Journal BIR on paper

A-Z Title Challenge

One NonFicion per month (can be included in the A-Z)

Read more about other cultures

Update 4/4/09: Since I'm making better progress than i thought I would, I'm going to shoot for some more goals:

Read at least 75 books in 2009...YIKES!!!!

Read at least 5 Historical Fictions (Anything set at least 50 yrs ago)

My Alpha-list for *2009*!!

A. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 2/19/09

B. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer 2/1/09

C. Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard 3/30/09

D. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 2/27/09

E. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer 1/15/09

F. Finding Fish: A Memior by Antwone Quenton Fisher 03/14/09

G. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 4/04/09

H. The House Of Gentle Men by Kathy Hepinstall 1/23/09

I. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 2/08/09

J. Josie and Jack by Kelly Braffet 3/26/09

K. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 1/26/09

L. Last Seen Leaving by Kelly Braffet 2/22/09

M. Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock 1/4/09

N. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 3/3/09

O. The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory 6/02/09

P. Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon 3/7/09

Q. Quietus: A Novel by Vivian Schilling 4/23/09

R. The Road by Cormac McCarthy 2/3/09

S. Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts 1/17/09

T. Three by Ted Dekker 2/21/09

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V. Vanish by Tess Gerritsen 3/23/09

W. Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien 1/9/09

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Monthly Nonfiction Challenge

Jan. Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien

Feb. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Mar. Finding Fish: A Memior by Antwone Quenton Fisher

Apr. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

May Dog Years: A Memior by Mark Doty

Jun. Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster (subject to change...not sure how I feel about this fulfilling non-fiction!)

Jul. Happy Birthday or Whatever by Annie Choi

Aug. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi

Sep. When Rabbit Howls by The Troops for Truddi Chase

Oct. Witch-Hunt by Marc Aronson 10/11/09

Nov. I Love Everybody by Laurie Nataro

Dec. A Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder and it's Aftermath by Jeanine Cummins

Historical Fictions: 5/5

1. Memiors of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4/11/09

2. Girl With a Pearl Earing by Tracy Chevalier 4/15/09

3. The Interpretation of Murder by Jeb Rubenfeld 5/2/09

4. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory 6/2/09

5. Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors 7/28/09

Also Read in '09 (non-goal specific)

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin 4/25/09

The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman 5/7/09

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown 5/18/09

The Liar's Diary by Patry Francis 5/23/09

Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster 6/7/09

Sharp Objects by Gilian Flynn 6/10/09

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 6/15/09

Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn 6/18/09

Haunted Ground: A Novel by Erin Hart 6/22/09

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harirs 6/28/09

Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis 7/6/09

The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry 7/15/09

Happy Birthday or Whatever by Annie Choi 7/19/09

The Host by Stephanie Meyer 8/8/09

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 8/21/09

The Girls by Lori Lansens 8/26/09

All the Numbers by Judy Merrill Larsen 8/28/09

The Law of Similars by Chris Bohjalian 9/1/09

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin 9/05/09

Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwartz 9/20/09

Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb 9/26/09

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane 10/02/09

The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman 10/07/09

The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart 10/24/09

Reservation Road by John Burnham Schwartz 11/01/09

Marked by P.C. and Kristen Cast 11/05/09

Eye Contact by cammie McGovern 11/21/09

Stiff:The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach 11/28/09

Plain Truth by Jodi Piccoult 12/07/09

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein 12/29/09