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41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
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What are you reading for this category?Gemini
- Who is the author?
Carol Casssella
- Is he/she a new author for you?
No, I've read Oxygen by her. I only just liked both of them, so this will prolly be my last Cassella read
What are you reading for this category?The Group
Who is the author?
Mary McCarthy
Is he/she a new author for you?
Yes, and I'm glad to get to this as it's been on my TBR since 2014!
- What are you reading for this category? Three Men on the Bummel- Who is the author? Jerome K. Jerome
- Is he/she a new author for you? No, I read Three Men in a Boat last year and loved it.
- What are you reading for this category?I am reading The Golden Compass.
- Who is the author?
It is by Philip Pullman
- Is he/she a new author for you?
It is, though he is certainly well known. I don't know why I hadn't read anything by him before.
What are you reading for this category?The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
- Who is the author?
Helene Hanff
- Is he/she a new author for you?
No, I had previously read 84, Charing Cross Road. It was such a delightful read, I actually purchased firsts of this and her other two. A bibliophile's dream (well, at least mine).
oh my gosh i actually had such trepidations about this category because i flashbacked to a couple of years ago when the category was "an author with the same initials as you" and that's what my brain thought this was. I had such a hard time with that category that i was freaking out until i read the challenge again and actually realized what it said. i actually had a bunch of options just based on books i've already read this year but i settled on using La Belle Sauvage by philip pullman because i love the entire series and really enjoyed this addition to it
What are you reading for this category?Serena
Who is the author?
Ron Rash
Is he/she a new author for you?
Yes, I'm reading this for my bookclub and needed something to fit into this category.
What are you reading for this category?Serena
Who is the author?
Ron Rash
Is he/she a new author for you?
Yes - I'm reading it for my book club and thought it fitted into the prompt rather well.
What are you reading for this category?I read Trial by Fire: A Helen West Mystery
Who is the author?
Francis Fyfield
Is he/she a new author for you?
No , have read a couple of her books before
- What are you reading for this category?Flotsam
- Who is the author?
Stephanie Skeem
- Is she a new author for you?
She was, yes. A lot of the authors on my TBR are
What are you reading for this category? Who is the author?The rising of Bella Casey by Mary Morrissy
Is he/she a new author for you?
Yes, first time author
- What are you reading for this category? I am going to read Utopian Man
- Who is the author? Lisa Lang
- Is he/she a new author for you? Yes, she is a new-to-me author from Australia. I lucked into this one. I have had the book for several years and decided to read it for another challenge. I just realized that it fits this prompt, too!
- What are you reading for this category? I had started a different book but this one seemed more fun - The Spellmans Strike Again- Who is the author? Lisa Lutz
- Is he/she a new author for you? Yes. This is book #4 in a series but who cares? If I like it, which so far I do, I will likely go back and read the first 3 and/or the next 2. I got the book for free several years ago when our indie book store closed. I figured I might as well read it or donate it! It's been on my shelf for too long.
- What are you reading for this category? Circe
- Who is the author?
Madeline Miller
- Is he/she a new author for you? Yes. This is book is excellent so far, and now I really want to read The Song of Achilles.
I am reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. This book was on my TBR but I have not read anything else by this author.
- What are you reading for this category? I read Renegades- Who is the author? Marissa Meyer
- Is he/she a new author for you? No, I actually have read all the books she has written :)
What are you reading for this category? The Lace ReaderWho is the author? Brunonia Barry
Is he/she a new author for you? Yes. Not sure how this landed on my TBR, but it fits the category, so off we go!
My initial pick was The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn, however at the beginning of the challenge I was working my way through the Miss Peregrine's Trilogy, so this was one of my first completed categories and I used Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, I enjoyed the series a lot, especially the addition of the quirky photos , and I was excited to hear that there is a 4th book coming out in the series.Since I had already been working my way through these he was not a new author to me.
For our picture book challenge we completed Swimmy by Leo Lionni. we all loved the beautiful art work in this story. I don't think we have ever read this author before.
- What are you reading for this category? Invincible Summer- Who is the author? Alice Adams
- Is he/she a new author for you? Yup but this was on my TBR
- What are you reading for this category?I read The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
- Is he/she a new author for you?
No. I have read several of his novels and think he is a remarkable writer.
Sarah- I read my first Graham Greene this year, and really enjoyed it. Do you have ones that you particularly like?
Loved The Quiet American and The End of the Affair(sorry not to provide the links, but GR is not working for me this morning).
What are you reading for this category?An Inquiry Into Love and Death
- Who is the author?
Simone St. James
- Is he/she a new author for you?
No. I read The Broken Girls by her earlier this year and really liked it.
What are you reading for this category?Mystic and Rider and Reader and Raelynx
Who is the author?
Sharon Shinn
Is he/she a new author for you?
I read Troubled Waters by her earlier this year.
What are you reading for this category?On What Grounds
Who is the author?
Cleo Coyle
Is he/she a new author for you?
Yes. This was a cozy murder mystery in a New York City coffee sop. Considering I have a map with my favorite coffee shops in basically all NYC neighborhoods, this was almost the perfect book for me. I identified with her when she waxed poetically about the need to not force an espresso shot. Swoon.
What are you reading for this category? The Boy Detective: A New York ChildhoodWho is the author? Roger Rosenblatt
Is he/she a new author for you? Yes, and I had no idea how prolific and distinguished a writer he is until I read online about his extensive career just now.
What are you reading for this category?Letters Against the War
Who is the author?
Tiziano Terzani
Is he/she a new author for you?
No, I once got one of his books as a gift from an italian friend and I love him ever since and I recommend and gift his books to everyone I know :)
I wanted to read Letters against the war for a long time but it was quite hard to come by.
I was panicking when I saw this prompt and quickly started rummaging through my books at home. Then a miracle, I found my favorite book and realized it fit perfectly. I'm reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
This is not a new author or book to me, this is my 3rd or 4tg reading of this book
Never mind, I thought it was the same initials as myself Haha never mind me
Haha, when I first read the prompt, I thought the same thing too! But then I went back and read everyone else’s comments and figured things out...😉
I'm reading Siddharta by Hermann Hesse for this one. I haven't read anything by him before, and hey, he's Swiss (kinda)! I'm a bit worried, as I often see this book compared to The Alchemist, but at least it's short. I need some short ones to catch back up!
I read The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. It was new for me in that I don't read a lot of romance novels, and I had never read a book featuring a women who was on the Autism/Asperger's spectrum.
What are you reading for this category?The White Tiger
Who is the author?
Aravind Adiga
Is she/he a new author for you?
Yes, looks good,partly about the realities of life for India's poor
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The Ship of the Dead
- Who is the author?
Rick Riordan
- Is he/she a new author for you?
No, the hold came up at my library and I looked for a prompt it'd fit in.