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message 51: by Susan C (last edited Sep 25, 2018 02:05PM) (new)

Susan C (sacorwin) | 906 comments AN AUTHOR'S WORKS CHALLENGE - 2018
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018


I'm in for one author - 5 books

Author: Joshilyn Jackson
1. My Own Miraculous read 1/6/2018
2. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming read 1/19/2018
3. Backseat Saints read 3/18/2017
4. Between, Georgia read 7/12/2018
5. Gods in Alabama read 9/20/2018

5/5 Challenge completed!


message 52: by The Book Girl (last edited Jan 31, 2018 03:49AM) (new)

The Book Girl (thebookishgirl) | 187 comments AN AUTHOR'S WORKS CHALLENGE - 2018
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018


Author: Shakespeare

1. The Tempest
2. Henry V
3. Much Ado About Nothing
4. Twelfth Night
5. The Taming of the Shrew
6. As You Like It
7. Coriolanus
8. Love's Labour's Lost
9. The Merry Wives of Windsor
10. The Rape of Lucrece
11.
12.
13.


Completed: 0/13
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Key-
* = Currently Reading
^= DNF'ed
strike text= read book


message 54: by Nina (last edited Jul 31, 2018 04:41AM) (new)

Nina | 354 comments An Author's Works Challenge - 2018

I'm in for 3 authors and 12 books.

message 55


Sebastian Fitzek (2/4)

Letzte Hilfe
Amokspiel
Das Paket
AchtNacht


Cassandra Clare (4/5)

Clockwork Angel
Clockwork Prince
Clockwork Princess
Der Weg ins Labyrinth (original Titel: The Iron Trial)
Der kupferne Handschuh (original Titel: The Copper Gauntlet)


Linda Castillo (2/3)

Breaking Silence
Gone Missing
Her Last Breath

8/12


message 55: by Pouneh (new)

Pouneh (pfefferminz1362) I'm in!

Shakespeare it is with 6 plays

Starting with Henry V.


message 57: by Leona (last edited Jan 20, 2018 07:10PM) (new)


message 58: by Gail (new)

Gail | 191 comments I am going to read 3 books each for 2 different authors. I will post books after I choose the 2 authors.


message 59: by ReadingByTheSea (last edited Dec 26, 2017 09:18PM) (new)


message 60: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments Everyone is added to the list.


message 61: by Ashton (last edited Dec 27, 2017 01:25PM) (new)

Ashton (geek_aflame) | 49 comments I'd like to do two authors I really like, Drew Hayes and Gail Carriger.

I discovered Drew Hayes last year and fell in love with his writing but I've only read one series by him so far. This year I plan to explore more of his writing.

I've been a fan of Gail Carriger for a few years now but I haven't read some of her newer work.

I want to read 6 new works by Drew Hayes (0/6)
1. Super Powereds: Year 1
2. Super Powereds: Year 2
3. Super Powereds: Year 3
4. NPCs
5. Split the Party
6. Going Rogue

I want to read 6 works by Gail Carriger (0/6)
1. Etiquette & Espionage
2. Curtsies & Conspiracies
3. Waistcoats & Weaponry
4. Manners & Mutiny
5. Prudence
6. Imprudence

0/12


message 62: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Rose | 258 comments 5 from 1 author please for me


message 63: by Dimitris (last edited Jan 03, 2018 12:59AM) (new)

Dimitris | 11 comments I'd like to join please. 5 books from 1 author. Dean Koontz. Books to be added.


message 64: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (jessicah-mn) | 76 comments Count me in. 5 Books from 1 author, Arthur Conan Doyle.


message 67: by Lois (last edited Jan 06, 2018 11:53AM) (new)

Lois | 112 comments I am definitely picking Ross King - A Canadian Biographer, who has won 2 Governor General Awards and just recently the RBC Taylor Prize for his newest book. Webpage: rosskingbooks.com

