In order to support Goal #3 of Reading More Broadly, I have signed up for the Where Are You Reading Challenge. This also fits with the Support Your Local Library Challenge very well and forces me into a bit of creativity -- I'm pretty excited about finding new blogs written by folks who love to read about their home town/state/region, and those librarians that also promote local reading. This will be a running list as I progress through the year and this is the map.
View Alisa's Where Are You Reading Challenge Map in a larger map I'll update the list as I go with all the places I go in my mind with the appropriate date.
View Alisa's Where Are You Reading Challenge Map in a larger map I'll update the list as I go with all the places I go in my mind with the appropriate date.
United States:
- Alabama -- I Still Dream About You, Fannie Flagg, 1/28/2011
- Alaska -- A Hole in the Heart, Christopher Marquis, 9/18/2011; And She Was, Cindy Dyson, 9/21/2011
- Arizona -- Vanishing Acts, Jodi Piccoult,12/15/2011
- Arkansas -- Sugar, Bernice McFadden, 11/28/2011
- California -- Deeper than the Dead, Tami Hoag, 1/9/2011; The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly, 2/25/2011; The Language of Flowers, 9/13/2011
- Colorado -- Hard Truth, Nevada Barr, 12/26/2011
- Connecticut -- A Miracle for St Cecilia's, Katherine Valentine, 12/10/2011
- Delaware -- Hawkes Harbor, SE Hinton, 8/8/2011
- Florida -- How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls, Zoey Dean
- Georgia -- Burnt Mountain, Anne River Siddons, 11/29/2011
- Hawaii -- Spider Bones, Kathy Reichs, 12/17/2011
- Idaho -- Lake Overturn, Vestal McIntyre, 10/10/2011
- Illinois -- Beyond Burnham: An Illustrated History of Planning of the Chicago Region, Joseph Schwieterman & Alan Mammoser; The Chicago Way, Michael Harvey, 3/13/2011; The Third Rail, Michael Harvey, 8/7/2011; The Fifth Floor, Michael Harvey, 9/2/2011; We All Fall Down, Michael Harvey, 9/5/2011; Crazy '08, Cait Murphy
- Indiana -- The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, Mohja Kahf, 11/20/2011
- Iowa -- Dewey, the Library Cat: A True Story, Vicki Myron, 4/23/2011
- Kansas -- The Scent of Rain & Lightning, Nancy Pickard, 7/10/2011; The Virgin of Small Plains, Nancy Pickard, 7/18/2011
- Kentucky -- All That is Bitter & Sweet, Ashley Judd, 6/2/2011
- Louisiana -- Dirty South, Ace Atkins, 8/13/2011
- Maine -- Maine, J. Courtney Sullivan, 10/20/2011
- Maryland -- The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, Wes Moore, 2/7/2011; The Four Ms. Bradwells, Meg Waite Clayton, 4/26/2011
- Massachusetts -- The Heretic's Daughter, Kathleen Kent, 4/23/2011
- Michigan -- The Things We Didn't Say, Kristina Riggle, 9/10/2011
- Minnesota -- July, July, Tim O'Brien, 11/20/2011
- Mississippi -- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, 11/4/2011
- Missouri -- A Bad Day for Sorry, Sophie Littlefield, 8/15/2011
- Montana -- English Creek, Ivan Doig, 9/25/2011
- Nebraska -- The Red Umbrella, Christina Rodriguez, 4/24/2011
- Nevada --A Man Walks Into a Room, Nicole Krauss, 12/31/2011
- New Hampshire -- Last Night in Twisted River, John Irving, 6/6/2011; Keeping Faith, Jodi Picoult, 7/11/2011; Return to Sender, Julia Alvarez, 7/20/2011; Sea Glass, Anita Shreve, 10/24/2011
- New Jersey -- A Game of Character, Craig Robinson, 2/11/2011
- New Mexico -- The Night Journal, Elizabeth Crook, 12/31/2011
- New York -- Bed Rest, Sarah Bilston, 2/21/2011; The Last of Her Kind, Sigrid Nunez, 3/16/2011; The Alienist, Caleb Carr, 10/31/2011
- North Carolina -- The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver, 3/20/2011
- North Dakota -- Downtown Owl, Chuck Klosterman, 12/26/2011
- Ohio -- Sworn to Silence, Linda Castillo, 11/17/2011
- Oklahoma -- The Honk & Holler Opening Soon, 11/20/2011
- Oregon -- Chosen, Chandra Hoffman, 4/30/2011
- Pennsylvania -- Love Walked in, Marisa de los Santos, 7/9/2011; Fly Away Home, Jennifer Weiner, 11/26/2011
- Rhode Island -- Compass Rose, John Casey, 8/26/2011
- South Carolina -- Last Light Over Carolina, Mary Alice Monroe, 8/6/2011; Heart of Dixie, Tami Hoag, 11/27/2011
