~ *CHALLENGE* ~ 20 New Christian Authors in 2010

Here's a challenge to read 20 books from Christian authors that you have not read before. Pick any Christian book, fiction or non-fiction, but it MUST be an author that you have not read before.

• Must be 20 DIFFERENT authors!
• Any title, Christian genre and length of book will count for this challenge.
• No reviews are necessary. (But reviews are always nice to read!)
• Books read for other challenges DO count toward fulfilling the 20 author commitment of this challenge!
• MUST be a Christian author!!!

It will begin January 1, 2010 and will end December 31, 2010.

A winner will be chosen at random to receive a prize package of 10 (TEN) Christian books. (Exact books to be determined at a later date.)

Only open to U.S. residents.

To sign up just leave a comment WITH a direct link to your blog post saying you've taken the challenge. ~Please, in your post, link back to this original post so that others can join in

THEN... grab the " I've Taken the Challenge " button (below).

All entries for the random prize drawing must sign up by posting a link to your blog post accepting the challenge by March 31, 2010 to be eligible to receive the prize.

Don't forget to list a few potential authors in your post so others can see who you are considering reading. It might be a new author to them too!

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Better your chances of winning!!!

Earn extra entries!!! 2 extra chance in drawing for EACH of the following:

Earn unlimited amount of entries!

• Write a review about the new author title you read. Comment on this post with DIRECT link to your book review.
• Post a review on any bookseller site (Amazon.com, CBD.com, etc). Then comment on this post with a DIRECT link to your review. (Can be posted on multiple site. TWO extra entry PER review!)
• Read another book by a new author you've discover through this challenge AND post a review on your blog. Comment on this post that this is a 2nd, 3rd, etc. book by a new author you have discovered through this challenge. Include a DIRECT link to your post. (A review is REQUIRED to earn the extra entry for this option.)
• Invite friends to join! For every 10 people we have join after 50 I will add an additional winner to the lot. SO-once we have 70 participates, I will give away the ten book lot as the first prize AND two other lucky participates will each get ONE book! Once we have 100 I will give away the ten book lot plus 5 participates will win ONE book each!

Check out this link here

for a chance to win TWO books of your choice

(from those listed)

for helping promote this challenge.

The Promotion Contest will end January 31, 2010.

Winner will be announced on February 1.