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message 1: by Emily, Conterminous Mod (new)

Emily Bourque (emilyardoin) | 10939 comments Mod
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Louisa May Alcott.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Taylor Jenkins Reid.

What do these authors have in common? They all chose to use three names as their author names for their books.

This week, you are going on a scavenger hunt through your TBR for authors who use three names. You can make this a bit easier by including intials (think F. Scott Fitzgerald), or you can make it harder by looking for an author who has written under three different psudonyms (Jayne Ann Krentz, who also writes as Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle).

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What are you reading for this prompt?


message 2: by dalex (new)

dalex (912dalex) | 2646 comments Right now I have Mary Robinette Kowal pencilled in for this prompt but I have several other options.


message 3: by Joanna G (new)

Joanna G (joanna_g) | 330 comments Emily wrote: "You can make this a bit easier by including intials (think F. Scott Fitzgerald), or you can make it harder by looking for an author who has written under three different psudonyms (Jayne Ann Krentz, who also writes as Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle)."

For the latter, Joyce Carol Oates also wrote as Rosamond Smith and Lauren Kelly.

I think I will do an Oates or Krentz book because that just amuses me.


message 4: by dalex (new)

dalex (912dalex) | 2646 comments Another author who writes under three different names is Seanan McGuire aka Mira Grant aka A. Deborah Baker.


message 6: by LeahS (new)

LeahS | 1274 comments I'm planning A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis . He has the 'Clive Staples' initials, but also this book was originally published under the name N.W. Clerk. There is a third name as Lewis wrote early poetry under the name of Clive Hamilton.

I'm also reading One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid


message 7: by Denise (new)

Denise | 494 comments I am working my way through the Anne of Green Gables books and it will continue into next year. *Lucy Maud Montgomery


message 8: by Karin (last edited Oct 22, 2024 12:18PM) (new)

Karin | 676 comments Another I can think of off the top of my head is Alexander McCall Smith, plus I just finished a book by Jenna Evans Welch, but there are many more.


Amy (Other Amy) | 659 comments Claire North/Catherine Webb/Kate Griffin is another author of three names. This is definitely the direction I'm going with this prompt. I was already trying to decide between North and McGuire, but I didn't realize Oates had two pen names. This is a delight. Maybe I'll manage one of each.


message 10: by Donna (new)

Donna (drspoon) | 54 comments Sharon Kay Penman for historical fiction fans.


message 11: by Dixie (last edited Oct 22, 2024 03:04PM) (new)

Dixie (dixietenny) | 789 comments For this I'm reading Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones and Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.


message 13: by Dubhease (new)

Dubhease | 1015 comments I'm probably reading Edgar Allan Poe


message 14: by Charlsa (new)

Charlsa (cjbookjunkie) | 419 comments I have no idea with I chose this book or even from where I heard or read about it.

Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships by Sarah Grunder Ruiz.

Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships (Love, Lists & Fancy Ships, #1) by Sarah Grunder Ruiz


message 15: by Ellie (new)

Ellie (patchworkbunny) | 2956 comments I have to go down the three pen names route otherwise I'm going to totally overthink it. Fortunately I have plenty of Seanan McGuire and Claire North on my TBR.


message 16: by Yesica (last edited Oct 23, 2024 05:37AM) (new)

Yesica (yesster) | 23 comments I might go with something by Jean Hanff Korelitz. The Plot was 5 stars for me so I've been meaning to read more from her.


message 17: by Marie (new)

Marie | 1049 comments I've got Kimi Cunningham Grant's The Nature of Disappearing lined up for this one.


message 19: by John (new)

John Warner (jwarner6comcastnet) | 110 comments I have The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry on my bookshelf. I will probably read this one.


message 20: by Tania (new)

Tania | 63 comments I have one more book to finish for Louisa May Alcott's Little Women series:

Jo's Boys


message 21: by Anne (new)

Anne | 300 comments I will be reading Clarissa's England by Clarissa Dickson Wright.


message 22: by Severina (new)

Severina | 385 comments I read Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan for this prompt


message 23: by Bea (new)

Bea | 405 comments I will be reading a cozy mystery by Susan Wittig Albert


message 24: by Mel (new)

Mel | 176 comments I'm trying to go for something I already own (since my TBR backlog is huge), but that still leaves me with a fair amount of options!

