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'Literature Map Chain' Challenge
Finally getting around to an update: Wasn't quite sure what to call this one as it kind of went a couple different directions:
General Fiction
1: Ayn Rand 5/13
2: F. Scott Fitzgeral 5/13
3: Haruki Murakami 5/13
4: Henning Mankell 7/13
5: Liza Marklund
6: Andrea Camileri
(library cd)Urban Fantasy Chain
1: Jim Butcher 2/13
2: Christine Feehan 3/13
3: Charlaine Harris 4/13
4: Nalini Singh 6/13
5: Alex Archer 7/13
Historical Romance Chain
1:Sabrina Jeffries 3/2/13
2:Stephanie Laurens 3/5/13
3:Sabrina Jeffries 3/13
4:Kieran Kramer 3/13
5:Julia Quinn 5/13
6:Lisa Kleypas 5/13
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Romantic Suspense
1: Heather Graham 3/13
2: Mariah Stewart 3/13
3: Robyn Carr 4/13
4: C.L. Wilson 7/13
5:
Once again, because I'm enjoying this challenge so much and finding some very good new-to-me authors, I'm going to expand and add yet another category to my list.
I've read some really great Regency romances and discovered some authors I never would have found otherwise. Thanks for a great idea.8/8 HISTORICAL ROMANCE
1. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas - 2/3/13 ♥♥♥♥
2. The Truth About Lord Stoneville by Sabrina Jeffries - 2/16/13 ♥♥♥♥
3. The Reasons For Marriage by Stephanie Laurens - 2/25/13 ♥♥♥♥
4. Slightly Married by Mary Balogh - 4/9/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
5. The Rake by Suzanne Enoch - 5/5/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
6. Loving A Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney - 6/14/13 ♥♥♥♥
7. Never Lie to a Lady by Liz Carlyle - 10/30/13 ♥♥♥♥
8. The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie - 12/7/13 ♥♥♥♥
9/9 COZY MYSTERY
1. Just Desserts by G.A. McKevett - 2/6/13 ♥♥♥♥
2. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich - 2/8/13 ♥♥♥♥
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke - 2/22/13 ♥♥♥
4. Grime and Punishment by Jill Churchill - 3/5/13 ♥♥♥♥
5. Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler - 3/9/13 ♥♥♥♥
6. Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - 4/4/13 ♥♥♥♥
7. Death is a Cabaret by Deborah Morgan - 5/15/13 ♥♥♥♥
8. Murder Among Neighbors: A Kate Austen Mystery by Jonnie Jacobs - 6/25/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
9. A Rumor of Bones by Beverly Connor - 9/18/13 ♥♥♥♥
I've only got it about half sorted but I'm definitely in for this challenge.Literature Map Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2014
Books: 0/20
Maps: 0/4
Literature
1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
2. The Cider House Rules by John Irving
3. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
4. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
5. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Contemporary Romance
1. Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
2. Jennifer Weiner
3. Watermelon by Marian Keyes
4. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
5. The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell
Historical Fiction
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Mystery/Thriller
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Love this! I'm in. Inspired by others, I will probably have multiple maps going but I won't know how many until inspiration strikes. Literature Map Challenge
Duration: 3/22/14-Whenever
Maps: 0/?
Map 1: David Baldacci starting (Thriller/Suspense/Mystery)
Zero Day - David Baldacci
The Templar Legacy - Steve Berry
Map 2: Jennifer Crusie starting (Contemporary Romance)
Maybe This Time - Jennifer Crusie
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockman
Challenge: Literature Map Challenge Duration: 26 March - 31 December 2014
Details: http://www.literature-map.com/
Complete: 5/7
✔1. Deanna Raybourn - Silent in the Grave Mar 28, 2014
✔2. Jacqueline Carey - Autumn Bones: Agent of Hel Apr 09, 2014
✔3. Anne Bishop - Murder of Crows Jun 22, 2014
✔4. J.R. Ward - The King Sep 27, 2014
✔5. Larissa Ione - Snowbound Aug 11, 2014
6. Jacqueline Carey -
7. Kim Harrison -
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Literature Map Challenge
Duration: April-June (Quarterly)
Initial Goal: 5 authors
Read: 0/5 Authors
I am starting with:
Stacia Kane -
Gail Carriger - Soulless
A.C. Gaughen - Scarlet
Timeframe: Apr - Dec 2014Goal: 20 authors
Completed: 0/20
Used Jill Shalvis to start the Literature Map
1. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
2. Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay
3. The Last Goodbye by Sarah Mayberry
4. Her Sky Cowboy by Beth Ciotta
5. Love a Little Sideways by Shannon Stacey
6. Desperately Seeking a Duke by Celeste Bradley
7. Unveiled by Courtney Milan
8. The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
9. The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne
10. Never Love A Lawman by Jo Goodman
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I'm looking up the chain and realized I totally let this one drop. Gonna have to take another look at it. The map is really fun to play with.
