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WHEN YOU POST YOUR AUTHORS PLEASE ALSO POST TWO BOOKS BY THAT AUTHOR THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING READING

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 June!

June Pairs:

Jennifer picks for Diana S
Joy D picks for Vikki
Denise picks for Joanne
Diana S picks for Jennifer
Vikki picks for Joy D.
Joanne picks for Denise

My June authors

Fannie Flagg


Carolyn Brown


Trisha Ashley

My three are:

Beryl Bainbridge


John Boyne


Iris Murdoch


Note: The actual book read may differ from those listed above.

Colleen Hoover


John Green


Jennifer McMahon

Sarah McCoy


Jennifer Ryan


Mary Kay Andrews

Mandy Robotham


Sarah Morgan


Ali McNamara

June pairs are posted here!

Diana, I pick Jennifer Ryan for you. I loved "Chilbury."

Vikki, My selection for you is: Mandy Robotham

Joanne I pick Rebecca Serle for you.

Am I too late? I had two authors yesterday and am still searching for the third. If too late, I’ll save them for next month

Joy D wrote: "My three are:

Beryl Bainbridge


John Boyne
[bookcover:A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom|5..."

Joy - I'm going to pick John Boyne for you as I read one of his books earlier this year & one of my Speech & Drama students is doing it for her exam next month. So we've been talking a lot about him.

Vikki wrote: "Joy - I'm going to pick John Boyne for you as I read one of his books earlier this year & one of my Speech & Drama students is doing it for her exam next month. So we've been talking a lot about him..."

Thank you, Vikki!

Thank you Joanne, I am sure I will!

Lance wrote: "Am I too late? I had two authors yesterday and am still searching for the third. If too late, I’ll save them for next month"

Load them up and I'll pick for you. :). I wasn't getting notifications on this thread: sorry I took so long to answer you!

Roger Angell



John Feinstein




Ken Dryden

Well, I saw where you picked up a couple of Angell's books on PIFM or I'd have picked him in light of recent events. But I've decided to overload your reading plate for the month and pick Ken Dryden instead. LOL

Great - Angell has been heavy on my list lately. For the Dryden books, there's actually a third one that I might add as I didn't realize Becoming Canada: Our Story, Our Politics, Our Future was available at my American library.

Sounds like a good read.

Hi Jennifer
I pick Fannie Flagg 😊

Jennifer wrote: "Diana, I pick Jennifer Ryan for you. I loved "Chilbury.""

Thanks Jennifer!

I LOVE Fannie Flagg!! Thank you.

Finished , great book. I gave it 4.5 stars.

I’ve been a little on the fence about that one, Denise. Thanks for the push!

Finished - excellent book. Since I read “The Game�� many years ago and was able to pick up , I’ll make that my second Ken Dryden book and re-read “The Game�� if time allows

Finished my book by John Boyne for June:

A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne- 3.5* - My Review

You pick the most interesting books, Joy. I'm always intrigued when I read the blurbs.