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NBRC 26 Alphabet 3: Author Alphabet: Open Ended


Duration: 25 December 2014-???
Completed: 16/26
The initial 4 books I just happenejd to choose all had blue covers, so I'm going with that as my theme (especially since this is an open-ended challenge!)
A - Where There's a Witch by Madelyn Alt 26 Feb 2016
B - Night of the Living Thread by Janet Bolin 27 Apr 2015
C - Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates 30 Jan 2015
D - Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels 12 Jan 2015
E - Troublemaker 2 by Janet and Alex Evanovich, illustrated by Joelle Jones 31 Mar 2016
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G - Shadow Dance by Julie Garwood 12 May 2015
H - Bonnie of Evidence by Maddy Hunter 22 Jun 2015
I - Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews 9 Mar 2016
J - Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell 26 Dec 2014
K - A Midwinter's Tail by Sofie Kelly 25 Apr 2016
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M - Wicked Autumn by G. M. Malliet 2 May 2015
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P - Strange Brew edited by P. N. Elrod 3 Apr 2016
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R - Writing about Magic by Rayne Hall 15 Jun 2015
S - The Healer by Sharon Sala 7 Mar 2016
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V - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 27 Jun 2015
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Z - Let Them Eat Stake by Sarah Zettel 17 Apr 2015

















Start: December 27, 2014
Finish:
Completed: 24/26
A: Armentrout, Jennifer - Onyx 12/27/14
B: Brown, Sandra - Low Pressure 1/31/15
C: Catherine Bybee Wife by Wednesday 2/26
D: Dean, Alicia - Heart of the Witch 1/24/15
E: Erin Kellison Darkness Falls 5/11/15
F: Felicity Heaton - Bewitched 2/3/15
G: Garcia, Kami Beautiful Creatures 2/17
H: Kristen, Hannah Winter Garden 2/22
I: Irving, John The Cider House Rules
J: J.S. Cooper That Night with My Best Friend's Brother 3/26
K: Kristen Middleton - The Coin Collector 1/25/15
L: Lauren, Christina - Beautiful Bastard 1/1/15
M: Middleton, Kristen - Blur 1/26/15
N: Norha Wilson- Needing Nita 8/16/15
O: Oliver Potzsch The Hangman's Daughter 4/26
P: Penelope Ward- My Skylar 9/9/15
Q: Quinn, Erin The Forbidden Life of Alex Moore 5/22
R: Roth, Veronica - Insurgent 1/16/15
S: Steele, Daniel - The Sins of the Mother 2/7/15
T: Ted Stetson - Something 8/14/15
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V: Roth, Veronica - Divergent 1/6/15
W: Wilson, Norah Saving Grace 3/22
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Y: Young, Samantha - Into the Deep
Z: ZL Arkadle Find Her, Keep Her: A Martha's Vineyard Love Story 3/23

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H. - Colleen Hoover author of Never Never 1/9/15
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J. - Jojo Moyes author of Me Before You 1/10/15
K. - Stephen King author of 11/22/63 1/25/15
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M. - Maria Semple author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette 1/26/15
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I'm not really sure I understand your question.
To start this challenge, all you need is to type alphabet in your post (like here) or copy it from another post. Then edit your post when you're finished reading a book.
If you already know what you're going to read for each letter, you can post them too upfront (like here) and then just add dates when you're done reading.
What you're reading is up to you.

