The Lost Challenges

message 1: by JoAnne (last edited Apr 17, 2026 02:48PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:08AM

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Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
No Sign-Ups After September 1, 2027

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

The 41 Letters
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SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: Outlander #4 Drums of Autumn Diana Gabaldon (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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message 2: by JoAnne (last edited Apr 03, 2026 12:23PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:09AM

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Angel **Book Junkie** FINISHED

Caraina
Carolyn FINISHED
Cathy
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Chrissie FINISHED
Connie N.

Dede
Denise FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED
Frankie FINISHED

Jackie

Karen ♐ FINISHED
Katelyn
Katrina
Kimberly

Lali & Michelle FINISHED
Laura Z FINISHED

Mary FINISHED
Melissa A FINISHED

Natasha

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Sabrina
Sheila
Susan FINISHED
Suzanne

Tari FINISHED

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message 3: by Susan (last edited Mar 31, 2026 11:29AM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:12AM

I love Stephen King!

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
No Sign-Ups After September 1, 2027
Start Date: 8/26/25 - Completed 3/29/26

The 41 Letters

B - Brickley, Holly - Deep Cuts - 9/6/25
O - Orlando, Carissa - The September House - 9/14/25
O - Oyeyemi, Helen - Boy, Snow, Birdn- 10/21/25
K - Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke - 10/15/25
S - The Surrogate Mother by Frieda McFadden - 8/30/25

A - Andy Weir - The Martian - 9/19/25
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Atmosphere - 11/29/25
E - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - 9/11/25

A - After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 9/29/25

U - Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi - 11/10/25
N - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - 10/14/25
I - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - 10/27/25
Q - Quinn (MC) - We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon - 3/29/26
U - Unger, Lisa - Last Girl Ghosted - 2/10/26
E - Emilia Hart - Weyward - 9/16/25
L - The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell - 9/9/25
Y - You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose- 9/15/25

P - The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda - 9/20/25
O -One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus - 11/24/25
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 10/14/25d
T - Things You Won't Say by Sarah Pekkanen - 10/8/25
A - Amanda Peters - The Berry Pickers - 9/30/25
B - Blockade Billy by Stephen King - 9/18/25
L - Lauren Weisberger - When Life Gives You Lululemons - 9/23/25
E - The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst - 9/28/25

M - Misty Wilson - Falling Like Leaves - 9/18/25
A - A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz - 10/2/25
G - The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer - 10/9/25
I - I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb - 9/4/25
C - Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke - 9/26/25

S - The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz - 9/11/25
T - Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score - 9/24/25
E - Eleanor Vance - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - 10/1/25
P - Party Girl by Rachel Hollis - 9/21/25
H - Homeseeking by Karissa Chen - 8/28/25
E - End of Story by AJ Finn - 11/22/25
N - Nick Medina - Sisters of the Lost Nation - 10/18/25

K - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig - 9/10/25
I - Ira Levin - The Stepford Wives - 10/29/25
N - Nora Roberts - Chasing Fire - 1/23/26
G - The Giver by Lois Lowry - 10/10/25

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message 4: by JoAnne (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:19AM

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Welcome Susan!

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message 5: by Tari (last edited Apr 02, 2026 08:29AM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:23AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
Start Date: 9/1/25-?
41/41

B The Broken Watch Lola Finch 9/1/25
Olsen, Thea mc Poisoned by the Book Ellen Jacobson 9/13/25
Oliver mc Howls and Hoots Sharon Michaels 9/28/25
Keri mc Murder Pays a Call Nancy Cohen 9/9/25
S Storm Circuit Lola Finch 9/4/25

Allen A Precarious Perch Mina Allan 9/9/25
Rosie Danish Pastry and Death Rosie A. Point 9/17/25
Egret Isle A Friend in Knead Patti Benning 9/6/25

Annie mc Crooks and Cocktails K.C. Bellinger 9/12/25

Una A Fair to Die For Una Madison 2/8/26
Narel mc Chocolate, Lies and Alibis Morgana Best 9/15/25
Island Whodunnit Death by Writer's Block Tess Marlowe 9/8/25
Quigley, Tabby mc Flamed Out Valona Jones 10/15/25
Urban Tails Pet Shop A Blue Ribbon Murder T.C. LoTempio 4/2/26
E Echoes of Betrayal Tonya Kappes 9/18/25
Lettie mc A Critique of Death Joy Diane 9/11/25
Y The Yeast of My Worries Patsy Hicks 9/19/25

Patti A Serial Filler Patti Benning 9/7/25
Olivia mc The Poison Pen Courtney McFarlin 10/6/25
R Running Scared Patti Benning 10/4/25
Tess Death by Carnival Spirit Tess Marlowe 10/5/25
Allerton, Daisy mc Spurred Up Secrets Summer Prescott 9/14/25
B A Brew for Chaos Esme Addison 9/2/25
L Lethal Cruise A.R. Winters 9/16/25
E Epilogue to a Christmas Murder Lauren Elliott 9/30/25

M Mystery in the Kennel Sharon Michaels 9/5/25
Abbott, Cara mc Beach Brawl Kathryn Mykel 10/7/25
Georgie mc Tails from the Crypt Sarah Fox 9/3/25
I Innconvenient Murder Patti Benning 9/23/25
Chloe mc Vacation Splashed with Murder Daisy Belle 9/20/25

