Good morning fellow Sunday Saloners.
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The 2011 edition of this popular meme is entering its final letters: X, Y, and Z.
It has been very successful with an average of 15 or so participants each week suggesting books to read and authors to find.
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These challenges don't necessarily involve participants in new reading for the challenge itself (although a list of books that you'd like to read could be a result), but allow you to point to books you've already read, or reviews you've already written, or to dabble in a bit of research.
Although the challenge relates to crime fiction reading, you don't have to be a crime fiction addict like I am to participate. Crime Fiction on a EuroPass begins on August 1. The blog post has a Mr Linky where you can sign up.
Check out the countries we'll visit in the 12 week schedule.
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I'll be collecting lists here on MYSTERIES in PARADISE from July 1. I'll put up a special post about it and several reminders.
Other posts this week:
- CrimeFest 2011 in retrospect
- Review: HEARTSTONE, C.J. Sansom - audio
- Review: DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
- June 2011 edition of Agatha Christie Blog Carnival...
- Forgotten Book: THE BENEVENT TREASURE, Patricia Wentworth
- Review: THE SALTON KILLINGS, Sally Spencer
- Review: AN UNCERTAIN PLACE, Fred Vargas
- Review: MAD MONEY, Linda Richards
- Review: THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham
- Review: TEN-SECOND STAIRCASE, Christopher Fowler ...
- ACRC Update - 20 June 2011
- Crime Fiction Alphabet 2011 - Letter W - week beginning 20 June 2011...
- Amazon Publishing Acquires 47 Books from Award-Winning Mystery Author Ed McBain
- Interview, CBS News, with Michael Robotham
- New Murder Mystery Novel Set In New York Subway
- New Crime Fiction to look for
- Crime writers at Edinburgh Book Festival
- Interview with Lynda La Plante
- UK National Crime Writing Week
- average crime novel's body count is 8.38
- Crime in its prime
- Guardian Crime fiction roundup
- crime fiction functions best in urban settings.
- Danish crime series with a Syrian twist
- next - THE KILLER'S ART, Maria Jungstedt
- next on Kindle - VIOLENT EXPOSURE, Katherine Howell
- now on audio - STIFF UPPER LIP, P.G. Wodehouse
- next Agatha Christie: ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE
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