From Australia to Russia via the US – A Few Challenges/Events in 2013

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I have decided to be less active this year when it comes to challenges, readalongs and other events but there are still a few things I want to do or rather challenges I’d like to sign up for again.

All the Australian books I read last year were wonderful books and I want to explore more Australian literature. That’s why I singed up again for The Aussie Author Challenge at Booklover Book Reviews.

These are the possible choices

Kate Grenville’s The Secret River

Kim Scott’s That Deadman Dance

Alex Miller’s Lovesong

I will also participate again in Anna’s and Serena’s War Through the Generations Challenge. The topic this year is the American Revolution. I haven’t read anything about this period yet and don’t know any books at all. Suggestions are very welcome.

Last but not least I’m planning on joining Richard (Caravana de recuerdos) for one or two of his 2013 Russian Reading readalong titles.

Here is the list.

Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate (c. 1960)

Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls (1842)

Ivan Goncharov’s Oblomov (1859)

Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina (1877)

Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita (c. 1940)

Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita (1955)

Please visit Richard’s site for the details.

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