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A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

EXAMPLE:
A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)
B - Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer (first/last name)
C - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (first name)

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Watchers - Dean Koontz

List:
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K
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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Let's give this one a shot!

List:
A The Eucharist Foretold: The Lost Prophecy of Malachi by Mike Aguilina 5/5/2020
B Tell Me Everything by Cambria Brockman 4/6/2020
C Professor at Large: The Cornell Years by John Cleese 3/12/2020
D You, Me, and the Sea by Meg Donohue 6/16/2020
E Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis 6/24/2020
F The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn 5/10/2020
G Find Her by Lisa Gardner 1/30/2020
H The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer 4/3/2020
I Cemetery Road by Greg Iles 5/23/2020
J Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 5/11/2020
K Doors of Mercy: A Journey Through Salvation History by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby 1/9/2020
L Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder by Amy Lillard 4/8/2020
M Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh 1/21/2020
N Our Lady of the Prairie by Thisbe Nissen 4/1/2020
OMurder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor 3/14/2020
P Unsolved by james Patterson 1/10/2020
Q The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick 2/14/2020
R Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay 3/7/2020
S Mistaken Identity by Lisa Scottoline 3/26/2020
T Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler 5/14/2020
U In the Blood by Lisa Unger 7/9/2020
V The Merciless by Danielle Vega 2/7/2020
W The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware 3/16/2020
X Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South by Karen L. Cox 1/18/2020
Y Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson 7/11/2020
Z Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin 6/26/2020

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January - December, 2020

COMPLETED!!!
Progress: 26/26

A: Jonathan Auxier | Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster - Feb 6
B: Bill Bryson | The Body: A Guide for Occupants - Apr 19
C: Claire Hartfield | A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 - Jun 28
D: Dannika Dark | Heartless - Jul 1
E: Elizabeth Enright | The Saturdays - Sep 7
F: Francesco Marciuliano | I Could Pee On This: And Other Poems By Cats - Apr 5
G: Adam Gidwitz | A Tale Dark & Grimm - May 31
H: Georgette Heyer | The Grand Sophy - Sep 17
I: Isla Frost | Shadow Trials - Jan 12
J: Jason Reynolds | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks - Aug 7
K: Paul Krueger | Steel Crow Saga - Apr 11
L: Tricia Levenseller | Daughter of the Pirate King - Jan 26
M: Silvia Moreno-Garcia | The Beautiful Ones - Mar 28
N: Naomi Novik | A Deadly Education - Oct 22
O: Nnedi Okorafor | Akata Witch - Dec 11
P: Patricia Briggs | Smoke Bitten - Jun 8
Q: Meghan Quinn | The Setup - Oct 12
R: Taylor Jenkins Reid | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Jul 4
S: Rivers Solomon | The Deep - Apr 21
T: Tish Harrison Warren | Liturgy of the Ordinary - Jun 16
U: John Updike | A Child's Calendar - Jun 3
V: Virginia Hamilton | The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales - May 2
W: Gerard Way | The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite - Aug 10
X: Garth Nix | The Left-Handed Booksellers of London - Sep 26
Y: Yoon Ha Lee | Dragon Pearl - Dec 6
Z: Mariana Zapata | The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Sep 13

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

26/26 Completed. Finish!!

A:Andrews:Kathryn Andrews-Drops of Rain 1/17/20
B:Bextor:A.C. Bextor-Empires and Kings 3/19/20
C:Cates:Georgia Cates-The Next Sin 8/02/20
D:Davis:Leanne Davis-The Years After 6/11/20
E:Evans:Katy Evans-Best Man 7/21/20
F:Fisher:Tarryn Fisher-Never Never: Part Two 6/19/20
G:Gadziala:Jessica Gadziala-The Rise of Ferryn 1/30/20
H:Halle:Karina Halle-On Every Street 6/25/20
I:Irwin:Michelle Irwin-Decide 7/14/20
J:Jones:Amo Jones-'MANIK 2/29/20
K:Kelly:Kathleen Kelly-Savage Life: Savage Angels MC #8 1/22/20
L:Lovell:L.P. Lovell-Love Me 1/03/20
M:Martinez:Aly Martinez-Among the Echoes 1/02/20
N:Nelson:S. Nelson-Kaden 7/22/20
O:Orgeron:Heather M. Orgeron-Boomerangers 6/19/20
P:Perry:Devney Perry-Gypsy King 8/07/20
Q:Quinn:Meghan Quinn-That Forever Girl 4/18/20
R:Ryan:Kennedy Ryan-The Rebel King 5/28/20
S:Sheridan:Mia Sheridan-Where the Truth Lives 9/17/20
T:Travers:Winter Travers-Forever Lo 2/09/20
U:Urruela:B.T. Urruela-King's Ransom 1/15/20
V:Vale:Lani Lynn Vale-Ask Me If I Care 4/14/20
W:Winters:K.B. Winters-Deliciously Damaged 7/24/20
X:Xander:Tianna Xander-Bewitching Birgit 1/25/20
Y:Young:Samantha Young-The One Real Thing 6/07/20
Z:Zanetti:Rebecca Zanetti-Hidden 7/26/20

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
26/26
No middle initials. *For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

Angela Pepper--Death of a Dapper Snowman Angela Pepper 1/11/20
Beck, Jessica--Glazed Murder Jessica Beck 1/17/20
Cole, Lyndsey--BlackBuried Pie Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20
Danielle Collins--A Body Below Ground Danielle Collins 1/6/20
Elizabeth Penney-- Hems and Homicide Elizabeth Penney 1/19/20
Flower, Amanda--Matchmaking Can Be Murder Amanda Flower 1/10/20
Gilbert, Victoria-- Bound for Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/22/20
Hollis, Lee--Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury Lee Hollis 1/8/20
Isabella Alan--Murder, Plain and Simple Isabella Alan 3/21/20
James, CeeCee--Cherry Pie or Die CeeCee James 1/15/20
Kate Carlisle--Homicide in Hardcover Kate Carlisle 1/27/20
Libby Klein--Theater Nights Are Murder Libby Klein 1/2/20
Maddie Cochere--Sunshine Hunter Maddie Cochere 1/7/20
Nancy Coco--Death Bee Comes Her Nancy CoCo 1/14/20
Orgain, Diana--Yappy Hour Diana Orgain 2/19/20
Peggy Ehrhart--Murder, She KnitPeggy Ehrhart 1/9/20
Quinn, Holly--A Crafter Quilts a Crime Holly Quinn 2/10/20
Ray, Deany--Jammed Deany Ray 1/13/20
Sennefelder, Debra-- Silenced in Sequins Debra Sennefelder 1/16/20
Thomas, Lisa B. Negative Exposure Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/20
U-JUne- Gone to the Dogs June Whyte 5/26/20
Vicki Delany--There's A Murder Afoot Vicki Delany 1/5/20
Washburn, Livia--Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead Livia J. Washburn 1/15/20
X-AleX Erickson-Death by Tea Alex Erickson 3/15/20
Y-LucY Burdette-Death in Four Courses Lucy Burdette 4/24/20
Zara Keane-Some Like It Shot Zara Keane 4/18/20

