26 Books in one year, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. (Not counting articles like "a," "an" or "the") to create your own special Alphabet Soup.
For example: A- And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic B- Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity C- The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Etc.
You may use books that are from other challenges. You may want to create a post with just the alphabet, then fill in books as you read them. Or create a "master list" of what you plan to read, then check them off as you finish each.
This thread is also the place to come for ideas on titles for letters that are trickier to find.
The letter X is always a special challenge. Here are some suggestions for dealing with this exasperating letter: 1) A book title that starts with X Example: Xingu 2) A title in which X plays a prominent part Example: The Autobiography of Malcolm X 3) A "number" title Example: 1984
For example:
A- And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
B- Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
C- The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Etc.
You may use books that are from other challenges.
You may want to create a post with just the alphabet, then fill in books as you read them. Or create a "master list" of what you plan to read, then check them off as you finish each.
This thread is also the place to come for ideas on titles for letters that are trickier to find.
The letter X is always a special challenge. Here are some suggestions for dealing with this exasperating letter:
1) A book title that starts with X
Example: Xingu
2) A title in which X plays a prominent part
Example: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
3) A "number" title
Example: 1984