AuthorAMonthChallenge

There seemed to be enough interest in a classics challenge that I decided to run with it.

The idea is simple. Whether it‘s to utilize serial reader, read a specific classic author, or read a specific number of classics per month, join along and use #classicschallenge2020.

@CoffeeNBooks is hosting a readathon in January for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and #authoramonth will have months highlighting Edith Wharton, Ray Bradbury, and Toni Morrison ⬇️

sprainedbrain, LeahBergen, emilyhaldi, Mdargusch, jmtrivera, mklong, Meredith3, Laughterhp, AnnieD, Ruthiella, arubabookwoman

Reviewsbylola if you‘re looking for ideas or inspiration. My personal goal is 2 classics per month but really, anything goes. 5y

jmtrivera Thanks! I think I'll try 1 per month to start! 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds like something I might be able to incorporate into my reading. 🤔 5y

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arubabookwoman Thanks! Off to choose something for January! 5y

umbrellagirl Great idea! 5y

Branwen This is great! Thanks for sharing! I want to do this too, maybe one classic a month! 😀💕 5y

Deblovestoread I started reading a classic a month this year and plan to continue on in 2020. I look forward to seeing which classics are read. 5y

Reviewsbylola I figured by keeping it very basic we can all just have fun with reading classics without the pressure. @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 5y

Reviewsbylola Me too! I will definitely be adding more books to my shelves I‘m sure. 😆 @Kdgordon88 5y

Reviewsbylola Can‘t wait to see what you choose! I am aiming to read Little Women, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Villette in January so we‘ll see how it goes. @arubabookwoman 5y

LeahBergen I think I may choose a few authors that I‘ve not read (or not read enough): Elizabeth Gaskell, Anthony Trollope, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Hardy...I‘m looking forward to this!! 5y

bookandcat I'm doing a Shakespeare readathon via Folgers but want to squeeze in some other classics too! 5y

bookandcat Also what editions are in the picture they're lovely! 5y

BarbaraBB Okay I‘m in. I think I can combine with #ReadingEurope2020 and my #1001books obsession 🤦🏻‍♀️ thanks for organizing 💜 5y

sprainedbrain @BarbaraBB I‘m doing the same thing! I‘m sure you‘re just SHOCKED by this news. 😂 5y

sprainedbrain I‘m going to try for at least two classics per month... one of those on Serial. 5y

BarbaraBB @sprainedbrain Lol, I am shocked indeed 😂 5y

sudi Great idea. I'm doing the #authoramonthchallenge anyways ,so i'll just combine both of them 😊 5y

Maggie_Reads I‘ve challenged myself that 2020 will be the year I will read/reread all of Jane Austen‘s books. 5y

batsy @BarbaraBB @sprainedbrain Same! I'm doing mental gymnastics right now trying to figure out how much of this challenge I can combine with #ReadingEurope2020 🤣 5y

mklong Sounds fun, I‘m in! And @batsy @BarbaraBB I‘m doing the same mental gymnastics. We‘ll have to compare notes. 5y

BarbaraBB @mklong @batsy @sprainedbrain I am happy we‘re all in the same place, I am sure I can pick some of your suggestions! 😀💕 5y

Butterfinger I'd love to join. I think I will do classic children's lit - 1 a month at least. Newberry winners maybe?? I plan to read Thomas Hardy @arubabookwoman - You are the one who introduced him to me.

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Chrissyreadit I wish I had time to commit- I‘m hoping for more reading and have several on serial reader I really want to complete. I‘m going to try to read at least four though- one per season. #litsyhappenings 5y

Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I love your idea of classic children‘s lit- classics are what ignited my passion in reading.- The Little Lame Prince, Hans Brinker, Little Women, Adventures of A Brownie. Would Mary Poppins be considered a classic? 5y

Butterfinger @Chrissyreadit definitely. I have to change my goal already. I'm doing #ChildrensClassicRead2020 with @TheBookHippie - so 1 adult and 1 children's. We 5y

quietjenn I'm very much down with this! 5y

TheBookHippie I do this anyway so yay!!! And my #childrensclassicread2020 is open to anyone very low key!! 5y

emilyhaldi Fun idea! I‘m always trying to read more classics 🤓 Maybe I'll start with one a month and see how it goes... 5y

Mdargusch I‘m in🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️I will combine with #readwithmrbook and #authoramonth2020. I‘m doing the mental gymnastics too! @BarbaraBB @batsy @mklong 🤦🏼‍♀️. I hope I can get through some books I already own so thanks for organizing. 5y