26/26

A - Tomi Adeyemi, author of Children of Blood and Bone (1/17)
B - Amber Brock, author of Lady Be Good (2/23)
C - Susane Colasanti, author of When It Happens (3/21)
D - Amanda Davis, author of Wonder When You'll Miss Me (4/23)
E - Jennifer G. Edelson, author of Between Wild and Ruin (12/2)
F - Matias Faldbakken, author of The Waiter (11/28)
G - Martin Ganda, 1 of 2 authors of I Will Always Write Back (3/27)
H - Harper Lin, author of Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse (5/3)
I - Louise R. Innes, author of Death at a Country Mansion (12/30)
J - J.K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (4/9)
K - Kelsey Browning, 1 of 2 authors of In for a Penny (5/21)
L - Li-Young Lee, author of Rose (2/17)
M - Maggie Stiefvater, author of The Raven Boys (4/3)
N - Alyson Noel, author of Evermore (3/18)
O - Nnedi Okorafor, author of Akata Witch (3/13)
P - Mitali Perkins, author of The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen (4/10)
Q - Quinn Loftis, author of The Viking's Chosen (12/27)
R - Scott Reintgen, author of Nyxia (1/4)
S - Scott Reintgen, author of Nyxia Unleashed (1/8)
T - Tomi Adeyemi, author of Children of Virtue and Vengeance (1/22)
U - Christine Leunens, author of Caging Skies (2/10)
V - Serena Valentino, author of Fairest of All (8/25)
W - Wole Akosile, author of The Gods of Women Have Gone Mad (6/28)
X - A.W. Exley, author of Nefertiti's Heart (5/9)
Y - Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese (4/5)
Z - Liz Braswell, author of Once Upon a Dream (1/31)

Welcome Anne, Elle, Frankie, Tari and Celia!!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Date Started: January 1, 2020
Date Completed: August 5, 2020

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Horrible Halloween Hazards by Amelia Morgan - 1/20/20
B - Birthdays Can Be Deadly (Sage Gardens 1) by Cindy Bell - 1/28/20
C - The new year's eve kiss by Chloë Miller - 1/4/20
D - Dead Wrong (Calladine and Bayliss 1) by Helen H. Durrant - 1/30/20
E - Seashells, Spells & Caramels (Spells and Caramels 1) by Erin Johnson - 4/4/20
F - A Kiss beneath a Christmas Star (Daydreams and Dragonflies Rock 'N Sweet Romance 2) by Tamara Ferguson - 8/5/20
G - Just One Piece (PTO Murder Club 3) by Katie Graykowski - 1/8/20
H - Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse (Cape Bay Cafe 1) by Harper Lin - 1/18/20
I - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - 5/8/20
J - The Mystery of the Missing Crystal Golf Ball: A Canterbury Golf Club Mini-Mystery by Jessa Archer - 1/12/20
K - New Year's Eve Kiss Goodnight by Kasey Hill- 1/4/20
L - Born To Love (Jasper Lake 1) by Leah Atwood - 1/13/20
M - Death at a Diner (Murder in Milburn 1) by Nancy McGovern - 1/3/20
N-Death Under the Fireworks (Murder in Milburn 3.5) by Nancy McGovern - 1/2/20
O - Cream Caramel and Murder (Holly Holmes 1) by K.E. O'Connor - 1/14/20
P - Lemon Bars with a Side of Murder (Daley Buzz 4) by Meredith Potts - 1/19/20
Q - Smothered in Onions: A Breezy Spoon Diner Cozy Mystery (Breezy Spoon 3) by Tracey Quinn - 2/28/20
R - The Neil Gage Hit by Robert North - 2/9/20
S - The Big Gamble (Lucky Lady Casino 1) by Kathryn Shay - 1/12/20
T - The Things We Leave Behind by Tanya Anne Crosby - 2/10/20
U - Beachcomber Love (Beachcomber Investigations 7.7) by Stephanie Queen - 6/15/2020
V - Death Takes A Break: A Taylor Texas Mystery (Taylor Texas 1) by Vikki Walton - 6/30/20
W - Night Shift: My Adventures As A Convenience Store Clerk by Donald C. Williams - 2/10/20
X - Chocolate Most Deadly (Sky High Pies 2) by Mary Maxwell - 7/14/20
Y - Down by the Bay by Jayne Ormerod - 4/18/20
Z - The Secret Lives of Superhero Wives (Superhero Wives World 1) by Joynell Schultz - 6/7/2020

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

26/26

A - Ilona Andrews - Silent Blade - Jan. 3rd

B - Holly Black - White Cat - Jan. 27th

C - Kendra Leigh Castle - Immortal Craving - Jan. 2nd

D - Matthew Dicks - Twenty-one Truths About Love - Mar. 29th

E - Liz Evers - Here Comes a Chopper to Chop Off Your Head: The Dark Side of Childhood Rhymes and Stories - Mar. 3rd

F - Terry Fallis - Up and Down - July 7th

G - Ruth Goodman - How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts - Jan. 22nd

H - Deborah Harkness - The Book of Life - Feb. 5th

I - Eddie Izzard - Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens - Jan. 30th

J - Craig Johnson - The Cold Dish - Jan. 14th

K - Melanie King - Tea, Coffee Chocolate: How We Fell in Love with Caffeine - Jan. 27th

L - James Lovegrove - Firefly: Big Damn Hero - Feb. 13th

M - Seanan McGuire - Night and Silence - Jan. 9th

N - Garth Nix - Goldenhand - Jan. 25th

O - Mallory O'Meara - The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick - July 10th

P - Richard Preston - Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come - Mar. 16th

Q - Kate Quinn - The Huntress - Apr. 20th

R - Rick Remender - Deadly Class, Volume 2: Kids of the Black Hole - Jan. 20th

S - Nalini Singh - Slave to Sensation - Jan. 21st

T - Helene Tursten - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good - Jan. 14th

U - T.J. Klune - The House in the Cerulean Sea - Sept. 13th

V - Susan Nordin Vinocour - Nobody's Child: Poverty, Justice, and the Insanity Defense in America - May 13th

W - Jaye Wells - Red-Headed Stepchild - Mar. 26th

X - Brenda Maddox - Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA - Jan. 6th

