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An Author's Works Challenge - 2018

1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can join a challenge at any time, as long as the challenge is still active.
2. Whenever you finish a book for the challenge, post here and let the challenge leader know so they can update your progress.
Some members choose to update their original post with their progress to keep track of their challenge more easily, but make sure to also post a new message so the challenge leader knows to go look at your original post. You can look at how other members report their progress to find a strategy that works well for you.
For more information about how challenges work, check out this thread or ask your challenge leader.
Participants
Mie - 5 /5 from 1 Author Completed!
Leticia - 5 /5 from 1 Author Completed!
Abby - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Alex - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Alexander - 3 /5 from 1 Author
Alicesun - 1 /5 from 1 Author
Amanda (m. 13) - 4 /20 from 4 Authors
Amanda (m. 32) - 2 /10 from 2 Authors
Amanda (m. 94) - 0 /10 from 4 Authors
Ana - 0 /15 from 3 Authors
Anna - 4 /12 from 1 Author
Arushi - 0 /10 from 2 Authors
Ash - 0 /12 from 2 Authors
Ashly - 1 /8 from 2 Authors
Berit - 15 /26 from 10 Authors
Beth - 25 /32 from 9 Authors
Betsy - 10 /14 from 3 Authors
Blagica - 8 /34
Brianna - 0 /12 from 6 Authors
Cal28 - 0 /20 from 3 Authors
Charity - 8 /15 from 6 Authors
Christina - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Cindy lll - 1 /9 from 3 Authors
Debra - 0 /16 from 3 Authors
Dimitris - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Dyln - 1 /10 from 2 Authors
Elaine - 0 /30 from 10 Authors
Fatima - 6 /18 from 4 Authors
Gail - 0 /6 from 2 Authors
Gem - 0 /5
Greg - 7 /21 from 5 Authors
Heather Codename: Dutchess - 0 /? from 3 Authors
Heidi - 0 /6 from 2 Authors
Jaci - 1 /7 from 1 Author
Jennifer (m. 24) - 0 /15 from 3 Authors
Jennifer (m. 7) - 0 /10
Jessica - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Joey - 0 /10 from 1 Author
Jordynn - 0 /15 from 3 Authors
Joy D - 2 /5 from 1 Author
Julia (m. 22) - 1 /17 from 6 Authors
Julia (m. 81) - 0 /10 from 2 Authors
Kacey - 0 /20 from 4 Author
Kadijah Michelle - 3 /15 from 3 Authors
Kate (m. 29) - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Kate (m. 84) - 0 /10 from 1 Author
Kell - 8 /11 from 2 Authors
Kelly - 0 /6 from 1 Author
Kerry - 0 /30 from 11 Authors
Kimberly - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Krishna - 6 /12 from 2 Authors
Kristin - 5 /10 from 2 Authors
Kylie - 0 /10 from 2 Authors
Lady - 3 /14 from 3 Authors
Laura (m. 28) - 0 /5 from 2 Authors
Laura (m. 40) - 3 /15 from 3 Authors
Laura (m.18) - 3 /12 from 1 Author
Laure - 0 /30 from 6 Authors
Lauri - 0 /8 from 3 Authors
Leona - 2 /6 from 1 Author
Lindsay (m. 8) - 1 /5 from 1 Author
Lindsey (m. 83) - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Lois - 0 /11 from 1 Author
Maria - 2 /5 from 1 Author
Mariela - 0 /5
Martha - 1 /6 from 2 Authors
Mary - 0 /26 from 3 Authors
Megan - 11 /15 from 3 Authors
Michelle - 0 /?
Mikayla - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Minnie - 0 /9 from 3 Authors
Newly - 0 /12 from 4 Authors
Nicolle - 0 /10 from 2 Authors
Nina - 6 /12 from 3 Authors
Penny - 4 /9 from 3 Authors
Peter - 24 /60 from 12 Authors
Phill - 0 /10 from 2 Authors
Pouneh - 0 /6 from 1 Author
Precious - 0 /12 from 4 Authors
Rachael - 1 /5 from 1 Author
Rachel - 0 /5 from 1 Author
ReadingByTheSea 0 /5 from 1 Author
Rebecca - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Richelle - 0 /5 from 2 Authors
Rina - 9 /18 from 4 Authors
Rique - 0 /5
Robbin - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Rowizyx - 2 /30 from 10 Authors
Sahira - 9 /12 from 2 Authors
Sally - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Sara'la - 1 /9 from 3 Authors
Sherry - from 2 Authors
Sheryl_at_Ubookquitous - 4 /17 from 3 Authors
Stephanie - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Susan - 4 /24 from 8 Authors
Susan C - 2 /5 from 1 Author
Taylor R - 0 /11 from 2 Authors
The Book Girl (Andrea) - 0 /13 from 1 Author
Ula - 0 /5 from 1 Author
Wolf (Alpha) - 0 /10 from 1 Author
as of message 221 on May 2

