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message 1: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (last edited Aug 26, 2020 01:11AM) (new)

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book set for Reclaim Her Name Prize

'Throughout history, many female writers have used male pen names for their work to be published or taken seriously. Today we are very excited to reveal the #ReclaimHerName collection, 25 books previously published under male pen names, with the real, female authors’ names finally printed on the covers, to honour their achievements and give them the credit they deserve.'

The Women's Prize for Fiction have an interesting project for their 25th Anniversary, Reclaim Her Name. Time for us to all commemorate these authors!

Duration
2 months from start date

Levels
Elizabeth Blackwell (first female doctor): 1-8 books
Sirimavo Bandaranaike (first female head of government): 9-16 books
Marie Curie (first female Nobel Prize winner): 17-24 books
Edith Wharton (first female Pulitzer Award winner): 25+ books

Rules
Option 1: Read books on the list in the spoiler
Option 2: Read books written under a pseudonym of a member of the opposite sex
Option 3: Spell out (*) the title or author's name of the books listed
Option 4: Mix and match from above options

(view spoiler)

Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed

(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word




message 2: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (last edited Aug 26, 2020 01:15AM) (new)

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Citrine Coin Seasonal Challenges ~ Citrine Coin Citrine Coin

Earn your Citrine Coins with Seasonal Challenges joined on or after April 1, 2016.

To Earn a Citrine Coin:
Citrine Coin One Coin upon reaching highest book level : "Edith Wharton."

Learn about Gem coins here


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message 5: by Marie (UK) (last edited Aug 26, 2020 01:57AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 6071 comments i will give this a go

The full list of 25 books is:

Middlemarch by Mary Ann Evans (pseudonym George Eliot)
Marie of the Cabin Club by Ann Petry (Arnold Petri)
Indiana by Amantine Aurore Dupin (George Sand)
A Phantom Lover by Violet Paget (Vernon Lee)
The Life of Martin R. Delany by Frances Rollin Whipper (Frank A. Rollin)
Keynotes by Mary Bright (George Egerton)
Takekurabe ("Growing Up") by Natsu Higuchi (Ichiyō Higuchi)
Garden of Kama by Violet Nicolson (Laurence Hope)
How White Men Assist In Smuggling… by Edith Maude Eaton (Mahlon T. Wing)
Attila, My Attila! By Edith Cooper & Katherine Bradley (Michael Field)
Ye Game and Playe of Chesse by Alice Dunbar Nelson (Monroe Wright)
Painted Clay by Doris Boake Kerr (Capel Boake)
For Our Country by Fatemeh Soltan Khanum Farahani (Shahein Farahani)
Iras: A Mystery by Henrietta Everett (Theo Douglas)
The History of Sir Richard Calmady by Mary Kingsley (Lucas Malet)
Atla- Story of a Lost Island by Ann Smith (J Gregory Smith)
Twilight by Julia Frankau (Frank Danby)
The Silence Of Dean Maitland by Mary Tuttiett (Maxwell Gray)
The Head Of Medusa by Julia Constance Fletcher (George Fleming)
Some Emotions and a Moral by Pearl Richards (John Oliver Hobbes)
Cecilia De Noël by Mary Hawker (Lanoe Falconer)
Echoes from Mist-land by Aubertine Woodward Moore (Auber Forestier)
Valerie Aylmer by Frances Tiernan (Christian Reid)
A Diplomat's Diary by Julia Cruger (Julien Gordon)
The Roadmender by Margaret Fairless Barber (Michael Fairless)


message 6: by Kay (PhoenixArisen) (last edited Oct 20, 2020 02:53PM) (new)

Kay (PhoenixArisen) (phoenixarisen) | 35 comments September: Reclaim Her Name Challenge
Duration: 1/9/20 - 30/11/10
Level: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (first female head of government): 9-16 books
Option 3: Spell out (*) the title or author's name of the books listed
Chosen Title To Spell: The Head of Medusa
Completed: 15/15
Date Finished: 19/10/20

T: Vegas Style by Toni Kenyon Author first name 6/9/20
H: Virtually Yours by Jeremy Holt Author surname 11/9/20
E: Beauty and the Beast Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick Author first name 10/9/20
H: The Siege of Troy by Ben Hubbard Author surname 15/10/20
E: Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Serena Blasco Title 19/10/20
A: Can a Tree Be Blue? by Audrey Sauble Author first name 16/9/20
D The Garage by J. Dispenza Author surname15/9/20
O: You're My Pet Vol. 1 by Yayoi Ogawa Author surname 22/9/20
F: MARS Vol. 1 by Fuyumi Soryo Author first name 15/10/20
M: The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter Title 25/9/20
E: Euphoria by F.S. Yousaf Title 19/10/20
D: Dark Skye by Kresley Cole Title 19/10/20
U: Under the Alpha's Protection by Ava Adams Title 14/9/20
S: Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole Title 15/9/20
A: 5 Steps to Lasting Love: An Evidence- based Guide to Protecting & Repairing Your Relationship by Ann Marie Taylor Author first name 1/9/20


message 7: by LaurLa (last edited Nov 01, 2020 02:16PM) (new)

