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THROUGH THE DECADES...GOODREADS STYLEDate: 11/01/20 - 10/31/21
For this challenge, we will use an awesome Goodreads feature and will focus on each decade from 2020 back to 1930.
To complete the challenge, read at least one book published for each of the decades listed below. This link may be of help: Goodreads Popular by Date
Of course, if you would like to read more than one book for each decade, you are welcome to do so.
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Challenge Rules:
The page limit requirement is 125 pages unless otherwise specified; however, participants are welcome to combine smaller books to reach the page limit. All books are allowed (children's, manga, graphic novels, audio, ebook, etc). Re-reads are fine - just be sure to re-read the entire book.
Challenge Updates:
You are welcome to post updates while working your way through the challenge, but it is not required.
Completed Challenges:
When you have completed this challenge, copy and paste your entire challenge in a new message, indicating it is completed. A completed challenge must include: a link to the book title, the author's name, and the date you finished reading the book.
Notes on how to post book title and author links can be found here.
WRC's General Challenge Rules and Guidelines can be found here.
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Decades:
1. 2020
2. 2010
3. 2000
4. 1990
5. 1980
6. 1970
7. 1960
8. 1950
9. 1940
10. 1930
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F I N I S H E R S
Jackie
Judy
KarenK
Jonquil
Olivermagnus
Thank you, Brenda and Bonita!
Well done, Judy!!
Great work, Michelle and Judy!
Welcome to the challenge Bonita, Brenda, Connie, Kim, Phrynne, Frankie, Barbara and Ed!
Nov Featured Author | Jasper FfordeDate: 11/01/20 - 11/30/20
Our featured author for November 2020 is Jasper Fforde.
This is a two part challenge consisting of a task section and a spell section. As always, you are welcome to complete just the task section or just the spell section, or both.
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Challenge Rules:
The page limit requirement is 125 pages unless otherwise specified; however, participants are welcome to combine smaller books to reach the page limit. All books are allowed (children's, manga, graphic novels, audio, ebook, etc). Re-reads are fine - just be sure to re-read the entire book.
Challenge Updates:
You are welcome to post updates while working your way through the challenge, but it is not required.
Completed Challenges:
When you have completed this challenge, copy and paste your entire challenge in a new message, indicating it is completed. A completed challenge must include: a link to the book title, the author's name, and the date you finished reading the book.
Notes on how to post book title and author links can be found here.
WRC's General Challenge Rules and Guidelines can be found here.
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TASKS:
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below.
1. JASPER FFORDE:
Jasper Fforde was born in London, England.
☀Read a book set in London or England, OR
☀Read a book by an author who has double letters in either the first or last name (ex: Fforde, Cook, etc).
2. GENRES:
Mr. Fforde writes Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literature & Fiction.
☀Read a book with one of these tags shown on the book's main page.
3. FIRST NOVEL:
Jasper Fforde's first novel, The Eyre Affair was published in 2001.
☀Read a book in which the title begins with a letter found in THE EYRE AFFAIR, OR
☀Read a book published in 2001.
4. FILM INDUSTRY:
Mr. Fforde began his career in the film industry, and work with movies such as Goldeneye, The Mask of Zorro, and more.
☀Read a book that has been made into a movie, OR
☀Read a book by a favorite author.
5. BONUS:
Read a book written by Jasper Fforde.
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SPELL OUT:
Choose something related to this author to spell out by using the following: (1) first letter of the book's title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. Below is a list to choose from, but you are welcome to use something of your own.
1. Jasper Fforde (first, last or both)
2. London
3. England
4. The Eyre Affair
5. Science Fiction
6. Fantasy
7. Literature
8. Fiction
9. The Eyre Affair
10. Goldeneye
11. The Mask of Zorro
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F I N I S H E R S
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Bonita
Brenda
Frankie
Phrynne
Simone
Barbara ★
Olivermagnus
Beth
Kim
Book Concierge
Connie
Jackie
Ruth
Ed
Well done, JoAnne! It's always fun to re-visit a beloved author :)
Completed and posted...finally :)
240. WRC: HELLO WINTER, 2019
Date: 12/01/19 - 02/29/20
27/27 Completed
Challenge Link: WRC: Hello Winter, 2019
※BLANKET:
✔1. B = Baldacci, David|The Forgotten|12.13.19|★★★
✔2. L = Lorna Barrett|Bookmarked For Death|01.02.20
✔3. A = Agatha Christie: An Autobiography|Agatha Christie|12.10.19|★★★
✔4. N = Neff, James|Vendetta|01.12.20
✔5. K = Kate Young|Southern Sass and Killer Cravings|01.05.20
✔6. E = Every Move You Make|M. William Phelps|12.05.19|★★★
✔7. T = This Pen for Hire|Laura Levine|12.28.19|★★★
※BOOTS:
✔8. B = Beth Hoffman|Saving CeeCee Honeycutt|12.21.19|★★★★
✔9. O = Odds Against|Dick Francis|01.13.20
✔10. O = The Only Living Witness|Stephen G. Michaud|01.28.20
✔11. T = Todd Burpo|Heaven is for Real|01.01.20
✔12. S = Survivor In Death|J.D. Robb|12.14.19|★★★★
※CHILL:
✔13. C = Carolyn G. Hart|Something Wicked|12.15.19|★★
✔14. H = Half Moon Hill|Toni Blake|12.18.19|★★
✔15. I = If You Only Knew|M. William Phelps|01.16.20
✔16. L = Louis L'Amour|Yondering|01.24.20
✔17. L = Louise Erdrich|Four Souls|02.04.20
※COAT:
✔18. C = Carr, Robyn|Angel's Peak|12.16.19|★★★
✔19. O = Origin in Death|J.D. Robb|02.28.20
✔20. A = Alice Clayton|The Unidentified Redhead|12.12.19|★
✔21. T = The Turn of the Key|Ruth Ware|02.02.20
※COCOON:
✔22. C = Code Talker|Chester Nez|12.17.19|★★★★
✔23. O = The Other Mrs.|Mary Kubica|03.02.20
✔24. C = Carved in Bone|Jefferson Bass|12.22.19|★★★
✔25. O = Ortolon, Julie|Almost Perfect|03.26.20
✔26. O = Open Your Eyes|Paula Daly|03.29.20
✔27. N = The Nickel Boys|Colson Whitehead|01.18.20
☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 03/29/20☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀
Wow, Jillian! Way to go!!
