FAH Reading Challenge discussion

I found this reading challenge thanks to a poster on FAH's Patreon page, and I'm really happy to join. I discovered FAH during the pandemic and I have been closely following them since last year. I went to their live show at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival in July 2023, and hope to see them on their Skittish 2024 / 2025 North American tour. According to Foil, it's in the planning stages, but sounds promising.

I guess no one's posting their reading accomplishments here, but I will. I've used the comment section in this manner for other reading challenges and since I don't post on other social media, it works for me.

Most of my "reads" are audiobooks. I am a slow reader and even though I read text everyday, audio helps me enjoy more books in a quicker amount of time. However, I don't post my audiobooks on GR because there are issues finding the correct editions and the correct covers. (I am a pain-in-the-neck-purist when it comes to those criteria, and I say that in my best Anne Flanagan voice.) All of my audio reading is logged on TheStoryGraph. (I sent Lisa a FB message asking to open the challenge on TSG, so perhaps that will be an option soon.) I shelf my print-based reads here on GR.

Since I just found out about this challenge today, I examined my January and February listens and found appropriate prompts for most of what I have read this year. I pre-planned my 2024 reading list way in advance, so it will be interesting to see how many of my books can find placement on the FAH reading challenge.

My goal is to achieve Brother Michael Level at 75 reads.

I hope other FAH lovers will keep track of the challenge here with me.

#1 Read a book with a blue cover
The Murder of Mary Russell (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series #14) by Laurie R. King
Audiobook
Completed 1/2/24
I consider this blue.

#2 Read a book with a character whose name begins with F A or H
Wild Chamber (Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #14) by Christopher Fowler
Audiobook
Completed 1/3/24
One of the detectives in the series is named Arthur Bryant.

#3 Read a book with a pun in the title
Dead on Target (Agatha Raisin Series #34) by R. W. Green, M.C. Beaton
Audiobook
Completed 1/6/24
Pun with dead and target.

#4 Read a book written by a Canadian author
Stranglehold (Greene and Kennicott Series #4) by Robert Rotenberg
Audiobook
Completed 1/7/24
Rotenberg lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

#5 Read a book with the colour teal on the cover (background/title/detail)
Hidden in Plain Sight (Detective William Warwick #2) by Jeffrey Archer
Audiobook
Completed 1/9/24
I guess this is teal.

#6 Read a book where (at least) one character's name starts with C
The Passover Murder (A Christine Bennett Mystery #7) by Lee Harris
Audiobook
Completed 1/13/24
The sleuth is named Christine.

#7 Read a book set during the Regency era
Making of a Scandal (The Gentleman Courtesans Series #3) by Victoria Vale
Audiobook
Completed 1/19/24
Set during the Regency period.

#8 Read a book featuring a party
Hall of Mirrors (Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #15) by Christopher Fowler
Audiobook
Completed 1/24/24
In this book, Bryant and May go to a weekend party at a manor house.

#9 Read a book written by a Scottish author
May God Forgive (Harry McCoy Series #5) by Alan Parks
Audiobook
Completed 1/26/24
Alan Parks is a Scottish crime writer in the Tartan Noir genre.

#10 Read a book that has a café in it
Murder on the Champ de Mars (Aimee Leduc Investigations #15) by Cara Black
Audiobook
Completed 1/29/24
Aimee spends time in a Parisian cafe.

I think that's me who brought you here, no? We do read totally completely genres and books, I read f.i. primarily in Dutch also. ;-) Enjoy your reading challenge!

Nathalie - Yes, your comment on Patreon helped me find this group / reading challenge. It's nice to connect with FAHns over literary interests.

Can you recommend a Dutch author who has been translated into English (or writes in English) for the challenge? Thanks.

Hi! Thank you for starting this thread - I wasn’t sure what to do. This is such a fun game. Many thanks to Lisa France for this! When I learned about the group, I happened to be reading three that fit categories! :))). (I’m usually reading a handful at the same time, shuffling between them due to ADHD.).

