I have been a fan of John Steinbeck since I read Tortilla Flat in high school. The book is about a paisano named Danny and the adventures he has with his friends It's a book that has so much warmth and heart and love for its characters that I read it twice in a row.


That's where I got the idea for this challenge.
Finally, I haven't figured out how I'm going to handle the two Sea of Cortez books. They are largely the same, but each also has content that is exclusive.
If you would like to join me, I've come up with a few ways in which you can participate:
- The Major Works: Read Steinbeck's major works: The Pearl, Travels with Charley, East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men.
- The Long Novels: Read Steinbeck's two long novels: The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden.
- The Short Novels: Read all of Steinbeck's short novels - Tortilla Flat, The Moon is Down, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, The Pearl. These are often collected in a single volume.
- The Dustbowl Trilogy: Read the three novels that make up the Dustbowl trilogy - In Dubious Battle, Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath.
- Mix and Match: Read any number of Steinbeck novels.
- Everything: Read them all.
This is a perpetual challenge, meaning that it will continue for as long as it takes for me to complete it.
If you want to participate, grab the button below and put it on your blog. Indicate the level at which you want to participate and add your name to the linky below. Please link directly to your challenge announcement post. I will regularly link to any new challenge posts here on this blog. You may join this challenge at any time.
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My current Steinbeck pile |

Books included in this challenge:
- Cup of Gold (1929)
- The Pastures of Heaven (1932)
- The Red Pony (1933)
- To a God Unknown (1933)
- Tortilla Flat (1935)*
- In Dubious Battle (1936)
- Of Mice and Men (1937)*
- The Long Valley (1938)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1939)*
- The Forgotten Village (1941)
- Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research (1941)
- The Moon Is Down (1942)
- Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team (1942)
- Cannery Row (1945)*
- The Wayward Bus (1947)
- The Pearl (1947)*
- A Russian Journal (1948)
- Burning Bright (1950)
- The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951)
- East of Eden (1952)*
- Sweet Thursday (1954)
- The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication (1957)
- Once There Was A War (1958)
- The Winter of Our Discontent (1961)*
- Travels with Charley: In Search of America (1962)
- America and Americans (1966)
- Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters (1969)
- Steinbeck: A Life in Letters (1975)
- The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (1976)
- Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath (1989)
- Zapata (1993)
- Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War (2012)
I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about this project. I hope you'll join me and read at least one book by John Steinbeck.
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