7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you

[Nadine in NY]

I'm going with my last name "Thompson" and planning to finally read Craig Thompson's "Blankets" for this.

I think I've actually checked that book out of the library twice now, and each time it comes due again before I can read it! Third time's the charm?

[Sandra]

I'm going to be reading A Última Feiticeira, by Sandra Carvalho.

[Megan]

I'm going to pass on the erotica (sorry NOT sorry!) and read All the Missing Girls

[Kearston]

Man, this challenge is a nightmare.

Do I want to read a trigonometry textbook, a book about Christian marriage counseling, or The Handbook of Public Water Systems? Decisions.

Maybe I'll go with whatever the heck this is: Bilanzierungsgrundsätze im Wertpapierrecht der U.S.A. (neue betriebswirtschaftliche forschung (nbf)) (German Edition)

[Tara]

😂😂😂 omg lol those sound interesting!

[Sofie]

I might just fub the spelling of my first name and read something by Sofi Oksanen. I'm not sure I can find anything by Sofie Laguna in the neighbourhood and I don't want to read about cats or killings.

[Sofie]

Kearston wrote: "Man, this challenge is a nightmare.

Do I want to read a trigonometry textbook, a book about Christian marriage counseling, or The Handbook of Public Water Systems? Decisions."

Of those I'd go with the Public Water System. It sounds sort of intriguing...

[Mo]

My last name is Smith. So many choices, so little time!

[Jacqueline]

There are a few different Jacqueline's so I decided I might read Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls.

[Bridget]

Kenya wrote: "This one might actually be tricky for me, because I'm posting my challenge and the progress on it on my DA page but I've always taken care to not post my real name on said page. I guess it comes fr..."

I truly think that you are safe to post your name.

[Isabell]

Kearston wrote: "Man, this challenge is a nightmare.

Do I want to read a trigonometry textbook, a book about Christian marriage counseling, or The Handbook of Public Water Systems? Decisions.

Maybe I'll go with w..."

This last one looks awefull even to me as native German speaker... the title is what a German would call Fachchinesisch - topic related chinese - meaning as hard to understand as chinese.

I would recommend a finacial and or laws degree preferably from a university, as this seems to be an article on funds, laws and fines charged in the US. Might be something different too - because as mentioned above this is chinese to the average German ^^

I keep smiling. You made my day :)

[Anne-Marie]

This is probably my least favourite prompt!

I have had a look at authors with my name Anne-Marie and nothing grabs my attention. My surname, Livesey, is also quite uncommon.

I might just look for authors with the name Anne, which is technically part of my first name?

[Debbie]

Anabell wrote: "I am Reading a fairy tale by Hans Christian ANDERSEN. Even though I think I’ve read most of them as a child. But looking forward to reading one again and gets to dust of my collection of his work :-)"

I thought I'd read most of his stories as a child, too. However, I'm reading Hans Christian Andersen: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories for my 800-page book challenge in 2017, and I'm finding sooooo many stories - not so much the fairy tales - that I didn't know he'd written. It's slow reading, but enjoyable. (I wouldn't recommend the 800-page complete edition, though...

[Lisa]

I am either going to go with The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See which is on my TBR list or find one of Brian Friel's books. He is apparently a pretty famous playwright in Ireland where my great grandfather is from.

[Jennifer]

I think I found mine. the Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson.

[Bridget]

Best I can find is...my grandaughter's name is Elowyn. E. B. White's name is the male version Elwyn. I own Stuart Little and Charlott's Web.

[Shannon]

My first name is Shannon so I think I shall go with Shannon Hale. I've already read Austenland. Does anyone have a recommendation for any of her other titles?

[Shelly]

Shannon wrote: "My first name is Shannon so I think I shall go with Shannon Hale. I've already read Austenland. Does anyone have a recommendation for any of her other titles?"

I really liked Book of a Thousand Days .

[Alisia]

I guess it's about time I read one of my father-in-laws books!

Growing Up Levittown: In a Time of Conformity, Controversy and Cultural Crisis
The Death of Johnny Ace
The Seduction of Mary Wells (The R&B Set)

[Jess]

I don't come across my last name very often but when I do... :D

Living Naked and Frugal: A Handbook for Parsimonious Nudity

[Stephen]

Kearston wrote: "Maybe I'll go with whatever the heck this is: Bilanzierungsgrundsätze im Wertpapierrecht der U.S.A. (neue betriebswirtschaftliche forschung (nbf)) (German Edition)"

Even if you read German, I'd stick with the Handbook of Public Water Systems. That translates as "Accounting Principles in Securities Law of the USA (New Business Research)"

I feel sorry for some of you in this category. All I have to do is decide which Stephen King to read (unless I go for Stephen Fry, or Stephen Hawking).

[Lilia]

I’m glad this also says last name, cause I’ve seen like, no one with my first name. But, hey! I can now read a Maria V. Snyder book for this! Or maybe Zilpha Keatley Snyder

[Ruth]

I use my maiden name, and my mother has a few published picture books. It would be totally cheating to use one of those for this prompt, wouldn't it? I mean, there HAVE to be some authors named Ruth, right?

