Autumn/Fall Completed Challenges

[Janell]

ROUND TWO:
September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
Letters from Cicely by Ellis Weiner (1992)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count),
The Capture/ Legend of the Guardians by Kathryn Lasky
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan (four+ people in a little boat next to a sea monster)

October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
The Witches by Roald Dahl
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan (346)
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
Within the Sanctuary of Wings by Marie Brennan, aka Bryn Neuenachwander
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
African Myths by Eleanora E. Tate - note: in the edition I read, the title was Retold African Myths. Either way, it works.
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
Kopp Sisters on the March by Amy Stewart

Now I'll join Lisa and attempt round three ... I've got more than a month, so it should be possible, right? Go Lisa!

[Melanie]

Completed challenge -10/31/19-all 3 rounds
Progress
🍂September: 12/12
🍂 October: 12/12
🍂 November: 12/12

√ September
√1. To Autumn
🍁 √Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Beard with Me- word: with
🍁 √Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
- 2019
🍁 √Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
John Boyne

√2. Fall into Autumn
🍁√ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Alice Hoffman
🍁 √Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count),
Heidi Perks
🍁 √Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
flavors (American) = flavours (British)

√ 3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 √ Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
- England
🍁√ Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
🍁 √Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson.
(Hockey/NHL)

√4. Abbey Road
🍁 √Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people

🍁 √Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
Greer Hendricks
🍁 √ Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
(view spoiler)[ secret: main character knew that “orphan” baby had a sister and where he lived but didn’t tell anyone so that she could keep him (hide spoiler)]

√ October
√1. Poem in October
🍁 √Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
- boy on cover/word boy in poem
🍁 √Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
New York city
🍁 √Read a book by a Welsh author
Roald Dahl

√2. Dictionary Day
🍁 √Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
-368 pages
🍁 √Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
“There now” said the fortune teller “I see this affects you”
🍁 √Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Life and Other Inconveniences

√ 3. The Booker Prize
🍁√ Read a book first published in October (of any year)
published 10/8/19
🍁 √ Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Rainbow Rowell
🍁 √ Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize


√4. Halloween
🍁 √Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
The Cactus
🍁 √Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
- pumpkins on cover
🍁 √Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween

√ November
√ 1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 √Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
🍁 √Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
published 1847
🍁 √ Read a book of poetry.


√2. George Eliot
🍁 √Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
page count 400
🍁 √Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
Ally Condie
🍁 √ Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
Christina Lauren(pen name of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings

√3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 √ Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
- 2019
🍁√ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
Meet Me in Monaco
🍁 √ Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel


√4. The Longest Journey.
🍁 √Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
Travelled From London to Tuscany, Italy to discover father’s whereabouts during WWII
🍁√ Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
🍁 √Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs

[dalex]

October

1. Poem in October

Read a book with any living thing, setting or object on the cover that is mentioned in the poem "Poem in October" by Dylan Thomas


The Road Home by Rose Tremain (sun, tree)

2. Dictionary Day

Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more
The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam

3. The Booker Prize

Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
How to Be Both by Ali Smith

4. Halloween

Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange


The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

[Hélène]

October

1. Poem in October

✔🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover :
Voltaire. Le culte de l'ironie by Jean-Michel Beuriot and Philippe Richelle (trees)

2. Dictionary Day

✔🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more :
The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

3. The Booker Prize

✔🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE :
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

4. Halloween
✔🍁Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it :
L'Ordre du jour (The Order of the Day) by Éric Vuillard

[dalex]

November

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!

Read a book set in the nineteenth century
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

2. George Eliot

Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (a pseudonym of Sarah Monette)

3. NaNoWriMo

Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO
Orange World by Karen Russell

4. The Longest Journey

Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

[viemag]

I am excited to have finished October's Reading Challenge. I enjoyed the books very much.
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE—The Second Biggest Nothing by Colin Cotterill. The Second Biggest NothingThe book is set in Laos and there is a L in Laugharne. (9/5/2019)
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee The Downstairs Girl Downstairs has 10 letters in it. I finished this book on 9/28/2019)
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) Bloody GeniusBloody Genius by John Sandford. This book was published on October 1, 2019. I finished this book on 10/12/2019
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for H--alloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
I read Practical MagicPractical Magic by Alice Hoffman. It is book number 30 on Buzzfeed's 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit list.