Hi Melissa! So good to see you here ^_^ of course you can all open a thread for your progress here in the group, it's a great idea - other people have added the # so they have them on their virtual shelves here. Everything is good and allowed, it all depends on what you prefer - this help me to track the readings, I will do a post every end of the months with the books people have read ^_^ I am sorry if I don't reply quickly, the only account I open on my cellular phone is Instagram, for the other accounts please be patient. By the way, I have tried to open an account on Storygraph on my computer, but the only thing that appears is a gigantic black dot in the middle of the page :/ I have tried to change browers, I am guessing Storygraph can be only used on your phone? If you know a way, let me know, I'll gladly open an account there for those FAHns/readers that use it. Otherwise, I'm ok if you decide to open a group for this challenge there - if you decide to do so, I can help, just let me know what you may need.
It's perfectly fine to listen to audiobooks for this challenge - someone told me it is possible to add some book/audiobook edition here on Goodreads, they have tried with a couple of books and it took them about 2 weeks (?) to have the edition on this app. If you still want to keep track here but you don't have the edition you need on Goodreads, you can still write everything here anyway ;)

Lisa - Thanks for your reply and nice to meet you. I like the creativity you used putting together the reading prompts.

I wish I could tell you why TSG doesn't give you access through your computer. I use it on my Chromebook at app.thestorygraph.com, but I thought there was a www.thestorygraph.com address.

For now, I'll put the books I've in this thread and maybe use the shelf when I figure things out.

It would be nice to get some discussion going about the reading challenge or about FAH in general. Maybe we can start a general conversation thread here.

#11 Read a book with a fruit or vegetable (or both) on the cover
Beachside Bullet (Charlotte Gibson Mysteries #3) by Jasmine Webb
Audiobook
Completed 1/31/24
There is a pineapple on the cover.

#12 Read a book with older characters
Sins Out of School (Dorothy Martin Mystery Series #8) by Jeanne M. Dams
Ebook
Completed 2/2/24
Dorothy Martin is a retired school teacher living in England and solving mysteries with her husband Alan, a retired police detective.

#13 Read a book set in one of the decades featured in the sketch “The Decades Throw a Party”
2. Teetotaled (Discreet Retrieval Agency) by Maia Chance
Audiobook
Completed 2/4/24
This book takes place in the 1920s. (Who can forgot Hog dressed as a flapper in the decades sketch?)

#14 Read a book written by a French author
Manderley Forever: A Biography of Daphne Du Maurier by Tatiana de Rosnay
Audiobook
Completed 2/4/24
"Tatiana de Rosnay was born in the suburbs of Paris . . ."

#15 Read a book where at least one of the characters is an actor
A Picture of Murder (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #4) by T.E. Kinsey
Audiobook
Completed 2/7/24
"Lady Hardcastle and her trusted lady’s maid, Florence, find themselves hosting a colourful cast of actors . . ."

Hi Melissa, great to see that the thread here has somewhat expanded! If I can recommend some Dutch writers who have been translated in English? Certainly, because I read some of them. ;-) It's maybe good to know that I am Belgian, a Flemish Dutch-speaking myself, so most of my Dutch-written books are from Belgian - Flemish writers in fact.

But for Dutch authors like it's asked in the FAH-challenge, some for now:

two favorites of mine: Joe Speedboat from Tommy Wieringa and Summer Brother from Jaap Robben (both modern), The Discovery of Heaven from Harry Mülish (classic, read in schools), Confrontations from Simone Atangana Bekono (modern - quite young), The Consequences from Niña Weijers (modern), The Dinner from Herman Koch (modern).

And of course The Back House from Anne Frank (the story of the famous young Jewish girl who went into hiding with her family during W.W.II)

Enjoy the read!

Nathalie - Thank you. I will look into those books.

#16 Read a book with an orange cover
This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley
Audiobook
Completed 2/9/24
Behold, the orange cover.

#17 Read a book with a character with an Irish name
All That Is Hidden (Molly Murphy Mystery #13) by Clare Broyles, Rhys Bowen
Audiobook
Completed 2/15/24
Molly Murphy is an Irish immigrant living in New York City in the early 1900s.

#18 Read a book set in a country in the sketch “Countries guess who they are"
The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry #3) by Sujata Massey
Audiobook
Completed 2/23/24
The book is set in India.

#19 Read a book written by an author from the USA
Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age by Debby Applegate
Audiobook
Completed 2/24/24
Debby Applegate is an American biographer.

#20 Read a book set in Ireland
Killing in C (Sharp Gethsemane Brown Mysteries #3) by Alexia Gordon
Audiobook
Completed 2/28/24
Gethsemane Brown is an African-American classical musician and expatriate living in an Irish village

❤️️

#21 Read a book about someone traveling
Taming Teddy (Made Marian #2) by Lucy Lennox
Audiobook
Completed 2/28/24 (Sorry, I forgot to post this in February.)
Theodore travels to and from Alaska to woo James Marian.