I am re-joining this again as I realised I never started!October 2014
I am starting my map with
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Starting with
Jennifer Estep
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2) Darynda Jones - First Grave on the Right
3) Nicole Peeler (tempest rising) or devon monk or thea harrison or shelly laurenston (mane event) or christine warren one bite with a stranger.
Initial (view spoiler)
Yeah, I lost track and I haven't read any of the books that I had originally listed so I may start over or use this reminder to get to the books I was supposed to have read by now.
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Sounds good. Who do you think you'll start with this time? I've been reading the elemental assassin by Jennifer Estep so I'm starting with her this time.
TLC's Literature Map ChallengeDuration: January 1st 2015 - January 1st 2017
Young Adult
1. E.Lockhart - The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
2. Laurie Halse Anderson - Twisted
3. Janet Fitch - White Oleander
4. Francesca Lia BlockLove in the Time of Global Warming
6. Jay Asher - Thirteen Reasons Why
7. Gayle Forman - Just One Day
8. Alex Sanchez - So Hard to Say
9. Brent Hartinger - Geography Club
10. Malinda Lo - Huntress
Classics
1. F. Scott Fitzgerald - Tender Is the Night
2, Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
3. William Faulkner
4. Ernest Hemingway
6. Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities
7. Jane Austen
8. Charlotte Bronte -
9. Anne Bronte -
10. Emily Bronte -
Fantasy/Paranormal
1. Rick Yancey -
2. Alexandra Bracken -
3. Laini Taylor
4. Susan Ee
5. Michael Grant
6. Jennifer L. Armentrout
7. Alexandra Ivy
8. Savannah Russe
9. Lori Handeland
10. Maria Snyder
Romance/Contemporary
1. Nicholas Sparks
2. Jodi Picoult
3. Elizabeth Berg
4. Anita Diamant
5. Philippa Gregory
6. Rebecca Wells
7. Sandra Gulland
8. Emma Donoghue
9. Ann-Marie Macdonald
10. Charlotte Vale Allen
Literature Map ChainStart Date: March 17, 2015
I am going to start with an author and see were it takes me.
Starting Author: Harper Lee
1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3/18/15
2. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 4/28/15
3. The Color Purple by Alice Walker 6/16/15
4. Zora Neale Hurston
Aw I love this! I want to try and just read as many books as I can before September 1st, 2015.EDIT: March 2017 - changing date from September 2015 to indefinite! (But I might shoot for September 2017)
April 09, 2015 - May 20, 2017
1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
3. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
4. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
5. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
6. Paper Towns by John Green
Enough YA, time to try something new!
Classics Chain - May 23, 2017 - indefinite
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I have found some really good authors using the Literature Map Chain :)
LITERATURE MAP CHAINno deadline
Original Start:05/16/15
New Start: 01/05/2020
End:???
Paranormal/UF ~ Progress: 0/15
My first author is Karen Marie Moning who links to Lara Adrian who links to Mary Jane Davidson who links to Gena Showalter who links to Kresley Cole who links to Nalini Singh who links to Thea Harrison who links to Darynda Jones who links to Christine Warren who links to Shelly Laurenston who links to Kerrelyn Sparks who links to Lynsay Sands who links to Terry Spear who links to Lydia Dare who links to Lori Leigh
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Historical Romance ~ Progress: 0/?
My first author is Julia Quinn who links to Eloisa James who links to Lisa Kleypas who links to Sabrina Jeffries who links to Gaelen Foley who links to Stephanie Laurens who links to Suzanne Enoch who links to Liz Carlyle who links to Nicole Jordan who linka toKaren Ranney
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Such a great idea. I'm giving this one a go for a month!
'Literature Map Chain' ChallengeDuration: Open Ended/No Set Duration
10/10 books
Starting Author: William Shakespeare
1. Richard II - William Shakespeare
2. Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee
3. The Taming of the Queen - Phillipa Gregory
4. The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Alison Weir
5. The Warrior Queens: The Legends and the Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations in War - Antonia Fraser
6. Epitaph - Mary Doria Russell
7. Aurora - Kim Stanley Robinson
8. The Martian - Andy Weir
9. Steelheart - Brandon Sanderson
10. The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
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This challenge has been moved to the "Open Ended Challenges" folder.
'Literature Map Chain' ChallengeRomance
Nora Roberts - Impulse 07/02 **
Janet Evanovich - Naught Neighbour
Contemporary
Bella Aurora - Friend Zones 24/02 ****
Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Jax 24/04 ****
Kristen Ashley - Three Wishes 10/06 ****
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I love this map and will continue to use it to find new authors! Challenge started: 07/13/16
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**CHALLENGE COMPLETED** (February 15, 2019)
Literature Map Chain ChallengeMy first author is Roxanne St. Claire
Barefoot in Lace completed 10/30/16
2. Lisa Marie Rice
Woman On The Run 1-12-17
3. Sarah McCarty or Elizabeth Jennings
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This is such a cool map and challenge....
