The Lost Challenges discussion

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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:
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



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.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Amber

Amina

✩Anna✩

Bonita

.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• FINISHED

Cindy III

Daniel FINISHED

Debs

Den FINISHED

Diane ~Firefly~ FINISHED

Elaine

Elle FINISHED

Erica FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Frankie FINISHED

Grace FINISHED

Hannah

Holli

Jess

Joann FINISHED

Jordyn

Karen ♐ FINISHED

Kat

Katherine

Kean

Kendra FINISHED

LadyPorgana

⇝LEAH⇜ FINISHED

Lynn

Mave

Rina FINISHED

Sandra FINISHED

SANDYE FINISHED

Sarah-Jane FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Suzanne

Vanessa FINISHED

Vittoria

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2019


A: Ambrose Bierce | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - May 26
B: Brandon Sanderson | Skyward - Jan 7
C: Becky Chambers | The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - May 30
D: Dannika Dark | Nevermore - Jan 23
E: Elle Kennedy | The Chase - Feb 2
F: Faith Hunter | Skinwalker - Jul 9
G: Grace Lin | Where the Mountain Meets the Moon - Jun 30
H: Helen Harper | Bloodfire - Mar 4
I: Ilona Andrews | Magic Breaks - Apr 20
J: Maureen Johnson | The Madness Underneath - Apr 13
K: Kelley Armstrong | The Gathering - Aug 14
L: Leigh Bardugo | Ninth House - Nov 22
M: Annette Marie | Demon Magic and a Martini - Apr 13
N: Sylvain Neuvel | The Test - Jun 8
O: Melissa F. Olson | Boundary Crossed - Apr 28
P: Lucy Parker | Pretty Face - Feb 26
Q: David Quinn | Go to Sleep, Little Creep - Dec 11
R: Rivers Solomon | An Unkindness of Ghosts - May 20
S: Seanan McGuire | Any Way the Wind Blows - Aug 25
T: Tamora Pierce | Sandry's Book - Sep 19
U: Ursula K. Le Guin | The Rule of Names: A Story - Dec 13
V: Victoria Danaan | My Familiar Stranger - Jun 25
W: P.G. Wodehouse | My Man Jeeves - Jul 30
X: Max Lucado | The Oak Inside the Acorn - Dec 7
Y: Samantha Young | On Dublin Street - Jan 8
Z: Roger Zelazny | A Night in the Lonesome October - Oct 31

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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

24/26

List:
A - Jennifer L. Armentrout - Obsidian 1/24/19
B - Joshua Becker - The Minimalist Home: A Room-By-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life 1/17/19
C - Carolyn Keene - The Secret of the Old Clock 1/2/19
D - Diana Gabaldon - Voyager 2/17/19
E - Erin St. Claire - Above and Beyond 2/28/19
F - Joanne Fluke - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder 1/6/19
G - Diana Gabaldon - Voyager 2/17/19
H - Bobbi Holmes - The Ghost of Marlow House 1/27/19
I
J - John Sandford - Night Prey 2/8/19
K - Stacey Kennedy - Dirty-Talking Cowboy 2/23/19
L - Mario Vargas Llosa - Death in the Andes 1/3/19
M - Molle McGregor - Shadow's Pleasure 1/11/19
N - Nalini Singh - Archangel's Kiss 4/17/19
O - Olivia Cunning - Twice Upon a Time 3/4/19
P - Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train 1/22/19
Q - Julia Quinn - When He Was Wicked 1/13/19
R - J.D. Robb - Conspiracy in Death 1/30/19
S - Kerrelyn Sparks - How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire 1/7/19
T - Brian Tracy - No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline 2/18/19
U -
V - Catherynne M. Valente - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There 2/3/19
W - J.R. Ward - Lover Unleashed 3/14/19
X - Diana Xarissa - Aunt Bessie Assumes 4/21/19
Y - Rebecca York - Beyond Control 3/26/19
Z - Rebecca Zanetti - Demon's Mercy 5/12/19

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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.

