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2013 Book Challenge

New Titles 

My Booky Wook - Russell Brand

I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This - Bob Newhart
The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie
A Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Deborah Moggach
Shakespeare's Landlord - Charlaine Harris
Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich
Cat Among the Pigeons - Agatha Christie
Devil in the Smoke - Justin Richards
Murder on Monday - Ann Punser
Nightwoods - Charles Frazier
The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
The Regatta Mystery - Agatha Christie
The Underdog - Agatha Christie
Three Blind Mice - Agatha Christie
Baby Out of the Blue - Rebecca Winters
Their Miracle Twins - Nikki Logan
Sweet Home Colorado - C C Coburn
My Cowboy Valentine - Jane Porter and Tanya Michaels
Behind Palace Doors - Michael Fraquhar
Booky Wook 2 - Russell Brand
The Nemonite Invasion - David Roden
The Rising Night - Scott Handcock
The Forever Trap - Dan Abnett
The Day of the Troll - Simon Messingham
Pest Control - Peter Anghelides
Dead Air - James Goss
The Last Voyage - Dan Abnett
Is It Just Me? - Miranda Hart
Below Stairs - Margaret Powell
Then Again - Diane Keaton
A Grown Up Kind of Pretty - Joshlyn Jackson
New Europe - Michael Palin
Thinning the Herd - Cynthia Ceilan
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams
A Big Hand for the Doctor - Eoin Colfer
The Nameless City - Michael Scott
The Spear of Destiny - Marcus Sedgwick
Life, the Universe, and Everything - Douglas Adams
Pendragon: Merchant of Death - D J MacHale
Promises to Keep - Jane Green
Dear Fatty - Dawn French
Summer Falls - Amelia Williams
In the Sanctuary of Outcasts - Neil White
Pittsburgh's Rivers - Daniel J Burns
Emma - Jane Austen
Ten Little Aliens - Stephen Cole
The Roots of Evil - Philip Reeve
The Convenient Marriage - Georgette Heyer
Reawakened - Odette Beane
The Forgotten Army - Brian Minchin
Tip of the Tongue – Patrick Ness
His Good Opinion – Nancy Kelly
Sylvester – Georgette Heyer
So Long,  and Thanks for All the Fish – Douglas Adams
Himalaya – Michael Palin
River Monsters – Jeremy Wade
Nuclear Time – Oli Smith
The Dovekeepers – Alice Hoffman
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure – Alice Kimberly
Last Bus to Woodstock – Colin Dexter
Last Seen Wearing – Colin Dexter

Re-Reads

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Persuasion - Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie
Poirot Investigates - Agatha Christie
The Labors of Hercules - Agatha Christie
The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie
Sad Cypress - Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
Three Act Tragedy - Agatha Christie
Thirteen at Dinner - Agatha Christie
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding - Agatha Christie
Appointment with Death - Agatha Christie
The Big Four - Agatha Christie
Cards on the Table - Agatha Christie
Dead Man's Folly - Agatha Christie
Death in the Clouds - Agatha Christie
The Magician's Nephew - CS Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis
The Horse and His Boy - CS Lewis
Prince Caspian - CS Lewis
Voyage of the Dawn Treader - CS Lewis
The Silver Chair - CS Lewis
The Last Battle - CS Lewis
Around the World in 80 Days - Michael Palin
Pole to Pole - Michael Palin
Full Circle - Michael Palin
The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkien

Currently Reading

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume 1 - Arthur Conan Doyle

The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn – Colin Dexter

- HistoryDiva

A Little "Who" Funny

50 Book Challange: An Update

So...about those 50 books I decided to read this year...

