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A-Z Authors 2018Challenge duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
A - 13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher - 4/19/2018
B - Don't Shoot! I'm just the Avon Lady! - Birdie Jaworski - 4/16/2018
C - The Late Show - Michael Connelly - 1/12/2018
D - Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper - Diablo Cody - 4/8/2018
E - The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff - 3/17/2018
F - The Betrayal - Kate Furnivall - 3/5/2018
G - Dragonfly In Amber - Diana Gabaldon - 1/31/2018
H - Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart - 3/25/2018
I - Ripper - Isabel Allende - 11/25/2018
J - The Good Samaritan - John Marrs - 3/16/2018
K - The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter - 9/20/2018
L - Number the Stars - Lois Lowry - 2/16/2018
M - Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 1/5/
N - Only Child - Rhiannon Navin - 8/28/2018
O - Mean Girls - Micol Ostow - 10/7/2018
P - Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories - R.J. Palacio - 1/26/2018
Q - The Viking's Chosen - Quinn Loftis - 4/22/2018
R - A Mother's Story - Rosie Batty - 4/2/2018
S - Y Is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton - 2/16/2018
T - Bossypants - Tina Fey - 3/30/2018
U - In the Country We Love: My Family Divided - Diane Guerrero - 6/2/2018
V - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron - 10/22/2018
W - The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 5/15/2018
X - The Good Daughter - Alexandra Burt - 7/10/2018
Y - The Shack - William Paul Young - 1/15/2018
Z - All These Things I've Done - Gabrielle Zevin - 5/22/2018
A-Z Authors 2018Challenge duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
A - Alafair Burke The Wife - 3/2
B - Sandra Brown Envy - 1/24
C - Carly Phillips Dare to Surrender - 2/24
D - Dana Delamar Malavita - 2/3
E - Elyssa Patrick As You Wish - 1/28
F - Marie Force Desire After Dark - 1/3
G - Abbi Glines Never Too Far - 1/13
H - Helen Hardt Shattered - 1/8
I - Feels Like the First Time Shawn Inmon - 9/16
J - J.D. Robb Memory in Death - 1/12
K - Ken Follett The Pillars of the Earth - 2/10
L - Lauren Blakely The V Card - 1/27
M - Marliss Melton Code of Silence - 1/3
N - Nathan L. Flamank The Book Of Twenty Four - 2/5
O - Ellen O'Connell Dancing on Coals - 1/14
P - Penelope Ward Mack Daddy - 2/23
Q* - Cari Quinn Shadowboxer - 2/11
R - Nora Roberts Heaven and Earth - 1/20
S - Stacey Kennedy Claimed - 1/10
T - T.L. Swan Stanton Adore - 1/17
U* - Ann Mayburn Dimitri's Forbidden Submissive - 2/20
V - Vanessa ValeRide Me Dirty - 2/25
W - Elliot Wake Unteachable - 1/30
X* - Punishing the Hotwife: Caught: Lexie Syrah - 4/7
Y - Sabrina York Parker's Passion - 1/30
Z* - Zoey Derrick Claiming Addison - 4/11
Done!*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
A Alan Bradley - Speaking from Among the Bones - 1/23/18
B Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected - Emily Brightwell - 1/8/17
C CARPENTER - Burying the Honeysuckle Girls - Emily Carpenter - 2/7/18
D DODIE SMITH I Capture the Castle - 1/28/18
E Evanovich - Hardcore Twenty-Four - Janet Evanovich - 1/2/17
F FABER - All Is Beauty Now - Sarah Faber - 1/26/18
G Greer Macallister - Girl in Disguise - 1/20/18
H HOLEMAN - The Devil on Her Tongue - Linda Holeman - 3/14/18
I Imogen Robertson - Island of Bones - 1/31/18
J Jean Pendziwol - The Lightkeeper's Daughters - 1/12/18
K Kate Morton - The Distant Hours - 1/6/17
L Lee - Witchy Tales - Amanda Lee - 1/1/18
M Martha Grimes - The Old Fox Deceiv'd - 2/22/18
N Nikos Kazantzakis -Zorba the Greek - 5/27/18
