Let's challenge ourselves to read some books off of the NYTImes Bestsellers list.
You can pick whatever # you would like. Please post the number below and keep us updated on your progress.
Here is the link to the list:
Group Owner
Quoting camiam81:
Will this list change as the year goes or is this an end of year list?
I believe the list is updated on a weekly basis, so it will change throughout the year. I may be wrong on how often it is updated, but it does frequently change. So keep on eye on it for new ideas.
Group Owner
Quoting just_the_mommy:
If I see a book that seems interesting, and put it on my "want to read" list, but am unable to get to it until a month or so later, does it still count? If so, I'll try for 24. If not, let's say 10.
That's just fine. I think of it more as a way of expanding our horizons. I know there are books on there that I have never heard of, but end up really enjoying.
I read a lot of non-fiction that eventually hits the best sellers list. I look in debut fiction/nonfiction in the periodical Bookpages. I've enjoyed a lot of those non-fiction books--Marley and Me. I loved Blink & The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell so I'm excited to read Outliers. Gladwell is awesome reading.
I've never cared for many recent bestseller novels. For example, I tried to read Edgar Sawtelle, it just wouldn't get going. Word of mouth says it rocks, but I can't seem to enjoy it. Word of mouth goes on and on about Stephanie Meyer, too, so I pretty much quit while I was ahead on Edgar Sawtelle, as I had just given up on Twilight. Stephen King is the one exception to bestsellers. I read him through, just finished his newest short story collection.
Wally Lamb is really good, too so I'll hit him whenever the library gets it in.
ninipanini
I'd like to join in on this challenge. It'll be good for broadening my horizons. =) I'll shoot for 10. Here's my list. The ones in blue are the ones I've read.
1 - The Host by Stephenie Meyers #2 Hardcover Fiction As of February 6
2 - Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke #22 Paperback Mass-Market Fiction As of February 6
3- Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult #29 Paperback Trade Fiction As of March 25
4 - Hold Tight by Harlen Coben #2 Paperback Mass-Market Fiction As of March 25
5 - STori Telling by Tori Spelling #23 Paperback NonFiction As of March 25
6 - The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb #35 Hardcover Fiction As of March 1
7 - Loving Frank by Nancy Horan #18 Paperback Trade Fiction As of March 25
8 - Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah #6 Paperpack Trade Fiction As of April 20
9 - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne Children's Books As of 4/3
10 - Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs #28 Paperback Trade Fiction As of June 15
11 - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris #17 Paperback Mass-Market Fiction As of June 15
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates #7 Paperpack Trade Fiction As of March 1
Marley and Me by John Grogan #10 Paperback NonFiction As of March 1
The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci #4 Hardcover NonFiction As of April 1
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho #9 Paperback Trade Fiction As of July 17
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe #10 Hardcover Fiction As of July 17
Sail by James Patterson #15 Paperback Mass-Market Fiction As of July 17
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(Group Owner) on Dec. 27, 2008 at 4:26 PM