A-Z Challenge - 2015 Showing 51-100 of 1,508

[Audrey]

I am in on this one as well. Will list as I complete books or once a month. Keeping track of all my books read in a separate spreadsheet to minimize postings since I am going to try several challenges this year.

[Cassandra]

Audrey, that works! Track your books however works best for you. You can post here as often or as infrequently as you like, and I'll update your progress here.

[Clare L]

I am in as well. Here is my list subject to change.
**I am only going to use books that first word starts with the letter with the exception of 'the' and see how many books I read of each letter.

Finished: 18/26

A - 5 Ask Me If I Care(06/01/15); Authority; Acceptance; The Art of Racing in the RainAll the Light We Cannot See
B - 3 The Book of Strange New Things;The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them; The Bell Jar
C - 1 The Cuckoo's Calling
D - 4 The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend; Dark Places; Doctor SleepThe Dead Zone
E - 1 Everlost
F - 2 Fifty Shades of Grey; Frostbite
G - 2 Golden Son(14/01/15)The Girl on the Train
H - 2 The Half Life of Molly PierceThe Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
I - 1 In Cold Blood
J - 1 Journal d'un Dégonfilé: Carnet de bord de Greg
K - 1 The Kill Order
L - 2 The Longest Ride;
Library of Souls
M - 1 Maybe Someday
N - 2 The Night Sister;Never Too Far
O - 1 The Other Side of the Bridge
P - 1 Paper Towns
Q - 1 Queen of the Darkness
R - 2 Room;Real Live Boyfriends: Yes. Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren't Complicated, I Wouldn't Be Ruby Oliver
S - 2 Still Alice(22/01/15)Station Eleven
T - 1 The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon—and me, Ruby Oliver
U - 2 UnWholly;UnSouled
V - 1 Vampire Academy
W - 1 Water for Elephants
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Y - 1 Yes Please
Z - 1 Zeroes

[Megan BG]

I'm in!

25/26

A: Going Rogue: An American Life (Sarah Palin) - 3/17
B: The Girl in the Wall (Daphne Benedis-Grab) - 3/19
C: The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson) - 8/5
D: Yes Man (Danny Wallace) - 1/4
E: Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel) - 4/24
F: If I Stay (Gayle Forman) - 1/4
G: A Storm of Swords (George RR Martin) - 2/16
H: Nantucket Blue (Leila Howland) - 3/10
I: The Invisible Man (HG Wells) - 2/20
J: Looking for Alaska (John Green) - 7/31
K: Mr. Kiss and Tell (Rob Thomas Jennifer Graham) - 2/22
L: Messenger (Lois Lowry) - 3/1
M: American Sniper: Memorial Edition (Chris Kyle) - 5/3
N: It's Not Summer Without You (Jenny Han) - 9/20
O: Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell) - 2/18
P: Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - 5/29
Q: The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick) - 3/6
R: The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (Robert Frost) - 6/30
S: Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) - 2/17
T: Faithful Place (Tana French) - 3/5
U: Unlucky 13 (James Patterson) - 5/24
V: Homecoming (Cynthia Voigt) - 7/25
W: Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married (Gary Chapman) - 7/26
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Y: You Had Me At Hello (Mhairi McFarlane) - 7/11
Z: A Zombie Christmas (Anthony Renfro) - 12/22

[Jaime]

I am in. Got my list of books, but it might change as the year goes by!

Sounds fun!
A:The Art of Racing in the Rain
B:Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
C:The Color Purple
D:When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
E: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
F:The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
G:The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea
H:Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-scale Permaculture-Toby Hemenway
I:How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
J:The Auschwitz Escape-Joel C. Rosenberg
K:The Kite Runner
L:The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life
M:Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek-Maya Van Wagenen
N:The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science-Norman Doidge
O:Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling
P:The Power Of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential
Q:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
R:The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
S:Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
T:As a Man Thinketh
U:Under the Dome
V:The Mother-Daughter Book Club-Heather Vogel Frederick
W:Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences
X:Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love-Xinran
Y:Yes Please
Z:Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam-Zainab Salbi

[Renáta]

Sign me up too!

