SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does NOT represent me or anything associated with my blog. I DO NOT endorse anything that he claims.There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books! A message to Luigi: Please cease and desist contacting authors (or anyone) in my name or claiming to represent this reading challenge. You absolutely DO NOT.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Birth Year Challenge: Time Machine Update



I have fulfilled my commitment to the Birth Year Challenge: Time Machine Edition. I dedicated myself to read eight books from 1966 (my husband's birth year) and I have now done so. But there are still some interesting books out there to read from that year, so I'm still going to be reading and adding candles to his cake (I promise not to add more candles than you deserve, dear). Here's the list of books read:
1. Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov (4/30/11)
2. The Magic Finger
by Roald Dahl (4/16/11)
3. Third Girl by Agatha Christie (4/18/11)

4. Death of a Doxy by Rex Stout (4/26/11)
5. Flying Finish by Dick Francis
(1/29/11)
6. Live or Die by Anne Sexton
(1/21/11)
7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard (4/17/11)
8. Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer (4/28/11)

I will do another Wrap-Up post when I'm all done reading 1966 books.

2 comments:

Yvette said...

Of this list, I've read: THIRD GIRL, DEATH OF A DOXY and FLYING FINISH. Terrific books! I'd never heard of this challenge or I might have been tempted to join in. HA!

Gilion at Rose City Reader said...

1966 is my birth year, so thanks for the ideas! Just yesterday I went looking for a copy of Flying Finish. I didn't find it (found two other Dick Francis books instead, so not a big loss), but am going to check the library.

Now that you've got me on an Agatha Christie tear -- and Rex Stout for that matter -- I'll go find those as well.