Happy Belated Birthday Lisa! Mine was on Nov. 29.

Happy birthday Lisa!

Thanks! A driver's lisincise really nice.

Levi, when was your birthday? Mine was Tuesday, Dec.1.

Happy birthday, Levi. I'll suggest Nine Princes in Amber or Changeling by Roger Zelazny for your Z book.

Happy Bday Levi...you gotta love December birthdays!!!

Happy birthday Levi!

Levi wrote: "N - Niffenegger, Audrey (Her Fearful Symmetry) [Next:] ..."

I really want to read this.... I loved TT Wife.

And Happy Birthday!!

I edited my original post. I added a "G" author.

Since I turned sixteen early this week I guess I'll try out this challenge!

So here's mine, by my seventeenth birthday I will have it finished hopefully....

A - Armstrong, Kelly (Bitten) [Currently:]
B - Bray, Libba (Going Bovine) [Next:]
C - Clare, Cassandra (City of Bones)
D - del Toro, Guillermo (The Strain)
E -
F - Fitzpatrick, Becca (Hush, Hush)
G - Grahame-Smith, Seth (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) [Next:]
H - Harris, Charlaine (The Sookie Books)
I -
J -
K - Koontz, Dean (Life Expectancy)
L -
M - Meyer, Stephanie (Twilight Saga)
N - Niffenegger, Audrey (Her Fearful Symmetry) [Next:]
O -
P - Poe, Edgar Allan (The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe)
Q -
R - Rowling, J.K. (The Harry Potter Series)
S - Stroker, Bram (Dracula)
T - Twain, Mark (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) [Currently:]
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Jo wrote: "Its any books aslong as you use the authors last name as your letter of the alphabet. Have fun! "

Oh goodie! Started in September with the new school year. Will put the links in later...

Its any books aslong as you use the authors last name as your letter of the alphabet. Have fun!

I'm always up for a challenge... what books count? From now forwards, or can I go back in time a bit? (I read a "Z" one in September... who knows when I'll get another?)

Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice Oct 25, 09
Behr, Mark The Smell of Apples A Novel Nov 27, 09
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl Nov 24, 09
Dunn, Mark Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters Oct 24, 09
E
Fforde, Jasper Lost in a Good Book Dec 6, 09
Gregory, Susanna A Plague on Both Your Houses Sept 27, 09
H
I
J
King, Laurie R. A Letter of Mary Nov 12, 09
L
Mortimer, John Rumpole for the Defense Oct 19, 09
N
Orwell, George Animal Farm (Audio) Sept 14, 09
P
Q
Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief Oct 31, 09
Shaffer, Mary Ann The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Oct 28, 09
T
U
V
Wolf, Maryanne Proust and the Squid Oct 15, 09
X
Y
Zafón, Carlos Ruiz The Shadow of the Wind Sept 12, 09

Lol time goes quick! My nephew started school this year. It feels like he was only born last week!

Jo wrote: "Jim, your only as old as you feel! "

Exactly! And today is raw & wet, so I'm feeling older than I'd like. My 'baby' is making plans to go off to Europe, too. I keep thinking that someone made a mistake. I just CAN'T be that old already!

;-)

That sounds like fun! Have a great time

Thanks for the Birthday wishes - Its Friday - I'm off to London for the weekend with my mates and we're going to see 'Wicked' - maybe I can get a copy of the book and add it to my A-Z challenge list!

Ally

Jim, your only as old as you feel!

Wish I was having my 30th birthday. <sigh>

Happy Birthday for whenever it is :)

OK - It's my 30th Birthday this week so I'm going to start an A-Z Challenge hoping to be finished by my next birthday. I'll start by populating it with the books I'm reading at the minute...

A - Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey (read in November 2009)
B - Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (read in September/October 2009)
C -
D -
E -
F - F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby (read in October 2009)
G -
H - Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (Read in October 2009)
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Wish me luck!

Ally

Its not bad - kept me going through last nights shift!

Was it good?

Finally read my 'X' authur xinran - Miss Chopsticks

Now got to start looking for the rest of my list and get into some serious reading again!

Yeah i will write a review and if i remember i will tell you how it was :)

Yeah, I'm not sure when I'll be able to read it. I don't own that one yet. Hopefully by November I can start it. When you read it, I'll be interested to know what you think. :)

No i haven't read it yet. Luckily i picked the first one up then! I was thinking of reading it once i have read the books i picked out to read this month.