Y - Jen Yates - Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong - Mar. 29th

Z - Saul Austerlitz - Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era by Saul Austerlitz - Mar. 10th

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Goal: 26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson – 01/06/2020
B - Dracula by Bram Stoker – 1/12/2020
C - The Vast and Brutal Sea by Zoraida Córdova – 01/15/2020
D - The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson – 03/28/2020
E - Párkapcsolat by Bagdy Emőke – 02/19/2020
F - Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff – 02/26/2020
G - Great Goddesses: Life lessons from myths and monsters by Nikita Gill – 01/26/2020
H - Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston – 01/25/2020
I - Her Snowbound Hero by Ivy James – 04/16/2020
J - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren – 01/31/2020
K - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King – 02/21/2020
L - Down City: A Daughter's Story of Love, Memory, and Murder by Leah Carroll – 02/22/2020
M - Wolf’s Eyes by Rae D. Magdon – 02/13/2020
N - Repressed by Elisabeth Naughton – 04/26/2020
O - You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley – 05/11/2020
P - Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come by Richard Preston – 03/11/2020
Q - Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson – 07/02/2020
R - Ravenite by Alicia Rades – 02/03/2020
S - Sunstone Vol. 6 by Stjepan Šejić – 02/03/2020
T - Three Women by Lisa Taddeo – 03/15/2020
U - Last Day by Luanne Rice – 02/07/2020
V - This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab – 01/04/2020
W - Tavak és erdők könyve by Albert Wass – 04/01/2020
X - The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander – 05/29/2020
Y - The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib – 04/23/2020
Z - The Savage Blue by Zoraida Córdova – 01/01/2020

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Goal: 26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A- While It Lasts-Abbi Glines 1/3
B- Crescendo-Becca Fitzpatrick 3/25,
C- This Girl-Colleen Hoover 1/2
D- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-Douglas Adams 2/21,
E- People Kill People-Ellen Hopkins 1/21,
F- Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance-Faith Erin Hicks 2/1,
G- Case Closed, Vol. 6-Gosho Aoyama 7/14,
H- Brittle Midnight-Helen Harper 1/31,
I- Eyeshield 21, Vol. 1: The Boy With the Golden Legs-Riichiro Inagaki 2/6,
J- Sugar Cookies & Zombie Secrets: Mystery #1-Jessica Sorensen 1/4
K- Supernaturally-Kiersten White 1/23,
L- Paper Butterflies-Lisa Heathfield 3/16,
M- The Hazel Wood-Melissa Albert 1/3
N- Black Widow, Volume 3: Last Days-Nathan Edmondson 3/26,
O- My Sister, the Serial Killer-Oyinkan Braithwaite 2/16,
P- French Kiss-James Patterson 6/13,
Q- Dorohedoro, Vol. 1-Q. Hayashida 8/13,
R- Salt to the Sea-Ruta Sepetys 2/5
S- Come Tumbling Down-Seanan McGuire 1/9,
T- Bad Boy Brody-Tijan 3/9,
*U- The Vanishing Stair-Maureen Johnson 1/17,
V- Vicious-V.E. Schwab 2/25,
W- Endlessly-Kiersten White 1/26,
*X- Court of Shadows-Madeleine Roux 1/26,
Y- La Corda d'Oro, Vol. 17-Yuki Kure 1/13,
*Z- The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue-Mackenzi Lee 1/22

Welcome SANDYE, Kendra, Ferenc and Grace!!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Clean Sweep, Ilona Andrews, 15.01.2020
B - How to Capture a Duke, Bianca Blythe, 09.01.2020
C - Heartbreak and Honor, Collette Cameron, 05.01.2020
D - Blood of the Demon, Diana Rowland, 23.01.2020
E - The Ugly Duchess, Eloisa James, 01.01.2020
F - Samson's Lovely Mortal, Tina Folsom, 25.01.2020
G - Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia, 09.01.2020
H - How to Dance an Undead Waltz, Hailey Edwards, 08.01.2020
I - Sapphire Flames, Ilona Andrews, 04.01.2020
J - Just One Wish, Janette Rallison, 17.01.2020
K - Fabled, Kara Jaynes, 08.02.2020
L - Guilty Pleasures, Laurell K. Hamilton, 17.02.2020
M - Demon Magic and a Martini, Annette Marie, 02.01.2020
N - The Vampire Knitting Club, Nancy Warren, 12.01.2020
O - Terminal 19, L.R. Olson, 26.01.2020
P - Beard with Me, Penny Reid, 02.03.2020
Q
R - Bad Blood, J.R. Rain, 16.01.2020
S - The Dangerous Lord, Sabrina Jeffries, 19.01.2020
T - The Keepsake, Tess Gerritsen, 31.01.2020
U - Unlocked, Courtney Milan, 13.01.2020
V - Maelyn, Anita Valle, 26.01.2020
W - The Last Pendragon, Sarah Woodbury, 03.01.2020
X - Blind Space, Marie Sexton, 20.03.2020
Y - Love in a Small Town, Zoe York, 30.01.2020
Z - West of the Pecos, Zane Grey, 13.01.2020

A-Z Authors Challenge - 2020


Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Rachael Anderson, The Solicitor's Son (2/4/20)
B - Daniel Banner, Sparks Will Fly (1/17/20)
C - Cami Checketts, The Daring One (1/6/19)
D - Daniel Banner, A Perfect Rescue (1/16/20)
E - Sarah M. Eden, The Lady and the Highwayman (1/21/20)
F - Kelsie Fann, Loving the Bully (2/24/20)
G - Sarah Gay, First Glance (1/19/20)
H - Heather B. Moore, Powerplay (1/5/20)
I - Liz Isaacson, The Curse of February Fourteenth (2/14/20)
J - Jen Geigle Johnson, Tabitha's Folly (1/19/20)
K - Kit Morgan, The New Year's Bride (1/2/20)
L - Laura Beers, The Heiress (2/18/20)
M - Heather B. Moore, Mostly Risky (1/3/20)
N - Nancy Campbell Allen, Kiss of the Spindle (1/23/20)
O - Betty Thomason Owens, et. al., The Love Boat Bachelor (3/7/20)
P - Jessica R. Patch, Just the Way You Are (1/6/20)
Q* - Bria Quinlan, Worth the Fall (6/3/20)
R - Rachelle J. Christensen, The Refugee's Billionaire (1/10/20)
S - Shanna Hatfield, The Christmas Ring (1/4/20)
T - Taylor Hart, Her Snow Valley Fake New Year's Eve Boyfriend (1/1/20)
U* - Marion Ueckermann, Melbourne Memories (3/22/20)
V - Nichole Van, et. al., A Note of Change (3/20/20)
W - Kiersten White, Supernaturally (1/13/20)
X* - Diana Xarissa, The Donaldson Case (4/15/20)
Y* - Jennifer Youngblood, Love on the Rebound (1/22/20)
Z* - Zoe Ann Wood, Give Me a Dream (1/7/20)

