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It is not too late, Srividya. Please join us. Welcome!

THank you.. I will :) Will post the details later :)

Updated Post #12 = 13/32.

Updated Post #12 = 14/32.

This is much harder than I thought. Female authors (and some male) just don't like their birth date anywhere. :(

Barbara �� wrote: "This is much harder than I thought. Female authors (and some male) just don't like their birth date anywhere. :("

You're doing well, there's no rush. Four more books and you're halfway. Did you see the spreadsheet in message #44?

Author's Birthday Challenge
Duration:You set the pace
Start Date: August 3, 2014
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Welcome to the challenge Shan!

This looks fun! :D
Author's Birthday Challenge
Level 6:31 days
BONUS - Whatever level you choose, plus an extra one, for your birthday!
19/32
��1st Karen Marie Moning (DOB November 1st)
The Immortal Highlander 17/10/14
2nd Scott Lynch, born on April 2th
3rd Colleen Houck, born on October 3rd
4th Gail Carriger, born on May 4th
��5th Rick Riordan (DOB June 5th)
The Red Pyramid 18/3/15
��6thLora Leigh, (DOB March 6th)
Reno's Chance 15/4/15
7th E.L.James, born on March 7th
��8th Peter V. Brett,(DOB February 8th)
The Warded Man 10/9/2015
9th Glenn Cook, born on July 9th
��10th Neil Gaiman, (DOB November 10th)
Neverwhere 19/10/14
��11th Jennifer L. Armentrout, (DOB June 11th)
Stay With Me 28/9/14
12th Richelle Mead, born on November 12th
13th Tamora Pierce, born on December 13th
14th Kelley Armstrong, born on December 14th
��15th Agatha Christie (DOB September 15th)
ABC Murders 8/1/2017
��16th Jane Austen, (DOB November 16th)
Pride and Prejudice 12/1/2017
��17th Christopher Paolini, (DOB November 17th)
Eragon 1/4/15
��18th Maggie Stiefvater (DOB November 18th)
The Raven Boys 22/1/15
��19th Brandon Sanders (DOB December 19th)
Mistborn:The Final Empire 11/3/15
��20th Douglas Preston (DOB May 20th)
Relic 7/3/15
21st Dalilah Dawson, born on October 21st
22nd Dan Brown, born on June 22nd
��23rd Rachell Hawkins (DOB November 23rd)
Rebel Belle 27/3/15
��24th John Green (DOB August 24th)
Paper towns 28/8/2015
��25th Carlos Ruiz Zafon (DOB September 25th)
The Prince of Mist 25/8/2016
26th Jessica Verday, born on July 26th
��27th Kristen Proby, (DOB November 27th)
Forever with me 1/1/15
��28th Terry Pratchett, (DOB April 28th)
The Thief of Time 20/1/15
29th C.S.Lewis, born on November 29th
30th Cherie Priest
��31st J.K.Rowling, (DOB July 31st)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 25/10/14
BONUS: 2nd of May Lee Nichols

The Red Baron wrote: "Barbara �� wrote: "This is much harder than I thought. Female authors (and some male) just don't like their birth date anywhere. :("

You're doing well, there's no rush. Four more books and you're h..."

I'm checking out the spreadsheet now. Thanks for pulling it all together.

has anyone found Patricia Briggs birthday or Jennifer Estep?

Goal: Level 6 - (0/31)
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Author's Birthday Challenge
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Welcome to the challenge Laila Jane & Maureen ��

Authors' Birthday Challenge
Read: 28/32
Start: 1/23/2015

1. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter January 1
2. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe March 2
3. The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson January 3
4. Guardians of the Night by Alan Russell June 4
5. If I Stay by Gayle Forman June 5
6. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen June 6
7. Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan September 7
8. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard April 8
9. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell June 9
10. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley October 10
11. The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen February 11
12. The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman August 12
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14. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven May 14
15. Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks January 15
16. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz August 16
17. Eragon by Christopher Paolini November 17
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19. Cinder by Marissa Meyer February 19
20. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin September 20
21. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg September 21
22. Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson March 22
23. Cloaked by Alex Flinn October 23
24. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson June 24
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25. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky January 25
26. The Maze Runner by James Dashner November 26
27. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard July 27
28. September Girls by Bennett Madison March 28
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30. Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery November 30
31. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling July 31

Welcome to the challenge Caroline ��

Thanks!

