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Using last namesA -
B -
C -
D -
E - Bart D. Ehrman
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G -
H -
I - Walter Isaacson
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K -
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M -
N -
O - Lauren Oliver
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Q - Matthew Quick
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U - Sigrid Undset
V - Norah Vincent
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Y - Brenna Yovanoff
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Natasha wrote: "Using last namesA - Toni Andrews
B - Amber Benson
C - Arthur C. Clarke
D - Bree Despain
E - Bart D. Ehrman
F - Becca Fitzpatrick
G - Yasmine Galenorn
H - Kim Harrison
I - Walter Isaacson
J - M..."
I'm taking a religion class with Dr. Ehrman next semester. I want to read a couple of his books this summer, which one(s) did you read? And did you like it?
I haven't read any of his books yet. He's an author I plan to read. Once I finish a book by him, I'll strike out his name.
A - Jessica Adams Single White E-mailB - Christopher Brookmyre Boiling a Frog
C - Agatha Christie The Body in the Library
D - William Diehl Primal Fear
E - Janet Evanovich Full House
F - Jasper Fforde The Well of Lost Plots
G - Zarah Ghahramani My Life as a Traitor
H - Charlaine Harris Dead in the Family
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J - Sandy James All the Right Reasons
K - Sim Kessel Hanged at Auschwitz: An Extraordinary Memoir of Survival
L - Margaret Laurence A Bird in the House
M - Eve Makis The Mother-in-Law
N - David Nicholls One Day
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P - Iain Pears An Instance of the Fingerpost
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R - M.J. Rose The Halo Effect
S - Kamila Shamsie Kartography
T - Lynne Truss Eats, Shoots and Leaves
U -
V - Tammy Valentine Foreplay
W - Jennifer Worth Shadows Of The Workhouse: The Drama Of Life In Postwar London
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This is my favorite challenge.Updated 7/3/2011
A-Z Author Challenge
A- Asher, Jay - Thirteen Reasons Why
B- Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451
C- Collins, Suzanne - Catching Fire
D- Donoghue, Emma - Room
E- Ebershoff, David The 19th Wife
F- Fforde, Jasper - One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
G- Garcia, Kami - Beautiful Darkness
H- Harris, Charlaine - Real Murders
I- Irving, John - A Prayer for Owen Meany
J- Jackson, Shirley - The Haunting of Hill House
K- Kelly, Jacqueline - The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
L- Lowry, Lois - Number the Stars
M- Moore, Wes - The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
N- Novik, Naomi - His Majesty's Dragon
O- O'Farrel, Maggie -The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
P- Phillippi, Christi - The Devlin Diary
Q- Qiu, Xiaolong - Years of Red Dust
R- Rothfuss, Patrick - The Wise Man's Fear
S- Shaffer, MaryAnn - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
T- Toibin, Colm - Brooklyn
U- Urrea, Luis Alberto - Into the Beautiful North
V- Valente, Catherynne M. Deathless
W- Willig, Lauren - The Betrayal of the Blood Lily
X- Xinran -Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Y- Yates, Richard - Revolutionary Road
Z- Zuckoff, Mitchell - Lost in Shangri-la
This one looks like a lot of fun!My Author A-Z Challenge: Surnames
A Sherman Alexie: Done
B Francesca Lea Block: Done
C Orson Scott Card: Done
D Jennifer Donnelly Done
E Jennifer Egan: Done
F Ken Follett: Done
G Adele Griffin: Done
H Ursula Hegi: Done
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J Henry James: Done
K Julie Kagawa: Done
L Stieg Larsson: Done
M Melissa Marr: Done
N Alyson Noel: Done
O Tea Obrecht: Done
P Edgar Allen Poe: Done
Q Amjed Qamar: Done
R Veronica Roth: Done
S Arthur Slade: Done
T Dom Testa: Done
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V Susan Vreeland: Done
W Kiersten White: Done
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Y Gene Luen Yang: Done
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A-Z Challenge: Surnames - 2011A Laurie Halse Anderson
B Pearl S Buck
C Ann Croleigh
D Kimberly Derting
E Jennifer Egan
F Ken Follett
G John Grisham
H John Hersey
I Claude Izner
J J A Jance
K Jean Kwok
L John Lutz
M John D MacDonald
N Gloria Naylor
O Tea Ohbreht
P Anne Perry
Q Kwei Quartey
R Salman Rushdie
S Kamila Shamsie
T Yvonne S Thornton MD
U Robert Upton
V Nury Vittachi
W Randy Wayne White
X Qiu Xiaolong
Y William Young
Z Markus Zuzak
This looks like fun. I'll be using the Author's last name and starting from the beginning of this year.A - Sawako Ariyoshi
B - Joseph Boyden, Geraldine Brooks, Anne Bronte, Anthony Burgess, Sandra Brown
C - M. Clifford, Chelsea Caine, Agatha Christie, Nicholas Christopher, Michael Christie
D - Robertson Davies, Emma Donoghue
E - Carl Elliott, Kim Echlin, George Eliot
F - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chris Farrell
G - Neil Gaiman, Lisa Genova, Michael Gruber, Sara Gruen
H - John Hart, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Darcia Helle, Homer
I - Kazuo Ishiguro, Darcia Helle
J - Joshilyn Jackson
K - Eizabeth Kostova, Robert Kurson, Guy Gavriel Kay
L - C.S. Lewis, Lois Lowry, Mark Logue, Jhumpa Lahiri, Marina Lewycka, Eric Larson
M - W. Somerset Maugham, Thomas Mann, D.T. Max, Christopher Moore, W.O. Mitchell,Ian McEwan, Paul Murray, Alice Munro, Sharyn McCrumb, Louise Murphy, Siddhartha Mukherjee
N - Irene Nemirovsky