Six books: Three each from Louise Erdrich and Toni Morrison. If I finish those two this year and have time I'll add another author.
Toni Morrison:
1. Sula
2. A Mercy
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Louise Erdrich:
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3/5
Stephen King
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Robert Dugoni
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Orson Scott Card
�A War of Gifts
�Ender in Exile
�Speaker for the Dead
�Xenocide
�First Meetings: In The Enderverse
Completed 18/12/18

Libba Bray
Cassandra Clare
Sarah Dessen
Morgan Matson
Neal Shusterman
Patrick Ness
total read � 00 | 12

5/5 - COMPLETE ✔️
� Murder in Mesopotamia - 5⭐️
� Evil Under the Sun - 4⭐️
� Cat Among the Pigeons - 4⭐️
� 4:50 from Paddington - 4,5⭐️
� Five Little Pigs - 4⭐️

An Author's Works
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018
I've always told myself I would like to read more Stephen King novels and so this is the perfect chance to do just that.
I'll aim to read 6 of this books this year.
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Read: 0/6 books

Duration: January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Alexander McCall Smith 3/5
1. Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers
Completed 31/1/18 Rating 4 stars
2. The Charming Quirks Of Others
Completed 15/4/18 Rating 4 stars
3. The Dog Who Came in From the Cold
Completed 11/5/18 Rating 4 stars
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Enid Blyton 1/5
6. Five Get into Trouble
Completed 7/1/18 Rating 4 stars
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Lemony Snicket 3/5
11. The Bad Beginning
Completed 11/3/18 Rating 3 stars
12. The Reptile Room
Completed 24/6/18 Rating 4 stars
13. The Wide Window
Completed 18/8/18 Rating 3 stars
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é 3/5
16. The Broken Ear
Completed 13/5/18 Rating 3 stars
17. The Black Island
Completed 15/5/18 Rating 4 stars
18. Land of Black Gold
Completed 20/5/18 Rating 3 stars
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0/4
10/20

COMPLETED: 6/5
� The Merchant of Venice read 22 April, ***
� The Merry Wives of Windsor read 13 May, ***
� The Taming of the Shrew read 14 July, ** with review
� The Two Gentlemen of Verona read 7 September, ****
� Cymbeline read 30 September, **** with review
� Pericles read 9 November, ***

Kristin Hannah:
- Distant Shores - completed January 2018
- Firefly Lane - completed March 2018
- Fly Away - completed April 2018
- Angel Falls - completed September 2018
- The Great Alone - completed September 2018
- Night Road - completed October 2018
James Patterson:
- Guilty Wives - completed January 2018
- Bullseye - completed April 2018
- Chase - completed June 2018
- The Murder House - completed July 2018
- Woman of God - completed October 2018
Sarah J. Maas:
- Throne of Glass - completed January 2018
- Crown of Midnight - completed February 2018
- Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2018
- Queen of Shadows - completed April 2018
- Empire of Storms - completed April 2018
- Tower of Dawn - completed April 2018
- A Court of Frost and Starlight - completed May 2018
- Kingdom of Ash - completed November 2018
19/17 - challenge completed!!!

