A New Years Challenge...

In the midst of packing for yet another move, I've discovered a number of goodwill book finds that I've never actually read. So in light of this revelation I've decided to challenge myself to read a book a week for 2012.

Ambitious, yes...crazy, possibly...awesome, definitely!

My roommate suggested I blog my way through this and I figured hey why not...

So here we go, each week I'll post my thoughts on the book I finished and what I'll be reading for the coming week.

First on the list: (Week 1)

In 1970, one of Mississippi’s more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details, and his newspaper began to prosper. The murderer, Danny Padgitt, was tried before a packed courthouse in Clanton, Mississippi. The trial came to a startling and dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. Nevertheless, they found him guilty, and he was sentenced to life in prison. But in Mississippi in 1970, “life” didn’t necessarily mean “life,” and nine years later Danny Padgitt managed to get himself paroled. He returned to Ford County, and the retribution began.

I've read a couple of his novels before and loved them, so I'm very much looking forward to this one.

Currently I'm about 1/3 of the way through week 1 as I started this challenge on Sunday and I'm loving the book already!

I hope you'll stay tuned, help keep me on my goal, and though I have a list of about 35 books to read, suggestions will be greatly appreciated!