O - Yoko Ogawa, Julie Orringer, Edna O'Brien
P - Philip Pullman, Marcel Proust, Elizabeth Peters
Q - Anna Quindlen
R - Mary Doria Russell, Ransom Riggs
S - Andrew Shaffer, William Shakespeare, Bram Stoker, Kathryn Stockett, Neil Shubin, Boualem Sansal, Dacre Stoker. Lisa See
T - Leo Tolstoy, John Kennedy Toole
U -
V - Susan Vreeland
W - H.G. Wells, Sarah Waters, B.R. Weinke, Holly Weiss, Alan Weismann
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lets see A -
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C - Paulo Ceolho
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F - F. Scott Fitzgerald
G - Sara Gruen
H - Colleen Houck
I -
J -
K - Jeff Kinney
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M - Stephenie Meyer
N - Nicholas Sparks
O - Téa Obreht
P - James Patterson
Q -
R - Rick Riordan
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T - William Makepeace Thackeray
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I guess I need to read more
A - Alexie, ShermanB - Blundell, Judy
C - Cremer, Andrea
D - Dessen, Sarah
E - Evanovich, Janet
F - Ford, Jamie
G - Gruen, Sara
H - Hoffman, Alice
I -
J - Jones, Carrie
K - Kagawa, Julie
L - Livingston, Lesley
M - Mantchev, Lisa
N - Nelson, Jandy
O - O'Neal, Ellis
P - Perkins-Valdez, Dolen
Q - Quinn, Kate
R - Rachman, Tom
S - Sepetys, Ruta
T - Terrell, Heather
U -
V - Vaughn, Carrie
W - Westerfeld, Scott
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Y - Yovanoff, Brenna
Z - Zarr, Sara
Only 3 more to go!
A - Piers Anthony Demons Don't Dream (Finished 7/16)B - Anne Bronte Agnes Grey (Finished 7/23)
C - Laurence Cosse A Novel Bookstore (Finished 8/5)
D - Sophie Dahl Playing with the Grown Ups (Finished 8/10)
E - Carolly Erickson The Last Wife of Henry VIII (Finished 8/23)
F - Ford Madox Ford The Good Soldier (Finished 9/17)
M - Haruki Murakami Kafka on the Shore
(Finished 10/2)
W - Jeanette Winterson The Passion (Finished 10/30)
The rest are TBD, since I don't want to use books I've already read this year!
2011 Author A-Z Challenge Authors' Surnames
READ: 19/26 books 7 more to go!!
Updated: 10/31/11
A- Allen,Sarah Addison -The Peach Keeper
B- Bennett, Alan The Uncommon Reader
C- Conroy,Pat - My Reading Life
D- Diaz, Junot - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
E- Erdrich,Louise -The Master Butchers Singing Club
F- Flagg,Fannie Standing in the Rainbow
G- Gaimain,Neil - Coraline
H- Hoffman,Alice - Blackbird House
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J- Jolie,Angelina -Notes from my Travels
K- Kate, Lauren - Fallen
L- Lindbergh,Anne Morrow -Gift from the Sea
M- McCunn,Ruthanne Lum Thousand pieces of gold : a biographical novel
N- Newcomb,Kerry -Creed's Law
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P- Pasternak,Boris Doctor Zhivago
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R- Rosett,Sara -Mint Juleps,Mayhem and Murder
S- Smith,Roland -Elephant Run
T- Trobaugh, Augusta The Tea-Olive Bird-Watching Society
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V-Verne,Jules -The Castle of Transylvania
W- Wells,Melinda Killer Mousse
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Authors Roundtable
I just found this list so I need to slowly build mine up but here's the start using last names of Authors. Starting July.A - Atwood, Margaret. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus [Finished August]
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C - Claire, Cassandra City of Fallen Angels [Finished July]
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C - Richard Castle
D - Emma Donoghue
E - Simone Elkeles
F - F. Scott Fitzgerald
G - Sara Gruen
H - Colleen Houck
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K - Jeff Kinney
L - David Levithan
M - Stephenie Meyer
N - David Nicholls
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P - James Patterson
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R - Rick Riordan
S - Sara Shepard
T - William Makepeace Thackeray
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W - Jennifer Weiner
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So far
For 2011, I went by author's last name. Maybe another time I'll go by first name or book title. :)Done!! :D
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A. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenB
C. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connolly
D. The Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah Dunn
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F. Blue Monday by Nicci French
G. Keeper of the Bride by Tess Gerritsen
H. The Queen's Governess by Karen Harper
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J An Autumn Crush by Milly Johnson
K. The Single Girl's To-Do List by Lindsay Kelk
L. The Call of the Wild by Jack London
M. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
N One Day by David Nicholls
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P. Mary & Elizabeth by Emily Purdy
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R. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling
S. This Is Gonna Hurt by Nikki Sixx
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A: Bitten by Kelley ArmstrongB: The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet by Bob Berman
C: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
D: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
E: Luck of the Devil by Patricia Eimer
F: Beastly by Alex Flinn
G: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
H: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
