Another 2016 Reading Challenge

Michelle of Seasons of Reading is once again sponsoring her Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge. In short, the challenge runs from November 21, 2016 through January 6, 2017. The books read must be Christmassy in nature--novels, short stories, books of poem, etc.

There are various levels:
--Candy Cane: read 1 book
--Mistletoe: read 2-4 books
--Christmas Tree: read 5 or 6 books (this is the fanatic level...LOL!)

Additional levels:
--Fa La La La Films: watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you!
--Visions of Sugar Plums: read books with your children this season and share what you read
*the additional levels are optional, you still must complete one of the main reading levels above

For more details and to sign up, please click the link above.

Color Coded & Read It Again, Sam Challenges at My Reader's Block

For the past several years I have considered retiring either the Color Coded or the Read It Again, Sam Reading Challenge (or both) and each time fans have requested that I keep them going. The Read It Again, Sam Challenge has had very little interest this year (an average of four review posts per month). I am willing to run them again if I get substantial interest. If there is enough demand, I will probably set them up on the same initial post and Headquarters link...and will change the review postings for Read It Again, Sam to a year-long (perpetual) link rather than monthly link ups.
If you have been a participant and love these challenges OR if you think they sound great and want to participate for the first time in 2017, then please indicate your interest in either one of the challenges or both in the poll I've set up on my side bar at My Reader's Block.
Thanks!

Are You Ready for 2017?

I'm hoping that those of us who love challenges aren't going to be faced with a limited supply--at least in the blogging world. Normally, the challenges start popping up left and right as November begins. I have posted most of the ones I sponsor, but there aren't many others out there. Of course, if you are on Goodreads, there are tons of challenges (lots of complicated challenges!), so I guess we can all get our fixes there if need be.

In the meantime...I have set up the pages for 2017--new sign-up and challenge log pages AND a brand new page where I plan to log all the blog-sponsored challenges I find. Please alert me to any challenges you come across and I will add them as well.