Ross King's Author Works in publication order:
Domino by Ross King Domino 1995
Ex-Libris by Ross King Ex-Libris 1998
Brunelleschi's Dome How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King Brunelleschi's Dome 2000
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling 2002
The Judgment of Paris The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism by Ross King Judgement of Paris 2006
Machiavelli Philosopher of Power by Ross King Machiavelli : Philosopher of Power 2007
Defiant Spirits by Ross King Defiant Spirits 2010
The Fantasia of Leonardo da Vinci by Ross King Fantasia of Leonardo da Vinci 2010
Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King Leonardo and the Last Supper 2011
Florence The Paintings and Frescoes in the City that Invented Art, 1250-1743 by Ross King Florence - The Paintings and Frescoes co-authored with Anja Grege 2015
Mad Enchantment Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies by Ross King Mad Enchantment 2016






0/11


message 68: by KellI (last edited Apr 30, 2018 01:40PM) (new)

KellI Preston | 156 comments I love this challenge. Sometimes, when I read an author and really like their books, I go to the used book store and find all the books they have written I can and get them. Don't always get to all of them though! So I am in for 10. Don't know which authors yet.

Update 1/17: For my first author I am choosing John Grisham, an author I haven't read since high school. For the popsugar challenge I read his book Calico Joe for a book set in the decade I was born and decided I wanted to read more of his non-legal thriller books. So I am choosing the few of those that exist, his only book of short stories, and a book that is a sort of "prequel" featuring Lucien Wilbanks of "A time to Kill", which is the book that made me love Grisham when I was 16.
1. Calico Joe
2. Playing for Pizza

3. A Painted House
2. Ford County
5. Sycamore Row
6. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
7. The Last Juror

Update 2/20: My second author I am going to do Lisa Genova. She only has 3 books left that I haven't read and one that I just finished. So I am going to do 4 total for her. But I am doing 6 for John Grisham!
1. Every Note Played
2. Left Neglected
3. Inside the O'Briens
4. Love Anthony

Total: 8/11


message 69: by Mars (last edited Nov 03, 2018 09:15PM) (new)


message 70: by Nicolle (new)

Nicolle Nolen | 5 comments Hello! I’m in for this challenge. I haven’t chosen my authors yet, but I will choose two for a total of 10 books.


message 71: by Michelle (new)

Michelle (preslynn) | 14 comments This is right up my alley. I'd like to go for Stephen King. I've read him for about ten years but haven't even scratched the surface. Not sure what I'll read yet other than Needful Things though... and I only know I'll read that because I have a beautiful hardcover edition laying around already.


message 73: by Laure (last edited Jan 02, 2018 09:29AM) (new)

Laure (goodreadscomlaure) | 13 comments I am in for 6 authors. I am going to use this challenge to spur me on to read more classics.

William Shakespeare
1
2
3
4
5

Charles Dickens
1
2
3
4
5

Emile Zola (Rougeon Macquart)
1
2
3
4
5

Toni Morrison
1
2
3
4
5

E.M Foster
1
2
3
4
5

F. Scott Fitzgerald
1
2
3
4
5


message 74: by Sahira (last edited Jan 06, 2018 09:49PM) (new)

Sahira | 374 comments Finished two books so far off my list. :)

Rick Riordan (2/3 read)
The Staff of Serapis
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo


message 75: by Rachel (last edited Jan 02, 2018 09:52PM) (new)

Rachel Nelson (suitedforliterature) | 167 comments I'm in for 5. Louisa May Alcott is the most obvious choice for me so I'll start there.

An Author's Works Challenge
Duration: January-December 2018
Completed: 0/5


1. Jo's Boys
2. Eight Cousins
3. Rose in Bloom
4. An Old-Fashioned Girl
5. Jack and Jill


message 76: by Newly (new)

Newly Wardell | 46 comments im in for 12 from 4 authors.


message 77: by Susan (last edited Mar 17, 2018 11:08AM) (new)

Susan (jazzescrapper) | 33 comments I had picked authors but changed my mind....

Rick Riordan
1.The Sea of Monsters 3/15/18
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) by Rick Riordan

Jennifer L. Armentrout
1. Don't Look Back2/2/18
2.
3.
4.
5.
Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Holly Black
1. The Cruel Prince2/19/18
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black

Holly Smale
1. Geek Girl2/25/18
2.
3.
4.
5.
Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1) by Holly Smale

Sarah J. Maas
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Marissa Meyers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Libba Bray
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Liane Moriarty
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


message 78: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments First update of the year posted! Congrats to those of you who have finished your first books.


message 79: by Precious (last edited May 13, 2018 05:23PM) (new)

Precious (precioush) Hi! I'm interested! My authors are Toni Morrison, Stephen King, Octavia Butler, and Anne Rice! Reading at least three (3) for each! Will edit and add books as I go!