Batch #1: Five books by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace - READ
The Handmaid's Tale - READ
Oryx and Crake - READ
The Year of the Flood - READ
MaddAddam - READ
Batch #2: Five books by Astrid Lindgren
Mio, min Mio - READ
Ronja rövardotter - READ
Bröderna Lejonhjärta - READ
Stora Emilboken - READ
Boken om Pippi Långstrump - READ
Batch #3: Three books by Åsne Seierstad and two books by Ray Bradbury
The Bookseller of Kabul - READ
One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway - READ
Två systrar: Ett reportage - READ
Fahrenheit 451 - READ
The Halloween Tree - READ
Batch #4: Five books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun
The Thing Around Your Neck
Purple Hibiscus - READ
Americanah
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions - READ
Batch #6: Five books by Arnaldur Indriðason
Reykjavík Nights: Murder in Reykjavík - READ
Into Oblivion - READ
Jar City - READ
Silence of the Grave - READ
Voices - READ
Batch #7. Three books by Khaled Hosseini and two books by Karin Bojs
The Kite Runner - READ
A Thousand Splendid Suns - READ
And the Mountains Echoed - READ
My European Family: The First 54,000 Years - READ
Svenskarna och deras fäder - de senaste 11 000 åren - READ
Batch #8. Three books by Neil Gaiman and two books by Andy Weir
American Gods - READ
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - READ
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
The Martian - READ
Artemis - READ
So far 27/8

AN AUTHOR'S WORKS CHALLENGE - 2018
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018
Books 4/12
Bernard Cornwell:
� 1. Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe #8) 26/Jan/18 ★★★☆�
� 2. Wildtrack (Thrillers #1) 28/Jan/18 ★★★☆�
� 3. Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe #1) 24/Feb/18 ★★★★�
� 4. War of the Wolf (Saxon Stories #11) 30/Oct/18 ★★★★�
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I really want to read more of Shakespear's plays. I'm not going to read all of them in 2018, but maybe I'll manage to read 1 play a month. So my goal - 12 Shakespear plays!
12 Shakespear plays:
1. The Tempest by William Shakespeare 20.02.2018 ★★★☆�
2. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 22.02.2018 ★★★★�
3. Hamlet by William Shakespeare 27.03.2018 ★★★★�
4. Love's Labor's Lost by William Shakespeare 30.04.2018 ★★★☆�
5. Macbeth by William Shakespeare 26.05.2018 ★★★★�
6. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 29.07.2018 ★★★★�
7. Richard III by William Shakespeare 11.12.2018 ★☆☆☆�
8. Pericles by William Shakespeare 12.12.2018 ★★☆☆�
9. Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare 14.12.2018 ★★☆☆�
10. Measure for Measure byWilliam Shakespeare 15.12.2018 ★★★★�
11. As You Like It by William Shakespeare 19.12.2018 ★☆☆☆�
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11/12
12 Shakespear plays:
1. The Tempest by William Shakespeare 20.02.2018 ★★★☆�
2. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 22.02.2018 ★★★★�
3. Hamlet by William Shakespeare 27.03.2018 ★★★★�
4. Love's Labor's Lost by William Shakespeare 30.04.2018 ★★★☆�
5. Macbeth by William Shakespeare 26.05.2018 ★★★★�
6. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 29.07.2018 ★★★★�
7. Richard III by William Shakespeare 11.12.2018 ★☆☆☆�
8. Pericles by William Shakespeare 12.12.2018 ★★☆☆�
9. Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare 14.12.2018 ★★☆☆�
10. Measure for Measure byWilliam Shakespeare 15.12.2018 ★★★★�
11. As You Like It by William Shakespeare 19.12.2018 ★☆☆☆�
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11/12

Joe Hill
1. NOS4A2
2. Heart-Shaped Box
3. The Fireman
4. Strange Weather - 1/13/18
Santino Hassell
5. Sunset Park - 2/15/18
6. First and First - 3/19/18
7. Interborough
8. Concourse
Read: 3/8