[Marina]

October

1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover: Bird
by Christina Lauren 02/11/19

2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Det lille bageri på strandpromenaden by Jenny Colgan 10/09/19

3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Selvrisiko by Elsebeth Egholm 28/09/19

4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists: 🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
Det Onde by Stephen King 26/10/19

[Alicia]

🍁🍁November🍁🍁
🎃Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) Rules of Civility
🎃Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels Blackberry Winter
🎃Read a book first published in 1999 or later Beneath the Sugar Sky
🎃Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle My Very Own Hitman: a romantic comedy

[Ellie]

Finished October (last month but only just realised there was a heron in Dylan's poem):

1. Poem in October
✔️🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden):
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman (heron)

2. Dictionary Day
✔️ 🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc):
Command and Control by Eric Schlosser (656 pages)

3. The Booker Prize
✔️ 🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize:
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

4. Halloween
✔️ 🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it :
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (black cover)

[Marina]

September

1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Still Life by Louise Penny 24/10/19

2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count),:
Love Overboard / Ivan Takes a Wife by Janet Evanovich 11/09/19

3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament: England
Treason by Jo MacAuley 12/09/19

4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot: (view spoiler)[Nic had accidentally hit and killed Corinne in a car accident (hide spoiler)]
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda 06/11/19

[Johanna]

September: (4/4)
1. To Autumn: 🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018:
Coming Home published in 1995

2. Fall into Autumn: 🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F:
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

3. Rugby World Cup: 🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament:
The Lighthouse at the End of the World which takes place on an island owned by Argentina

4. Abbey Road 🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot:
Caching in is about geocaching which uses GPS coordinates to find hidden caches

October: (4/4)
1. Poem in October 🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden):
- there are a child, a gate, and a garden on the cover

2. Dictionary Day 🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more:
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

3. The Booker Prize 🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE:
How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper

4. Halloween 🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
The Graveyard Book from 🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween


November: (4/4)
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November! 🍁 Read a book of poetry:
Mother Love

2. George Eliot 🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels:
The Princess Bride

3. NaNoWriMo 🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later:
Red, White & Royal Blue published in 2019

4. Longest Journey 🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle:
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

[Hannah]

Autumn/Fall Reading Challenge - Completed
September: 4/4
October: 4/4
November: 4/4

SEPTEMBER

1. To Autumn
✔ 🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 Flight to Afar by Alfred Andersch, pub. 1957

2. Fall into Autumn
✔🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F Uncommon Enemy by Alan Judd

3. Rugby World Cup
✔🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament Love is Blind by William Boyd

4. Abbey Road
✔🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal

OCTOBER

1. Poem in October
✔🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE The Muse by Jessie Burton, Set in London

2. Dictionary Day
✔🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count Legacy by Alan Judd

3. The Booker Prize
✔🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) Armadillo by William Boyd

4. Halloween
✔🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson


NOVEMBER

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
✔🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive) Sharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell

2. George Eliot
✔🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory Pages: 449

3. NaNoWriMo
✔🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory, Pub: 2017

4. The Longest Journey
✔🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey The Dreams Of Bethany Mellmoth: The Green Park by William Boyd

[Kathy]

Finished November!

November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✅Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert ⭐⭐⭐⭐

2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
✅The Knowledge: A Richard Jury Mystery - Martha Grimes ⭐⭐⭐

3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later
✅Becoming - Michelle Obama (2018) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
✅Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alires Saenz ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Allegra]

I think I'm supposed to post this here, but I also posted where my name-link takes me. One of these should be right. Anyway, October is complete.

