Going to put my oar in here just for fun:

- Genesis 1-3

- Psalm 1, 2

- Romans 1-8

- Genesis 12:1-3, 15, 18, 22

- Matthew

- Galatians 4-6

- Exodus 1-20

- Deuteronomy 27-33

- Psalm 90

- Judges

- Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians

- 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel 1-2, 11-15

- Psalm 15, 40, 51, 127

- 1 Chronicles 28 - 2 Chronicles 9

- Proverbs 1-7, Ecclesiastes

- 1 Kings 16:29 - 2 Kings 12

- 2 Kings 18 - 2 Kings 25

- Jeremiah 21-25, Isaiah 40, 53-55, Daniel 1-6

- John

- Jonah, Micah, Malachi

- Acts

- Hebrews, 1-2 Peter

The above is a roughly chronological with some NT goodness thrown in. I tried to cover the main events while also giving lots of time to the fun/weird stuff (like Elijah and Daniel).

Choose a literate translation over a strictly accurate one to start (although the Message might be too far afield). ESV is accurate, but not very readable, I like the NKJV.

Also, a House for My Name and Through New Eyes are both very good for understanding the old testament if you want to really dig in.