Reviewsbylola @leahbergen Gaskell has been one I‘ve really been wanting to read recently. So far, I‘ve only read Cranford. I also think I have Trollope on my shelves, and I just bought a new Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Reviewsbylola They‘re word clouds. They have the softest covers and beautiful endpapers! @bookandcat 5y

Reviewsbylola Combining challenges is perfect—great idea! @barbarabb @sprainedbrain @sudi @batsy @mklong @Butterfinger @Mdargusch 5y

Reviewsbylola I just reread P&P and reread Northanger Last year but my goal is def to reread at least some of her other books! @Maggie_Reads 5y

Reviewsbylola Tagging some of my other favorite litten‘s in case you want to join in! @Cinfhen @Megabooks @britt_brooke @MicheleinPhilly 5y

britt_brooke Thanks for tagging me! I think I‘ll try for one a month. 5y

Cinfhen Thanks for thinking of me!!! I‘m not a HUGE fan of the Classics but I‘m gonna try one a month just like my girl @britt_brooke 🙌🏻💚 5y

Liz_M @LeahBergen Elizabeth Gaskell! 😍 5y

Liz_M @BarbaraBB I too was just planning on re-packaging my 1001 reads for this challenge. 😁 😁 😁 5y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen 👯‍♀️ 5y

BarbaraBB @Liz_M this challenge is going to be so easy for you 😀. 5y

Liz_M @sprainedbrain 😂me too, me too!!!! 5y

Liz_M @batsy @mklong great minds.... 😁 5y

Liz_M @Reviewsbylola I love the word cloud books, to. And an a little excited for this challenge if you couldn't tell. 😂 5y

Cinfhen @jenniferw88 I‘m thinking of starting with Frankenstein/ would that work for any of your challenge squares 🤪 5y

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen *cough*"Classics"*cough* lol! Or if you want to get a #booked2020 prompt completed too you could use it for Gothic! 5y

Cinfhen Thanks, dear 😘😘 ok that‘s my first book @jenniferw88 and @Reviewsbylola will also work for #ReadWithMrBook and maybe ReadingEurope2020 too????

Frankenstein (Collins Classics)

Reviewsbylola I‘m so glad. I‘m excited too! I hope the momentum keeps up! @Liz_M 5y

Reviewsbylola I have a word cloud edition of Frankenstein and I think @britt_brooke gave it a rave review recently but I‘m scared. 🙈 @Cinfhen (edited) 5y

britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola It‘s one of my favorites of all time! Hope you like it. 🤞🏻 5y

jenniferw88 @Reviewsbylola trust me, I don't do scary (the movies of Pan's Labyrinth and The Matrix are too much for me) but I loved Frankenstein! It's quite short too! @Cinfhen 5y

Cinfhen Woohoo for quite short @jenniferw88 That‘s good news to me!!! Join me @Reviewsbylola 🤖 5y

Reviewsbylola As long as you‘re not reading it in January. With the JCO, #newyearwhodis, Case Histories, and two book clubs, I‘m fully booked. 😆 @Cinfhen 5y

Cinfhen It‘s gonna be my January classic, Steph and I forgot about the JCO 😜we are fully booked 😬😬😬

Black Water

Butterfinger @Reviewsbylola @jenniferw88 @Cinfhen it is so fun finding a title for different prompts. Rebecca fits gothic, classic, Europe, mystery for the mandmchallenge, and 1 word. 5y

Cinfhen Ohhhhhh!!!! Well done on that one @Butterfinger I will have to add Rebecca to my list too 5y

Reviewsbylola Rebecca is another one I‘ve been meaning to reread. @cinfhen @butterfinger 5y

Reviewsbylola Should we move JCO to Feb? @Cinfhen 5y

Cinfhen Whatever u like, Steph! 5y

Reviewsbylola Ok, let‘s do it in Feb. @Cinfhen 5y

Cinfhen 👍🏽 5y

ValerieAndBooks Fun! I‘m totally in 😊 5y

SamAnne I'm in! One a month. January will be Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Also on TBR list are My Antonia by Willa Cather, Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, reread Odyssey, Iliad and Aneiad. Faulkner, Dostoevsky, on my list as well. 5y

Reviewsbylola Shirley has been on my list for awhile too @SamAnne 5y

Reviewsbylola Yay, welcome! @valerieandbooks 5y

JaclynW Great idea! I love classics! I haven't been reading as many classics as I would like the past few years. I want to follow your lead and try one a month this year. 🤞 5y

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