Here are the rules: go to independent bookstores that are new to you between January 1 and December 31, 2009 and have some sort of interaction. The challenge comes with different levels you can sign up for. I've chosen the category in red.
- Scout - Visit 2 independent bookstores (easy!)
- Specialist - Visit 2 subject matter specialty bookstores (i.e., travel, children, cooking)
- Nationalist - Visit 2 independent bookstores and 1 additional bookstore in a state you do not live in
- Continental - Visit 2 independent bookstores and 1 additional bookstore in another N. American country (that would be the USA, Canada or Mexico)
- Globetrotter - Visit 2 independent bookstores and 1 additional bookstore on a different continent (if you’re going to Europe, check out Bookstore Guide)
- Type A Personality to the Max - Satisfy any two categories
- First store visited: The Snow Goose, Stanwood, Washington
- Second store visited: Murder By The Book Mystery Bookshop, Portland, Oregon
