2011 Non-Fiction Challenge

       Thank you for everyone who stopped by my blog during the Book Blogger Hop, especially for those who have added.

       I've decided on another reading challenge for the year. The wonderful people at the blog The Broke and the Bookish came up with an interesting twist for a reading challenge: the 2011 Non-Fiction Challenge


2011 Non-Fiction Challenge Rules:

- The challenge runs from January 17th to December 31st 2011.
-  Anyone who links a review up is eligible to be entered to win a book of their choice (under $15). How many reviews you link up determines how many entries you get. Additional prizes may be added once I organize this more and depending on how many people sign up. (International readers welcome if Book Depository ships to you).
- Anyone can join. If you don't have a blog, you can link reviews on Goodreads or Amazon or wherever you have your reviews.
- You can join the challenge at any point throughout the year.

 Here's the challenge: Try reading one non-fiction book from each of these categories.

Culture: Non-fiction books about different cultures, religions and foreign lands; memoirs & biographies count.

Art: Non-fiction books about anything art related (painters, music, architecture, photography, dance, literature, film, etc.). Memoirs/biographies of any people related to the arts count.

Food: Food memoirs, anything related to food industry, food lifestyles

Medical: anything related to the medical field--industry memoirs, memoirs about illnesses (mental included) /diseases, etc.

Travel: travelogues, industry memoirs, travel guides, etc.

Memoir/Biography: Self explanatory

Money: Anything related to finances, economics, history of money, financial improvement etc.

Science/Nature: Anything related to any scientific field, memoirs count.

History: Anything history related-- events, biographies of historic figures, etc.

More detailed information available at the

2011 Non-Fiction Challenge website. 

       The goal is to read one book from each category during the year, blog about it, and then post your review on The Broke and the Bookish monthly 2011 Non-Fiction Challenge website.  I'll be tweaking it a little bit just in that I'll be add my linking my reviews to the post the month that I post them instead of read them, since I rarely get a chance to post reviews the same month I finish reading the book. 
 
       If you're also interested in the challenge, definitely check it out.  It should be a great way to get to broaden your horizons and read a bit outside of your comfort zone.