A few years ago, I started a reading challenge with the intent of reading more. That year my goal was to read 26 books (and the challenge was " 26 Books with Bringing up Burns "). 26 books seemed reasonable, and I hadn't really been keeping track of what or how many books I read in a year, so a book every two weeks seemed do-able.  This year, so far, I'm at 99 books (and as I should finish the one I'm planning to use to complete the second reading challenge... I'll be in triple digits by the time we ring in 2019.)      For my fourth year of participation, #26BOOKSwithBringingUpBurns... I read a book that:   is self-published: The Dealmaker  by G.S. Marriott  has food or drink on the cover: Killer Cupcakes  by Leighann Dobbs  is translated from its original language: The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared  by Jonas Jonasson  is your friend's favourite book: White Oleander  by Janet Fitch  has pink on the cover: City of the Lost  ...
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