Since this thread isn't as long, I've just modified the thread title rather than starting a new one.
So for those who have stayed on pace, we have finished the historical books of the OT. If this is your first time reading through the Bible, you have now read basically a "history of the world," from a Jewish perspective, from the creation through about 400 B.C. When we get to the phophets, we will go back and fill in some details in the kingdom years and exile period, but the period of about 400 B.C. until a few years before Christ's birth is not dealt with directly (other than through prophecies in the OT and some references back in the NT).
But first, the books of poetry, starting with Job. Very interesting and very controversial book.