O Odden, Karen -A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery - 5/5/18
P Pilcher - The Shell Seekers - Rosamunde Pilcher - 2/16/18
*Q QUINCY - Murder in Mayfair - D.M Quincy - 7/6/18
R Reid -Maybe in Another Life - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 1/19/18
S Simone St. James - Lost Among the Living - 1/17/18
T TOMLIN A King Ensnared: A Historical Novel of Scotland - J.R. Tomlin - 5/20/18
*U dU MaUrier - Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier - 5/11/18
V Vanessa Diffenbaugh - The Language of Flowers - 10/14/18
W WILLIAM RITTER - Jackaby - 7/9/18
*X Fixsen -Fairchild - Jaima Fixsen - 1/10/18
*Y Young - The Gates of Evangeline - Hester Young - 1/21/18
*Z Elizabeth Peters - The Jackal's Head - 6/7/18
A-Z Authors ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
List:
A - A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles, 14.02.2018
B - After the Crash, Michel Bussi, 04.01.2018
C - Ill Wind, Rachel Caine, 19.01.2018
D - The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver, 08.01.2018
E - Auge um Auge, Lukas Erler, 20.02.2018
F - I Liked My Life, Abby Fabiaschi, 21.03.2018
G - The Burning Page, Genevieve Cogman, 27.01.2018
H - Living Dead in Dallas, Charlaine Harris, 30.01.2018
I - Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews, 16.01.2018
J - First Grave on the Right, Darynda Jones, 23.01.2018
K - Rituals, Kelley Armstrong, 12.01.2018
L - Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty, 13.02.2018
M - Once Upon a Marquess, Courtney Milan, 03.02.2018
N - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson, 23.03.2018
O - The Scarlet Pimpernel, Emmuska Orczy, 15.07.2018
P - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells, Rose Pressey, 08.02.2018
Q* - Im Westen nichts Neues, Erich Maria Remarque, 10.09.2018
R - When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead, 25.01.2018
S - Lady of the Lake, Andrzej Sapkowski, 28.01.2018
T - Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier, 29.04.2018
U* - The Duchess War, Courtney Milan, 25.02.2018
V - Tail & Trouble, Victor Catano, 27.03.2018
W - A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare, 04.02.2018
X* - Hades, Candice Fox, 02.01.2018
Y - Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon, 31.01.2018
Z* - The Tower of Swallows, Andrzej Sapkowski, 03.01.2018
A-Z Author Challenge 2018Completed 26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
? A - Flirting Under a Full Moon by Ashlyn Chase - 08/01/2018
? B - Surrender to Me by Shayla Black - 10/01/2018
? C - Kissing with Fangs by Ashlyn Chase - 09/01/2018
? D - Under Fire by Jo Davis - 05/01/2018
? E - Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais - 06/02/2018
? F - Close Contact by Lori Foster - 11/03/2018
? G - Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant - 24/02/2018
? H - Pearl Jinx by Sandra Hill - 15/01/2018
? I - Buried and Shadowed by Alexandra Ivy - 05/02/2018
? J - Trial by Fire by Jo Davis - 04/01/2018
? K - Alpha Instinct by Katie Reus - 01/01/2018
? L - Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey - 12/01/2018
? M - Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean - 14/01/2018
? N - Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts - 07/01/2018
? O - Hooked on the Game by C.M. Owens - 09/05/2018
? P - Hungry Like the Wolf by Paige Tyler - 17/02/2018
? Q - Reckless by Amanda Quick - 02/01/2018
? R - Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History of Magic by J.K. Rowling - 06/01/2018
? S - Mine to Hold by Shayla Black - 11/01/2018
? T - Dire Needs by Stephanie Tyler - 24/01/2018
