{"id":18530,"date":"2016-05-06T08:30:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T12:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=18530"},"modified":"2016-05-06T08:30:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T12:30:05","slug":"elizabeths-may-book-a-day-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=18530","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth’s May Book-a-Day Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because I’ve been traveling for work a lot lately, I am way behind on my reading. As books and ARCs pile up in what we Flying Pig folks\u00a0refer to as “towers of knowledge,”\u00a0I find myself in need of a concrete, publicly accountable reading goal that I can rope fellow “behinders” in on. So I’ve created a Google spreadsheet called “Elizabeth’s May Book-a-Day Challenge,” and invite those\u00a0of you with similar piles to join me.
\nPicture books count, yes, but otherwise, there’s no page-count\u00a0grace given with the challenge, because there’s no page-count relief for the number of books waiting for us. The goal is one book per day. Period. And you can’t complain, either, because we’ve already had a week off; it’s already May 6 and I’m letting you off the hook for May 1-5.
\nSeriously, though, you can use the challenge any way that works for you. If it’s half-a-book-a-day, that’s fine. If it’s an audiobook every three days, you fly that flag.\u00a0I’ve always been a quick reader, so I’m hoping one book a day is\u00a0doable, especially if I disable Netflix and HBO Go on all of my devices. (House of Cards<\/em> Season 4 will have to wait until June.)
\nThe link to the\u00a0May Book-a-Day Challenge<\/a>\u00a0is:\u00a0http:\/\/ow.ly\/4nuuij
\nYou can add your name and fill in books once\u00a0you’ve finished reading them. I’ll stay honest, too. If you miss a day, don’t worry. We’re all human (except for Kate Messner; I’m convinced she has cloned herself in order to accomplish as much as she does in a day).
\nThis weekend, I’ll be snuggling up with Crystal Allen’s The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown<\/em>, Kwame Alexander’s Booked<\/em>, and Meg Medina’s Burn, Baby, Burn<\/em>.\u00a0What will you be reading this weekend? You can answer even if you aren’t taking the challenge. I’d love to know!
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