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New to You in 2018 (Jan-June)
I’m in.New Authors
1 Winifred Holtby
2 Mick Herron
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Level 1- Test the waters
1. Brian Friel
Level 2- Wade in the shallow end
2. Algernon Blackwood
3. Ryszard Kapuściński
Level 3 - Take a swim
4. John Brown
5. Kirkpatrick Hill
6. Lloyd Alexander
Level 4- Dive right in
7. Juan Rulfo
8. Saul Bellow
9. Patrick Modiano
10. John Howard Griffin
This well help me stick to my 2018 TBR ,since there's A lot of new to me authors in my 104 books TBR ( Completed)New to You in 2018 (Jan-June)
Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1.Michelle Major1/5/18
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2.Carter Wilson1/3/18
3.Brandon Witt1/2/18
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4.Lawrence H. Levy1/11/18
5.Robert W. Chambers1/8/18
6.Wilkie Collins1/18/18
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7.Stella Rae1/23/18
8.Robert Kurson1/25/28
9.Eva Chase2/1/18
10.Derek Alan Siddoway2/3/18
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Challenge yourself to read some authors that are new to you. Maybe there's an author or two you've been meaning to try for a long time. Don't let them linger on your TBR any longer!Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Kelley Armstrong 1/6
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Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)1. Rick Riordan
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Completed 3/10Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Everless - Sara Holland
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Cuffed - K. Bromberg
3. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns - Julie C. Dao
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
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Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)1. Teresa Driscoll
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Tasmina Perry
3. Caz Frear
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Sam Hepburn
5. Julia Crouch
6. Malcolm Hollingdrake
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Georgia Hill
8. Frances Vick
9. Robert Dinsdale
10. Lucy Dawson
I am in!Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. The Touchstone by Edith Wharton *Read*
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Winter of the Gods by Jordanna Max Brodsky *Read*
3. Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart by Claire Harman *Read*
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams *Read*
5. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman *Read*
6. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur *Read*
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Ice by Anna Kavan *Read*
8. Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata *Read*
9. The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds by Leigh Calvez *Read 28 Feb 18*
10. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
I'm in.Level 1 : Test The Water( 1 New Author)
1) Micheal Tougias
Level 2 : Wade in The Shadow End (3 New Authors)
2) Tracy Price - Thompson
3 )Danielle Steel
Level 3 : Take A Swim ( 6 New Authors)
4) Conor Grennan
5) Scott McEWEN & Richard Miniter
6) Matthew Kadish
Level 4 : Dive Right In (10 New Authors )
7) Nicola Marsh
8) Kathy Reiches
9) Susan Stoker
10) Doug Stanton
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I'm in!Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2.When It's Real by: Erin Watt
3.Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong,Jason Segel
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4.Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
5.Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
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This is great as I have a TON of books by new authors in my TBR. I’m really going to try new genres and authors in 2018!
The 2018 Reading Challenge GroupMaxi Challenges 2018 > New to You in 2018 (Jan-June)
January 1, 2018 to June 31, 2018
Completed 10/10
Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
√ 1. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan READ 1/3/2018
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
√ 2. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict READ 1/8/2018
√ 3. Vegan Cooking For Beginners by Tina Quick READ 1/12/2018
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
√ 4. Oliver, the Cat Who Saved Christmas by Sheila Norton READ 1/17/2018
√ 5. The Mindset of Organization: Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time by Lisa Woodruff READ 2/20/2018
√ 6. Wonder by R.J. Palacio READ 2/20/2018
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
√ 7. Digging In by Loretta Nyhan READ 3/3/2018
√ 8. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware READ 3/15/2018
√ 9. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson READ 3/24/2018
√ 10. The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe READ 4/17/2018
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Good luck to everyone who joined in this year!
I'm in as well!Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
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I'm in again!Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Amy Cuddy - Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Diane Muldrow - Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
3. Katherine Arden - The Bear and the Nightingale
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Steven Rowley - Lily and the Octopus
5. Marla Dee - Get Organized the Clear & Simple Way: Reclaim Your Home, Your Office, Your Life
6. Neil A. Fiore - The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. John Bingham - No Need For Speed
8. Peter James - Dead Simple
9. Ruth Soukup - Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind, and Soul
10. Caroline Mitchell - Silent Victim
I’m in, I’m going to try for level 4.