? U - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin - 23/03/2018
? V - Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl - 16/01/2018
? W - In the Tick of Time by P.D. Workman - 04/02/2018
? X* - Pretend You're Safe by Alexandra Ivy - 07/04/2018
? Y - The Wife He Couldn't Forget by Yvonne Lindsay - 01/01/2018
? Z - A Viking's Peace by Zoe York - 23/02/2018
A-Z Authors 2018Challenge duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
26/26
A - Anna Hackett - Unmapped 1/15/18
B - Jim Butcher - Death Masks 1/30/18
C - Clare Connelly - Off Limits 2/12/18
D - Don Aslett - Not for Packrats Only: How to Clean Up, Clear Out, and Dejunk Your Life Forever! 2/23/18
E - Eleanor Morse - White Dog Fell from the Sky 2/11/18
F - Cait Flanders - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store 1/21/18
G - Gretel Ehrlich - Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami 1/26/18
H - Anna Hackett - Untraveled 1/10/18
I - Alexandra Ivy - My Lord Immortality 1/15/18
J - Janet Evanovich - The Scam 1/5/18
K - Stephen King - The Shining 1/13/18
L - Lorelei James - Raising Kane 2/26/18
M - Molle McGregor - Shadow's Awakening 1/15/18
N - Diane Noble - Through the Fire 4/27/18
O - Olivia Cunning - Wicked Beat 2/21/18
P - Stephanie Perkins - Isla and the Happily Ever After 1/9/18
Q - Angela Quarles - Must Love More Kilts 1/9/18
R - Robert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2/7/18
S - John Sandford - Eyes of Prey 2/9/18
T - K.S. Thomas - Lucky in Love 1/12/18
U - Gretchen Rubin - The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun 1/22/18
V - Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Shelter 1/2/18
W - J.R. Ward - Lover Unbound 1/5/18
X - Gina L. Maxwell - Sweet Victory 2/3/18
Y - Pam Young - Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise 3/6/18
Z - Zane Grey - To the Last Man 2/16/18
2018 A-Z Authors Challenge26/26 READ
?A: Rose Andrews - The Sorcerer's Prize 6/2
?B: Michel Bussi - Black Water Lilies 3/15
?C: Ann Charles - Rattling the Heat in Deadwood 5/14
?D: Sarah Denzil - Silent Child 1/25
?E: Janet Evanovich - The Heist 7/5
?F: Christopher Fowler - The Memory of Blood 1/30
?G: Heather Graham - Heart of Evil 5/21
?H: Thea Harrison - Midnight's Kiss 5/4
?I: Alexandra Ivy - Hunt the Darkness 1/4
?J: Kara Jorgensen - The Earl of Brass 7/10
?K: Caitl┴n R. Kiernan - The Drowning Girl 6/9
?L: Kristy Logan - The Gracekeepers 2/24
?M: Melina Marchetta - Finnikin of the Rock 6/7
?N: Alix Nichols - The Traitor's Bride 5/26
?O: Karen E. Olson - Sacred Cows 5/23
?P: Douglas Preston - City of Endless Night 5/6
?Q: Zara Quentin - Spirit Woman 8/27
?R: Penny Reid - Truth or Beard 6/29
?S: Jory Strong - Inked Magic 6/19
?T: Helen Scott Taylor - A Clockwork Fairytale 5/24
?U: Lisa Unger - The Red Hunter 4/12
?V: Chrystal Vaughan - Conspiracy of Ravens 11/27
?W: Layla Wolfe - A Dangerous Reality 1/4
?X: Emily X.R. Pan - The Astonishing Color of After 7/28
?Y: Yasmine Galenorn - Harvest Hunting 5/25
?Z: Rebecca Zanetti - Total Surrender 8/1
I'm in!A Alexia Adams - Miss Guided - 4 JAN
B Bethany-Kris - Gangster Moll - 3 JAN
C Camilla Chafer - Jeopardy in January - 16 FEB
D Leighann Dobbs - Dead & Buried - 14 MAR
E Emma Chase - Royally Endowed - 4 FEB
F Melissa Foster - Wild Boys After Dark: Heath - 27 FEB
G Diana Gabaldon - The Space Between - 11 APR
H J.A. Huss - Five - 17 JAN
I Isabella May - Oh! What a Pavlova - 27 FEB
J Jessica Wood - Promise to Marry - 7 JAN
K Kellie Perkins - Fighting Grief - 13 JAN
L Lisa Swallow - Summer Sky - 26 FEB
M Karen Marie Moning - Bloodfever - 18 JAN
N N.R. Walker - Clarity of Lines - 17 FEB
O Opal Carew - Hot Ride - 8 MAY