Jo -

I believe Contagious is the next book after Infected. The funny thing is, I picked up Contagious without realizing it had a book before it. So, for those that haven't read Infected, you can read Contagious without feeling like your missing part of the story.

I enjoyed the book quite a bit. I have since added Infected to my TBR list. It looks like Infected is more about Perry Dawsey and what happens to him? Did you read it? I'm interested to read it to gain more info regarding his character.

How was Contagious? Is that part of a series? I have Infected by Scott Sigler

My list since January...


A- Jane Austin (Pride and Prejudice)
B-
C-
D-
E- Kim Edwards (The Memory Keeper's Daughter)
F-
G- Seth Grahame-Smith (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)
H-
I-
J- Jocelyn Jackson (The Girl Who Stopped Swimming)
K- Sophie Kinsella (Remember Me?)
L-
M- Christopher Moore (Bloodsucking Fiends)
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R- J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
S- Scott Sigler (Contagious)
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

That happened to me at school. I used to read a bit but i hated the books they made us read at school and i didnt read much for ages. I only really read Harry Potter until a couple of years ago.

Is anyone ever ready to read ancient Greek literature? I've always appreciated the Sunday Supplement versions of Oedipus, the Iliad, Odyssey & such. Still, I managed to struggle through most of them in long translation form too - usually in small doses over long periods of time to no good purpose other than pleasing a teacher.

I was always glad I learned to love reading BEFORE I was required to read many of the teacher's picks. <shudder> It turned some of my friends off so badly they still won't read.

Jim wrote: "Xenophon has lot of stuff on Project Gutenberg.
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/...

Xinran Xue wrote
Sky Burial An Epic Love Story of Tibet & a couple of oth..."

I'm not sure I'm ready to read Ancient Greece litterature. However, Sky Burial An Epic Love Story of Tibet sounds a nice (truth-based)love story. Thanks Jim :)

Thanks, Jim!

Xenophon has lot of stuff on Project Gutenberg.
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/...

Xinran Xue wrote
Sky Burial An Epic Love Story of Tibet & a couple of other books, mostly biographies, I think.

hum hum...good luck for the X then...I didn't find any

I googled this and found a site that listed authors alphabetically by last names and it showed about 3 for X and i think 2 were chinese authors writing chinese stories

Xavier would be another name, but how common would that be as a last name? I say X can count for either!

Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks Out? It's the only X I can think of.

Z is for Roger Zelazny -
Damnation Alley, Lord of Light & lots more fantasy/SF. He blurs the lines.

Ooh - This looks like a great idea! - It's my Birthday in October so I think I'll start a list after then and give myself a year to fill it up before my next birthday!...how many authors names begin with X???

Theres no time limit so you dont have to worry about not getting it done fast. glad you chose to join us :)

Jo wrote: "What does everyone plan on reading next for their list? Does anyone have any good ideas for authors to use for the difficult letters like X? "

I'm planning to read :
F >> If I stay by Gayle Forman
H >> Sookie Stackhouse serie by Charlaine Harris
N >> The time traveler’s wife by Audrey Niffenegger
S >> The study serie by V. Snyder
W >> The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R Ward

I think it's gonna be hard for me go through the 26 letters until the end of the year...! Especially because I like series, so it gives less opportunities to try new authors. Anyway, this A-Z list is fun :) it's a good idea !

Let me know if its any good! There arent many X ones

I have just got Miss Chopsticks by Xinran from the Library which I may go and start tonight when I get off my laptop and go to bed!

Jo wrote: "Glad to have you joining us Linda Grace :)"

Thanks. We will see how far I get.

What does everyone plan on reading next for their list? Does anyone have any good ideas for authors to use for the difficult letters like X?

Here is mine, started in January :
A -
B – Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
C – The Mortal Instruments Serie by Cassandra Clare
D -
E -
F -
G – Le concile de Pierre by Jean-Christophe Grangé
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M – Twilight Serie by Stephenie Meyer
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R – Harry Potter Serie by JK Rowling
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Glad to have you joining us Linda Grace :)

I will start a list this month and see how far I get by December.

A -
B - Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
C - Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
D - The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
E -
F - Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
G - Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
H - Witch by Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguie
I -
J -
K -
L -
M - The Host by Stephenie Meyer
N - Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
O -
P -
Q -
R - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
S - The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
T -
U -
V - Curse by Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguie
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

I edited my list below