October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE--Murder on the Orient Express, starts in Aleppo, crosses Europe, specifically on and Express Locomotive
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)--Oriental Tales, 160 pages
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize--Autumn, 2017
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists--We Have Always Lived in the Castle, 🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween

[Bryony]

Congratulations to everyone who has completed the challenge so far. Here’s a list of the latest completed challenges:

Janell - second round of all twelve prompts (congratulations and good luck for round three too!)
Melanie - September, October, November
dalex - October, November
Hélène - October
viemag - October
Marina H - September, October
Alicia - November
Ellie - October
Johanna - September, October, November
Hannah - September, October, November
Kathy - November
Allegra - October

I’m working on the Winter challenge now and I’ve just posted some questions here asking for any comments or suggestions on the seasonal challenges. If you have a moment to share any feedback that would be great. :-)

[L Y N N]

November

4/4 as of November 3!
And 12/12 for the challenge overall! DONE!

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
✔️🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Virtually Normal

2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
✔️🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels
A High-End Finish

3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
✔️🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later
God vs. Gay?: The Religious Case for Equality

4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
✔️🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
Treasures of the Forgotten City

[°~Amy~°]

Completed Challenge:

September:
1. 🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
This One Summer "summer" (319 pgs)

2. 🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
The Trouble With Magic Madelyn Alt (261 pgs)

3. 🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
Firefly: Big Damn Hero Nancy Holder /US & James Lovegrove/England (334 pgs)

4. 🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
Severance (view spoiler)[pregnancy (hide spoiler)] (291 pgs)

October:
1. 🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
The Last Colony "Huckleberry & Roanoke" (320pgs)

2. 🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc) 
The Space Between the Stars - (368 pages)

3. 🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) 
The Republic of Thieves - October 8th 2013
(690 pgs)

4. 🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it 
(316 pgs)

November:
1. 🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) 
Murder on the Orient Express (287 pgs)

2. 🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. 
2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke - 80+ Novels, short story collections and non-fiction publications (236)

3. 🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
The Stone of Destiny: Tales from Turkey - 2012 (144 pgs)

4. 🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate - They travelled 28 years in stasis from earth to another planet (176 pgs)

[dalex]

November (second time)

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!

Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman


2. George Eliot

Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead


3. NaNoWriMo

Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (24 Books that Began as NaNoWriMo Projects)


4. The Longest Journey

Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

[Lisa]

So, I made it- finished the last set of 12 books and have now finished all of the available prompts!

September
1. To Autumn

🔶🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 Bitter Harvest published in 1998

2. Fall into Autumn

🔶🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F. Baba Dunja's Last Loveby Alina Bronsky

3. Rugby World Cup

🔶🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count) Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography by Lou Holtz college football coach.

4. Abbey Road

🔶🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr). Up to This Pointe by Jennifer Longo

October

1. Poem in October

🔶🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) Challenger Deep shows water on the cover.

2. Dictionary Day

🔶🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

3. The Booker Prize
🔶🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah


4. Halloween
🔶🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one) A Court of Thorns and Roses

November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🔶🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive). News of the World

2. George Eliot
🔶🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones

3. NaNoWriMo
🔶🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option). Accidental Mage

4. The Longest Journey
🔶🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
🔶🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books

[Lieke]

I finished my first round, I did read a few books for a second round but I won’t complete it.

Read 12/12

September (4/4)
1. Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
✔ Het oog van de wereld (1990)
2. Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English
✔ Rumour Has It/Rumor Has It
3. Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
✔ Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
4. Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✔ An Echo of Things to Come

October (4/4)
1. Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
✔ Elantris (Elantris/Arelon)
2. Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
✔ Det lilla bageriet på strandpromenaden
3. Read a book first published in October (of any year)
✔ The Secret Commonwealth
4. Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT
✔ The Trees

November (4/4)
1. Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✔ Ragnarök: De ondergang van de goden
2. Read a book with a repeated number in the page count
✔ Witch and Wizard (335 pages)
3. Read a book first published in 1999 or later
✔ Achtste-groepers huilen niet
4. Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
✔ La Belle Sauvage

[Kathy]

2nd time around! Finished!

