Unexpected's 999 Challenge

I think I've finally figured out my categories! I 'll probably end up changing one or two but it's a start.

1. Non-fiction
2. Classics
3. Books about books, authors and writing
4. Kids Fiction
5. Fantasy & Sci-fi
6. Poetry Collections
7. New Crafts
8. Humour
9. Things which haven't yet revealed themselves to me (AKA misc.)

The titles I have listed so far are lurking in my TBR pile and there are a few re-reads which, I might swap out for something new.

I'm open to any suggestions :)

Edit: I've switched 'Science & Nature' to the wider section of Non-fiction to give myself a bit more room. I've also narrowed 'Kids books & YA' to just Kids Fiction so I can clear out my TBR pile a bit more.

Non-fiction

1. Life on Earth: A Natural History - David Attenborough (TBR Pile)
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Classics - Might replace a few of the re-reads with Dickens

1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
2. Moonfleet - J. Meade Falkner
3. The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
4. Gormenghast Trilogy - Mervyn Peake
5. Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne
6. Sherlock Holmes (Full collection) - Arthur Conan Doyle (Part-read at the moment, so it might be a re-read by january:)
7. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Willian Shakespeare (Re-read)
8. The Tempest - Willian Shakespeare (Re-read)
9. All's Well That Ends Well - Willian Shakespeare (Re-read)

Books about books, authors and writing

1. Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books - Rick Gekoski (TBR Pile)
2. The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop - Lewis Buzbee (Library)
3. On Writing - Stephen King (Library)
4. Biblioholism: The Literary Addiction - Tom Raabe (Need to find)
5. The Story of Libraries - Fred Lerner (Library)
6. A History of Reading - Alberto Manguel (Library)
7. The Library at Night - Alberto Manguel (Library)
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Kids Fiction - My TBR pile demanded it! :)

1. Cobwebs and Creepers - Jennifer Zabel (Need to find this one)
2. Andersen's Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Andersen (Re-read)
3. The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
4. The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula K. Le Guin
5. The Roald Dahl Treasury - Roald Dahl
6. Roverandom - J.R.R. Tolkien
7. Muddle Earth - John Brunner
8. Here Be Monsters! - Alan Snow
9. The Witches - Roald Dahl (Re-read)

Fantasy & Sci-fi

1. The Gnole - Alan Aldridge
2. Prospero's Children - Jan Siegel
3. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
4. The Silmarilion - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Poetry collections

1. Edgar Allan Poe (Collected Works) - Edgar Allan Poe
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New Crafts - All things arty that I haven't tried yet

1. Book Crafts and Book Binding - John Mason
2. The Wood Worker's Handbook - Paul Forrester
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Humour

1. Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall - Spike Milligan
2. Robin Hood According to Spike Milligan
3. Box 18: The Unpublished Spike Milligan
4. Pooh and the Philosophers - John Tyerman Williams
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For books on writing, I wholeheartedly recommend Stephen King's On Writing. In fact, I'm re-reading it right now.

In your children/YA category I didn't know if you want books that lean more towards childrens or YA. For YA, have you tried any Ann Rinaldi?

Thanks VictoriaPL, On Writing looks great! I haven't heard of Ann Rinaldi, i'll have look :)

I recommend Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird for books on books. This is an excellent book on writing and books. Also, Annie Dillard's The Writing Life. She is a great essay writer.

If you're looking for something a little silly, a while ago I discovered this book called Biblioholism: The Literary Addiction by Tom Raabe. It's a tongue-in-cheek look at the addiction of reading.

I've settled on the books on writing/authors category as well. It's inspiring and fun - sometimes a little eye-rolling too, which is needed in this life.

13> Thanks, they sound perfect for my books on books list! I'll definitely have to hunt out Biblioholism, i'm a real sucker for silly :)

14> Very true!

One of the funniest books I read this year has been A Year of Living Biblically about a man's attempt to follow the bibile as literally as possible. He can't lie to his children (i.e. bagels and english muffins are not the same thing no matter what your mother may tell you), he develops a "stalker" a man who wants to pray with him as often as possible, and he and his wife are trying to have another baby and not being successful in that "Be Fruitful and Multiply" thing. Happy (funny) reading!!

#16> Sounds fun! I'll have to look out for it :)

I have a similar books about books category. i have added both of Alberto Manguel's gorgeous works, The Library at Night and a History of Reading They are both sitting on the tbr shelf tempting me, but i've promised myself to save them for at least the week after christmas.

#18> They both look great, and I've just checked my local library and discovered i'll be able to get both of them!

I enjoyed & would like to suggest Nick Hornby's The Complete Polysyllabic Spree:the diary of an occasionally exasperated but ever hopeful reader - he reads and writes about such a wide variety of books and doesn't mind dissing the boring ones - each chapter is a month of his reading from books he buys for himself and also the review copies he receives, as publishers would love to put his blurb on the back cover.

I keep meaning to read The Polysyllabic Spree, and I keep forgetting about it! Thanks for the reminder.