All Challenges All The Time discussion

Read books whose author's first or last names begin with the letters of the alphabet from A-Z.

Duration
1 Year from start date

Reserved for Participants


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Alphabet Challenge: Author Names!

Feb. 24 2013 - Feb. 24 2014

7/26 Completed

A: Ally Carter ~ Double Crossed ★★★★
B
C: Catherine Gilbert Murdock ~ Dairy Queen ★★★★
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K: Kay Honeyman ~ The Fire Horse Girl ★★★★★
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M: Megan Whalen Turner ~ The Queen of Attolia ★★★★★
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S: Sarah J. Maas ~ The Assassin and the Pirate Lord ★★★★★
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Y: Jane Yolen ~ The Devil's Arithmetic ★★★
Z: Sara Zarr ~ How to Save a Life ★★★★

I think I'll back date my list too :)

A to Z Authors
1/1/13-12/29/14
24/26

✔A:Alyson Noel-Evermore 1/17 ♥♥♥♥
✔B:Libba Bray-The Diviners 1/7 ♥♥♥♥♥
✔C:Ally Carter-Heist Society 2/4 ♥♥
✔D:Dean Koontz-Forever Odd 1/30 ♥♥♥♥♥
✔E:Janet Evanovich-Notorious Nineteen 1/17 ♥♥♥♥
✔F:Christine Feehan-Mind Games 1/27 ♥♥♥
✔G:Nancy Grossman-A World Away 3/9 ♥♥♥
✔H:Thea Harrison-Dragon Bound 1/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
✔I:Ilona Andrews-Magic Bites 1/13 ♥♥♥♥
✔J:Carrie Jones-Need 2/6 ♥♥♥♥
✔K:Stacia Kane-Unholy Ghosts 1/11 ♥♥♥♥
✔L:Lara Adrian-Veil of Midnight 2/24 ♥♥♥♥
✔M:Karen Marie Moning-Faefever 2/3 ♥♥♥♥
✔N:Daniel Nayeri-Another Faust 3/11 ♥♥♥
✔O:Lauren Oliver-Delirium 1/30 ♥♥♥♥
✔P:Patricia Cornwell-All that Remains 4/11 ♥♥♥♥
✔Q:Amanda Quick-Cystal Gardens 9/11 ♥♥♥♥
✔R:Kathy Reichs-Deja Dead 2/24 ♥♥
✔S:Karin Slaughter-Blindslighted 1/1 ♥♥♥♥♥
✔T:Tami Hoag-Dark Horse 3/1 ♥♥♥♥
✔U:Lisa Unger-Beautiful Lies 4/7 ♥♥♥♥
✔V:Veronica Roth-Divergent 2/19 ♥♥♥♥
✔W:J.R. Ward-Envy 2/27 ♥♥♥♥
✔X:Alex Flinn-Cloaked 2/2 ♥♥♥♥♥
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What about the letter "X"? Can it just be part of the name?

Yes It can be in any part of the name. the same with Q if you cannot find an author with the first letter Q

Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "Yes It can be in any part of the name. the same with Q if you cannot find an author with the first letter Q"

Thanks :)

I'm in for 2014


READ: 26/26

✔A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
✔B: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
✔C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔D: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔F: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
✔G: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
✔H: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
✔I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
✔J: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
✔K: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
✔L: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
✔M: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔N: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
✔O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
✔P: Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11
✔Q: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
✔R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
✔S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
✔T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
✔U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
✔V: Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl 7/20
✔W: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
✔X: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12
✔Y: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
✔Z: Caring Is Creepy - David Zimmerman 7/10

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Will do for Jan-Dec 2014

Author Alphabet Challenge
Progress: 19/26

A Andrew D. Mellusco - Blackstone & Brenwen: Swansong for a Sibling 2/4/2014
B Holly Black - Zombies Vs. Unicorns 5/22/2014
C Christina Dodd - Scent of Darkness 2/12/2014
D Devon Monk - Magic in the Shadows 1/1/2014
E Ellen Datlow - Teeth: Vampire Tales 5/16/2014
F Francis Burger - Weirder Than Weird 4/18/2014
G Clay and Susan Griffith - The Kingmakers 1/15/14
H Angie Hulme - A Rotten Core 3/7/2014
I Iris Johansen - Deadlock 3/21/2014
J Jessica Day George - Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow 1/3/2014
K Stephen King - The Eyes of the Dragon 4/24/2014
L
M George R.R. Martin - A Storm of Swords 2/26/2014
N Neil Gaiman - American Gods 2/25/2014
O
P Bill Pronzini - The Stalker 4/12/2014
Q
R Richard Laymon - Once Upon A Halloween 1/20/2014
S James Schannep - INFECTED 2/8/14
T Gayle Trent - Killer Sweet Tooth: A Daphne Martin Cake Mystery 3/31/2014
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W Iain Rob Wright - Ravage 7/11/14
X
Y Nathan Yocum - The Zona 6/8/2014
Z

Its always interesting to see if you complete the whole alphabet series with variegated authors.