Need: Q U X

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

A - Anita Shreve - Light on Snow 1/2/19
B - Judy Blume - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by 1/1/19
C - Irin Carmon - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1/12/19
D - Kate DiCamillo - Because of Winn-Dixie 1/28/19
E - Edwin Herbert - Mythos Christos 1/8/19
F - Frances Hodgson Burnett - A Little Princess 1/20/19
G - Gerald Durrell - A Zoo in My Luggage 1/26/19
H - Naoki Higashida - The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism 1/5/19
I - Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go 1/7/19
J - Jen Sincero - You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life 1/1/19
K - Kamala Harris - The Truths We Hold: An American Journey 1/23/19
L - Lois Lowry - Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine, 1918 1/10/19
M - Madeleine L'Engle - And Both Were Young 1/4/19
N - Sylvain Neuvel - Sleeping Giants 1/17/19
O - Joyce Carol Oates - Hazards of Time Travel 2/4/19
P - Aprilynne Pike - Wings 1/3/19
Q
R - Robert Fulghum - All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten 2/21/19
S - Johanna Spyri - Heidi 1/18/19
T - Amy Tan - The Kitchen God's Wife 3/13/19
U
V - Veronica Roth - Insurgent 2/27/19
W - Wilson Rawls - Where the Red Fern Grows 3/6/19
X
Y - Malala Yousafzai - I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 6/23/19
Z - Zilpha Keatley Snyder - The Egypt Game 1/21/19

A-Z Author 2019
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the title only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.

26/26 completed

A: Amy Andrews (Nothing But Trouble) - 7/13/19
B: Briggs, Patricia (Storm Cursed) - 5/11/19
C: Cousins, Jane (To Seduce a Siren) - 2/24/19
D: Damsgaard, Shirley (The Seventh Witch) - 11/3/19
E: Emma Chase (Getting Schooled) - 3/17/19
F: Fox, Angie (Immortally Yours) - 5/18/19
G: Gradowski, Janel (Chicken Soup & Homicide) - 3/27/19
H: Helen Harper (Box of Frogs) - 6/29/19
I: Ilona Andrews (Sapphire Flames) - 9/2/19
J: Jennifer Estep (Nightingale) - 6/13/19
K: Krista Davis (The Diva Cooks Up a Storm) - 5/20/19
L: Libby Klein (Midnight Snacks are Murder) - 1/30/19
M: Melissa McShane (The Book of Peril) - 5/31/19
N: Neill, Chloe (Blade Bound) - 5/27/19
O: Orgain, Diana (Yappy Hour) - 11/23/19
P: Painter, Kristen (Miss Frost Chills the Cheater) - 2/1/19
Q: Quick, Amanda (The Other Lady Vanishes) - 4/6/19
R: Roth, Mandy M. (Once Hunted, Twice Shy) - 4/13/19
S: Samantha Silver (Murder on the Oregon Express) - 2/3/19
T: Thompson, Vicki Lewis (Werewolf in Seattle) - 11/6/19
U: Julia Buckley (A Dark and Stormy Murder) - 4/23/19
V: Virginia Lowell (A Cookie Before Dying) - 3/6/19
W: Weiss, Kristen (The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum) - 3/23/19
X: Sax, Elise (The Wizard of Saws) - 4/8/19
Y: Yardley, Cathy (One True Pairing) - 5/13/19
Z: Zanetti, Rebecca (Twisted Truths) - 11/18/19

Welcome Elle, Bonita, Kat and Diane!!

I'm in for this one.

Welcome Hannah!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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

List:
A - Secrets Aleatha Romig - 5/30
B - Birthday Suit Lauren Blakely - 2/10
C - Heaven Can't Wait Pamela Clare - 1/3
D - Yours and Mine Debbie Macomber - 1/27
E - Buck Em Petrova - 5/2
F - Hidden Worthiness Susan Fanetti - 1/22
G - At Last Whitney G. - 1/28
H - A Yellowstone Christmas Peggy L. Henderson - 1/3
I - Deception Mona Ingram - 12/19
J - Fantasy in Death J.D. Robb - 1/7
K - Under the Mistletoe with Me Kristen Proby - 1/16
L - Down to You Michelle Leighton - 1/19
M - Hardwired Meredith Wild - 1/29
N - The Pride of Jared MacKade Nora Roberts - 1/10
O - Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold Ellen O'Connell - 2/19
P - Hard Evidence Pamela Clare - 1/16
*Q - Black Diamond Victoria Quinn - 11/11
R - Virgin River Robyn Carr - 1/5
S - Stealing Home Sherryl Woods - 1/2
T - Stanton Completely T.L. Swan - 1/14
*U - Raw: Rebirth Belle Aurora - 1/8
V - Rocky Mountain Shelter Vivian Arend - 3/2
W - Chasing the Sun Kaki Warner - 1/26
*X - I Don't Ella Fox - 10/27
*Y - The Last Letter Rebecca Yarros - 4/8
*Z - Against the Wall Rebecca Zanetti - 3/28