Starting 7/17/15

30/31 Completed

1. Heist Society by Ally Carter - Read 8/21/15 - Birthday 1/1/74
2. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata - Read 12/11/15 - Birthday 7/2/56
3. How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr - Read 9/24/15 - Birthday 10/3/70
4. Caught by Harlan Coben - Read 7/30/15 - Birthday 1/4/62
5. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - Read 7/27/15 - Birthday 3/5/86
6. The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen - Read 8/2/15 - Birthday 1/6/65
7. Grey by E.L. James - Read 7/19/15 - Birthday 3/7/63
8. Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard - Read 7/18/15 - Birthday 4/8/77
9. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han - Read 10/18/15 - Birthday 3/9/80
10. Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts - Read 9/13/15 - Birthday 10/10/50
11. Never Never: Part Two by Colleen Hoover - Read 7/16/15 - Birthday 12/11/79
12. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore - Read 2/1/16 - Birthday 9/12/69 (James Frey)
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14. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - Read 8/11/15 - Birthday 5/14/68
15. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie - Read 8/9/15 - Birthday 9/15/1890
16. Yes Please by Amy Poehler - Read 11/17/15 - Birthday 9/16/71
17. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - Read 8/11/15 - Birthday 7/17/71
18. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater - Read 5/22/16 - Birthday 11/18/81
19. Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth - Read 10/24/15 - Birthday 8/19/88
20. Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin - Read 9/23/15 - Birthday 3/20/72
21. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin - Read 9/10/15 - Birthday 10/21/29
22. Invisible by James Patterson - Read 7/28/15 - Birthday 3/22/47
23. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - Read 9/9/15 - Birthday 10/23/73
24. Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan - Read 8/25/15 - Birthday 7/24/61
25. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler - Read 8/19/15 - Birthday 2/25/75
26. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner - Read 8/23/15 - Birthday 11/26/72
27. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - Read 8/29/15 - Birthday 7/27/90
28. Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snicket - Read 12/29/15 - Birthday 2/28/70 (David Handler)
29. Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker - Read 1/20/16 - Birthday 7/29
30. The Future of Us by Jay Asher - Read 12/1/15 - Birthday 9/30/75
31. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks - Read 8/18/15 - Birthday 12/31/65

Welcome to the challenge Kim ��

Authors�� Birthdays Challenge
Duration: Jan 1, 2015 - ???
Progress: 19/32

Feb. 1 - Shadowland by Meg Cabot 1/28/16
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May 5 - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 6/22/16
March 6 - Forbidden Pleasure by Lora Leigh 7/19/16
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Jan. 8 - The Seven Whistlers by Amber Benson 4/11/16
Dec. 9 - Hunted by Kevin Hearne 3/10/16
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June 11 - Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 1/12/16
Nov. 12 - Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead 1/25/16
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June 14 - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 1/2/16
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Jan. 16 - Black & Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge 3/18/16
Sept. 17 - The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan 5/5/16
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Dec. 19 - The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson 1/23/16
June 20 - Stray by Rachel Vincent 6/9/16
Sept. 21 - The Dead Zone by Stephen King 3/4/16
Jan. 22 - Animal Kingdom by Iain Rob Wright 1/9/16
Oct. 23 - Congo by Michael Crichton 1/21/16
Aug. 24 - Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler 6/3/16
Feb. 25 - Uganda Be Kidding Me by Chelsea Handler 2/26/16
Oct. 26 - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher 4/21/16
Jan. 27 - Snared by Stefan Petrucha 3/6/16
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Heck of a revival of this thread :D I think I'll try it on the BONUS level. As ever with me, a linked book is completed, an italicised one is in progress and a normal one is my intended read for that category.

Authors�� Birthdays Challenge
Duration: January 15, 2016 - January 3, 2017
Progress: 32/32

1. Patrick Ness - January 1st - The Knife of Never Letting Go
2. Isabel Allende - August 2nd - Maya's Notebook
3. J.R.R. Tolkien - January 3rd - Roverandom
4. Gail Carriger - May 4th - Manners & Mutiny
5. Robin Hobb - March 5th - Fool's Assassin
6. Leigh Bardugo - April 6th - Shadow and Bone
7. Robert Heinlein - July 7th - Stranger in a Strange Land
8. Kazuo Ishiguro - November 8th - Never Let Me Go
9. Kevin Hearne - December 9th - Staked
10. John Scalzi - May 10th - Old Man's War
11. Douglas Adams - March 11th - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
12. Cheryl Kaye Tardif - August 12th - Whale Song
13. Stephen Baxter - November 13th - Bronze Summer
14. Adrian Tchaikovsky - June 14th - Empire in Black and Gold
15. Stieg Larsson - August 15th - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
16. Jane Austen - December 16th - Pride and Prejudice
17. William Gibson - March 17th - The Peripheral
18. Charles Stross - October 18th - The Nightmare Stacks
19. John le Carré - October 19th - The Night Manager
20. Louis Sachar - March 20th - Holes
21. Eva Ibbotson - January 21st - Journey to the River Sea
22. George Mann - December 22nd - Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box
23. William Shakespeare - April 23rd - The Winter's Tale
24. Eleanor Catton - September 24th - The Luminaries
25. Carlos Ruiz Zafón - September 25th - The Shadow of the Wind
26. Jim Butcher - October 26th - The Aeronaut's Windlass
27. Jack Higgins - July 27th - Eye of the Storm
28. Jack Vance - August 28th - The Dogtown Tourist Agency
29. Madeleine L'Engle - November 29th - A Wrinkle in Time
30. Anna Sewell - March 30th - Black Beauty
31. Joe Abercrombie - December 31st - Half a King