Sue The Batter Witch Project Sue Hollowell 9/10/25
T Truffles, Treachery and Trouble Kathleen Suzette 10/12/25
Edgar The Kindergarten Coven Edgar Fitz 10/5/25
Pearce Death at the Docks Arthur Pearce 9/12/25
Holly mc Confessions of a Chocoholic Angela Mayble 9/22/25
Evie mc Cookie Witchery Cindy Stark 10/25/25
Nola Cauldrons and Corpses Nola Robertson 9/24/25

Kathleen Fudge, Funerals and Fingerprints Kathleen Suzette 9/25/25
Island Whodunnit Death by Siren Song Tess Marlowe 10/11/25
Nola Pets, Paws and Poison Nola Robertson 9/25/25
G Home Fries and Alibis Lena Gregory 9/23/25

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message 6: by Angel **Book Junkie** (last edited Oct 13, 2025 10:08AM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:46AM

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message 7: by Mary (last edited Nov 25, 2025 10:40PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:55AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
No Sign-Ups After September 1, 2027
Start Date: 8/26/25

FINISHED!!

Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

The 41 Letters

B- Blue Moon Lee Child 08/29
O- This Omega's a Keeper!Ava Beringer 08/31
O-Omega for the Mafia Boss Jena Wade 09/23
K-Key Lime Kisses Kallie Frost 09/17
S- Simple Kill Blake Banner 08/31

A-Agent X Noah Boyd 09/20
R-Reunion Darin Miller 09/17
E- Embracing His Omega Harper B. Cole 08/29

A-Abduction Darin Miller 09/24

U-Unable Omega 6orelei M. Hart 09/15
N- Naughty Elf: Evan Aria Grace08/31
I- Inevitable I Remington Kane 09/06
Q- Quidditch Through the Ages J.K. Rowling 11/23
U-Untamed Omega Lorelei M. Hart 09/05
E-The Emerald Dragon's Moonlit Mate Jena Wade 09/24
L- Liam Fel Fern 09/01
Y- Year of the Rabbit T.D. Donnelly 09/06

P-Peanut Butter Promise Lorelei M. Hart 09/16
O-Omega, Deer Aria Grace 10/21
R- Retribution Darin Miller 09/21
T- The Thousand Dollar Team J.T. Brannan 09/01
A-Apple Pie Pair Jena Wade 09/18
B- The Bricklayer Noah Boyd 09/12
L-Lemon Meringue Love Summer Chase 09/22
E-Enchanted by You Fel Fern10/25

M-Make Mine a Dragon Harper B. Cole 08/29
A-Aries Athena Steller 10/20
G-Ghostly Bother E.M. Leya 09/10
I-Ice Run Steve Hamilton 10/15
C-Chain Reaction James Byrne 10/09

S- Sugar Pie Snuggles Lorelei M. Hart 09/08
T- The Librarian, Her Daughter and The Man Who Lost His Head Sam Lee Jackson 09/09
E-Endless Stretch of Blue Riley Hart 10/28
P-Perfectly Perplexing Zombie: Wendall's Story M.J. May 10/26
H-Here's to You, Zeb Pike Johanna Parkhurst 09/15
E-The Endless Road to Sunshine Nicky James 10/28
N-North of Nowhere Steve Hamilton 10/14

K-Kill Chain Ian Loome 10/27
I-Iron Lake William Kent Krueger 10/19
N-Nobody's Hero M.W. Craven 10/12
G-Good Girl, Bad Girl Michael Robotham 10/25

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message 8: by Caraina (last edited Nov 06, 2025 10:50PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:58AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: August 26, 2025; Open-Ended

Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Completed: 41/41

B: Bernice L. McFadden - This Bitter Earth 9/2/25
O: One Mississippi - Mark Childress 9/12/25
O: Over the Edge - Jonathan Kellerman 9/15/25
K: Karissa Chen - Homeseeking 8/26/25
S: Society of Lies - Lauren Ling Brown 8/27/25

A: Alice Kimberly - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure 8/28/25
R: Rosamunde Pilcher - September 9/21/25
E: Elizabeth Pantley - Vampires and Villains 8/29/25

A: Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism - Bell Hooks 9/3/25

U: Under Northern Skies Series - A Breath of Hope 9/19/25
N: Natalie Fergie - The Sewing Machine 9/3/25
I: In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/25
Q: Qiu Xiaolong - The Shadow of the Empire: A Judge Dee Investigation 10/1/25
U: Undead AF: A Queen Betsy Story - MaryJanice Davidson 9/23/25
E: Eugenides, Jeffrey - The Virgin Suicides 9/13/25
L: Lee Child - The Hard Way 9/22/25
Y: You Must Be New Here - Katie Sise 9/23/25

P: Payback Is a Mutha - Wahida Clark 8/30/25
O: One Day - David Nicholls 9/27/25
R: Rusty - Zahra Girard 8/30/25
T: The Testaments - Margaret Atwood 9/10/25
A: All the Little Hopes - Leah Weiss 9/4/25
B: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - Robin Wall Kimmerer 9/4/25
L: Lilian Monroe - Four Steps to the Perfect Revenge 9/20/25
E: Emilia Hart - The Sirens 9/18/25

M: Melinda Curtis - Dandelion Wishes 8/28/25
A: Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things 9/5/25
G: Garcia, Jessie - The Business Trip 8/28/25
I: In It to Win It - Kelly Jamieson 9/20/25
C: Charlie Donlea - The Girl Who Was Taken 9/8/25