A - Angela Abderhalden - Unintentional Victim - finished 1/28/15
B - Sandra Balzo - Uncommon Grounds
C - Virginia Carmichael - Purple Like the West
D - Charles Dickens - Great Expectations
E - J.R. Elliott - Heart in Camouflage
F - M J Fredrick - Waltz Back To Dallas
G - Zane Grey - Riders of the Purple Sage
H - Melodie Johnson Howe - City of Mirrors
I - Polly Iyer - Murder Murder Deja Vu
J - Carmen Jenner - Welcome to Sugartown
K - Chris Karlson - Silk
L - Greg Laurie - Let God Change Your Life
M - Tattie Maggard - God's Worn Out Servants
N - Carolyn Nash - Love is Strong as Death
O - John O'Shaughnessy - Prophetic Maturation
P - Yael Politis - Olivia, Mourning
Q - Sabrina Quinn - Can't Love You More
R - Al Reimer - Trusting God
S - Katherine Sorin - City of Whispers
T - Mark Twain - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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V - John P Van Dusen - Duck Butt: Seasons with God
W - H G Wells - The Invisible Man
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Y - K.P. Yohannan - Living in the Light of Eternity
Z - Vincent Zandri - Everything Burns

A. - Frostfire Amanda Hocking finished 03/10/15
B. - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson finished 01/21/15
C. - The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg finished 03/21/15
D. - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
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F. - Lair of the Lion by Christine Feehan
G. - Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman finished 01/13/15
H. - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins finished 02/25/15
I. - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro finished 04/14/15
J. - My Salinger Year by -Joanna Rakoff finished 02/08/15
K. - The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver finished 01/11/15
L. - Still Alice by Lisa Genova Finished 02/07/15
M. - The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy
N. - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman finished 03/02/15
O. - The Changeling by Kenzaburō Ōe
P. - Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
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R. - Landline by Rainbow Rowell finished 01/15/15
S. - The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith
T. - The Color of Tea by Hannah Tunnicliffe
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V. - Divergent by Veronica Roth finished 01/22/15
W. - The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins finished 01/23/15
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Z. - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak finished 01/07/15
14/26
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Completed: 9/26
A. - Angela Knight, Master of the Night - finished 2/2/15
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D. - James Dashner, The Kill Order - finished 2/4/15
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H. - Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Finished 1/3/15
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K. - Chris Kyle, American Sniper Movie Tie-In Edition : The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History - finished 1/28/15
L. - Louis L'Amour, The Iron Marshal - finished 1/24/15
M. - Cheyenne McCray, King of Hearts - finished 2/2/15
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P. - Robert B. Parker, Small Vices - finished 1/26/15
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R. - Rob Parnell, The Easy Way to Write Fantasy That Sells - finished 1/31/15
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W. - Wylde, Joanna, Reaper's Property - finished 2/9/15
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Those are tricky :P

START DATE: 1/1/15 - ?
11/50
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A. -The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier 4/20/15
B. - Ghosts of Beauvoir: A Supernatural Journey of Self-Discovery by Jason Beverly 4/8/15
C. -Into the Free by Julie Cantrell 7/8/15
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E. - Edwin F. Becker;True Haunting: 2 8/19/15
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G. - The Terror of Central Mass: The Story of Martin by L. griffin 2/17/15
H. - Adventures in Funeral Crashingby Milda Harris 4/11/15
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J. - Extreme Couponing: Learn How to Be a Savvy Shopper and Save Money... One Coupon At a Time by Joni Meyer-Crothers 4/4/15
K. -Who Was Robert Ripley?by Kirsten Anderson 4/12/15
L. -The Hidden Girl: A True Story of the Holocaust by Lola Rein Kaufman 4/12/15
M. -Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories of Survival by Marcel Prins 4/26/15
N. -Dark Witch by Nora Roberts 8/1/15
O. -American Revolutionby Mary Pope Osborne 3/26/15
P. -Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story by Lila Perl 4/20/15
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R. -Maleficent by Elizabeth Rudnick 4/25/15
S. -The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery by Steve Sheinkin 4/24/15
T. -Loose Ends by Terri Reid 1/10/15
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W. - The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape From The Tower Of London by Elvira Woodruff 1/11/15
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Those are tricky :P"
Yeah but I have Q- Amanda Quick. I just never got to one of her books. I'm still debating on which one, like it matters hahahahaha