Nov 3 - Martin Cruz Smith - Three Stations

Welcome to the challenge Sunshine and Holly ��

I hope I'm not too late to join this challenge :)

I'm trying for level 7 - 31 days + BONUS
Start Date: 12/13/2016 - 1/6/2023
Progress: 32/32

1. Meg Cabot - February 1st - Abandon
2. Isaac Asimov - January 2nd - I, Robot
3. Ransom Riggs - February 3rd - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
4. Anne Rice - October 4th - Interview with the Vampire
5. Gayle Forman - June 5th - I Was Here
6. Steven Rowley - May 6th - Lily and the Octopus 03/28/17)
7. Anthony Doerr - April 7th - All the Light We Cannot See (03/17/17)
8. Bill Bryson - December 8th - A Short History of Nearly Everything (02/03/17)
9. Dean Koontz - July 9th - What the Night Knows (01/09/17)
10. Nora Roberts - October 10th - Blood Magick (12/31/16)
11. Libba Bray - March 11th - A Great and Terrible Beauty (03/24/17)
12. Jon Krakauer - April 12 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (02/06/17)
13. E. Lockhart - September 13th - Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart (12/01/19)
14. Colin Thubron - June 14th - Night of Fire (04/23/17)
15. Agatha Christie - September 15th - Murder On the Orient Express (01/13/17)
16. Alice Hoffman - March 16th - The Dovekeepers (02/12/17)
17. Gail Carson Levine - September 17th - Ella Enchanted (8/28/21)
18. Tina Fey - May 18th - Bossypants (05/08/17)
19. Veronica Roth - August 19th - Allegiant (01/05/17)
20. Emily Giffin - March 20th - Heart of the Matter (06/05/17)
21. Chuck Palaniuk - February 21st - Fight Club (02/17/17)
22. Ray Bradbury - August 22nd - The Martian Chronicles (06/23/17)
23. Donna Tartt - December 23rd - The Secret History (02/27/17)
24. Emma Donoghue - October 24th - Room (03/12/17)
25. Antony Johnston - August 25th - Dead Space (02/16/17)
26. Lisa Unger - April 26th - Angel Fire (04/30/17)
27. John Steinbeck - February 27th - Of Mice and Men (01/02/17)
28. Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler - The Bad Beginning (04/13/18)
29. Ernest Cline - March 29th - Ready Player One 03/13/18)
30. Kevin Brooks - March 30th - Candy (12/18/16)
31. Nicholas Sparks - December 31st - The Best of Me (03/01/17)

BONUS: Nov. 25 - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (1/6/2023)

Welcome to the challenge Marissa ��

Finally got this finished today :D I might have to try it again at some point with a different set of books, but for now I'm off!

Congrats Holly!

Welcome to the challenge Gabi!

This challenge sounds fun, so I'm in!