S: Sunflowers in a Hurricane - Anne M Faye 8/29/25
T: The Trees - Percival Everett 9/29/25
E: Emerald Desire - Lynette Vinet 9/25/25
P: Paradise Valley - Robyn Carr 9/9/25
H: Holmes, E.E. - What the Lady's Maid Knew 9/1/25
E: Existence - Abbi Glines 10/25/25
N: No One But Us - Elizabeth O'Roark

K: Katherine Center - The Bodyguard 9/8/25
I: Infection - J.T. Sawyer 10/3/25
N: Natasha Preston - You Will Be Mine 10/11/25
G: A Game of Fate - Scarlett St. Clair 9/16/25

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message 9: by Katrina (last edited Apr 16, 2026 08:10AM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 09:58AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
No Sign-Ups After September 1, 2027
Start Date:

B - Barbara Baraldi - Gli omicidi dei tarocchi 28/02/26
O
O
K - Katherine Arden - The Bear and the Nightingale 18/12/25
S - William Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice 04/01/26

A - Adriana Mather - How to Hang a Witch 28/10/25
R - Ragnarok e il Crepuscolo degli Dei - Aranzazu Serrano Lorenzo 06/12/25
E - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson 27/12/25

A - Alexandre Dumas fils - Camille: The Lady of the Camellias 31/12/25

U - Unlocked - Margo Kelly 29/09/25
N
I - Ira Levin - Rosemary's Baby 30/11/25
Q
U - Uketsu - Strange Pictures 23/11/25
E
L - Lucinda Riley - The Murders at Fleat House 06/10/25
Y

P
O
R - Jason Rekulak - The Last One at the Wedding 17/09/25
T - Tracy Chevalier - Remarkable Creatures 10/01/26
A
B
L - Louisa May Alcott - Little Women 24/09/25
E

M - M.R. James - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 31/10/25
A - Alessandro Baricco - Seta 31/08/25
G - The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
I
C - Cassandra Clare - Lady Midnight 29/08/25

S - Stephen King - Desperation 13/10/25
T - Leo Tolstoy - The Death of Ivan Ilych 19/02/26
E
P - Patricia Cornwell - Body of Evidence 07/09/25
H - Hallowe'en Party - Agatha Christie 21/10/25
E
N

K - Kate Morton - The House at Riverton 16/04/26
I - Arnaldur Indriðason - The Darkness Knows 09/04/26
N - Neil Gaiman - Stardust 25/01/26
G - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson 20/01/26

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message 10: by Chrissie (last edited Mar 11, 2026 12:00AM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 11:15AM

Finished: 2026/03/09

Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
Starting Date: 1.9.2025

Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Progress: 41/41

B - Börsenblatt - Wochenmagazin für den Deutschen Buchhandel - Deutscher Buchpreis 2025: Die Nominierten ✓ 25/09/03
O - Öffnet sich der Himmel by Seán Hewitt ✓ 25/09/05
O - Richard Osman - Der Donnerstagsmordclub oder Ein Teufel stirbt immer zuletzt ✓ 25/09/09
K - Killing Stalking Season I 2 by Koogi ✓ 25/11/14
S - Ferdinand von Schirach - Verbrechen ✓ 25/10/16

A - Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery ✓ 25/09/16
R - Alexander Rupflin - Protokoll eines Verschwindens ✓ 25/10/01
E - Dorothee Elmiger - Die Holländerinnen (25/09/14)

A - Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery ✓ 25/11/11

U - Ulrich Arendt - Die Geschwister by Brigitte Reimann ✓ 25/09/25
N - Natsuki Takaya - Fruits Basket Pearls 03 ✓ 25/11/21
I - Sui Ishida - Tokyo Ghoul 1 ✓ 25/09/20
Q - Pascale Quiviger - Abschiede ✓ 25/10/28
U - Yoshiko Uchida - Picture Bride ✓ 25/12/31
E - Egidius "Dius" de Blaeser - Dius by Stefan Hertmans ✓ 25/12/05
L - Lebensbande by Mechtild Borrmann ✓ 25/11/23
Y - Ayano Yamane - Crimson Spell Bd. 4 ✓ 25/11/17

P - Price, Ryan - Tough Guy by Rachel Reid ✓ 26/02/24
O - Oscar Wilde - Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes - Folge 21 - Boleskine House: Boleskine House. by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/10/10
R - Shirakiin Ririchiyo - Secret Service: Maison de Ayakashi by Cocoa Fujiwara ✓ 25/12/19
T - Twittering Birds Never Fly 01 by Kou Yoneda ✓ 25/09/09
A - After the quake by Haruki Murakami ✓ 25/11/13
B - Beautiful Days by Hiro Madarame ✓ 25/11/18
L - Lisa F. Olsen - Only a bet for Christmas ✓ 25/12/09
E - Erniedrigte und Beleidigte by Fyodor Dostoevsky ✓ 26/01/15

M - Maurice by E.M. Forster ✓ 25/09/20
A - Adrian - Whispering Blue by Marika Herzog ✓ 25/12/14
G - Goldie - Red Hood by Haji ✓ 26/01/08
I - Nagi Itsuomi - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 09 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/09/20
C - Crimson Spell Bd. 3 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/09/03

S - Shin'ichi Sakamoto - #DRCL midnight children 1 ✓ 25/12/06
T - Twittering Birds Never Fly 02 by Kou Yoneda ✓ 25/11/16
E - Edako Mofumofu - There Are Things I Can't Tell You ✓ 26/01/21
P - Peace, Sula - Sula by Toni Morrison ✓ 26/03/09
H - Hashiba Masamune - My Groom Is … Not You! by Kazuki Minamoto ✓ 25/12/13
E - Einstein im Bade by Daniel Mellem ✓ 26/02/07
N - No. 6 Band 5 by Atsuko Asano ✓ 25/12/12

