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Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

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SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026
Read: 8/8

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E - Elliott No One Knew Kendra Elliot 1/24/26
A - Alice (MC) One Golden Summer Carley Fortune 2/6/26
R - Red Witch Chronicles #1 A Witch Called Red Sami Valentine 1/29/26
M - My Husband's Wife Alice Feeney 1/31/26
U - Unafraid Nyssa Kathryn 2/16/26
F - A False Start Elsie Silver 1/19/26
F - The First Time I Saw Him Laura Dave 2/2/26
S - Swift and Saddled Lyla Sage 1/22/26

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026
Read: 5/8

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E: Eva Björg Ægisdóttir wrote You Can't See Me 1/23/26
A: Abir Mukherjee wrote Hunted 3/22/26
R: Richard Osman wrote The Last Devil to Die 2/4/26
M: Kate Moore wrote The Radium Girls 1/17/26
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F
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S: Sally Smith wrote A Case of Mice and Murder 3/6/26

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

✅ E Jeanie Ellis The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore Read 1/24/26
✅A The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander Read 2/5/26
✅ R D.M. Rowell wrote Never Name the Dead Read 1/15/26
✅M My Wife is Missing by D.J. Palmer Read 1/30/26
✅U Usha Vance Book: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance Read 2/27/26
✅F MC Franklin, Dana Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Read 2/15/26
✅ F MC Fern book:The Doctor’s Wife|66546661] by Daniel Hurst Read 2/7/26
✅S MC Chloe SAMPSONThe Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore Read 1/22/26

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E Emily McIntire | Hooked | 01.18
A: Alison Stockham | The New Girl | 01.18
R: Petra Rose | Woman Down | Colleen Hoover | 01.15
M: Wrong Place Wrong Time | Gillian McAllister | 01.18
U: Unsteady | Peyton Corinne | 01.23
F: Five Found Dead | Sulari Gentill | 01.15
F: The Fix | Mia Sheridan | 01.18
S: Katie Sise | You Must Be New Here | 01.17

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

8/8 Completed. Finish

EARMUFFS
01.E:Elevator Pitch-L.B. Dunbar 1/24/26
02.A:All This Time-Harlow James 2/05/26
03.R:Razorblade Tears-S.A. Cosby 1/15/26
04.M:Mr. Fixer Upper-Lucy Score 1/20/26
05.U:Untouched-Nyssa Kathryn 1/28/26
06.F:Fraternize-Rachel Van Dyken 1/18/26
07.F:Fallen Star-Lee Goldberg 1/29/26
08.S:Shadow's Doom-Mary Stone 1/21/26

FINISHED! Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026 (01/31/26)

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS
8/8

E - Ellery Adams (author) - Lemon Pies and Little White Lies (A Charmed Pie Shop Mystery 4) 01/17/26
A - Amanda Clark (main character) - The Body in the Annex (Sunset Lodge 1) Diana Xarissa 01/20/26
R - Rabbi Small (series) - Someday the Rabbi Will Leave (Rabbi Small 9) Harry Kemelman 01/17/26
M - Murder at the Scottish Games (Scottish Shire Mystery 7) Traci Hall 01/16/26
U - Underspin E.Y. Zhaov01/31/26
F - Far Reaches (series) Slow Time Between the Stars(Far Reaches 6) John Scalzi 01/24/26
F - From Here to the Great Unknown Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keogh 01/26/26
S - Sylvia Beach (main character) - The Paris Bookseller Kerri Maher 01/18/26

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: 15 January 2026 - 14 July 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

EEmil by Kerry Kilpatrick 28/01
AArcher by Minerva Howe 23/01
R What Lies Beneath by R.J. Scott 16/01
M Icing the Play: A Friends to Lovers Hockey MM Romance byChristie Gordon 16/01 MC is Myles
UUnwanted by Marley Valentine 22/02
FThe Fallby Tal Bauer 22/01
FShut Up and Play by Kit Jade 16/01 Full Contact series
S The Shooting Season by Isobel Starling 17/01

🎀🎧𝓔𝓪𝓻𝓶𝓾𝓯𝓯𝓼 𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓞𝓾𝓽🎀🎧
Duration: 15 January 2026 - 14 July 2026