Author's Birthday Challenge
Duration: Opend-Ended

1. Louise Penny (07/01/1958): A Fatal Grace 12/27/20

2. Peter Straub (03/02/1943):

3. Erik Larson (01/03/1954):

4. Dennis Lehane (08/04/1965): The Drop 10/12/20

5. Deborah Harkness (04/05/1965): A Discovery of Witches 1/31/21

6. Karin Slaughter (01/06/1971):

7. Sabaa Tahir (11/07/1983):

8. John Grisham (02/08/1955): The Rooster Bar 8/24/21

9. Dean Koontz (07/09/1945): The Other Emily 4/4/21

10. Tana French (05/10/1973): In the Woods 12/13/20

11. Laini Taylor (12/11/1971):

12. Scott Turow (04/12/1949):

13. Daphne du Maurier (05/13/1907):

14. Geraldine Brooks (09/14/1955):

15. Liane Moriatry (11/15/1966): Nine Perfect Strangers 8/16/21

16. Alice Hoffman (03/16/1952):

17. Patrick Ness (10/17/1971):

18. Maggie Stiefvater (11/18/1981):

19. Ruta Sepetys (11/19/1967):

20. Chris Mooney (09/20/1977): The Missing 10/29/20

21. Stephen King (09/21/1947): On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4/13/21

22. Janet Evanovich (04/22/1943): Finger Lickin' Fifteen 10/31/20

23. John Sanford (2/23/1944):

24. Gillian Flynn (02/24/1971):

25. Kristin Hannah (09/25/1960) / Zadie Smith (10/25/1975):

26. Jim Butch (10/26/1971): Grave Peril 7/17/21

27. Alexandra Bracken (02/27/1987):

28. Anne Perry (10/28/1938):

29. Allison Brennan (09/29/1969):

30. Camilla Lackberg (08/30/1974):

31. Joe Abercrombie (12/31/1974):

Im going to first doe Level 2 with important birthdays.

Started:
Completed:
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January 13th
February 8th
March 27th
July 12th
July 25th
August 29th
August 25th
September 25th
December 2nd

Im also going to do Level 4 February with a leap year.
Started:
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Books read: 4/29

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February 5th:Tessa Bailey-Fangirl Down-12/31/24
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February 19th:Laurell K. Hamilton-Narcissus in Chains-1/24/24
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February 21st:Elliot Page-Pageboy-2/1/24
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February 28th:Gillian McAllister-Wrong Place Wrong Time-3/1/24
February 29th:

Level 5 30 day month of September
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Books read: 5/30

September 1st:Gena Showalter-The Darkest Kiss-11/25/22
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September 15th:Jules Barnard-Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend
September 16th:Amy Poehler-Yes Please-3/14/24
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September 21st:Stephen King-It-12/15/23
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September 27th:Tara Westover-Educated-1/21/24
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Also going to do Level 6 31 day month of December:
Started:
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Books read: 6/31

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December 6th:Holly Jackson-A Good Girl's Guide to Murder-4/21/24
December 7th:Jessica Knoll-Bright Young Women-1/1/24
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December 10th:
December 11th:Colleen Hoover-Without Merit-10/25/23 & Ali Hazelwood-The Love Hypothesis-4/5/24
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December 14th:Kelley Armstrong-The Unquiet Past-9/15/24
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December 20th:Taylor Jenkins Reid-The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo-2/9/23
December 21st:Patricia Briggs-Cry Wolf-6/18/23
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Finished: 2024/12/02

Obviously I'm gonna do a mix-and-match one.

Starting Date: 1.1.2023

Level 6 - 31 days
BONUS - Whatever level you choose, plus an extra one, for your birthday!

1. Franzobel (March) - Einsteins Hirn: Roman ��
2. Hermann Hesse (July) - Narziß und Goldmund ��
3. Hans Rath (November) - Jetzt ist Sense ��
4. Kousaka Akiho (May) - Der Schöne und der Nerd ��
5. James Kestrel alias Jonathan Moore (June) - Fünf Winter ��
6. Thomas Mann (June) - Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull ��
7. Saša Stanišić (March) - Vor dem Fest ��
8. Nino Haratischwili (June) - Das achte Leben ��
9. J.M. Barrie (May) - Peter Pan ��
10. Kakine (June) - Der Geschmack von Glück 02 ��
11. Suzanne Collins (August) - Catching Fire ��
12. Mamita (March) - Der Metalhead von nebenan ��
13. Sebastian Fitzek (October) - P.S. Ich töte dich: 13 Zehn-Minuten-Thriller ��
14. Alexander Wolkow (July) - Der Zauberer der Smaragdenstadt ��
15. Christopher Golden (July) - Buffy, Im Bann der Dämonen, Spike & Dru, Dämonische Liebe ��
16. Oscar Wilde (October) - The Decay of Lying ��
17. Alex Schulman (February) - Die Überlebenden ��
18. Hayane Dentou (May) - See you later, Mermaid ��
19. Fred Uhlman (January) - Der wiedergefundene Freund ��
20. Ottessa Moshfegh (May) - Lapvona ��
21. Stephen King (September) - Carrie ��
22. Vladimir Nabokov (April) - Lolita ��
23. James Hynes (August) - Ich, Sperling: Roman Der Sunday Times Bestseller ��
24. Sarah Winman (December) - Lichte Tage ��
25. Ichinose Yuma (February) - No God in Eden 01 ��
26. Sophie Gonzales (September) - If This Gets Out ��
27. Yatsuda Teki (March) - Home Far Away ��
28. Claude Lévi-Strauss (November) - Die elementaren Strukturen der Verwandtschaft ��
29. Rebecca F. Kuang (May) - Yellowface ��
30. Ogawa Yōko (March) - Das Museum der Stille ��
31. Douglas Stuart (May) - Young Mungo ��