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2026 Yearlong Challenge

For this challenge, you will find books by authors whose names start with each alphabet letter. It can be the first or last name. You have the entire year to complete this challenge.

Challenge Rules
📘Minimum 140 pages
📘Each book can only be used for 3 letters
📘Author first & last names only
📘Graphic novels, poetry & cookbooks will NOT be accepted for this challenge

Author Alphabet Challenge 2026
140 pages

★A. Douglas Adams: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul 3/1
★B. John Barrowman: Hollow Earth 30/1
★C. Agatha Christie: The Thirteen Problems 5/1
★D. Douglas Adams: Mostly Harmless
★E. Eoin Colfer: And Another Thing... 2/1
★F. Tom Fletcher: The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch 8/1
★G. Alan Garner: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen 6/1
★H. Susi Hawke: Fraught 4/1
★I. Kerry Irving: Max the Miracle Dog: The Heart-warming Tale of a Life-saving Friendship 18/1
★J. Johan Twiss: 4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace 5/1
★K. Kristen Painter: Nightmare at the North Pole 7/1
★L. Louise Collins: Bye Baby 2/2
★M. Seanan McGuire: Through Gates of Garnet and Gold 13/1
★N. E. Nesbit: Five Children and It 10/1
★O. Ruth Ozeki: A Tale for the Time Being 27/3
★P. Kristen Painter: The Unlucky Mister Locke 13/1
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★R. Emily Rodda: Dragon's Nest 18/1
★S. Sibéal Pounder: Sprouts 3/1
★T. Valerie Twombly: Whiskers and Whipped Cream 1/1
★U. Eric Ugland: Dungeon Mauling 21/3
★V. Valerie Twombly: When Halos and Horns Collide 2/1
★W. H.G. Wells: The Invisible Man 7/1
★X. Xkarnation: Reborn as a Demonic Tree 5 16/3
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★Z. Benjamin Zephaniah: Windrush Child 13/2

ABC Authors
January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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A: Akwaeke Emezi, Little Rot - 03/01 ⭐⭐.5
C: Cristina Rivera Garza, The Iliac Crest - 12/05 ⭐⭐
F: Freida McFadden, The Housemaid - 03/02 ⭐⭐⭐
J: James Islington, The Strength of the Few - 25/02 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
L: Lucy Foley, The Guest List - 05/03 ⭐⭐⭐

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A: Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
B: The Summer That Changed Everything by Brenda Novak
C: The Wild Card: A Novel by Carolyn Brown
D: Darkening Song by Delphine Seddon
E: Winner Takes All by Emily Martin
F: My Friends by Fredrik Backman
G: Double Whammy by Gretchen Archer
H: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
I: Atonement by Ian McEwan
J: The Girl I Was by Jeneva Rose
K: Where the Dawn Finds Us by Kate Hewitt
L: Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent
M: El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott
N: The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
O: Endgame: An addictive and gripping women's fiction novel by Ola Tundun
P: The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier
Q: Kiss and Don't Tell by Meghan Quinn
R: The Boomerang by Robert Bailey
S: Alchemised by SenLinYu
T: Bonfires, Backpacks, & Brawls by Tonya Kappes
U: Served Him Right by Lisa Unger
V: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
W: The Bone Queen by Will Shindler
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Z: The True Queen by Zen Cho 4/7

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Progress: 17/26

A: - Alice Feeney author of Beautiful Ugly (1/18/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
B: - Lucinda Berry author of The Perfect Child (5/10/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
C: - Catherine Cowles author of Whispers of You (1/11/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
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E: - Emily March author of The Getaway (1/8/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
F: - Joanne Fluke author of Christmas Caramel Murder (2/15/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
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H: - Linda Howard author of Shadow Woman (3/24/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
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J: - Julia London author of The Princess Plan (1/28/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
K: - Katee Robert author of Queen Takes Rose (1/15/26 ⭐⭐⭐)
L: - Laura Burton author of Red Arrows: A Red Riding Hood Retelling (3/9/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
M: - Sarah Morgenthaler author of The Tourist Attraction (2/24/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
N: - Jennifer A. Nielsen author of Resistance (3/1/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
O: - O.J. Mullen author of Three Sisters (3/16/26 ⭐⭐⭐)
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R: -Robinne Lee author of The Idea of You (1/24/26 ⭐⭐⭐)
S: -Susan Mallery author of Why Not Tonight (2/2/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
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W: Sariah Wilson author of The Paid Bridesmaid (2/19/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
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Y: - Rebecca Yarros author of Variation (4/6/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
Z: - Zara Stoneley author of Hot Desk (2/12/26 ⭐⭐)