P M.S. Parker - The Billionaire's Muse - 15 MAR
Q Cari Quinn - Manster - 13 MAR
R Alexa Riley - Til Death Do Us Trope - 24 JAN
S S.J. West - Cursed - 2 MAR
T Tessa Bailey - Protecting What's His - 31 JAN
U Lisa Unger - Sliver of Truth - 6 MAY
V Vince Flynn - Executive Power - 12 JAN
W Debra Webb - Colby Law - 20 JAN
X* Lexy Timms - Surrender of a Tattooist - 12 FEB
Y Rebecca Yarros - Nova - 8 JAN
Z A. Zavarelli - Thief - 4 APR
A-Z Authors 2018
Challenge duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
A-A.G. Howard
B-Bella Forrest
C-Carrie Fisher
D-Diane Duane
E-Edward Abbey
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G-Gabrielle Zevin
H-Holly Black
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J-James Dashner
K-Karly Kirkpatrick
L-Lyndsay Ely
M-Michael Bond
N-Neil Patrick Harris
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R-Rin Chupeco
S-Stan Lee
T-Ted Dekker
U-Umberto Eco
V-Vince Flynn
W-Wilkie Collins
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Z-Zoey Dean
Challenge duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
A-A.G. Howard
B-Bella Forrest
C-Carrie Fisher
D-Diane Duane
E-Edward Abbey
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G-Gabrielle Zevin
H-Holly Black
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J-James Dashner
K-Karly Kirkpatrick
L-Lyndsay Ely
M-Michael Bond
N-Neil Patrick Harris
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R-Rin Chupeco
S-Stan Lee
T-Ted Dekker
U-Umberto Eco
V-Vince Flynn
W-Wilkie Collins
X
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Z-Zoey Dean
FINISHED!!A-Z Author 2018
26/26 completed
A: Armstrong, Kelley (A Darkness Absolute) - 1/8/18
B: Barbara Ross (Iced Under) - 2/19/18
C: Cousins, Jane (To Wrangle a Witch) - 7/4/18
D: Davis, Krista (Color Me Murder) - 5/10/18
E: Eve Langlais (Outfoxed by Love) - 1/9/18
F: Furlong-Bollinger, Susan (Peaches and Scream) - 7/7/18
G: Grant, Ellie (Plum Deadly) - 2/20/18
H: Harper, Molly (Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors) - 4/6/18
I: Ilona Andrews (Magic Triumphs) - 8/30/18
J: Jill Shalvis (Animal Attraction) - 4/16/18
K: Krentz, Jayne Ann (Promise Not to Tell) - 1/3/18
L: Leslie Langtry (Mint Cookie Murder) - 1/10/18
M: Mildred Abbott (Cruel Candy) - 4/1/18
N: Nancy Haddock (Basket Case) - 1/26/18
O: Osborne, Sarah (Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot) - 11/29/18
P: Patricia Briggs (Burn Bright) - 3/7/18
Q: Quick, Amanda (The Girl Who Knew Too Much) - 5/2/18
R: Robb, J.D. (Secrets in Death) - 3/13/18
S: Samantha Silver (Alice in Murderland) - 2/11/18
T: Tessa Dare (When a Scot Ties the Knot) - 3/29/18
U: Ursula Vernon (Castle Hangnail) - 5/25/18
V: Victoria Laurie (Doom with a View) - 1/4/18
W: Wallace, Matt (Envy of Angels) - 2/1/8
X: Roxanne St. Clair (Sit...Stay...Beg) - 6/17/18
Y: Yardley, Cathy (Level Up) - 3/22/18
Z: Zanetti, Rebecca (Shadowed) - 1/15/18
A-Z Authors ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Status: 22/26
A: Anna Barnes - How to Be Confident - 11/2/18
B: Perrin Briar - Z-Minus I (16/1/18)
C: Andrew Cunningham - Eden Rising - 17/2/18
D: Jana Deleon - Trouble in Mudbug - 7/3/18
E: Elaine Iljon Foreman - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Your Toolkit to Modify Mood, Overcome Obstructions and Improve Your Life - 11/3/18
F: Fred Van Lente - Halo: Blood Line (2/1/18)
G: Gena Showalter - The Darkest Pleasure (28/1/18)
H: Heather O'Neill - The Girl Who Was Saturday Night - 2/4/18
I: Glyn Iliffe - King of Ithaca - 13/4/18
J: Jasmine Walt - Ghosts and Grudges: a Reverse Harem Urban Fantasy - 21/1/18
K: Kresley Cole - Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole - 3/2/18
