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message 1: by Jazzy (last edited Oct 15, 2022 06:31AM) (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments

For each letter A through Z, read a book where the Title begins with that letter. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title.



All books should be written no later than 1972.
Please add links as well as your bookcovers & have fun!

Here is a template to copy:

A-Z Authors
1/1/2022 - 31/12/2022
0/26

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
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U
V
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Alexandra
Annette
Armin
Cosmic
Cozy_Pug
Irphen
Jacquie
Janelle
Jazzy
Kathy
Lynn
Marie
Nidhi
Nike
Pat
Robin P
Tracey
Trisha
Rosemarie


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message 8: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments wow nice books Cosy Pug! I like the way they are all colourful and several have the same design.


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Jazzy wrote: "wow nice books Cosy Pug! I like the way they are all colourful and several have the same design."

Thanks Jazzy! Several have the same design because they're free editions for my Kindle 😂


message 10: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments They really look good and I see some on there i'd like to read too!


message 11: by Alexandra (last edited Dec 31, 2021 05:02AM) (new)

Alexandra Daw (luvvie) | 28 comments Hmm this is a chance to tackle some of my Virago Modern Classics that I was going to read in my retirement. Well here I am at last.

And I'll chuck in Vanity Fair for a bit of spice. Did anyone else notice that the letters U and V are missing in the template?

A-Z Titles
1/1/2022 - 31/12/2022
0/26

A All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West 1931
B Bobbin Up by Dorothy Hewett 1959
C The Crowded Street by Winifred Holtby 1924
D Devoted Ladies by Molly Keane 1934
E Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 1911
F Frost in May by Antonia White 1933
G Glitter of Mica by Jessie Kesson 1963
H The Holiday by Stevie Smith 1949
I Illyrian Spring by Ann Bridge 1935
J Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier 1936
K A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines 1968
L The Little Company by Eleanor Dark 1945
M Moonraker by F. Tennyson Jesse 1927
N Novel on Yellow Paper by Stevie Smith 1936
O One Fine Day by Mollie Panter-Downes 1947
P Painted Clay by Capel Boake 1917
Q The Squire's Daughter by F.M. Mayor 1929
R The Rector by Mrs. Oliphant 1863
S The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth von Arnim 1899
T The Three Miss Kings by Ada Cambridge 1891
U The Unlit Lamp by Radclyffe Hall 1924
V Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 1848
W Without My Cloak by Kate O'Brien 1931
X Letty Fox: Her Luck by Christina Stead 1946
Y Lucy Gayheart by Willa Cather 1935
Z Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamond Lehmann 1932

All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West Bobbin Up by Dorothy Hewett The Crowded Street by Winifred Holtby Devoted Ladies by Molly Keane Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Frost in May (Frost in May, #1) by Antonia White Glitter of Mica by Jessie Kesson The Holiday by Stevie Smith Illyrian Spring by Ann Bridge Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines The Little Company by Eleanor Dark Moonraker by F. Tennyson Jesse Novel on Yellow Paper by Stevie Smith One Fine Day by Mollie Panter-Downes Painted Clay by Capel Boake The Squire's Daughter by F.M. Mayor The Rector and The Doctor's Family by Mrs. Oliphant The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth von Arnim The Three Miss Kings by Ada Cambridge The Unlit Lamp by Radclyffe Hall Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Without My Cloak by Kate O'Brien Letty Fox Her Luck by Christina Stead Lucy Gayheart by Willa Cather Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamond Lehmann


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Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Alexandra wrote: "Did anyone else notice that the letters U and V are missing in the template?"

Wow no I didn't notice that Alexandra, I had originally put numbers AND letters and thought oh ho i'll change that so much have made the mistake then! Thank you for your eagle eyes!!

I LOVE your book choices. My favourite cover is the white horse on Without My Cloak.


message 13: by Alexandra (new)

Alexandra Daw (luvvie) | 28 comments Cozy_Pug wrote: "A to Z Title Challenge
1/1/2022 - 12/31/2022

0/26

A - Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
B - The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
C - [bo..."


Ooh I hadn't heard of Xingu! One day I will read Trollope. Enjoy the Thomas Hardy :)


message 14: by Alexandra (new)

Alexandra Daw (luvvie) | 28 comments Jazzy wrote: "A-Z Title Challenge
0/26

A - Angarey: Nine Stories And A Play (1932) - Vibha S. Chauhan
B - Brideshead Revisited (1945) - Evelyn Waugh
..."


Hi Jazzy - the Herman Wouk book looks interesting and great to see some Scandinavian stuff in there as well. I'm interested to read Kristin Lavransdatter (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1-3) by Sigrid Undset but at over 1000 pages I'm not quite ready yet !


message 15: by Alexandra (new)

Alexandra Daw (luvvie) | 28 comments Jazzy wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "Did anyone else notice that the letters U and V are missing in the template?"