23/26
✓ A: An Ember in the Ashes
✓ B: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
✓ C: A Monster Calls
✓ D: Stalking Darkness
✓ E: Station Eleven
✓ F: Playing with Fire
✓ G: The Picture of Dorian Gray
✓ H: The Hero of Ages
✓ I: The Ice Dragon
✓ J: The Son by Jo Nesbø
✓ K: Half a King
✓ L: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
✓ M: Mortal Coil
✓ N: NPCs
✓ O: The Faceless Ones
✓ P: Skulduggery Pleasant
Q: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
✓ R: Red Rising
✓ S: Saga, Volume 1
✓ T: The Child Thief
✓ U: Unwind
✓ V: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
✓ W: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
X: X: A Novel
✓ Y: Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Z: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

[Cassandra]

You've all been added!

[ChrisP]

Count me in for every letter:)

[Cassandra]

Consider yourself counted!

[Cynthia]

I'm in! The whole alphabet.
I'll keep my list posted in my personal corner and just put periodic updates here, if that's fine?

[Cassandra]

Cynthia, that's perfectly fine!

[Joe]

A-Z Challenge
Completed: 24/26

✔ A. The Crime At Black Dudley by Margery Allingham (1/17) ****
✔ B. A Stained White Radiance by James Lee Burke (1/17) *****
✔ C. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (3/6) ****
✔ D. A Brief Wondrous of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (2/21) *****
✔----All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (9/29) ****
✔ E. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (6/4) ****
✔ F. The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (4/27) ****
✔ G. Sandman Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman (1/6) ***
✔ H. Unbroken A World War II Story of Survival Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (4/8) ****
✔ I. Foundation by Isaac Asimov (1/10) ***
✔ J. Chocolat by Joanne Harris (6/13) ****1/2
✔ K. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (7/26) ***1/2
✔ L. Sackett's Land by Louis L'Amour (3/11) ****
✔ M. Trunk Music by Michael Connelly(12/22) ***1/2
✔ N. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (8/22) ****
✔ O. The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi (11/29) ****
✔ P. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (8/31) ****
✔ Q. after the quake by Haruki Murakami (2/3) ****
✔ R. Survivor in Death by J. D. Robb (12/11) **1/2
✔ S. Buried Prey by John Sandford (11/7) ****
✔ T. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (7/12) *****
✔----Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine (8/29) ****
✔ U. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
✔ V. Saga 1 by Brian Vaughan (3/14) ****
✔ W. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (5/22) *****
X. The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
Y. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
✔Z. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (3/28) ****

[Cassandra]

Added you both! Welcome to the challenge.

[Maiko]

A-Z CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Read a book for each letter of the alphabet. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "an", "the", or "of") or the initials of its authors.

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✔A. ●A●merican Assassin by Vince Flynn 1/28
✔B. The Graveyard ●B●ook by Neil Gaiman 1/8
✔C. ●C●ontagion by Robin Cook 1/5
✔D. ●D●elancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizenberg 1/2
✔E. The ●E●xorcist by William Peter Blatty 1/11
✔F. The Sins of the ●F●athers by Lawrence Block 1/4
✔G. The ●G●odfather by Mario Puzo 1/6
✔H. The ●H●undred Secret Senses by Amy Tan 1/21
✔I. The Black ●I●ce by Michael Connelly 1/12
✔J. ●J●ackaby by William Ritter 1/1
✔K. City of Bells by ●K●im Wright 2/1
✔L. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by ●L●isa See 1/26
✔M. The Fifth Witness by ●M●ichael Connelly 1/10
✔N. The ●N●arrows by Michael Connelly 2/18
✔O. ●O●ver the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman 1/7
✔P. ●P●sycho by Robert Bloch 1/4
✔Q. The Sugar ●Q●ueen by Sarah Addison Allen 1/18
✔R. Black Order by James ●R●ollins 1/27
✔S. The ●S●urgeon by Tess Gerritsen 1/17
✔T. ●T●ai-Pan by James Clavell 2/4
✔U. The ●U●nquiet: A Thriller 3/17
✔V. ●V●oid Moon 2/16
✔W. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls ●W●ilder 1/1
✔X. Mountain Girl River Girl by Ting ●X●ing Ye 6/16
✔Y. Musashi by Eiji ●Y●oshikawa 1/16
✔Z. The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile ●Z●ola 6/17

