Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

I joined Catching up on Classics on the 16th March 2025 and I have been mulling over which of these delicious offerings I can manage. I've decided help myself to two portions: challenges 2 and 3. Since I need to reduce my TBR (don't we all?), I am going to try to complete the challenges from my TBR books. I would have tried challenge number one, but committing to read books in advance blows my mind, maybe next year. I'm going to start once I've finished the book I'm currently reading, which'll probably be Monday or Tuesday next week.

Challenge #2 - Members Choice Challenge Choose one book per category/genre for a total of 9 books.

1. 19th Century or Older - The Haunted Hotel
2. 20th Century - The Towers of Trebizond
3. 21st Century - The Girls
4. Nonfiction - The Number Mysteries
5. An Author never read before - Edwin A. Abbott (Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions)
6. Diversity, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours - Harraga by Boualem Sansal
7. Members Choice Genre - Wicked Lovely (YA)
8. Members Choice Genre - Wrong About Japan (Non fiction: travel)
9. Members Choice Genre - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Literary fiction)

Science Fiction. Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Suspense, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Poetry, Romance, etc

Challenge #3 - Expand Your Horizon with New Authors

Seek out at least six (6) authors that you have never previously read, from any genre or era you want.

1. Frank Muir - A Kentish Lad: The Autobiography of Frank Muir
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Welcome to the challenge, KeenReader. If you complete these two challenges early, you can always add others. Hope you have fun.

Welcome. I like the two that you have chosen and try to complete them myself. You have variety and a little exploration in the choices.

Thanks for your welcome Sarah and Lynn. I'm looking forward to finding books for these challenges and checking out everyone else's selections for inspiration, of course.

Welcome to the group! This is my first year doing these challenges too, and it has been loads of fun! 😁

Welcome to the Buffet! I hope you'll enjoy your reading. :)

Phew! Just finished challenge number 2. If I get my skates on, I might finish number 3 too.

Fantastic! I hope you had some good finds in your reading. :)

Great progress! You still have time. Since you have read a number of books that I haven’t even heard of, I was wondering which ones you liked and which ones you didn’t care as much for. The first two books sounded interesting.

Congratulations on the finish, Keenreader. I'll be watching your progress on #3.