2014 Reading Challenge progress

I committed to four annual reading challenges this year – my Aussie Author Challenge, Australian Women Writer’s Challenge, The Eclectic Reader Challenge and the Global Reading Challenge. I’ve been reading with very little structure this year, so it’s a good time to check on my progress…

Books Written by Australian Authors

Since my reading for the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge is a subset of that for my Aussie Author Challenge, I’ll consider these together.

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I committed to the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge at the Miles level (6 books), so I am only one book away from completion there.

I committed to my Aussie Author Challenge at the KANGAROO level:
– Read and review 12 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 4 of those authors are female, at least 4 of those authors are male, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you;
– At least 6 fiction and at least 2 non-fiction, and at least 3 titles first published in 2013 or 2014.

So far I have read 8 titles by Aussie Authors – all fiction so far, 3 written by male authors, 7 authors that were new to me and 7 published in 2013 or 2014. Again, not too bad a result for six months of relatively unstructured reading… shows long term behaviour change (which is what one hopes to achieve by participating in challenges!). I have a couple more titles by male Aussie authors in my reading pile, and will need to keep my eye out for some non-fiction.

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The Eclectic Reader Challenge

Award Winning – The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura (2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize)
True Crime (Non Fiction) –
Romantic Comedy – Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde
Alternate History Fiction –
Graphic Novel – The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgodoroff
Cosy Mystery Fiction – Beyond Belief by Helen Smith
Gothic Fiction – review coming soon, The Quick by Lauren Owen
War/Military Fiction – The Yellow Papers by Dominique Wilson
Anthology – review coming soon, How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit? True Stories of Expat Women in Asia, edited by Shannon Young
Medical Thriller Fiction – Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox
Travel (Non Fiction) –
Published in 2014 – Terms & Conditions by Robert Glancy

I’m further progressed in this challenge than I actually realised. I have Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere by Poe Ballantine (True Crime – NonFiction) on my reading pile and Mr Snack and the Lady Water, Travel Tales from my Lost Years by Brendan Shanahan (Travel, NonFiction, Aussie Author) on my library wishlist. The only category I don’t have a title set aside for is Alternate History Fiction – any suggestions?