Wow no I didn't notice that Alexandra, I had originally put numbers AND letters and thought oh ho i'..."


Hi Jazzy - I'm here to tell you that I am a hopeless proof reader so didn't notice until of course I was going through the list :) The cover of Without my Cloak caught my eye too! The book I have at home has the old Virago green cover I suspect and isn't as pretty. Although I do like the green covers usually.


message 16: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Alexandra, it will be good to have you checking things, sometimes I type too fast and don't notice my mistakes! And oh, i'm always falling into that trap of choosing a book by its cover!




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Alexandra wrote: "Cozy_Pug wrote: "A to Z Title Challenge
1/1/2022 - 12/31/2022

0/26

A - Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
B - The Black Arrow by [author:Robert Louis Stevenso..."


I'd not heard of Xingu either until I started searching for books beginning with X 😂

Trollope is wonderful, I love his books so much. I've had Vanity Fair for probably 15 years or so on my TBR. Finally going to read it and very much looking forward to it. Hope we both enjoy it!


message 18: by Tr1sha (new)

Tr1sha | 336 comments It looks as though this group has mainly people who are incredibly well-organised! I’m impressed to see so many complete lists ready to start reading. My approach was going to be reading a book & seeing where it fitted into my currently blank alphabet!

I’m looking forward to this challenge & hopefully discovering some new books & authors while getting to know people.


message 19: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Trisha I find books to fit and then may or may not read them or might change them later, but it definitely makes it easier for deciding what to read next! I'm so happy you're here with us!


message 20: by Tr1sha (new)

Tr1sha | 336 comments Jazzy wrote: "Trisha I find books to fit and then may or may not read them or might change them later, but it definitely makes it easier for deciding what to read next! I'm so happy you're here with us!"

Thanks Jazzy. You probably save time - I sometimes decide to read then spend ages browsing & trying to choose a book.


message 21: by Alexandra (new)

Alexandra Daw (luvvie) | 28 comments Trisha wrote: "It looks as though this group has mainly people who are incredibly well-organised! I’m impressed to see so many complete lists ready to start reading. My approach was going to be reading a book & s..."

Trisha I am here to tell you that I have yet to finish a reading challenge in one of these groups. Do you know I actually think the most fun is finding the books and writing up the list ;)


message 22: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments I have to agree with Alexandra, sometimes I have managed to read the books, but not always, and it is a lot of fun creating the posts!


message 23: by Jazzy (last edited Dec 31, 2021 03:47PM) (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Although reading the books is pretty sexy too!



message 24: by Irphen (last edited Oct 03, 2022 09:44AM) (new)

Irphen | 18 comments Well as counting books in this challenge and in the A-Z Author challenge is allowed I will join this one as well and see how far I get! So here we go! :-)

A-Z Title Challenge
1/1/2022 - 31/12/2022
13/26

A - ✅ Alcools by Guillaume Apollinaire ( 1913 ) mars
B - ✅ Beowolf by Unknown ( 900 ) end mars
C - ✅ Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu ( 1872 ) january
D -✅ Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf ( 1925 ) read in june
E
F
G
H - ✅ The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson ( 1959 ) january
I - ✅ The Ice People by René Barjavel ( 1968 ) begin september
J
K - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ( 1960 )
L - ✅ The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ( 1943 ) february
M - ✅ The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury ( 1950 ) read end march - begin april
N -
O - ✅ The Oval Lady, Other Stories: Six Surreal Stories by Leonora Carrington ( 1938 ) juanuary
P - The Pastoral Symphony by André Gide ( 1911 )
Q
R
S - ✅ The Sorceress: A Study in Middle Age Superstition by Jules Michelet ( 1862 )
T - ✅ The Turn of the Screw by Henry James ( 1898 ) read in june
U - ✅ Ubik by Philip K. Dick ( 1969 ) read 3 - 13 june
V
W - Walden by Henry David Thoreau ( 1854 )
X
Y
Z - ✅ Zadig by Voltaire ( 1747 ) read in june

Alcools by Guillaume Apollinaire Beowolf by Unknown Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Ice People by René Barjavel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury The Oval Lady, Other Stories Six Surreal Stories by Leonora Carrington The Pastoral Symphony by André Gide The Sorceress A Study In Middle Age Superstition by Jules Michelet Ubik by Philip K. Dick Walden by Henry David Thoreau Zadig by Voltaire The Turn of the Screw by Henry James


message 25: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Fab fab fab Irphen! I'm going to be reading Island too.
Did you put Huxley on the Author A-Z for X?


message 28: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Dreamy Annette!


message 30: by Alexandra (new)

Alexandra Daw (luvvie) | 28 comments Dear Tracey - I'm liking your list so far. Hope you enjoy the Wolves of Willoughby Chase as much as I did. :)


message 31: by Tracey (new)

Tracey (traceyrb) Alexandra wrote: "Dear Tracey - I'm liking your list so far. Hope you enjoy the Wolves of Willoughby Chase as much as I did. :)"

Thanks, Alexandra. It is a mix of some books on my shelf and others that I have agreed to in other challenges. Your list is enchanting. :)


message 32: by Annette (new)

Annette | 33 comments Jazzy wrote: "Dreamy Annette!"

