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WYA A-Z Author Challenge 2023


Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Read: 26 books
Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

You can sign up anytime, and you can backdate books if you know when you finished it, as long as it was done in the year 2023.

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Monica's A-Z Author Challenge 2023
26/26

A: Andrew Rannells Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs (1/9)
B: Kelly Barnhill The Girl Who Drank the Moon (1/15)
C: Charlaine Harris The Serpent in Heaven (1/24)
D: Deanna Raybourn Killers of a Certain Age(3/4)
E: Emma Straub This Time Tomorrow (1/22)
F: Fredrik Backman The Winners (1/7)
G: John Green Looking for Alaska (3/7)
H:Monica Heisey Really Good, Actually (1/26)
I: Ilona Andrews Sweep of the Heart (1/3)
J: Jennette McCurdy I'm Glad My Mom Died (1/21)
K: Katherine Center Hello Stranger (1/21)
L: Liv Constantine The Senator's Wife (2/18)
M: Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu Lucky Girl (1/19)
N: Naomi Novik The Golden Enclaves (1/8)
O: Beth O'Leary The No-Show (1/23)
P: Philippa Carr The Love Child (2/11)
Q: Kyra Quinn Mother of Darkness (4/30)
R: Richelle Mead Succubus on Top (1/14)
S: Sophie Ranald Not in a Million Years: A totally hilarious and feel-good enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy (1/16)
T: Antti Tuomainen The Rabbit Factor (1/29)
U: Ursula K. Le Guin Lavinia (3/31)
V: Victoria Holt The Captive (3/29)
W: Kevin Wilson Now Is Not the Time to Panic (1/1/23)
X: Xóchitl González Olga Dies Dreaming (2/21)
Y: Samantha Young Play On (4/23)
Z: Gabrielle Zevin Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (2/25)

Challenge completed 4/30

Who's Your Author?
A-Z Author Challenge 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 26 out of 26

Read: 26 books
Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

You can sign up anytime, and you can backdate books if you know when you finished it, as long as it was done in the year 2023.

A: Alan Brennert; Daughter of Moloka'i - - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages
B: L.A. Banks; Bad Blood - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
C: Colleen Hoover; Verity - - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages
D: Dan Brown; Angels & Demons - - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
E: Richard Paul Evans; A Christmas Memory - - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
F: Faith Hunter; Junkyard Cats - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages
G: Diana Gabaldon; The Fiery Cross - - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
H: Denise Hunter; Surrender Bay - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Quietly Hostile: Essays - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
J: Jenny Lawson; I Choose Darkness - - 1/8/2023 - 25 Pages
K: Kresley Cole; Dark Skye - - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
L: Lauren Layne; Passion on Park Avenue - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
M: Marc Levy; If Only It Were True - - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
N: Nicholas Sparks; The Rescue - - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
O: Nick Offerman; Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living - - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
P: Luke Pearson; Hilda and the Hidden People - - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
Q: Julia Quinn; An Offer From a Gentleman - - 9/9/2023 - 358 Pages
R: Ryan Rimmel; The Mayor of Noobtown - **** - 1/20/2023 - 226 Pages
S: Vera Strange; Part of Your Nightmare - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
T: Tiya Miles; All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages
U: Umi Sakurai; A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 - **** - 8/26/2023 - 148 Pages
V: V.C. Andrews; Unfinished Symphony - **** - 1/14/2023 - 268 Pages
W: Andy Weir; Project Hail Mary - - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
X: Qiu Xiaolong; A Loyal Character Dancer - - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages
Y: Rebecca Yarros; Fourth Wing - - 10/15/2023 - 528 Pages
Z: Gabrielle Zevin; Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - - 10/1/2023 - 401 Pages

WYA A-Z Author Challenge 2023

Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 26/26 books
Completed 12/27/2023

(view spoiler)[ Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

You can sign up anytime, and you can backdate books if you know when you finished it, as long as it was done in the year 2023. (hide spoiler)]