Hi, I have a question: do we have to read this in order or reading something else between authors is ok?
Hi Ana, I don't actually know much about this challenge as it was created long before I became a mod but as far as I can tell the rules are fairly fluid and you pretty much set your own challenge, there's no specific target. So, my answer to your question is play it how you want to. If you want to set a certain number of "links" to aim for and read them all in a row that's fine but if you want to just dip in and out and come back to it when you can, reading other books in between, that's fine also. Does that make sense?
Literature Map Chain ChallengeStart: Mar 07, 2017
End: ??
Goal: 20 authors
0/20 completed
1. Lee Child
This challenge is no longer open to new sign ups.
This is because it is either going to be revamped or is going to be discontinued once the current participants have finished playing.
If you are currently playing this challenge, don't worry - you can still carry on as before until you are done. The challenge will not be discontinued until all current players are finished.
Could any current participants comment below so I can get an idea of who is still playing.
Thank you :)
This is because it is either going to be revamped or is going to be discontinued once the current participants have finished playing.
If you are currently playing this challenge, don't worry - you can still carry on as before until you are done. The challenge will not be discontinued until all current players are finished.
Could any current participants comment below so I can get an idea of who is still playing.
Thank you :)
I'm still playing! Actually just finished my first chain and was going to start a new chain but I can track it by myself if you want to close the thread!
Thanks for letting me know Ilyssia. I won't close this thread until all players are done with it so feel free to carry on. There will be a new version coming soon though :)
Great to hear, thanks Caroline! I really like this challenge, it's a good way to explore a genre, can't wait for the new version :)
Thanks for letting me know Ebony :)
I started this one thinking it was a great idea, but I seem to have gotten nowhere fast ;( might try again with the revamp.
The revamp is pretty similar just slightly more structured, so that might help. I always find it helps me to focus on a challenge if there's a definite target. It should be ready to go in the next couple of weeks :)
Caroline wrote: "The revamp is pretty similar just slightly more structured, so that might help. I always find it helps me to focus on a challenge if there's a definite target. It should be ready to go in the next ..."Fab! I have plenty to keep me occupied in the meantime lol :D
I always liked this challenge. Looking forward to the revamp.
I'm still here, need to update my post.
No problem Shan. Thanks for letting me know :)
A new version of this challenge is now available with some minor changes.
Literature Map Chain Challenge (2.0)
If you are currently playing this original version you may continue until you are done or you can choose to start over with the new version. New players should use the new thread :)
Literature Map Chain Challenge (2.0)
If you are currently playing this original version you may continue until you are done or you can choose to start over with the new version. New players should use the new thread :)
this looks exciting. I'm in for the rest of the yearI'll start with
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Duration: August 1, 2013 - May 31, 2014
Start with Author: Alex Kava COMPLETE!
✔1. Black Friday - Alex Kava 7/27/13
✔2. Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10/13
✔3. Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne 8/16/13
✔4. Dark Moon - Rebecca York 9/17/13
✔5. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2/14
✔6. The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9/14
✔7. The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11/14
✔8. MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13/14
✔9. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14/14
✔10. Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
Start with Author: Cassandra Clare COMPLETE!
✔1. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2/13
✔2. Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26/13
✔3. 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26/13
✔4. The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9/14
✔5. Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30/14
✔6. Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9/14
✔7. You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22/14
✔8. The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27/14
✔9. Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15/14
✔10. One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17/14
Start with Author: Jill Shalvis COMPLETE!
✔1. Slow Heat - Jill Shalvis 7/31/13
✔2. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 8/3/13
✔3. Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts 8/21/13
✔4. Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13/13
✔5. The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell 10/28/13
✔6. Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22/14
✔7. W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8/14
✔8. Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16/14
✔9. Haven - Kay Hooper 5/20/14
✔10. Last Words - Mariah Stewart 5/20/14
Start with Author: Eloisa James COMPLETE!
✔1. A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason 8/9/13
✔2. Sizzle - Julie Garwood 9/29/13
✔3. Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20/13
✔4. The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts 9/21/13
✔5. What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17/13
✔6. Split Second - Catherine Coulter 10/25/13
✔7. A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3/13
✔8. Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/10/13
✔9. Dead Beat - Jim Butcher 11/30/13
✔10. Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11/13
Start with Author: Anne Bishop COMPLETE!
✔1. Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16/13
✔2. Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter 10/12/13
✔3. Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9/13
✔4. With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent 12/4/13
✔5. No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5/14
✔6. Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22/14
✔7. Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5/14
✔8. The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29/14
✔9. Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6
✔10. Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren 5/8