A-Z Challenge: Authors - 2022

[Carmen]

Update to message #9

PROGRESS: 22/52

Hi, oshizu!
I've increased my goal to 52 (I've made a list of "men of mystery" too)
I couldn't help it! Mysteries everywhere! 😅

[Ashleigh]

Update to #35

13/20

S - An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

[Zita]

Update msg. 46 - 8/26 :).

[Amy]

Updated message 96-- 20/26
Edit-- I miscounted somewhere. I have 19/26

[Chrissie]

Update on message #41: finished 19/26 reads.

[Allie]

Update to Message #31
Progress 34/52
Other 17/26
Z Richard Zacks The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805

[Maria]

Update msg 28

39/52

C:Carolyn Brown - Hidden Secrets 1/17/Jeanine Cummins- American Dirt 5-24

[Amy]

Update to message 11: 13/20 authors done.

[Zita]

Update msg. 46 - 9/26 :)

[Sophia]

Hi! I would like to hop in this challenge with an easier goal for myself :)

A-Z CHALLENGE: AUTHORS
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Goal: 9/13

A: A.B. Guthrie Jr. - The Big Sky
x B: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - My Own Words
x C: Diane Chamberlain - The Dream Daughter
x D: Rene Denfield - The Butterfly Girl
x E: Eli Saslow - Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist
x F: Ken Follett - The Pillars of the Earth
G: Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl
x H: Colleen Hoover - Verity
I: TBD
x J: Jeneva Rose - The Perfect Marriage
x K: Jon Krakauer - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
x L: Lisa Scottoline - What Happened to the Bennetts
M: Margot Lee Shetterly - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

[Wolf (Alpha)]

3/26
A: Ben Aaronovitch - Rivers of London
B: Patricia Briggs - Moon Called
✅C: Nikki St. Crowe - The Never King ♥♥♥♥♥
D: Sarah Dessen - Keeping the Moon
E: Janet Evanovich - Curious Minds
F: Namina Forna - The Gilded Ones
G: Mira Grant - Feed
H: Jennifer Hillier - Jar of Hearts
I: Justina Ireland - Dread Nation
J: Jessica Jung - Shine
K: Lydia Kang - Opium and Absinthe
L: Marie Lu - Warcross
M: Seanan McGuire - Every Heart a Doorway
N: Naomi Novik - Uprooted
O: Tommy Orange - There There
✅P: Caroline Peckham - The Awakening ♥♥♥♥♥
Q: Amanda Quick - Second Sight
R: Katee Robert - Neon Gods
S: John Scalzi - Lock In
T: Cristin Terrill - All Our Yesterdays
U: Lisa Unger - Beautiful Lies
V: John Verdon - Think of a Number
W: Kiersten White - Slayer
✅X: Xinran - Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet ♥♥♥
Y: Adrienne Young - Sky in the Deep
Z: Xiran Jay Zhao - Iron Widow

[Sunny]

Update Msg #30

Progress: 12/25

Thanks Oshizu =)

[Ashley]

update message #45
18/26

[Pamela]

Update to Msg# 68
11/26

A - Ashley Audrain - The Push
B -
C - Christopher Paolini - Eragon
D - Diane Lierow - Dani's Story: A Journey from Neglect to Love
E -
F -
G - Garth Stein - The Art of Racing in the Rain
H -
I -
J - Jodie Sweetin - unSweetined: A Memoir
K - T.J. Klune - Under the Whispering Door
L -
M -
N - Neil Gaiman - Stardust
O -
P - Christopher Paolini - Eldest
Q -
R - Romy Hausmann - Dear Child
S - Adam Silvera - They Both Die at the End
T - T.J. Newman - Falling
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

[oshizu]

Update to msg #12: 43/52

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #5 - 16/26 read!