- South Dakota -- 61 Hours, Lee Childs, 11/14/2011
- Tennessee -- The Slow Moon, Elizabeth Cox, 11/27/2011
- Texas -- Backseat Saints, Joshilyn Jackson, 6/7/2011
- Utah -- Red Water, Judith Freeman, 12/31/2011
- Vermont -- Secrets of Eden, Chris Bohjalian, 4/1/2011
- Virginia -- The Immortal Life of HEnrietta LAcks, Rebecca Skloot, 8/6/2011
- Washington -- Juno's Daughters, Lise Saffron, 8/16/2011; Violets of March, Sarah Jio, 8/27/2011
- West Virginia -- Lark & Termite, Jayne Anne Phillips, 5/3/2011
- Wisconsin -- A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick, 4/10/2011
- Wyoming -- Ice Cold, Tes Gerritsen,12/16/2011
United States Territories Bonus:
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico -- The Time it Snowed in Puerto Rico, Sarah McCoy, 7/25/2011
- Virgin Islands
United States Compact of Free Association Bonus:
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Republic of Palau
International Bonus:
1. Sweden -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, 2/2/2011
2. Scotland -- Be Near Me, Andrew O'Hagan, 2/6/2011
3. England -- The Distant Hours, Kate Morton, 2/13/2011
4. Australia -- The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton, 2/28/2011
5. England -- Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman, 4/2/2011 (One Book, One Chicago selection)
6. England -- Needles & Pearls, Gil McNeil, 4/23/2011
7. Sweden -- The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson, 6/23/2011
8. Germany -- In the Garden of the Beast, Erik Larson, 7/6/2011
9. Italy -- The Accidental Pope, Raymond Flynn & Robin Moore, 7/18/2011
10. Germany -- The Innocent, Ian McEwan, 7/31/2011
11. Germany -- The Traitor's Emblem, Juan Gomez-Jurado, 8/11/2011
12. Bosnia & Herzegovina -- Born Twice, Margaret Mazzantini, 8/14/2011
13: England -- Broken Promises, Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, 8/19/2011
14. Ireland -- Once in a Lifetime, Cathy Kelly, 8/28/2011
15. England -- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, 8/31/2011
16. England -- The Trinity Six, Charles Cumming, 9/4/2011
17. Canada -- Leaving the World, Douglas Kennedy, 9/6/2011
18. Australia -- The Legacy, Kirsten Tranter, 9/11/2011
19. Romania -- Dracula, My Love, Syrie James, 10/4/2011
20. Sweden - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson, 10/16/2011
21. The Phillippines -- Falling Together, Marisa de los Santos, 10/28/2011
22. England, The Last Letter from Your Lover, Jojo Moyes, 11/12/2011
2. Scotland -- Be Near Me, Andrew O'Hagan, 2/6/2011
3. England -- The Distant Hours, Kate Morton, 2/13/2011
4. Australia -- The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton, 2/28/2011
5. England -- Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman, 4/2/2011 (One Book, One Chicago selection)
6. England -- Needles & Pearls, Gil McNeil, 4/23/2011
7. Sweden -- The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson, 6/23/2011
8. Germany -- In the Garden of the Beast, Erik Larson, 7/6/2011
9. Italy -- The Accidental Pope, Raymond Flynn & Robin Moore, 7/18/2011
10. Germany -- The Innocent, Ian McEwan, 7/31/2011
11. Germany -- The Traitor's Emblem, Juan Gomez-Jurado, 8/11/2011
12. Bosnia & Herzegovina -- Born Twice, Margaret Mazzantini, 8/14/2011
13: England -- Broken Promises, Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, 8/19/2011
14. Ireland -- Once in a Lifetime, Cathy Kelly, 8/28/2011
15. England -- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, 8/31/2011
16. England -- The Trinity Six, Charles Cumming, 9/4/2011
17. Canada -- Leaving the World, Douglas Kennedy, 9/6/2011
18. Australia -- The Legacy, Kirsten Tranter, 9/11/2011
19. Romania -- Dracula, My Love, Syrie James, 10/4/2011
20. Sweden - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson, 10/16/2011
21. The Phillippines -- Falling Together, Marisa de los Santos, 10/28/2011
22. England, The Last Letter from Your Lover, Jojo Moyes, 11/12/2011
Added 1/6/2011:
- **District of Columbia: Last Call: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition, Ken Okrent, 3/2011
