2015 TBR Pile Challenge

So, I mentioned on Monday that I want to be more involved in the book blogging community this year. One of the ways I plan to do that is to join some of the great reading challenges that are out there. I figured a great way to start would be with the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge that Adam hosts at Room Beam Reader. 

I think this is a great fit for me. I may not have a book buying problem, but I do have a problem with adding too many books to my On Reserve list and then going years without thinking about them again. 

I have been doing a little better lately reading some of those books, but I can definitely use the extra incentive.

For those of you not in the book blogging community, a TBR Pile is a "To-Be-Read" Pile. I've always just called it my On Reserve list over here because, frankly, it's typically a list of books I have on reserve through the library. If you've never taken a look at that list, I encourage you to do so. I update it every three weeks or so.

The challenge is this: select 12 books from your TBR list (plus two alternates, just in case). The books must have been on your list for at least a year. Read them all by the end of 2015. Theoretically, that's one per month.

It's that simple. Totally do-able, I think. 

In accordance with one of my other goals (to be more active on social media), I'll be tweeting about the challenge with the hashtag #TBR2015RBR. You can find other participants that way, too, if you're interested. 

My 2015 TBR Pile Challenge List

1. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (12/14/15)
2. NW - Zadie Smith (gave up on this one)
3. Blindness - José Saramago (6/17/15)
4. The Red Tent - Anita Diamant (4/7/15)
5. Half the Sky - Nicholas D. Kristof (2/8/15)
6. Life After Art - Matt Appling
7. Shadows of a Princess - Patrick D. Jephson (1/19/15)
8. The Apprentice - Jacques Pépin (4/26/15)
9. Jesus Feminist - Sarah Bessey (12/1/15)
10. Wave - Sonali Deraniyagala (1/25/15)
11. The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery (6/13/15)
12. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker (3/4/15)

Alternates:

1. Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell (10/3/15)
2. Paris - Edward Rutherfurd (7/5/15)