I also think it"s OK to use your middle name if you can't find any matches for your first or last name.

BTW, is there an easy way to search Goodreads by author name?

[Tara]

I think In search you can search by author for sure

[Monica]

Of course you can use one of your mother's books. If you don't want to, Ruth Reichl, a former New York Times restaurant reviewer, has written several books.

[Jacque T]

Kenya wrote: "This one might actually be tricky for me, because I'm posting my challenge and the progress on it on my DA page but I've always taken care to not post my real name on said page. I guess it comes fr..."

I also use a pseudonym for public boards, so I'm using my pseudonym or a version of Miriam or Pauline (Miri or Paul).

[Jacqueline]

Megan wrote: "I'm going to pass on the erotica (sorry NOT sorry!) and read All the Missing Girls"

Haha I found an author this morning with the exact same name as my paternal grandmother. Grace Goodwin. So my maiden name. I thought great I can read that. Yeahhhh it’s some sort of fantasy erotica set on some planet where the earth girls have been given to 2 or 3 hunky aliens and the girls have to be mastered. All the books seem to have the same basic premise. I might stick to Valley of the Dolls. Even though iBooks does have one for free.......

[Sami]

For Samantha there is Samantha Shannon who writes The Bone Season series and Samantha Young who wrote The Impossible Vastness Of Us.

[Daria]

Luciana wrote: "I'm lucky because my cousin wrote a few children books, otherwise I'd end up stuck with some boring italian history novels! Pheew!!"
You know there is a hilarious Italian comedian with your name, but I don't know if she has been translated.

[Sarah]

I’ll be reading this one. We have the same first AND last name. People keep asking me if I wrote this. Ha.

The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Jennifer]

Anyone have suggestions for good authors named Jennifer? My last name is very uncommon so I will have to use my first

[Rachel]

Rachel wrote: "For any fellow Rachel's in the group:

Rachel Gibson
Rachel Abbott
Rachel Rhys
Rachel Joyce - [book:The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Har..."
Thanks - that will be a good start for me. Was actually thinking about Rachel Joyce.

[Shelly]

Jennifer wrote: "Anyone have suggestions for good authors named Jennifer? My last name is very uncommon so I will have to use my first"

Jennifer Niven
Jennifer McMahon
Jennifer Donnelly
Jennifer Egan

[Monica]

Don't forget about Jennifer Crusie and Jennifer Weiner! I love them. You will love them, too, if you like chick-lit.

[Jennifer]

Thanks so much for the suggestions! These are all new authors to me. I’m excited to check them out

[Zily]

Any suggestions for someone named Aminath or Amir? This challenge is hard!

[Kearston]

Isabell wrote: "Kearston wrote: "Man, this challenge is a nightmare.

Do I want to read a trigonometry textbook, a book about Christian marriage counseling, or The Handbook of Public Water Systems? Decisions.

May..."

Yeah! I have a law degree! I'm in luck!

I don't think my three semesters of college German 20 years ago are going to be particularly helpful here though.

...Also, that book sounds painful to read.

At this point, I think I'll just change my name. ;)

[Chinook]

Lol. Maybe a similar name, with an alternate spelling? Or maybe your middle name? Or even just matching initials?

[Monica]

I found this book by Amir Levine.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

This is not a recommendation, because I never heard of Amir Levine before. But the book might be good.

[Anna]

I play Anna Quindlen in an online trivia league, so I think I have to read something by her...

[Laura]

Has anyone considered using authors that have the same first or last name, but in different order, for this prompt? For example, my last name is Miles, which could also be a first name. This might be a way to explore more options for those with less common names.

[Caitlin]

Found one! Going with Tests of Time by William H. Gass. We share a last name!

[Adeline]

Well, I just found out that Virginia Wolf’s actual first name was Adeline. Ugh, I just can’t stomach her writing style....

[Zoe]

I think I'm going to have to use the illustrators last name.

[Paulina]

I'm probably cheating here, but since I cannot find any good books written by anyone named Paulina (and I am not a big fan of Paulina Simmons) I am going with the translator - and Paulina Braiter translated "Hobbit" to Polish :)

Maybe that will give you some idea? :)

[E.R.]

Any authors named Elaine??

[Chinook]

The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue Des Martyrs

The Old Man and Me

[E.R.]

Elaine wrote: "Any authors named Elaine??"Never mind, I just found Butter: A History by Elaine Khosrova. Sold.

[Sarah]

I got lucky! There is an award winning author who shares both my first name and my surname - Sarah Hall. And she is about my age and lives not far from me, making me very difficult to find on any internet search as the first 50 million or so hits appear to be about her!

[Megan]

Sarah wrote: "I got lucky! There is an award winning author who shares both my first name and my surname - Sarah Hall. And she is about my age and lives not far from me, making me very difficult ..."

I share my name--first and last!--with an erotica writer *sigh*