1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
Comet in Moominland (1946)

2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
The Color of Water in July (colour)

3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
Walden - Henry David Thoreau

4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
Transcription (view spoiler)[The main character works for MI5, top secret. (hide spoiler)]

October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
Invitation to the Waltz (Little Compton)

2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
Palace Walk (affect/effect)
p. 9 "The only effect of the drinking she could remark was the smell."

3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir - Ruth Reichl

4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
Sing, Unburied, Sing

November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
A House to Let (1858)

2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
The Knowledge: A Richard Jury Mystery - Martha Grimes

3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
New Orleans Mourning

4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
The Emigrants (Emigrated from Sweden to the United States by ship in 1850)

[Allegra]

Took me a while to log them all, but that should do it!

See Message 44 in Tracking & Progress discussion.

[Ron]

November

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
✓🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)

Middlesex

2. George Eliot

✓🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.

Jamaica Inn

3. NaNoWriMo

✓🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.

The Year of Magical Thinking

4. The Longest Journey

✓🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle

The Adventures of Pinocchio

[Hélène]

November

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!

✔🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive) :
The Maias by Eça de Queirós - First published in 1888

2. George Eliot

✔🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels :
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

3. NaNoWriMo

✔🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later :
Un chemin de tables (The Cook: A Novel) by Maylis de Kerangal - Published in 2016

4. The Longest Journey

✔🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
La Cargaison Enchantée by Henry de Monfreid - The narrator sails from Yemen to Egypt with breaks in Djibouti and what was then Ethiopia (now Eritrea).

[Rose]

I finally recorded the last book for November -- which I finished one or two weeks ago. Haha...
So now i can say that I completed the challenge!
It was fun.

[Suzanne]

I completed all the prompts and really enjoyed myself. Thanks to the mods for setting this up.

September

1. To Autumn

Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays from the Grown-Up Years
Line: With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;

Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9
Lanny published 2019

Read a book by an author named John
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.

2. Fall into Autumn

Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles
The Perfect Nanny also published as Lullaby

Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English
An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
defense vs. defence

3. Rugby World Cup

Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
A Gentleman in Moscow which is set in Russia.

Read a book by an author with a three word name
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row

4. Abbey Road

Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family



Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.

Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
There are several secrets. Central to the murder is: (view spoiler)[ Joseph is the son of Lord Chariton. (hide spoiler)]

October

1. Poem in October

Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover
The Dutch House which has birds on the cover.



Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
The Keeper of Lost Things which takes place in [E]ngland.

Read a book by a Welsh author
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

2. Dictionary Day

Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
The Marriage Clock with Kindle Edition showing 368 pages

Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text.
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert’s Year of Living Dangerously
Quote: Ambiguous din is the only response.

Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram

3. The Booker Prize

Read a book first published in October (of any year)
A Bitter Feast published October 2019

Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi

Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
Milkman

4. Halloween

Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide



Read a book that appears on: 🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
The Turn of the Screw.

November

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!

Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century
Lincoln in the Bardo

Read a book of poetry.
The Colossus and Other Poems

2. George Eliot

Read a book with a repeated number in the page count
My Friend Anna with 288 pages

Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
Songbird: A Kings Lake Investigation by Peter Grainger

Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym
Connections in Death written by J.D. Robb also known as Nora Roberts

3. NaNoWriMo

Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
With the Fire on High published in 2019

Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO
When I Was White: A Memoir

Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
The Night Circus

4. The Longest Journey

Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
The Ungrateful Refugee
The author travels from Iran to UAE, Italy, US, and then to England with a few other places in between.

Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders

Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books: 🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
The Alchemist

[Deena]

September 4/4
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
The Serpent's Secret
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Obsidio
🍁Read a book by an author with a three word name
The Magic Misfits
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
Akata Witch Secret magical society living alongside the real world.