0/8

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E The Academy Elin Hilderbrand
A The River Has Roots Amal El-Mohtar
R Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid
M Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Lulu Miller
U
F Fearless Lauren Roberts
F
S The Striker Ana Huang

I'll do this using only book titles

EARMUFFS SPELL OUT, 1/15 - 7/14

E = Everyone in This Bank is a Thief (Ernest Cunningham #4), by Benjamin Stevenson, finished 1/23/26 ★★★★
A = The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer #1), by Candace Robb, finished 2/5/26 ★★★.5
R = Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting, by Lisa Genova, finished 2/13/26 ★★★★
M = The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side (Miss Marple #8), by Agatha Christie, finished 1/17/26 ★★★★
U = Unbirthday, by Liz Braswell, finished 3/13/26 ★★★.5
F = The Fireballer, by Mark Stevens, finished 1/22/26 ★★★★
F = Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel (Helen Dexter #3), by Glenda Young, finished 1/29/26 ★★★.5
S = The Shape of Dread (Sharon McCone #9), by Marcia Muller, finished 2/22/26 ★★★★

Earmuffs Spell Out
January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

8/8

E - Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green 1/15/26
A - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 1/26/26
R - Reunion by Jenny Carroll 1/17/26
M - New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier 1/21/26
U - Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks 1/18/26
F - My Friends by Fredrik Backman 1/16/26
F - A Fire at the Exhibition by T.E. Kinsey 1/22/26
S - Cat on the Edge by Shirley Rousseau Murphy 1/19/26

Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

EARMUFFS

E - Edako Mofumofu - There Are Things I Can't Tell You ✓ 26/01/21
A - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster ✓ 26/02/28
R - Jason Reynolds - 24 Sekunden ab jetzt: Eine ganz normale Liebesgeschichte ✓ 26/02/09
M - Masara Minase - Ich hasse ihn ✓ 26/01/16
U -
F - Freida McFadden - Wenn sie wüsste ✓ 26/01/25
F - Fruits Basket Pearls 04 by Natsuki Takaya ✓ 26/01/26
S - Sylvie Schenk - Maman ✓ 26/01/21

Welcome everyone!

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E - Bret Easton Ellis - Less Than Zero 30/03/26
A - Arnaldur Indriðason - The Darkness Knows 09/04/26
R - Ransom Riggs - A Map of Days 07/02/26
M - The Maze Runner - James Dashner 21/03/26
U
F - Jamie Ford - Love and Other Consolation Prizes 10/03/26
F - F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
S - Stardust - Neil Gaiman 25/01/26

armuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026
Read: 0/8

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E
A- Amy Padilla Saved by a Barbarian finished 19/1
R- rath The Barbarian's Tribute finished 15/1
M
U
F
F
S- sloan Acsquidentally in Love finished 6/2

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026 - Completed

E - Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights - 2/2/26
A - Andrews, V.C. - Heaven - 1/17/26
R - Roberts, Nora - Chasing Fire - 1/23/26
M - Michelle Paver - Wolf Brother - 1/22/26
U - Unger, Lisa -Last Girl Ghosted - 2/10/26
F - Fluke, Joanne - Carrot Cake Murder - 1/21/26
F - Feeney, Alice - My Husband's Wife - 1/27/26
S - Samantha Downing - Too Old for This - 1/15/26

EARMUFFS

☃️E: ESTHER The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath 18 Jan
☃️A: ALEX The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir Griffin Dunne 15 Feb
☃️R: Victoria RUBIDOUX Plainsong Kent Haruf 7 Feb
☃️M: MAISIE Tom Lake Ann Patchett 25 Jan
☃️U: UNN The Ice Palace Tarjei Vesaas 1 Mar
☃️F: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Alison Bechdel 23 Jan
☃️F: The Secret Garden: The Original 1911 Unabridged and Complete Edition Frances Hodgson Burnett 14 Feb
☃️S: The Safekeep Yael van der Wouden 31 Jan

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Read: 0/8

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E: Emma R. Alban - Like in Love with You - 1/26/26
A: Agatha Christie - The Body in the Library - 1/28/26
R: Rue, Gretchen - The Grim Steeper - 3/9/26
M: Mavis Miller Mysteries #1 - It's Elementary - Elise Bryant - 1/27/26
U
F
F
S: Soto, Julie - The Thrashers - 2/2/26

Welcome Katrina, Emeli, Susan, Denise and Kimberly!