Welcome, Frankie!
Way to go, Judy!
WRC: 100 Greatest Singers (Part 4)♬ 10. JAMES BROWN
☑271. Born|Published in May:
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve|Gennifer Choldenko|08.04.18|★★★★
☑272. KEY TRACK – I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD):
But I Trusted You|Ann Rule|10.09.16|★★★★☆
☑273. Influenced|Michael Jackson (Author First):
Under My Skin|Lisa Unger|07.15.19|★★
♬ 9. STEVIE WONDER
☑274. Born|Published in May:
The Heroes' Welcome|Louisa Young|09.05.19|★★★
☑275. KEY TRACK – SIR DUKE:
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy|Julia Quinn|11.27.16|★★★★☆
☑276. Influenced|Adam Levine (Author Last):
Blood Orchids|Toby Neal 4337880|05.18.19|★★★★
♬ 8. OTIS REDDING
☑277. Born|Published in September:
Becoming Clementine|Jennifer Niven|10.31.18|★★★
☑278. KEY TRACK – TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS:
The Little Paris Bookshop|Nina George|02.19.17|✿✿
☑279. Influenced|Toots Hibbert (Author Last):
Visions in Death|J.D. Robb|03.11.19|★★★
♬ 7. BOB DYLAN
☑280. Born|Published in May:
We Two|Gillian Gill|10.02.19|★★★
☑281. Key Track|Like a Rolling Stone:
Nothing Like it in the World|Stephen E. Ambrose|06.14.19|★★★
☑282. Influenced – John Lennon (Author First):
Ballet Shoes|Noel Streatfeild|10.25.19|★★★★
♬ 6. MARVIN GAYE
☑283. BORN/PUBLISHED IN APRIL:
The Lost Order|Steve Berry|08.10.18|★★★★
☑284. KEY TRACK – WHAT’S GOING ON:
Going Home|Jamie Yeager|05.02.15|♥♥♥
☑285. INFLUENCED – R. KELLY (Author First):
Elly Griffiths|The Blood Card|11.14.19|★★★
♬ 5. JOHN LENNON
☑286. Born|Published in October:
Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree|M.C. Beaton|03.21.18|★★★
☑287. KEY TRACK – I FEEL FINE:
He's So Fine|Jill Shalvis|10.30.15|♥♥♥♥
☑288. Influenced|Liam Gallagher (Author Last):
Five Presidents|Clint Hill|02.17.18|★★★★
♬ 4. SAM COOKE
☑289. Born|Published in January:
All the Bright Places|Jennifer Niven|07.20.19|★★★★
☑290. KEY TRACK – A CHANGE IS GONNA COME:
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust|Alan Bradley|02.13.17|✿✿✿
☑291. Influenced|Art Garfunkel (Author First):
The Lies That Bind|Kate Carlisle|07.07.19|★★
♬ 3. ELVIS PRESLEY
☑292. Born|Published in January:
Thirteen Days|Robert F. Kennedy|08.15.19|★★★
☑293. KEY TRACK – HOUND DOG:
Dog on It|Spencer Quinn|03.19.20
☑294. INFLUENCED – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Author First):
Erin McCarthy|Hot Finish|10.26.19|★★★
♬ 2. RAY CHARLES
☑295. Born|Published in September:
Lethal White|Robert Galbraith|03.07.19|★★★★
☑296. Key Track|You Don’e Know Me:
Don't Tell a Soul|M. William Phelps|06.15.19|★★★
☑297. Influenced|Van Morrison (Author First):
The I-5 Killer|Ann Rule|07.04.19|★★★★
♬ 1. ARETHA FRANKLIN
☑298. Born|Published in March:
The Bishop's Pawn|Steve Berry|07.10.19|★★★★★
☑299. KEY TRACKS – (YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN:
The Woman in Cabin 10|Ruth Ware|09.21.17|✿✿✿
☑300. INFLUENCED – WHITNEY HOUSTON (Author First):
Half Moon Hill|Toni Blake|12.18.19|★★
☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 03/28/20☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀
WRC: 100 Greatest Singers (Part 3)♬ 40. CURTIS MAYFIELD
☑181. Born|Published in June:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|J.K. Rowling|03.24.18|★★★★
☑182. Key Track|People Get Ready:
The People vs. Alex Cross|James Patterson|03.28.20
☑183. Influenced|Bob Marley (Author Last):
A Killer's Mind|Omer, Mike|10.14.18|★★★
♬ 39. JEFF BUCKLEY
☑184. Born|Published in 1966:
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards|Lilian Jackson Braun|06.25.18|★★★
☑185. Key Track|Last Goodbye:
Last Rituals|Yrsa Sigurðardóttir|07.27.18|★★★
☑186. Influenced|Damien Rice (Author First)
The Stolen Marriage|Diane Chamberlain|03.27.18|★★★
♬ 38. ELTON JOHN
☑187. Born|Published in March:
A Deadly Cliché|Ellery Adams|09.10.18|★★★
☑188. Key Track|Goodbye Yellow Brick Road:
Too Late to Say Goodbye|Ann Rule|07.01.19|★★★★
☑189. Influenced|Rivers Cuomo (Author First):
X|Sue Grafton|04.05.19|★★★★
