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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

2017 Genre Non-Fiction

2017 Genre Non-Fiction

It's time for another year at Genre University

Many here are widely read but would perhaps like to learn more about the field. Others might be newer to the field, but are still interested in learing more about it. Either way, this is your chance!

There are scads of fascinating and entertaining genre non-fiction books. You could learn more about a favorite author and their works, gain insight from a better understanding of genre history and historical context, read some of the "Top 100" books responsible for some of the lists featured here, and find more books for your to-read list.

Some possibilities: History, Criticism & Critical Analysis, Top 100, Essay Collections, Review Collections, Biographies, Autobiographies, Interviews, Correspondence and more!

If you're looking for some suggestions, check in at the forum discussion thread.

(BTW, the banner for the challenge was created by our site admin, and it incorporates the figure of Caspar David Friedrich's Wanderer - isn't it gorgeous?)

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: January 2017 – December 2017

Reading Levels
Select your reading level below. You can adjust your level up or down at any time during the challenge.

 Student = 2 books + 1 reviews
 Scholar = 4 books + 2 reviews
 Savant = 6 books + 3 reviews

This challenge has expired. Please have a look at some of our other challenges for something that may interest you.

cgallant

cgallant

The View from the Cheap Seats:  Selected Nonfiction
1
charlesdee

charlesdee

Flying Saucers are Real
The Invention of Angela Carter:  A Biography
Paperbacks from Hell:  The Twisted History of '70's and '80's Horror Fiction
Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016:  with a Journal of a Writer's Week
Chiplefien

Chiplefien

Benchmarks Concluded:  F&SF
Benchmarks Continued:  F&SF
Benchmarks Revisited:  F&SF
The Geek Feminist Revolution: Essays
The Princess Diarist
Traveler of Worlds:  Conversations with Robert Silverberg
The View from the Cheap Seats:  Selected Nonfiction
Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016:  with a Journal of a Writer's Week
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

All Art is Propaganda
Arthur C. Clarke & Lord Dunsany: A Correspondence
Benchmarks Concluded:  F&SF
Benchmarks Continued:  F&SF
Benchmarks Revisited:  F&SF
The Divine Madness of Philip K. Dick
Kiki870

Kiki870

4
3
2
1
km098

km098

6
5
4
3
2
1
Sable Aradia

Sable Aradia

Dragonwriter:  A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and pern
Flashing Swords! #4:  Barbarians and Black Magicians
Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection
1
Scott Laz

Scott Laz

Benchmarks Concluded:  F&SF
These Are The Voyages: TOS Season Two
2
1
thereddeath

thereddeath

2
1
Weesam

Weesam

Distrust That Particular Flavor
The Evolution of Modern Fantasy:  From Antiquarianism to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series
The Geek Feminist Revolution: Essays
The League of Regrettable Superheroes
Time Travel:  A History
The View from the Cheap Seats:  Selected Nonfiction