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: Jan. 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E- The Look-Alike by Erica Spindler
(Author First Name) March 25, 2026

A- All This Time by Mikki Daughtry
(Title) Jan. 27, 2026

R- Accidental Daddies by Rebel Bloom
(Author First Name) March 8, 2026

M- Perfect Days by Raphael Montes
(Author Last Name) March 21, 2026

U- The Kill Clause by Lisa Unger
(Author Last Name) March 28, 2026

F- Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
(Author First Name) March 19, 2026

F- The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen
(Title) March 8, 2026

S- Don't Believe Her by Nicola Sanders
(Author Last Name) Feb. 26, 2026

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.


EARMUFFS
E Empty Cities E.E. Isherwood 01/23
A Agent Bayne Jordan Castillo Price 01/30
R RedeemerMark Dawson 01/20
M Minus AmericaE.E. Isherwood 01/18
U An Unkind WinterDarrell Maloney 02/02
F Facing ArmageddonDarrell Maloney 01/21
F Families First: A Post-Apocalyptic Next World Series Volume 1Lance K. Ewing 01/23
S Sinfully Mine Nicky James 01/26


EARMUFFS

E End SceneNicky James 01/20
A AtonementSloane Kennedy 01/17
R Rebel Cause E.E. Isherwood 01/27
M Miracles Thomas A. Watson 01/26
U UnexpectedSloane Kennedy 02/03
F Fire Watch Scott Blade 02/01
F Fatal Shadows Josh Lanyon 02/08
S Skin After Skin Jordan Castillo Price 01/25

EARMUFFS

E Endure Mike Kraus 02/06
A Absolution's Assassin Annabella Stone 02/08
R Reasonable Doubt Gregory Ashe 02/10
M Murder House Jordan Castillo Price 02/03
U Unbroken Sloane Kennedy 02/13
F Foreign and Domestic Scott Blade 02/06
F Firefight Tom Wood 03/12
S Since the Sirens E.E. Isherwood 02/

EARMUFFS

E Escape the Fall) Harley Tate 03/06
A Adrift C.G. Cooper 03/13
R Rubbernecker Belinda Bauer 03/14
M Milo Lily Morton 03/16
U Unlucky for Some Tom Wood 03/14
F Free Hand E.M. Lindsey 03/15
F Fallout Bruno Miller 03/07
S The Shadow Man: Gabe Devlin Thrillers Book 5 James Carver 03/06


E Extinction Horizon Nicholas Sansbury Smith 03/29
A Age of Survival: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller J.J. Holden 03/22
R Redemption Games Barry Eisler 03/30
M Mr. Big Empty Gregory Ashe 03/11
U Unexpected M.A. Innes 04/12
F Firefight Tom Wood 03/12
F Family Camp Eli Easton 03/22
S Steel Wheels: A John Tyler Action Thriller Tom Fowler 03/05

E Enduring the Crisis K.D. Kinney 04/17
A Abducted in Appalachia Drew Strickland 04/12
R Righteous Sniper: A World War II Thriller David Healey 04/10
M Michael's Wife Marlys Millhiser 04/02/26
U
F Found in Night Ben Alderson 04/16
F Frozen Sniper David Healey 04/08
S Safe Harbor B.C. Lienesch04/14

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026
Read: 8/8

E The Vicar's Daughter at the Lodging House by Natalie Meg Evans 5★s 24/1/26
A A Very Novel Murder by Ellie Alexander 5★s 15/1/26
R Lavender Hill by Alissa Callen 5★s 19/1/26 Rylea Laurent
M Rainbow Magic: Paula the Pumpkin Fairy by Daisy Meadows 4★s 20/1/26
U Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield 4★s 20/1/26
F Echoes of the Outback by Rhonda Forrest 4.5★s 26/1/26
F The Good Woman of Renmark by Darry Fraser 4★s 22/1/26
S Silenced at the Book Show by Kim Griswell 3.5★s 17/1/26

