The Reading Challenge Group discussion

Here's a peek at the 2015 Challenge Calendar...

January:
G- Historical Fiction
NF- History
W- South American Lit
February:
G- Romance & Chick-Lit
NF- Sociology/Relationships/Family
W- Middle Eastern Lit
March:
G- Contemporary and Literary Merit
NF- Autobiography/Memoir
W- Sub-Saharran African Lit
April:
G- Poetry and Plays
NF- Arts/Hobby/Skill related
W- Southeast Asian Lit
May:
G- Fantasy (including Utopian)
NF- Health/Wellness/Self-Improvement
W- Central America/Mexico & Caribbean Lit
June:
G- Minority Studies/LGBT
NF- Biography
W- Western European Lit
July:
G- Manga/Graphic Novels &/OR Humor
NF - Nature/Animals
W- North African Lit
August:
G- Mysteries (Crime/Cozy/Espionage)
NF - True story/True crime/Current Events
W- Lit of South Asia/Indian sub-continent
September:
G- Science-Fiction (including Dystopian)
NF- Science/Math/Technology
W- North American Lit
October:
G- Horror/Thriller &/OR Short Story Collections
NF- Psychology
W- Eastern European Lit
November:
G- Adventure &/OR Travel
NF - Travel/Food/Essays
W- Oceania/Australian Lit
December:
G- Children's Lit &/OR Traditional Lit
NF - Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy
W- East Asian Lit

I tried to combine all the data and suggestions from our polls and threads on these challenges.

Plus, we'll still do a Group Read each month of one Young Adult and one Classic.

Both Group Challenges and Group Reads will be determined by nomination thread and poll.

Members may choose other books from a particular month's Genre, NF category, or World region to read independently of the Group Choice, and score points accordingly.

Thanks for posting this Renee

Thanks Renee, it looks great.

Almost ready to skip December so we can start on this fun! Thank you so much for your hard work on this!!!

Thanks, you guys. It did take a bit of work but it will be totally worth it if we generate interest/discussion and keep the momentum if this great group going. :)

Look like a lot of fun:-)

I'm glad historical fiction is first! My favorite genre!

the world lit genres im going to struggle. can anyone put up any links to some book ideas?

Hi Liz, we can set up a thread if you like, we did something similar to this years Genre Challenge.

I'll find some links to popular lists etc.