I: Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
J: Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont
K: Under Mr. Nolan's Bed by Selena Kitt
L: Bound by Blood by P.A. Lupton
M: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
N: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
O: Angelina's Bachelors: A Novel with Food by Brian O'Reilly
P: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Q: Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
R: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
S: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
T: Comfort Food by Kitty Thomas
U:
V: Nerd in Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson
W: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
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Y: Blood Red Road by Moira Young
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I'm going by the author's last name and here is what I have read so far:A: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
B: Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
C: Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
D: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
E: Come and Find Me by Hallie Ephron
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G: Hex and the City by Simon R. Green
H: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
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J: Deadlock by Iris Johansen
K: Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
L: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
M: From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness by Elizabeth E. Monteleone
N: Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
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R: Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
S: Dracula by Bram Stoker
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W: The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
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Z:I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Using what I've read in 2011, it seems I'm almost (unintentionally!) done:A. A Kind of Intimacy by Jenn Ashworth
B. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
C. All the Rivers Run by Nancy Cato
D. His Other Lover by Lucy Dawson
E. Fire by William Esmont
F. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
G. 77 Days in September by Ray Gorham
H. The Observations by Jane Harris
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J. Freedom's Land by Anna Jacobs
K. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
L. Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
M. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
N. One Day by David Nicholls
O.
P. Remember Me by Lesley Pearse
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R. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
S. After Daybreak: The Liberation of Belsen, 1945 by Ben Shephard
T. Rise Again: A Zombie Thriller by Ben Tripp
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V. Inside the Gas Chambers: Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz by Shlomo Venezia
W. A Different Kind of Courage: Gretel's Story by Gretel Wachtel
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Z. The Warsaw Anagrams: A Novel by Richard Zimler
All I have left is the hard letters - d'oh!!
Only one left - the U. I've really had a hard time deciding on this one. Right now my choices are:Terrorist by John Updike
Casanegra by Blair Underwood
The Ruby in Her Navel by Barry Unsworth
I'm open to suggestions!
Using what I have already read in 2011:Last NamesA= Armstrong, Kelley:Bitten ~ Jan 11
B= Briggs, Patricia:Cry Wolf ~ July 11
C= Cole, Martina:The Runaway ~ June 11
D= Day, Sylvia:A Dark Kiss of Rapture ~ Nov 11
E= Evans, Brandi:Seducing Jason ~ Aug 11
F= Feehan, Christine:Dark Prince ~ Jan 11
G= Gregory, Phillipa:The White Queen ~ July 11
H= Harris, Charlaine:Dead Reckoning ~ July 11
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J= Jacobs, Anna:Farewell to Lancashire ~ Aug 11
K= Knox, Kim:Hunting Evander ~ Aug 11
L= Lupton, PA:Bound by Blood ~ Aug 11
M= MacCullough, Carolyn:Once a Witch ~ Sept 11
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P= Pearce, Lee:Shapeshifter's Craving ~ Aug 11
Q=
R= Rayburnm Tricia:Siren ~ Sept 11
S= Sands, Lynsay:Vampire, Interrupted ~ Mar 11
T= Trussoni, Danielle:Angelology ~ Jul 11
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V= Vincent, Rachel:My Soul to Save ~ Sept 11
W= White, Kiersten:Paranormalcy ~ Mar 11
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Z= Ziegesar, Cecily Von:You Know You Love Me ~ Sept 11
Since I am currently reading my Q book, I am counting this challenge as completed. I expect to complete the book this next week.
I did it! All 26 authors. This is such a great way to read books I might not otherwise have even looked at. Can't wait to start again next year!
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L-Barbara Leaming-Mrs.Kennedy
M-John Marsden-Tomorrow When the War Began
N-Nancy Reagan-My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan
O-Jana Oliver-Forsaken
P-Jackson Pearce-Sisters Red
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R-Paul Rusesabagina-An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography
S-Jeanne C. Stein-The Becoming
T-Marcus Trescothick-Coming Back To Me: The Autobiography of Marcus Trescothick
U-Jean Ure-Plague 99
V-Rachel Vincent-My Soul to Take
W-Scott Westerfeld-Uglies
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