[Kathy]

I will join this yearly challenge from Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2015
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A:American Revolution by Mary Pope Osborne 3/26/15

B:The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince bySerena Valentino 4/25/15

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D:Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid 5/9/15

E:Extreme Couponing: Learn How to Be a Savvy Shopper and Save Money... One Coupon At a Time by Joni Meyer-Crothers 4/4/15

F:Final Callby Terri Reid 4/7/15

G:Good Tidings by Terri Reid 3/28/15

H:The Hidden Girl: A True Story of the Holocaust byLola Rein Kaufman 4/12/15

I:It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake 4/23/15

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L:Loose Ends by Terri Reid 1/10/15

M:Maleficent by Elizabeth Rudnick 4/25/15

N:Never Forgottenby Terri Reid 4/6/15

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P:Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel by Michaela MacColl 7/4/15

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R:The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape From The Tower Of London by Elvira Woodruff 1/11/15

S:The Seer of Shadows by Avi 4/22/15

T:The Terror of Central Mass: The Story of Martin by L. griffin 2/17/15

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W:Who Was Robert Ripley?by Kirsten AndersonKirsten Anderson 4/12/15

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[Cassandra]

Added Maiko and Kathy. Welcome to the challenge!

[E]

I'm in as well. I've tried this before but I counted only author's last name to it (and finished it only once), this is so much easier! :)

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I think I would like to give this challenge a try as well. Hopefully these challenges will give me the push I need to read some of my unread books. Particularly the ones that have been waiting ever so patiently for me to get around to them. Could you please add me to the list? Thanks.

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[DeNeal]

I am in, I will add books as I go. Do they have to be read in alphabetical order?

[Cassandra]

Absolutely not, Deneal! Read in whatever order you wish.

[Zara's Retreat]

Please add me. I'm going to try to use books from those that I plan to read for this coming year.


A-Z CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015

A - The Ask and the Answer
B - Father Barry May Back from the Brink a glimpse of the fourth dimension
C - City Girl
D - The Darkest Minds
E - Every Little Thing About You
F - Finnikin of the Rock
G - Golden Earrings
H - Handle with Care
I - The Invisible Man
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K - Kiss an Angel
L - Little Bitty Lies
M - Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
N - Nefertiti
O - One Hundred Years of Solitude
P - Pretense
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R - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
S - The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court
T - A Texas Sky
U - Upside Down, Inside Out
V - Virgin River
W - Where the Wild Rose Blooms
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[Jayne]

Count me in. I'll add books as I finish them.

[These Violent Delights]

I'm in on this challenge too!

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[Cassandra]

Sounds great! Welcome to the challenge.

[Rand]

I want to join! I'll finish the list later :)


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D. The God Delusion Richard Dawkins
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G. Girl, Interrupted Susana Kaysen
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K. Kokoro Sōseki Natsume
L. Last Seen Wearing Colin Dexter
M. Beyond the Blue Mountains Jean Plaidy
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[Marina]

Rand, I loved Girl, Interrupted, although it's a very tough book. The movie is beautiful, too.
And I also want to read I Am Malala next year :-)

[Zita]

I would like to join as well. I´ll add books as I read them.