2020 A-Z Authors

Completed 26/26

✔️A - Look the Part by Jewel E. Ann - 16/01/2020
✔️B - Until Midnight by Maya Banks - 04/01/2020
✔️C - Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - 02/01/2020
✔️D - Keystone by Dannika Dark - 30/01/2020
✔️E - Hybrid Misfit by Eve Langlais - 03/02/2020
✔️F - Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost - 07/02/2020
✔️G - The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken - 03/05/2020
✔️H - #Nerd by Cambria Hebert - 06/01/2020
✔️I - Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews - 03/01/2020
✔️J - It Takes Two by Jenny Holiday - 09/01/2020
✔️K - Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole - 03/01/2020
✔️L - Spun Out by Lorelei James - 24/01/2020
✔️M - Savage Prince by Meghan March - 14/01/2020
✔️N - Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh - 05/02/2020
✔️O - Can't Buy Me Love by Molly O'Keefe - 12/05/2020
✔️P - All It Takes by Kristen Proby - 24/01/2020
✔️Q - Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn - 30/03/2020
✔️R - Inked Expressions by Carrie Ann Ryan - 06/01/2020
✔️S - You Say It First by Susan Mallery - 17/01/2020
✔️T - Wolf Rebel by Paige Tyler - 01/02/2020
✔️U* - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren - 04/02/2020
✔️V - Co-Ed by Rachel Van Dyken - 02/02/2020
✔️W - Heart of Stone by Christine Warren - 12/01/2020
✔️X* - Black Sheep by Zara Cox - 11/01/2020
✔️Y - #TheRealCinderella by Yesenia Vargas - 06/01/2020
✔️Z - Arrogant Bastard by Zara Cox - 13/01/2020

Finished

A ARCHER - When The Black Roses Grow - Angela Christina Archer - 2/1/20
B BRAUN - The Cat Who Ate Modern Danish - Lilian Jackson Braun - 1/4/20
C CHAFER - Camilla Chafer Jeopardy in January - 1/15/20
D DICK - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - R.A. Dick - 2/4/20
E EMILY - Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Defends her Own - 1/15/20
F FAYE - The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye- 2/27/20
G GOLDEN - Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha - 1/19/20
H HUBER - An Artless Demise - Anna Lee Huber - 1/27/20
I IONA - Iona Grey - Letters to the Lost - 2/16/20
J JANE - Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen - 1/25/20
K KEYES - Rachel’s Holiday - Marian Keyes- 1/2/20
L LINDA - Breaking Silence - Linda Castillo - 1/6/20
M MELANIE - The Aviator’s Wife - Melanie Benjamin - 1/8/20
N NAMEY - Laura Taylor Namey- The Library of Lost Things - 1/14/20
O O’CONNOR - Murder at an Irish Wedding - Carlene O'Connor - 3/1/20
P PENNY - A Better Man - Louise Penny- 1/30/20
Q QUINCY - Murder at the Opera - D.M. Quincy - 3/2/20
R RYAN - Still Life With Murder - P.B. Ryan - 1/20/20
S SPRINGER - The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline - Nancy Springer- 2/2/20
T TARA - My Real Name is Hanna - 1/23/20
***U SUSAN - The Myth of Perpetual Summer - Susan Crandell - 3/6/20
V VANESSA - Vanessa Lafaye - Miss Marley: The Untold Story of Jacob Marley’s Sister - 1/9/20
W WILL - Will Thomas - Fatal Enquiry - 2/21/20
***X MAXWELL - Murder at Marble House - Alyssa Maxwell- 4/2/2020
***Y EMILY - Mrs. Jeffries and the Merry Gentlemen - Emily Brightwell - 2/23/20
***Z SELZNICK - Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick - 3/17/20

Welcome Rina, Shash, Christine and JoAnn!

A-Z Author Challenge 2020

List:
A: Jewel E. Ann - Perfectly Adequate - 1/28
B: Lauren Blakely - Once Upon a Real Good Time - 1/11
C: M.R. Carey - The Girl with All the Gifts - 1/3
D: J.M. Darhower - Sempre - 1/15
E: Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus - 6/17
F: Ella Frank - Priest - 1/17
G: Anne Griffin - When All Is Said - 3/26
H: A.M. Hargrove - Cruel and Beautiful - 1/22
I: Ilsa J. Bick - Drowning Instinct - 8/20
J: A.L. Jackson - More of You - 1/6
K: Elle Kennedy - Top Secret - 1/12
L: Mackenzi Lee - The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - 1/13
M: Corinne Michaels - Hold You Close - 1/23
N: Sara Ney - The Failing Hours - 7/1
O: Beth O'Leary - The Flatshare - 4/21
P: Jessica Park - Left Drowning - 2/1
Q: Julia Quinn - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband - 2/6
R: J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 1/7
S: Adam Silvera - History Is All You Left Me - 1/11
T: B.N. Toler - Where One Goes - 3/8
U: J.B. Salsbury - Split - 6/26
V: Val McDermid - The Mermaids Singing - 3/15
W: J.R. Ward - Where Winter Finds You - 2/10
X: Max Walker - Deck the Halls - 1/26
Y: Rebecca Yarros - Boy in Luv - 1/19
Z: Mariana Zapata - Dear Aaron - 1/8

✅Done!!!✅

Authors



Albertalli, Becky & Saeed, Aisha: Yes No Maybe So ★★★★ 24 February
Bray, Libba: Lair of Dreams ★★★ 2 January
Connis, Dave: Suggested Reading ★★★ 14 January
Diaz, Alexandra: The Only Road ★★★★ 11 July
Emezi, Akwaeke: Pet ★★★★ 1 May
Foley, Lucy The Guest List ★★★★ 10 August
Gonzales, Sophie: Only Mostly Devastated ★★★★ 14 March
Hernandez, Carlos: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe ★★★ 14 February
Ibbotson, Eva: Island of the Aunts ★★★5 August
Jonasson, Jonas: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared ★★★ 31 January
Kondo, Marie: The Life-Changing Manga...: A Magical Story ★★★★ 12 February
Lee, Min Jin: Pachinko ★★★★ 8 February
McNulty, Stacey: The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl ★★★★ 11 February
Noel, Alyson: Infamous ★★★ 20 January
Oliver, Lauren: Vanishing Girls ★★ 2 June
Ponti, James: Framed! ★★★★ 14 February
Quinn, Kate: The Alice Network ★★★★ 21 April
Reird, Kiley: Such a Fun Age ★★★★ 22 January
Spalding, Amy: We Used To Be Friends ★★★ 11 February
Taddeo, Lisa: Three Women ★★★ 12 April
Ursu, Anne: The Lost Girl ★★★ 27 February
Vivian, Siobhan: We Are the Wildcats ★★★★ 4 June
Wilde, Oscar: The Picture of Dorian Gray ★★★ 7 February
Xu, Wendy & Walker, Suzanne: Mooncakes ★★★ 11 August
Yousafzai, Malalal: I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World ★★★★ 28 January
Zappia, Francesca: Eliza and Her Monsters ★★★★ 10 January



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Books Read:

Welcome Cyndee and Jessica!

