A-Z Challenge: Locations - 2023

[Amy]

Update to message 17: 16/20 locations visited/books read.

[Maria]

Updated msg 4

25/26

U:Love, Not War: Ukraine charity anthology 9-20 (UKRAINE)

[Kalyn]

Update to msg #548 pls

Progress: 8/26

[Ilona]

TEE wrote: "Please update Msg 60

20 / 20 COMPLETED!

J: Japan Warcross
R: Rome Rise of the Wolf"

Congratulations! :)

[Ilona]

Updated!

[Ashleigh]

Update to #28

18/26

Lonely Mountain - The Hobbit

[Echo]

Message 62 updated: 24 of 26 completed!

[Lisa Marie]

UPDATE TO MESSAGE #285:

PROGRESS: 16/26

P: PACIFIC NORTHWEST -

Lighthouse Island by Paulette Jiles

[Lisa Marie]

UPDATE TO MRSSAGE #285:

PROGRESS: 17/26


The Fifth Avenue Artists Society by Joy Callaway

N: New York

[Ashleigh]

Update to #28

19/26

G - God's Haven - Luna Caged: Behind the Wall

[Anna]

Update to message 579

20/23

Z - Zaire - King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

[Laureen]

Update to Message #26:

R: Russia: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

23/22 - Goal Complete! I actually was off on my count so I finished last time

I have not found ones for V, Y, or Z, but at least I met my goal

[Kristina]

Update to message 20 - 21/26 books read

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update to Message 24: 26/26 Complete!

Sure glad I discovered the Saga series!

Since last update:

26/26

J: Jetsam: Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan
M: Mexico: Batman: The World by Brian Azzarello
O: Outer Space: Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
Q: Quietus: Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
V: Variegate: Saga, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan
W: Wreath: Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (or Quietus)
X: Xanshi: Green Lantern, Volume 9: Blackest Night by Geoff Johns (also Zamaron, Korugar)
Y: Yharnam: Bloodborne, Vol. 1: The Death of Sleep by Aleš Kot
Z: Zamaron: Blackest Night by Geoff Johns

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 25/26 books read!

[Beth]

Update to msg 514: 26/26 complete!

[Echo]

Message 62 updated: 25 of 26 read

[Amy]

Beth wrote: "Update to msg 514: 26/26 complete!"

Congratulations Beth! I will be checking out your X and Z selections!

[Amy]

Please update message 67 - 22/26.

Q, R, X, and Z remaining!

[Julie]

Updated message 19
12/23

[Laureen]

Update to Message #26: Finished (plus 1)

A: Appalachian Mountains: Demon Copperhead (4/3/23)
B: Beartown: Beartown by Frederik Bachman (2/14/23)
C: Copenhagen: The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup (2/7/23)
D: Denmark: Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (5/12/23)
E: Empis: Fairy Tale by Stephen King (5/18/23)
F: Florence, Italy: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (2/26/23)
G: Glasgow, Scotland: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese (1/16/23)
H: Hollywood: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (1/9/23)
I: Island (unspecified in the Pacific Ocean): The Lord of the Flies by William Golding (2/16/23)
J: Japan: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (8/12/23)
K: Kentucky: Horse, A Novel by Geraldine Brooks (1/29/23)
L: Los Angeles: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (5/28/23)
M: Mumbai, India: Honor by Thrity Umrigar (6/7/23)
N: New York City (or Tarrytown or Croton on Hudson) from Later by Stephen King (1/3/23)
O: Oxford University, Oxford: The It Girl by Ruth Ware (1/20/23)
P: Poland: The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel (1/14/23)
Q: Quebec: A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
R: Russia: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (9/29/23)
S: San Nicolas Island/South California: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell (1/6/23)
T: Three Pines (Canada/fictional): Still Life by Louise Penny (5/14/23)
U: United States: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (1/18/23)
V:
W: Wonderland from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1/1/23); Washington DC: Horse by Geraldine Brooks (reread)
X: Xian, China: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (8/28/23)
Y: Yugoslavia: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (10/8/23)
Z:

23/22

[Cynthia]

Message 150 (Cynthia) updated: 15/26 complete!

[Echo]

Message 62 updated: 26 of 26 completed! :D

[Ilona]

ATTENTION!

Please vote in our poll to tell us which yearly challenge you'd like to bring back for 2024!

The last day to vote is October 15 (PST).

