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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
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★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
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★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
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★V. Valerie Twombly: When Halos and Horns Collide 2/1
★W. H.G. Wells: The Invisible Man 7/1
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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
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
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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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A: - Alice Feeney author of Beautiful Ugly (1/18/26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
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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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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 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
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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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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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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
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🔸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
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🔸O: The Tiger's Wife Téa Obreht 9 Jan
🔸P: The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath 18 Jan
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TCF: A - Z AUTHORS
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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
📘Minimum 140 pages
📘Each book can only be used for 3 letters
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