October 4/4
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
Awful Auntie
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
Bob
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
The Littlest Bigfoot
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it

November 4/4
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Meddling Kids
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
Gregor and the Code of Claw
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they traveled to when registering this task as complete)
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane They have to travel through the large waterway to get to the labyrinth to defeat the Bane.

[Nancy]

Progress:
🍂September: 4/4
🍂 October: 4/4
🍂 November: 4/4

September

1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
Darkdawn published 2019

2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
The Woman Who Spoke to Spirits by Alys Clare


3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament - Australia being the location
The Bat

4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot - the actual location of the library is the secret, and what everyone is searching for.
Library of Souls

October

1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
Shadow Spell - the is a bird on the cover

2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
Home is 176 pages

3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
Dark Witch published Oct 2013

4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
Ninth House mostly Black cover

November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Blood Magick

2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
Wicked Saints is 400 pages

3. NaNoWriMo

🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet published in 2016

4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
Binti She journeys from Earth to Oomza Uni, another planet in the Milky Way

[dalex]

September (second time)

1. To Autumn

Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak (published 2019)


2. Fall into Autumn

Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀


3. Rugby World Cup

Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis (Uruguay)


4. Abbey Road

Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

[Nancy]

I joined in late but luckily most of the books I'd already read this month fit prompts! So I'm 4/4 for November (plus a bonus) and am looking forward to the winter challenge.

November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!

🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) ✔
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

2. George Eliot

🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. ✔
The Trespasser by Tana French (she has 7, so just made it!)

3. NaNoWriMo

🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later. ✔
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

4. The Longest Journey

🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle ✔
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) ✔
The Institute by Stephen King (The main character travels from Maine to North Carolina.)

[dalex]

October (second time)

1. Poem in October

Read a book by a Welsh author
Cove by Cynan Jones

2. Dictionary Day

Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count
The Reservoir Tapes by Jon McGregor (176 pages)


3. The Booker Prize

Read a book first published in October
The Lost Man by Jane Harper (published 10-23-18)


4. Halloween

Read a book that appears on one of these lists
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (Buzzfeed #24)

[Sarah]

1. To Autumn

Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
This House is Haunted by John Boyne

2. Fall into Autumn

Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles
The Magic Thief aka Drift & Dagger

3. Rugby World Cup

Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
Slayer (Ireland)

4. Abbey Road

Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
The Secret Garden (no explanation needed!)

October

1. Poem in October

Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
Death of an Eye (Alexandria, Egypt)

2. Dictionary Day

Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
The Supernatural Enhancements

3. The Booker Prize

Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Red Rising by Pierce Brown

4. Halloween

Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
Mother Knows Best: A Tale of the Old Witch Black + a witch



November

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!

Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
Rivers of London

2. George Eliot

Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

3. NaNoWriMo

Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
The Goblin Emperor (2014)

4. The Longest Journey

Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey:
City of Ghosts (From USA to Scotland)

[Kathryn]

Oh dear, this Autumn (Spring, for me) Reading Challenge has been a bit of a miss! I managed to complete October, but doubt that September or November will be finished in the next 3 days!

October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture on the cover of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in Dylan Thomas' Poem in October - the sea
The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do - 3.5★


2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
The Beautiful Miscellaneous by Dominic Smith 2.5★

3. The Booker Prize
The 2019 Booker Prize winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes - 4★

4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard - 3★

[Varecia]

I completed the challenge and read a few more books, but it is not enough for a second round.