K - Küss Mich, Student 1 by Hinako Takanaga ✓ 25/11/14
I - Inohara Azuma - City Lights Birthday: Gefühlvoller Boys-Love-Einzelband aus dem Omegaverse, in dem Beta und Omega ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand nehmen by Chika Hongo ✓ 26/01/13
N - Mosae Nohara - From the Red Fog 3 ✓ 26/01/03
G - Gagnieux, Renée - Maman by Sylvie Schenk ✓ 26/01/21

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message 11: by JoAnne (new)

Aug 26, 2025 11:25AM

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Welcome Tari, Laura, Angel, Mary, Caraina, Katrina and Chrissie!

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message 12: by Kimberly (last edited Dec 14, 2025 12:44PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 11:51AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1

Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
Start Date: 9/1/25
* mistletoe and mr right

"Books are a uniquely portable magic." - Stephen King

B: Bet on It - Jodie Slaughter - 9/21/25
O: Rhythm and Clues - Olivia Blacke - 11/21/25
O
K: Krista Davis - The Coloring Crook - 9/23/25
S: Sajni Patel - First Love, Take Two - 9/16/25

A: Angela M. Sanders - Witch and Famous - 10/19/25
R: Robby Weber - What Is This Feeling? - 9/19/25
E

A: Angela M. Sanders - Witch Upon a Star - 10/26/25

U: Under the Neon Lights - Arriel Vinson - 9/7/25
N: Nova (MC) - Business Casual - B.K. Borison - 11/24/25
I
Q
U: Under Lock & Skeleton Key - Gigi Pandian - 11/12/25
E
L: Last Wool and Testament - Molly MacRae - 10/4/25
Y: A Year-Round Christmas Mystery #4 - Silent Night, Deadly Night - Vicki Delany - 11/30/25

P
O
R: Rosie Genova - A Dish Best Served Cold - 9/29/25
T: Traci Wilton - Mrs. Morris and the Ghost - 10/31/25
A: Angela M. Sanders - Gone with the Witch - 11/15/25
B: Booking the Crook - Laurie Cass - 11/4/25
L: Laurie Cass - Wrong Side of the Paw - 10/29/25
E

M: Murder Outside the Lines - Krista Davis - 10/9/25
A: Alexia Gordon - Death in D Minor - 12/4/25
G: Goodbye Cruller World - Ginger Bolton - 9/9/25
I
C: Cynthia Hand - My Calamity Jane - 10/14/25

S: Sleep in Heavenly Pizza - Mindy Quigley - 11/24/25
T: Traci Hall - Murder at the Scottish Games - 11/15/25
E
P
H: Hexes and Hemlines - Juliet Blackwell - 10/7/25
E
N

K: A Killer Sundae - Abby Collette - 10/22/25
I
N
G: Gretchen Rue - Death by a Thousand Sips - 9/28/25

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message 13: by Frankie (last edited Oct 04, 2025 02:59PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 01:25PM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: August 27, 2025, Open Ended

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

41/41 Completed. Finish

Black:D.D. Black-The Secrets of Second Beach 9/16/25
O:Over the Moon-Laura Pavlov 9/05/25
O:Our Little Secret-Q.B. Tyler 9/08/25
K:Killer Shot-Mary Stone 8/28/25
S:Shadow on Her Grave: A totally gripping serial killer thriller packed with suspense-B.R. Spangler 8/28/25

Arnold:Carolyn Arnold-Three Girls Gone 8/29/25
R:The Roommate Mistake-Pippa Grant 9/06/25
E:Elle Gray-The Hunter's Game 8/28/25

A:Always You and Me-Dani Atkins 9/14/25

U:Undaunted-Crystal Daniels 9/01/25
N:Natasha Madison-Stolen Dreams 8/31/25
I:Inherit the Wool-Betty Hechtman 8/27/25
Quinn:Meghan Quinn-Vacation Wars 9/07/25
U:Urcelia Teixeira-Jacob's Well 9/08/25
Evanovich:Janet Evanovich-Twelve Sharp 9/02/25
L:Little Jack-Lilly Atlas 9/04/25
Y:YOLO-Lani Lynn Vale 9/03/25

P:Piece of My Heart-Nicole Jacquelyn 9/05/25
O:Ofelia Martinez-Hiding in the Smoke 9/09/25
R:Rise After Fall-Amber Kelly 9/13/25
T:Their Haunted Hearts-D.K. Hood 9/10/25
A:Alone-Lisa Gardner 9/19/25
B:Beyond Her Reach-Melinda Leigh 9/26/25
L:The Last Survivors-A.J. Rivers 9/12/25
E:Everything to Lose-Harlow James 9/11/25

M:Mad Jack-Stacy M. Jones 9/12/25
Ashley:Kristen Ashley-Ride Steady 10/01/25
G:The Girl in the Mist-Kristen Ashley 8/3025
I:Ice Cold-Tess Gerritsen 9/19/25
Chase:Jennifer Chase-The Whispering Girls 8/29/25

S:Shadow's Escape-Mary Stone 9/02/25
T:Tiny Precious Secrets-Samantha Christy 9/11/25
E:Elle Gray-The Grand Heist 9/24/25
P:The Professor-Robert Bailey 9/20/25
H:The Hanging Dolls-Ruhi Choudhary 8/30/25
Evanovich:Janet Evanovich-Lean Mean Thirteen 10/02/25
N:Not What She Seems-Yasmin Angoe 9/15/25