♬ 37. NEIL YOUNG
☑190. Born|Published in November:
Divorced, Desperate and Delicious|Christie Craig|07.19.18|★★★
☑191. Key Track – Rockin’ in the Free World:
Carved in Bone|Jefferson Bass|12.22.19|★★★
☑192. Influenced|Wayne Coyne (Author Last):
To Sleep with the Angels|David Cowan|09.30.18|★★★★
♬ 36. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
☑193. Born|Published in September:
Queens of the Conquest|Alison Weir|06.19.18|★★★★
☑194. Key Track|Girls in Their Summer Clothes:
One Shining Summer|Quinn Wilder|03.27.18|★★★
☑195. Influenced|Jon Bon Jovi (Author First):
The Leopard|Jo Nesbø|10.27.18|★★★★
♬ 35. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
☑196. Born|Published in April:
Too Close to Breathe|Olivia Kiernan|08.03.18|★★
☑197. Key Track|I Only Want to Be With You:
The Only Girl|Robin Green|07.13.19|★
☑198. Influenced|Amy Winehouse (Author First):
V is for Vengeance|Sue Grafton|03.31.19|★★★★
♬ 34. WHITNEY HOUSTON
☑199. Born|Published in August:
If Catfish Had Nine Lives|Paige Shelton|02.28.18|★★★
☑200. Key Track|Saving All My Love For You:
Farewell, My Lovely|Raymond Chandler|02.22.18|★★★
☑201. Influenced|Mary J. Blige (Author First):
The White Cascade|Gary Krist|09.21.18|★★★
♬ 33. STEVE WINWOOD
☑202. Born|Published in May:
The Aftermath|Rhidian Brook|04.24.18|★
☑203. Key Track|When You See a Chance:
Be Careful What You Wish For|Jeffrey Archer|09.04.19|★★★★
☑204. Influenced|John Mayer (Author Last):
The Gift|Ahern, Cecelia|09.26.18|★★★
♬ 32. BONO
☑205. Born|Published in May:
A Drop in the Ocean|Jenni Ogden|05.31.18|★★★
☑206. Key Track|One:
One Bad Apple|Sheila Connolly|07.23.18|★★★
☑207. Influenced|Chris Martin (Author First):
Black Gun, Silver Star|Art T. Burton|07.03.19|★★★★
♬ 31. HOWLIN’ WOLF
☑208. Born|Published in June:
Toe to Toe|Sammie Grace|08.05.18|★★★
☑209. Key Tracks – I Asked for Water:
I Know Who You Are|Alice Feeney|10.27.19|★
☑210. Influenced|Robert Plant (Author First):
Irish Rose|Nora Roberts|12.12.18|★★★
♬ 30. PRINCE
☑211. Born|Published in 1958:
Breakfast at Tiffany's|Truman Capote|05.07.15|♥♥♥
☑212. Key Tracks – Little Red Corvette:
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County|Tiffany Baker|11.21.19|★★
☑213. Influenced|Kevin Barnes (Author First):
Thunderstruck|Erik Larson|10.12.18|★★★
♬ 29. NINA SIMONE
☑214. Born|Published in February:
Secrets in the Stones|Tessa Harris|07.11.18|★★★
☑215. KEY TRACK – FOUR WOMEN:
Four Souls|Louise Erdrich|02.04.20
☑216. Influenced|Rufus Wainwright (Author Last):
What Angels Fear|C.S. Harris|07.30.19|★★★★
♬ 28. JANIS JOPLIN
☑217. Born|Published in January:
Mr. Churchill's Secretary|Susan Elia MacNeal|01.29.18|★★★
☑218. Key Track|Piece of My Heart:
A Piece of the World|Christina Baker Kline|05.13.19|★★★
☑219. Influenced|Lucinda Williams (Author First):
Inside the O'Briens|Lisa Genova|12.05.18|★★★★
♬ 27. HANK WILLIAMS
☑220. Born|Published in September:
The Taxidermist's Daughter|Kate Mosse|06.22.18|★★★★
☑221. KEY TRACKS – COLD COLD HEART:
The Cold Cold Ground|Adrian McKinty|06.05.19|★★
☑222. Influenced|Willie Nelson (Author First):
One Corpse Too Many|Ellis Peters|08.28.18|★★★
♬ 26. JACKIE WILSON
☑223. Born|Published in June:
The Alice Network|Kate Quinn|09.01.18|★★★★
☑224. KEY TRACKS – THAT’S WHY (I LOVE YOU SO):
That's How I Roll|Andrew Vachss|05.29.15|♥♥♥
☑225. Influenced|Bobby Darin (Author First):
The Kid|Ron Hansen|05.11.19|★★★
♬ 25. MICHAEL JACKSON
☑226. Born|Published in August:
Curious Minds|Janet Evanovich|07.09.18|★★★
☑227. KEY TRACKS – I WANT YOU BACK:
All I Want|Jill Shalvis|03.07.16|★★★★☆
☑228. Influenced|Justin Timberlake (Author First):
The Secrets of Wishtide|Kate Saunders|08.24.18|★★★
♬ 24. VAN MORRISON
☑229. Born|Published in August:
Velva Jean Learns to Fly|Jennifer Niven|07.12.18|★★
☑230. Key Track|Brown Eyed Girl:
Jackie's Girl|Kathy McKeon|06.23.19|★★
☑231. Influenced|Bruce Springsteen (Author First):
The Silent Girl|Tess Gerritsen|01.08.19|★★★★
♬ 23. DAVID BOWIE
☑232. Born|Published in January:
Cruel Beauty|Rosamund Hodge|09.28.18|★★