[Heather]

Message #102 updated
A-Z Challenge: Authors
Progress: 19/26

A: Kim Anderson - Alena
B: Brendan Slocumb - The Violin Conspiracy
C: Kat Cho - Once Upon a K-Prom
D: Aminder Dhaliwal - Cyclopedia Exotica
E: Elena Armas - The Spanish Love Deception
F: Huda Fahmy - Huda F Are You?
G: Claudia Gray - The Murder of Mr. Wickham
H: Han Kang - The Vegetarian
I: Junji Ito - Frankenstein
J: Bella James - Blind Date
K: Patrick Radden Keefe – Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
L:
M: Sayaka Murata - Convenience Store Woman
N: Sylvain Neuvel - Until the Last of Me
O: Hiroya Oku - Gantz Omnibus Volume 1
P:
Q:
R: Rachel Reid - Game Changer
S: Stella Starling – All I Want
T: Koushun Takami - Battle Royale
U:
V:
W:
X: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu – Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 1
Y: Yeok-Sik Hong - Umma's Table
Z:

[Sara]

Update to message #363

15/26

A)
B) Beartown by Fredrik Backman [ 1/29/22 ]
C)
D)
E) Book Lovers by Emily Henry [ 5/5/22 ]
F) Us Against You by Fredrik Backman [ 2/2/22 ]
G)
H) Annarasumanara by Ha Il-kwon [ 4/28/22 ]
I)
J) A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy Lin [ 5/15/22 ]
K) Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf [ 1/30/22 ]
L) Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket [ 1/21/22 ]
M) Yona of the Dawn #1 by Mizuho Kusanagi [ 5/16/22 ]
N)
O) The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa [ 1/22/22 ]
P) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness [ 3/28/22 ]
Q)
R)
S) An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir [ 5/23/22 ]
T)You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao [ 5/8/22 ]
U)
V) The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente [ 1/31/22 ]
W)
X)
Y) Satoko and Nada, Vol. 1 by Yupechika [ 5/7/22 ]
Z) The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin [ 2/13/22 ]

[Carmen]

Update to message #9

PROGRESS: 27/52

[oshizu]

Sorry, friends!
I got completely distracted by our team readathon that starts tomorrow. I'm processing all your updates right now.

[oshizu]

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "3/26
A: Ben Aaronovitch - Rivers of London
B: Patricia Briggs - Moon Called
✅C: Nikki St. Crowe - [book:The Never King|..."

Wolf,
I always update from the latest post.
Is this your sign-up post?

[oshizu]

Sophia wrote: "Hi! I would like to hop in this challenge with an easier goal for myself :)

A-Z CHALLENGE: AUTHORS
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Goal: 0/5."

Welcome to the challenge, Sophia!

[oshizu]

Leslie wrote: "I know it is late in the year but I think I can still make 26!"

Welcome, Leslie! You can do it!

[oshizu]

Carmen wrote: "Update to message #9

PROGRESS: 22/52

Hi, oshizu!
I've increased my goal to 52 (I've made a list of "men of mystery" too)
I couldn't help it! Mysteries everywhere! 😅"

Carmen,
Hah, I was hoping you'd increase your goal!
And what a great second list!

[oshizu]

Patricia wrote: "Hi! I'm going to update message#24
I hope I did it right

A-Z CHALLENGE: AUTHORS
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Progress: 12/26

U - Judy Blume - Deenie (Since I already have a letter j, I put it in
the letter U because it's next to the letter J. Also, I forgot to put U and V letters).."

Patricia
Sadly, you cannot count Judy Blume for the letter "U" because only the first letters of the given, middle, or family name count for this challenge.
The good news is that you can move Judy Blume to your "B" character, keeping your progress at 12/26.
Let me know what you want to do.

[Jim]

Update to message #89:

A Girl's Ride in Iceland by Ethel Alec-Tweedie.

Progress: 9/12

[oshizu]

Updated!

Everyone's progress has been updated to here!

[Amy]

Updated message 96-- 21/26

[Maria]

Update msg 28

40/52

R:Ruth Cardello- He Said Together#3 2-24/Aurora Rose Reynolds-Risky-(Adventures in Love #2)5-30

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update to Message 8: 24/26

Only Q and X left!

