Art of the Novella Reading Challenge

We recently got an email telling us something astonishing.

Frances Evangelista of the Nonsuch Book blog, told us that she is going to attempt the seemingly impossible: read all 42 titles in the Art of the Novella series during the month of August and write reviews of every one on her literary blog.

More than one book & review per day for an entire month! We can’t wait to see if she can pull it off.

In the spirit of Frances’ remarkable reading marathon we’re launching The Art of the Novella Reading Challenge.

Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join, you don’t need a blog to participate. If you don’t have a book blog, just post what book(s) you’re reading in the comments section below or on your GoodReads/LibraryThing/Shelfari. Read the books in any order you like.

2. Challenge begins August 1. We’ll be giving away DAILY PRIZES (more info below) all August to randomly selected participants.

3. Here are the levels:
Curious – Read 1 novella
Fascinated — Read 3 novellas
Captivated – Read 6 novellas
Passionate — Read 9 novellas
Mesmerized – Read 15 novellas
Obsessed – Read 21 novellas
Fanatical – Read 27 novellas
Unstoppable — Read 33 novellas
Bibliomaniac — Read all 42 novellas

4. Use Mr. Linky below to add URLs to all your blog posts about the challenge. Or write about the challenge in the comments below. To be entered in our daily giveaway, email us to let us know you’re participating at [email protected] -  link us to a review/article you’ve written about one of the Novellas, good or bad, old or new, we don’t care any review will do.

5. Prizes! We’re giving away sets of The Duels, The Neversink Library, Melville International Crime, individual novellas, novella sets, Bartleby bags, Bartleby bags stuffed full of books, gift certificates to our website and much much more. The prizes will get better everyday.

6. Have Fun!