[Anna]

Update to message 579

21/23

D - Devonshire, Sense and Sensibility

The letters I haven't accounted for yet: J, K, O, Q, X

[Karen]

Message 46 updated! 26/26 books read!

[Julie]

updated message 19
13/23

[Debra Diggs]

Update to message #419: 26/26
Completed

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

17/20

[Greg]

Update to message 41:

P - Pell Downbelow Station

10/26

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

18/20

[Jenn]

Update to message no.96
32/78

I would also like to change my goal to 78. I am doing 26 for USA locations, 26 for countries outside the USA and 26 fictional places.

USA locations

C . Chincoteague Island, VA Misty of Chincoteague
G . Galveston, Tx What You Wish For
L . Los Angeles, CA Funny You Should Ask
M. Manhattan, NY Wonder
S. Seattle, WA Serious Moonlight

Outside the USA

A .Austria I Belong to Vienna: A Jewish Family's Story of Exile and Return
B Burundi The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi
C. Cambodia The Rent Collector
D. Dominican Republic Clap When You Land
E . England Wyndcross
F. Finland The Summer Book
G. Guernsey The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
I . Italy Love & Gelato
J. Jamaica Doctor No
M. Malawi Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
N. North Korea A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
O. Oman Celestial Bodies
P. Peru The Sunflower
Q. Qatar Love From A to Z
R. Rwanda A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda
S. Sudan A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
T. Tibet Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town
U. Uguanda The Ugandan Tales
V . Vietnam Listen, Slowly
Z. Zimbabwe Jana Goes Wild

Fictional places

A . Auveny Violet Made of Thorns
C . Cadence A River Enchanted
M. Maevana The Queen's Rising
N. Navarre Fourth Wing
P. Prythian A Court of Thorns and Roses
S. San Glacera Once Upon A Royal Christmas
T. Tir The Story Peddler

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

19/20

[Ilona]

Updated till here! Lots of you finished the challenge in the last month. Congratulations to Beth, Debra Diggs, Echo, Karen, Laureen, and SarahKat! :)

[Greg]

Update to message 41:

N - New Chicago A Rising Thunder

11/26

[Julie]

updated message 19
14/23

[Amy]

Updated message 81-- 24/26
Y: Yellowstone National Park: Wild Among Us: True Adventures of a Female Wildlife Photographer Who Stalks Bears, Wolves, Mountain Lions, Wild Horses and Other Elusive Wildlife

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

20/20

Challenge complete

[Anna]

Update to message 579

22/23

K - Key West, The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures

The letters I haven't accounted for yet: J, O, Q, X

[Gwen]

update to message 123 (progress: 23/26)

[Rachael]

Updated message 21: 21/15

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 26/26 books read!

Challenge complete!

[Allie]

Update to Message #25
Progress 43/52
Other 20/26
Mystery 23/26

[✨ Brianna Raquel ✨]

updated msg 78, 24/25
I'm giving up on Z.

[Greg]

Update to message 41:

E - Eros Leviathan Wakes

12/26

[Chrissie]

Update message #27 - 22/26

[Maria]

Updated msg 4

26/26

X(XIBALBA):Hell Ben: A Novel (Alex Stern #2) 11-6 (Xibalba- a name of the underworld in Maya mythology)

[Brianna]

Update message #99.

1/26

I - Iowa

[Greg]

Update to message 41:

U - Ukraine Cross of Iron

13/26 Halfway!

[Marta]

A-Z CHALLENGE: LOCATIONS
Msg #154

25/26

A- Aberdeenshire, Scotland; The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes
B- British Isles; The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce #9)
C- Canada; As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce #7)
D- Detroit; Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret
E- England; Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (Flavia de Luce #8)
F- France; Letters from an Age of Reason
G- Georgia, USA; The Good Daughter
H- Heartsdale, Georgia; Blindsighted
I- India; The Henna Artist
J- Jaipur, India; The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
K- Kansas; Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century
L- London; The Christie Affair
M- Montmartre, France; The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
N- New Orleans; Letters from an Age of Reason
O- Orange County; I,Richard: The Surprise of his Life
P- Palm Beach; The Book of Fate
Q- Quebec, Canada; Deja Dead
R- Radziwillow, Russia/Ukraine; Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret
S- Spain; Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
T- Tehran, Iran; Guests of the Ayatollah
U- United Kingdom; A Banquet of Consequences
V- Venezuela; Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela
W- Washington D.C.; The Faithful Spy
X- Xapur; The Devil in Iron
Y- Yucatan; Conquistadors
Z-