September (4/4)
October (4/4)
November (4/4)


September

1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
✔The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark read 2019/09/24 - first published 1961

2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
✔The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 2019/10/07

3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
✔The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy 2019/10/05 - France

4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✔The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker 2019/09/13

October

1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover
✔Der Gesang der Flusskrebse by Delia Owens 2019/09/02 - birds, trees

2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
✔Der große Augenblick by Clarice Lispector 2019/09/15 - 128 pages

3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
✔A Case of Curses by Jess Faraday - publishing date 2019/10/07

4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
✔Circe by Madeline Miller 2019/09/22 -

November

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✔Memento Mori by Muriel Spark 2019/09/27

2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
✔Die Lebenden reparieren by Maylis de Kerangal 2019/09/06 - 255 pages

3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later
✔The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 2019/09/10 - first published in 2011

4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
✔Die Geschichte der Bienen by Maja Lunde 2019/11/20 - Tao travels from Sichuan to Beijing in search of her child (~1000 miles)

[Sue]

All prompts complete!

September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith - published in 2019

2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament - Friendly Fire by Patrick Gale - set in England

4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people - The Bodysurfers by Robert Drewe


October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE - Golden Hill by Francis Spufford. Set in New York City


2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more - A History of Loneliness by John Boyne

3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE - The Best Short Stories by Rudyard Kipling


4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it - The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (mostly black cover)

Novemberr
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) - Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels - Cakes and Ale by W Somerset Maugham

3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later - The Promise: Love and Loss in Modern China by Xinran. Published 2019

4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) - The Passengers by Eleanor Limprecht. The main character sails from Australia to the US as a war bride, and many years later returns to Australia by ship with her grand-daughter

[Janell]

ROUND THREE - with one day to spare (whew!)
September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts by John D. Barrow
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
Good Behavior by Blake Crouch (not to be confused by Good Behaviour by Molly Keane)
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
The Black Jersey by Jorge Patterson
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout

October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
Mary Poppins Comes Back by P.L. Travers - a boy
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
(pretentious, ubiquitous, love, cynical, apathetic, conundrum, albeit, ambiguous, integrity, affect/effect)
Turning Darkness Into Light by Marie Brennan, p.336: "You may be a liar and a thief, but I thought you at least had enough integrity not to destroy artifacts."
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
Every Thing on It by Shel Silverstien
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold by Nancy Atherton
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
  🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell
 

[Ashley]

September Completed
1. To Autumn
Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
Circe
Published in 2018

2. Fall into Autumn
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Under a Raging Moon
Author - Frank Zafrino

3. Rugby World Cup
Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Author - Laura Ingalls Wilder

4. Abbey Road
Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
The Tumor
5 people on the cover

[Ashley]

November completed
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Night Train to Lisbon

2. George Eliot
Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
Dracula - 400 pages

3. NaNoWriMo
Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
The Lost Girls
Published 2016

4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Down and Out in Paris and London

[Michelle]

Almost forgot to post my completed reads for this...

1. To Autumn
Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works) -

2. Fall into Autumn
Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day. -

3. Rugby World Cup
Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament - - Set in England

4. Abbey Road
Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.) - - One of the secrets is that the main character has ink drawings done by a specific character that comes to life when she is around.

1. Poem in October
Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) - - "woods"

2. Dictionary Day
- Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.) - Quote: "He measures the amusement in her eyes, the cynical twist to her mouth."
- Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. -

3. The Booker Prize
-Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE -
- Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize -

4. Halloween
Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it -

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) -

2. George Eliot
Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. -

3. NaNoWriMo
Read a book first published in 1999 or later. -

4. The Longest Journey
Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs -

[Marie]

September

1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
✔The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett - published in 1999

2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
✔One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson

3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
✔Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King takes place in the USA

4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✔Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

[Marie]

October

1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
✔The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

Both Rook and Castle are mentioned in the poem

2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
✔Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann - too many instances of "love", "affect", and "effect" to count, but also one "albeit", one "integrity" and one "ubiquitous".
"...looked upon him with a mixed feeling of reverence and fear, albeit if one looked intently enough into his steel-gray eyes he could see a kindly and..." (Chapter 8)
"He is well known in the county, and the people have the greatest confidence in his energy and integrity of character." (Chapter 13)
"...in Pawhuska willing to recommend Roan; one of the seemingly ubiquitous Shoun brothers, James, also recommended Roan" (Chapter 15)

3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
✔Empire Falls by Richard Russo

4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
✔Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir by Chris Packham

[Ashley]

October

1. Poem in October

This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE

Setting - Germany

2. Dictionary Day
Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
Dracula - "She did not love him and so she had told him no."