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2019

A: Aurora Rose Reynolds-Until July 1/9
B: Brian K. Vaughan-Paper Girls, Vol. 5 1/9
C: Charleigh Rose-Bad Habit 1/20
D: Dawn Kurtagich-The Dead House 5/9
E: Susan Ee-Cinder & the Prince of Midnight 6/19
F: Becca Fitzpatrick-Hush, Hush 6/14
G: G. Willow Wilson-Ms. Marvel, Vol. 10: Time and Again 1/22
H: Hiro Mashima-Fairy Tail 62 1/5
I: Junya Inoue-BTOOOM!, Vol. 9 1/13
J: Jessica Sorensen-Iridescent Chaos 2/1
K: Kazu Kibuishi-Supernova 3/5
L: Lauren Layne-Blurred Lines 2/21
M: Marissa Meyer-The Little Android 1/6
N: Nikita Gill-Your Soul is a River 3/18
O: ONE-ワンパンマン 18 Wanpanman 18 5/15
P: Lygia Day Peñaflor-All of This Is True 3/23
Q: Quinn Loftis-Blood Rites 12/1
R: Ransom Riggs-Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 1/13
S: Sandhya Menon-When Dimple Met Rishi 1/21
T: Tahereh Mafi-Ignite Me 1/25
U: Carly Usdin-The Avant-Guards, Vol. 1 4/30
V: We Can Be Mended-Veronica Roth 4/2
W: Scott Westerfeld-Uglies 5/17
*X: Madeleine Roux-House of Furies 6/3
Y: Yoshitoki Oima-A Silent Voice, Volume 2 1/28
*Z: Suzanne Wright-Burn 6/13

A-Z Authors Challenge

Completed 26/26

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

List:
✔️A - Nuts by Alice Clayton - 02/01/2019
✔️B - All About the Bear by Bianca D'Arc - 02/01/2019
✔️C - Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton - 03/01/2019
✔️D - Mating Dance by Bianca D'Arc - 04/01/2019
✔️E - Apocalypse Cowboy by Eve Langlais - 15/01/2019
✔️F - The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost - 09/01/2019
✔️G - Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa - 15/01/2019
✔️H - Finding My Forever by Heidi McLaughlin - 16/03/2019
✔️I - Bound by Night by Larissa Ione - 12/02/2019
✔️J - The Sweetest Burn by Jeaniene Frost - 10/01/2019
✔️K - Ride Hard by Laura Kaye - 05/01/2019
✔️L - Keeping It Hot by Sydney Landon - 01/01/2019
✔️M - Ruthless King by Meghan March - 26/01/2019
✔️N - Alexandra's Legacy by N.J. Walters - 02/02/2019
✔️O - X Marks the Spot by Opal Carew - 04/01/2019
✔️P - Fugitive Six by Pittacus Lore - 17/01/2019
✔️Q - It Started with a Kiss by Ella Quinn - 17/03/2019
✔️R - The Fix Up by Kendall Ryan - 08/02/2019
✔️S - Room for Two by Sydney Landon - 02/01/2019
✔️T - Owned by Fate by Tessa Bailey - 18/02/2019
✔️U - The Unexpected Bride by Debra Ullrick - 18/01/2019
✔️V - Egomaniac by Vi Keeland - 16/02/2019
✔️W - Baby, I'm Howling for You by Christine Warren - 31/01/2019
✔️X - Stone by Max Monroe - 22/02/2019
✔️Y - Shaded Vision by Yasmine Galenorn - 29/01/2019
✔️Z - Lethal Lies by Rebecca Zanetti - 28/02/2019

Welcome Karen, Grace and Christine!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2019

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:

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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

List:
A - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold – 02/07/2019
B - KIN by Kealan Patrick Burke - 01/05/2019
C - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie – 02/12/2019
D - Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (editors) – 02/26/2019
E - The Autumn Duchess by Jillian Eaton – 03/25/2019
F - To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer – 03/09/2019
G - Fairest by Gail Carson Levine - 01/13/2019
H - The Stranded by Hugh Howey - 01/07/2019
I - Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians by Ian Frisch – 04/21/2019
J - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - 01/25/2019
K - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King – 03/02/2019
L - Unorthodox Therapy by Lilah E. Noir – 02/03/2019
M - Condemn Me Not: Accused of Witchcraft by Heather B. Moore - 01/08/2019
N - Stardust by Neil Gaiman - 01/24/2019
O - New Orleans Carnival Krewes: The History, Spirit and Secrets of Mardi Gras by Rosary O'Neill – 04/11/2019
P - Brief Lives by Chris Price – 03/10/2019
Q - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick – 09/27/2019
R - Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves - 01/02/2019
S - The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen – 02/15/2019
T - Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen – 02/19/2019
U - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo – 03/23/2019
V - Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince by V.E. Schwab 07/05/2019
W - Seeing Things by Jim Woodring – 02/04/2019
X - Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith – 04/14/2019
Y - Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere by Mike Carey - 01/23/2019
Z - Nulla Pont by Zoltán László - 01/29/2019