A-Z Authors Challenge
January - December, 2020
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

20/26 complete

A: Armstrong, Kelley (Wolf's Curse) - 5/23/20
B: Briggs, Patricia (Smoke Bitten) - 3/19/20
C: Cousins, Jane (Two for the Show_ - 11/16/20
D:
E: Eve Calder (Sugar and Vice) - 5/1/20
F: Fritz, Molly (Terrier Transgressions) - 2/1/20
G: Gretchen Archer (Double Knot) - 6/20/20
H: Heather Blake (A Wish to Remember) - 12/22/20
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J: Johnson, Maureen (The Hand on the Wall) - 7/15/20
K: Karen McManus (One of Us is Lying) - 6/28/20
L: Leslie Langtry (Map Skills Murder) - 8/6/20
M: Mandy M. Roth (Do You Really Want to Haunt Me) - 7/11/20
N: Nancy Coco (Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas) - 12/1/20
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P: Penny Reid (Grin and Beard It) - 2/22/20
Q: Quick, Amanda (Tightrope) - 5/25/20
R: Riley Sager (Lock Every Door) - 10/31/20
S: Simone St. James (The Sun Down Motel) - 7/6/20
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V: Vivien Chien (Dim Sum of All Fears) - 5/6/20
W: Webber, Heather (Midnight at the Blackbird Café) - 5/3/20
X: Ellie Alexander (Caught Bread Handed) = 5/22/20
Y:
Z: Zoe Dawson (Hounded) - 5/14/20

A - Z Authors COMPLETION POST

Alexander mccall-smith - The good pilot, peter woodhouse – 01.01.20
Barclay, Jennifer – falling in honey 16.02.20
Cavanagh, steve – th1rt3en – 24.01.20
David levithan – boy meets boy 22.02.20
Elizabeth laird – a house without walls 01.01.20
Fay Weldon – letters to alice on first reading jane austen – 01.05.20
Glass emma – rest and be thankful 07.05.20
Haig, matt – how to stop time 15.02.20
Irwin, Margaret – Elizabeth and the prince of spain – 26.01.20
James Patterson – the 18th abduction – 14.01.20
Kennedy, a.l. – the little snake – 29.01.20
Lisa unger – black out – 07.01.20
Malorie blackman - CrossFire – 03.01.20
N Andrew norriss – jessica’s ghost – 21.01.20
Onjali q rauf – the star outside my window – 18.01.20
Patricia cornwell – isle of dogs 12.02.20
Quentin blake – mrs Armitage in wheels 21.01.20
Ruth rendell - A Guilty Thing Surprised – 04.01.20
Sam Carrington – one little lie – 17.01.20
T the lost temple – tom harper 19.02.20
Unger, lisa – fragile 02.02.20
Valerie wilding – road to war 25.02.20
Wilson, Jacqueline – the dare game 20.02.20
X And the violins stopped playing – a story of the gypsy holocaust - Alexander ramati 24.05.20
Y Penguinaut – Emily yarlett and Marcie colleen – 20.02.20
Zusak, markus – bridge of clay – 19.01.20

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Allison Brennan Playing Dead - 1/31
B - Kimberly Belle Dear Wife - 1/21
C - Audrey Carlan March - 1/1
D - Sapiosexual Tymber Dalton - 4/12
E - Nicole Edwards Without Restraint - 1/4
F - Thunder Susan Fanetti - 3/16
G - Kym Grosso Solstice Burn - 1/4
H - Linda Howard Open Season - 1/17
I - Fool Me Once Mona Ingram - 5/21
J - J.D. Robb Delusion in Death - 1/9
K - Kylie Scott Strong - 1/5
L - Roni Loren Nice Girls Don't Ride - 1/8
M - Marie Force And I Love Her - 1/3
N - Nicole Stewart An Unexpected Third - 1/9
O - Maggie Osborne The Promise of Jenny Jones - 1/7
P - Kristen Proby Fight with Me - 1/12
*Q - The Duke and I Julia Quinn - 6/19
R - J.D. Robb Calculated in Death - 1/16
S -Samantha Young Outmatched - 1/19
T - T.L. Swan Stanton Bliss - 1/3
*U - Susan Fanetti The Name of Honor - 1/12
V - Dirty Letters Vi Keeland - 3/24
W - Kaki Warner Heartbreak Creek - 2/7
*X - Gina L. Maxwell Hot for the Fireman - 4/17
*Y - Josh Lanyon I Spy Something Bloody - 1/13
*Z - Anna Zaires Sweeter Than Hate - 2/17

Welcome Diane, Den and Karen!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Completed: 0/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

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A-Z Authors Challenge 2020
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

A - Archer, Jeffrey; It Can't be October Already 1/17/20
B - Butler, Anna; The Gilded Scarab 4/14/20
C - Chris Scully; Until September 2/27/20
D - Denardo, Jana; The Darkest Midnight in December 1/20/20
E - Elliott, Alexander; Expectant Moon 8/25/20
F - Fowler, Christopher; Bryant & May and the Secret Santa 1/17/20
G - Gaiman, Neil; Odd and the Frost Giants 5/28/20
H - Huff, Tanya; February Thaw & Other Stories of Contemporary Fantasy 2/11/20
I - Ian Doescher; William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls 9/12/20
J - Jack Thorne & J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two 1/2/20
K - Kate Racculia; Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts 1/17/20
L - Lawrence, Mark; One Word Kill 1/4/20
M - Morgenstern, Erin; The Starless Sea 1/1/20
N - Nora Roberts; The Rise of Magicks 6/30/20
O - Oceanak, Karla; Artsy-Fartsy 7/27/20
P - de Pins, Arthur; March of the Crabs Vol. 1: The Crabby Condition 1/25/20
*Q - Quinn, Spencer; Thereby Hangs a Tail 4/29/20
R - Roland Smith; Independence Hall 5/6/20
S - Shaw, Julia; Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side 2/19/20
T - Truman Capote; In Cold Blood 6/3/20
*U - EmmanUel Moynot; Suite Française: Storm in June 2/12/20
V - Voinov, Aleksandr; Incursion 1/17/20
W - Way, Gerard; The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion 3/3/20
*X - HendriX, Grady; My Best Friend's Exorcism 3/20/20
*Y - AdeYemi, Tomi; Children of Blood and Bone 7/13/20
*Z - AndrZej Sapkowski; The Last Wish 3/17/20

Welcome Amanda and Daniel!