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

Completed: 8/8

EARMUFFS

E: Every Dead Thing - John Connolly 1/16/26
A: Across the Winding River - Aimie K. Runyan 2/6/26
R: Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton 1/27/26
M: Mortal Heart - Robin LaFevers 2/4/26
U: Updike, John - Rabbit, Run 1/22/26
F: Famous Last Words - Gillian McAllister 3/11/26
F: Feelings Face-Off - Lila Sloane 1/29/26
S: Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez 3/8/26

Welcome Sabrina, Mary, Brenda and Caraina!

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026
Read: 8/8 COMPLETED!

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E Elle Kennedy - Body Check by Elle Kennedy 2/14/2026
A All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin 2/3/2026
R Rush Week by Michelle Brandon 1/26/2026
M Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett 1/20/2026
UThe Unwedding by Ally Condie 1/31/2026
F Flower, Amanda Not They Who Soar by Amanda Flower 2/3/2026
F Feeney, Alice Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney 2/22/2026
S Shelton, Paige The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton 2/19/2026

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: Jan. 15th, 2026 - July 14th, 2026

8/8

EARMUFFS

Emerald Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews - Feb. 17th
Atmosphere Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Jan. 16th
Roach Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach - Jan. 22nd
Martin Castle Swimmer: Volume 1 by Wendy Martin - Jan. 18th
Up Up from Garlic Flats by Victor Cicansky - Jan. 23rd
Five The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold - Jan. 26th
Field The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht - Jan. 30th
Six Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent - Jan. 25th

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E Everything for a Dog Ann M. Martin or emi yagi diary of a void
A Anthony Lewis - Gideon's Trumpet 3/12-4/8
R Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson mc melody
M Matthew P. Mayo Stranded: A Story of Frontier Survival mc janette riker or margarita engle lion island
U Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer Kelly Jones
F mc fabian That Devil, Ambition Linsey Miller
F mc carolina fuentes A Cruel Thirst Angela Montoya
S Bryan Stevenson - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption 1/22-3/7

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026
8/8

EARMUFFS

Ellie mc Holidays Are Murder Nellie H. Steele 1/30/26
Alexander A Very Novel Murder Ellie Alexander 1/20/26
Ray Cake Contest Murder Deany Ray 1/25/26
M The Map of Lost Hearts Lola Finch 1/17/26
Una A Fair to Die For Una Madison 2/8/26
Finch Three Sons and a Secret Lola Finch 1/18/26
Finch Carols and Clues Lola Finch 1/19/26
Sutton, Olivia mc The Plot Thickens Courtney McFarlin 1/21/26

Welcome Anne, Kendra, Cindy and Tari!

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Sabrina, Mary, Brenda and Caraina!"

Thanks JoAnne :)

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026
8/8

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

E- The Earl's Return by Emma Lange 18/1 3★
A- Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith 27/1 4★
R- Redstone Station by Therese Creed 17/1 4★
M- Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris 25/1 3★
U- The Bachelors of Broken Hill by Arthur W. Upfield 7/2 4★
F- Fynn - Whitsunday Dawn by Annie Seaton 15/1 3.5★
F- Frank - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 31/1 5★
S- Sanctuary by Garry Disher 22/1 4★

Welcome Catsalive!

I'm in!

Earmuffs Spell Out
Timeframe: 1/15/26 to 7/14/26
8/8

E - Elin Hilderbrand - Summer of '69 - 3/17/26 ♥♥♥♥
A - Allen, Sarah Addison - Garden Spells - 1/31/26 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Salvation in Death - 2/3/26 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie - 1/28/26 ♥♥♥♥
U - Up Close & Personal by Ana Holguin - 2/17/26 ♥♥♥
F - The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope - 1/26/26 ♥♥♥♥
F - The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis - 2/16/26 ♥♥♥
S - Singh, Nalini - Atonement Sky - 2/11/26 ♥♥♥♥



******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/17/26*****

Welcome Connie!