UPDATE:
Toni Morrison
1.
2.
3.
Stephen King
1.Carrie
2.Christine
3.
Octavia Butler
1.
2.
3.
Anne Rice
1.
2.
3.


message 80: by Julia (new)

Julia B | 47 comments Hi, I'm in for five from George Eliot and five from James Baldwin


message 81: by Sally (new)

Sally Mouzon | 9 comments I am in. I will read at least 5 by Anthony Trollope. I have read 15, mostly his most famous, but I will delve more deeply. Orley Farm is definitely on the list, but after that I am not sure yet. :-)


message 82: by Lindsey (new)

Lindsey (roseangel1011) | 39 comments Im in for 5 from 1 author ive been meaning to try:
Agatha Christie

#1 The Mysterious Mr. Quin
#2 Murder on the Orient Express
#3 Destination Unknown
#4 The Hound of Death
#5 Surprise! Surprise!


message 83: by Kate (new)

Kate  Guinn | katereadsanddrinks (katereadsanddrinks) | 6 comments I would like to join this challenge! I was planning to read Sue Grafton's Alphabet series throughout the year. So I'll commit to the first ten books in the series at least.


message 84: by Jacqueline (last edited Jan 04, 2018 05:10AM) (new)

Jacqueline (jacqueliner94) | 136 comments I'm going for 7 books by Brandon Sanderson.

1. Warbreaker (Warbreaker, #1) by Brandon Sanderson Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson - finished January 1

Completed: 1/7


message 85: by Arushi (new)

Arushi (arushi1) | 98 comments I'll go for 2 authors and 10 books.


message 86: by Sherry (new)

Sherry (lilsherry) | 721 comments I'm in for 2 authors.


message 87: by Mie (new)

Mie | 2148 comments Update msg 11: 1/5
Murder in Mesopotamia - 5⭐️


message 88: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 04, 2018 02:00PM) (new)

An Author's Works Challenge 2018
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018

I'm in for three authors - 3 books each

Completed Books: 0/9

Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
1.
2.
3.

Author: Rainbow Rowell
1.
2.
3.

Author: Sophie Kinsella
1.
2.
3.


message 89: by Cal28 (new)

Cal28 | 3 comments Might as well give this a crack:

Put me down for 20 books by 3 authors

Tony Benn:
Years of Hope
Out of the Wilderness
Office Without Power
Against the Tide
Conflicts of Interest
The End of an Era
Free at Last!
More Time for Politics
A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine

Yanis Varoufakis:
And the Weak Suffer What They Must?
The Global Minotaur
Europe After the Minotaur
Adults in the Room
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

Dominic Sandbrook:
Never Had It So Good
White Heat
State of Emergency
Seasons in the Sun
Mad as Hell
The Great British Dream Factory


message 91: by Becca (new)

Becca Watts | 181 comments I've decided to change mine to 5 books from one author: Kasie West


message 92: by Megan (new)

Megan (lahairoi) | 7470 comments Just completed my first book by Kristin Hannah - Distant Shores. An interesting, well-written book about a woman being brave enough to fight for her happiness. Good, complex characters and some nice twists along the way. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

1/10


message 93: by Amanda (last edited Jan 07, 2018 07:13AM) (new)

Amanda P. (amandapoland) | 70 comments I'm in for 10 but hope to increase that goal.

P.G. Wodehouse
1. My Man Jeeves
2.

Agatha Christie
1.
2.
3.

John Steinbeck
1.
2.
3.