Welcome Holli and Ferenc!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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

26/26

List:
A - Wraith, Angel Lawson, 02.01.2019
B - The Accidentals, Sarina Bowen, 17.01.2019
C - Wenn die Nacht verstummt: Thriller, Linda Castillo, 26.01.2019
D - Murder After Midnight, Dianne Harman, 30.01.2019
E - Angelfall, Susan Ee, 22.01.2019
F - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Fannie Flagg, 28.01.2019
G - Curtsies & Conspiracies, Gail Carriger, 13.01.2019
H - The Ghost of Marlow House, Bobbi Holmes, 11.01.2019
I - Bayou Moon, Ilona Andrews, 04.02.2019
J - Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen, 28.01.2019
K - Deadly Décisions, Kathy Reichs, 10.02.2019
L - Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, Larry Levin, 25.01.2019
M - Stars Above, Marissa Meyer, 14.01.2019
N - The Tea Plantation, Nicola Italia, 10.01.2019
O - Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens. 21.01.2019
P - Beard in Mind, Penny Reid, 19.01.2019
Q - Further Observations of Lady Whistledown, Julia Quinn, 03.02.2019
R - The Improbability of Love, Hannah Mary Rothschild, 13.01.2019
S - In the Land of the Long White Cloud, Sarah Lark, 03.01.2019
T - Playing with Fire, Tess Gerritsen, 26.02.2019
U - First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, Loung Ung, 22.02.2019
V - Rotten Rapunzel, Anita Valle, 12.02.2019
W - This Side of Home, Renée Watson, 30.01.2019
X* - Save the Date, Romeo Alexander, 16.07.2019
Y - Ein verhängnisvoller Auftrag, Y.S. Lee, 02.02.2019
Z - Two Rivers, Zoe Saadia, 24.02.2019

A-Z Author Challenge 2019


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 - Lindzee Armstrong, Dating the Prince (1/25/19)
B - Brooke St. James, Summer of '65 (1/2/19)
C - Christine Kersey, The Missing Billionaire (1/10/19)
D - Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge (1/10/19)
E - Elizabeth Ludwig, No Safe Harbor (1/12/19)
F - Franky A. Brown, Wired for Romance (1/30/19)
G - Ginny Baird, Special Delivery (1/11/19)
H - Heather B. Moore, Let's Begin Again (1/24/19)
I - Liz Isaacson, Falling for Her Boss (4/4/19)
J - Julie Klassen, The Apothecary's Daughter (1/6/19)
K - Shaela Kay, A Heart Made of Indigo (1/7/19)
L - Kennedy Larsen, Dancing With the Prince (1/3/19)
M - Michelle Erickson, Hallows Gate (1/3/19)
N - Nichole Van, Seeing Miss Heartstone (1/13/19)
O - Ann Omasta, Goofy Newfies (4/7/19)
P - Sheralyn Pratt, Pimpernel (2/3/19)
Q - Addison Quinn, Taming the Prince (1/1/19)
R - Katherine Reay, Lizzy and Jane (1/22/19)
S - Sally Britton, Martha's Patience (1/27/19)
T - Taylor Hart, The Second Chance Groom (1/20/19)
U* - Marion Ueckermann, Dancing in the Rain (1/16/19)
V - Vivi Holt, The Lift (2/5/19)
W - Becky Wade, A Love Like Ours (1/16/19)
X* - Diana Xarissa, Aunt Bessie Assumes (10/4/19)
Y* - Jennifer Youngblood, How to See With Your Heart (2/8/19)
Z* - Zina Abbott, Kizzie's Kisses (3/28/19)

Welcome Rina and Shash!

I'M IN!