A-Z AUTHOR CHALLENGE
START: 3/1/15
A Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher, 3/5/15
B A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson, 3/9/15
C The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom, 3/13/15
D Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie, 3/18/15
E The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff, 3/3/15
F If I Stay, Gayle Forman, 4/12/15
G Home to Harmony, Philip Gulley, 5/6/15
H The Outsiders, SE Hinton, 4/3/15
I Yellow Crocus, Laila Ibrahim, 10/23/15
J Me Before You, Jojo Moyes, 3/24/15
K Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer, 4/10/15
L Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson, 3/10/15
M Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, Luis Carlos Montalván, 3/16/15
N Nights in Rodanthe, Nicholas Sparks, 3/19/15
O The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, 3/13/15
P The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, 4/3/15
Q Black and Blue, Anna Quindlen, 6/26/15
R Sarah's Key, Tatiana de Rosnay, 5/13/15
S The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, 3/17/15
T The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien, 7/17/15
U Fragile, Lisa Unger, 11/12/15
V Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese, 6/11/15
W Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein, 3/7/15
X What Happens At Christmas, Victoria Alexander, 11/18/15
Y Life of Pi, Yann Martel, 7/1/15
Z Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston, 5/26/15

Start Date: 24/03/15
Finish Date: TBD
A: Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern, 23/03/15 - 25/03/15
B: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black, 02/03/15 - 27/03/15
C:
D: Chasing Stars by Helen Douglas, 22/04/15 - 11/05/15
E: The Far Dawn by Kevin Emerson, 02/04/15 - 04/04/15
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G:
H:
I:
J: Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay, 11/05/15 - 25/05/15
K: Ask the Passengers by A.S. King, 25/05/15 - 28/05/15
L: Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis, 01/06/15 - 05/06/15
M: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, 12/05/15 - 16/05/15
N: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, 29/08/15 - 02/09/15
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P: Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige, 26/06/15 - 30/06/15
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R: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch, 14/04/15 - 15/04/15
S: Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes, 04/04/15 - 07/04/15
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U: Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu, 30/04/15 - 03/05/15
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W: The Martian by Andy Weir, 31/05/15 - 01/06/15
X:
Y: Rebel Heart by Moira Young, 27/03/15 - 02/04/15
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No need to hurry, this version doesn't have end date. Take your time.

No need to hurry, this version doesn't have end date. Take your time."
Thanks, Tea! ^^ This seems like a perfect annual challenge, so I want to see if I can get through it this year to start again next year =)

YA, sci-fi, mystery/suspense/thrillers, humor, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, contemporary... pretty much anything but romance
Thank you, thank you, thank you! =)

Only one I comes to mind with that criteria (and I didn't read him so no idea what's he like)
Arnaldur Indridason
Another I (but paranormal romance) and again not read: Larissa Ione

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B. - The Law of Similars - Chris Bohjalian
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F. - Bossypants - Tina Fey
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J. - That's Not a Feeling - Dan Josefson
K. - Rodrick Rules - Jeff Kinney
L. - To the Power of Three - Laura Lippman
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N. - One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories - B.J. Novak
O. - Silver Screen Fiend - Patton Oswalt
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Q. - One For the Books - Joe Queenan
R. - Village School - Miss Read
S. - Behind Sad Eyes: The Life of George Harrison - Marc Shapiro
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W. - Night - Elie Wiesel
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Elise wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations for authors whose last names start with I or X? These are the only two I'm having difficulty finding (I know some with first names or letter in their name, but..."
Elise wrote: "❀Tea❀ wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Elise ☺
No need to hurry, this version doesn't have end date. Take your time."
Thanks, Tea! ^^ This seems like a perfect annual challenge, so I want to s..."

rytr_1 wrote: "Kazuo Ishiguro. I recommend Never Let Me Go. :)
Elise wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations for authors whose last names start with I or X? These are the only two I'm having difficulty f..."

Elise wrote: "Thank you so much! =) They even have it at my local library.
rytr_1 wrote: "Kazuo Ishiguro. I recommend Never Let Me Go. :)
Elise wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations for authors whose..."

