To go along with the World Challenge, I'm also adding a Books Around the States challenge.  What better way to see U.S. in fiction and nonfiction than through a challenge.  This one will also be a perpetual challenge.

From Book Around the States:

The United States is a union of 50 states. Let's  "book around the states"and find at least one excellent book for each state of the union. The book should help us learn something ABOUT that state and not just be one written by somebody who lives there.

Of course if you notice my sidebar challenge status, you will see 51 total books.  I can't forget about the District of Columbia.  Although I will forget about the territories.