A- Audrey Clementine The Sneaky Seashore Slayer 01/10/2023

B- L.A. Boruff Pack Bunco Night 01/09/2023

C- Juliette Cross Resting Witch Face 01/30/2023

D- Darynda Jones A Hard Day for a Hangover 01/07/2023

E- Jennifer Estep Only Bad Options 01/25/2023

F- L.L. Frost The Cleaners 03/02/2023

G- Genevieve Jack The Dragon of New Orleans 02/05/2023

H- Steve Higgs Paranormal Nonsense 02/02/2023

I- Ilona Andrews Magic Tides 01/19/2023

J- Darynda Jones ‎The Graveside Bar and Grill 01/01/2023

K- B.R. Kingsolver Family Ties 01/14/2023

L- Lindsay Buroker Trolled 01/05/2023

M- M.D. Massey Druid Blood 01/20/2023

N- Nita Prose The Maid 01/17/2023

O- Susanne O'Leary The Lost Girls of Ireland 05/18/2023

P- Poppy Lawless The Chancellor Fairy Tales Boxed Set: Books 1-3 01/22/2023

Q- Lucy Quinn Peril in Pensacola 12/26/2023

R- Robyn Peterman A Fashionably Dead Diary 01/11/2023

S- Stephanie Damore Better Witch Next Time 01/29/2023

T- Bill Thompson Forgotten Men 05/20/2023

U- Ursa Dax Chimera for Christmas 12/27/2023

V- Valerie Burns Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder 02/04/2023

W- Martha Wells All Systems Red 03/20/2023

X- Alexandra Ivy Don't Look 05/30/2023

Y- Iris Yamashita City Under One Roof 07/17/2023

Z- Zara Keane Dial P For Poison 03/11/2023

WYA A-Z Author Challenge 2023


Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Read: 26 books
Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

You can sign up anytime, and you can backdate books if you know when you finished it, as long as it was done in the year 2023.

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26/26 COMPLETE

Allison Weir: The Six Wives of Henry VIII 01/31/23
Brigid Kemmerer: A Curse So Dark and Lonely 02/12/23
Cluess, Jessica: A Sorrow Fierce and Falling 02/03/23
Diane C. McPhail: The Seamstress of New Orleans 01/17/23
Emma Knight: Sworn 02/17/23
Feeney, Alice: Rock Paper Scissors 03/10/23
Galenorn, Yasmine: A Shadow of Crows 02/07/2023
Higginbotham, Adam: Midnight in Chernobyl The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster 01/25/23
Iain Rob Wright: Witch 02/17/23
Jessica Cluess: A Shadow Bright and Burning 01/24/23
Kidd, Jess: Things in Jars 02/01/23
Lana Popovic: Poison Priestess 01/17/23
Morgan, Louisa: Age of Witches 02/14/23
Neil Gaiman: Norse Mythology 01/09/23
Oliver, Lauren: Vanishing Girls 03/21/2023
Patricia Briggs: Dragon Bones 01/13/23
Quinn, Kate: The Diamond Eye 04/24/22
Rutherford, Mara: Crown of Coral and Pearl 03/16/23
Stephen King: Fairy Tale 01/03/23
Thomas Perry: The Old Man 01/12/23
Ursula K. Le Guin: A Wizard of Earthsea 02/21/23
Voltaire: Candide 02/13/23
William Shakespeare: King Henry IV The Shadow of Succession 02/01/23
Xenophon: The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates 06/08/23
Yasmine Galenorn: Oak & Thorn 01/11/23
Zander, Liv: The King of Flesh and Bone 02/15/23

WYA A-Z Author Challenge 2023


Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Completed: 26 of 26 books

Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

A - Sadie Anders The Shadow Council 2/18
B - Leigh Brookes The Hunt: Curse of the Fates, Dark Fae Series 2/16
C -Kristie Cook A Demon's Promise 4/3
D - Devyn Sinclair Shameless 1/31
E - Ellabee Andrews Seduction 3/13
F - Stella Fitzsimons Luna 8/06
G - Gillian Grant Where the Shadows Beckon 3/16
H - Auryn Hadley Wolf's Bane 4/08
I - Holly Ice A Throwback Witch 8/25
J - Jen L. Grey Wolves' Queen 2/16
K - Elizabeth Knight A Siren of Beasts 3/12
L - Laken Cane Broken Moon 3/22
M - Katie May Devoured by Monsters 4/05
N - Nikita Parmenter Twisted Shadows (Black Onyx Academy) Book 2 5/26
O - L.J.K. Oliva A World Apart 8/21
P - Nikita Parmenter Black Onyx 5/24
Q - Kate Karyus Quinn Grave New World 8/21
R - Romy Lockhart Runaway Mate 3/06
S - S.C. Stokes A Date With Death 3/26
T - Tessa Hale The Lost Elemental 2/15
U - Shawn UnderhillSilver-White 9/18
V - Veronica Eden Hell Gate 5/10
W - Jillian West The Monster's Den 4/26
X - Meg Xuemei X. Shifter God 8/01
Y - Yumoyori Wilson Celestia: Year One 4/26
Z - Zoe Ashwood Cursed in Love 5/5





