2011 READING FROM MY SHELVES PROJECT

Diane @ Bibliophile by the Sea has an awesome challenge that is a great tie-in to my other two challenges (100+ Reading Challenge and Victorian Challenge), so it's perfect. I get to read books and clear my bookcase. I might even give the books as a monthly giveaway here.

I am planning to give away 50+ books this year. I will keep this post on my sidebar and update it with the list of the books as I give them away.

Number of books given away : 30/50+

UPDATED: September 2, 2011

BOOKS GIVEN AWAY THROUGH BLOG GIVEAWAYS:

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louise de Bernieres 

Catch Me if You Can by Frank W. Abagnale

Charlotte's Web by E. B White

Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Devil in the White City by Eric Larson
Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Honeymoon, The by Justine Haythe
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Paper Towns by John Green

Passage, The by Justin Cronin

Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Weird Sisters, The by Eleanor Brown

BOOKS GIVEN AWAY TO THE LIBRARY

Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
Chose, The by Chaim Potok
Emperor's Children, The by Claire Messud
End of the Alphabet, The by C. S. Richardson
Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper
Music for Torching by A.M. Homes

Run by Ann Patchett
Space Between Us,The by Thrity Umrigar
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Westing Game, The by Ellen Raskin

The details of Diane's challenge as it appear on her blog is as follows, or the link to her website is here.

2011 Reading from My Shelves Project

Several bloggers have asked my to host this challenge once again, and although I was planning to back off on challenges,  this was one I was very successful with, and it helped me to clean off (90) books from my TBR shelves as well.


Here are the details if you are interested:

• Challenge runs from January 1 - December 31, 2011.
• Read books from your own shelves, and then pass the books on to someone else: a friend, relative, the library, used book store, swap them, just as long as the book leaves your house once it has been read.  
• Decide on your goal (12 is the minimum - no maximum). Cross over books are allowed.
• Grab the button and do a post about the challenge.
• Keep a running list of the books you've read and passed on.
•  Leave a comment with a link to your post and you are entered  (no Mr. Linky).
• Have Fun and GOOD LUCK!