25/26

A: The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong 1/27/15 3*
B: The Secret Duke by Jo Beverley 1/3/15 4*
C: Dead Cold by Louise Penny 1/4/15 4*
D: Death in Devon by Ian Sansom 2/10/15 4*
E: Kiss the Earl by Gina Lamm 2/10/15 4*
F: Im Tal des Fuchses by Charlotte Link 2/4/15 4*
G: Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud 1/13/15 3*
H: Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover 1/31/15 3*
I: An Irresistible Bachelor by Jessica Bird 1/1/15 3*
J: The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, The West, and The Future of the Holy City by Dore Gold 1/2/15 3*
K: The Pink Suit by N.M. Kelby 1/17/15 3*
L: Loving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney 1/10/15 3*
M: This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas 1/25/15 3*
N: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh 1/4/15 4*
O: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 1/26/15 5*
P: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 2/9/15 3*
Q: The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde 2/1/15 3*
R: The Mill River Recluse by Darcie Chan 1/5/15 3*
S: The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd 1/6/15 4*
T: Te daré la tierra by Chufo Lloréns 1/14/15 3*
U: Love Unrehearsed by Tina Reber 1/9/15 3*
V: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh 2/21/15 3*
W: Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters 1/7/15 3*
X: ?????
Y: Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon 1/1/15 4* - Really good :)!
Z: Zakázaná přitažlivost by Kateřina Petrusová 1/8/15 3*

[Deborah]

I'm in:)

A: 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas
B: Biting Bad
C: The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco
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F: Frenchman's Creek
G: The Fall by Bethany Griffin
H: The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
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K: Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark
L: Landline
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[Rand]

Marina, in fact , one of the reasons I want to read Girl, Interrupted is because of the movie! :)

[Marybeth]

I'm in. Books will probably (most likey) change but i will post what i can.
Books read: 9/26

A - Alice in Zombieland
B - Bite Club
C - Crank
D - Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
E - Etiquette & Espionage
F - Fractured Legacy
G - Gathering Darkness
H - The Host
I - I Was Here
J - Just One Night
K - Kristen (may change)
L - Last Breath
M - Mind Games
N - Night of the Soul Stealer
O - Of Poseidon
P - Poison Study
Q - Queen of Babble
R - Rose by Any Other Name
S - Shatter Me
T - Tear You Apart
U - Until I Die
V - Vessel
W - Where She Went
X - Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!
Y - Yes Please
Z - Zodiac

[Karena]

I'm in!

25/26


A Almost Famous Women: Stories
B Kate Bolick Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
C The Calligrapher's Daughter
D Cory Doctorow In Real Life
E Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng
F The Feast of Roses
G C.W. Gortner Mademoiselle Chanel
H Home
I Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story
J N.K. Jemisin The Inheritance Trilogy
K Sarah Kay No Matter the Wreckage
L Denise K. Lajimodiere Dragonfly Dance
M The Moonlight Palace
N Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
O Regina O'Melveny The Book of Madness and Cures
P Pissing in a River
Q Queen of Dreams
R Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
S The Siren
T Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
U Under a Painted Sky
V Catherynne M. Valente Deathless
W Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
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Y The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life
Z Zadie Smith White Teeth

[Cassandra]

I've added everyone. Welcome to the challenge!

[Beth]

I might participate but would like to follow up what I did in 2014, which was three sets of A-Z by title, by author's first name and by author's last name. Is that acceptable here? I found some great books that way that I wouldn't otherwise have read.

Those of you who plan to read Cinder, I hope you love it! I'm halfway through the third book, Cress, and it's one of the best series I've run across in awhile.

[Cassandra]

Beth, I'm fine with you tweaking the challenge a bit. Do you mean to basically do the A-Z challenge three times, one for title, one for author's first name, and one for author's last name?

[Beth]

Yes, that's it. Here's what I did for 2014 (still have one book to go!) but that group has gotten pretty quiet and I'm not sure if they'll run it again for 2015.

