New year, new vintage mystery challenge! Once again Bev at My Reader’s Block is hosting a Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt, in which participants must “find as many objects on the scavenger hunt list as possible on the covers of the mystery books you read.” As usual, I plan to read at least the minimum of eight books in the Golden Age category, focusing on mysteries published before 1960. Looking forward to another year of classic crime!
Happy New Year! What better way to celebrate the start of 2025 than by signing up for the Vintage Mystery Challenge at My Reader’s Block? This year, as in previous years, participants will be doing a scavenger hunt and finding at least eight specific items on the covers (or spines) of the vintage mysteries they read in 2025. I am once again using the Golden Age card and focusing on mysteries that were originally published before 1960. Looking forward to another fun year of vintage crime!
Another year, another vintage mystery challenge at My Reader’s Block! This year’s challenge, like last year’s, is a scavenger hunt in which participants need to find at least eight specific items on the covers of the books read for the challenge. I’ll be participating in the Golden Age tier, which means only mystery novels published before 1960 will count toward the challenge. I’m hoping to read more than the minimum eight required, but we’ll see how we go!
Happy New Year! I used to participate in a ton of reading challenges over the years, but lately I’ve preferred to have more flexibility. I’m a mood reader at heart, and I want to feel free to read at whim rather than forcing myself to read something just because it fulfills a challenge. That said, the challenge I still look forward to every year is the Vintage Mystery Challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader’s Block. After all, I’m always in the mood for a vintage mystery!
This year the challenge is a scavenger hunt, focused on finding various items on the covers of the books we read. Participants must read at least eight books, and I’m going to focus on the Golden Age card (i.e., books published before 1960). I haven’t planned what specific books I’ll read for this challenge, but I’ve already started one that will work: The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson. Looking forward to more murder and mayhem in 2023!
I’m a few days late to the party, but I definitely need to participate in the annual Vintage Mystery Challenge at My Reader’s Block! This year we’re playing Scattergories again, in which participants must read at least eight books in various categories. As usual, I’ll be focusing on the Golden Age, which is the pre-1960 period. I hope to read more than the required eight, but we’ll see how it goes! A detailed explanation of the rules and a list of the categories can be found here.
Every year for the past 10 (!) years, Bev at My Reader’s Block has hosted a vintage mystery challenge. I love a good Golden Age mystery, so I’m always happy to participate. But this year, Bev has brought back my personal favorite iteration of the challenge — Vintage Mystery Scattergories! Challenge participants are asked to read at least eight books to fulfill eight different categories, from books set in academia to books with a number in the title to locked room/impossible crime stories. I’m choosing to do the Golden Age version of the challenge, which means all books must have been published before 1960. For more info on challenge rules, plus a complete list of all the categories, click here!
Well, the entire month of January has gotten away from me, so I’m just now signing up for the annual Vintage Mystery Challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader’s Block! As usual, the goal is to read Golden Age (or Silver Age, or both) mysteries within the bounds of a specific theme. And this year’s theme is delightful — it’s based on the so-called Rules of Murder concocted by Ronald Knox and S.S. Van Dine! Participants are asked to read at least five books that involve the Rules in some way. Check out the challenge post to learn more and to sign up for the challenge!
The more things change, the more they stay the same: time for another Vintage Mystery Challenge at My Readers Block! As in last year’s challenge, the goal is to read at least 6 vintage mysteries that answer the questions “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” and “how,” according to the various categories on the Detective Notebook.
As you can see, I’ve chosen the “gold” challenge, which means the mysteries must have been originally published before 1960. My goal will be to reach the “constable” level and read 6 books — one from each category — although I may read a few more! For more information on the challenge and to sign up, click here.
New year, new vintage mystery challenge at My Reader’s Block! This year there’s a new format: the books we read must answer the questions “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” and “how,” based on the detective notebooks provided. As you can see, I’ll be using the Golden Age notebook, which is for mysteries published before 1960.
I’m signing up for the minimum commitment of six books, one for each question. But if I read more, maybe I’ll level up! If you’re participating in this challenge, what book(s) are you most looking forward to? I’m most excited to read Lois Austen-Leigh’s The Incredible Crime — the author is a descendant of Jane Austen!
Looks like it’s that time again — time to sign up for another Bout of Books readathon! For those who don’t know, here’s what it entails:
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
My goals are (1) to read at least two books and (2) to participate in at least one Twitter chat. I’ll create another post at the beginning of the readathon to keep track of my progress and my challenge entries. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to be more active on the blog, and Bout of Books is the perfect opportunity to start 2017 on the right foot! If you’re interested in participating as well, click here to sign up, and keep your eye on the Bout of Books website for more information.
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