My top contenders for this prompt are:
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Unpunished by Charlotte Perkins Gilman


message 25: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 480 comments Nephthys this book was an ARC. It was an absolutely amazing five star read and a debut book to boot


message 26: by Misty (new)

Misty | 1388 comments I love the idea of reading a book by someone who has written under three different names. If I go that way, I will choose a Barbara Michaels, Elizabeth Peters, or Barbara Mertz book. :)

If I go with a writer than uses three names all together, it will likely be one of the following:
Every Tongue Got to Confess by Zora Neale Hurston
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman by Nancy Marie Brown
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán
It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo
The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye
72 Hour Hold by Bebe Moore Campbell
Fifth Chinese Daughter by Jade Snow Wong


message 27: by Pamela, Arciform Mod (new)

Pamela | 1963 comments Mod
I totally didn't think about an author who wrote under 3 different names (Anne Rice did)

Since it took me a month to read, I'm using the new Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Dream Count. A book well worth spending a month on. Now I need to catch up!


message 28: by Robin H-R (new)

Robin H-R Holmes Richardson (acetax) | 822 comments I read:
The Newspaper Widow Novel by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard The Newspaper Widow: Novel by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

REJECT: A book involving an island

Finished: 01/29/2025
Rating: 4 stars

Set in the Philippines in early 1900. Based on the author's grandmother's life. Good insight to the Philippine culture of the period, with a bonus mystery.


message 29: by Hellie (new)

Hellie | 35 comments Ta-Nehisi Coates
Between the world and me


message 31: by Kathy (new)

Kathy E | 3245 comments I read a classic American mystery, The Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor.


message 32: by Anna (new)

Anna (annaik) | 399 comments For this prompt I read One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid


message 33: by Michelle E (last edited Feb 11, 2025 01:47AM) (new)

Michelle E | 105 comments I'm going to read Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul.


message 34: by Phil (new)

Phil | 107 comments I read Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke for this topic (Read Feb 13th; 4*)


message 35: by Rora (new)

Rora I read Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger


message 36: by Misty (new)

Misty | 1388 comments After my whole list of possibilities, I chose something totally different: Ohitika Woman by Mary Brave Bird. It is an autobiography, and it's pretty interesting. I'm a little over halfway through right now.


message 37: by Anastasia (last edited Feb 22, 2025 04:24PM) (new)

Anastasia (anastasiaharris) | 1729 comments Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Friday Black
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
3�
I enjoyed his other book more.


message 38: by Wendy (new)

Wendy (wendyneedsbooks) | 378 comments I read We Begin Our Ascent by Joe Mungo Reed for this category -- it also fits the common name and character is an athlete categories, so there's a possibility I'll move it later depending on how my other reads shake out.

I'm on a sports kick (the Tour de France can't come soon enough) so I picked up this literary fiction told from the perspective of a professional cyclist during the Tour. My review can be found here.


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message 40: by Kristin (new)

Kristin | 86 comments For this prompt I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Finally finished a popular book that I have seen on a lot of people's TBR or READ lists.


message 42: by Sherri (new)

Sherri Harris | 1468 comments I read Junie


message 43: by LeahS (new)

LeahS | 1274 comments I read The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.

I very much enjoyed the first book. The second, which I picked up from a giveaway box because of its beautiful cover was a pleasant young adult fantasy. Nicely done, if slightly confusing towards the end.


message 44: by Tracy (new)

Tracy | 2634 comments I read Woodworking by Emily St. James. This is an insightful story (fiction) about a high school teacher who finally realizes that they are a trans woman. She works toward allowing others to accept her, with help from a student who is also a trans woman. The author is a trans woman, so her perspective is realistic (although, of course, each person's experience is different). I thought this book was very well done and would recommend it to anyone having any interest reading about one trans experience (well, more than one actually, since there were 3 main trans characters).
Woodworking by Emily St. James

If you are interested enough to read a non-fiction book on the topic, I can suggest this book that I read earlier this year: He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar
He/She/They How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar


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