A Addison Moore - New York Cheesecake Chaos - 15 JAN
B Brenda Novak - Stop Me - 30 JAN
C Cat Johnson - BB Dalton - 3 FEB
D Dee Davis - Blue Skies - 8 JAN
E Cynthia Eden - Die For Me - 7 FEB
F Jessica Frances - I Knocked Him Out - 25 JAN
G Heather Graham - The Uninvited - 28 FEB
H Heather Graham - Heart of Evil - 13 JAN
I Alexandra Ivy - Pretend You're Safe - Alexandra Ivy - 28 MAR
J Julie Miller - Baby Jane Doe - 25 JAN
K Karin Slaughter - Fallen - 5 FEB
L Lynn Raye Harris - Hot Mess - 21 JAN
M Vickie McKeehan - Lighthouse Reef - 15 FEB
N Nicola Claire - Blood Enchanted - 9 FEB
O Sophie Oak - Small Town Siren - 3 JAN
P James Patterson - Cat & Mouse - 2 FEB
Q Meghan Quinn - My Best Friend's Ex - 16 JAN
R Ramona Gray - The Carpenter - 9 FEB
S Nalini Singh - Caressed by Ice - 12 FEB
T Toni Anderson - A Cold Dark Promise - 27 JAN
U Lisa Unger - Darkness, My Old Friend - 24 FEB
V Lili Valente - Magnificent Bastard - 6 JAN
W A.R. Winters - A Berry Cunning Conman - 4 FEB
*X Alexa Riley - Finding Snow - 1 MAR
Y Samantha Young - The One Real Thing - 28 JAN
Z A. Zavarelli - Tap Left - 7 JAN

Welcome Sandra!

finished!

A Alan Bradley - Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd- 1/28/19
B BALL A Year on Ladybug Farm - Donna Ball - 1/16/18
C Cecily Ross - The Lost Diaries of Susanna Moodie: A Novel - 1/7/19
D Donna Everhart - The Road to Bittersweet- 1/19/19
E Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight - 1/12/19
F Fredrik Backman - And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer - 1/24/19
G Geraldine Brooks - Year of Wonders - 1/11/19
H Helen Simonson - The Summer Before the War - 1/26/19
I Ian Fleming - Casino Royale - 3/1/19
J Jamie Brenner - The Forever Summer- 1/21/19
K KIDD - The Invention of Wings- Sue Monk Kidd - 1/5/19
L Lisa Jewell - Before I Met You - 2/2/2019
M MONTGOMERY - Anne of Avonlea - L.M. Montgomery - 2/8/19
N NEGGERS - Rock Point - Carla Neggers - 1/1/19
O O’Connor - Murder in an Irish Village - Carlene O’Connor - 1/10/19
P PETERS - Crocodile on the Sandbank- Elizabeth Peters - 2/14/19
Q Quintin Jardine - On Honeymoon with Death - 10/24/19
R RICHELL - The Shadow Year- Hannah Richell - 1/14/19
S Susin Nielsen - No Fixed Address - 1/26/19
T TOM - Uncommon Type: Some Stories - Tom Hanks - 1/6/19
U YoUng - The Shimmering Road- Hester Young - 2/24/19
V Victoria Laurie - A Glimpse of Evil - 10/19/19
W William Landay - Defending Jacob - 1/20/19
X JINX - Just Add Water - Jinx Schwartz - 1/3/19
Y TIDY - Bad Sons - Oliver Tidy - 2/20/19
Z Lizzie Harwood - Xamnesia: Everything I Forgot in my Search for an Unreal Life - 2/21/19

Welcome Joann!

A-Z Authors Challenge 2019
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019


A - Anthony, Piers; A Spell for Chameleon 2/13/19
B - Butcher, Jim; Storm Front 1/9/19
C - Clines, Peter; Ex-Heroes 1/2/19
D - Deborah Harkness; A Discovery of Witches 3/7/19
E - Erin Morgenstern; The Night Circus 2/7/19
F - Flynn Berry; Under the Harrow 11/26/19
G - Gaiman, Neil; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances 2/23/19
H - Hanks, Tom; Uncommon Type: Some Stories 1/11/19
I - Irving, Washington ; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 10/31/19
J - Jackson, Shirley; We Have Always Lived in the Castle 5/8/19
K - King, Stephen; Elevation 3/11/19
L - Larson, Erik; The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America 10/2/19
M - Maguire, Gregory; After Alice 1/26/19
N - Nesbø, Jo; The Snowman 1/7/19
O - Owen, Lauren; The Quick 10/30/19
P - Paige, Danielle; Dorothy Must Die 4/7/19
Q - Quinn, Spencer; Dog on It 11/2/19
R - Roach, Mary; Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void 1/21/2019
S - Shepherd, Peng; The Book of M 2/4/19
T - Tremblay, Paul; The Cabin at the End of the World 2/20/19
U - Ursula K. Le Guin; April in Paris 3/30/19
V - Vaughan, Brian K.; Saga, Vol. 1 8/18/19
W - Wendeberg, Annelie; The Lion's Courtship 1/17/19
X - ProulX, Annie; Brokeback Mountain 4/7/19
Y - Young-Ha Kim; Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories 11/14/19
Z - Dean KoontZ; Intensity 11/11/19

Welcome Daniel!