Anne McCaffrey:
Dragonsdawn, The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall, Dragonseye, Dragon’s Kin, Dragon’s Fire, Dragon Harper, Dragonsblood, Dragonheart, Dragongirl, Dragon’s Time, Dragonrider, Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern, Nerilka’s Story, Dragonflight, Dragonsong, Dragonquest, Dragonsinger, The White Dragon, Dragondrums, Masterharper of Pern, Renegades of Pern, The Girl Who Heard Dragons (anthology), All The Weyrs of Pern, The Dolphins of Pern, The Skies of Pern
Tana French:
In the Woods, The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbour, The Secret Place, The Trespasser
David Weber
On Basilisk Station, The Honor of the Queen, The Short and Victorious War, Field of Dishonor, Flag in Exile, Honor Among Enemies, In Enemy Hands, Schoes of Honor, Ashes of Victor, War of Honor, At All Costs, Mission of Honor, A Rising Thunder

Books 1/17
1.Erich Maria Remarque



2.John Green



3.Diana Gabaldon



4.William Shakespeare



5. Agatha Christie
TBD
6.Leo Tolstoy



1.
2. The Patriotic Murders
3. Evil Under the Sun
4. N or M?
5. The Body in the Library

Authors1/3
Books3/13
V.C. Andrews
Jon Krakauer
1.Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
2.Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
3.Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
4.Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
5.Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
Jane Austen
1.Lady Susan
2Northanger Abbey
3.EMMA
4.Mansfield Park
5.Sanditon

Challenge Completed: 5 of 5 as of 9/21/18
Margaret Atwood
1. The Handmaid's Tale - Completed 1/2/18 - 5 stars
2. Surfacing - Completed 2/27/18 - 2 stars
3. Cat's Eye - completed 6/16/18 - 5 stars
4. Oryx and Crake - completed 8/13/18 - 4 stars
5. Alias Grace - completed 9/21/18 - 3 stars

AN AUTHOR'S WORKS CHALLENGE
Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017
0/5 completed
Angela Marsons
1. Play Dead
2. Blood Lines
3. Dead Souls
4. Broken Bones
5. The Middle Child

Liane Moriarty
1. Big Little Lies
2. The Last Anniversary
3. What Alice Forgot
4. The Hyponist's Love story
Cathy Marie Buchanan
1. The Day The Falls Stood Still

Philippa Gregory
I have been meaning to get into her work for a long time now (I even own one of her books and have never read it).
0/5

John Grisham
The Client - READ!
Sycamore Row
The Street Lawyer
The Broker
A Painted House
G. Willow Wilson
Alif the Unseen
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why - READ!
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed - READ!
Cairo
A-Force #1
Judy Blume
In the Unlikely Event
Wifey
Smart Women
Deenie
Just as Long as We're Together
3/15 by 3 Authors

An Author's Works
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018
I've always told myself I would like to read more Stephen King novels and so this is the perfect chance to..."
Good choice Happy reading

Joe Hill
1. NOS4A2
2. Heart-Shaped Box
3. The Fireman
Santino Hassell
4. Sunset Park
5. [book:Firs..."
Joe Hill is a good choice I really enjoyed Heart shaped box and the fireman Hope you do too

0/16
Iris Johansen
1. No Easy Target
2.Fatal Tide
3. The Face Of Deception
4. The Killing Game
5. The Search
Lisa Jackson
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2. Chosen To Die
3. Born To Die
4. Afraid To Die
5. Ready to Die
Karin slaughter
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3.A Faint Cold Fear
4.Indelible
5.Faithless
6.Beyond Reach

Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale, The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin
Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises, For Whom The Bells Toll, A Farewell to Arms
Joan Didion: Slouching Towards Bethlehem, After Henry, A Year of Magical Thinking

John Grisham: The Litigators, The Associate, The confession
Lee Child: Lee Reacher books: Die Trying, Tripwire, Running Blind
Robert B. Parker: Jesse Stone books: Night Passage, Sea Change, Stranger in Paradise

Jacqueline Carey
1. Kushiel's Dart
2. Kushiel's Chosen
3. Kushiel's Avatar
4. Santa Olivia
5. Saints Astray
Terry Goodkind
1. Wizard's First Rule
2. Stone of Tears
3. Blood of the Fold
4. Temple of the Winds
5. Soul of the Fire
Janny Wurts
1. The Curse of the Mistwraith
2. The Ships of Merior
3. Warhost of Vastmark
4. Fugitive Prince
5. Grand Conspiracy
Challenge completed. 15/15


