Yes, I'm slowly becoming a bit of a challenge junkie. But, can you blame me? This one is very much in line with my blog's purpose to promote writers and literature about people of color. The voluminous reader of S. Krishna's Books is hosting this year long challenge to read books written by authors and about south Asian countries which are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

I'm not making a list up front this time as I hope some new authors just fall into my lap. I do, however, plan to read Jhumpa Lahiri's latest book, Unaccustomed Earth, because I loved Interpreter of Maladies. I do have one recommendation if anyone needs it: Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James. I read this very recently and think it's fabulous. Of course, Swapna has tons of recs on her site which I'll probably pull from heavily.

Finally, my commitment is to read 5 books, for now. I certainly hope I read more, but I don't know what other challenges 2010 has in store and I have a few things up my sleeves. 2010 is already stacking up to be a great reading year, but then again, so does every year.