☑233. KEY TRACKS – LIFE ON MARS:
My Not So Perfect Life|Sophie Kinsella|03.10.18|★★★
☑234. Influenced|Scott Weilan (AUTHOR First):
Catering to Nobody|Diane Mott Davidson|02.05.19|★★★
♬ 22. ETTA JAMES
☑235. Born|Published in January:
Divided in Death|J.D. Robb|07.30.18|★★★★
☑236. Key Track|At Last:
The Last Word|Ellery Adams|07.08.19|★★★★
☑237. Influenced|Christina Aguilera (Author First):
W Is for Wasted|Sue Grafton|04.03.19|★★★★
♬ 21. JOHNNY CASH
☑238. Born|Published in February:
Robert B. Parker's Blackjack|Robert Knott|07.17.18|★★★
☑239. KEY TRACKS – I WALK THE LINE:
Cross the Line|James Patterson|11.05.19|★★★
☑240. INFLUENCED|STEVE EARLE (Author Last):
Flower Net|Lisa See|02.16.20
♬ 20. SMOKEY ROBINSON
☑241. Born|Published in February:
Alex Cross, Run|James Patterson|08.06.18|★★★
☑242. Key Track|THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS:
Echoes of My Soul|Robert K. Tanenbaum|06.15.19|★★
☑243. Influenced|Mick Jagger (Author First):
Jerry Lee Lewis|Rick Bragg|01.31.19|★★★★
♬ 19. BOB MARLEY
☑244. Born|Published in February:
Robert B. Parker's Revelation|Robert Knott|08.29.18|★★★
☑245. Key Track|NO WOMAN NO CRY:
The Woman in Blue|Elly Griffiths|01.25.19|★★★
☑246. Influenced|Lauryn Hill (Author First):
The Astronaut Wives Club|Lily Koppel|09.27.18|★★★
♬ 18. FREDDIE MERCURY
☑247. Born|Published in September:
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme|Krista Davis|07.16.18|★★★
☑248. Key Track|You’re My Best Friend:
Someone Knows My Name|Lawrence Hill|08.31.19|★★★★
☑249. Influenced|Joe Elliott (Author First):
While the City Slept|Eli Sanders|07.18.19|★★
♬ 17. TINA TURNER
☑250. Born|Published in November:
The Guilty|David Baldacci|08.02.18|★★★★
☑251. KEY TRACK – WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT:
Ugly Love|Colleen Hoover|02.10.17|✿✿✿✿✿
☑252. INFLUENCED – MARY J. BLIGE (Author First):
Emily Yellin|Our Mothers' War|11.13.19|★★
♬ 16. MICK JAGGER
☑253. Born|Published in July:
The House on Mermaid Point|Wendy Wax|07.13.18|★★
☑254. KEY TRACK – SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL:
Blue-Eyed Devil|Robert B. Parker|09.28.17|✿✿✿
☑255. Influenced|Jack White (Author First):
The Distant Hours|Kate Morton|10.20.18|★★★★
♬ 15. ROBERT PLANT
☑256. Born|Published in August:
The Heretic Queen|Michelle Moran|08.16.18|★★★★
☑257. KEY TRACK – SEA OF LOVE:
What I Did for Love|Susan Elizabeth Phillips|07.19.16|★★★☆☆
☑258. INFLUENCED|DAVID LEE ROTH (Author First):
David Baldacci|The Camel Club|02.20.20
♬ 14. AL GREEN
☑259. BORN|PUBLISHED IN APRIL:
The One-in-a-Million Boy|Monica Wood|11.15.19|★★
☑260. KEY TRACKS – LOVE AND HAPPINESS:
Broken at Love|Lyla Payne|01.30.16|★★★☆☆
☑261. Influenced|Justin Timberlake (Author First):
Cross My Heart|James Patterson|02.08.19|★★★
♬ 13. ROY ORBISON
☑262. Born|Published in April:
It's Not about Perfect|Shannon Miller|08.23.19|★★★
☑263. Key Track|Oh Pretty Woman:
Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane|Paul Thomas Murphy|05.14.19|★★
☑264. Influenced|Chris Isaak (Author First):
The Grand Tour|Rich Kienzle|08.08.19|★★★
♬ 12. LITTLE RICHARD
☑265. Born|Published in December:
Hopeless|Colleen Hoover|07.22.18|★★★★
☑266. KEY TRACKS – GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY:
The Good Nurse|Charles Graeber|12.10.16|★★★☆☆
☑267. Influenced|Paul McCartney (Author First):
The Chaperone|Laura Moriarty|01.07.19|★★
♬ 11. PAUL MCCARTNEY
☑268. Born|Published in June:
First Degree|David Rosenfelt|09.03.18|★★★
☑269. Key Track|Yesterday:
Y is for Yesterday|Sue Grafton|04.08.19|★★★★
☑270. Influenced|Elvis Costello (Author First):
Hunting Charles Manson|Lis Wiehl|05.18.19|★★★
WRC: 100 Greatest Singers (Part 2)♬ 70. GREGG ALLMAN
☑91. Born|Publsihed in December:
What She Knew|Gilly Macmillan|02.15.18|★★★★
☑92. Key Track|Midnight Rider:
One Minute to Midnight|Michael Dobbs|08.14.18|★★★★
☑93. Influenced|Darius Rucker (Author Last):
Paradise Valley|Robyn Carr|01.17.18|★★★
♬ 69. RONNIE SPECTOR
☑94. Born|Published in August:
Hissy Fit|Mary Kay Andrews|02.12.18|★★★