1. And Furthermore by Judi Dench
2. Ghosts of India by Mark Harris
3. The Doctor Trap by Simon Messingham
4. Girl Singer: An Autobiography by Rosemary Clooney & Joan Barthel
5. Shining Darkness by Mark Michalowski
6. I Am A Dalek by Gareth Roberts
7. Made of Steel by Terrance Dicks
8. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
9. Revenge of the Judoon by Terrance Dicks
10. Beautiful Chaos by Gary Russell
11. The Eyeless by Lance Parkin
12. 1st to Die by James Patterson
13. Judgement of the Judoon by Colin Brake
14. A Year on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
15. The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil
16. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
17. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
18. The Professors' Wives' Club by Joanne Rendell
19. A Soft Place to Land by Susan Rebecca White
20. The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
21. Fool by Christopher Moore
22. Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Palin
23. Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
24. I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away by Bill Bryson
25. The English American by Alison Larkin
26. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
27. The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
28. The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie by Wendy McClure
29. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
30. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
31. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
32. If You Ask Me by Betty White
33. The Slitheen Excursion by Simon Guerrier
34. The Sontaran Games by Jacqueline Rayner
35. Ghost of a Threat by Beth Dolgner
36. Ghost of a Whisper by Beth Dolgner
37. Ghost of a Memory by Beth Dolgner
38. Prisoner of the Daleks by Trevor Baxendale
39. Code of the Krillitanes by Justin Richards
40. Apollo 23 by Justin Richards
41. Ghost of a Hope by Beth Dolgner - Test Reader Copy
42. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
43. Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
44. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
45. Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie
46. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
47. The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
48. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
49. The Labours Of Hercules by Agatha Christie
50. Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
51. A Texas Christmas by Jodi Thomas
52. The Big Four by Agatha Christie
53. Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
54. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
55. Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
56. Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
57. The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue
58. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
59. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
60. The Enchantress by Michael Scott
61. Roswell: History, Haunts and Legends by Dianna Avena
62. Miss Hillary Schools a Scoundrel by Samantha Grace
63. If He's Wicked by Hannah Howell
64. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
65. If He's Sinful by Hannah Howell
66. Death And The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I and the Dark Scandal That Rocked the Throne by Chris Skidmore
67. The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
68. Night of the Humans by David Llewellyn
69. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
70. The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery by Justin Richards
71. If He's Wild by Hannah Howell
72. If He's Dangerous by Hannah Howell
73. Lady Amelia's Mess and a Half by Samantha Grace
74. The Blooding by Joseph Wambaugh
75. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

I've decided to go for 80 instead...

A Waiting Williams

For all my fellow Doctor Who fans..if you haven't seen this yet make sure you have your Kleenex handy before you click play.

A Little Bit of Who

Okay, full props to koloSigma1 for this video.

This is Nine Ten ELEVEN kinds of awesome.

50 Books

TiaDiva has invited me to participate in the 50 Book Challenge this year, so I thought I'd give it a whirl.  Basically, it's easy - just pick out and read 50 new books in one year...which breaks down to about one book a week, which doesn't seem like a serious challenge really.  Of course if you factor in that whole "I have to go to work" thing and then add in the "I have a life" thing...well, it becomes a bit more difficult.  But hey, a challenge is a challenge, and I'm game to try.

Now, of course, I have to pick out 50 books that I haven't read and then get to work.  The sad part is that I can actually 'shop' my own bookshelves and find more than enough titles to do the job.  (And yes, if you compare this picture of my bookshelves to a previously posted one you will notice a lot more 'empty' space...we moved and I used it as an excuse to thin down the collection.)  Well, not sad really, it just means that I shop faster than I read!

So, to get a jump on things - and what with that whole "the world is supposed to end this year" thing - I went ahead and started the challenge about two weeks ago...even though TiaDiva says that this is cheating.  I disagree.  I think that if the world is going to end, I still want to have time to blog about all 50 books!

So far I've finished the following.

1.  And Furthermore - an autobiography by Judi Dench
2.  Ghosts of India - a Doctor Who new series adventure by Mark Harris
3.  The Doctor Trap - a Doctor Who new series adventure by Simon Messingham

And I'm currently reading the following.

4.  Girl Singer - an autobiography by the late Rosemary Clooney
- I actually bought this book when it was released in 1999...I'm a little ashamed to admit that I've owned it all this time and haven't even opened it.
5.  Shining Darkness - a Doctor Who new series adventure by Mark Michalowski

True, they won't all be great works of literature, but that's not the point!  I'm hopeful that I will actually read well more than 50 books this year, and the plan is to read only what I already own...effectively attempting to catch up to myself.

*SQUEAL*

A Late Monday 'Who'

Yeah, I'll admit my true fangrrl loyalty.
Edward pales (OY! the punny) in comparison to 10.

It Came From An Email

From the H.O.P.S.F.
...and yes, he's EXACTLY what I'd take.

The Who-niverse Gets Lego-ed

HA!!

Bravo on an excellent season, 11.

I'm already looking forward to next year.

We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Blog...

...for a full on fan grrl moment.

The BBC has offically announced that Torchwood will be returning for a fourth season in the summer of 2011!

I'm so freaking excited about this!!