L: Mark Lawrence - Red Sister (7/1/18)
M: Madeline Miller - The Song of Achilles (17/1/18)
N: Nick Spalding - Fat Chance (18/1/18)
O: Ann Omasta - Wings on Fire ~ Falling - 12/3/18
P: J.F. Penn - A Thousand Fiendish Angels: Stories Inspired By Dante's Inferno (13/1/18)
Q:
R: Regina Wolfe - Queen's Heart - 26/2/18
S: Stephanie Garber - Caraval (14/1/18)
T: Tracy L. Higley - Star of Wonder - 18/2/18
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W: Jennifer Malone Wright - Keeper of the Peace (6/1/18)
X: Qiu Xiaolong - The Mao Case - 7/3/18
Y: Maisey Yates - A Christmas Vow Of Seduction - 17/3/18
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A-Z Authors ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
A:Alan Bradley, The Grave's a Fine and Private Place 2.22.18
B: Benn, James The White Ghost 3.17.18
C: Charles Todd The Gate Keeper 3.7.18
D: Donna Leon The Waters of Eternal Youth 6.4.18
E: Ed McBain Ax 1.20.18
F: Fiorato, Marina The Glassblower of Murano 4.4.18
G: Grafton, Sue Y is for Yesterday 1.18.18
H: Helen Russell The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country 1.30.18
I: Indridason, Arnaldur Into Oblivion 1.5.18
J: Janes, J. Robert Flykiller 1.27.18
K: Kafka, Franz Letter to His Father 1.1.18
L: Levi, Primo The Monkey's Wrench 1.16.18
M: Mari Jungstedt, Unseen 2.9.18
N:Ngaio Marsh Spinsters in Jeopardy 3.10.18
O: Oz, Amos Scenes from Village Life 5.20.18
P:Perry, Anne Corridors of the Night 1.12.18
Q: Quinn, Kate The Alice Network 8.12.18
R: Rosbottom, Ronald When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 1.14.18
S: Sara J. Henry A Cold and Lonely Place 3.16.18
T:Tursten, Helene The Beige Man 1.8.18
U:Uris, Leon Exodus 4.15.18
V: Vapnyar, Lara There Are Jews in My House 9.16.18
W: William McRaven Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World 2.10.18
X: LuXenberg, Steve Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret 9.9.18
Y: Yrsa Sigurdardottir My Soul to Take 4.12.18
Z: Zennati, Valerie When I Was a Soldier 1.24.18
A-Z Authors 2018Challenge duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
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A The Last Valentine by Felix Alexander 2/14/18BThe Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 1/14/18
C Escape From Prague by Colin Knight 1/30/18
D The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
E Last Day on Mars by Kevin Emerson1/30/18
F The 3rd Woman by Jonathan Freedland 1/21/18The Refugees From Daffodil Cottage
G Terminal by Roderick Gordon 1/11/18
H The Adventure Begins by Richard Ashley Hamilton 1/26/18
I The Refugees From Daffodil Cottage by Ian Rudd 2/5/18
J Zombies versus Aliens versus Vampires versus Dinosaurs by Jeff Abugov 2/1/18
KThe Fellowship for Alien Detection by Kevin Emerson
L Ekata: Fall of Darkness by Dominique Law 4/18/18
M A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 1/25/18
NMurder on the Orion Express by Nate Streeper 2/17/18
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R The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan 2/7/18
S You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero 2/27/18
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W - Fight Game by Kate Wild 1/23/18
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The Lost ChallengesA-Z Authors 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Progress: 26 out of 26
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
EXAMPLE:
A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)
B - Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer (first/last name)
C - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (first name)