Finally an A-Z challange without page minimum - Thank you so much!

A-Z Authors
Duration: 1/1/20 - 12/31/20
Completed: 26/26
no page minimum, re-reads are ok, disregard articles, 50+% read after 1/1/20, re-post when finished,

A: Austin, Chase: Wicked Storm book 4 in The Sam Wick Quadrilogy 5* 2/13
B: Berry, Steve: Das Memphis-Dossier=The Bishop's Pawn 6* 6/6
C: Carmichael, Amy: Jeśli=If 6* 2/28
D: Dean, Carolyn L.: Time, Tide, & Trouble 5* 1/22
E: Eddy, Patricia D.: Breaking His Code 5* 9/27
F: Flynn, James : Threat Level Critical 4* 1/11
G: Groom, Winston: Forrest Gump 4* 7/24
H: Hemingway, Ernest: The Old Man and the Sea 6* 10/1
I: Ingram, Mona: Forever Changed book 1 in Forever Series Box Set 3.5* 1/27
J: James, Julie: Something About You 4* 4/3 / Jana Deleon: Swamp Team 3 5* 1/10
K: Kiss, Tabatha: Muffin Top & A Muffin Top Christmas 5* (both) 3/15 / Kitz, David: The Soldier Who Killed a King: A True Retelling of the Passion 5* 4/13
L: Lin, Harper: Granny's Got a Gun 4* 7/25
M: Marlow, Shaye: Two Cabins, One Lake 5* 1/25
N: Nana Malone: Cheeky Royal 5* 5/15
O: Obama, Barack & Obama, Michelle: Zeigt Gesicht!=Farewell Speeches 4* 7/23
P: Poe, Juliette: Ain't He Precious? 5* 2/6
Q: Quinn, Meghan & Sara Ney: Love Sincerely Yours 4* 5/26
R: Redman, Matt, Craig Borlase & Max Lucado: 10,000 Reasons: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Thankfulness Inspired by the Worship Anthem 6* 1/14
S: Stabenow, Dana: Blood Will Tell book 6 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 4* 1/8/20
T: Tenery, V.B.: The Meanest Cop In Town book 4 in Christmas Suspense: Boxed Set 5* 4/5
U: Uslular-Thiele, Christina & Winfried B. Sahm: Offenbach: was für eine Stadt 2* 10/22 lit. transl: Offenbach: What A City
V: Verde, Alexa: Noelle on the Run book 8 in The 12 Mysteries of Christmas Collection 4* 1/20
W: Walsh, Sheila: It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time 6* 7/24
X: Xarissa, Diana: Aunt Bessie Considers 3* 6/2
Y: Young, William Paul: The Shack 5* 10/21
Z: Zajączkowska, Urszula: Patyki, badyle 2* 1/14 lit. transl: Sticks, Stalks (or Weeds)
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Yes Please 😁

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January - December, 2020

Progress: 26/26

A: Ali Cobby Eckermann, Ruby Moonlight, Mar 17th
B: Brandy Scott, Not Bad People, Feb 27th
C: Casey Watson, The Silent Witness, Jan 12
D: Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Mar 20th
E: Eoin Colfer, Highfire, Mar 24th
F: Tana French, The Wych Elm, Jan 27th
G: Georgia Blain, The Museum of Words: A Memoir of Language, Writing, and Mortality, Jan 15th
H: Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice, May 15th
I: Şebnem İşigüzel, The Girl in the Tree, June 10th
J: Julie Kagawa, Shadow of the Fox, Feb 1st
K: Kate Morton, The Clockmaker's Daughter, Feb 20th
L: Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs, Mar 4th
M: Marie Kondō, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, Apr 10th
N: Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward, Feb 1st
O: Caroline Overington, The One Who Got Away, Jan 9th
P: Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines, Jan 19th
Q: Kate Quinn, The Alice Network, Sep 7th
R: Holly Ringland, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Mar 15th
S: Sarah Pinborough, Behind Her Eyes, Apr 3rd
T: Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic, Mar 27th
U: Lisa Unger, Confessions on the 7:45, Oct 17th
V: Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top, Feb 6
W: Tara Westover, Educated, Apr 30th
X: Alix E. Harrow, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, July 2nd
Y: Yotam Ottolenghi, Ottolenghi SIMPLE, July 15th
Z: Markus Zusak, The Messenger, Apr 13th

Welcome Agnieszka and Sarah-Jane!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January - December, 2020

Progress: 5/26

A: All Fall Down by Ally Carter (Finished 8/19)
B: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (Finished 8/19)
C: Into the Pit by Scott Cawthon (Finished 6/18)
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N: Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Finished 1/14)
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R: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Finished 2/3)
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Y: Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter (FInished 1/5)
Z: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Finished 1/31)

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Books Read: 23/26

A - Applegate, K.A., The Secret, 01/04/20
B - Browne, Hester, The Runaway Princess, 01/16/20
C - Cooper, Susan, King of Shadows, 04/05/20
D - David Almond, Skellig, 02/15/20
E - Erica Ruth Neubauer, Murder at the Mena House, 04/28/20
F - Flynn, Gillian, The Grownup, 09/08/20
G - Gipson, Fred, Old Yeller, 07/15/20
H - Hunter, Teagan, Let's Get Textual, 02/18/20
I - Ilona Andrews, One Fell Sweep, 01/20/20
J - Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, Illuminae, 08/20/20
K - Kyra Halland, Beneath the Canyons, 09/30/20
L - Libba Bray, The Diviners, 04/02/20
M - McGuire, Seanan, Every Heart a Doorway, 02/14/20
N - Novik, Naomi, Spinning Silver, 07/28/20
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P - Paulsen, Gary, Hatchet, 01/25/20
Q - Esquivel, Laura, Like Water for Chocolate, 03/15/20
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, 03/11/20
S - Swindells, Robert, Inside the Worm, 01/03/20
T - Terry Pratchett, Nation, 04/19/20
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V - VanLiere, Donna, The Christmas Blessing, 12/13/20
W - Wells, Martha, All Systems Red, 01/12/20
X - Foxglove, Lidiya, The Fairer Hex, 02/02/20
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Z - Zelazny, Roger, Roadmarks, 02/23/20

Welcome Mycal and Anna!

