A book with multiple authors

[Eleanor]

I love the Agent Pendergast Series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The first book they wrote that includes him is Relic, but you could also start with Cabinet of Curiosities, which is the first novel that features him, or with Brimstone, which is part of a triology.

[Nina]

The series that begins with Beautiful Creatures is written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

[Ashley]

Another option from the YA sector could be Virals written by Kathy Reichs (the woman who is the basis for the TV show "Bones") and her son, Brendan.

For the middle grade readers, I would check out The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (writer of the Shadowhunters series).

[Brandyn]

Illuminae is written by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book. Especially the audio version.

[Sarah]

Clovenhoof is by two authors and has sequels too. Really funny and reminiscent of Good Omens

[Kirsten]

I think the decision to read a book about short stories by multiple authors is a good one. You can usually find a book of "themed" stories, like for Christmas.

Also, if you like mysteries, there is a good series by Akashic Press where they feature Noir for a certain location. My brother just gave me San Juan Noir (Puerto Rico) and Brussels Noir for Christmas.

[Asia_k]

Quick and quite fun read would be The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. I considered reading Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter, but it has considerably lower rating than her other books... Would anyone recommend this one?

[poshpenny]

Elise wrote: "Anyone who likes crime fiction/forensic anthropology - Jefferson Bass is two authors (Jefferson - writer, Bass - forensic anthropologist), and the "Body Farm" series is excellent."

There are novels about the Body Farm? Heck yeah! I long to end up there!

[Nadine in NY]

poshpenny wrote: "... There are novels about the Body Farm? Heck yeah! I long to end up there! ..."

:-) I'm pretty sure both Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs have the body farm show up in one or more of their books. And of course, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers has a chapter about it. I think I first learned about it in Cornwell's The Body Farm.

[poshpenny]

I learned about it in Stiff! I actually just spent some time reading their body donation pages. If I had money to ship my corpse to TN I could do it. I will look for those authors too, but it's extra cool to have some co-written by the founder.

[Rels]

Stephanie wrote: "Never Never is a great, quick read :)"

Looked it up and this looks like a great read! Plus the first book is free so I'm going with this one.. thanks!

[Stephanie]

In light of the election, I'm going to be reading Rules for Revolutionaries: How Big Organizing Can Change Everything. Though looking above, I also like the idea of What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women.

[Nadine in NY]

Stephanie wrote: "In light of the election, I'm going to be reading Rules for Revolutionaries: How Big Organizing Can Change Everything. Though looking above, I also like the idea of ..."

Not necessarily for this category, but along the same lines: Rebecca Solnit's Hope in the Dark, which was made available free right after the election (I'm not sure if it still is - you'll have to go to www.Haymarketbooks.org to check)

[Emma]

I think I'm going with an edited anthology of stories/excerpts Angela Carter's Book of Wayward Girls and Wicked Women

Might be a cop out but the aim of this challenge for me is initially to motivate me to read what's already on my bookshelf/kindle and this is. There's some prompts I can't fill from what I already have, and those will be the ones I'm not usually interested in and will send me to the library to broaden my horizons, but that will prob be in the later part of the year once my TBR pile is reduced.

[Rachel]

I finished my first book of 2017 and it was for this topic. I choose to read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 because it technically has 3 authors. Highly recommend for a quick and fun read!

[Nadine in NY]

Who are the other two authors of Cursed Child?

[Cindy]

Nadine wrote: "Who are the other two authors of Cursed Child?"

John Tiffany and Jack Thorne wrote the play based on the short story by JK Rowling.

[Rachel]

Nadine wrote: "Who are the other two authors of Cursed Child?"

Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. I think for the most part they helped with adapting it into a screenplay but that counts s far as I am concerned. :)

[Nadine in NY]

I didn't know that! Thanks :-)

[Kenia]

Does "When Breath Becomes Air" count?

[Ann]

Any of the Ellery Queen books would work, because they were written by a team of two cousins.The Roman Hat Mystery

Nicci French = a husband and wife team, who write psychological thrillers.

Anne and Serge Colon wrote a series of historical romances featuring the irresistible heroine Angelique.Angelique They were written in French and take place in the age of Louis XIV, but they have been translated. (This might also be an idea for a new series).

Another idea for people interested in French literature is the Claudine The Complete Claudinenovels, cowritten by Colette and Willy (although more by her than by him).

[Seema]

I LOVED _My Lady Jane Grey_ a YA revisionist history. And for mystery Michael Stanley is actually a composite of the two authors first name. I will need to think a little about what I am going to read this year to qualify.

[Megan]

Amy wrote: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"

I'm glad to see that this book counts for this challenge as I already read The Color Purple for a book of letters!

[Novalynda]

My first book of 2017 was a graphic novel with eight authors/artists. I decided to put that 432 page graphic novel with this category. Star Wars Legends

[Robin]

I guess it is kind of a cheat but I'm going with Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology. Both the vandermeers worked on the project....

Could also be used for the subtitle genre!

[Nadine in NY]

Robin Bo wrote: "I guess it is kind of a cheat but I'm going with Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology. Both the vandermeers worked on the project....

