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Because this is the first time we're doing this challenge, I'll repost the general info below. If you're in for January, please post your three authors. Looking forward to some good reading! We'll pick on Jan 1 this time, since we're starting late. :)

New group, new year, new challenges!

Most people are probably familiar with "series interactive" challenges, where someone posts multiple outstanding books from several series they are reading, and another participant picks which series they will read from in the following month, with the purpose of edging us all closer to being caught up in our favorite series.

This is the same idea, except we're doing it for authors who write multiple books that are stand-alones and **NOT** part of a series. Examples would be Marie Benedict, Jodi Picoult, Ron Chernow, etc. I find I get so focused on series books (in part because of challenges) that I forget to read these others and they pile up! I can't be the only person in this situation. :-)

How this works: on or about the 19th of the month (we're starting late but typically the 19th will be used), participants will be invited to post a list of three authors that they have at least two unread books by. On or about the 25th of the month, pairs will be posted. Everyone will pick the next month's "featured author" for the person they're assigned. I will pick for anyone who does not have a pick by the 30th if I cannot reach the member who is assigned the pick via PM.

The following month, participants should read at least one book by their chosen author. (If you don't get to it and have to backfill or skip it, that's fine -- the point is to whittle down that TBR and have fun!)

Books can be any length, and can be fiction or non-fiction -- they just CANNOT be part of a series, and you need at least two books by an author for that author to qualify for this challenge.


Come join us for January! Because we're starting late, pairs will be selected on 1/2/2022

My three

Adriana Trigiani


Alice Hoffman


Allison Pataki

Ooh, this sounds so interesting - unfortunately January is continuing series month, so none of my books qualify, but definitely looking forward to this at some point in the year

Elin Hilderbrand -

Elizabeth Berg-

Chris Bohjalian

Oooh Elin Hilderbrand -- I didn't think of her!

Jennifer wrote: "Oooh Elin Hilderbrand -- I didn't think of her!"

I am going to read her this next year anyways so I figured why not!

Exactly. I just sorted my audio books by author (inexplicably it sorted them alphabetically by first name, wth) and never got out of the As. LOL

Joe R Landsdale


AJ Baime


Madeline Miller

What a fun idea!!! =)

1.) Megan Abbott

2.) Lisa Jewell

3.) Jacqueline Woodson

Alissa wrote: "What a fun idea!!! =) ..."

Thank you. :-)

Here are the January pairs! Please pick an author for your partner.

Jennifer picks for Denise
Denise picks for Zora
Zora picks for Alissa
Alissa picks for Jennifer

Denise, I'm picking Chris Bohjalian for you!

Zora I pick Madeline Miller for you.

Jennifer, I pick Alice Hoffman for you!

Alissa, Jacqueline Woodson. Enjoy!

thanks!

Did everyone choose their book choice by their author? I have decided to read Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

I'm thinking The Marriage of Opposites and also Everything My Mother Taught Me because that one is short, I have it on audio, and I've been meaning to get to it forever.

I am going with The Flight Attendant.

Whichever comes in first from library holds for me! (and thank you, Denise!)

....so I finished my book. The Marriage of Opposites. It was a bit of a surreal experience because I really liked it, it was exactly the sort of story I gravitate toward, and yet until very recently I'd never heard of it. It was published in 2015. I'm thinking to myself, what a sleeper, that recent a book and yet I've never heard of it? Was I alive in 2015? I check. Yes, turns out I was. Was I AWAKE in 2015? Yes, the fact that I attended work faithfully and yet never wrecked my car would seem to indicate that yes, I was conscious during at least part of that year. Well, maybe it really was a sleeper... I'll go look.

It has -- wait for it -- 54 THOUSAND ratings.

I really have no excuse. 4 stars.

Finished The Flight Attendant, gave it 5 stars. Enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Loved the character Cassie even if she was a hot mess. The twists and turns kept me entertained.

I might have to give that one another look, Denise. :)