Challenge : A-Z Author Name
Duration : January, 2014 - December, 2014

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Alphabets

✔ A
Achebe, Chinua | Things Fall Apart | 4/29/2014
Albom, Mitch | The Five People You Meet in Heaven | 4/8/2014
Albom, Mitch | Tuesdays with Morrie | 7/11/2014
Alexie, Sheman | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | 3/24/2014
✔ B
Barnes, Julian | The Sense of an Ending | 2/3/2014
Barr, Nevada | Blood Lure | 6/15/2014
Brennert, Alan | Moloka'i | 5/31/2014
Burd, Nick | The Vast Fields of Ordinary | 7/21/2014
Burroughs, William | The Cat Inside | 4/30/2014
✔ C
Cain, James M. | Double Indemnity | 2/28/2014
Cain, Susan | Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking | 4/11/2014
Camus, Albert | The Stranger | 4/15/2014
Cather, Willa | One of Ours | 6/29/2014
Christie, Agatha | Murder on the Orient Express | 3/22/2014
Cohn, Rachel | Dash & Lily's Book of Dares | 7/5/2014
✔ D
Dickens, Charles | A Christmas Carol | 2/25/2014
Ducornet, Rikki | Netsuke | 3/2/2014
✔ E
Evanovich, Janet | One for the Money | 7/26/2014
✔ F
Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The Great Gatsby | 6/17/2014
Ford, Jamie | Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet | 3/27/2014
✔ G
Goldberg, Billy - Leyner, Mark | Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini | 3/5/2014
Green, Abby | The Brazilian's Blackmail Bargain | 7/18/2014
Green, John | The Fault in Our Stars | 3/12/2014
✔ H
Haddon, Mark | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | 2/13/2014
Halliday, Gemma | Spying in High Heels | 5/17/2014
Halliday, Gemma | Killer in High Heels | 5/21/2014
Halse Anderson, Laurie | Speak | 6/13/2014
Heinlein, Robert A. | Between Planets | 1/31/2014
Hemingway, Earnest | The Old Man and the Sea | 6/23/2014
Higashida, Naoki | The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism | 4/4/2014
Higgins Clark, Mary | Loves Music, Loves to Dance | 3/19/2014
Hinton, S.E. | Taming the Star Runner | 7/15/2014
I
✔ J
Johnson, Craig | As The Crow Flies | 6/8/2014
✔ K
King, Stephan | Carrie | 4/19/2014
Knowles, John | A Separate Peace | 3/31/2014
✔ L
Levithan, David | Boy Meets Boy | 4/11/2014
Levithan, David | Two Boys Kissing | 1/21/2014
Lowry, Lois | The Giver | 7/28/2014
✔ M
Maher, Bill | When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism | 4/1/2014
Murakami, Haruki | Norwegian Wood | 2/8/2014
Murakami, Haruki | After Dark | 5/3/2014
N
✔ O
Olsen, Tillie | Yonnondio: From the Thirties | 7/27/2014
Orwell, George | Animal Farm | 2/28/2014
✔ P
Peck, Dale | Sprout | 7/7/2014
Plath, Sylvia | Ariel | 4/22/2014
Q
✔ R
Raskin, Ellen | The Westing Game | 6/30/2014
Roberts, Nora | Enchanted | 7/31/2014
Rose, Karen | I Can See You | 6/22/2014
✔ S
Seles, Monica | Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self | 1/5/2014
Sparks, Nicolas | The Notebook | 6/7/2014
✔ T
Thompson Walker, Karen | The Age of Miracles | 5/25/2014
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V
✔ W
Waller, Robert James | The Bridges of Madison County | 1/11/2014
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Summary
Total Alphabets Read : 18 / 26
Total Books Read : 52

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Duration: 8/23/14 - 8/22/15

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