Challenge Accepted: January 1, 2018
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: December 31, 2018
My ultimate goal is three books each from ten different authors (30 books total). I have the first couple selected here and will come back to update as I select the others.
Cynthia Eden
Eternal Hunter
I'll Be Slaying You
Eternal Flame
Fredrik Backman
Britt-Marie Was Here
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Beartown
Shira Anthony
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TJ Klune
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Kristen Ashley
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JD Robb
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Cardeno C.
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Karen Wittemeyer
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Paige Tyler
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Ari McKay
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Yearly Challenge
An Authors Work Challenge
Pg 1, Msg 45
Goal 0/11 Books from 2 Authors
Nicholas Sparks: 0/5
C. S. Lewis: 0/6

Nora Roberts:
0/3
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J.D. Robb:
0/2
1. Naked in Death
2. Glory in Death

18/15
Jojo Moyes
- After You 1/27/18
- Paris for One and Other Stories 2/11/18
Becky Albertalli
- The Upside of Unrequited 1/18/18
- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 3/13/18
- Leah on the Offbeat 7/20/18
- What If It's Us 11/3/18
Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Mist and Fury 5/20/18
- A Court of Wings and Ruin 5/27/18
- A Court of Frost and Starlight 5/29/18
Madeleine L'Engle
- A Wrinkle in Time 4/22/18
- A Wind in the Door 4/29/18
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet 4/29/18
Victoria Schwab
- A Gathering of Shadows 7/1/18
- A Conjuring of Light 7/6/18
- This Savage Song 8/12/18
- Our Dark Duet 8/14/18
- City of Ghosts 10/18/18

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot Series:
1- The Mysterious Affairs at Styles
2 - The Murder on the Links
3 - Poirot Investigates
4- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
5- The Big Four
6- The Mystery of The Blue Train
7- Black Coffee
8- Peril at End House
9- Lord Edgware Dies
10- Murder on the Orient Express
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I will try to continue the series if I can.

Ami McKay
The Birth House
The Virgin Cure
Alice Hoffman
The Dovekeepers
Faithful
The Ice Queen
Louise Erdrich
LaRose
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
The Birchbark House

0/30
1) A.S. Byatt
� 1. Babel Tower
� 2. A Whistling Woman
� 3. Peacock & Vine: On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny
2) Robin Hobb
� 1. Ship of Magic
� 2. The Mad Ship
� 3. Ship of Destiny
3) Natsuo Kirino
� 1. Grotesque
� 2. Disparitions
� 3. Real World
4) Amitav Ghosh
� 1. In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale
� 2. The Shadow Lines
� 3. The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium & Discovery
5) Susan Vreeland
� 1. Girl in Hyacinth Blue
� 2. Luncheon of the Boating Party
� 3. The Forest Lover
6) Edward Rutherfurd
� 1. Paris
� 2. Russka: The Novel of Russia
� 3. Sarum: The Novel of England
7) Michel Bussi
� 1. Black Water Lilies
� 2. Mai dimenticare
� 3. Non lasciare la mia mano
8) Mathias Énard
� 1. Zone
� 2. Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants
� 3. L'Alcool et la Nostalgie
9) Hilary Mantel
� 1. Beyond Black
� 2. An Experiment in Love
� 3. A Place of Greater Safety
10) Ian McEwan
� 1. Sweet Tooth
� 2. Saturday
� 3. Black Dogs
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Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018
Do you have authors you like but haven't had the chance to explore his or her writing to the extent you would like? Here's your chance! For this challenge, pick an author (or two or three) that you really enjoy reading. Look him or her up on ŷ, and pick at least 5 unique works he or she has written (if an author has written less than 5 works, make sure to pick at least 2 authors so that your total is more than 5). You do NOT need to count short stories or books your author has merely contributed to, introduced, edited or translated.
For example, let's say you pick Liane Moriarty. She has 20 unique works on ŷ, but you only need to read 5 books to complete this challenge. So you could pick:
1. The Husband's Secret
2. Truly Madly Guilty
3. Big Little Lies
4. The Last Anniversary
5. What Alice Forgot
What authors will you choose?