I'm in!

A to Z Authors (first/last)
26 out of 26

List:
++A (Andrews, D.) Owls Well That Ends Well 1-7-20
++B (Bruel, N.) Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door 1-4-20
++C (Colin T.) To a Mountain in Tibet 1-8-20
++D (D'Aulaire, I and E) D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 1-8-20
++E (L. Ehlert) Color Zoo 1-28-20
++F (Frances B.) Dying in the Wool 1-16-20
++G (Goldish, M.) Brave Hearts 1-4-20
++H (Holm, J.) Our Hero 1-4-20
++I (Inkpen, M.) Kipper's A to Z: An Alphabet Adventure 1-4-20
++J (Jennifer H.) Beach Babe 1-11-20
++K (Karma W.) Bear Stays Up for Christmas 1-8-20
++L (Lesley O.) Great Cat Tales 1-13-20
++M (Meish G.) Buddy: America's First Guide Dog 1-6-20
++N (Nellie B.) Ten Days in a Mad-House 1-12-20
++O (Octavia B.) Parable of the Sower 1-4-20
++P (Porcellino, J.) The Hospital Suite 1-6-20
++Q* (A. Squire) Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos 1-27-20
++R (Roald D.) The Minpins 1-13-20
++S (Sy M.) How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals 1-8-20
++T (Thom H.) The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment 1-6-20
++U* (Ulf S.) My Little Small 1-18-20 (Note: Goodreads error getting fixed)
++V (E. Vernon) Practice What You Preach 2-27-20
++W (Washington I.) Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book 1-11-20
++X* (M. Fox) Wombat Divine 2-13-20
++Y* (Cynthia Rylant) Mr. Putter & Tabby Fly the Plane 1-14-20
++Z* (C. Schulz) Lucy Knows Best 2-6-20

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the authors only need to have that letter somewhere in their names.

List :
A. Andrea Penrose - Murder on Black Swan Lane - 08 Jan 20
B. Bentley, Jennie - Wall-to-Wall Dead - 17 Mar 20
C. Carlisle, Kate - Shot Through the Hearth - 19 Mar 20
D. Dickens, Charles - Great Expectations - 25 Jan 20
E. Estep, Jennifer - Venom - 09 Feb 20
F. Frank Baum - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - 03 Sep 20
G. Greenwood, Kerry - Death At Victoria Dock - 04 Jan 20
H. Harris, C.S. - Who Buries the Dead - 12 Jan 20
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J. Jennifer Estep - Tangled Threads - 12 Feb 20
K. Kathy Lynn Emerson - Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie - 29 Jan 20
L. Laurie R. King - The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 21 Mar 20
M. Melissa Bourbon - A Seamless Murder - 17 Apr 20
N. Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood - 03 Feb 20
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P. Penrose, Andrea - Murder at Half Moon Gate - 19 Jan 20
Q*. Quinn, Holly - A Crafter Quilts a Crime - 26 Mar 20
R. Raybourn, Deanna - A Treacherous Curse - 27 Jan 20
S. Singh, Nalini - Archangel's Kiss - 06 Feb 20
T. Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Lord of the Rings - 12 Mar 20
U*. Raybourn, Deanna - A Perilous Undertaking - 16 Jan 20
V. Victoria Thompson - Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue - 22 Jan 20
W. Weaver, Ashley - An Act of Villainy - 24 Mar 20
X*. Xenophon - The Persian Expedition - 03 Oct 20
Y*. Julia Buckley - Death with a Dark Red Rose - 03 May 20
Z*.

Welcome Helen and Vittoria!

@Helen, could you put the author's name next to the letter. It will be easier for me to check the challenge when you have finished. :)

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

26/26
List:
A Amy Schumer The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo read 1/2/20
B Alan Bradley The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie read 1/1/20
C Cleo Coyle On What Grounds read 1/2/20
D Dora Levy Mossanen The Last Romanov read 1/20/20
E Eloisa James A Kiss at Midnight read 1/13/20
F Fredrik Backman Beartown read 1/6/20
G Billy Graham Angels read 1/11/20
H Hugh Brewster Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage read 1/6/20
I Iain Banks The Wasp Factory read 4/14/20
J David Jeremiah Angels: Who They Are and How They Help-What the Bible Reveals read 1/12/20
K Kathryn Stockett The Help read 1/3/20
L Walter Lord A Night to Remember read 1/4/20
M Bradford Matsen Titanic's Last Secrets: The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler read 1/7/20
N Nick Barratt Lost Voices from the Titanic: The Definitive Oral History read 1/10/20
O Yōko Ogawa The Housekeeper and the Professor read 3/5/20
P Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the Sandbank read 1/10/20
Q Kate Quinn The Alice Network read 3/24/20
R Robert A. Heinlein The Cat Who Walks Through Walls read 1/14/20
S Lisa Scottoline After Anna read 1/22/20
T John Kennedy Toole A Confederacy of Dunces read 1/15/20
U Ellen Ullman by By Blood read 6/22/20
V Victor Hugo Les Misérables read 2/6/20
W William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch read 1/17/20
X Diana Xarissa Aunt Bessie Assumes read 7/18/20
Y Rick Yancey The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp read 7/9/20
Z Yara Zgheib The Girls at 17 Swann Street read 6/27/20

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

Completed: 26/26

List:
A : Jennifer Ashley - Adam - Author last name (29/1/20)
B: Tessa Bailey - Risking it All - Author last name (15/1/20)
C: Fearne Cotton - Quiet: Learning to silence the brain chatter and believing that you’re good enough - Author last name (13/1/20)
D: Demelza Carlton - Dance: Cinderella Retold - Author first name (15/2/20)
E: Eve Langlais - A Demon and His Witch - Author first name (18/1/20)
F: Jan Ferguson - Perfect Confidence - Author last name (7/1/20)
G: Kristen Gupton - The Phoenix Prince - Author last name (2/2/20)
H: Jenny Han - Burn for Burn - Author last name (11/1/20)
I: Ichiro Kishimi - The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness - Author first name (9/5/20)
J: Jane Moore - The Ex Files - Author first name (6/1/20)
K: Kresley Cole - The Warlord Wants Forever - Author first name (30/1/20)
L: Lila Monroe - Head Over High Heels - Author first name (28/3/20)
M: Madeline Miller - The Song of Achilles - Author first name (10/3/20)
N: Nick Grey - Zombies From The Deep - Author first name (27/1/20)
O: Yayoi Ogawa - You're My Pet Vol. 1 - Author surname (22/9/20)
P: Perrin Briar - Resistant - Author first name (11/3/20)
Q: Bria Quinlan - The Last Single Girl - Author last name (4/2/20)
R: J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Author last name (6/5/20)
S: Suzanne Collins - Mockingjay - Author first name (10/2/20)
T: Terry Deary - The Groovy Greeks - Author first name (3/1/20)
U: Uvi Poznansky - The Music of Us - Author first name (11/11/20)
V: Josh Valentine - The Ultimate Confidence Game: Defeat Anxiety In 6 Levels And Unlock Your Social Potential - Author surname (28/8/20)
W: William Shakespeare - The Tempest - Author first name (17/4/20)
X: Phoenix Ward - The Ridiculous Adventures of Three Friends and the Deity that Controls Them - Author first name 9/11/20
Y: Zoe York - What Once Was Perfect - Author last name (3/5/20)
Z: Zach Bohannon - Empty Bodies - Author first name (26/4/20)