LaurLa | 2405 comments September: Reclaim Her Name
September - October 2020

My Reclaim Her Name Challenge (msg 7)

Level ~ Edith Wharton: 25+ books | 28 Books Read
Option 3: Spell out

A Phantom Lover

All Fired Up (Road to Love, #3) by Lori Foster 🍬 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Handle with Care (Six-Alarm Sexy) by Kristine Cayne Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy, #4) by Ilona Andrews No Exchanges, No Returns (Return to Redemption, #4) by Laurie Kellogg Time Trap (Red Moon, #1) by Micah Caida Once Burned (Night Prince, #1) by Jeaniene Frost The Millionaire's Deception (Men of the Zodiac, #2) by Wendy Byrne 🍬
Lick (Stage Dive, #1) by Kylie Scott One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #3) by Ilona Andrews Seeing Stars by Vanessa Grant Edge Of Fear (T-FLAC #9; T-FLAC/Psi Edge Trilogy #2) by Cherry Adair A Reckless Office Fling (Deliciously Scandalous Book 2) by Monica Bolt

✔🍬A ~ All Fired Up ~ 09.20 ★★★★

✔🍬P ~ Pride and Prejudice ~ 10.01 ★★★★
✔🍬H ~ Handle with Care ~ 10.05 ★★★
✔🍬A ~ Andrews, Ilona ~ Sapphire Flames ~ 09.18 ★★★★
✔🍬N ~ No Exchanges, No Returns ~ 09.21 ★★★
✔🍬T ~ Time Trap ~ 09.08 ★★★
✔🍬O ~ Once Burned ~ 09.11 ★★★★
✔🍬M ~ The Millionaire's Deception ~ 10.17 ★★★★

✔🍬L ~ Lick ~ 09.13 ★★★★
✔🍬O ~ One Fell Sweep ~ 09.11 ★★★★
✔🍬V ~ Vanessa Grant ~ Seeing Stars ~ 10.11 ★★★★
✔🍬E ~ Edge Of Fear ~ 10.04 ★★★★
✔🍬R ~ A Reckless Office Fling ~ 10.02 ★★


The Head of Medusa

Thomas's Choice (Scanguards Vampires, #8) by Tina Folsom Rescued by the Wolf (A Wahyas of Walker’s Run Novel) by Kristal Hollis Embers of Hope (Second Gift, #1) by Kristen James 🍬 Playing for Keeps (Heartbreaker Bay, #7) by Jill Shalvis Getting Dirty (Sapphire Falls, #3) by Erin Nicholas Death Below Stairs (Kat Holloway Mysteries, #1) by Jennifer Ashley Deadly Fall (The 19th Precinct, #1) by Ann Bruce 🍬
Only Forever by Linda Lael Miller Forged in Ember (Red-Hot SEALs, #4) by Trish McCallan 🍬 Marly's Choice by Lora Leigh Naughty in Norway by Christine Edwards Dial C For Chihuahua (Barking Detective #1) by Waverly Curtis Untamed Delights (The Phoenix Pack, #8) by Suzanne Wright Stardust Miracle (Miracle Interrupted #2) by Edie Ramer Adam (Farraday Country, #1) by Chris Keniston

✔🍬T ~ Thomas's Choice ~ 10.13 ★★★
✔🍬H ~ Hollis, Kristal ~ Rescued by the Wolf ~ 10.19 ★★★★
✔🍬E ~ Embers of Hope ~ 09.28 ★★

✔🍬H ~ Heartbreaker Bay (ser) ~ Playing for Keeps ~ 09.23 ★★★★
✔🍬E ~ Erin Nicholas ~ Getting Dirty ~ 09.29 ★★★★
✔🍬A ~ Ashley, Jennifer ~ Death Below Stairs ~ 09.30 ★★★★
✔🍬D ~ Deadly Fall ~ 09.15 ★★★

✔🍬O ~ Only Forever ~ 09.14 ★★★
✔🍬F ~ Forged in Ember ~ 09.05 ★★★★

✔🍬M ~ Marly's Choice ~ 09.13 ★★★
✔🍬E ~ Edwards, Christine ~ Naughty in Norway ~ 09.19 ★★★
✔🍬D ~ Dial C For Chihuahua ~ 10.008 ★★
✔🍬U ~ Untamed Delights ~ 10.13 ★★★★
✔🍬S ~ Stardust Miracle ~ 10.26 ★★★
✔🍬A ~ Adam ~ 10.16 ★★★


message 8: by Deanie (last edited Oct 17, 2020 07:12AM) (new)

Deanie Nelder | 124 comments September: Reclaim Her Name Challenge
Duration: 9/1/2020 - 10/31/2020 - FINISHED 10/15/2020
Level: Edith Wharton: 25+ books
Option 3: Spell out
Chosen Title To Spell: The Head of Medusa by Julia Constance Fletcher


The Head of Medusa (/15)
T - Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - 9/7/2020
H - Holidays and Homicide by Susan Harper - 9/8/2020
E - An Eye for Murder by Susan Harper - 9/6/2020

H - A Gruesome Goal by Susan Harper - 9/5/2020
E - The Christmas Rescue by Elizabeth Kelly - 9/6/2020
A - A Deadly Delivery by April Fernsby - 9/1/2020
D - The Dom Tames Rapunzel by Sydney St. Claire - 9/7/2020

O - Over by Stacy Claflin - 9/19/2020
F - For Love and Donuts by McKenna Rogue - 9/25/2020

M - A Magical Ending by Susan Harper - 9/15/2020
E - The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre by Elisabeth Crabtree - 9/16/2020
D - Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon - 9/10/2020
U - Unbirthday by Liz Braswell - 9/19/2020
S - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - 9/20/2020
A - A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie - 9/20/2020

Julia Constance Fletcher (/22)
J - Authority by Jeff VanderMeer - 9/25/2020
U - Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim - 10/8/2020
L - Pirate's Passion by Lisa Kessler - 9/12/2020
I - This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling - 9/13/2020
A - Geekerella by Ashley Poston - 9/10/2020

C - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer - 9/12/2020
O - Once Upon a Real Good Time by Lauren Blakely - 9/24/2020
N - No Way in Hell: Part 1 by J.B. Havens - 9/4/2020
S - A Staged Murder by Susan Harper - 9/1/2020
T - Top Gun Tiger by Zoe Chant - 9/20/2020
A - Alpha Turned by K.B. Alan - 9/9/2020
N - No Way in Hell: Part 2 by J.B. Havens - 9/4/2020
C - Game Night by Cassidy Storm - 9/5/2020
E - The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer - 9/13/2020

F - Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly - 10/15/2020
L - The Knocked up Plan by Lauren Blakely - 9/3/2020
E - The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer - 9/17/2020
T - A Trip Through Time by Susan Harper - 9/15/2020
C - Brewing Up Trouble by Constance Barker - 9/20/2020
H - Survive the Chaos by Grace Hamilton - 9/14/2020
E - The Littlest Werewolf by Erin Wade - 9/21/2020
R - The Alpha's Hunger by Renee Rose - 9/20/2020


Kay (PhoenixArisen) (phoenixarisen) | 35 comments All done!

September: Reclaim Her Name Challenge
Duration: 1/9/20 - 30/11/10
Level: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (first female head of government): 9-16 books
Option 3: Spell out (*) the title or author's name of the books listed
Chosen Title To Spell: The Head of Medusa
Completed: 15/15
Date Finished: 19/10/20

T: Vegas Style by Toni Kenyon Author first name 6/9/20
H: Virtually Yours by Jeremy Holt Author surname 11/9/20
E: Beauty and the Beast Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick Author first name 10/9/20
H: The Siege of Troy by Ben Hubbard Author surname 15/10/20
E: Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Serena Blasco Title 19/10/20
A: Can a Tree Be Blue? by Audrey Sauble Author first name 16/9/20
D The Garage by J. Dispenza Author surname15/9/20
O: You're My Pet Vol. 1 by Yayoi Ogawa Author surname 22/9/20
F: MARS Vol. 1 by Fuyumi Soryo Author first name 15/10/20
M: The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter Title 25/9/20
E: Euphoria by F.S. Yousaf Title 19/10/20
D: Dark Skye by Kresley Cole Title 19/10/20
U: Under the Alpha's Protection by Ava Adams Title 14/9/20
S: Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole Title 15/9/20
A: 5 Steps to Lasting Love: An Evidence- based Guide to Protecting & Repairing Your Relationship by Ann Marie Taylor Author first name 1/9/20


message 10: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 2405 comments Challenge complete!
Updated post: My Reclaim Her Name Challenge (msg 7)

Level ~ Edith Wharton: 25+ books | 28 Books Read


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