Category Archives: memes and challenges

Six Degrees of Separation: From Lincoln in the Bardo

Posted on February 3, 2018 by bernadetteinoz

The starting point for the Six Degrees of Separation meme this month is George Saunders’ much lauded LINCOLN IN THE BARDO. Because of my personal history with this book I decided to have some extra fun with the meme this … Continue reading →

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Six Degrees of Separation: From The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency to The Last Policeman

Posted on January 8, 2018 by bernadetteinoz

I’ve always liked the Six Degrees of Separation meme hosted by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest but I’ve not participated before. However with no bookish goals this year it feels like the time to try new things. This month Kate offers THE … Continue reading →

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2017 Mt TBR Challenge – Mountaineering Checkpoint #3

Posted on October 4, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

In an effort to get my unread book count under control I joined the My Reader’s Block Mount TBR Challenge this year. I didn’t want to be unrealistic so aimed to read at least 36 books that I owned prior … Continue reading →

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2017 Mt TBR Challenge – Mountaineering Checkpoint #1

Posted on March 31, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

In an effort to get my unread book count under control I joined the My Reader’s Block Mount TBR Challenge this year. I didn’t want to be unrealistic so aimed to read at least 36 books that I owned prior … Continue reading →

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2017: Bookish Goals

Posted on January 4, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

Last year I did reasonably well with my reading goals and generally found they provided a good, if loose, structure to my reading and buying habits. I’m going to follow a similar path for 2017 while trying to work on … Continue reading →

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Five years and 96 books later (thoughts on the Australian Women Writers Challenge)

Posted on December 30, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

The Australian Women Writers Challenge was born five years ago out of a frustration that books written by women are not taken as seriously as those written by men. Not reviewed as much. Not awarded as often and so on. … Continue reading →

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2016 – Crimes of the Century

Posted on December 15, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

As a way to ensure I read some older crime books in addition to the contemporary ones I generally prefer, I set myself a personal challenge this year to participate in the Crimes of the Century meme at least 6 … Continue reading →

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The TBR Book Tag

Posted on November 5, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

All year I’ve been struggling with a personal goal to get my TBR below 100 books. I haven’t gotten there and I now know it’s not going to happen with less than two months to go. But I still want to … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up the 2013 Australian Women Writers Challenge

Posted on December 28, 2013 by bernadetteinoz

For the second year in a row I happily participated in the Australian Women Writers Challenge which aims to overcome gender bias in the reviewing of books by Australian women. The challenge encourages avid readers and book bloggers, male and … Continue reading →

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My Life in Books 2013

Posted on October 20, 2013 by bernadetteinoz

For the fifth year in a row here is a fun meme whereby participants complete set sentences using only the titles of books read during the year. Once again we can thank Pop Culture Nerd for coming up with the … Continue reading →

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