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WHEN YOU POST YOUR AUTHORS PLEASE ALSO POST TWO BOOKS BY THAT AUTHOR THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING READING

Most people are probably familiar with "series interactive" challenges, where someone posts multiple outstanding books from several series they are reading, and another participant picks which series they will read from in the following month, with the purpose of edging us all closer to being caught up in our favorite series.

This is the same idea, except we're doing it for authors who write multiple books that are stand-alones and **NOT** part of a series. Examples would be Marie Benedict, Jodi Picoult, Ron Chernow, etc. I find I get so focused on series books (in part because of challenges) that I forget to read these others and they pile up! I can't be the only person in this situation. :-)

How this works: on or about the 19th of the month (we're starting late but typically the 19th will be used), participants will be invited to post a list of three authors that they have at least two unread books by. On or about the 25th of the month, pairs will be posted. Everyone will pick the next month's "featured author" for the person they're assigned. I will pick for anyone who does not have a pick by the 30th if I cannot reach the member who is assigned the pick via PM.

The following month, participants should read at least one book by their chosen author. (If you don't get to it and have to backfill or skip it, that's fine -- the point is to whittle down that TBR and have fun!)

Books can be any length, and can be fiction or non-fiction -- they just CANNOT be part of a series, and you need at least two books by an author for that author to qualify for this challenge.


Come join us for July!

Pairs:
Jennifer picks for Denise
Denise picks for Desley
Desley picks for Joy
Joy picks for Jennifer

My three authors:
Sariah Wilson -

Adriana Trigiani-

Emma Straub -

I'm having to be careful this month: last month two of the books I had by the author chosen for me turned out to be series books and I didn't know it! I found one that wasn't but still.

Martin Turnbull


Amor Towles


Steven Rowley

Yes please, just need to check some aren't part of a series.
ETA my authors

Jodi Picoult
Picture Perfect
Change of Heart
Nineteen Minutes

Stephen King
Everything's Eventual
The Outsider

Dean Koontz
Your Heart Belongs to Me
Darkfall

My three:

Jonathan Franzen


Iris Murdoch


William Trevor


Actual book may differ from above listed books.

Time to pick! Pairs are posted here.

Denise, I'm picking Adriana Trigiani for you -- everything I've read by her I've enjoyed. :)

Joy, I'm picking Iris Murdoch for you, as it's the only author I've heard of!

Desley my pick for your is Dean Koontz, one of my favorite authors.

Thank you Denise, looking forward to reading one. Have you read either of those two?

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Thank you Denise, looking forward to reading one. Have you read either of those two?"
Yes I have read all of his books except the newest one Quicksilver. Loved all of them.

Jennifer, I am selecting Amor Towles for you. I have read and enjoyed several of his books. I loved A Gentleman in Moscow.

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Joy, I'm picking Iris Murdoch for you, as it's the only author I've heard of!"
Thanks, Desley!

Thanks, Joy! Lincoln Highway came up for me in the For Love of a Book Discovery challenge today, so the timing is great!

Finished , gave it 4 stars. It was a cute and entertaining read.

Good show, Denise. I remember liking that one. It's been years since I read her and I'm behind about three or four books.

Finished my book by Iris Murdoch for July. I liked it but not as much as two others of Murdoch's that I have read - The Sea, The Sea and The Black Prince.

The Time of the Angels by Iris Murdoch - 3* - My Review