☑95. Key Track|Be My Baby:
Bridget Jones’s Baby: The Diaries|Helen Fielding|01.16.19|★★
☑96. Influenced|Patti Smith (Author First):
The Orphan's Tale|Pam Jenoff|04.13.18|★★★★
♬ 68. WILSON PICKETT
☑97. Born|Published in March:
The Women in the Castle|Jessica Shattuck|02.10.18|★★
☑98. Key Tracks – In the Midnight Hour:
In the Morning I'll Be Gone|Adrian McKinty|10.21.19|★★
☑99. Influenced – Bruce Springsteen (Author First):
Ice Cold|Tess Gerritsen|04.01.18|★★★
♬ 67. JERRY LEE LEWIS
☑100. Born|Published in September:
The Eagle Has Landed|Jack Higgins|01.14.18|★★★★
☑101. Key Track|Great Balls of Fire:
The Great Escape|Susan Elizabeth Phillips|07.15.18|★★★
☑102. Influenced|Kid Rock (Author First)
The 5th Wave|Rick Yancey|08.31.18|★★
♬ 66. THOM YORK
☑103. Born|Published in October
American Assassin|Vince Flynn|02.19.18|★★★
☑104. Key Track|Everything in Its Right Place:
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place|Alan Bradley|02.21.18|★★★★
☑105. Influenced|Chris Martin (Author First):
Live and Let Die|Ian Fleming|09.05.18|★★★
♬ 65. DAVID RUFFIN
☑106. Born January|Published in January
City of Women|David R. Gillham|01.26.18|★★
☑107. Key Track|My Girl:
The Zig Zag Girl|Elly Griffiths|04.14.18|★
☑108. Influenced|Michael Jackson (Author First):
Three Wishes|Liane Moriarty|01.12.18|★★★
♬ 64. AXL ROSE
☑109. Born|Published in February:
Wingshooters|Nina Revoyr|06.16.18|★★★★
☑110. Key Track|Sweet Child o’ Mine:
The Snow Child|Eowyn Ivey|07.24.18|★★★★
☑111. Influenced|Chester Bennington (Author First):
Hard and Fast|Erin McCarthy|12.20.18|★★★
♬ 63. DION
☑112. Born July|Published in July:
The Almost Sisters|Joshilyn Jackson|02.24.18|★
☑113. Key Track|Teenager in Love:
From Russia with Love|Ian Fleming|12.16.18|★★★
☑114. Influenced|Lou Reed (Author Last):
Green River, Running Red|Ann Rule|01.22.18|★★★★
♬ 62. LOU REED
☑115. Born|Published in March:
Fudge Cupcake Murder|Joanne Fluke|07.02.18|★★★
☑116. Key Tracks – I’m Waiting for the Man:
Death of a Travelling Man|M.C. Beaton|11.10.19|★★★
☑117. Influenced|David Bowie (Author First):
The Target|David Baldacci|06.03.18|★★★
♬ 61. ROGER DALTREY
☑118. Born|Published in March:
To Die but Once|Jacqueline Winspear|07.06.18|★★★★
☑119. Key Track|My Generation:
Written in My Own Heart's Blood|Diana Gabaldon|03.23.19|★★★
☑120. Influenced|Robin Zander (Author First):
Brother Odd|Dean Koontz|02.04.18|★★★
♬ 60. BJORK
☑121. Born|Published in November:
The Sisters|Nancy Jensen|01.16.18|★★
☑122. Key Track|It’s Oh So Quiet:
Miami, It's Murder|Edna Buchanan|08.20.18|★★★
☑123. Influenced|Jonsi (Author Last):
The Violets of March|Sarah Jio|06.13.18|★★★
♬ 59. ROD STEWART
☑124. Born|Published in January:
Robert B. Parker's Bull River|Robert Knott|02.11.18|★
☑125. Key Track|Downtown Train:
Last Train to Memphis|Peter Guralnick|06.29.19|★★★★
☑126. Influenced|Melissa Etheridge (Author First):
The Rosie Effect|Graeme Simsion|02.02.18|★★
♬ 58. CHRISTINA AGUILERA
☑127. Born|Published in 1980:
Last April Fair|Betty Neels|08.15.18|★★★
☑128. Key Track|Beautiful:
Beautiful Lies|Lisa Unger|01.15.18|★★★
☑129. Influenced|Kelly Clarkson (Author First):
Prince Charles| Sally Bedell Smith|02.27.18|★★★
♬ 57. ERIC BURDON
☑130. Born|Published in May:
Lip Service|Susan Mallery|03.23.18|★★★
☑131. Key Track|The House of the Rising Sun:
Blackbird House|Alice Hoffman|11.15.18|★★
☑132. Influenced|David Johnsen (Author First):
Origin|Dan Brown|03.26.18|★
♬ 56. MAVIS STAPLES
☑133. Born|Published in July:
The Other Daughter|Lauren Willig|03.28.18|★★★
☑134. Key Track|I’ll Take You There:
You All Grow Up and Leave Me|Piper Weiss|08.03.19|★
☑135. Influenced|Amy Winehouse (Author First):
Moonraker|Ian Fleming|10.04.18|★★★
♬ 55. PAUL RODGERS
☑136. Born|Published in December:
Robert B. Parker's The Bridge|Robert Knott|06.26.18|★★★
☑137. Key Track|All Right Now:
All Your Perfects|Colleen Hoover|04.28.19|★★
☑138. Influenced|Ronnie Van Zant (Author Last):
Young Jane Young|Gabrielle Zevin|05.30.18|★
♬ 54. LUTHER VANDROSS
☑139. Born|Published in April
Under a Sardinian Sky|Sara Alexander|05.02.18|★
☑140. Key Track|Never Too Much:
Never Buried|Edie Claire|02.18.18|★★★
☑141. Influenced|Alicia Keys (Author First):
The Marriage of Opposites|Alice Hoffman| 02.21.18|★★★
♬ 53. MUDDY WATERS
☑142. Born|Published in April:
The Radium Girls|Kate Moore|06.22.18|★★★★★
☑143. Key Track|I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man:
The Best Man|Kristan Higgins|01.20.19|★★★
☑144. Influenced|Robert Plant (Author Last):
Death of a Perfect Wife|M.C. Beaton|02.11.18|★★★
♬ 52. BRIAN WILSON
☑145. Born|Published in June:
The Mist|Carla Neggers|03.07.18|★★★
☑146. Key Track|In My Room:
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You|Louisa Young|06.22.19|★★
☑147. Influenced|David Crosby (Author Last):
The Indigo Girl|Natasha Boyd|04.25.18|★★★★
♬ 51. GLADYS KNIGHT
☑148. Born|Published in May:
Into the Water|Paula Hawkins|04.12.18|★★★
☑149. Key Track|Neither One of Us:
The Wife Between Us|Greer Hendricks|05.09.18|★★★
☑150. Influenced – Mariah Carey (Author First):
Ace Atkins|The Ranger|11.04.19|★★
♬ 50. BONNIE RAITT
☑151. Born|Published in November:
Death is a Cabaret|Deborah Morgan|06.17.18|★★
☑152. Key Track|Nick of Time:
No Time to Explain|Kate Angell|08.04.18|★★★
☑153. Influenced|Sheryl Crow (Author First):
Dead Cold Brew|Cleo Coyle|09.08.18|★★★
♬ 49. DONNY HATHAWAY
☑154. Born|Published in October:
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis|Barbara Leaming|01.25.18|★★★
☑155. Key Track – Where is the Love:
Where the Crawdads Sing|Delia Owens|11.12.19|★★
☑156. Influenced|Alicia Keys (Author First)
Sliver of Truth: A Novel|Lisa Unger|04.05.18|★★★
♬ 48. BUDDY HOLLY
☑157. Born|Published in September:
The Wonder|Emma Donoghue|02.06.18|★★
☑158. Key Track|That’ll Be the Day:
Zero Day|David Baldacci|07.22.19|★★★★
☑159. Influenced|Paul McCartney (Author Last):
Noble Beginnings|L.T. Ryan|08.27.18|★★★
♬ 47. JIM MORRISON
☑160. Born|Published in December:
U Is For Undertow|Sue Grafton|11.05.18|★★★★
☑161. Key Track|L.A. Woman:
The Other Woman|Sandie Jones|09.04.18|★★★
☑162. Influenced|Ian Astbury (Author First):
The Red Tent|Anita Diamant|10.08.18|★★★
♬ 46. PATSY CLINE
☑163. Born|Published in September:
Death of a Hussy|M.C. Beaton|03.13.18|★★★
☑164. Key Track|I Fall to Pieces:
I Said Yes to Everything|Lee Grant|09.14.19|★★
☑165. Influenced|Linda Ronstadt (Author First):
Before We Were Yours|Lisa Wingate|04.10.18|★★★★
♬ 45. KURT COBAIN
☑166. Born|Published in February:
Kill Shot|Vince Flynn|06.24.18|★★★★
☑167. Key Tracks – All Apologies:
It Was Me All Along|Andie Mitchell|10.19.19|★★★
☑168. Influenced|Gavin Rossdale (Author Last):
Closer Than Blood|Gregg Olsen|03.15.18|★★
♬ 44. BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND
☑169. Born|Published in January:
Behind Her Eyes|Sarah Pinborough|04.29.18|★
☑170. Key Track|Turn On Your Love Light:
On Mystic Lake|Kristin Hannah|03.14.19|★★★
☑171. Influenced|Van Morrison (Author First):
Diamonds Are Forever|Ian Fleming|11.27.18|★★★
♬ 43. GEORGE JONES
☑172. Born|Published in September:
Beyond What is Given|Rebecca Yarros|06.05.18|★★★
☑173. Key Track|He Stopped Loving Her Today:
Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar|Virginia Vallejo|05.24.19|★★
☑174. Influenced|Elvis Costello (Author First):
The 14th Colony|Steve Berry|02.08.18|★★★★
♬ 42. JONI MITCHELL
☑175. Born|Published in November:
Smoke and Mirrors|Elly Griffiths|07.03.18|★★★
☑176. Key Track|Help Me:
Dear Girls Above Me|Charles McDowell|07.25.19|★
☑177. Influenced|Fiona Apple (Author First):
The Matchmaker|Elin Hilderbrand|04.11.18|★★
♬ 41. CHUCK BERRY
☑178. Born|Published in October:
The Pale Horseman|Bernard Cornwell|02.20.18|★★★
☑179. Key Track – No Particular Place to Go:
No Rest for the Dead|Andrew Gulli|10.20.19|★
☑180. Influenced|Rolling Stones (Author First):
The Identicals|Elin Hilderbrand|06.06.18|★★★
50. WRC: 100 Greatest Singers (Part 1)
Date: 05/01/15 - 03/28/20
300/300 Completed
Challenge Link: Challenge Link: WRC: 100 Greatest Singers
♬ 100. MARY J. BLIGE
☑ 1. Born|Published in January:
The Night Strangers|Chris Bohjalian|05.02.15|♥♥
☑ 2. Key Track|Real Love:
Love in a Small Town|Zoe York|05.01.15|♥♥♥♥
☑ 3. Influenced|Keyshia Cole (Author First):
Once Upon a Tower|Eloisa James|05.07.15|♥♥♥
♬ 99. STEVEN TYLER
☑ 4. Born|Published in March:
You Can Read Anyone|David J. Lieberman|05.03.15|♥♥
☑ 5. Key Track|Dream On:
Cards on the Table|Agatha Christie|08.25.15|♥♥♥
☑ 6. Influenced|Scott Weiland (Author First):
Unbreak My Heart|Toni Braxton|05.13.15|♥♥♥
♬ 98. STEVIE NICKS
☑ 7. Born|Published in May:
The Most Dangerous Animal of All|Gary L. Stewart|05.26.15|♥♥♥
☑ 8. Key Track|Stand Back:
Daisy's Back in Town|Rachel Gibson|05.22.15|♥♥♥
☑ 9. Influenced|Natalie Maines (Author First):
Coraline|Neil Gaiman|05.09.15|♥♥
♬ 97. JOE COCKER
☑ 10. Born|Published in May:
The Vacationers|Emma Straub| 11.04.15|♥
☑ 11. Key Track|You Are So Beautiful:
I Love You More|Jennifer Murphy|05.03.15|♥♥♥
☑ 12. Influenced|Brian Johnson (Author First):
Everything She Ever Wanted|Ann Rule|05.27.15|♥♥♥
♬ 96. B.B. KING
☑ 13. Born|Published in September:
Serendipity|Carly Phillips|05.10.15|♥♥♥
☑ 14. Key Track|Ain't Nobody Home:
Nobody But You|Jill Shalvis|11.28.17|✿✿✿✿
☑ 15. Influenced|Eric Clapton (Author First):
Butter|Erin Jade Lange|05.10.15|♥♥♥
♬ 95. PATTI LABELLE
☑ 16. Born|Published in May:
Objects of My Affection|Jill Smolinski |08.16.15|♥♥♥
☑ 17. Key Track|If Only You Knew:
If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion|Paige Shelton|05.09.15|♥♥♥
☑ 18. Influenced|Christina Aguilera (Author First):
K is for Killer|Sue Grafton|05.04.15|♥♥♥
♬ 94. KAREN CARPENTER
☑19. Born|Published in March:
Fateful|Claudia Gray|05.25.15|♥♥♥
☑20. Key Track|Goodbye to Love:
Hideous Love|Stephanie Hemphill|05.14.15|♥♥
☑21. Influenced|Sheryl Crow (Author Last):
The Soldier's Wife|Margaret Leroy| 04.13.16|★★★★☆
♬ 93. ANNIE LENNOX
☑22. Born|Published in December:
Unwrapped|Chantilly White|05.07.15|♥♥
☑23. Key Track|Here Comes the Rain Again:
Storming the Castle|Eloisa James|05.19.15|♥♥
☑24. Influenced|Sinaad O'Connor (Author First)
Hart's Hope|Orson Scott Card|01.08.18|★★
♬ 92. MORRISSEY
☑25. Born|Published in May:
The Broken Places|Ace Atkins|11.23.15|♥♥
☑26. Key Track|How Soon Is Now:
Up Till Now|William Shatner|08.07.19|★★
☑27. Influenced|Thom Yorke (Author Last):
The Stupidest Angel|Christopher Moore|05.27.15|♥♥♥♥
♬ 91. LEVON HELM
☑28. Born|Published in May:
Firefly Beach|Luanne Rice|11.27.15|♥♥
☑29. Key Track|The Weight:
The Haunting of Hill House|Shirley Jackson|05.25.15|♥♥♥
☑30. Influenced|John Hiatt (Author First):
Beloved|Toni Morrison|05.29.15|♥♥♥
♬ 90. THE EVERLY BROTHERS
☑31. Born|Published in January:
Clapton|Eric Clapton|05.06.15|♥♥♥♥
☑32. Key Track|Bye Bye Love:
Give Me Love|Kate McCarthy|11.22.15|♥♥♥
☑33. Influenced|Simon and Garfunkel (Author Last):
Beautiful Bastard|Christina Lauren|05.08.15|♥♥♥
♬ 89. SOLOMON BURKE
☑34. Born|Published in March:
Sneakers, Sandals & Stilettoes|Natasha Deen|05.26.15|♥♥
☑35. Key Track|Just Out of Reach:
Murder on a Girls' Night Out|Anne George|11.13.15|♥♥♥♥
☑36. Influenced|Mick Jagger (Author First):
Line of Scrimmage|Marie Force|11.05.15|♥♥
♬ 88. WILLIE NELSON
☑37. Born|Published in April:
The Soldier|Grace Burrowes|05.06.15|♥♥
☑38. Key Track|On the Road Again:
The Road|Cormac McCarthy|05.04.15|♥♥♥
☑39. Influenced|Ryan Adams (Author First):
To Conquer a Highlander|Mary Wine|11.08.15|♥♥♥
♬ 87. DON HENLEY
☑40. Born|Published in July:
Echoes at Dawn|Maya Banks|05.15.16|★★★★☆
☑41. Key Track|The Boys of Summer:
That Summer|Lauren Willig|03.17.18|★★★
☑42. Influenced|Garth Brooks (Author Last):
Design For Murder|Carolyn G. Hart|05.14.15|♥♥♥
♬ 86. ART GARFUNKEL
☑ 43. Born|Published in November:
74 Seaside Avenue|Debbie Macomber|12.09.15|♥♥♥
☑ 44. Key Track|Bridge Over Trouble Water:
Like Water for Chocolate|Laura Esquivel|05.23.15|♥♥
☑ 45. Influenced|Cat Stevens (Author First)
Bloodstream|Tess Gerritsen|05.29.15|♥♥♥♥
♬ 85. SAM MOORE
☑ 46. Born|Published in October:
Mermaids in Paradise|Lydia Millet|11.09.15|♥♥