A=Anolik, Lili Dark Rooms
B=Bohjalian, Chris The Sandcastle Girls
C=CeCe Bell El Deafo
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L=Laura Moriarty The Chaperone
M=Mary Roach Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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S=Shakespeare, author of Romeo and Juliet
T=Tatiana de Rosnay Sarah's Key
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W=Westerfeld, Scott Specials
X=Theroux, Paul O-Zone
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Completed 19/26
A. - The Yard by Alex Grecian Pg. 422, 8/3/15
B. - Sedona Storm by Barbara Scott and Carrie Younce, Pg. 273, 6/30/15
C. - Pines by Blake Crouch Pg. 315, 7/18/15
D. - The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, Pg. 1443, 6/29/15
E. - The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler Pg. 352, 7/28/15
F. - A Plege of Silence by Flora J. Solomon Pg. 367, 8/23/15
G. - A Breath Of Snow And Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Pg. 1439, 12/12/15
H. - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Pg. 281, 7/21/15
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J. - This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper, Pg. 389, 9/24/15
K. - The Stand by Stephen King, Pg. 1440, 9/3/15
L. - Murder On The Mind by L. L. Bartlett, Pg. 251, 8/12/15
M. - Lost To Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot by Martin S. Sandler, Pg. 252, 6/21/15
N. - Victory Over Darkness by Neil Anderson- CR
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P. - The 11th Hour by James Patterson, Pg. 406, 8/7/15
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R. - The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld, Pg. 256, 8/4/15
S. - The Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry, Pg. 512, 7/7/15
T. - In Their Footsteps by Tess Gerritsen, Pg. 329, 8/5/15
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V. - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, Pg. 401, 7/16/15
W. - The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, Pg. 576, 9/6/15
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Y. - Secrets Of The Gathering Darkness by Barbara Scott and Carrie Younce, Pg. 279, 7/4/15
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Thanks Tea. This is my first book club I have ever participated in. I am enjoying all of the challenges. I cant wait till the Gladiator Games Challenge.

26/26 Completed
A - Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 7/27/15
B - Of Poseidon by Anna Banks - 7/25/15
C - Caught by Harlan Coben - 7/30/15
D - Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - 8/11/15
E - End of Days by Susan Ee - 7/23/15
F - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - 7/16/15
G - Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier - 8/6/15
H - Never Never: Part Two by Colleen Hoover - 7/17/15
I - Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews - 9/8/15
J - Grey by E.L. James - 7/19/15
K - Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake - 7/24/15
L - I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga - 7/21/15
M - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - 7/27/15
N - The Choice by Nicholas Sparks - 7/13/15
O - Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver - 8/5/15
P - Invisible by James Patterson - 7/28/15
Q - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - 9/9/15
R - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - 9/6/15
S - Cross My Heart, Hope to Die by Sara Shepard - 7/15/15
T - Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor - 7/22/15
U - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin - 9/10/15
V - Vicious by V.E. Schwab - 7/13/15
W - Paranormalcy by Kiersten White - 8/1/15
X - Entwined by Heather Dixon - 9/4/15
Y - Fall from India Place by Samantha Young - 8/17/15
Z - How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr - 9/24/15

Thanks Tea. This is my first book club I have ever participated in. I am enjoying all of the challenges. I cant wait till the Gladiator Games C..."
what is the Gladiator Games Challenge? Sounds interesting.