This looks fun!Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. The Blackhouse - Peter May
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton
3. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
5. Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
6. The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale - Joseph Conrad
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Excellent Women - Barbara Pym
8. The Diary of a Nobody - George Grossmith
9. The Outsider - Albert Camus
10. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Completed!
This is such a great challenge for me, as I am trying to get out of my reading shell and spread my wings and read new and different things. It's one reason I LOVE bookclubs so much.Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Victor Lavalle - The Changeling - this is a book I would have NEVER picked up on my own. I am reading it for a Goodreads bookclub and boy am i glad I did. I loved it. It was something so out of my normal comfort zone.
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Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. In This House of Brede: A Novel by Rumer Godden
3. The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris
5. Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
6. Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Leviathan by Scott Westerfield
8. A Familiar Tail by Delia James
9. The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
10. As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer
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Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Freedom's Wings: Corey's Diary, Kentucky to Ohio, 1857 by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. The Journal of Rufus Rowe, A Witness to the Battle of Fredericksburg by Sid Hite
3. Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
These are good middle grade books to help interest kids in history. I still find them enjoyable as an adult, but there are some things obviously left out, to make it more palatable for kids.
Level One - Test the Waters1 - Prose and Cons by Amanda Flowers
Level Two - Wade in the Shallow End
2 - Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly
3 - Copy Cat by Alex Lake
Level Three - Take a Swim
4 - The Curious Charms of Mr. Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
5 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
6 - The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
Level Four - Dive Right In
7 - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Level 2 has been completedNew to you Challenge:
Level 1: test the waters
1.Gloria Whelan
Level 2: Wade in the shallow end
2.Nick Vujicic
3.Chris Kyle
Level 3: Take a Swim
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I'm in! I will try to finish this challenge only in january..Level 1:
1. Clarice Lispector
Level 2:
1. Daniela Arbex
2. Erika Johansen
Level 3:
1. Virginia Wolf
2. Victoria Schweab
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Editing...Level 3:
1. Virginia Wolf
2. Victoria Schweab
3. Jo Nesbø
New to you Challenge → DONE!From January to June 2018
Total: 10/10
Haven't read yet: _
Read: ✔
Level One: Test the Waters
✔ 1. Paula Hawkins
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End
✔ 2. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
✔ 3. L. Frank Baum, and I still haven't read The Wizard of Oz (even though it's one of my favorite childhood movies), I'll change that this year, for sure.
Level Three: Take a Swim
✔ 4. Heinrich von Kleist
✔ 5. K.J. Charles
✔ 6. Rainbow Rowell
Level Four: Dive Right In
✔ 7. Amal El–Mohtar
✔ 8. Will McIntosh
✔ 9. John Chu
✔ 10. John Greenleaf Whittier
Only level four to goNew to you Challenge:
Level 1: test the waters
1.Gloria Whelan
Level 2: Wade in the shallow end
2.Nick Vujicic
3.Chris Kyle
Level 3: Take a Swim
4.Melissa Fleming
5. Jennifer Nielsen
6. Khaled Hosseini
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Going in.Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Stephen Hawking
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I'm in.... 3 of 4 first reads of the new year are already read authors... Seriously! LOL!Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Kate Moore The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women 2/10/2018
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Kate Jacobs Comfort Food 2/20/2018
3. Herman Koch The Dinner 3/15/2018
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. M. L. Woehlm The Ghosts on 87th Lane: A True Story 3/172018
5. Juan Martinez, Conviction: The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars 4/04/2018
6. Matt (& Karen) Smith Dear Bob and Sue
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Jim Dwyer & Kevin Flynn 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
8. Gary Bond Rethinking Life on the Appalachian Trail: The 2008 Thru-hike of "Rethinker"
9. Michelle McNamara I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
10. Winton Porter Just Passin' Thru: A Vintage Store, the Appalachian Trail, and a Cast of Unforgettable Characters
Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)1. Tiffany McDaniel - The Summer that Melted Everything
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. John Green - Turtles All the Way Down
3. Marie Lu - Warcross
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Margaret Rogerson - An Enchantment of Ravens
5. Lesley Livingston - The Valiant
6. Holly Black - The Cruel Prince
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Marissa Meyer - Cinder
8. S.A. Chakraborty - The City of Brass
9. Jay Kristoff - Nevernight
10. Amie Kaufman - Illuminae
COMPLETED!!! YAY!