#22 Read a book set in a country named in the sketch “The Best Country to Study Abroad”
Sisters Behaving Badly by Maddie Please
Audiobook
Completed 3/4/24
Two sisters travel to France to settle their aunt's estate.

#23 Read a book with a doctor as the main character or set in a hospital
Death on Telegraph Hill (Sarah Woolson Mysteries #5) by Shirley Tallman
Audiobook
Completed 3/6/24
The main character's brother is hospitalized.

#24 Read a book set in a country named in the sketch “If Coffees Were Countries”
Alexandra Kollontai: A Biography by Cathy Porter
Audiobook
Completed 3/7/24
Much of the subject's life was spent in Russia.

#25 Read a book with a plane or an airport on the cover
Flying Finish by Dick Francis
Audiobook
Completed 3/9/24
Behold the airplane on the cover.

woah Melissa, your progress on this challenge are amazing

Lisa wrote: "woah Melissa, your progress on this challenge are amazing"

I'm having fun.
(Audiobooks are great because I can listen to them at work and around the house. When I read, I fall asleep in 15 minutes.)

#26 Read a book set in summer
The Sweet Remnants of Summer (An Isabel Dalhousie Novel #14) by Alexander McCall Smith
Audiobook
Completed 3/12/24
The story takes place in late summer.

#27 Read a book featuring a Mary or a Deirdre
Tunnel Vision (V.I. Warshawski #8) by Sara Paretsky
Audiobook
Completed 3/14/24
The character Deirdre is the murder victim.

#28 Read a book featuring a teacher
The Valentine's Day Murder (Christine Bennett Mystery #8) by Lee Harris
Audiobook
Completed 3/15/24
Christine Bennett teaches poetry at a local college.

#29 Read a book that Anne Flanagan would approve
Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen by Robert McKee
Audiobook
Completed 3/16/24
Anne would approve of Oisín reading this book to improve his writing skills.

#30 Read a book with a plant on the cover
My Life in Plants: Flowers I've Loved, Herbs I've Grown, and Houseplants I've Killed on the Way to Finding Myself by Katie Vaz
Audiobook
Completed 3/17/24
Behold the plants on the cover.

#31 Read a book featuring a bookshop
The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin
Audiobook
Completed 3/17/24
Sarah Smith exchanges bookshops with a Parisian friend.

#32 Read a book with a granny in the story
The Otter of Death (Gunn Zoo Mystery #5) by Betty Webb
Ebook
Completed 3/18/24
Colleen is the granny.

#33 Read a book featuring a priest
In Prior's Wood (Max Tudor Mystery Series #7) by G.M. Malliet
Audiobook
Completed 3/20/24
Max Tudor is an Anglican priest.

#34 Read a book set in the future
The Good, the Bad and the History (The Chronicles of St Mary's #14) by Jodi Taylor
Audiobook
Completed 3/21/24
Set in the future at St Mary's Institute of Historical Research.


#35 Read a book with a guitar/guitars on cover
Grown-Up Anger: The Connected Mysteries of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and the Calumet Massacre of 1913 by Daniel Wolff
Audiobook
Completed 3/23/24
Two guitars on this cover.

Thank you for these recommendations! I’m interested in reading them; I wish I could read them in the original language, though. Maybe one day! 😃

Drama wrote: "Thank you for these recommendations! I’m interested in reading them; I wish I could read them in the original language, though. Maybe one day! 😃"

Thank you.
I enjoyed your update!

#36 Read a book where (at least) one character's name starts with S
Murder in Murray Hill (Gaslight Mystery #16) by Victoria Thompson
Audiobook
Completed 3/25/24
The main character is Sarah Brandt.

#37 Read a book You would recommend to Foil
Barnum: An American Life by Robert Wilson
Audiobook
Completed 3/27/24
*See below*

#38 Read a book set in winter
Sleight of Paw (Magical Cats Mystery #2) by Sofie Kelly
Audiobook
Completed 3/28/24
The story takes place during winterfest.

#39 Read a book about the environment and sustainability
Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind the Food That Isn't Food by Chris van Tulleken
Audiobook
Completed 3/30/24
The book discusses the effects of farming and food production on the environment.

#40 Read a book with a moustache on the cover
Who Was Salvador Dalí? by Paula K. Manzanero
Audiobook
Completed 3/30/24
There is Dali with his moustache on the cover.

#37 Barnum: An American Life by Robert Wilson

Why did I pick this book as my recommendation for Foil?