K:Kiss and Don't Tell-Meghan Quinn 9/05/25
I:In for a Penny-Kelsey Browning 9/21/25
N:Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Francesca 9/20/25
G:Girl Thirteen: Stalked-Molly Black 8/30/25

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message 14: by Melissa A (last edited Dec 03, 2025 10:32AM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 02:24PM

FINISHED! Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
No Sign-Ups After September 1, 2027

Starting September 1, 2025 - Nov. 8, 2025

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

The 41 Letters
41/41

B - Barbara Demick (author) - Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins 09/03/25
O - Once Bitten (Melanie Travis 8 ) Laurien Berenson 09/07/25
O - Once Upon a Time in Dollywood Ashley Jordan 09/08/25
K - Kinsey Millhone (main character) - S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone 19) Sue Grafton 09/05/25
S - Sandra Balzo (author) - To the Last Drop: A Coffee House Cozy Mystery (Maggy Thorsen 9) 09/17/25

A - Alison Jones (main character) - Damaged Barbara Taylor Bradford 09/22/25
R - R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone 18) Sue Grafton 09/04/25
E - The Egg and Other Stories Andy Weir 09/12/25
A - The Appleton Case (Markham Sisters 1) Diana Xarissa 09/15/25

U - Unleashed (Melanie Travis 7) Laurien Berenson 09/06/25
N - The Netanyahus Joshua Cohen 09/03/25
I - Roberta Isleib (author) - Deadly Advice (Advice Column Mystery 1) 09/09/25
Q - Q is for Quarry (Kinsey Millhone 17) Sue Grafton 09/02/25
U - U is for Undertow(Kinsey Millhone 21) Sue Grafton09/09/25
E - Ellie Black (main character) - The Return of Ellie Black Emiko Jean 09/08/25
L - The Last Wizards' Ball (Gunnie Rose 6) Charlaine Harris 09/01/25
Y - Y is for Yesterday (Kinsey Millhone 25) Sue Grafton 10/03/25

P - Purled and Poisoned (Knitty Kitties Mystery 2) Tracey Drew 09/12/25
O - Colleen Oakley (author) - Close Enough to Touch 09/08/25
R - The Rules for Breaking (The Rules for Disappearing 2) Ashley Elston 09/01/25
T - Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out (Rabbi Small Mystery 7) Harry Kemelman 09/01/25
A - Arlette (main character) - Before I Met You Lisa Jewell 09/20/25
B - Bed and Breakfast Mystery (series) - Dune to Death (A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery 4) Mary Daheim 09/14/25
L - Lovely Lethal Gardens Rewind (series) - X-Ray in the Xanth (Lovely Lethal Gardens Rewind 3) Dale Mayer09/13/25
E - Erin Sterling (author) - The Wedding Witch (The Ex-Hex 3) 09/14/25

M - Merit Badge Murder (Merry Wrath Mysteries 1) Leslie Langtry 09/11/25
A - Ashley Winstead (author) - In My Dreams I Hold a Knife 09/25/25
G - Gilly Cobbler (main character) - Flunked (Fairy Tale Reformed School 1) Jen Calonita 09/07/25
I - Importance of Being Urnest (Maggy Thorsten 10) Sandra Balzo 09/18/25
C - Come Fly with Me Camille Di Maio 09/04/25

S - The Second Life of Mirielle West Amanda Skenandore 09/07/25
T - Thin Crust Killers (Pizza Lovers’ 3) Chris Cavender 09/02/25
E - Exhausted in Ohio (Midlife Crisis 5) Diana Xarissa 09/21/25
P - The Phoenix Pencil Company Allison King 10/02/25
H - Hush Collection 6 (series) - Let Her Be Lisa Unger 09/19/25
E - Virginia Evans (author) - The Correspondent 09/27/25
N - Not Quite Dead Yet Holly Jackson 09/10/25

K - Kinsey Millhone (main character) - V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone 22) Sue Grafton 09/19/25
I - Roberta Isleib (author) - Preaching to the Corpse (Advice Column Mystery 2) 09/11/25
N - The Nosy Parker Mysteries (series) - The Cornish Wedding Murdern(The Nosy Parker Mysteries 1) Fiona Leitch 11/08/25
G - Robert Galbraith (author) - The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike 2) 09/16/25

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message 15: by Olivermagnus (last edited Nov 01, 2025 08:04AM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 07:20PM

Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1813 comments

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
September 1, 2025 - Open Ended

38 of 41 Complete

The 41 Letters

B - Bullwhipped - Danica Chandler - 4 Stars - 9/6/25
O
O
K - Karin Slaughter - We Are All Guilty Here - 4 Stars - 10/10/25
S - Storm - Carian Cole - 4 Stars - 10/6/25

A - Ann Patchett- Bel Canto - 4 Stars - 10/8/25
R - Richard Preston - The Hot Zone - 4.5 Stars - 9/12/25
E - Elly Griffiths - The Frozen People - 4 Stars - 10/2/25

A - Asher - Carian Cole - 4 Stars - 10/19/25

U - Under the Knife - Tess Gerritsen - 3 Stars - 9/10/25
N - New Girl in Town - Elle Gray - 1 Star - 9/18/25
I - An Inside Job - Daniel Silva - 5 Stars - 9/12/25
Q - Kate Quinn - The Phoenix Crown - 4 Stars - 10/25/25
U - The Upgrade - Tawna Fenske - 3.5 Stars - 9/14/25
E - Emily Henry - Great Big Beautiful Life - 4 Stars - 10/11/25
L - Legally Blonde - Amanda Brown - 2 Stars - 10/23/25
Y