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
EXAMPLE:
Z - Watchers - Dean Koontz
List:
A: Sarah Addison Allen; Garden Spells - - 9/9/2018
B: Lauren Blakely; Big Rock - - 1/4/2018 - 247 Pages
C: Carl Hiaasen; Tourist Season - *** - 1/24/2018 - 404 Pages
D: Dorothy L. Sayers; Whose Body? - *** - 3/11/2018 - 212 Pages
E: Elisabeth Naughton; Marked - *** - 2/23/2018 - 321 Pages
F: Lauren Francis-Sharma; 'Til the Well Runs Dry - **** - 2/3/2018 - 400 Pages
G: Cindy Gerard; Show No Mercy - **** - 3/10/2018 - 359 Pages
H: Helen Fielding; Mad About the Boy - - 1/31/2018 - 336 Pages
I: Ilyasah Shabazz; X - *** - 1/9/2018 - 348 Pages
J: Joseph J. Ellis; His Excellency: George Washington - **** - 3/7/2018 - 352 Pages
K: Kevin Hart; I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons - - 1/3/2018 - 400 Pages
L: Lodro Rinzler; The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation - - 4/2/2018 - 208 Pages
M: Marissa Meyer; Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 - - 3/18/2018 - 238 Pages
N: Nella Larsen; Passing - **** - 1/17/2018 - 160 Pages
O: Katie O'Neill; Princess Princess Ever After - - 4/28/2018 - 56 Pages
P: P.N. Elrod; My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding - - 5/3/2018 - 310 Pages
Q: Julia Quinn; The Duke and I - - 10/22/2018 - 384 Pages
R: J.D. Robb; Seduction in Death - - 3/28/2018 - 354 Pages
S: Lynsay Sands; Love Bites - **** - 1/18/2018 - 373 Pages
T: Tiffany Haddish; The Last Black Unicorn - - 2/9/2018 - 288 Pages
U: Maximilian Uriarte; Terminal Lance: The White Donkey - - 4/16/2018 - 284 Pages
V: Brian K. Vaughan; Paper Girls, Vol. 4 - - 6/11/2018 - 128 Pages
W: Madeleine Wickham; The Gatecrasher - *** - 1/8/2018 - 296 Pages
X: Alexandra Ivy; When Darkness Comes - *** - 8/9/2018 - 359 Pages
Y: Gene Luen Yang; Boxers - - 6/7/2018 - 336 Pages
Z: Gabrielle Zevin; Young Jane Young - **** - 8/6/2018 - 304 Pages
Challenge Rules
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I'm in. 19/26
List:
A - Annejet van der Zijl - Gerard Heineken: de man, de stad en het bier (Jun. 25. 2018) First Name
B - Brandon Sanderson - The Alloy of Law (Jan. 14. 2018) First Name
C - Catherine Cookson - The Thursday Friend (Jul. 17. 2018) First and Last Name
D - Danielle Steel - Zussen (Mar. 09. 2018) First Name
E - Thomas Enger - Bloedmist (Oct. 29. 2018) Last Name
F - Ken Follett - World Without End (Jan. 09. 2018) Last Name
G - Michael Gerber - Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse (Feb. 13. 2018) Last Name
H - Harlan Coben - Ik mis je (Mar. 06. 2018) First Name
I -
J - Peter James - Dead Man's Grip (Jan. 18. 2018) Last Name
K - Stephen King - Firestarter (Jan. 10. 2018) Last Name
L - Tessa de Loo - Verraad me niet (Apr. 30. 2018) Last Name
M - Michael Gerber - Barry Trotter and the Unnecessary Sequel: The Book Nobody Has Been Waiting for (Feb. 05. 2018) First Name
N - Gerard Nanne - Lonely Boy (Oct. 27. 2018) Last Name
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P - Jodi Picoult - De kleine getuige (Mar. 23. 2018) Last Name
Q -
R - Kathy Reichs - 206 botten (Apr. 18. 2018) Last Name
S - Steve Berry - De Alexandri?-connectie (Jan. 15. 2018) First Name
T - Terry Pratchett - Mort (Jan. 12. 2018) First Name
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W - Maarten van der Weijden - Beter (Mar. 12. 2018) Last Name
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Y - Youp van 't Hek - Bacteri?n moeten ook leven (Mar. 30. 2018) First Name
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Question: Say I read two books by an author, could I use their first and last name, allowing me to use both books?
