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Saturday, June 7, 2014

48 Hour Book Challenge: Starting Line with Middle Eastern Literature

Today is the kick-off of Mother Reader's 48 Hour Reading Challenge (more here).   This is my third year to kick off summer reading with this event.  This year the event is supporting the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement.  For this reason, I decided to focus my reading on Middle Eastern Literature.  I knew I already had three titles in by TBR stack that would work in this focus, and decided to go in search of a few more.  I was pleased with the results.

I'll be choosing books from this stack:


I was a little disappointed to discover how hard it is to find these titles available digitally from the library --- yes, I'm one of those readers who prefers a digital copy (my apologies to book lovers).  I'm going to add to the movement #WeNeedMoreDiverseBooks---Digitally!

Last year I read 14 of 48 hours.  My goal is to try to surpass that time which may be tricky, but I am going to give it a try.  Here we go.  My start time is 9:30.

This year I will be trying a new app to keep track of my reading time.  I will be using Read Up to record my titles and times.  On your mark, get set, go!   


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9 comments:

  1. Ms. YinglingJune 6, 2014 at 10:34 PM

    I was able to get a fair number of culturally diverse books from Netgalley, but not a lot of middle eastern books. I did like The Garden of My Imaan, and there is an excellent one coming out soon about a Muslim boy in Florida right after 9/11 called Just a Drop of Water by Cerra. Very good! Have fun reading!

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    1. CathyJune 8, 2014 at 9:05 PM

      Thanks for sharing these new titles. I look forward to checking them out.

      Cathy

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  2. LivianiaJune 7, 2014 at 12:35 AM

    I like digital copies too!

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  3. Randomly ReadingJune 7, 2014 at 10:19 AM

    Those are some really wonderful choices. I have the Malala book now, but didn't include it in my list. I also liked The Garden of My Imaan (and another good book is My Basmati Bar Mitvah)

    Happy reading!

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  4. AnonymousJune 7, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    I hope you read "Girl Who Fell to Earth"! It looks great and I'm eager to see what you think. I just added it to my Goodreads shelf. Thanks for the heads-up about its existence!

    https://noboysallowedreviews.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/the-starting-line-48hbc-2014/

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  5. Paige Y.June 7, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    What a great booklist! I loved Deep in the Sahara -- one of my favorite picture books this year.

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  6. KarenJune 7, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    Needless to say, I will now want a little crash course on Read Up when I see you this week. How do you keep all your digital tools straight?!!
    Your reading list looks wonderful. This is probably the least I have ever read on the 48 Hour Challenge weekend. I will cheer your progress instead, and just read when I can.

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    1. CathyJune 8, 2014 at 9:10 PM

      Thanks, Karen. Unfortunately I should have thought a little more about my weekend which was filled with graduation parties and family responsibilities. I'm afraid I only managed a disappointing 6 hours. Still, I did squeeze in a little reading time and found some great books to add to my list. Lots of reading time coming my way.

      Cathy

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