[Mie]

🥳 COMPLETE 🎊

Update msg 6: 20/20 + bonus letter Ø 😉

Thanks for leading, oshizu - always a pleasure to participate in your challenges!

[Patty]

Update message 50. 9/26

[Maria]

Update msg 28

41/52

missed one earlier

Y:Yolanda Olson - 6-2

[Zita]

Update msg. 46 - 12/26 :).

[Clbrend]

update to message #6
progress 8/26
A.
B.
C. CHARLES R. SWINDOLL. ESTHER
D. DEMELZA CARLTON. EMBELISH
E. EL PAIS. 35 AÑOS 35 HISTORIAS
F.
G.
H.
I.
J. JANE AUSTEN. PERSUASION
J. JOAN GARRIGA. EL BUEN AMOR DE PAREJA.
J. JAVIER COSNAVA. ASESINATO EN MAUTHAUSEN.
J. JOHN GRISHAM. TIEMPO DE PERDON.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R. ROBIN NORWOOD. LAS MUJERES QUE AMAN DEMASIADO.
S.
T.
U.
V.
W.
X.
Y.
Z.

[Bookspective]

Update to message #22
Progress: 16/20

[Roop]

Update to message #92: 16/23

Roop wrote: "I am in for 23 books:

A - Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary)
B - Byrne Kerrigan (The Highwayman)
C - Colleen Hoover (It Ends with us, Reminders of Him, Regretting you)
D - Evie Dunmore ( The portrait of a scotsman)
E - Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Kiss an Angel)
F
G
H
I
J - Julia Quinn ( The viscount who loved me)
K - Lisa Kleypas(Chasing Cassandra)
L - Lucy Score ( Things we never got over)
M - Mhairi McFarlane ( Just Last Night)
N
O - Octavia E. Butler (Parable of the Sower)
P - Penelope Ward (The Day he came back)
R - Sally Rooney (Beautiful World, Where are you)
S - Sarah Maclean ( The Day of the Duchess)
T - Toshikazhu Kawaguchi (Before the Coffee Gets Cold)
U
V - Kurt Vonnegut Jr (Cat's Cradle)
W - Sariah Wilson (The Paid Bridesmaid)
Y -

[Ashleigh]

Update to #35

14/20

K - Empress by Karen Miller

[Jim]

Update to message #89:

Progress: 11/14

D: Alexandre Dumas (1802-70). The Three Musketeers (1844). Finished unabridged audiobook 9 June 2022.

P: Eugenia Dunlap Potts (1840-1912).
Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War (1909). Finished e-book 6 June 2022.

[Jim]

Update to Message #89:

Progress: 12/15

Y: Stuart G. Yates. He Who Comes. Finished e-book 11 June 2022.

[Kathleen]

Hi, I’d like to join the challenge. For all 26 authors.

[Ashleigh]

Update to #35

15/20

V - Vicious by VE Schwab

[Julie]

Updated message 47
4/26

[Ashley]

update message #45
20/26

[Mie]

Final update msg 6: 20/20 - COMPLETE 🥳
+ a bonus letter: Ø 🎁

Thanks for leading - I’m always a fan of letter-challenges! 🤩

[oshizu]

Updated msg 12: 45/52

[oshizu]

Mie wrote: "🥳 COMPLETE 🎊

Update msg 6: 20/20 + bonus letter Ø 😉

Thanks for leading, oshizu - always a pleasure to participate in your challenges!"

Mie
Congratulations on finishing this challenge so early!
I've updated your progress to 21/20 for that mysterious bonus letter. 🧡

[oshizu]

Kathleen wrote: "Hi, I’d like to join the challenge. For all 26 authors."

Kathleen
Welcome to the challenge!
Once I've updated everyone's progress on page 1 of this thread tomorrow, you'll find your name on the Hopefuls roster tomorrow.
Happy alphabetizing!

[Sunny]

Mid June Update. #30

16/26

Thanks, Oshizu!

[oshizu]

Updated!

Everyone's progress has been updated to here!