3. The Booker Prize
Read a book first published in October (of any year)


4. Halloween
Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
15 Scary Halloween Books

[Rachel]

Been finished for a while, but I've been very behind on updating threads.

1. To Autumn

To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.

🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 - That's Not What Happened. Published in 2018.


2. Fall into Autumn

This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.

🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F - Wintergirls


3. Rugby World Cup

Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.


🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (I'm assuming "St. John" counts as one name)

4. Abbey Road

This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.

🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) - Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider, who shares her initials with Ringo Starr
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.) - Let Me Hear a Rhyme. A group of three teens try to get a record deal for their recently murdered friend, while keeping his identity a secret.

October

1. Poem in October

This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.

🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) - Anger Is a Gift. It has a boy on the cover, and a boy is a living thing mentioned in the poem.
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE -The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, set in Geneva, and also Ingolstadt, which is in Germany

2. Dictionary Day

Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.

🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc) - City of Lost Souls. 546 pages.
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.) - The Kiss Quotient. On page 227, it says "His hair had gone mostly white over the years, and while he was still an attractive older man, he looked worn and cynical." Cynical is one of the words on the list.
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. - Textrovert

3. The Booker Prize

One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.

🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) - Quiver First published in October 2018.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE - The Grave Keepers by Elizabeth Byrne

4. Halloween

Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.

🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it - Pumpkinheads

November

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!

This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.

🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) - Verity

2. George Eliot

One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.

🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete) - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine, which is actually two sisters, Lynne and Valerie Constantine.

3. NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy, published in 2016


4. The Longest Journey

Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.

🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) - Darius the Great Is Not Okay The main character travels to Iran.

[Traci]

Finished 36/36!

September

1. To Autumn by John Keats
🍁 Title includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem: Fruit of the Drunken Tree (fruit)
🍁 First published in a year with at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9: I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala (1983)
🍁 By an author named John or a reasonable variation: The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism (by John Bacon)

2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 By an author whose first or last name starts with A or F:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (by Sherman Alexie)
🍁 Published under at least two different titles: Three Bags Full (alt title: Glenkill)
🍁 Title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English: The Travelling Cat Chronicles (travelling/traveling)

3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Set in any a country that qualified for the tournament:
The Invisible Mountain (Uruguay)
🍁 Author with a three word name: It's Okay to Laugh (by Nora McInerny Purmort)
🍁 Main character is a professional sportsperson: Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory (professional runner)

4. Abbey Road
🍁 Cover image that shows four or more people: Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

🍁 Author with the same initials as a member of The Beatles: Sourdough (by Robin Sloan)
🍁 Secret or hiding place is important to the plot: The Dew Breaker (father's job)

October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover:
The Plague of Doves (birds)
🍁 Set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE: Girls of Riyadh (Riyadh)
🍁 By a Welsh author: The Kashmir Shawl

2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Number 1 or 6 in the page count: Difficult Women (260 pages)
🍁 One of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text: The Ensemble (love - 1st sentence - It's a love story, the famous violinist had said, and even though Jana knew it was not, those were the words that knocked around her brain when she began to play on stage.)
🍁 Title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more: The Trespasser

3. The Booker Prize
🍁 First published in October: Britt-Marie Was Here
🍁 Author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE: Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (by Barack Obama)
🍁 Has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize: The Testaments

4. Halloween
🍁 First letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT: Time After Time
🍁 Cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (orange)
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween: A Monster Calls

November
🍁 Title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER: Beneath the Lion's Gaze
🍁 Set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive): Emma, Vol. 01 (setting)
🍁 Book of poetry: When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities

2. George Eliot
🍁 Repeated number in the page count: The House on Mango Street (110 pages)
🍁 Author who has published at least seven novels: Zero K
🍁 Published under a pen name or pseudonym: Career of Evil (pen name - Robert Galbraith; real name- J.K. Rowling)

3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 First published in 1999 or later: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (2015)
🍁 First letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO: We Are Okay
🍁 Began as a NaNoWriMo novel: A Little Something Different

4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Main character goes on a long journey: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (Illinois to California mostly by foot, also wagon)
🍁 All the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
🍁 From one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books: Travels with Charley: In Search of America

[viemag]

Finished the Autumn Challenge on November 30, 2019. Always at the last minute.