A to Z Authors Challenge

Challenge Accepted: January 1, 2019
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: December 31, 2019

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

Welcome Elaine!

A-Z Authors 2019
Challenge duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
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

A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2019

Authors Found: 25/26

A - Anthony Horowitz, The Word Is Murder, 05/03/19
B - Bagwell, Travis, Evolution, 01/05/19
C - Courtney, Dale M., Moon People, 01/13/19
D - Dobson, Ben S. The Flaw in All Magic, 01/31/19
E - E.L. James, The Mister, 09/23/19
F - Foyt, Victoria, Revealing Eden, 02/10/19
G - Gaiman, Neil, Marvel 1602, 01/03/19
H - Hendricks, Greer, An Anonymous Girl, 03/10/19
J - Joe Kelly, Spider-Man/Deadpool, Vol. 1: Isn't it Bromantic, 07/07/19
K - Kwan, Kevin, Rich People Problems, 01/06/19
L - Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows, 02/02/19
M - Montpetit, Kimberley, The Undercover Bridesmaid, 01/15/19
N - Niffenegger, Audrey, The Time Traveler's Wife, 01/27/19
O - Okorafor, Nnedi, Binti, 05/06/19
P
Q - Bryan Q. Miller, Batgirl: Stephanie Brown, Volume 1, 12/11/19
R - Roth, Mandy M., Act of Mercy, 01/08/19
S - Sylvain Neuvel, The Test, 02/17/19
T - Travis Bagwell, Apathy, 04/03/19
U - Stuart Turton, The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, 06/21/19
V - V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic, 05/27/19
W - Woods, Eva, Something Like Happy, 06/02/19
X - Maxym M. Martineau, Kingdom of Exiles, 12/04/19
Y - Bryson, Bill, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, 06/23/19
Z - Fitzpatrick, Becca, Black Ice, 10/05/19

Welcome Mave, Jordyn and Anna!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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. Abbott, Victoria - The Sayers Swindle - 19 Jan 19
B. Bowen, Rhys - Naughty in Nice - 03 Jan 19
C. Cassandra Clare - City of Bones - 09 Jan 19
D. Darynda Jones - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - 26 Jan 19
E. Estep, Jennifer - Venom - 10 Mar 19
F. Frost, Jacqueline - 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas - 01 Jan 19
G. Gail Carriger - Soulless - 17 Mar 19
H. Harris, C.S. - Where Shadows Dance - 25 Apr 19
I. Ilona Andrews - Magic Strikes - 20 Jan 19
J. J.D. Robb - Glory in Death - 23 Jan 19
K. Kerry Greenwood - Cocaine Blues - 25 May 19
L. Lee Huber, Anna - A Grave Matter - 27 May 19
M. Mark Del Franco - Unshapely Things - 17 Feb 19
N. Nalini Singh - Archangel's Blade - 08 Jan 19
O. O'Malley, Tricia - One Tequila - 25 Apr 19
P. Peter Tremayne - Shroud for the Archbishop - 24 Apr 19
Q. Quinn, Holly - A Crafter Knits a Clue - 28 Sep 19
R. Robb, J.D. - Naked in Death - 14 Jan 19
S. Singh, Nalini - Archangel's Consort - 07 Jan 19
T. Tremayne, Peter - Absolution by Murder - 17 Jan 19
U*. Huber, Anna Lee - A Study in Death - 03 Jun 19
V. Victoria Abbott - The Christie Curse - 06 Jan 19
W. Weaver, Ashley - Murder at the Brightwell - 26 May 19
X*. Alexander, Tasha - A Poisoned Season - 25 Jul 19
Y*. Rhys Bowen - Royal Blood - 04 Feb 19
Z.

Welcome Vittoria!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
List:
A. Ayser Salman, The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in 1/16/19
B.
C. Addison Carmichael, Knight: Sons of the Alpha 1/11/19
D.
E
F. Christina Frey, Kate's Really Good at Hockey 1/16/19
G. Sarah Graley, Our Super Adventure: Press Start to Begin 1/25/19
H. Hilary Campbell ,Breaking Up Is Hard To Do... But You Could've Done Better 1/11/19
I
J. John McNamee, Book Learnin': A Pie Comics Collection 1/23/19
K. Kat Kinney- Dyrwolf 1/8/19
L. Lulu Jones - Side Effect 1/1/19
M. Missy Marston, Bad Ideas 1/18/19
N
O
P
Q
R
S. Katharine Sadler- The Good Guy on my Porch 1/1/19
T
U. Ursula Maya, Great Bear of the North 1/17/19
V
W
X
Y. Ruth Binney, Animal Lore and Legend: The Wisdom and Wonder of Animals Revealed 1/10/19
Z. Demelza Carlton, Maid for the Rock Star 1/17/19