P - Paw and Order - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 9/22/25
O - Overkill - Vanda Symon - 4 Stars - 10/18/25
R - Rage - Linda Castillo - 4 Stars - 9/28/25
T - Tasha Alexander - Death in St. Petersburg - 3 Stars - 9/29/25
A - Anna Hackett - Defender - - 3 Stars - 9/27/25
B - Blood Curse - Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 9/13/25
L - Live To Tell - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 9/27/25
E - Elizabeth Peters - Lion in the Valley - 3.5 Stars - 9/14/25

M - Meltwater - Michael Ridpath - 3 Stars - 9/30/25
A - Alan Bradley - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag - 5 Stars - 9/9/25
G - The God of the Woods - Liz Moore - 4.5 Stars - 9/11/25
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong - Katee Robert - 3 Stars - 9/9/25
C - Charles Todd - The Shattered Tree - 3 Stars - 9/24/25

S - Sun Storm - Åsa Larsson - 4 Stars - 9/6/25
T - Tears of Pearl - Tasha Alexander - 3 Stars - 9/22/25
E- Emily & Einstein - Linda Francis Lee - 4 Stars - 9/15/25
P - Prodigal Son - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 9/4/25
H - The Holy Thief - William Ryan - 4 Stars - 9/1/25
E - Extinction - Douglas Preston - 3.5 Stars - 9/7/25
N - Nine Women, One Dress - Jane L. Rosen - 4 Stars - 9/17/25

K - The Killing Game - Kate Bold - 3 Stars - 9/4/25
I - I Shall Not Want - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 4 Stars - 9/8/25
N - Night After Night - Lauren Blakely - 2 Stars - 9/20/25
G - Galileo's Daughter - Dava Sobel - 3.5 Stars - 9/2/25

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message 16: by Denise (last edited Mar 21, 2026 10:47PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 11:07PM

9/1/25- ?
Books are a uniquely portable magic
🔹BOOKS
📚B: Before We Forget Kindness Toshikazu Kawaguchi 26 Oct
📚O: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List James Mustich 6 Sep
📚O: OLIVER The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton 12 Oct
📚K: Killing It: An Education Camas Davis 20 Dec
📚S: Sandwich Catherine Newman 13 Sep

🔹ARE
📚A: Hercule Poirot's Christmas Agatha Christie 12 Dec
📚R: 60 Songs That Explain the '90s Rob Harvilla 12 Nov
📚E: A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot & Virginia Woolf Emily Midorikawa 22 Nov

🔹A
📚A: Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 13 Sep

🔹UNIQUELY
📚U: Honey and Clover, Vol. 3 Chica Umino 12 Sep
📚N: NICKIE Black Candle Women Diane Marie Brown 22 Dec
📚I: The Portrait of a Lady Henry James 14 Nov
📚Q: DOMINIQUE The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir Griffin Dunne 15 Feb (gala)
📚U: Honey and Clover, Vol. 4 Chica Umino 16 Sep
📚E: A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway 24 Dec
📚L: The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 8 Nov
📚Y: To Paradise Hanya Yanagihara 23 Dec

PORTABLE
📚P: Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty Penelope Daniels 21 Sep
📚O: Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout 23 Dec
📚R: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson 13 March
📚T: Will TRAYNOR Me Before You Jojo Moyes 14 Dec
📚A: Six Days in Bombay Alka Joshi 30 Nov
📚B: The Starfish Sisters Barbara O'Neal 12 Jan
📚L: War and Peace Leo Tolstoy 28 Nov
📚E: Tell Me Everything Elizabeth Strout 31 Dec

🔹MAGIC
📚M: The Full Moon Coffee Shop Mai Mochizuki 21 Sep
📚A: Mansfield Park Jane Austen 25 Oct
📚G: March Geraldine Brooks 8 Nov
📚I: Knickerbocker's History of New York Washington Irving 25 Oct
📚C: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays David Foster Wallace 12 Nov

🔹STEPHEN
📚S: Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe 27 Dec
📚T: Tom Lake Ann Patchett 25 Jan
📚E: ESTHER The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath 18 Jan
📚P: POLLY An Old-Fashioned Girl Louisa May Alcott 27 Dec
📚H: The Door-to-Door Bookstore Carsten Henn 5 Mar
📚E: EVA The Safekeep Yael van der Wouden 31 Jan
📚N: North and South Elizabeth Gaskell 20 Feb

🔹KING
📚K: KERANS The Drowned World J.G. Ballard 31 Dec
📚I: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving 16 Jan
📚N: NATALIA The Tiger's Wife Téa Obreht 9 Jan
📚G: GUTHRIE Family Plainsong Kent Haruf 7 Feb

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message 17: by Lali & Michelle (last edited Nov 22, 2025 07:16PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2025 11:10PM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
8/26/25

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

41/41

B - The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 9/4/25
O - The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary 9/3/25
O - Murder in an Irish Bookshop by Carlene O'Connor 9/27/25
K - Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart 9/2/25
S - A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna 8/26/25

A - The Witch Is Back by Angela M. Sanders 9/21/25
R - My Summer of Magic Moments by Caroline Roberts 8/28/25
E - The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce 9/14/25

A - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh 9/1/25

U - The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 9/8/25
N - Novel Idea #3 - Books, Cooks, and Crooks by Lucy Arlington 9/19/25
I - A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende 9/25/25
Q - At Death's Dough: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley 11/4/25
U - Uprooted by Andrea Wiseman 10/10/25
E - MC Elizabeth Grady - Deadly Summer Nights by Vicki Delany 9/15/25
L - Long Shadows by David Baldacci 9/7/25
Y - Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series - Hark the Herald Angels Slay #3 by Vicki Delany 11/21/25

P - The Mechanic's Guide to Getting the Boss's Daughter by Valerie Pepper 8/26/25
O - One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon 10/20/25
R - Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 9/5/25
T - Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl 9/9/25
A - For Duck's Sake by Donna Andrews 9/11/25
B - A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25
L - Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna 9/20/25
E - Swift River by Essie J. Chambers 9/22/25

M - Something Whiskered by Miranda James 9/23/25
A - Botched Butterscotch by Amanda Flower 9/17/25
G - Gone to Hot Pot: A Noodle Shop Mystery by Vivien Chien 8/27/25
I - Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews 8/30/25
C - The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan 8/27/25

S - Solito by Javier Zamora 8/30/25
T - Cat's People by Tanya Guerrero 9/16/25
E - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 9/29/25
P - Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton 10/2/25
H - MC Hanna - Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park 9/24/25
E - FMC Jeanie Ellis - The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10/6/25
N - The Hub by Nicola May 10/30/25

K - Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs by Diane Kelly 9/13/25
I - Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 9/28/25
N - No Parm No Foul by Linda Reilly 10/27/25
G - Guided to Love #1 - The Widow's Guide to Second Chances by Valerie Pepper 8/31/25

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message 18: by Catsalive (last edited Nov 07, 2025 02:41PM) (new)

Aug 27, 2025 12:54AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
41/41

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

B- The Dangerous Marquis by Barbara Reeves 8/9 2★
O- Opal by Patricia Wolf 4/9 3★
O- A Christmas Affair by Joan Overfield 3/10 3.5★
K- Pet Rescue's Amazing Dog Stories by Katrina Warren 19/9 5★
S- A Scent of Lilac by Elizabeth Law 30/9 2★

A- The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks 20/10 3★
R- The Genuine Article by Patricia Rice 27/9 2★
E- Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield 2/9 2★

A- Death of a Swagman by Arthur W. Upfield 24/10 3★

U- The Bone is Pointed by Arthur W. Upfield 27/8 3.5★
N- Nathan - Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland 15/9 3.5★
I- An Innocent Imposter by Sheila Rabe 31/8 2★
Q- The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer 23/9 5★
U- Umiko Wada #1 - The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard 31/8 4.5★
E- Evie - Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon by Sophie Green 13/9 4★
L- Wobble to Death by Peter Lovesey 29/8 3.5★
Y- Your Friend and Mine by Jessica Dettmann 7/11 4★

P- A Rabbit Called Clover by Helen Peters 17/9 3.5★
O- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 7/10 4.5★
R- Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb 9/10 3★
T- Three's a Crowd by Dianne Blacklock 4/10 3.5★
A- Antonio - The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer 1/11 3.5★
B- A Brush with Death by J.M. Hall 26/9 3.5★
L- Loveday - Found in a Bookshop by Stephanie Butland 1/10 4★
E- Ellen - Scandal Bound by Anita Mills 24/9 2.5★

M- Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin 29/10 4★
A- Alex - If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl 6/11 3★
G- The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 10/9 3.5★
I- In Death - Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb 16/9 3.5★
C- Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up by Claire Wilcox 11/9 3.5★

S- Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder 2/10 3.5★
T- Three Wishes for Miss Winthrop by Shirley Kennedy 6/10 1.5★
E- An Unwelcome Alliance by Ellen Fitzgerald 25/9 2★
P- Pam - Juggling by Barbara Trapido 2/11 1.5★
H- The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer 22/9 5★
E- Modern Lovers by Emma Straub 18/10 3★
N- Napoleon - The Mystery of Swordfish Reef by Arthur W. Upfield 17/9 3.5★

K- The Ruby Necklace by Martha Kirkland 24/9 2★
I- Insp. Nap. Bonaparte 8 - Bushranger of the Skies by Arthur W. Upfield 30/9 3.5★
N- The Ramshackle Suitor by Nancy Butler 21/9 2.5★
G- The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer 20/9 5★

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message 19: by JoAnne (new)

Aug 27, 2025 01:03PM

Mod

Welcome Kimberly, Frankie, Melissa, Lynda, Denise, Michelle and Catsalive!

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message 20: by Sheila (last edited Apr 09, 2026 02:19PM) (new)

Aug 30, 2025 09:29AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date 8/30/25
30/41

B: The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr 1/13/26
O: Richard Osman wrote The Bullet That Missed 11/11/25
O: Richard Osman wrote The Last Devil to Die 2/4/26
K: The Killer’s Christmas List by Chris Frost 12/26/25
S: Suzanne Collins wrote The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 1/11/26

A: The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller 10/13/25
R: Eliza Reid wrote Death of a Diplomat 12/31/25
E: Erle Stanley Gardner wrote The Case of the Baited Hook 9/3/25

A: Elizabeth Anthony wrote Dramatic Murder 12/11/25

U: Nicola Upson wrote The Christmas Clue 12/17/25
N: The Night Before Christmas by Alex Pine 12/21/25
I
Q: A Quiet Contagion by Jane Jesmond 2/22/26
U
E: Elly Griffiths wrote The Last Word 12/1/25
L: Lucy Worsley wrote Agatha Christie 10/17/25
Y: You Can't See Me by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir 1/23/26

