Here is a new challenge. Use the first name or last name of a Author that wrote a book you have read about between January 01, 2009 - December 31, 2009.

You can use books you read for other challenges. A Author may only be used once, so total Authors to be read is 26.

A-Z Author Challenge


A - Audrey Niffenegger
B - Berns, Sahara - Guardians Of Desire
C
D - Dean Devlin - Independence Day Novelisation
E - Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl
F - Ken Follett - The Pillars of the Earth
G
H - Harris, Charlaine - Sookie Stackhouse series
I
J - J.R Ward - Dark Lover / Lover Awakened
K - Keene, Carolyn - Nancy Drew books
L - L.M. Montgomery
M - Mead, Richelle - Vampire Academy series
N
O
P
Q
R - Rowling, J.K - Harry Potter series
S - Stephenie Meyer - Twilight series,
T - Tolkien J.R.R. - The Hobbit
U
V - Van de Ruit, John - Spud
W - Wilbur Smith - The Seventh Scroll
X
Y
Z

A-Z Author Challenge

A - Abé, Shana -Dràkon series
B - Brockway, Connie -My Dearest Enemy
C - Campbell, Anna -Claiming the Courtesan
D - Deveraux, Jude - A Knight in Shining Armor
E - Enoch, Suzanne -Griffin Family series
F - Feather, Cherie -The Art of Desire
G - Garwood, Julie -Honor's Splendour
H - Hosseini, Khaled -A Thousand Splendid Suns
I - Ione, Larissa -Passion Unleashed
J - Jamison, Kayleigh -Leading Her to Heaven
K - Kleypas, Lisa -Sugar Daddy
L - Leigh, Lora -Marly's Choice
M - Michaels, Jess -Albright Sisters series
N
O
P - Phillips, Susan Elizabeth -It Had to Be You
Q - Quinn, Julia, -Bridgerton Family series
R - Rivers, Francine -Redeeming Love
S - St. Claire, Roxanne -Kill Me Twice
T - Trapp, Jessica -The Pleasures of Sin
U
V
W - Ward, J.R - Lover Avenged
X
Y
Z

This is going to be a hard one for me. I like reading a series :) You are almost done! Well done :)

Here we go!


A-Austin, Jane - Pride and Prejudice
B-Balogh, Mary - Slightly Scandalous
C-Collins, Jackie - Lucky
D-Dickens, Charles - Tale of two Cities
E-Enoch, Suzanne - Lady Rogue
F-Frank, Anne - The Diary of Anne Frank
G-Gaelen Foley - Princess
H-Harris, Charlaine - Club Dead
I-Irving, John - A Prayer for Owen Meany
J-Joyce, Brenda - Captive
K-King, Steven - IT
L-Lindsey, Johanna - Silver Angel
M-Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight
N-Nora Roberts - Birth Right
O-Orwell, George - Animal Farm
P-Paton, Alan- Cry the beloved counrty
Q-Quinne, Julia- To catch an heiress
R-Rice, Anne - Interview with the Vampire
S-Sands, Lyndsey - Bite me if you can
T-Townsend, Sue - The Secret Diary of Adrien Mole 13 3/4
U-
V-Virginia, Henley - Ravished
W-Ward, J.R.- Lover Eternal
X
Y-York, Rebecca - Killing Moon
Z

SO CLOSE!!! Im going to read ursula Le Guin for U but any ideas for X and Z would be really helpful :P

Here we go again! I got the instructions wrong the 1st time. I didn't realize it had o be this year! It just goes to show how important it is to read! :)
Here are the authors from this year.

A-Austin, Jane - Pride and Prejudice
B-Balogh, Mary - Slightly Scandalous
C-Collins, Jackie - Lucky
D-Diamant, Anita - The Red Tent
E-Enoch, Suzanne - Lady Rogue
F-Foley Gaelen - Princess
G-Guhrke, Laura Lee - Guilty Pleasures
H-Harris, Charlaine - Club Dead
I-Irving, John - A Prayer for Owen Meany
J-Joyce, Brenda - Captive
K-King, Steven - Duma Key
L-Lindsey, Johanna - Silver Angel
M-Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight
N-Nora Roberts - Birth Right
O-Oscar Wild - The Importance of Being Earnest
P- Pearce Lesley - Georgia
Q-Quinne, Julia- To catch an heiress
R-Rice, Anne - Blood Cantacile
S-Sands, Lyndsey - Bite me if you can
T-Townsend, Sue - Adrien Mole the cappaccino years
U-
V-Virginia, Henley - Ravished
W-Ward, J.R.- Lover Eternal
X
Y-Yann Martel - The Life of Pi
Z-Zadie Smith - White Teeth

lol, still just as close tho :)
I'm looking for Authors with a Z or X for you, but i must say so far they are disturbing, will let you know if i find something worth it, or in English, or not about mental health or sharks!

oooh found a Z - Markus Zusak he wrote The Book Thief or Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar

and X you can try - Xiaolu Guo or Gao Xingjian

Omg I have read Gossip Girl! :) Not sure if it was this year or last year though!!! Problem is I didn't really like it so don't foresee myself rereading it :(

I've done fairly well so far it seems, unintentional as it was :)

A - Atwood, Margaret - The Robber Bride (reread)
B - Bulgakov, Mikhail - Master and Margarita
C - Camus, Albert - The Stranger
D - Dan Simmons - Hyperion
E - Eugenides, Jeffrey - The Virgin Suicides (reread)
F - Fowles, John - The Collector
G - Geoff Ryman - Was
H - Harrison, M. John - Light
I - Iain M. Banks - Excession
J - Jose Saramago, Blindness (not quite finished yet)
K - Kundera, Milan - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
L - Larsson, Stieg - The Girl Who Played With Fire
M - Mark Z. Danielewski - The House of Leaves
N - Nabokov, Vladimir - Lolita
O
P - Philip Pullman - The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife
Q
R - Richard Morgan - Market Forces
S - Stephanie Meyer - Twilight
T - Tom McCarthy - Remainder
U
V - Vonnegut, Kurt - The Sirens of Titan
W - Winterson, Jeanette - Art Objects
X
Y
Z -Zizek, Slavoj - Violence

Will have to look through my shelves for O, Q, U, X, and Y. At least that'll make it easier to choose a book to read!

well done!