J.K. Rowling
1.
2.


message 95: by Beth (last edited Jul 01, 2018 06:24PM) (new)

Beth | 60 comments An Author's Works

28 completed from 8 authors

Neil Gaiman
1. Trigger Warning - 2/3 ★★★★
2. Stardust - 2/8 ★★�
3. The View from the Cheap Seats - 3/5 ★★★★
4. Neverwhere - 3/14 ★★★★
5. American Gods - 3/17 ★★�
6. Coraline - 3/23 ★★�
7. Fragile Things - 4/5 ★★★★

Trigger Warning Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman Stardust by Neil Gaiman The View from the Cheap Seats Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman American Gods by Neil Gaiman Coraline by Neil Gaiman Fragile Things Short Fictions & Wonders by Neil Gaiman

Mary Roach
1. Gulp - 1/12 ★★★★�
2. Grunt - 1/22 ★★★★
3. Stiff - 4/11 ★★★★
4. Spook - 5/5 ★★★★

Gulp Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Grunt The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Spook Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach

M.R. Carey/Mike Carey
1. The Boy on the Bridge - 1/25 ★★★★�
2. Fellside - 2/24 ★★★★
3. The Devil You Know - 4/7 ★★★★

The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts #2) by M.R. Carey Fellside by M.R. Carey The Devil You Know (Felix Castor, #1) by Mike Carey

Terry Pratchett
1. A Slip of the Keyboard - 2/7 ★★★★
2. Going Postal - 2/18 ★★★★�
3. Guards! Guards! - 3/3 ★★★★

A Slip of the Keyboard Collected Nonfiction by Terry Pratchett Going Postal (Discworld, #33) by Terry Pratchett Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch #1) by Terry Pratchett

Oliver Sacks
1. The River of Consciousness - 2/16 ★★�
2. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - 3/15 ★★★★
3. A Leg to Stand On - 3/29 ★★★★

The River of Consciousness by Oliver Sacks The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks A Leg to Stand On by Oliver Sacks

Bret Easton Ellis
1. American Psycho - 3/2 ★★★★�
2. The Rules of Attraction - 4/8 ★★
3. Glamorama - 4/30 ★★�

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis

John Wyndham
1. The Day of the Triffids - 3/24 ★★★★�
2. Trouble with Lichen - 4/22 ★★★★
3. The Midwich Cuckoos - 5/10 ★★�

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

Ursula K. Le Guin
1. The Wave in the Mind - 5/19 ★★★★�
2. Very Far Away from Anywhere Else - 5/24 ★★★★

The Wave in the Mind Talks & Essays on the Writer, the Reader & the Imagination by Ursula K. Le Guin Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin


message 96: by Mars (new)

Mars (scxrletmars) | 67 comments updated progress on msg 70. 1/5 books done.


message 97: by Leona (new)

Leona (mnleona) | 139 comments Kadijah- I am doing 6 books not 50. I am # 58 on the message board.
Thanks,
Leona


message 98: by Eddy (last edited Feb 14, 2018 03:48AM) (new)

Eddy (kyceti) Hi moderators! I'm Peter/Eddy, and I'd LOVE to do this challenge, since my method of reading is quite of this accord.

I'll be reading these writers for now (below) that I want to explore more thoroughly in 2018. I'll count the texts I've read in 2018 retroactively.

4/12 authors, 24/60 texts

- Albert Camus
1. A Happy Death
2. The Plague
3. Exile and the Kingdom
4. The Myth of Sisyphus
5. The Fall
- George Orwell
1. Down and Out in Paris and London
2. Homage to Catalonia
3.
4.
5.
- Aldous Huxley
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Virginia Woolf
1. Mrs. Dalloway
2. The Waves
3. To the Lighthouse
4. Orlando
5. Night and Day
- George Eliot
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Joseph Conrad
1. Heart of Darkness
2. The Nigger of the Narcissus
3. Almayer's Folly
4. The Outcast of the Islands
5. The Rescue
- Søren Kierkegaard
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Franz Kafka
1. The Judgement
2. The Hunger Artist
3. A Country Doctor
4. The Trial
5. In the Penal Colony
- Margaret Atwood
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Charles Baudelaire
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Jean-Paul Sartre
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
- T.S.Eliot
1. Four Quartets
2. Gerontion
3.
4.
5.


message 99: by Maria (new)

Maria (mariah90602) | 2260 comments Updated message 6

1/5

Stephen King


Gerald's Game by Stephen King 1-11-18


message 100: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments I have updated the challenge. Welcome to all the new members.


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