P: Poison at the Village Show by Catherine Coles 3/1/26
O: The Odd Flamingo by Nina Bawden 2/10/26
R: Gina Rippon wrote The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain 2/25/27
T
A: Abir Mukherjee wrote Hunted 3/22/26
B
L: E.C.R. Lorac wrote The Theft of the Iron Dogs: A Lancashire Mystery 4/8/26
E: The Examiner by Janice Hallett 1/5/26

M
A: Abi Silver wrote The Cinderella Plan 4/3/26
G: Grace Dent wrote Hungry 10/17/25
I
C: Chris Chibnall wrote Death At The White Hart 9/1/25

S: Sally Smith wrote A Case of Mice and Murder 3/6/26
T
E
P: Terry Pratchett wrote Hogfather 12/19/25
H: Veronica Henry wrote How to Find Love in a Bookshop 3/27/26
E
N: Nanako Hanada wrote The Bookshop Woman 2/16/26

K: Kate Moore wrote The Radium Girls 117/26
I
N
G: Guy Morpuss wrote A Trial in Three Acts 9/15/25

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message 21: by JoAnne (new)

Aug 31, 2025 06:53AM

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message 22: by Sabrina (last edited Apr 13, 2026 03:11PM) (new)

Aug 31, 2025 07:24PM

Sabrina (brinamichelle91) | 335 comments

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Sept. 1, 2025- Open Ended
No Sign-Ups After Sept. 1, 2027

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

B- Bad Date by Ellery Lloyd
(Title) Sept. 30, 2025

O- So Happy Together by Olivia Worley
(Author First Name) Dec. 14, 2025

O- The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle
(Title) March 31, 2026

K- Killing Snow by Maree Rose
(Title) Sept. 22, 2025

S- The Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens
(Title) Sept. 6, 2025

A- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
(Title) Jan. 13, 2026

R- My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
(Author Last Name) Nov. 14, 2025

E- Eerie Basin by Ivy Pochoda
(Title) Dec. 28, 2025

A- The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II by Tonya Abari (Author Last Name) Dec. 14, 2025

U- Ushers by Joe Hill
(Title) Dec. 1, 2025

N- The Note by Alafair Burke
(Title) Oct. 9, 2025

I- Invisible by Danielle Steel
(Title) Sept. 3, 2025

Q- The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
(Title) Jan. 16, 2026

U- Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
(Author Last Name) Jan. 12, 2026

E- An Echo in Time by Boo Walker
(Title) Oct. 29, 2025

L- The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
(Author Last Name) Sept. 13, 2025

Y- The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros
(Author Last Name) Dec. 22, 2025

P- The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
(Title) Sept. 16, 2025

O
R- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
(Author First Name) Sept. 29, 2025

T- Vale by Tess Bentley
(Author First Name) Jan. 31, 2026

A- Accidental Daddies by Rebel Bloom
(Title) March 8, 2026

B- Brother's Best Friend by Flora Ferrari
(Title) Dec. 31, 2025

L- The Last Father-Daughter Dance: A Short Story by Lisa Wingate
(Author First Name) March 12, 2026

E- The Look-Alike by Erica Spindler
(Author First Name) March 25, 2026

M- All This Time by Mikki Daughtry
(Author First Name) Jan. 27, 2026

A- The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen
(MC's Name- Ariel) March 8, 2026

G- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
(Title) Nov. 19, 2025

I- The Summer We Ran by Audrey Ingram
(Author Last Name) Oct. 18, 2025

C- Credence by Penelope Douglas
(Title) April 13, 2026

S- Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce
(Title) Sept. 24, 2025

T- Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
(Author First Name) Dec. 23, 2025

E- Eruption by Michael Crichton
(Title) Jan. 8, 2026

P- Perfect Days by Raphael Montes
(Title) March 21, 2026

H- No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris
(Author Last Name) Feb. 26, 2026

E
N- The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
(Title) Dec. 7, 2025

K- We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
(Author Last Name) Nov. 28, 2025

I- If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin
(Title) Nov. 30, 2025

N- Don't Believe Her by Nicola Sanders
(Author First Name) Feb. 26, 2026

G- A Good House for Children by Kate Collins
(Title) Oct. 30, 2025

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message 23: by Ferenc (last edited Feb 27, 2026 04:29AM) (new)

Sep 01, 2025 06:35AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: September 1, 2025 - Open Ended

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Goal: 41/41

~~BOOKS (5/5)~~
B – A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25
O – The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood - 09/16/25 - Olive Smith (MC)
O – Old School Indian - Aaron John Curtis - 11/20/25
K – Voice Like a Hyacinth - Mallory Pearson - 10/26/25 - Jo Kozak (MC)
S – The Trouble with Goodbye - Sarra Cannon - 11/02/25

~~ARE (3/3)~~
A – Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century: Unabridged Selections - Alice Wong - 09/26/25
R – Sharpe's Waterloo - Bernard Cornwell - 11/30/25 - Richard Sharpe (MC)
E – Junie - Erin Crosby Eckstine - 09/12/25

~~A (1/1)~~
A – Bound for Murder: A Hardcover Homicide - Audrey Shine - 09/22/25

~~UNIQUELY (8/8)~~
U – Uncharmed - Lucy Jane Wood - 10/09/25
N – Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask - Shiko Nguru - 09/29/25
I – Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen - 09/25/25 - