Showing posts with label What's in a Name Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What's in a Name Challenge. Show all posts

Sunday, 1 January 2023

What's in a Name Reading Challenge 2023

 This reading challenge is not too onerous and it's super fun. The signup page is here.


The idea is to read a book that matches each of the prompts. The book can be in any format. 

This year the prompts are:

Punctuation 
7 Deadly Sins
You or Me
Chess Piece
Celebration
Q, X, Z


Sunday, 2 January 2022

Sign-Up for 2022 What's In a Name Reading Challenge


I've done this challenge a few times. It is hosted here

This challenge has six prompts and you have to read a book to match each to complete it. For 2022, the prompts are: 

* Compound word

* Speed

* Person and their description

* Mythical being

* Season

* Colour


Saturday, 1 January 2022

Wrap-Up of What's In a Name Reading Challenge 2021

 What's in a Name Challenge

I completed this challenge in July, but somehow missed doing a post about it until now. 


It is hosted: https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2020/12/26/whats-in-a-name-2021-sign-up/

Choose 6 books that have titles that contain a:

* One / 1
     Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh. Finished January 3 
* Doubled word 
    Who Rescued Who by Victoria Schade. Finished June 8
* Reference to outer space
    The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque. Finished May 18
* Possessive noun
    Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr. Finished February 24
* Botanical word
    Heart of Palm by Laura Lee Smith. Finished June 5
* Article of clothing
    The Dress in the Window by Sofia Grant. Finished July 18

Friday, 1 January 2021

What's In a Name Reading Challenge 2021

 I always enjoy this challenge


It is hosted: https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2020/12/26/whats-in-a-name-2021-sign-up/

Choose 6 books that have titles that contain a:

* One / 1
* Doubled word 
* Reference to outer space
* Possessive noun
* Botanical word
* Article of clothing

Sunday, 16 December 2012

What's In a Name 6 Challenge for 2013

So just finished the 2012 Challenge, and now looking forward to the one for 2013.

The challenge this year is as follows.
Between January 1 and December 31, 2013, read one book in each of the following categories:
  1. A book with up or down (or equivalent) in the title: Deep down True, The Girl Below, The Diva Digs up the Dirt
  2. A book with something you'd find in your kitchen in the title: Loose Lips Sink Ships, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Breadcrumbs
  3. A book with a party or celebration in the title: A Feast for Crows, A Wedding in Haiti, Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness
  4. A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title: Burning for Revenge, Fireworks over Toccoa, Catching Fire
  5. A book with an emotion in the title: Baltimore Blues, Say You're Sorry, Dreams of Joy
  6. A book with lost or found (or equivalent) in the title: The Book of Lost Fragrances, The World We Found, A Discovery of Witches
The book titles are just suggestions, you can read whatever book you want to fit the category.

Other Things to Know

  • Books may be any form (audio, print, e-book).
  • Books may overlap other challenges.
  • Books may not overlap categories; you need a different book for each category.
  • Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed but encouraged.
  • You do not have to make a list of books before hand.
  • You do not have to read through the categories in any particular order.


There look to be some interesting ideas here, and I'll have to scan my shelves to see what I've got that fits.

What's in a Name Challenge for 2012

This challenge is one that really dragged on for me.

The challenge is based on book titles, and participants are encouraged to be creative when choosing.
There are 5 categories and the challenge is to read one for each category.
I started with the category Topographical Feature, reading The Broken Shore by Peter Temple.
Next up was Something You'd See in the Sky, and I read New under the Sun by Kevin Major.
A couple months later I tackled Something You'd Carry in your Pocket, reading Pulp and Paper by Josh Rolnick.
The fourth category I read for was Type of House, with The Bungalow by Sarah Jio.
For the fifth category, Something on a Calendar, I read The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim.
Then I delayed, trying to find the right book for the last category Creepy Crawly, and finally chose The Honey Locust by Jeffrey Round.

For a while, I wasn't sure I was going to make it, but wrapped it up with a couple weeks to spare.
I'm looking forward to next year's challenge.