December 2011

2 days until the official start of My Year Of Reading.

Now is the time to set out the rules (of my making) that I aim to follow in the coming year.

My Aim:
To read (and comment on) 366 books in 2012 (one book for every day of the year)

My Rules:

I will post comments on one book every day, for 366 days in 2012.
I am limiting myself to children's and teenage books, as this is my area of interest and expertise.
I will read any of the following types of books:

• Children's Picture Books
• Children's Fiction
• Teenage Fiction
• Audiobooks (being 'read to', is not technically 'me' reading, but I love audiobooks, and it means I can 'read' while I drive, so they're on the list )
• Teenage or children's non-fiction if anything takes my fancy.

I will only include titles published in late 2011 or 2012.

Fine print
While I will publish a post about one book a day, I am not necessarily going to read a book a day.
The books I comment on will have been read sometime in the week before the post date. I can't predict that I will have the ability to read one book a day, life being what it is, but I know I can read at least 7 in a week, hence the 366 books, not "a book a day".
Any age guides given are just that, guides.  I tend to err on the side of caution when giving an age recommendation for a book, but if you have any queries about an individual title please feel free to get in touch.

2012 National Year of Reading

Before I get started I will just highlight the reason I plan to underatake my Year of Reading.

In 2012 it is the Australian National Year of Reading. 

While I am not directly involved in the initiative, I am an avid reader and a big user of public libraries.  I wanted to do something to celebrate. This 366books blog is my way of sharing what I read, and hopefully encouraging others to do so. 
Click on the link below to visit the Year of Reading website and find out what's happening in your local area.

National Year of Reading