35 - A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter

[Lyssa]

No real spoilers! Just click the tag to view description of any one you might be interested in!

Snowblind by Michael McBride (horror)
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A stranger staggers out of the wilderness under the cover of a blizzard and stumbles into a diner full of people. He collapses in the entryway, unzips his jacket, and allows the object hidden inside to fall out. Screaming commences.
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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams (adult fiction/new release: out march 19)
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Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she’s constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places…including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth.
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The Elementals by Michael McDowell (horror)
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On a split of land cut off by the Gulf, three Victorian summer houses stand against the encroaching sand. Two of the houses at Beldame are still used. The third house, filling with sand, is empty...except for the vicious horror which is shaping nightmares from the nothingness that hangs in the dank, fetid air.
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A Simple Plan by Scott B. Smith (thriller)
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Two brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane–the pilot is dead and his duffle bag contains four million dollars in cash. In order to hide, keep, and share the fortune, these ordinary men all agree to a simple plan.
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The Ruins by Scott B. Smith (horror)
My rating: 5/5
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Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine. Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation–sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to look for him. What started out as a fun day-trip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site . . . and the terrifying presence that lurks there.
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Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (historical fiction)
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Washington Black is an eleven-year-old field slave who knows no other life than the Barbados sugar plantation where he was born.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson (nonfiction/selfhelp)
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In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
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The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser (scifi)
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On the eve of wedding in 1978, Shay Garrett peers into the antique mirror in her family's longtime home, the famous Victorian Gingerbread House on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, and falls unconscious only to wake in the body of her own grandmother Brandy on the eve of her wedding—in 1900.
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The Nightmare Girl by Jonathan Janz (horror)
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When family man Joe Crawford confronts a young mother abusing her toddler, he has no idea of the chain reaction he’s setting in motion. How could he suspect the young mother is part of an ancient fire cult, a sinister group of killers that will destroy anyone who threatens one of its members?
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*NOTE* This author has many highly rated and highly recommended books in the horror genre. I just chose one off my TBR list at random.



Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (classics, religion)
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Inspired by Hermann Hesse's profound regard for Indian transcendental philosophy and written in prose of graceful simplicity, Siddhartha is one of the most influential spiritual works of the twentieth century.
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I also highly recommend Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and The Giver, previously mentioned in this post.

[Novels and Neckties -]

Rick Riordan - The Hidden Oracle
I started reading it just now and i am already 50 pages into the book. it´s my first book by Rick and i am starting to understand why his books are so loved.


André Aciman - Call Me By Your Name
i started reading it when it came out my country this summer, but had to lay it down for a while. this prompt is my chance to pick it up. doesn´t hurt to do the prompt twice i guess.

Madeline Miller - The Song of Achilles
Oh! just came back cause i saw that this book also fits this prompt! Yeah! I so wanna read it!

[Amanda]

I had to read "the scratch of a pen" for a history class and it's by Colin G. Calloway, if you like Native American history its pretty good!

[Heidi]

I am reading Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton for this one!

[Sherri]

Finished Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

[Amy]

I'm really excited to start The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America by Tommy Tomlinson!

[Kristin]

Without intending to, I met this prompt with my reading of Sky Lantern: The Story of a Father's Love for His Children and the Healing Power of the Smallest Act of Kindness by Matt Mikalatos. A father finds a paper lantern in his driveway with a note from a woman named 'Steph' to her father, and it inspires him to pen a note of his own to 'Steph' about a father's love.

[Britany]

Finished The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know by Katty Kay

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Shelley]

I'll be reading No Friend but the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison

An amazing feat - it was written via text message and translated. I'm ready for it to almost kill me.

[oshizu]

I've finally decided on a book that's on my TBR list:
Chemistry by Weike Wang

[Janet]

Just finished The Day of the Jackal for this prompt (Frederick Forsyth). A potential assassination threat against Charles DeGaulle (former president of France) is the overarching plot of this book, so I am also using it for the ATY challenge prompt for a book featuring a historical figure. This book kind of left me cold, which is surprising given it was the first of its kind when published in the 60s and has an average rating on GR of 4.25 stars. May have become dated...

[Sue]

Just finished Circe by Madeline Miller - brilliant!

[Solenn]

I just finished reading Sunburn by Laura Lippman for this category. Really enjoyed it, great twist at the end!

[intoxicating_reads]

Just finished Cleopatra: A Life. Stacey Schiff did awesome job with a woman we know so very little about.

[Despina]

I'm thinking of reading The Bird King for this one. The author's name is G. Willow Wilson...does it count? I mean Willow is a first name, obviously, but is this 'G' a deal-breaker?

[Shelley]

I went with Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson. It was the literary equivalent slapstick. it was humorous but a bit more hit you over the head than I care for.

[Katy]

Shelley wrote: "I went with Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson. It was the literary equivalent slapstick. it was humorous but a bit more hit you over the head than I care for."

I absolutely hated that book.

[Cyndy]

I read The Sinners by Ace Atkins. Well, this was another great Quinn Colson novel. And the teasers for the next sound even better.

[Diane]

I know this author has been mentioned, but I just read Phaedra Patrick's "The Library of Lost and Found" and absolutely loved it. And it was a really quick read.

[Whitney]

I read Parker Posey’s memoir You’re on an Airplane.

[Rachel]

I read The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick for PopSugar's 2019 prompt #35 "a book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter." Very cute! A sweet, quick to read little book.

[Khristina]

How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs

[Mari]

I read Uprooted by Naomi Novikfor this one and it was great!

[Dcbk]

Aha - reading through there are so many more than i thought! But i just put Kate May by Chip Cheek and The Night Before by Wendy Walker on hold on overdrive.

[Kathryn]

Yuval wrote: "Going to read one of Ransom Riggs's books."

I am reading hollow city by Ransom Riggs. I am combining 2 categories.

[Laura]

I would recommend all of the books by Fannie Flagg.

[Diana]

I thought Washington Black by Esi Edugyan was a really good read. It's also an Obama recommendation in case anyone wants to double up or use it for that prompt instead.

[Harry]

The Weight of Night by Christine Carbo is a good suspense read.

[Heather L]

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. A short, delightful read.

[Cornerofmadness]

Rick R. Reed he's an own voices gay romance author. I read A Demon Inside for this. He has some paranormal, horror and contemporary offerings so a little something for everyone.

[S.J.]

I just got done reading The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder, and I loved it! Just a suggestion for anyone looking to fill in this category.

[Tropes_and_Taboo]

will be reading this month, the subtle art of not giving a f*ck by Mark Manson for this one

[Fabrizio]

I read Selection Day by Aravind Adiga and I loved it.

[Joana]

[Julie]

I read Trail of Lightening by Rebecca Roanhorse. Excellent book. Urban Fantasy/post apocalyptic series I am hooked on.