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) —The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise,The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise The title of this book begins with an R and there is an R in November. I finished this book on (11/30/2019/i>)

2. George Eliot

🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)Vendetta In DeathVendetta in Death by JD Robb
JD Robb is the pseudonym for Nora Roberts. I finished this book on (10/1/2019)M.i>
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later Virgil WanderVirgil Wander> by Leif Enger I finished this book on (11/18/2019) . This book was published October 2, 2018 which is later then 1999.

4. The Longest Journey

🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) Swede HallowSwede Hollow: A Novel by Ola Larsmo, translated to English by Tiina Nunnally. The main characters Gustaf and Anna Klar and their children, Ellen, Elisabet, and Carl travel from their home in Sweden in 1897 to the United States. They travel to Ellis Island, settle in New York City and finally travel to St. Paul, MN where they settle in Swede Hollow, a neighborhood in St. Paul where other Swedish Immigrants live. The story follows their journey through life where they lived in Swede Hollow and Gustaf works for the railroad. One child dies, one grows up and moves out of the Hollow and one moves to Duluth, then back to the Hollow, and then to Two Harbors. The journey continues to 2007 when one of their descendants goes to the burned out Hollow, now Phalen Park and says thank your for their journey and life. This is a well researched historical fiction covering a journey of 130 years and 4,160 miles. I finished this book on (11/21/2019).

[Marie]

A day late :( But I finished :)

November - 4/4

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✔Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
✔Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)

3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
✔Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black - published in 2002

4. The Longest Journey
✔🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
Walking Home by Simon Armitage - he walks the Pennine Way, 256 miles

[Bryony]

Thank you all for joining in this seasonal challenge. I hope you had lots of fun planning your reading and that the tasks helped you discover some great books.

The second post in this thread is now updated with a list of everyone who has completed all or part of the challenge.

Congratulations to everyone who completed the challenge! 36 of you completed the whole of the seasonal challenge. Six people also completed a second round (all 12 prompts twice using different tasks) and four incredibly speedy readers finished a third round (completing all 36 tasks)!

Don’t forget our Winter challenge has now started so take a look at this thread if you haven’t yet signed up. If you have any comments or suggestions for future seasonal challenges you can post them here or send me a Goodreads message if you prefer.

Finally, if anyone finished the challenge but hasn’t posted in this thread yet then you’re welcome to post in the next week and I’ll add your name to the completed challenges list.

Thanks again for joining the challenge and good luck for the Winter challenge!

[Edie]

COMPLETE - finished my last book for this challenge Beloved on November 30 (after a long, long wait to get it off hold from the library).

12/12 completed
September completed
October completed
November completed

√ September
1. To Autumn
√ Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

2. Fall into Autumn
√ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F One Hundred Names by Cecilia Ahern

3. Rugby World Cup

√ Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers Alexander McCall Smith

4. Abbey Road
√ Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people A Night in the Lonesome October


October

1. Poem in October
√ Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) So Much Life Left Over Birds on cover

2. Dictionary Day

√ Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. The Beekeeper's Apprentice

3. The Booker Prize

√ Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize The Blind Assassin

4. Halloween
→🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
√ 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit Dracula


November

1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
√ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) Beloved


2. George Eliot

√ Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. Death Comes for the Archbishop

3. NaNoWriMo
√ Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
Stardust pub 2009

4. The Longest Journey
√ Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) Washington Black