Could also be u..."

I don't think it's a cheat. Somewhere upthread, some people speculated that an anthology may have been the original intention of this category.

[Theresa]

https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Room...

[PatchesEsq]

poshpenny wrote: "I just stumbled across Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices

"Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing ..."

I've had this one on my Kindle for years. I bought it because Elizabeth George is one of the contributors, and its genesis sounded like a cool idea, but I never got around to reading it. Glad to finally have an excuse.

"Charles Todd" is two authors, a mother and son who write detective fiction set during and after WWI. I'm not sure if they co-write the books, or take turns writing them individually.

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are co-writers of a popular series.

[AF]

I'm thinking about Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and her daughter, Samantha van Leer. It's been on my TBR for quite some time. I love Jodi Picoult!

[Nikki]

PatchesEsq wrote: "poshpenny wrote: "I just stumbled across Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices

"Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long ma..."

I believe Charles Todd (mother and son) write together on each book. I don't know exactly what their method is, though.

[Anshita]

Will Grayson, Will Grayson seems to be a popular choice for this prompt and I'll be reading the same book.
I've read John Green and I've read David Levithan, and reading a book written by both of these authors is a godsend.
I've started reading it and it's highly enjoyable.

[Sarah (is clearing her shelves)]

I will be reading Cradle for this prompt. As usual this is a book I've owned forever and got from the library's book sale.

[Rachael]

I'm reading A House in the Sky it's a memoir but has a second credited author, so I figured it would count for this. It's been sitting on my shelf for ages. I'm looking forward to it.

[Sam]

Hello, this is my first reading challenge, so I'm very excited. I'm also checking I'm correct with book choices. I'm reading A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, original story idea by Siobhan Does. Does this count as multiple authors?

[poshpenny]

Sam wrote: "Hello, this is my first reading challenge, so I'm very excited. I'm also checking I'm correct with book choices. I'm reading A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, original story idea by Siobhan Does. Do..."

For comparisson: For the Oscars and such, it would not. The screenwriter would get the nomination and award for writing, even if the idea, story, play or book it was based on was written by someone else.

I did find this: "Ness never met Siobhan Dowd, although they shared the same literary editor. But after Dowd's death from cancer, aged 47, in 2007 he was asked to take the idea she'd been developing for her fifth novel and write it himself."

I leave you with this info to decide for yourself.

[Siobhan]

I'm considering Bookburners for this prompt. I'll also be reading The Trainable Cat: A Practical Guide to Making Life Happier for You and Your Cat at some point this year, which would also work for this prompt.

[Lara]

I'm going to read "Stories on the Go: 101 Very Short Stories by 101 Authors", especially as it's currently free on Amazon UK.

[Fannie]

I was wondering if Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two would work here. On the book I have it's written John Tiffany and Jack Thorne.

[Jackie]

Yeah I would count Cursed Child as multiple authors. It was a collaborative work.

[Brittany]

I"m currently reading Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It which is an anthology of short letters written by multiple authors. Actually almost finished with this so will have one book down! :)

[Pat]

Just bought "The Mammoth Book of the Mummy-19 Tales of the Immortal Dead."(ticks three boxes-pub 2017,multiple authord,subtitle..:-)...but read so much no need to triple dip!

[Pioup]

I'll be reading The Fall of the Kings or You Know Me Well for this one.

[Simant]

It will be The Kiss: An Anthology of Love and Other Close Encounters for me, though it also fall in the prompt "the book with a subtitle"

[Raluca]

I will probably read Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today's New York for this prompt. Freeman edited a couple other anthologies, if this particular topic is not to your liking.

[Ana]

I just finished

"have a nice guilt trip" - quick read.

I think I'm going to use it for this prompt.

[Rachel]

I read Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child for this prompt. I recently read one of the later novels in the Pendergast series, and was intrigued. It's a series written by the two authors. Relic is the first in the series, and I actually enjoyed much more than the later one. I even found out there's a movie version from the 90s!

[Sara]

I read My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes: Uncensored Iranian Voices for this one. I enjoyed it very much.

[Tiffani]

I just checked out a book I've been really wanting to read (it's my currently reading book), "Tales of Beedle the Bard." I was going to count this as my book with multiple authors, and wanted to see if that could technically count. The version I have is written by Rowling with an afterword by Emma Nicholson, translated by Hermione Granger, and commentary by Albus Dumbledore. I know two of these people are fictitious characters, but shouldn't it still count? The prompt didn't specify that the authors had to be real people.

[Tiffani]

Jody wrote: "Nicci French is a pen name for two authors who write together, although I'm not sure what their books are like."

I love the magical cats mystery series and the author Sofie Kelly also writes under the name Sofie Ryan and does a different cat series. "They" wrote Two Tall Tales and the book says it's written by Sofie Kelly and Sofie Ryan (even though it's the same person), but that should still count as a book by two authors. Oh splendid! I just read that book and realised now that I'm typing this, that would count!

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Any McSweeney's would work for this! I'm reading McSweeney's #25.