My List:Level 1 - Test the Waters
1 - Phaedra Patrick (The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper)
Level 2 - Wade in the Shallow End
2 - Alex Lake (Copy Cat)
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New to you Challenge:✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️Level 1: test the waters
1.Gloria Whelan
Level 2: Wade in the shallow end
2.Nick Vujicic
3.Chris Kyle
Level 3: Take a Swim
4.Melissa Fleming
5. Jennifer Nielsen
6. Khaled Hosseini
Level 4: Dive Right in
7.Aline Sax
8.Lisa Graff
9. RJ Palacio
10.Laura Amy Schiltz
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Nice - well done Kiersten!
Finished my challenge ,so this is an updated for my.message 4
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Will you be reading more books by some of the authors?
Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)1. Kurt Vonnegut
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Christina Henry
3. Matthew Walker
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Brandon Sanderson
5. Elena Ferrante
6. Holly Black
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Sasha Grey (... never again.)
8. Alice Walker
9. Carrie Fisher
10. Tony Bakkejord/Ole Åsli
Bonus:
11. Plato
Rosemarie wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Finished my challenge ,so this is an updated for my.message 4"Will you be reading more books by some of the authors?"
Yes ,in fact some of the new to me authors and the books I read was either part of a series or was the first book in a series I just started this year, and the one that wrote The Woman In White ,I have a bound up kindle book that has that one and more of his books in together .
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11. Michael D. O'Brien - Eclipse of the Sun
12. Samuel Beckett - En attendant Godot
13. James Ramsey Ullman - River of the Sun
14. Duncan Campbell Scott - In the Village of Viger
15. Ernesto Sabato - El túnel
16. Jens Peter Jacobsen
17. Pam Muñoz Ryan
18. Milorad Pavić
19. William Styron
20. Reginald Rose - Twelve Angry Men
New to You → Round 2Not yet read: _
Read: ✔
Total: 2/10
Level One: Test the Waters
✔ 1. Annie Baker
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End
✔ 2. Ellis Towne
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Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)1. Victor Lavalle - The Changeling
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. John Lewis - March: Book One
3. Louis Erdrich - The Round House
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Karin Slaughter - The Good Daughter
5. Sally Thorne - The Hating Game
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Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)1. Kathleen Barber - read
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Kathleen A. Flynn - read
3. Laura Dave - read
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza - read
5. Gail Honeyman - read
6. Michelle Honeyman- read
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Liz Nugent - read
8. Sarah Morgan - read
9. Elizabeth McKenzie - read
10. Tim Bauerschmidt - read
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I'd like to join this one if I may, Allison.Running Total: 10/10 COMPLETE!
Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Sheila Llewellyn
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Lisa Halliday
3. Carmen Maria Machado
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Joseph Cassara
5. Abi Andrews
6. J.L. Carr
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Dejan Tiago-Stanković
8. Craig Larsen
9. Carolyn Lesser
10. Julia Pierpont
I'm in...and I realized I'd actually read a few new authors since January, so I'm editing my list :)Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Daughters of the Night Sky by Aimie K. Runyan (read)
Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Category Five: A Novel by Philip S. Donlay (read)
3. Skyborn by Leia Stone (read)
Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Breakthrough by Michael C. Grumbley (read)
5. Operation Primrose: U110, the Bismarck and the Enigma code breakers by David Boyle (read)
6. Extinction Code by James D. Prescott (read)
Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Tree of Ages by Sara C. Roethle (read)
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Welcome to you too, Isabel.
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The Mindset of Organization: Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time (other topics)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (other topics)
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Challenge yourself to read some authors that are new to you. Maybe there's an author or two you've been meaning to try for a long time. Don't let them linger on your TBR any longer!
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Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
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Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
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Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
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