It's our next team challenge.
Check here for more information :)

Completed 23/26
Start Date 9/3/2014
End Date - 9/2/205
23/26
A - Amy Belding Brown - Flight of the Sparrow: A Novel of Early America
B - Becca Fitzpatrick - Hush, Hush
C - Christopher Paul Curtis - The Mighty Miss Malone
D - Diana Rowland - How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back
E - Em Garner - Contaminated
F - Fitzpatrick, Becca - Crescendo
G - Grant, Mira - Feed
H - Hussey, Elaine - The Oleander Sisters
I - Ivy Ruckman - Night of the Twisters
J - Jennifer McMahon - The Winter People
K - Kanae Minato - Confessions
L - Lesley Kagen - Land of a Hundred Wonders
M - Mike Mullin - Ashfall
N - Neal Shusterman - Unwind
O - Oliver, Lauren -Panic
P - Peggy Webb - The Language of Silence
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R - Rhiannon Frater - The Mesmerized
S - Stiefvater, Maggie - Shiver
T - Terrill, Cristen - All Our Yesterdays
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V - Van Hull, Kelly - Tent City
W - Wells, Robison - Going Dark
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Y - Yancey, Rick - The Infinite Sea
Z - Sarah Lotz - The Three: A Novel

Start Date - 9/3/15
End Date - 9/2/15
A - Anthony J. Gerst - Ghosts of the Erie Canal - 9/9/15
B - Butcher, Jim - Dead Beat - 9/30/15
C - Chris Enss - Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier - 10/6/15
D - Davis, Heather - TMI Mom: Oversharing My Life - 12/20/15
E - Estes. David - Brew - 10/29/15
F - Faith Hunter - Death's Rival
G - Gayleen Hays - Policewoman One: My Twenty Years on the LAPD - 9/19/15
H - Harmony, Terra -Water - 10/7/15
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J - Jim Butcher - Blood Rites
K - Kate Brian - Shadowlands - 9/22/15
L - L.T. Ryan - Patient Zero - 9/17/15
M - Maggie Stiefvater - The Raven Boys - 9/12/15
N - Nicole Lamont - Rising by Holly Kelly - 1/10/16
O - O'Donnell, Lisa - The Death of Bees - 10/16/15
P - Priest, Cherie - Boneshaker - 1/7/16
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R - Renee Ahdieh - The Wrath and the Dawn
S - Shaun Harbinger - Rain - 9/15/15
T - Theresa Shaver - Land, a Stranded Novel: A Stranded Novel - 9/13/15
U - Uttaro, Robert - To the Survivors - 12/8/15
V - van Alkmade, Kim - Orphan Number Eight - 11/7/15
W - White, April - Marking Time - 10/12/15
X - Madeleine Roux - Asylum - 10/2/15
Y - Young, Moira - Blood Red Road - 10/19/15
Z - Zusak, Markus - The Book Thief - 10/25/15
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Author Alphabet Challenge
Duration: You set the pace
Total: 26/26
Complete! Finished 7/16/2015
A: Andrew Smith- In the Path of Falling Objects
B: Brynn Myers- The Life & Death of Jorja Graham
C: Cristina Henriquez- The Book of Unknown Americans
D: D'Ann Lindun- Mississippi Blues
E: Elle Saint James- Bloodbond Prophecy
F: Francesca Lia Block, I Was a Teenage Fairy
G: Gail Carriger- Etiquette & Espionage
H: Heather Day Gilbert- Miranda Warning
I: Ira Levin- The Stepford Wives
J: Jennifer Lynn Barnes- The Naturals
K: Kate Bornstein- A Queer and Pleasant Danger
L: Lucia Adams- Vein Fire
M: Monica Murphy- One Week Girlfriend
N: Neil Gaiman- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
O: Osha Gray Davidson, Fire In The Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean
P: Patricia Briggs- Moon Called
Q: Qamar Halat- Forbidden
R: Rebecca Rasmussen- Evergreen
S: Susanne Winnacker- The Weepers: The Other Life
T: Tyler Knott Gregson- Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series
U: Ute Carbone- Blueberry Truth
V: Vivian Vande Velde- Magic Can Be Murder
W: W. Bruce Cameron- A Dog's Journey
X: Xavier Mayne- Frat House Troopers
Y: Yvette Moody- Midnight Sissies: Late-Night Stories of Forced Femme and Forced Bi Submission
Z: Zoe Murdock- Torn by God: A Family's Struggle with Polygamy