DONE!!!

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Progress: 24/26
Letters needed: Q, U

Y- Iris Yamashita City Under One Roof 07/17/2023

Tina wrote: "Addendum/Edit to message 4
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Progress: 24/26
Letters needed: Q, U

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Wow, I haven't seen that before.

At least you're nearly finished Tina

Finished!

Who's Your Author?
A-Z Author Challenge 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 26 out of 26

Read: 26 books
Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

You can sign up anytime, and you can backdate books if you know when you finished it, as long as it was done in the year 2023.

A: Alan Brennert; Daughter of Moloka'i - - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages
B: L.A. Banks; Bad Blood - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
C: Colleen Hoover; Verity - - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages
D: Dan Brown; Angels & Demons - - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
E: Richard Paul Evans; A Christmas Memory - - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
F: Faith Hunter; Junkyard Cats - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages
G: Diana Gabaldon; The Fiery Cross - - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
H: Denise Hunter; Surrender Bay - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Quietly Hostile: Essays - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
J: Jenny Lawson; I Choose Darkness - - 1/8/2023 - 25 Pages
K: Kresley Cole; Dark Skye - - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
L: Lauren Layne; Passion on Park Avenue - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
M: Marc Levy; If Only It Were True - - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
N: Nicholas Sparks; The Rescue - - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
O: Nick Offerman; Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living - - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
P: Luke Pearson; Hilda and the Hidden People - - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
Q: Julia Quinn; An Offer From a Gentleman - - 9/9/2023 - 358 Pages
R: Ryan Rimmel; The Mayor of Noobtown - **** - 1/20/2023 - 226 Pages
S: Vera Strange; Part of Your Nightmare - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
T: Tiya Miles; All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages
U: Umi Sakurai; A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 - **** - 8/26/2023 - 148 Pages
V: V.C. Andrews; Unfinished Symphony - **** - 1/14/2023 - 268 Pages
W: Andy Weir; Project Hail Mary - - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
X: Qiu Xiaolong; A Loyal Character Dancer - - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages
Y: Rebecca Yarros; Fourth Wing - - 10/15/2023 - 528 Pages
Z: Gabrielle Zevin; Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - - 10/1/2023 - 401 Pages

Hooray Suzanne!

Done! 26/26- see msg 4 for details

Hooray Tina! Well done!!

Just missed X :(
Alexandra Ivy: Stalk the Darkness
B Keith Baker: Lucky Days with Mr. and Mrs. Green
C Marie Croall: Sinbad: Sailing into Peril
Danielle Johnson: The Endless War
E Jennifer Estep: Spider and Frost
F Eugenie Fernandes: Kitten's Autumn
G Susir Ghahremani: Stack the Cats
H Elizabeth Hunter: Bishop's Flight
Ilona Andrews: Magic Steals
J Crockett Johnson: Harold and the Purple Crayon
K Julie Kagawa: The Iron Vow
Leonard Nimoy: I am Spock
Molly Idle: Flora and the Peacocks
Nick Hawks: The Fire Stone
O Mary Osborne: Dolphins at Daybreak
Patricia Hegarty: ABCs of Love for Mom
Quinn Loftis: Wolf Divided
R JR Rain: Moon Impossible
Sarah Noffke: Determine the Future
T Kristen Tracy: Cat's Very Good Day
U Pedro Urvi: Deep Threat
V Chris Van Dusen: The Circus Ship
W Diane White: Dark on the Light
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Yanni Kuznia: A Fantasy Medley 2
Z Rebecca Zanetti: Warrior's Hope

Fantastic Theresa!