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2026: ABC Authors
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Challenge Rules
📘Minimum 140 pages
📘Each book can only be used for 3 letters
📘Author first & last names only
📘Graphic novels, poetry & cookbooks will NOT be accepted for this challenge

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A: - Clued in to Loveby Ellie Alexander
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C: - Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano
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E: - Clued in to Loveby Ellie Alexander
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G: - Her Frozen Heart by Stacy Green
H: - Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris
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K: - The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
L: - Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan
M: - The Hiding Place by Paula Munier
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Q: - The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
R: - Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan
S: - The Redemption File by Marc Sinibaldi
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ABC Authors 2026

A: Amy Vansant - Pineapple Turtles 01/14
B: Marcy Blesy - Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About) 02/08
C: Charlaine Harris - A Fool and His Honey 02/07
D: Dave Barry - Swamp Story 02/02
E: Elizabeth Peters - Lord of the Silent 02/18
F: P.J. Fitzsimmons - The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine 01/06
G: Gemma Halliday - Deceit in High Heels 01/18
H: Heather C Myers - Ice Breakers 02/19
I: Irina Shapiro - Murder at the Foundling Hospital 01/24
J: Jayne Ann Krentz - The Shop on Hidden Lane 02/07
K: Kate Carlisle - Shot Through the Hearth 01/15
L: Louise Penny - The Grey Wolf 01/19
M: Mary Daheim - Suture Self 02/03
N: Nora Roberts - Inheritance 02/03
O: Elaine L. Orr - When the Carny Comes to Town 02/17
P: Peter Tremayne - Absolution By Murder 01/22
Q: Spencer Quinn - Bark to the Future 03/17
R: Richard Osman - The Impossible Fortune 01/29
S: Sarah Graves - The Dead Cat Bounce 01/25
T: Tonya Kappes - Mocha and Murder 01/16
U: Nicola Upson - Sorry for the Dead 02/15
V: Viveca Sten - In the Name of Truth 01/17
W: T A Williams - Murder in Verona 01/20
X: Diana Xarissa - Aunt Bessie Solves 02/14
Y: Yvonne Vincent - Beacon Brodie 02/13
Z - Gabrielle Zevin - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 02/28

ABC Authors
2026
🔸A: Tom Lake Ann Patchett 25 Jan
🔸B: True to Form Elizabeth Berg 25 Feb
🔸C: The Door-to-Door Bookstore Carsten Henn 5 Mar
🔸D: Ragtime E.L. Doctorow 29 Apr
🔸E: North and South Elizabeth Gaskell 20 Feb
🔸F: The Secret Garden: The Original 1911 Unabridged and Complete Edition Frances Hodgson Burnett 13 Feb
🔸G: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir Griffin Dunne 15 Feb
🔸H: Plainsong Kent Haruf 7 Feb
🔸I: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving 16 Jan
🔸J: A Month in the Country J.L. Carr 31 Mar
🔸K: Small Things Like These Claire Keegan 24 Apr
🔸L: The Heartbeat Library Laura Imai Messina 22 Apr
🔸M: Great Circle Maggie Shipstead 11 Apr
🔸N: Six Feet of the Country Nadine Gordimer 30 Mar
🔸O: The Tiger's Wife Téa Obreht 9 Jan
🔸P: The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath 18 Jan
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🔸S: Romiette and Julio Sharon M. Draper 24 Apr
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🔸W: The Gang That Wouldn't Write Straight: Wolfe, Thompson, Didion, Capote, and the New Journalism Revolution Marc Weingarten 31 Mar
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For this challenge, you will find books by authors whose names start with each alphabet letter. It can be the first or last name. You have the entire year to complete this challenge.

Challenge Rules
📘Minimum 140 pages
📘Each book can only be used for 3 letters
📘Author first & last names only
📘Graphic novels, poetry & cookbooks will NOT be accepted for this challenge (hide spoiler)]

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Duration: 1/1/2026 - 12/31/2026

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2026 Yearlong Challenge

For this challenge, you will find books by authors whose names start with each alphabet letter. It can be the first or last name. You have the entire year to complete this challenge.

Challenge Rules
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