Mod
Say I read two books by an author, could I use their first and last name, allowing me to use both books?"
Yes.
Thank you!Andrew Davidson - The Gargoyle April 15, 2018
Brandon Mull - Dragonwatch April 20, 2018
Chance, Karen - Ride the Storm May 20, 2018
David Levithan - Every Day
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Feek, Rory - This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever March 23, 2018
Grant, Mira - Deadline February 27, 2018
Hutchinson, Shaun David - At the Edge of the Universe April 2, 2018
Emmi It?ranta - The Weaver
Joel Salinas - Mirror Touch: Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain June 30, 2018
Kalayna Price - Grave Ransom April 14, 2018
Laurell K. Hamilton - Crimson Death March 14, 2018
McGuire, Seanan - Beneath the Sugar Sky January 27, 2018
Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere April 28, 2018
Oksanen, Sofi - Norma
Patricia Briggs - Burn Bright April 5, 2018
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Rowling, J.K. - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire June 15, 2018
Seanan McGuire - Tricks for Free March 22, 2018
Ted Dekker - Black: The Birth of Evil
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William Shakespeare - Macbeth March 6, 2018
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Gwendolyn Womack - The Memory Painter January 28, 2018
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A-Z Authors 2018Challenge Duration: 01/01/18-12/31/18
18/26
A - Artemis by Andy Weir 04/30/18
B - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 05/12/18
C - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 07.26.18
D - Anatomy of a Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky 01/04/18
E - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 03/21/18
F - Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 05/15/18
G - Parasite by Mira Grant 04/15/18
H - Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 05.27.18
I - Invisible by James Patterson 10.01.18
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K - My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella 02/03/18
L - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 05.09.18
M - One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus 03/31/18
N
O - Delirium by Lauren Oliver 01/23/18
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Q - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 05.09.18
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S - Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella 04/15/18
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W - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 06/16/18
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Y - Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas 03/10/18
Z - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 07.30.18
Done!A-Z Authors 2018
Challenge duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
26/26
A - Anna Hackett - Unmapped 1/15/18
B - Jim Butcher - Death Masks 1/30/18
C - Clare Connelly - Off Limits 2/12/18
D - Don Aslett - Not for Packrats Only: How to Clean Up, Clear Out, and Dejunk Your Life Forever! 2/23/18
E - Eleanor Morse - White Dog Fell from the Sky 2/11/18
F - Cait Flanders - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store 1/21/18
G - Gretel Ehrlich - Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami 1/26/18
H - Anna Hackett - Untraveled 1/10/18
I - Alexandra Ivy - My Lord Immortality 1/15/18
J - Janet Evanovich - The Scam 1/5/18
K - Stephen King - The Shining 1/13/18
L - Lorelei James - Raising Kane 2/26/18
M - Molle McGregor - Shadow's Awakening 1/15/18
N - Diane Noble - Through the Fire 4/27/18
O - Olivia Cunning - Wicked Beat 2/21/18
P - Stephanie Perkins - Isla and the Happily Ever After 1/9/18
Q - Angela Quarles - Must Love More Kilts 1/9/18
R - Robert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2/7/18
S - John Sandford - Eyes of Prey 2/9/18
T - K.S. Thomas - Lucky in Love 1/12/18
U - Gretchen Rubin - The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun 1/22/18
V - Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Shelter 1/2/18
W - J.R. Ward - Lover Unbound 1/5/18
X - Gina L. Maxwell - Sweet Victory 2/3/18
Y - Pam Young - Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise 3/6/18
Z - Zane Grey - To the Last Man 2/16/18
A B Pamela Burford Undertaking Irene 250218
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D