Completed
Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

EARMUFFS

E Emily McIntire | Hooked | 01.18
A: Alison Stockham | The New Girl | 01.18
R: Petra Rose | Woman Down | Colleen Hoover | 01.15
M: Wrong Place Wrong Time | Gillian McAllister | 01.18
U: Unsteady | Peyton Corinne | 01.23
F: Five Found Dead | Sulari Gentill | 01.15
F: The Fix | Mia Sheridan | 01.18
S: Katie Sise | You Must Be New Here | 01.17

COMPLETED 01.26.26


Earmuffs Spell Out: 8/8
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

E - Edelstein | The Book of Two Ways | Jodi Picoult | 01.19.26 | Dawn Edelstein
A - Alice | Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney | 01.26.26
R - Roman | King of Ashes | S.A. Cosby | 01.19.26 | Roman Carruthers
M - Muir | Gideon the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir | 01.19.26
U - Urrea | The Devil's Highway: A True Story | Luis Alberto Urrea | 01.24.26
F - Faiz | Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk | Faiz Siddiqui | 01.20.26
F - Fisher | Tea & Alchemy | Sharon Lynn Fisher | 01.23.26
S - Scalzi | Redshirts | John Scalzi | 01.22.26

FINISHED

Earmuffs Spell Out
January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

8/8

E - Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green 1/15/26
A - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 1/26/26
R - Reunion by Jenny Carroll 1/17/26
M - New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier 1/21/26
U - Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks 1/18/26
F - My Friends by Fredrik Backman 1/16/26
F - A Fire at the Exhibition by T.E. Kinsey 1/22/26
S - Cat on the Edge by Shirley Rousseau Murphy 1/19/26

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.
8/8

EARMUFFS

E Funny Story by Emily Henry read 1/26/26
A An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette read 1/20/26
R Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson read 1/15/26
M Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane read 1/19/26
U Up on the Woof Top by Spencer Quinn read 1/29/26
F Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson read 1/20/26
F Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/25/26
SWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver read 1/15/26

WOOHOO Angel, Laura and Michelle!

Welcome Carolyn!

Earmuffs Spell Out
1/15/26 to 7/14/26


E: Emma Valentine's Slay; Navessa Allen 1.28
A: Alden, Jack Love Hard; Louise Bay 1.27
R: Rory A Play for Love; Trilina Pucci 1.27
M: Maia St. James Death to Valentine's Day; Catherine Cowles 1.28
U
F
F
S: Second Act Romance; Julie Soto 1.27

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Goal: 8/8

EARMUFFS

E - The Viscount's Tempting Minx - Erica Ridley - 02/06/26
A – Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster - Adam Higginbotham - 01/30/26
R - Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 02/20/26
M – My Friends - Fredrik Backman - 01/21/26
U - The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 02/14/26
F – The Favorites - Layne Fargo - 01/15/26
F – The True Love Experiment - Christina Lauren - 01/29/26 - Fizzy Chen (MC)
S - Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry - 02/09/26 - Alice Scott (MC)

Finished :)

Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026
Read: 8/8

E The Vicar's Daughter at the Lodging House by Natalie Meg Evans 5★s 24/1/26
A A Very Novel Murder by Ellie Alexander 5★s 15/1/26
R Lavender Hill by Alissa Callen 5★s 19/1/26 Rylea Laurent
M Rainbow Magic: Paula the Pumpkin Fairy by Daisy Meadows 4★s 20/1/26
U Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield 4★s 20/1/26
F Echoes of the Outback by Rhonda Forrest 4.5★s 26/1/26
F The Good Woman of Renmark by Darry Fraser 4★s 22/1/26
S Silenced at the Book Show by Kim Griswell 3.5★s 17/1/26

Earmuffs Spell Out
January 15 - July 14, 2026

E - Elizabeth Hunter | The Singer Jan 27
A - Alix E. Harrow | The Everlasting Feb 14
R - Kim Richardson | License to Curse Jan 19
M - Rhea Morvin in Witch Under Fire | Kim Richardson Jan 25
U - An Uneasy Peace | Vanessa Nelson Feb 6
F - Faith Hunter | Junkyard Riders Jan 26
F - Saeris Fane in Brimstone | Callie Hart Feb 23
S - The Scribe | Elizabeth Hunter Jan 28

Welcome Michelle, Ferenc and Elle!