Thanks! I said that I am aiming for 20 books in this challenge but in my heart, I do hope to cover all 26 letters.


message 33: by Pat (last edited Jan 11, 2022 10:14AM) (new)

Pat Morris-jones | 6 comments A
B
C
D
E
F Full Tilt. Ireland to India with a bicycle. Dervla Murphy.
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S The spy who came in from the cold. John Le Carre.
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z


message 34: by Irphen (last edited Jan 04, 2022 09:38AM) (new)

Irphen | 18 comments Jazzy wrote: "Fab fab fab Irphen! I'm going to be reading Island too.
Did you put Huxley on the Author A-Z for X?"


I didn't at first but you just gave me the idea, so I will be doing that as well :-p You difinitly have good tips for challenges! ;-) I just finished my first book for the challenge as well, Carmilla, so I put your green tick next to it on both challenges ;-)


message 35: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Irphen, I bet that will fit on quite a few challenges in your other groups as well!


message 36: by Armin (last edited Dec 11, 2022 01:34AM) (new)

Armin Durakovic | 9 comments A - Antigona - Nov 10
B - Berlin Alexanderplatz - Jul 03
C - The Call of the Wild - Jan 04
D - The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell - Apr 07
E - Evenings Near the Village of Dikanka - Aug 03
F - A Farewell to Arms - Mar 06
G - The Gambler - Jan 16
H - Hadji Murád - Mar 12
I - The Idiot - Feb 07
J - The Judge's House - Dec 10
K - Kreutzerova Sonata - Mar 16
L - Lord of the Flies - May 28
M - The Miser - Mar 07
N - Nausea - Feb 09
O - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Feb 17
P
Q
R - The Razor's Edge - Jan 27
S - The Sun Also Rises - Mar 01
T - Tartuffe - Mar 06
U - Ugursuz - Jan 29
V
W - The Wall and Other Stories - Feb 12
X
Y
Z - Zadig; Or, the Book of Fate - Aug 08


message 37: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Oh nice choice Armin.


message 38: by Jazzy (last edited Jan 09, 2022 11:52AM) (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments I read 2 so far, but i see Trisha has read 4!


message 40: by Cosmic (new)

Cosmic Arcata | 90 comments Trisha wrote: "A-Z Titles
1/1/2022 - 31/12/2022


Did you like Greenmantle?

Have you read other books in the series? The 39 Steps was the first in the series, and was mentioned (as the movie by that name in The Catcher in the Rye.



message 41: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments I love the 39 Steps, and there are several film versions as well!


message 42: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Nice to see you here Jacquie!


message 44: by Lynn (last edited Dec 27, 2022 01:59PM) (new)

Lynn (lynnsreads) | 164 comments I am entering titles as I read them. All the books will be at least 50 years old and full length. I will be using the following grace rule:

For each letter A through Z, read a book where the Title begins with that letter. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title.

Current Tally 15/26

A-Z Titles
1/1/2022 - ?

A
B Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories by Truman Capote 5*
C The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 5*
D The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving 4*
E Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery 5*
F
G The Grey Woman by Elizabeth Gaskell 3*
H
I
J
K The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy 4*
L Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke 4*
M MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker 4*
N The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann 5*
O
P
Q
R
S The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 5*
T Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne 4*
U Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov 4*
V The Devil's Pool by George Sand 3*
W Way Station by Clifford D. Simak 5*
X
Y City by Clifford D. Simak 5*
Z


message 45: by Jazzy (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Best of luck on your challenges everyone!


message 46: by Nike (new)

Nike | 265 comments I'm Swedish. Our alphabet is longer than the English. =) So my challenge runs from A - Ö. And I know that you know our alphabet as well as the Norwegian, Jazzy. One question - shall the titles be in English or in the language in which I read them or whatever suits me?


message 48: by Jazzy (last edited Jan 28, 2022 07:50AM) (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Whatever suits you best Nike! Of course ☺️

I have now linked everyone from the first post xx


message 49: by Marie (last edited Feb 13, 2022 10:32AM) (new)

Marie | 3 comments I am a little late to the party, but better late than never. I will add titles as they are completed.

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

A -
B -
C - The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
D -
E -
F -
G - The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky
H - The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
I -
J -
K -
L -
M - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
N - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
O -
P - Passing by Nella Larsen
Q - The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin
R -
S -
T - Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola
U - Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -


message 50: by Jazzy (last edited Feb 07, 2022 01:16PM) (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 1053 comments Oh we've got the rest of the year yet! Not late at all. So happy you've joined us!! I've linked you now, don't forget to add your authors! x


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