Sorry this is so late – but I had a ton of posts in my Google Reader that I had no time to read until today. It’s till Saturday in my time zone, so I guess I’m getting it in under the wire. 
Discussion starters:
~ Fyrefly asks how bloggers keep track of the comments they leave in various places around the web.
~ Boston Bibliophile: What Books Have You NOT Read This Year?
~ Jennifer is planning to make 2010 the Year of Reading Deliberately.
Reviews that have me adding to my to-read list:
~ Real Life and Liars by Kristina Riggle, reviewed by Jen at Devourer of Books.
~ The Wife’s Tale by Lori Lanssen, reviewed by Kathy at Bermudaonion.
Reading challenges:
~ MizB is hosting the Read ‘n’ Review Challenge.
~ Teresa at Shelf Love is hosting a Lord of the Rings Readalong.
~ Teddy Rose is hosting the 2010 ARC Reading Challenge.
~ C.B. is hosting the Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge.
~ Beth is hosting the What’s in a Name Challenge.
~ Michelle is hosting the Cybils Award Challenge.
~ The War Through the Generations Challenge is focusing on the Vietnam War for 2010.
~ Natasha is hosting the Social Justice Challenge.
~ Royal Reviews is hosting the Romance Reading Challenge, the Finish That Series Challenge, the Audio Book Reading Challenge, the Historical Reading Challenge, and the Fantasy Reading Challenge.
~ Reading with Tequila is hosting the 2010 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge.
Giveaways:
~ Win The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister at Devourer of Books.
~ I’m hosting a giveaway for bloggers who participated in the 2008 Essay Reading Challenge.
~ Win Dear John by Nicholas Sparks at Peeking Between the Pages.
~ Win The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate at BookMagic.
~ Alaine is hosting a generous giveaway to celebrate the end of the year.
~ Win Now and Then by Jacqueline Sheehan at Jenn’s Bookshelves.
~ Alyce is hosting the Time Travel Reading Challenge.
Other bookish links:
~ If you love the Tomorrow series by John Marsden as much as I do, you should check out these pictures of places in Australia that inspired the book.
~ BBC News: Phone box has new life as a library.
~ Vote for your favorite books of the year in The 2009 GoodReads Choice Awards.
~ Michelle at GalleySmith is hosting Seriespalooza.
~ Check out the cover blurb Amy posted. Reliable? Maybe not. Funny? Definitely!
And I’ll leave you with the Stephanie Plum 12 Days of Christmas:
Twitter: youvegottaread
says:
OK, I had to watch that video AGAIN! Funny! I’ve been organizing my mind around the reading challenges. So many challenges, so little time! If you happen to see a Graphic Novel Challenge, give me a wink and a nod. I want to do that one!
.-= Sandy´s last blog ..Sunday Salon: Holiday Harrassment =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Sandy – I should have given you credit for pointing me to that video! It was so late last night when I posted this, I completely forgot. Oops.
More awesome links! You keep me well informed
Thanks for the shot outs on Seriespalooza and The Cybils Award Challenge
.-= Michelle´s last blog ..LRT Road Map – 12/6 =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Michelle – you’re very welcome!
I look forward to this post every week! I’m loving all the challenges popping up everywhere. I’m signed on for 8 or so in 2010, with more to come I’m sure.
.-= Amanda (A Bookshelf Monstrosity)´s last blog ..The Monstrosity Gazette: A weekly smattering of all things literary… =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Amanda – I haven’t had time to organize my challenge posts yet, but I’ll be signing up for quite a few!
Twitter: robnmccormack
says:
Great links to some interesting conversations I hadn’t been following. Thanks. My sci fi challenge is all written up and the new site is live now.
http://www.scifimindvoyages.blogspot.com
There are so many great challenges out there. Wish I could join them all. Joined in on Beth’s What’s in a name challenge. Looks like fun.
.-= robin of my two blessings´s last blog ..Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Robin – thanks for the link to your challenge.- I’ll make sure it gets included in next week’s link round-up!
I agree with Robin – there are so many great challenges to choose from. I’ve limited myself to a few, but others keep popping up that are so tempting!
Thanks for sharing that Stephanie Plum video. So funny!
.-= Alita´s last blog ..Monday Round Up (12.07.09) =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Alita – I know – it made me laugh out loud – my husband thought I was nuts.