Welcome Amina!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

A
B
C - Quando piove senza nuvole
D
E
F -
G -
H
I
J
K
L
M - Danze dall'inferno
N
O - Scott Pilgrim 1
P
Q
R - Quei giorni a Bucarest
S - La messa nera
T - Il Sognatore
U
V - Saga Volume 3
W
X
Y
Z - La profezia dell'armadillo

Welcome Lady!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2019

17/26

A: Allen, Sarah Addison - The Sugar Queen (10 Apr)
B: Binchy, Maeve - A Week in Winter (2 Jul)
C: Connolly, John - The Woman in the Woods (17 Jan)
D:
E: Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus (26 Jun)
F: A.J. Finn - The Woman in the Window (5 Dec)
G: Gaiman, Neil - The Graveyard Book (31 Jul)
H:
I:
J: Jewell, Lisa - Watching You (20 Jan)
K: Knoll, Jessica - The Favorite Sister (27 Jan)
L: Lu, Marie - Warcross (25 May)
M: Mallery, Susan - Sisters Like Us (3 Jan)
N:
O:
P: Pekkanen, Sarah - The Wife Between Us (20 Apr)
Q:
R: Rachel Caine - Honor Bound (18 Apr)
S: Slaughter, Karin - The Good Daughter (30 Jan)
T: Talley, Robin - Pulp (7 Jan)
U: Kaufman, Amie - Illuminae (30 May)
V:
W: Wingate, Lisa - Before We Were Yours (09 Oct)
X: Maxwell, Lisa - The Last Magician (29 Apr)
Y: Cummings, Lindsay* - Zenith (13 Jul)
Z: Zoraida Cordova - Labyrinth Lost (19 Oct)

*She was the second billed author on the book.

Welcome Amber!

You may use books read since the 1st!!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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

2/26

List:
A - Acevedo, Elizabeth
B - Bannen, Megan
C Cathy Maxwell - In the Bed of a Duke 1.20 - 25
D - Derek Landy
E - Ellis, Deborah/Engle, Margarita
F - Fonda Lee
G - Gleitzman, Morris
H
I
J - Julie Kagawa
K - Kwame Alexander
L Lois Lowry - Number the Stars 1.4 - 6
M - Michel Bussi
N - Naguib Mahfouz
O
P
Q
R - Ragnar Jonasson
S
T - Tessa Gratton
U
V - Viola Canales
W
X
Y
Z

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2019


A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
K:
L:
M: Madeline Miller Circe 07/01/19
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S:
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

Welcome Cindy and Jess!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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

26/26 Completed. Finish!

List:
A:Anderson:Callie Anderson-Torrid Affair 4/02/19
B:Begley:Viper's Run-Jamie Begley 5/28/19
C:Cole:Tillie Cole-Darkness Embraced 1/23/19
D:Downey:A.J. Downey-Cutter's Hope 8/26/19
E:Elyse:Drew Elyse-Inked 6/22/19
F:Frazier:T.M. Frazier-Tyrant 3/18/19
G:Gadziala:Jessica Gadziala-The Babysitter 8/15/19
H:Henry:Max Henry-Unrequited 3/08/19
I:Irwin:Michelle Irwin-Decide 3/05/19
J:Johns:Kira Johns-Deserved 4/28/19
K:Knight:Sapphire Knight-The Vendetti Empire 7/14/19
L:Lassetter:Dusty Lassetter-Taz 5/29/19
M:Madison:Natasha Madison-Hollywood Playboy 8/16/19
N:Nelson:S. Nelson-Blind Devotion 8/18/19
O:Orgeron:Heather M. Orgeron-Heartbreak Warfare 1/17/19
P:Parker:Zoey Parker-CARRYING HIS SEED: Damned Devils MC 4/24/19
Q:Quinn:Meghan Quinn-That Second Chance 8/25/19
R:Ryan:Kennedy Ryan-Hook Shot 8/28/19
S:St. Germain:Lili St. Germain-Six Brothers 6/18/19
T:Torre:Alessandra Torre-Double Down 8/16/19
U:Uvalle:J.P. Uvalle-His Boss Lady 1/16/19
V:Vale:Lani Lynn Vale-It Happens 2/13/19
W:Woods:Michelle Woods-In the Devils Arms 7/14/19
X:Xander:Tianna Xander-In a Stranger's Arms 1/15/19
Y:Young:Samantha Young-Villain 1/21/19
Z:Zavarelli:A. Zavarelli-Conor 3/07/19