WOOHOO Brenda!

Earmuffs Spell Out
January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

E - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson - 4 Stars - 1/15/26
A - The Autumn Bride - Anne Gracie - 4 Stars - 2/20/26
R - Rebecca Cantrell - A Night of Long Knives - 4 Stars - 1/24/26
M - The Med - David Poyer - 3.5 Stars - 1/27/26
U - Under Locke - Mariana Zapata - 3 Stars - 2/5/26
F - The Forbidden Queen - Anne O'Brien - 4 Stars - 1/18/26
F - For Reasons Unknown - Michael Wood - 4.5 Stars - 3/20/26
S - Striking Range - Margaret Mizushima - 4 Stars - 3/11/26

JoAnne wrote: "

WOOHOO Brenda!"

Thanks JoAnne :)

Finished
Earmuffs Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Object: Spell Out each letter of EARMUFFS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.
8/8

EARMUFFS

E Funny Story by Emily Henry read 1/26/26
A An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette read 1/20/26
R Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson read 1/15/26
M Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane read 1/19/26
U Up on the Woof Top by Spencer Quinn read 1/29/26
F Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson read 1/20/26
F Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/25/26
SWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver read 1/15/26

WOOHOO Carolyn!

Earmuffs Spell Out
February - April (January 15-July 14)

My Earmuffs Spell Out (msg 50)

By Title 🫧
By Series 🫧
By Author 🫧
Total Read 🫧

Titles

☑️🫧E ❱❱ Edge of Shadows ❱❱ 03.14 ★★★★
☑️🫧A ❱❱ Anything but Sweet ❱❱ 02.25 ★★★★
🔲🫧R ❱❱ Relentless
☑️🫧M ❱❱ Mate ❱❱ 02.01 ★★★★
🔲🫧U ❱❱ Unforgettable Rogue
☑️🫧F ❱❱ The Flightless Birds of New Hope ❱❱ 02.08 ★★★★
🔲🫧F ❱❱ Fully Ignited
☑️🫧S ❱❱ Sinful Secrets ❱❱ 02.06 ★★★

Series

☑️🫧E ❱❱ Eternal Guardians ❱❱ Twisted ❱❱ 02.23 ★★★★
☑️🫧A ❱❱ All Souls ❱❱ Time's Convert ❱❱ 02.11 ★★★★
🔲🫧R ❱❱ Rosato & Associates ❱❱ Everywhere That Mary Went
☑️🫧M ❱❱ Mercy Thompson ❱❱ Night Broken ❱❱ 03.14 ★★★★
🔲🫧U ❱❱ Uniformly Hot SEALs ❱❱ A SEAL's Pleasure
☑️🫧F ❱❱ Falcon Securities ❱❱ Out of the Abyss ❱❱ 03.25 ★★★
🔲🫧F ❱❱ First Family ❱❱ State of Denial
🔲🫧S ❱❱ Seeing Red ❱❱ Seeing Black

Author

☑️🫧E ❱❱ Estep, Jennifer ❱❱ Kiss of Frost ❱❱ 03.02 ★★★★
🔲🫧A ❱❱ Arend, Vivian ❱❱ Rocky Mountain Haven
☑️🫧R ❱❱ Rain, J.R. ❱❱ Vampire Games ❱❱ 02.28 ★★★
☑️🫧M ❱❱ Marsh, Anne ❱❱ Smoking Hot ❱❱ 02.08 ★★★
🔲🫧U ❱❱ Urquhart, Sarah ❱❱ Wild Rescue
🔲🫧F ❱❱ Force, Marie ❱❱ Someone Like You
☑️🫧F ❱❱ Frame, Mary ❱❱ If I Could Turn Back Time ❱❱ 03.04 ★★★★
🔲🫧S ❱❱ Saints, Jennifer ❱❱ Wild Irish Ride