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A - Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in HeavenB - Frank Beddor - The Looking Glass Wars
C - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
D - Gerry Davis - Doctor Who and the Cybermen
E - Esi Edugyan - Half Blood Blues
F - Jasper Fforde - The Eyre Affair
G - Kate Grenville - The Lieutenant
H - Luke Hollands - Peregrine Harker & the Black Death
I - Mona Ingrams - Fixing Freddie
J - Rachel Joyce - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
K - Brian Kavanagh - Capable of Murder
L - David Levithan - The Lover's Dictionary
M - Barbara Mitchelhill - Run Rabbit Run
N - Patrick Ness - The Knife of Never Letting Go
O - Bryan Lee O'Malley - Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
P - Jesse Petersen - Club Monstrosity
Q -
R - Ransom Riggs - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
S - Jayde Scott - A Job From Hell
T - J.R.R.Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring
U -
V - Joe Vasicek - Star Wanderers
W - Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest
X -
Y -
Z -
So I've got 21/26 so far....
Charlotte wrote: "A - Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in Heaven
B - Frank Beddor - The Looking Glass Wars
C - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
D - Gerry Davis - Doctor Who and the Cybermen
E - Esi Edugyan ..."
That's very impressive Charlotte!
B - Frank Beddor - The Looking Glass Wars
C - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
D - Gerry Davis - Doctor Who and the Cybermen
E - Esi Edugyan ..."
That's very impressive Charlotte!
Jen wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "A - Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in HeavenB - Frank Beddor - The Looking Glass Wars
C - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
D - Gerry Davis - Doctor Who and the Cyberme..."
I get stuck on the same letters every time!
AB
C - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
D
E
F
G
H - Elizabeth Haynes - Into the Darkest Corner
I - Frances Itani - Deafening
J
K - Stephen King - Carrie
L - John Ajvide Lindqvist - Let the Right One In
M - John McGahern - The Barracks
N - Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveller's Wife
O - Yoko Ogawa - The Housekeeper and the Professor
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Oh dear. Time to start reading more often...
This is my updated A-Z author list for 2013 now the year is over! These are completely different to my original list but I'm just going off what I've now read =)A - Mitch Albom (The Five People You Meet in Heaven/ The Time Keeper)
B - Kendare Blake (Anna Dressed in Blood)
C - Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games/ Catching Fire/ Mockingjay)
D - Karl Drinkwater (Cold Fusion 2000)
E - Esi Edugyan (Half Blood Blues)
F - Nathan Filer (The Shock of the Fall)
G - Neil Gaiman (The Ocean at the End of the Lane/ How to Talk to Girls at Parties)
H - Mohsin Hamid (The Reluctant Fundamentalist)
I - Mona Ingram (Fixing Freddie)
J - Maureen Johnson (The Key to the Golden Firebird/ 13 Little Blue Envelopes/ Devilish)
K - Brian Kavanagh (Capable of Murder)
L - David Levithan (Are We There Yet?/ The Lover's Dictionary/ Boy Meets Boy/ Every Day)
M - Richard Matheson (I Am Legend)
N - Patrick Ness (The Knife of Never Letting Go/ The Ask and the Answer/ Monsters of Men)
O - Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim books 1-3)
P - Terry Pratchett (The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents/ Eric)
Q - still no 'q'!
R - J.K.Rowling (Harry Potter books 1-7)
S - Muriel Spark (Symposium)
T - Marie Twomey (Jack and Yani Love Harry Potter)
U - no 'u' either!
V - Joe Vasicek (Star Wanderers)
W - Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest)
X,Y,Z - couldn't get to any of these either!
I managed 21 out of 26 letters!
A- Jane Austen - Northanger AbbeyB- Mary Balogh The Proposal
C-Catherine Coulter Prince of Ravenscar
D-Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers
E- Kate Emerson-By Royal Decree
F-f. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby
G-Philippa Gregory The White Queen
H-Deborah Harkness A Discovery of witches
I-Conn Igulden StormBird
J-Brian Jacques Redwall
K-Cayla Kluver Legacy
L- Kimberly Griffiths-Little Forbidden
M-Geroge R.R. Martin A Feast for Crows
N- Mary Norton The Borrowers Aloft
O- Bryan Lee O'Malley Scott Pilgrim
P-Phillip Pullman The Amber Spyglass
Q-Kate Quinn Daughters of Rome
R- Nancy Richler- The Imposter Bride
S- Anna Sewell Black Beauty
T- Stephen Talty Empire of Blue Water
U-
V- Joe Vasicek- Star Wanderers
W- P.G. Wodehouse Right Ho Jeeves
X-
Y- Rick Yancey Fifth Wave
Z- Marcus Zusak the Book Thief
Only missed 2




We will use the authors surname and where a book is co written just use either author.
Here's my list so far for this year.
A-Douglas Adams - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - February 22nd
B-
C-Robert Capa - Slightly Out of Focus - 18th April
D-
E-
F-Jasper Fforde - Lost in a Good Book - 23rd May
G-Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere - 14th March
H-Mark Hodder - The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack - 11th June
I-
J-
K-
L-
M-Martin Millar - The Good Fairies of New York - 26th March
N-
O-Jamie Oliver - Jamie's 15 Minute Meals - January
P-Terry Pratchett - Moving Pictures - 20th June
Q-
R-Robert Rankin - The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse - 8th April
S-
T-
U-
V-
W-HG Wells - The War of the Worlds
X-
Y-
Z-Markus Zusak - The Book Thief
that's only 11/26 so far!