[Cassandra]

That's really cool! Sure, you're welcome to use this challenge to continue that one. Are you allowing yourself to use one book for more than one set, or should I put your goal at 78 books?

[Shaunte]

I'm in 1 for each letter - I'll fill in my titles as I go along. :) thanks!!

[Beth]

Thanks! Yes, please put me down for 78 since I won't be repeating any books within the challenge.

Thought maybe I could just "free read" without any structure in the new year but I'm way too hooked on challenges!

[Beth]

2015 A-Z Challenge

With Cassandra's permission, I'm making three lists -- by title, author's first name and author's last name.

78/78 completed

By Title:

26/26

A: Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh (4/8)
B: Both Flesh and Not by David Foster Wallace (1/31)
C: Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace (1/3)
D: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris (audio book, 4/14)
E: Elegy for April by Benjamin Black (audio book, 1/8)
F: First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card (3/3)
G: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (3/10)
H: How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis (1/17)
I: The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn (1/16)
J: Junky by William S. Burroughs (8/1)
K: Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock (10/18)
L: The Lemur by Benjamin Black (7/31)
M: Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins (4/14)
N: Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly (audio book, 4/7)
O: Oblivion by David Foster Wallace (1/19)
P: The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (4/25)
Q: Queer by William S. Burroughs (10/2)
R: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (3/1)
S: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace (1/26)
T: Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives by various authors (2/3)
U: Unbelievable by Sara Shepard (1/24)
V: Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (4/13)
W: When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (audio book, 1/28)
X: Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (11/15)
Y: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (5/22)
Z: The Zero by Jess Walter (7/26)

By Author's First Name:

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A: Andrey Kurkov - Death and the Penguin (1/2)
B: Ben Aaronovitch - Midnight Riot (audio book, 7/16)
C: Chris Cleave - Incendiary (4/18)
D: David Sedaris - Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (audio book, 1/19)
E: Eliza Crewe - Crushed (1/8)
F: Frank Herbert - Soul Catcher (12/24)
G: Gillian Flynn - Dark Places (2/13)
H: Herman Koch - Summer House with Swimming Pool (11/11)
I: Ilona Andrews - Clean Sweep (7/9)
J: Jeaniene Frost - Once Burned (2/14)
K: Kelley Armstrong - Haunted (2/8)
L: L. Sprague de Camp - Rogue Queen (3/9)
M: Michael Connelly - The Black Ice (audio book, 3/10)
N: Nalini Singh - Archangel's Legion (1/13)
O: Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game (2/20)
P: Patricia Briggs - Blood Bound (1/9)
Q: Quentin Crisp - How To Become A Virgin (12/20)
R: Richelle Mead - The Ruby Circle (2/24)
S: Sarah Fine - Marked (2/2)
T: T Cooper - Real Man Adventures (5/6)
U: Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea (5/9)
V: Vladimir Nabokov - Lolita (11/27)
W: William Golding - Lord of the Flies (11/9)
X: Xue Xinran - Sky Burial (3/7)
Y: Yann Martel - What is Stephen Harper Reading? (11/2)
Z: Zachary Schomburg - The Man Suit (6/23)

By Author's Last Name:

