches - Roald Dahl
60. The Girl Who Played With Fire - Steig Larsson
59. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
58. The Ghost Map - Steven Johnson
57. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon (Audiobook)
56. Devil's Peak - Deon Meyer
55. The Breaker - Minette Walters
54. Tracks - Louise Erdich
53. Messiah - Boris Starling
52. Tropic Of Orange - Karen Tei Yamashita
51. Deadly Web - Barbara Nadel
50. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
49. The Ruby in the Smoke - Philip Pullman
48. The Lion Tamer's Daughter - Peter Dickinson
47. Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith
46. The Double Eagle - James Twining
45. The Gift of Rain - Tan Twan Eng
44. Earth Democracy - Vandana Shiva
43. What Are You Like? - Anne Enright
42. The Rossetti Letter - Christi Phillips
41. The Assassin's Song - M.G. Vassanji
40. The Magic Finger - Roald Dahl
39. Divine Evil - Nora Roberts
38. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
37. The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller
36. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
35. Fatal Voyage - Kathy Reichs
34. The Black Sun - James Twining
33. A Vintage Affair - Isabel Wolff
32. World Without End - Ken Follett
31. American Pie - Michael Lee West
30. The Russian Concubine - Kate Furnivall
29. Salmon Fishing In The Yemen - Paul Torday
28. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
27. The Soccer Wars - Ryszard Kapuscinski
26. The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway
25. City of Djinns - William Dalrymple
24. Living Dead In Dallas - Charlaine Harris
23. House of Meetings - Martin Amis
22. Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
21. Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Reread)
20. Out Stealing Horses - Per Petterson
19. Santa Evita - Tomas Eloy Martinez
18. Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
17. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
16. Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer
15. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
14. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
13. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - Tucker Max
12. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones
11. Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella
10. The Russian Debutante's Handbook - Gary Shteyngart
9. Holidays on Ice - David Sedaris (AUDIOBOOK)
8. Harem - Barbara Nadel
7. Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon
6. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
5. New Moon - Stephanie Meyer
4. March - Geraldine Brooks
3. Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
2. The Sunflower Forest - Torey Hayden
1. Fangland - John Marks

Whats In A Name Challenge - 2009

1. A book with a "profession" in its title. The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway
2. A book with a "time of day" in its title. Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer
3. A book with a "relative" in its title. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
4. A book with a "body part" in its title. Lord John and The Hand Of Devils - Diana Gabaldon
5. A book with a "building" in its title. (House of Meetings - Martin Amis)
6. A book with a "medical condition" in its title.

1% Well Read Challenge (March 1 - December 31, 2009)

Books I plan on reading:

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka
The Accidental - Ali Smith
2666 - Roberto Bolano
I’m Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti
The Reader – Bernhard Schlink
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Victor Hugo
The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Milan Kundera
The Color Purple – Alice Walker
The Castle – Franz Kafka
Don Quixote – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra