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I have more book to add to my tally.

5 pt tasks
1. Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
8. My Custom Van - Michael Ian Black
9. The Boys and the Bees - Joe Babcock

10 pt tasks
2. Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico - Malin Alegria

Previous total: 55
Current total: 80
Goal : 280

[Kristina]

I think I have finally found what I want to do for the 50 point task.

I Was A Non-blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott and under her Pen Name, The V Club by Kate Brian

[Ashley]

Question about the 50 pt task: Do we have to read one by the author, and one written under their pen name? That's the way it sounds to me, but I thought I would double check. So, instead of reading 2 by Dean Koontz, it would be one under his name, and one under a pen name?
Thanks in advance for the clarification!
And , that list was very helpful! Thanks!!

[Lizzi]

I love the 50 point task! Great job! :-)

[Kate]

Kristina wrote: "
I think I have finally found what I want to do for the 50 point task.

I Was A Non-blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott and under her Pen Name, The V Club by Kate Brian

Hey, that is who I am am going to do, except I am going to do Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys under Kate Brian instead. She is one of my favorite YA authors... though I have only read her under Kate Brian, not under Kieran Scott.
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Hayes 125 + 25 = 150

5. BONNIE’S TASK - Read a book outside your normal genre(s)The Handmaid's Tale sci fi/dystopia not my usual thing.

Wow, this was like a kick in gut... tough but excellent.

[Becky]

Goal: 390 Points / 32 books

---Stats---
Earned Points: 185 of 390
Books Read: 17 of 32
Total Pages Read: 7321
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5 POINT TASKS
1. Read a SF OR Fantasy Novel.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (SF) (Read 4.5.09)

2. Read an epistolary novel.
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Read 3.26.09)

4. Read/Listen in a Plane, Train or Car.
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (audiobook) (Read 3.13.09)

5. Read a Christian Fiction novel.
Showdown by Ted Dekker

6. Read a novel with woman, lady, etc in the title.
Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen

7. Read a book and "recycle" it.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Sent to Kandice.) (Read 4.4.09)

8. Read a humorous novel.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman (Read 3.11.09)

9. Read a book with a spring animal in the title.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

10. Read a book with a type of tree or flower in the title.
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy (Read 4.15.09)

10 POINT TASKS
1. Read a book by an Irish author, set in Ireland, OR about Ireland.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (Read 3.4.09)

4. Read a book by an author who was born in March, April, or May.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides /Born: March 8, 1960

5. Read a book about magic, a magician etc.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susana Clarke (Read 3.3.09)

6. Read a book with the word Earth, Moon, World, etc in the title.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Read 3.19.09)

7. Read a book recommended by/given to you by your mother.
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst

8. Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military.
Othello by William Shakespeare (Read 4.10.09)

9. Read a book from the TNBBC Top Book list.
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (#28 - I was born in 1982)

10. TNBBC member 5-Star rated book.
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Thanks Heather from page 39!) (Read 3.17.09)

15 POINT TASKS
1. LIBRA: Read a book about a lawyer, the law, a judge etc.
The Last Juror by John Grisham

2. Read a book of poetry OR about a famous poet.
Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Read 3.14.09)

3. Read a past OR present TNBBC group read that you haven’t read before.
Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman

6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language.
The Plague by Albert Camus

8. Read a book by an author AND then either attend a reading by that author OR read/listen to an interview with that author.
Duma Key by Stephen King (Read 4.12.09) - Read this interview: www.powells.com/interviews/stephenkin...

9. Read a book with a color in the title AND eat a meal that includes at least 2 foods of that color.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
(Planned foods: Garlic and Feta cheese mashed potatoes and vanilla ice-cream)

25 POINT TASKS
1. Karen's Task: Read a book starting with "G" & a book starting with "R".
The Green Mile (Complete Serial Novel) by Stephen King (Read 3.7.09) & Roots by Alex Haley (Read 4.2.09)

4. Ros's Task: Read a book from the Big Reads List.
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

5. Bonnie's Task: Read a book outside my normal genre.
(Non-fictional memoir -- I normally read fiction: fantasy, horror, classics, etc.)
Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther (Read 3.8.09)

7. Darla's Task: Read a book referenced or shown in a movie you've seen.
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Referenced in "The English Patient".) (Read 3.29.09)

8. Cassie's Task: Read two YA novels.
Blue Is For Nightmares & White Is for Magic by Laurie Faria Stolarz

50 POINT TASK
1. Sandy's Task: Read two books by an author writing under two different names.
The Long Walk by Richard Bachman and Lisey's Story by Stephen King

[Jon]

Becky wrote: "Goal: 390 Points / 32 books

---Stats---
Earned Points: 185 of 390
Books Read: 17 of 32
Total Pages Read: 7321
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5 POINT TASKS
1. Read a SF OR Fantasy Novel.
[b:The Hunger Games|2767052|..."

dont forget you promised Middlesex next!

[Becky]

I won't!!

[Madeline]

For the 50 point does the author have to be currently using the pseudonym? I've found a couple off my tbr list that were originally published under a pseudonym and then re-published under their true name once the author became popular.

[Louise]

I've completed 15.8 - Read a book by an author AND then either attend a reading by that author OR read/listen to an interview with that author. I read The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter which was fantastic and then I read an online interview at http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/intervie....

My total is now 260 points.

[Marie]

Hello!
I'm joining a little late, so I've tried to use the books I've already read since march for this challenge, i hope it's ok!

Here's my (yet uncomplete) list:
5 POINTS
1. SF or Fantasy: The Diamond Age, Neal Stephenson
2. Epistolary novel: Les Liaisons dangereuses, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
3. Spring Cleaning: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M. Pirsig
5. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible, A.J. Jacobs
6. Women’s History Month: The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson
7. For Arbor Day: La reine dans le palais des courants d'air, Stieg Larsson (swap with my sister)
8. For April Fools Day: The Color Of Magic (Discworld, Book 1), Terry Pratchett
9. Spring animals: A Wild Sheep Chase, Haruki Murakami
10. April Showers Bring May Flowers: Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

10 POINTS
1. St. Patrick’s Day: Dubliners, James Joyce
2. For Cinco De Mayo: No Sera La Tierra, Jorge Volpi
3. ANZAC Day: English Passengers, Matthew Kneale
4. La marche de Mina, Yoko Ogawa (born March 30, 1962)
5. Harry Houdini’s Birthday: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke
6. In honor of Earth Day: Thirteen Moons, Charles Frazier
7. In Honor of Mother’s Day, lent by my mother: Mémoires d'Hadrien, Marguerite Yourcenar
8. Memorial and Armed Forces Day: Wild Fire, Nelson DeMille
9. TNBBC Top Books list: The Fountainhead- Ayn Rand (n° 28)
10. Members have great tastes: Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi (Nik D)

15 POINTS
1. It’s Written In the Stars - LEO: Les Rois maudits, Tome 1 : Le roi de fer ; La reine étranglée, Maurice
2. National Poetry Month: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
3. TNBBC group read: The Road, Cormac McCarthy
4. Location: Guide du Routard Rome
5. Price winner: A Good Man in Africa, William Boyd (Somerset Maugham Award 1982)
6. Translated book: The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton (read in French)
7. Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Mother Goose Day (sorry, this one's in french): La Taverne du doge Loredan, Alberto Ongaro and Oui, mon commandant!, Amadou Hampâté Bâ
8. Get To Know The Author: The Monsters of Templeton, Lauren Groff (added her blog to Goodreads, and read some interviews)
9. Color: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
10. Read the third, fourth and fifth books of one series: A series of unfortunate events books 3, 4 & 5, Lemony Snicket

25 POINT TASKS
1. addicted to GR: The Godfather, Mario Puzo and Rebecca, Daphné du Maurier
2. Non-Fiction book about a diarist: Lewis Carroll and Alice, Stephanie Lovett Stoffel
3. ANGELA’S TASK: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and Lord of the Flies by William Golding (from Cynthia’s bookshelf)
4. The big reads list: Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
5. Book outside your normal genre(s): 31 songs, Nick Hornby (essay)
7. DARLA'S TASK - Read a book you've either heard referenced in a movie: Tintin au Tibet, Hergé (referenced in Malabar Princess)
8. CASSIE'S TASK - Read two young adult novels: A series of unfortunate events books 1 & 2, Lemony Snicket
9. SARA'S TASK - Read a book that has a title of 12 or more words: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire

Current points: 145/495
Books read: 10/43

[Cynthia]

Madeline wrote: "For the 50 point does the author have to be currently using the pseudonym? I've found a couple off my tbr list that were originally published under a pseudonym and then re-published under their tr..."I'LL HAVE TO CLARIFY THAT WITH SANDY AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW

Ashley wrote: "Question about the 50 pt task: Do we have to read one by the author, and one written under their pen name? That's the way it sounds to me, but I thought I would double check. So, instead of reading..."YES THAT'S THE TASK

There was also some question as to whether previously used books/books read outside the challenge but during the time period could be used for this task - I'm going to make a compromise...one book can be one that you have claimed points for/read during the challenge that didn't fit BUT the other has to have been read after the challenge was posted - or obviously you can read both books now

[Jen B]

Sandy, I love the 50 point task! :) And even better is that I already had two books that will work (Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham)!

[Amy]

Very cool challenge - my library request is in !

[Alice]

I have just read Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold for 10 points. It was fantastic would recommend it highly - it's the magician task if you want to fit it in!!

5 POINTS

1. A Neil Gaiman book
2. Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend
3. Half of Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4. ?
5. The Shack by William P. Young
6. The Girls by Lori Lansons
7. The Invisible Man by H.G.Wells (e-book)
8. The Difficult Second Book by Chris Moyles
9. ?
10. ?

10 POINTS

1. The Gathering by Anne Enright (Set in Ireland)
2. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
3. His Illegal Self by Peter Carey (Aussie Author)
4. Mr Pip by Lloyd Jones (Born 23rd March)
5. Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
6. East of the Sun by Julia Gregson
7. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (rec. by mum)
8. The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
9. I Capture the Castle (no. 1 of TNBBC top 10 list)
10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson (One of Meg's 5 star rated books).

15 POINTS

1. The Associate by John Grisham (Libra)
2. Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
3. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
4. The Visible World by Mark Slouka (set in Prague)
5. The Sea by John Banville (won the Guardian Prize in 1981 for Kepler
6. Shape of Water by Andrea Camillia (translated from Italian into English
7. The Girl who was going to die by Glyn Maxwell and The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thompson
8. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
9. The White Tiger by Aravind Acliga
10. ?

25 POINTS

1. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson and The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2. ?
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger (from Angela's bookshelves)
4. Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
5. The Face by Dean Koontz (Horror)
6. ?
7. ?
8. Eragon by Christopher Paolini and Artemis Fowl and the Time Deception by Eoin Colfer
9. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale


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[Kate]

Jen B wrote: "Sandy, I love the 50 point task! :) And even better is that I already had two books that will work (Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham)!"

Sophie Kinsella and Madeleine Wickham are the same person? Maybe I will read one from each of them instead then.

[Avory]

The 50 point task is an interesting idea. I would be most grateful though, if anyone is able to unearth a writer who uses two names to write and doesn't write genre fiction (historical is ok). I hate romance and mystery, and it seems those are the most common genres for which someone take another name.

[Jamie]

Judith - Don't know if you'd be interested, but I was looking at Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler.

[Jon]

Judith wrote: "The 50 point task is an interesting idea. I would be most grateful though, if anyone is able to unearth a writer who uses two names to write and doesn't write genre fiction (historical is ok). I ..."

i havnt found what i want either yet and this might almost be too much information, it sort of is for me, i wouldnt mind it condensed to more well known people but this may help some people

http://www.myunicorn.com/pseudo/pseud...

[Jen B]

Kathryn wrote: "Jen B wrote: "Sandy, I love the 50 point task! :) And even better is that I already had two books that will work (Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham)!"

Sophie Kinsella and Madeleine Wickham are t..."

Yes, Madeleine Wickham is her real name. I'm not sure how many books she has out under that name, but I think there are several more than she has written as Kinsella (Cocktails for Three is the one I have, but I think there are at least 5 or 6 more)

[Steph]

I'm excited about the 50-point! I love Elizabeth Peters' mysteries, but didn't know she was also Barbara Michaels!! I plan to read The Deeds of the Disturber (Elizabeth Peters) and House of Many Shadows (Barbara Michaels).

[El]

Mary wrote: "5 POINTS:
1. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
2. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
3. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
4. The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz (in the car from Vermont t..."

Mary, Elie Wiesel will not work for the 25.2 task since it is a) too contemporary and b) does not qualify as a diary or a work of non-fiction about a diarist.

[Heather]

Marie wrote: "Hello!
I'm joining a little late, so I've tried to use the books I've already read since march for this challenge

Welcome Marie!

[Alice]

Jon wrote: "Judith wrote: "The 50 point task is an interesting idea. I would be most grateful though, if anyone is able to unearth a writer who uses two names to write and doesn't write genre fiction (histori..."


Jon I found that website and like you found it all a bit too much! I haven't found anything I fancy reading yet.

[Angela]

Jen, I was thinking of doing the same author as soon as the task posted (I do not know many authors who do this besides her), but I already read all of Sophia Kinsella's books :(

[Maggie]

I love the 50 point challenge!! Researching now! I think I might be in luck since I was thinking I needed romance. I don't really have any on my list now, and this seems like a great place to add some in! Thanks, Sandy!

[Sara ♥]

Kathryn wrote: "Kristina wrote: "
I think I have finally found what I want to do for the 50 point task.

I Was A Non-blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott and under her Pen Name, The V Club by Kate Brian"

Kieran Scott is Kate Brian???? I had no idea!

[Kate]

Yeah... I have never read anything under Kieran Scott, but I love her series Private. I don't understand why you would write in the same genre under both you pen name and your real name... I mean I could understand if their is an author known for fluffy romance and then wants to write something that will be taken seriously... but why write for two authors all in YA?

[Sara ♥]

Jon--that website is great! Thanks for posting it!

[Jon]

saranicole wrote: "Jon--that website is great! Thanks for posting it!"

its a shame i dont know anyone on there lol

[Jon]

saranicole wrote: "Jon--that website is great! Thanks for posting it!"

oh theres Barbara Vine/Ruth Rendell if anyones interested.. not that its normally my thing but ive heard of her!

[Bridgit]

I like this task - especially becuase I decided I was going to read an Elizabeth Peters book next even though it wouldnt fit anywhere in the challenge. Now I need to just go read a Barbara Michaels book...of course I am a little disappointed because she stopped publishing YEARS ago and I have read everything she has written already. I'll see what i have on my bookshelves in my mothers house to see if I have any I can reread. (This would be the first time rereading a book for this challenge).

[Jon]

saranicole wrote: "Jon--that website is great! Thanks for posting it!"

richard Phillips/Phillip K Dick. just chucking ones ive heard of to the general populace :)

[Jon]

saranicole wrote: "Jon--that website is great! Thanks for posting it!"

JEAN PLAIDY
- ELEANOR HIBBERT
- VICTORIA HOLT
- PHILIPPA CARR

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

Just finished Eat, Pray, Love for the "place you visited over spring break challenge" (Italy!) for 15 points.

Current Total--20

New Total: Jamie (23)-- 35 pts

[Leora]

50 Point task is awesome! I am excited that Jean Plaidy has a pseudonym, definately be using one of her's! Great job!

[Cynthia]

LEADERBOARD
DONNA JO - 510
SANDY - 435
BRIDGIT - 430
KRISTEN IL - 400
LIZZI - 400
MEGHAN - 400
BJ ROSE - 375
BONNIE - 365
RORA - 365
SHARON - 355
LEORA - 340
TINA - 335
BEV - 325
JOSIE - 315
KRISTENR - 305
ASHLEY ID - 300
KRISTINA GA - 300
KRITIKA - 295
RORY - 290
BETH MN - 280
EVA - 270
PERS - 265
SARANICOLE - 265
LOUISE - 260
ANGELA IL - 255
LINDSEY - 255
APRIL NY - 250
CAIT - 250
NICOLE NC - 250
ANGIE - 245
LIZ BRKLYN - 245
ALICE - 240
COURTNEY - 240
LAURA NY - 235
MAGGIE - 235
SUZIER - 235
CATHEROO - 230
MARY BETH - 230
AMY - 225
EL - 220
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
LORI TX - 215
SUSAN - 210
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 200
STEPH - 195
ASHLEY AL - 190
BECKY - 185
RHIANNON - 185
SANDIE - 185
WENDY - 185
ELIZABETH NC - 180
FALLON - 180
JON - 180
JAMIE MN - 175
REBECCA J - 175
JUDITH IA - 170
SERA - 170
STEPHANIE CA - 170
VICTORIA - 170
ALISHA - 165
LYNLEE4 - 165
MANDAY - 165
LIZ VEGAS - 160
WV HEATHER - 160
CAROL - 155
HAYES - 150
JOY - 150
KATE - 150
LILY - 150
ROS - 150
ROSEANN - 150
CYNDEE - 145
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 145
DAVID - 140
TRYPHENA - 140
KAREN - 135
LACY - 135
MALIADES - 135
HEATHER KS - 130
JEGKA - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
CASSIE - 120
JESSICA IL - 120
POTJY - 115
RENFREW - 115
TRACY - 115
JEN B - 110
JENNIFER IN - 110
CATHERINE - 105
ABBIE - 100
JOANNA - 100
KATHRYN - 100
RYAN - 100
AMANDA - 95
BETH - 95
LINDA - 95
CYNTHIA - 90
KICKI - 90
KRISTINA UK - 90
MARIE - 90
SAI - 90
JESSICA SC - 85
LAUREN - 85
MEREDITH H - 85
SUSANNA UK - 85
JENNY - 80
NATALIA - 80
SARA E - 80
JULIE (ID)'S - 75
JULIE UK - 75
MEGAN - 75
ASHLEY UT - 70
JEANE - 70
MELODY - 70
REBECCA - 70
SARAH PA - 70
SLAIMI - 70
JOANN - 65
SHANNON - 65
JEN MD - 60
KELLY - 60
MADELINE - 60
ALYSSA - 55
JAMIE WA - 55
JOANIE - 55
MEL - 55
RACHEL - 55
ROBIN - 55
JESSICA MI - 50
TERRI - 50
ALLISON MO - 45
ELIZ - 45
JULIE TN - 45
JULIE KS - 40
KIM - 40
LDB - 40
LISA CO - 40
LIZ NY - 40
SHELLIE - 40
TOBIE - 40
VICKI - 40
KATIE - 35
JAMIE 23 - 35
JUDITH NY - 30
KELLY MA - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MELISSA - 25
LAZARUS - 20
MACKENZIE - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MORGAN - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5

[Jen B]

Angela wrote: "Jen, I was thinking of doing the same author as soon as the task posted (I do not know many authors who do this besides her), but I already read all of Sophia Kinsella's books :( "

Angela, she has a new book coming out...Twenties Girl or something like that. I'm not sure when it comes out, though...but if it's within the next month you could use that one! :)

[Cynthia]

Twenties girl unfortunately doesn't come out until August.

[Sera]

Kathryn wrote: "Kristina wrote: "
I think I have finally found what I want to do for the 50 point task.

I Was A Non-blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott and under her Pen Name, The V Club by Kate Brian

Hey, t..."

Kathryn, I love Kate Brian, too. In fact, I read two of her books already for this challenge. I had no idea that she also wrote under a pen name. More books to read!

[Sera]

I'm also a Jean Plaidy fan and will likely go that route.

[Angela]

I know!! That was the first thing I looked at after posting my comment and I was sad that it is in August... oh well!

[Lori]

I like the 50 point task too. Thanks Sandy!

[Jen B]

Angela wrote: "I know!! That was the first thing I looked at after posting my comment and I was sad that it is in August... oh well! "

darn...I hate having to wait so long for a book I know I'll want to read! At least we have something to look forward to in August!

[Lori]

You could try this website too... http://www.trussel.com/books/pseudo.htm

[Bridgit]

Here are a few more I found:

Beverly Barton/Beverly Beaver/Elizabeth Barrow
Barbara Taylor Bradford/Barbara Siddon
Kasey Adams/Val Whisand
Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle/Amanda Glass (and others)
Rebecca York/Amanda Lee/Samantha Chase
Susan Wiggs/Susan Childress
Isaac Asimov/Paul French/George E. Dale
Jeffrey Deaver/William Jeffries
Barbara Delinsky/Bonnie Drake/Billie Douglas
Ann Rice/A.N. Roquelaire(sp?)
Sarah Dunant/Peter Dunant
Janet Evanovich/Steffie Hall
Julie Garwood/Emily Chase
Heather Graham/Shannon Drake
Ian Rankin/Jack Harvey
Kat Martin/Kathy Lawrence
Elizabeth Lowell/Ann Maxwell
Robert Ludlum/Jonathon Ryder/Michael Shepherd
Lindsay Randall/Susan Anderson
Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine

[April]

Judith, if you enjoy classics:
Mark Twain was a pseudonym for Samuel L. Clemens
George Orwell was the pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair
Lewis Carrol was a pseudonym for Charles Dodgson
George Eliot was Mary Ann Evans' pseudonym
For Sense and Sensablity Jane Austen used the pseudonym "A Lady"
Karen Blixen wrote the very successful Out of Africa under the pen name Isak Dinesen
The Bronte sisters first published their works under the pen names Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell.
Also, Voltaire was a penname, his real name was François-Marie Arouet.

[Kate]

This 50 point challenge is crazy (in a good way)!!! I never knew so many authors had pseudonyms. I mean, Janet Evanovich? Isaac Asimov? Barbara Delinsky? Some of these people are rather well known. That is so crazy. Would reading Sense and Sensibility work for this task since it was published under "A Lady"? This is so informative!

[Angela]

I just looked up Steffie Hall and she does not have any books solo from Janet Evanovich (both names are listed on the books).
I have found this to be the case with a couple of authors... I am assuming that the books we read would not be able to have both names as authors on the book.