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F Katie Fford The Christmas stocking and other stories 090118
G Fiona Gibson Take mum out 270418
H Veronica Heley False Charity 280218
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K Lucy Kevin Sparks fly 250218
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N Scott Nicholson the dead love longer 220218
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P Jodi Picoult Nineteen Minutes 080118
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T David Thomas Tell me why, Mummy 250418
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W G J Walker Smith Silk Queen 030218
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Y Nicola Yoon Everything Everything 040518
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FINISHED!A Alexia Adams - Miss Guided - 4 JAN
B Bethany-Kris - Gangster Moll - 3 JAN
C Camilla Chafer - Jeopardy in January - 16 FEB
D Leighann Dobbs - Dead & Buried - 14 MAR
E Emma Chase - Royally Endowed - 4 FEB
F Melissa Foster - Wild Boys After Dark: Heath - 27 FEB
G Diana Gabaldon - The Space Between - 11 APR
H J.A. Huss - Five - 17 JAN
I Isabella May - Oh! What a Pavlova - 27 FEB
J Jessica Wood - Promise to Marry - 7 JAN
K Kellie Perkins - Fighting Grief - 13 JAN
L Lisa Swallow - Summer Sky - 26 FEB
M Karen Marie Moning - Bloodfever - 18 JAN
N N.R. Walker - Clarity of Lines - 17 FEB
O Opal Carew - Hot Ride - 8 MAY
P M.S. Parker - The Billionaire's Muse - 15 MAR
Q Cari Quinn - Manster - 13 MAR
R Alexa Riley - Til Death Do Us Trope - 24 JAN
S S.J. West - Cursed - 2 MAR
T Tessa Bailey - Protecting What's His - 31 JAN
U Lisa Unger - Sliver of Truth - 6 MAY
V Vince Flynn - Executive Power - 12 JAN
W Debra Webb - Colby Law - 20 JAN
X* Lexy Timms - Surrender of a Tattooist - 12 FEB
Y Rebecca Yarros - Nova - 8 JAN
Z A. Zavarelli - Thief - 4 APR
I'm in! This is my first challenge so I'm a little uncertain how to record books.Thanks!
Mod
Thanks!"
When you are in the comment box, there's a - add book/author - at the top, click on that to put in the books. Just click the add button.
You need to copy and paste part of the challenge at the top of this page and put it into a comment box. Then every time you update go to your message (which I will link at the top) and click on edit to add your books and authors.
Just let us know if you have more questions! ?
Completed!A-Z Author Challenge 2018
Completed 26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
? A - Flirting Under a Full Moon by Ashlyn Chase - 08/01/2018
? B - Surrender to Me by Shayla Black - 10/01/2018
? C - Kissing with Fangs by Ashlyn Chase - 09/01/2018
? D - Under Fire by Jo Davis - 05/01/2018
? E - Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais - 06/02/2018
? F - Close Contact by Lori Foster - 11/03/2018
? G - Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant - 24/02/2018
? H - Pearl Jinx by Sandra Hill - 15/01/2018
? I - Buried and Shadowed by Alexandra Ivy - 05/02/2018
? J - Trial by Fire by Jo Davis - 04/01/2018
? K - Alpha Instinct by Katie Reus - 01/01/2018
? L - Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey - 12/01/2018
? M - Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean - 14/01/2018
? N - Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts - 07/01/2018
? O - Hooked on the Game by C.M. Owens - 09/05/2018
? P - Hungry Like the Wolf by Paige Tyler - 17/02/2018
? Q - Reckless by Amanda Quick - 02/01/2018
? R - Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History of Magic by J.K. Rowling - 06/01/2018
? S - Mine to Hold by Shayla Black - 11/01/2018
? T - Dire Needs by Stephanie Tyler - 24/01/2018
? U - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin - 23/03/2018
? V - Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl - 16/01/2018
? W - In the Tick of Time by P.D. Workman - 04/02/2018
? X* - Pretend You're Safe by Alexandra Ivy - 07/04/2018
? Y - The Wife He Couldn't Forget by Yvonne Lindsay - 01/01/2018
? Z - A Viking's Peace by Zoe York - 23/02/2018
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A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
EXAMPLE:
A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)
B - Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer (first/last name)
C - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (first name)
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
EXAMPLE:
Z - Watchers - Dean Koontz
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Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.