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START DATE: 1st January 2018
DURATION: 1 year
PROGRESS: 19/26
DATE COMPLETED:

A - Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday (09/01/18)
B - Burmese Days by George Orwell (13/02/18)
C - Cake Tree in the Ruins, The by Akiyuki Nosaka (16/09/18)
D - Disbanded Kingdom by Polis Loizou (13/07/18)
E - Estoril by Dejan Tiago-Stanković (08/02/18)
F - Freedom: Vintage Minis by Margaret Atwood (24/04/18)
G - Great Polar Bear by Carolyn Lesser (25/02/18)
H - Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (14/01/18)
I - In Search of Lost Books by Giorgio van Straten (01/05/18)
J - Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath (22/04/18)
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L - Little Book of Feminist Saints, The by Julia Pierpont (04/03/18)
M - Month in the Country, A by J.L. Carr (03/02/18)
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O - Only Story, The by Julian Barnes (17/02/18)
P - Private Language? a Dip Into Welsh Literature by Marion Eames (22/06/18)
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S - Second Winter, The by Craig Larsen (24/02/18)
T - Turn a Blind Eye by Vicky Newham (10/03/18)
U - Untouched House, An by Willem Frederik Hermans (27/08/18)
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W - Walking Wounded by Sheila Llewellyn (03/01/18)
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Y - Year of Magical Thinking, The by Joan Didion (21/11/18)
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A-Z Challenges > A-Z Locations 2018

START DATE: 1st January 2018
DURATION: 1 year
PROGRESS: 23/26
DATE COMPLETED:

A. Alaska (USA): The Word for Woman is Wilderness - Abi Andrews (29/01/17)
B. Baghdad (Iraq): The Beekeeper of Sinjar - Dunya Mikhail (30/07/18)
C. Cardigan (Wales): Song Castle - Luke Waterson (09/05/18)
D. Dublin (Ireland): Orchid & the Wasp - Caoilinn Hughes (05/06/18)
E. Estoril (Portugal): Estoril - Dejan Tiago-Stanković (08/02/18)
F. Finland: The Library of Ice - Nancy Campbell (24/07/18)
G. Gilead (USA): Freedom: Vintage Minis - Margaret Atwood (24/04/18)
H. Haiti: Ayiti - Roxane Gay (09/04/18)
I. Ishmaelia (East Africa): Scoop - Evelyn Waugh (21/05/18)
J. Jutland (Denmark): The Second Winter - Craig Larsen (24/02/18)
K. Katha (Myanmar): Burmese Days - George Orwell (13/02/18)
L. Lucerne (Switzerland): The End of Loneliness - Benedict Wells (21/03/18)
M. Manchester (England): Walking Wounded - Sheila Llewellyn (03/01/18)
N. New York (USA): Asymmetry - Lisa Halliday (09/01/18)
O. Oxgodby (England): A Month in the Country - J.L. Carr (03/02/18)
P. Paris (France): The Great Believers - Rebecca Makkai (15/06/18)
Q. Queensland (Australia): Home Is Nearby - Magdalena McGuire (26/08/18)
R. Romania: Bottled Goods - Sophie van Llewyn (23/06/18)
S. Silkeborg (Denmark): Meet Me at the Museum - Anne Youngson (18/04/18)
T. Tower Hamlets (England): Turn a Blind Eye - Vicky Newham (10/03/18)
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V. Village, The (England): The Only Story - Julian Barnes (17/02/18)
W. Washington DC (USA): White Houses - Amy Bloom (13/04/18)
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Y. York (England): Lost For Words - Stephanie Butland (16/03/18)
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Open Ended Challenges > Whatever the Weather (2.0)

This challenge may take some considerable time to complete!

Start Date: August 2017
End Date: Who knows!

A-Z Challenges > 2017 A-Z Locations

"Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet. You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns. Fictional settings are allowed. "

START DATE: 1st January 2017
DURATION: One Year
PROGRESS: 26/26
DATE COMPLETED: 14th December 2017 �

A. Azores: Shooting Stars are the Flying Fish of the Night - Lynn Michell (09/10/17)
B. Bessapara: The Power - Naomi Alderman (17/06/17)
C. Camberwell (London): The Paying Guests - Sarah Waters (21/04/17)
D. Dresden (Germany): Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (10/06/17)
E. Essex (England): The Turn of the Screw - Henry James (18/10/17)
F. France: Flaubert's Parrot - Julian Barnes (13/07/17)
G. Galapagos Islands: Archipelago - Monique Roffey (28/03/17)
H. Helsinki (Finland): Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words - Boel Westin (27/02/17)
I. Iceland: Burial Rites - Hannah Kent (30/01/17)
J. Judea (Israel): Quarantine - Jim Crace (09/08/17)
K. Krompachy (Slovakia): The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris (26/10/17)
L. London: Noonday - Pat Barker (04/06/17)
M. Munich: Address Unknown - Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (28/05/17)
N. New York: Close to the Knives - David Wojnarowicz (22/03/17)
O. Orkney Islands (Scotland): The Outrun - Amy Liptrot (25/06/17)
P. Paris: Les Enfants Terribles - Jean Cocteau (08/07/17)
Q. Quebec (Canada): Ru - Kim Thúy (14/12/17)
R. Ravensbruck (Germany) If This is a Woman - Sarah Helm (24/01/17)
S. Seoul (South Korea): The Vegetarian - Han Kang (31/07/17)
T. Turkey: Madonna in a Fur Coat - Sabahattin Ali (10/01/17)
U. Utah (USA): A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle (05/11/17)
V. Venice: Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (21/08/17)
W. Warwick (England): Outside of a Dog - Rick Gekoski (05/07/17)
X. Xingu (Brazil): Xingu by Edith Wharton (13/07/17)
Y. Yorkshire (England): Dracula - Bram Stoker (21/07/17)
Z. Zennor (England) - Zennor in Darkness - Helen Dunmore (27/09/17)