At the start of each FAH show, Foil mounts the stage, introduces the boys and sets the tone for the evening. Whenever I see Foil standing there in his waistcoat and riling up the audience, I think of him as the quintessential showman, one who possesses both passion and skill for his art. In this role, Foil reminds me of P.T. Barnum.

The American born Barnum lived in the 1800s and is best known as co-owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Barnum was nicknamed "The Showman", and a highly fictionalized movie of his life, The Greatest Showman, was released in 2017. (I’ve never seen it, but it’s one of the top grossing musical films of all time.)

Barnum had a sorted life. In his younger years, his business practices pushed the boundaries. He exhibited a fake mermaid, a former slave and a little person for profit. As he got older, Barnum was better known for his business acumen and philanthropy. With his circus, Barnum honed methods of advertising to appeal to the masses while creating a show for the whole family to enjoy. In many ways, he was a kind man who cared for his audiences, his employees and his friends. Nonetheless, one has to acknowledge that Barnum exploited both people and animals during his lifetime.

I was disappointed with this book because it lacked details about how Barnum interacted with his audiences. Beyond saying that Barnum enjoyed being at shows and that people came just to see him, there is scant description of his techniques and stage presence. (Maybe that’s because Barnum died before the advent of recording devices.)

After listening to this book, I don’t see a strong connection between Barnum and Foil, but I think Foil, and the other lads, may enjoy the story. Hard work, enthusiasm and setbacks are aspects of entertainment that FAH has lived. Like Barnum, FAH has persisted and found their niche in the entertainment landscape.

Oh, good choice! I have seen The Greatest Showman, I liked it

Donatella wrote: "Oh, good choice! I have seen The Greatest Showman, I liked it"

Did the Barnum character give off a Foil-vibe?

mmm, it was more Arms than Foil (singing apart)

Donatella wrote: "mmm, it was more Arms than Foil (singing apart)"
LOL! Thanks.

#41 Read a book written by a German author
Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio (Tante Poldi #3) by Mario Giordano
Audiobook
Completed 4/1/24
Mario Giordano was born in Munich.

#42 Read a book set in a place named in the sketch “Millennial traveller”
Island of the Mad (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #15) by Laurie R. King
Audiobook
Completed 4/2/24
The story takes place (partially) in Italy.

#43 Read a book with a white cover
Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
Audiobook
Completed 4/3/24
The cover is white. (See also book #45)

#44 Read a book with a baddie
A Ticket to the Boneyard (Matthew Scudder #8) by Lawrence Block
Audiobook
Completed 4/3/24
James Leo Motley is the baddie and he was truly a bad character.

#45 Read a book You would recommend to Arms
Adventures in Screenwriting: How One Writer Navigates the Dire Straits by Selin Sevinç
Audiobook
Completed 4/6/24
*See below for unnecessary commentary*

#45 Read a book You would recommend to Arms
Adventures in Screenwriting: How One Writer Navigates the Dire Straits by Selin Sevinç

Why did I pick this book as my recommendation for Arms?

On more than one occasion, Arms has spoken about his desire to write a screenplay, most recently in the Feb 19, 2024 Patreon post. With this in mind, I sought a book to recommend for Arms. There are many unknowns choosing a book for someone you've never met, even in the “how to” genre. I’m unsure if Arms ever took a screenwriting course at university, and I don’t know if he has a script offer. Also, writing for Hollywood is probably different than for the Irish and UK markets and I'm unsure where he will market his screenplay. My first choice, Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder, seemed a bit simplistic, so I used it for the “book with a white cover” prompt. Selin Sevinç’s work, Adventures in Screenwriting: How One Writer Navigates the Dire Straits, also missed the mark. Consequently, I split the difference and used both publications with Sevinç’s being the official choice and Snyder’s as the runner up.

Snyder’s book is for writers who want to make it in L.A. He starts with basic elements, but in the second half of Save the Cat!, he digs into the fifteen beats of a film. His technique of analyzing is now arguably the gold standard. Before his book was published, Snyder worked in Hollywood with moderate success. Snyder passed away in 2009, but his book inspired a franchise of Save the Cat! manuals for various genres.

Adventures in Screenwriting is a memoir but it references the mechanics of screenwriting. Sevinç even cites Snyder’s book and defends criticism about his method being formulaic. Sevinç shares her experiences as a Turkish woman living in the USA, a person who struggles to balance art with motherhood. At some points, she is a tad whiny and vulnerable, but she acknowledges it. Sevinç is scholarly and experienced, but has yet to get her big break in film.

