The Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary Challenge 2013

Thank you, Robin, for pointing out another Austen challenge to me.  Fortunately, it fits right in with my 2013 reading goal to clear of my shelf of (mostly Austen) sequels.  I've chosen the Disciple Level of 5-8 reading selections since that's all I have on my self that is related to P&P, plus the two movies I own.  I'm not going to do the commenting back to the original post to win prizes (because my prize is getting a shelf back for all of my other books), but you're more than welcome to join up at The Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary Challenge!  Here are my selections:

• Pride & Prejudice on DVD (2005 Kiera Knightly version)
• Pride & Prejudice on Blu-ray (1995 Colin Firth version--such an awesome Christmas present from my sister!)
• The Pemberley Chronicles: A Companion Volume to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: Book 1 by Rebecca Ann Collins
• Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues by Linda Berdoll
• Loving Mr. Darcy: Journeys Beyond Pemberley by Sharon Lathan
• Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One by Sharon Lathan
• Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen by Sybil Brinton

Reading Resolution 2013

My reading resolution for 2012 wasn't quite the smashing success I hoped it would be. At the end of the year, there are still five of the original titles unfinished on my shelf, but at least any books I borrowed during the year were read and returned!  I'm also five short of my yearly goal on Goodreads to finish 50 books... coincidence?

This year I'll again set my Goodreads goal to 50 books, but I'll try a different resolution.  My goal is to clear out half of my shelf of prequels and sequels--mostly Austen spin-offs.  There are 27 books on the shelf, so I would be thrilled to get it down to a dozen by the end of the year!