Welcome Carolyn and Kay!

Authors
Jan 2020- December 2020
05/26

example book- author-(last or first) date read
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)

A~The Flight of The Starling: A Fairy Tale ~ Ella Arrow(last name) 05/01/19
B~No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday ~ Tracy Bloom (last name) 04/01/19
C~Great Expectations ~ Charles Dickens(first name) 02/01/2020
D The Scorch Trials~ James Dashner (last name 07/01/2020
E
F
G
H
I The Girl I Was Before ~Izzy Bayliss (first name) 08/01/2020
J~Mansfield Park ~ Jane Austen(first name) 03/01/2020
K
L
M~The Quiche of Death ~ M.C. Beaton(first name) 01/01/2020
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A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author's first or last whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A
B - A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci 1/7/20
C - Serpent by Clive Cussler 1/6/20
D
E - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 1/7/20
F
G - Changeless by Gail Carriger 1/17/20
H - A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
I
J - Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey 1/16/20
K - Touching Evil by Kay Hooper 1/18/20
L - Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang it is also by Ken Lui
M -
N - Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 6/28/20
O
P - Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters 1/17/20
Q
R - Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan 1/17/20
S An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 1/8/20
T Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
U
V - Bath Bombs & Beyond: A Fanny Doyle Cozy Ghost Mystery by Violet Patton 6/27/20
W
X
Y
Z

Welcome Jodie and Sandy!

@Sandy, I love Clive Cussler!!

A-Z Authors 2020
Challenge duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
26/26

A: Katherine Arden The Bear and the Nightingale,11/21/20 ****
B: David Baldacci Zero Day,06/30/20 ****
C: Emma Chase Tied,05/24/20 ***
D:Jenny Downham You Against Me,07/31/20 ***
E:Kim Edwards The Memory Keeper's Daughter,09/26/20 ***
F:Amanda Flower Toxic Toffee,04/08/20 ****
G:Graeme Simsion The Rosie Effect,04/16/20 ****
H:Mark Haddon The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,10/24/20 ****
I:Isabel Allende The Japanese Lover,07/08/20 ****
J: Jill Shalvis The Sweetest Thing,08/31/20 ***
K: Ken Kesey One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 09/25/20 ****
L:Sofia Lundberg The Red Address Book,01/25/20 ****
M:Jamie McGuire Beautiful Disaster,08/18/20 ***
N:Chloe Neill Twice Bitten,07/11/20 ***
O:Joyce Carol Oates Zombie,12/30/20 ***
P: Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the Sandbank [,12/23/20 ****
Q:[author:Julia Quinn|63898] To Sir Phillip, With Love,02/29/20 ***
R: Robyn Carr Shelter Mountain,07/14/20 ****
S: Lemony Snicket The Ersatz Elevator , 06/11/20 ****
T:Tatiana de Rosnay Sarah's Key,04/02/20 *****
U:Lisa Unger Beautiful Lies,12/31/20 ****
V:Jules Verne Around the World in Eighty Days,11/26/20 *****
W: Susan Wiggs At the King's Command,01/14/20 ***
X:Qiu Xiaolong Death of a Red Heroine,12/23/20 ****
Y:Yasmina Khadra Swallows of Kabul,04/30/20 ****
Z:Markus Zusak I Am the Messenger,12/02/20 ****

Welcome Mave!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: 01/17/20 - 12/31/20
Read: 0/26

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Welcome TC!

Challenge began on Jan 1 - you may use books read since then.

FINISHED!


A to Z Authors (first/last)
26 out of 26

List:
++A (Andrews, D.) Owls Well That Ends Well 1-7-20
++B (Bruel, N.) Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door 1-4-20
++C (Colin T.) To a Mountain in Tibet 1-8-20
++D (D'Aulaire, I and E) D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 1-8-20
++E (L. Ehlert) Color Zoo 1-28-20
++F (Frances B.) Dying in the Wool 1-16-20
++G (Goldish, M.) Brave Hearts 1-4-20
++H (Holm, J.) Our Hero 1-4-20
++I (Inkpen, M.) Kipper's A to Z: An Alphabet Adventure 1-4-20
++J (Jennifer H.) Beach Babe 1-11-20
++K (Karma W.) Bear Stays Up for Christmas 1-8-20
++L (Lesley O.) Great Cat Tales 1-13-20
++M (Meish G.) Buddy: America's First Guide Dog 1-6-20
++N (Nellie B.) Ten Days in a Mad-House 1-12-20
++O (Octavia B.) Parable of the Sower 1-4-20
++P (Porcellino, J.) The Hospital Suite 1-6-20
++Q* (A. Squire) Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos 1-27-20
++R (Roald D.) The Minpins 1-13-20
++S (Sy M.) How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals 1-8-20
++T (Thom H.) The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment 1-6-20
++U* (Ulf S.) My Little Small 1-18-20 (Note: Goodreads error getting fixed)
++V (E. Vernon) Practice What You Preach 2-27-20
++W (Washington I.) Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book 1-11-20
++X* (M. Fox) Wombat Divine 2-13-20
++Y* (Cynthia Rylant) Mr. Putter & Tabby Fly the Plane 1-14-20
++Z* (C. Schulz) Lucy Knows Best 2-6-20

WOOHOO Helen!

A
B - M.C. Beaton
C - Diane Chamberlain
D
E
F - Adam Frankel
G - Andrew Gross
H - Alice Hoffman
I
J - Lisa Jewell
K - Roberta Kagan
L
M - Alex Michaelides
N - Ann Napolitano
O - Gregg Olsen
P
Q
R - Kim Michele Richardson
S - Robin Sloan
T
U
V
W
C
Y
Z