Between these two books, Arms and other prospective screenwriters will be inspired and educated about the craft.

Good choice

Donatella wrote: "Good choice"
Thanks for reading it!

#46 Read a book with the word “dream” or “nightmare” in the title
The Dream Interpretation Handbook: A Guide and Dictionary to Unlock the Meanings of Your Dreams by Karen Frazier
Audiobook
Completed 4/11/24
All about dreams.

#47 Read a book featuring a strong friendship
An Impossible Impostor (Veronica Speedwell #7) by Deanna Raybourn
Audiobook
Completed 4/11/24
Stoker and Speedwell are good friends.

#48 Read a book written by a comedian
You're Doing Great! And Other Reasons to Stay Alive by Tom Papa
Audiobook
Completed 4/11/24
Tom Papa is a pretty good stand-up comedian and his book of essays was very, very funny in parts.

#49 Read a book featuring a battle
Saving Time (Time Police #3) by Jodi Taylor
Audiobook
Completed 4/14/24
Always a battle in a Time Police book.

#50 Read a book about music or musicians
Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy by Stephen M. Silverman
Audiobook
Completed 4/16/24
Sondheim was the genius who wrote the musical Company and many others.

You are going quickly I see. Almost all audio books though and also titles I've mostly never heard of. 😄

I am also using audio books (and books and ebooks, occasionally), I find it great to listen to a story while I am... I don't know, ironing my clothes XD it also makes the chores bearable (if I do something else, something that needs my mind to concentrate, I can't).

#51 Read a book with sun or rain or snow on the cover
The Lonely Hour (Bryant & May #16) by Christopher Fowler
Audiobook
Completed 4/18/24
Rain on the cover.

#52 Read a book set in a place named in the sketch “City Syndrome”
Murder on the Quai (Aimee Leduc Investigations #16) by Cara Black
Audiobook
Completed 4/18/24
The story takes place in Paris.

#53 Read a book written by a James (the name in other languages would do too)
When Hell Struck Twelve (Billy Boyle WWII Mysteries #14) by James R. Benn
Ebook
Completed 4/18/24
Author James R. Benn.

#54 Read a book about a parent-child relationship
Heart of the City (Greene and Kennicott #5) by Robert Rotenberg
Audiobook
Completed 4/21/24
Father and daughter get to know each other.

#55 Read a book with a green cover
The Burning Issue of the Day (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #5) by T.E. Kinsey
Audiobook
Completed 4/22/24
A lot of green on the cover.

#56 Read a book with a month in the title
To Die In June (Harry McCoy #6) by Alan Parks
Audiobook
Completed 4/25/24
June in the title.

#57 Read a book with a teacup/tea mug/teapot on cover
Legacy: One Family, a Cup of Tea and the Company That Took on the World by Thomas Harding
Audiobook
Completed 4/26/24
There is a cup of tea on the cover below the title and above the picture.

#58 Read a book set in a hotel
The Staycation by Cressida McLaughlin
Audiobook
Completed 4/26/24
Man takes vacations from hotel room.

#59 Read a book written by an Egyptian author
Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
Audiobook
Completed 5/1/24
Nadia Wassef is one of Egypt’s foremost entrepreneurs.

#60 Read a book Set – also partially – in an office
The Lady from Burma (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #5) by Allison Montclair
Audiobook
Completed 5/1/24
Sparks and Bainbridge run "The Right Sort Marriage Bureau".

love that you found a book with the title "staycation"

Donatella wrote: "love that you found a book with the title "staycation"" I thought it was funny too.

#61 Read a book about a family
The New Year's Eve Murder (Christine Bennett Mystery #9) by Lee Harris
Audiobook
Completed 5/3/24
A family with secrets.

#62 Read a book set in spring
A Hero of France (Night Soldiers #14) by Alan Furst
Ebook
Completed 5/5/24
France, Spring, 1941.

#63 Read a book with a room of the house on the cover
Murder on Amsterdam Avenue (Gaslight Mystery #17) by Victoria Thompson
Audiobook
Completed 5/5/24
Study on cover.

#64 Read a book featuring a detective/detectives
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder #9) by Lawrence Block
Audiobook
Completed 5/6/24
Scudder, a former NYC police officer, is a private detective.

#65 Read a book with a piano on the cover
The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts
Audiobook
Completed 5/7/24
Behold, the piano on the cover.

#66 Read a book written by a Dutch author
Young Rembrandt by Onno Blom
Audiobook
Completed 5/12/24
Onno Blom was born in Leiden, Netherlands.

