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Heather Marie Adkins is the author of the upcoming independent novel "The Temple." She enjoys hoarding books, writing until the keys are erased from her keyboard, and hiding from her overly-affectionate pack of dogs.

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10 POINT TASKS

  • Good Reads - Read a book that you first learned about on Goodreads (or, if you've been lucky, one that you've won on GR)
    • Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott
  • Single Letters - Read a book whose title contains a single letter as one of the words
    • I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson
  • Crossing the Pond - Read ONE book that takes place in TWO different countries
    • Special Relationship by Robyn Sisman
  • Weather or Not - Read a book whose title contains the name of a type of winter or spring weather (wind, rain, snow, sun, etc.)
  • Bug Me! - Read a book with a type of insect in the title
    • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
  • Now or Never… - Read a book on your TBR shelf (physical shelf or GR shelf) that you keep putting off (we ALL have these!). Tell us why you kept putting it off and whether it was worth the wait.
    • Dark Legend by Christine Feehan
  • How Sweet it Is - Read a book with a type of candy or chocolate in the title or pictured on the cover; OR with the words chocolate or candy in the title
  • Initially Speaking - Read a book where the author or main character shares your initials (if you're having trouble, you can use your maiden name or your middle name)
    • The Lacemakers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri
  • And the Oscar Goes To… - In honor of the Oscars in February, read a book about Hollywood OR a book about/by a (real or fictional) celebrity.
    • More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas
  • Pamper Yourself - January 8th is National Bubble Bath Day. Read a book while doing something to pamper yourself (you don't have to read the whole book while doing this - starting, finishing, or reading a few chapters of it is fine). For example, you could read a book while in a bubble bath, while getting a pedicure, enjoying some quiet time to yourself, etc. When you claim your points, tell us what you did!
dec 19 2009 ∞
apr 5 2010 +