#book challenge

Dan Pelzer, who died on July 1 at the age of 92, left his friends and family a 109-page list of all the books he’s read since 1962.

Though Pelzer’s family considered distributing the list at his funeral, they realized it was far too long to share in that way. So instead, they scanned the list and created a website sharing his reads called, What Dan Read.

In a post shared on the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Facebook page, Pelzer’s daughter, Marci, wrote, “ALL of his books were Columbus Metropolitan Library books. Nobody loved the library more than Dan.”

“When we were little, he took us to the downtown library every Saturday morning and enrolled us in every summer reading program,” Marci shared with the library. “He was a regular at the Livingston and then Whitehall branches until he could no longer read. I'm sure he would be among your highest circulation and longest term borrowers.”

In Dan’s obituary, the family asked that in place of flowers, donations be made to Kinship Community Food Center, adding, “You could also honor Dan by reading ‘a real page turner.’ ”

100 Bookish Prompt Challenge!

Happy New Year, Friends!

This year, I'm committed to doing more with the books I'm reading - and that means more on social media. I don't know about you, I absolutely adore Book Photo Challenges, but I keep finding myself too busy or not motivated by prompts enough to actually complete a full month - yes, even my own book photo challenges in which I pick prompts I specifically want to do. Current Amy never knows what's going to work for future Amy - go figure.

I'm going to try something new this year: Above is a list of 100 Bookish Prompts which have also been entered into this Random Picker Wheel. When you're motivated and want to take one (or 100, I can't stop you) bookish pictures, spin the wheel to get one randomly generated or pick one from the list above - they are the same. Do the same prompt multiple times, spin again if you don't have a good idea for the prompt you get, choose a new prompt every day or choose several in the same day. This is about making prompts that work for you and me (mostly me).

If you want to try to do all 100 prompts this month, do it. If you want to pick one or two prompts to do a week, do it. If you want to revisit prompts later, do it. If you don't like the prompt you get the first time, don't do it. If you want to use the prompts in a different way (to choose your next read, or to talk about a book that meets the theme, for example), do it. I came up with this idea because I will get bursts of time and motivation, but either don't want to start a Book Photo Challenge in the middle of a month and feel behind or just don't feel motivated by the prompt choices and just taking a picture of a book without a prompt feels wrong. Or I feel motivated for the prompt theme, but know I don't have the spoons to actually compete it and then just never get around to it. Toddlers are hard.

You can tag me in your pictures and use the tags #DragonBadgerChallenge and #100PromptsChallenge. I can't promise I'll check every day, but I will check routinely and post all the pictures.

If you like this idea, I want to hear about it! If you have ideas on how to improve, I want to hear it! I want to be part of bookish communities this year and Booklr was my first home.

I've just recently dragged myself out of a two-month reading slump, and I thought what better way to celebrate overcoming my hurdle than creating something to make me excited about reading again! Pair that with my favorite season coming up, and this fall bookish bingo was created!

Please feel free to use it for yourself if it resonates with you! I would love to hear about what books you choose for the prompts! These prompts are completely up to your own interpretation, of course. If you feel stuck on any of them, do feel free to leave a comment, and I'll see if I can think of anything to suggest!

So, what is the time frame for this bookish bingo? That's completely up to you and when your time-frame of fall is. Personally, I'll be using this starting September 1st and going through the end of October, but you can absolutely go longer than that!

idea → draft → edit → structure → format → publish

And honestly, getting stuck in any one of these can slow everything down.

Most writers don’t struggle with ideas…

it’s knowing what to do next that becomes confusing.

Where are you right now in your process?

If you’re working on something and feeling stuck, feel free to share it.

the bookish breakfast tag 🥞🫐🍳🥓🍊🥯🍓

if you're seeing this, answer one of the prompts below! 💜