Diversity on the Shelf 2015

Will be doing this challenge again.  Going for the first level. See My Little Pocketbooks to sign up.  Details below:

Welcome to the 2nd year of the Diversity on the Shelf reading challenge. The aim of Diversity on the Shelf 2015 Challenge is add diversity to you bookshelf by reading books by authors of color and/or about a main character of color.

Challenge Details

1. Any book (by any author) with a main character that is a person of color qualifies for this reading challenge, as well as any book written by an author of color. The goal is to encourage readers have a more diverse reading experience and to support diversity in the publishing industry by reading and reviewing books by or about person of color.

2. The challenge will run from January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 (books read prior to 1/1/2015 do not count towards the challenge). You can join anytime before 12/1/2015. Sign up at My Little Pocketbooks

3. Books can be any format (print, ebook, audio).

4. Novellas, Short story collections, Poetry, Graphic novels/manga, Children Books, and all genres are allowed. 

5. Books can be of any publication date. 

6. You can choose your books as you go or create a list in advance. Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.

Join the Challenge

To join the challenge, grab the Diversity on the Shelf 2015 Challenge button and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. 

You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookLikes, Libib, etc., just as long as you have a dedicated shelf for the Diversity on the Shelf 2015 Challenge and your profile is not private. The point of linking up is to have a place where people can see what you’re reading.

Pick a Level

Choose how many diversity centered books you would like to add to your “read” shelf in 2015:

1st Shelf: Read 1-6 books

2nd Shelf: Read 7 -12 books

3rd Shelf: Read 13 - 18 books

4th Shelf: Read 19 -24 books

5th Shelf: Read 25+ books

Once you pick a level you can go higher and read more books but you cannot go down a level.

If you'd like to participate in the Diversity on the Shelf 2015 Reading Challenge, please sign up, and if you have a blog please spread the word by grabbing the button and post about your participation.

If you need some ideas for what to read go to the original POC Reading Challenge blog.

There will be giveaways along the way, theme reads and a giveaway at the end for the participants who participate each month and completes the challenge.

Here is what I am reading:

1. The Watsons Go to Birmingham--Christopher Paul Curtis
2. The Color Purple--Alice Walker
3. Like Water for Chocolate--Laura Esquivel
4. Zoot Suit and Other Plays--Luis Valdez
5. The House on Mango Street--Sandra Cisneros
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian--Sherman Alexie
7. Kira-Kira--Cynthia Kadohata
8. Memoirs of a Geisha--Arthur Golden
9. The Crossover--Kwame Alexander
10. The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul--Deborah Rodriguez
11. A Thousand Splendid Suns--Khaled Hosseini
12. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe--Benjamin Alire Saenz
13. The Kitchen House--Kathleen Grissom
14. Life of Pi--Yann Martel
15. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice--Phillip Hoose
16. Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism--bell hooks
17. Three Cups of Tea--Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
18. Peony in Love--Lisa See

Calling this one complete as of December 13