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A: Armstrong, Kelley - Broken (audio book, 2/26)
B: Briggs, Patricia - Iron Kissed (2/10)
C: Crewe, Eliza - Cracked (1/4)
D: D'Ambrosio, Charles - Loitering (6/15)
E: Estep, Jennifer - Web of Lies (8/6)
F: French, Tana - The Secret Place (3/19)
G: Garcia, Kami - Beautiful Creatures (6/23)
H: Hearne, Kevin - Hounded (2/23)
I: Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child (12/18)
J: Joyce, Rachel - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (audio book, 8/11)
K: Kinsella, Sophie - Wedding Night (audio book, 2/12)
L: Lindsay, Jeff - Dexter Is Dead (7/11)
M: McCracken, Elizabeth - Thunderstruck & Other Stories (1/6)
N: Niffenegger, Audrey - The Time Traveler's Wife (2/28)
O: Oates, Joyce Carol - Zombie (6/18)
P: Pinker, Steven - The Sense of Style (audio book, 9/3)
Q: Quinn, Spencer - Dog on It (10/16)
R: Rash, Ron - Nothing Gold Can Stay (audio book, 5/19)
S: Shepard, Sara - Pretty Little Secrets (1/29)
T: Toews, Miriam - All My Puny Sorrows (7/6)
U: Undset, Sigrid - Gunnar's Daughter (12/23)
V: Vonnegut, Kurt - Welcome to the Monkey House (9/28)
W: Walter, Jess - The Financial Lives of the Poets (2/3)
X: Xinran, Xue - What the Chinese Don't Eat (2/1)
Y: Yancey, Rick - Confessions of a Tax Collector (10/5)
Z: Zeppa, Jamie - Beyond the Sky and the Earth (9/4)

[Megan]

I'm joining in as well:)

A: Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood - completed January 2015

B: The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber - completed January 2015

C: The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton - completed March 2015

D: Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins - completed March 2015

E: Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey - completed January 2015

F: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen - completed January 2015

G: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - completed January 2015

H: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - completed February 2015

I: Inamorata by Megan Chance - completed June 2015

J: Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke - completed January 2015

K: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica - completed February 2015

L: Landline by Rainbow Rowell - completed January 2015

M: Messenger by Lois Lowry - completed February 2015

N: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - completed February 2015

O: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan - completed March 2015

P: Golden Son by Pierce Brown - completed February 2015

Q: The Dark Queen by Susan Carroll - completed June 2015

R: Red Rising by Pierce Brown - completed January 2015

S: The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes - completed February 2015

T: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult - completed January 2015

U: Under Different Stars by Amy Bartol - completed March 2015

V: The Art of Baking Blind by Sarah Vaughan - completed March 2015

W: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - completed January 2015

X: The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel by Ruiyan Xu - completed August 2015

Y: The Young Elites by Marie Lu - completed May 2015

Z: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - completed April 2015

26/26 - CHALLENGE COMPLETED!!!

[Heather (Heatso)]

Completed

26/26

A. Animal Farm
B. Burned
C. Clayton, Alice, Nuts
D. Davidson, MaryJanice, Undead and Unpopular
E. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
F. Finding Audrey
G. The Great Gatsby
H. Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story
I. In Real Life
J. Jenny Lawson, Let's Pretend This Never Happened
K. Kaling, Mindy, Why Not Me
L. The Long Haul
M. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
N. Nimona
O. One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
P. Pivot and Slip
Q. Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery
R. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Afterlife with Archie
S. Spice
T. Trouble Is a Friend of Mine
U. Undead and Unemployed
V. Vaughan, Brian K., Saga, Volume 5
W. The Wishing Spell
X. New X-Men, Vol. 1: E is for Extinction
Y. Yes Please
Z. Zom-B Underground

[Rae]

A-Z CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Last Updated: 12-29-15
26/26

A: Assassin by Angela Addams Completed 2/10/15
B: Back to the Bedroom by Janet Evanovich Completed 2/6/15
C: Candy Store by Bella Andre Completed 2/1/15
D: Divergent by Veronica Roth Completed 7/1/15
E: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer Completed 1/11/15
F: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher Completed 1/13/15
G: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher Completed 1/24/15
H: His Secret Valentine by Kate Hoffmann Completed 2/12/15
I: Insurgentby Veronica Roth Completed 7/8/15
J: Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman Completed 1/18/15



