52 Books in 52 Weeks and Other Mini Challenges

Also the home of  Well Educated Mind, Nobel Prize Winners, Around the World  and various mini challenges.  

The rules are very simple and the goal is to read one book (at least) a week for 52 weeks.

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. 
2. Our book weeks will begin on Sunday  
3. Participants may join at any time.
4. All books are acceptable except children books.**
5. All forms of books are acceptable including e-books, audio books, etc.
6. Re-reads are acceptable as long as they are read after January 1, 2013.
7. Books may overlap other challenges. 
8. Create an entry post linking to this blog. 
9. Come back and sign up with Mr. Linky in the "I'm participating post" below this post.
10. You don't have a blog to participate.  Post your weekly book in the comments section of each weekly post.  
11. Mr. Linky will be added to the bottom of the weekly post for you to link to reviews of your most current reads. 

*All the mini challenges are optional. Mix it up anyway you like. The goal is to read 52 books. How you get there is up to you. 

For the past five years, I have set a goal to read 52 books in 52 weeks, so this challenge is perfect for me. My personal goal is to read 65 books in 2014, but I'd like to read a bare minimum of 52. I also plan to do the centuries mini challenge, from the same site, by reading twelve books set in twelve different centuries. My list includes:

• 9th Century- Settlers of Catan by Rebecca Gable and Lee Chadeayne 
• 10th Century- The Island House by Posie Graeme-Evans
• 11th Century- Macbeth by Shakespeare
• 12th Century- Lady of the English or The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick 
• 13th Century- Four Sisters, All Queens by Sherry Jones
• 14th Century- Burnable Book by Bruce Holsinger
• 15th Century- Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
• 16th Century- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
• 17th Century- Bloodletter's Daughter by Linda Lafferty
• 18th Century- Written in my Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
• 19th Century- The Dancing Master by Julie Klassen
• 20th Century- Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky

Other mini challenges that I am interested in participating in if time permits include:

• Banned or challenged book
• Pick a book based on cover
• Pick a book with a color in the title
• Pick a book with a number in the title
• Read a biography
• Read a book from the Goodreads abandoned book list
• Read a book on history
• Read a book published in 2014
• Read a British mystery
• Read a classic
• Read a dystopian novel
• Read a play
• Read a retelling of a fairy tale
• Read the next book in a series