Welcome Frankie!!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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 : Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire Audiobook (Ended 20190318)
B : Laura Baumbach, Mexican Heat (Ended 20190109)
C
D
E ; Eli Easton, Blame It on the Mistletoe (Ended 20190104)
F : John Flanagan, The Ruins of Gorlan (ended 20190115)
G : Jon Gordon,The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World, (Ended 20190223)
H
I
J
K
L
M Haruki Murakami Kafka on the Shore (Currently Reading)
N
O
P
Q : Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant (Ended 20190316)
R : Ryan Field An Officer and His Gentleman (Ended at 20190213)
S : J.M. Snyder, Power Play (ended 20190209)
T
U : Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum Audiobookversion ended 20190128
V
W
X
Y
Z

Welcome Kean!

2019 A-Z Authors COMPLETION

List:
A David Attenborough - New Life Stories – 2 Jan 2019David Attenborough New Life Stories
B Joanna Barnard - Hush Little Baby – 7 Jan 2019Hush Little Baby
C gillian clarke – zoology 16.03.19 Zoology
D Lucy Dawson - The Memory – 9 Feb 2019The Memory
E Edwina Currie - She’s Leaving Home – 9 Feb 2019She's Leaving Home
F Katie Fforde - A Christmas Feast And Other Stories – 1 Jan 2019A Christmas Feast and other stories
G Philippa Gregory - Three Sisters, Three Queens – 4 Jan 2019Three Sisters, Three Queens
H Reginald Hill - An April Shroud – 5 Feb 2019An April Shroud
I Ian Rankin - Saints Of The Shadow Bible – 14 Jan 2019Saints of the Shadow Bible
J James Baldwin - Giovanni’s Room – 18 Jan 2019Giovanni’s Room
K kate Atkinson – one good turn 11.04.19 One Good Turn
L Laura Purcell - The Corset – 12 Jan 2019The Corset
M John Marrs - The One – 12 FebThe One
N Jo Nesbo - Macbeth – 28 Jan 2019Macbeth
O Becoming – Michelle Obama -16.03.19Becoming
P Philip Pullman - The Broken Bridge – 20 Jan 2019The Broken Bridge
Q– Jacqueline Wilson my mum tracey beaker 28.03.19 My Mum Tracy Beaker
R The Secret Life Of Cows – Rosamund Young – 11.03.19The Secret Life of Cows
S Shaun Prescott - The Town – 14 Jan 2019The Town
T Truckers – Terry Pratchett – 27.02.19Truckers: The First Book of the Nomes
U Beth Underdown - The Witchfinder’s Sister – 17.01.19The Witchfinder's Sister
V Around the World in 80 Days – Jules Verne – 17.03.19 Around the World in Eighty Days
W Colin Watson – Charity Ends at Home – 31.01.19Charity Ends at Home
X erik axl sund – the crow girl 28.01.19The Crow Girl
Y Yossi Ghinsberg - Lost In The Jungle – 29 Jan 2019Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival
Z The Book Thief – Markus Zusak 24.03.19The Book Thief

Welcome Den!

A-Z Authors 2019

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 Katherine!

Awesome, I'm in!

Author Names: 26/26

A. Anni Taylor, Stranger in the Woods, Feb 17
B. Jessica Brody, The Chaos of Standing Still, Feb 8
C. Lee Child, The Affair, Feb 25th
D. Heidi W. Durrow, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, Mar 7th
E. Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus, Apr 12th
F. Liz Fenton, Girls' Night Out, Feb 24th
G. Mike Gayle, The Man I Think I Know, June 27th
H. Robert Hillman, The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted, Mar 12th
I. Greg Iles, The Quiet Game, Oct 12
J. Jill Santopolo, The Light We Lost, Mar 24th
K. Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon, Feb 9
L. Sofie Laguna, The Choke, Apr 9th
M. Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Apr 28th
N. Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere, Nov 28th
O. Susan Orlean, The Library Book, Mar 21st
P. Jodi Picoult, House Rules, Sep 29th
Q. Suzy K. Quinn, Don’t Tell Teacher, Dec 28th
R. Rena Olsen, The Girl Before, Mar 17th
S. Sean Costello, Squall, Mar 4th
T. Donna Tartt, The Secret History, Feb 15
U. Lisa Unger, Under My Skin, Dec 21st
V. Virginia Ironside, No! I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub, June 1st
W. Tim Winton, Breath, Mar 22nd
X. Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient, July 23rd
Y. Yangsze Choo, The Night Tiger, Aug 30th
Z. Markus Zusak, Bridge of Clay, Jan 18