K: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher Completed 1/31/15
L: Love Struck by Melissa Marr Completed 2/5/15
M: Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates Completed 7/17/15
N: Night Moves by Stephanie Tyler Completed 8/9/15
O: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer Completed 1/20/15
P: Playing With Poison by Cindy Blackburn Completed 4/17/15
Q: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Completed 12/29/15
R: Rose by Holly Webb Completed 2/15/15
S: Storm Front by Jim Butcher Completed 1/7/15
T: Three Odd Balls by Cindy Blackburn Completed 4/21/15



U: Undercover Daddy by Delores Fossen Completed 6/27/15,
V: Gentlemen Prefer Voodoo by Angie Fox Completed 2/7/15
W: Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong Completed 1/9/15
X: Operation XOXO by Elle James Completed 2/8/15
Y: The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay by Rebecca Sparrow Completed 12/28/15
Z: Zombiewood Confidential by Mari Mancusi Completed 2/9/15

[Shahriar]

I am joining in as well :)

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[Tahj]

I'm Gonna Try!!!


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[Ashlee]

yay for 2015 im not going to do every challenge and get overwhelmed but A-z is one i will be doing add me on please :)

[Sherry]

I'm In. I would love to try even though some will be hard to find. Example: Y and Z.

[ScarlettMi]

I'll be attempting this challenge as well.


Updated: December 31st
(25/26)

A - Americanah
B - Batman: Eternal, Vol. 1
C - Cold Cold Heart
D - A Confederacy of Dunces
E - Station Eleven
F - Fairest
G - The Girl on the Train
H - How to Fight Presidents: Defending Yourself Against the Badasses Who Ran This Country
I - I'll Give You the Sun
J - Journey to the Center of the Earth
K - The Water Knife
L - Landline
M - The Martian
N - By Nightfall
O - Orphan Train
P - Dark Places
Q - The Snow Queen
R - Ready Player One
S - The Scorpio Races
T - The Thirteenth Tale
U - The Yiddish Policemen's Union
V - Code Name Verity
W - The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War Part 2
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Y - Yes Please
Z - Gabrielle Zevin (The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry)

[Cassandra]

I've added everyone.

Some letters may be hard to find books for, but everyone should feel free to use this thread to suggest titles and authors that fit.

[Ashlee]

Will Add As I Go
A:American Psycho
B:Burial Rites
C:A Child Called "It"
D:I Shot Daddy
E:
F:The Fault in Our Stars
G:The Girl on the Train
H:The Husband's Secret
I:I Was Here
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L:Little Mercies
M: Magician: Master
N:Master of the Nine Steps
O:Orange Is the New Black
P:The Plains of Passage
Q:Red Queen
R:Running with Scissors
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T:Taking a Chance
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W:Mum, I Wish I Was Dead: The story of a teenager who conquered depression
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12/26

Bring on 2015!!! Happy New Year everyone!!

[Carrie]

My goal is 26 books!! This is a perfect challenge for me :)

A:The Apothecary
B: The Bookseller 5/14/15
C:Wicked Charms 7/27/15
D: The Life and Death of Sophie Stark 6/23/15
E: Eleanor & Park 10/30/15
F:A Family Affair 4/23/15
G: Gingersnap
H: Stowaway Heart 4/27/15
I:In the Woods 7/13/15
J:Just One Look 9/2015
K: Kill Me If You Can 2/20/15
L: Liesl & Po 5/28/15
M:Moon Over Manifest 3/26/15
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O: The One and Only Ivan 5/17/15
P:Pie 4/30/15
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S: Shadow Spell 2/25/15
T: The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel 4/24/15
U: Undead 3/1/15
V:The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond 5/7/15
W: The Search for WondLa 1/23/15
X:
Y: Missing You 4/14/15
Z:

Bummer, just finished 2 more books, but I've already used the letters :( 3/12/15
Finished Declutter Extreme! How to Satisfactorily Declutter Your House or Room in Record Time last night (4/15/15), but not sure it really counts as a "book". It was only 26p. If, by the end of the year, I haven't used up my 'D' or 'E' then I'll put it in :)