#67 Read a book with the colour red on the cover (#justicefortomato)
Hard Time (V.I. Warshawski #9) by Sara Paretsky
Audiobook
Completed 5/12/24
Behold the red cover.

#68 Read a book set in a country named in the sketch “The World is f**ked”
Black Diamond (Bruno Chief of Police #3) by Martin Walker
Audiobook
Completed 5/16/24
The book takes place in France.

#69 Read a book written by a Swiss author
The Communication Book by Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschappeler
Audiobook
Completed 5/19/24
Mikael Krogerus is a Finnish journalist who works as an editor on Switzerland's biggest weekly magazine, Das Magazin. Roman Tschäppeler is a creative producer based in Biel, Switzerland, who produces documentary movies, ad campaigns and art installations.

#70 Read a book written by an Indian author
Murder Under a Red Moon (Bangalore Detectives Club #2) by Harini Nagendra
Audiobook
Completed 5/22/24
Harini Nagendra is an Indian ecologist.

I can tell you like mysteries/detectives stories and love how you managed to use most of those stories for the challenge ^_^

You read really quite diverse, I see. About art, communication, detectives, ... and from quite a lot of corners from the world too!

These look awesome! I'm adding a lot of them to my to-be-read list - thanks for the suggestions! :)

Lisa, Nathalie & Drama - Thank you for your comments.

#71 Read a book written by an English author
Murder in the Air (Augusta Peel #2) by Emily Organ
Audiobook
Completed 5/25/24
Emily Organ was born in the United Kingdom.

#72 Read a book written by an Australian author
The Women of Little Lon: Sex Workers in Nineteenth-Century Melbourne by Barbara Minchinton
Audiobook
Completed 5/26/24
Barbara Minchinton completed her PhD on nineteenth century land selection in the Otways, Victoria, at the University of Melbourne in 2011.

#73 Read a book set at Christmas time
Blackmail and Bibingka (A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #3) by Mia P. Manansala
Audiobook
Completed 5/29/24
It's Christmastime in Shady Palms.

#74 Read a book written by an Italian author
Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop by Alba Donati
Audiobook
Completed 6/1/24
Alba Donati's home is the village of Lucignana, near Lucca in Tuscany.

#75 Read a book read a fantasy novel
Undead and Unappreciated (Undead #3) by MaryJanice Davidson
Audiobook
Completed 6/1/24
Genres: Vampires, Paranormal, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy.

oooh, you have reached Brother Michael level!

Lisa wrote: "oooh, you have reached Brother Michael level!"

I have donned my cowl and taken up my candle!

I will keep going with the challenge, but my progress will be slow. I set my reading list for 2024 before I knew about the FAH challenge. A lot on my list have matched prompts. Since I didn't plan my non-fiction reading, I have been able to choose such books to fit other prompts. It will be interesting to see how many more prompts I can check off the list.
I'm still looking for a book to recommend to Hog. I thought I had one, but it's not right.

Melissa wrote: "Lisa wrote: "oooh, you have reached Brother Michael level!"

I have donned my cowl and taken up my candle!

I will keep going with the challenge, but my progress will be slow. I set my reading list..."

you did a great job, to be fair - fair play

Lisa - Thank you!

#76 Read a book read with one day of the week in the title
Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema of the American '70s by Charles Taylor
Audiobook
Completed 6/6/24
Wednesday in the title.

#77 Read a book read with a pig on the cover
Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga by Todd Alexander
Audiobook
Completed 6/10/24
A lovely memoir and I'm glad it had a pig on the cover else I would not have found it.

#78 Read a book that could be Anne Flanagan's guilty pleasure
Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse (Aunt Dimity #22) by Nancy Atherton
Ebook
Completed 6/10/24
The type of novel the mother of a 17 year old boy would read.

#79 Read a book with at least one LGBTQ+ character
Lies With Man (Henry Rios #3) by Michael Nava
Audiobook
Completed 6/12/24
Henry Rios is an attorney in 1980's LA, fighting hate and fear during the AIDS epidemic. (This is an excellent, but also a heart-wrenching series.)

#80 Read a book read set in a country named in the sketch “Who Should Ireland Support in the Euros?”
Dandy Gilver and the Unpleasantness in the Ballroom (Dandy Gilver #10) by Catriona McPherson
Ebook
Completed 6/16/24
The story takes place in Glasgow, Scotland.

With a title like Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga, how could you not be hooked? :).