☑ 47. Key Track|Part Time Love:
Leaving Time|Jodi Picoult|07.07.18|★★
☑ 48. Influenced|Bruce Springsteen (Author Last):
Second Chance|Christy Reece|02.03.16|★★★★☆
♬ 84. DARLENE LOVE
☑49. Born|Published in July:
Angel with Two Faces|Nicola Upson|05.17.16|★★★☆☆
☑50. Key Track|He's Sure the Boy I Love:
In the Name of Love and Other True Cases|Ann Rule| 04.20.16|★★★★☆
☑51. Influenced|Cyndi Lauper (Author First):
The Good Father|Diane Chamberlain|11.02.15|♥♥♥
♬ 83. PATTI SMITH
☑ 52. Born|Published in December:
The End of the Dream|Ann Rule|05.09.16|★★★★☆
☑ 53. Key Track|Because the Night:
The Widow|Carla Neggers|04.22.16|★★★☆☆| (The)
☑ 54. Influenced|Chrissie Hynde (Author Last):
The Queen of the Night|Alexander Chee|03.08.17|✿✿
♬ 82. TOM WAITS
☑55. Born|Published in December:
Dead to the Last Drop|Cleo Coyle|01.18.18|★★★
☑56. Key Track|Downtown Train:
The Girl on the Train|Paula Hawkins|03.30.18|★★★
☑57. Influenced|James Hetfield (Author Last):
Second Chance|Danielle Steel|05.29.15|♥♥♥
♬ 81. JOHN LEE HOOKER
☑58. Born|Published in August:
The White Queen|Philippa Gregory|09.01.15|♥♥♥
☑59. Key Track|One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer:
No One Like You|Kate Angell|04.05.17|✿✿✿
☑60. Influenced|Robert Plant (Author Last):
The Perfect Paragon|M.C. Beaton|05.11.15|♥♥♥
♬ 80. FRANKIE VALLI
☑61. Born|Published in May
Secrets She Left Behind|Diane Chamberlain|04.18.17|✿✿✿✿
☑62. Key Track|Can't Take My Eyes Off You:
You Had Me at Woof|Julie Klam|05.17.15|♥♥♥
☑63. Influenced|Billy Joel (Author First):
The Trouble with Mistletoe|Jill Shalvis|01.13.18|★★
♬ 79. MARIAH CAREY
☑64. Born|Published in March:
Elegy for Eddie|Jacqueline Winspear|05.28.15|♥♥♥
☑65. Key Track|One Sweet Day:
The One Man|Andrew Gross|08.16.17|✿✿✿✿
☑66. Influenced|Christina Aguilera (Author Last):
Medicus|Ruth Downie|05.16.15|♥♥♥
♬ 78. SLY STONE
☑67. Born|Published in 1943:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn|Betty Smith|04.17.16|★★★★☆
☑68. Key Track|Thank You:
Then Came You|Lisa Kleypas|03.05.18|★★★★
☑69. Influenced|Prince (Author Last):
Beach Girls|Luanne Rice|02.07.18|★★★★
♬ 77. MERLE HAGGARD
☑70. Born|Published in April:
My Sister's Keeper|Jodi Picoult|01.09.18|★★
☑71. Key Track|The Bottle Let Me Down:
See Me|Nicholas Sparks|01.08.17|✿✿✿
☑72. Influenced|Gram Parsons (Author Last):
Dissolution|C.J. Sansom|05.20.15|♥♥♥♥♥
♬ 76. STEVE PERRY
☑73. Born|Published in January:
The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett|05.26.15|♥♥
☑74. Key Track|Don’t Stop Believin’:
Don't Look Behind You|Ann Rule|10.13.16|★★★☆☆
☑75. Influenced|Chris Daughtry (Author First):
Girl With a Pearl Earring|Tracy Chevalier|05.09.15|♥♥♥
♬ 75. IGGY POP
☑76. Born|Published in April:
The Perfume Collector: A Novel|Kathleen Tessaro|02.01.18|★★★
☑77. Key Track|Search and Destroy:
The Search|Iris Johansen|03.08.19|★★★
☑78. Influenced|Nick Cave (Author First):
Pillars of the Earth|Ken Follett|04.15.18|★★★★
♬ 74. JAMES TAYLOR
☑79. Born||Published in March:
Confess|Colleen Hoover|03.29.18|★★★
☑80. Key Track|Sweet Baby James:
The Sweet Spot|Stephanie Evanovich|09.24.17|✿✿✿
☑81. Influenced|Jack Johnson (Author First):
Bitter Harvest|Ann Rule|01.11.18|★★★
♬ 73. DOLLY PARTON
☑82. Born||Published in January:
Mary Coin|Marisa Silver|01.19.18|★★★★
☑83. Key Track|I Will Always Love You:
It's Always the Husband|Michele Campbell|01.02.19|★★★
☑84. Influenced|Natalie Maines (Author Last):
Ransom|Danielle Steel|05.26.15|♥♥
♬ 72. JOHN FOGERTY
☑85. Born|Published in May:
Under Her Skin|Susan Mallery|03.09.18|★★★
☑86. Key Track|Bad Moon Rising:
Murder on a Bad Hair Day|Anne George|06.29.18|★★★
☑87. Influenced|Ronnie Van Zant (Author First):
The Beginner's Goodbye|Anne Tyler|01.20.18|★★★
♬ 71. TOOTS HIBBERT
☑88. Born|Published in December:
Eyes Turned Skyward|Rebecca Yarros|01.20.18|★★★★
☑89. Key Track|Monkey Man:
Odd Child Out|Gilly Macmillan|04.27.18|★★★
☑90. Influenced|Joe Strummer (Author First):
T is for Trespass|Sue Grafton|01.28.18|★★★★
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