Reading Goals for 2011

I'm not quite ready to post my wrap-up for my 2010 reading year, I'm still determined to finish North and South before midnight on January 1st!  I have been spending a great deal of time thinking about 2011.

This post will be in list format because I adore lists.

The Basics:

• Read a minimum of 75 books or 20,000 pages


• Participate in the April and October Readathons


• Participate in 3 other book blogging events (for example, I'm eager to participate in the Virago reading week and the Persephone reading weekend.)


• Do 5 readalongs.  They can be blog readalongs or GoodReads readalongs.  I'm signing up for several readalongs hosted by Allie at A Literary Odyssey


• Complete 3 reads for the Classics Circuit and POST ON TIME!


• Complete all the reading challenges I've signed up to do.


• Only do 12 challenges at a time.  I have to finish a challenge to signup for another.

Reading Challenges:

I'm still making my lists for these challenges, so check back soon!

1. Local Library Challenge -- Check out and read 30 library books


2. Off the Shelf Challenge -- Read 30 books off my shelves


3. Chunkster Challenge -- Read 8 chunksters or 3 tomes


4. To Be Read Challenge -- 12 books from my TBR pile


5. Special Topics in Calamity Physics Challenge -- Senior Level


6. Vintage Mystery Challenge -- Read 4-6 Vintage Mysteries


7. Man Booker Challenge -- A Booker's Dozen, read 12 of the winning, short-listed, or long-listed titles.


8. What's in a Name Challenge -- List coming soon!


9. First in a Series Challenge -- Read 3 books that are the first in any series


10. Seconds Challenge -- Read 12 books that are the second in a series or the second time I've read the author.


11. Chivalrous Deeds Historical Challenge -- Read 7 historical fiction books


12. Dystopia Challenge -- Read 5 Dystopian novels

Tomorrow I plan on posting my lists for the various challenges.  I need to read read read because there are so many other challenges I want to join.  Wish me luck!

I think that is it for my more concrete reading goals.  I also want to try to blog more reviews and do general reading updates.  A strict blog schedule isn't for me, but I'll try to be more devoted to maintaining the bookishness of this blog.