20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun

[Kristina Simon]

20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun

Most of us enjoy trying new authors, so for this task choose one of the options below and read ONE book by an author that is NEW TO YOU:

Option 1. The author's initials must be found in any order in your Readerboard name. Only author's first and last names will be used (ignore middle names). For example, since my Readerboard name is Ann A, my book's author would have to have the initials AN, NA, AA, or NN. If a letter appears only once in your Readerboard name, it should appear only once in the author's initials.

Option 2. If you find your own name to be too limiting, you may "borrow" one of our moderators' Readerboard names:

Dlmrose
Sandy
Kristi Passion for the Page

If the book has two or more authors, only one is required to have initials in the Readerboard name, but all authors should be "new to you".

Required: State the option chosen when you post and confirm that the author(s) is/are new to you.

[Ann A]

NOTE ****** Please be sure to confirm that the author is new to you when you post!

[Ann A]

And reserved again...

[Kristina Simon]

This thread is now open!

[JennRenee, Moderator]

if there are two authors are both required to be in the readerboard name?

[Tammy AZ]

Would NN also be able to be used by you or are we only allowed to use the first two or the last two initials?

[Ann A]

JennRenee wrote: "if there are two authors are both required to be in the readerboard name?"

Good question! I'm going to say that only one of the authors needs to be in the Readerboard name. However, both authors should be new to you.

[Ann A]

Tammy AZ wrote: "Would NN also be able to be used by you or are we only allowed to use the first two or the last two initials?"

Another good question. You people are thinking through my task better than I did! Using my Readerboard name, I should have included the initials NN and AA. In your case, your choices would include MM and AA, as well as combinations using one occurrence of any of the letters. I will ask Kristi to edit the task description...

[Lindsey]

Does The Zarder by Sara Jo Easton work for me? S and E are in my name, but I just wanted to be sure that the "Jo" in Sara Jo Easton counts as a middle name and can be ignored.

[Ann A]

Lindsey wrote: "Does The Zarder by Sara Jo Easton work for me? S and E are in my name, but I just wanted to be sure that the "Jo" in Sara Jo Easton counts as a middle name and can be ignored."

You are correct. That book works just fine!

[Fiona (Titch)]

Bleeding Heart Square - Andrew Taylor as my readerboard name is FIONA (TITCH)?

[Lindsey]

Thanks, Ann!

[Bea]

I found one! Really was surprised to find author's initials for my 3 letter name.

Good Blood by Aaron J. Elkins

[Chaitra]

Yay, I found a place to fit The Lies of Locke Lamora. Great task Ann! (I'm borrowing DLMRose's name for SL).

[Ann A]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Bleeding Heart Square - Andrew Taylor as my readerboard name is FIONA (TITCH)?"

That works, Fiona!

[Ann A]

Bea wrote: "I found one! Really was surprised to find author's initials for my 3 letter name.

Good Blood by Aaron J. Elkins"

Yes, you didn't have a lot of letters to choose from! Glad you found a book.

[Ann A]

Chaitra wrote: "Yay, I found a place to fit The Lies of Locke Lamora. Great task Ann! (I'm borrowing DLMRose's name for SL)."

Thanks, Chaitra. Hope you enjoy your book. It looks interesting!

[Deedee]

Does Don DeLillo count as "D D"? (I'm unsure about the "DeLillo")

[Tammy AZ]

Ann A wrote: "Tammy AZ wrote: "Would NN also be able to be used by you or are we only allowed to use the first two or the last two initials?"

Another good question. You people are thinking through my task bette..."
Thanks!

[Chaitra]

Ann A wrote: "Hope you enjoy your book. It looks interesting!"

It does, right? It's very boring actually. :( Although given the reviews on GR, I'm in the minority.

[Ann A]

Deedee wrote: "Does Don DeLillo count as "D D"? (I'm unsure about the "DeLillo")"

Yes, DD is fine, as both the "De" and "Lillo" appear to be part of his last name.

[Katie]

This may be a stupid question, but how exactly would you like us to confirm that the author is new to us? Should we just say, "This author is new to me"?

[Ann A]

Katie wrote: "This may be a stupid question, but how exactly would you like us to confirm that the author is new to us? Should we just say, "This author is new to me"?"

Yes, any type of comment confirming the author is new to you will do!

[Andy]

Andy P.
I wonder if
Purity of Blood by Arturo Pérez-Reverte would work for me for Option 1? My initials match the first letter in the first part of the author's hyphenated name and I have not read anything by this author.

[Ann A]

Andy wrote: "Andy P.
I wonder if
Purity of Blood by Arturo Pérez-Reverte would work for me for Option 1? My initials match the first letter in the first part of the author's hyphenated name and I have not rea..."

Yes, the initials AP would work, since the whole hyphenated name would be considered his last name.

[Andy]

Ann A wrote: "Andy wrote: "Andy P.
I wonder if
Purity of Blood by Arturo Pérez-Reverte would work for me for Option 1? My initials match the first letter in the first part of the author's hyphenated name and I..."
Thank you!

[Claire]

My reader name is Claire.

Would Killing Floor by Lee Childbe OK?

[Ann A]

Claire wrote: "My reader name is Claire.

Would Killing Floor by Lee Childbe OK?"

Yes! Just be sure to confirm that Lee Child is new to you when you post. I've been wanting to try something by him myself.