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'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

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1. Middlemarch - George Eliot/Mary Ann Evans
2. Marie of the Cabin Club - Arnold Petri/Ann Petry
3. Attila, my Attila - Michael Field/Edith Cooper and Katherine Bradley
4. A Phantom Lover - Vernon Lee/Violet Paget
5. Indiana - George Sand/Amantine Aurore Dupin
6. Keynotes - George Egerton/Mary Bright
7. A Diplomat's Diary - Julien Gordon/Julia Cruger
8. The History of Sir Richard Calmady - Lucas Malet/Mary Kingsley
9. Valerie Aylmer - Christian Reid/Frances Tiernan
10. Some Emotions and a Moral - John Oliver Hobbes/Pearl Richards
11. Cecilia de Noel - Lanoe Falconer/Mary Hawker
12. Echoes from Mist-land - Auber Forestier/Aubertine Woodward Moore
13. Iras: A Mystery - Theo Douglas/Henrietta Everett
14. Twilight - Frank Danby/Julia Frankau
15. Ye Game and Playe of Cheese & Other Stories - Monroe Wright/Alice Dunbar Nelson
16. Takekurabe 'Growing Up' - Ichiyo Higuchi/Natsu Higuchi
17. The Head of Medusa - George Fleming/Julia Constance Fletcher
18. The Life of Martin R. Delany - Frank A. Rollin/Frances Rollin Whipper
19. Garden of Kama - Laurence Hope/Violet Nicolson
20. Atla: A Story of The Lost Island - J. Gregory Smith/Ann Smith
21. For Our Country - Shahein Farahani/Fatemeh Farahani
22. The Roadmender - Michael Fairless/Margaret Fairless Barber
23. Painted Clay - Capel Boake/Doris Boake Kerr
24. The Silence of Dean Maitland - Maxwell Gray/Mary Tuttiett
25. How White Men Assist in Smuggling Chinamen Across the Border in Puget Sound Country - Mahlon T. Wing/Edith Maude Eaton
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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

Seasonal Challenges ~ Citrine Coin

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Participants

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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)

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

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

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✔🍬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

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✔🍬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 ★★★

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

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

Challenge complete!
Updated post: My Reclaim Her Name Challenge (msg 7)

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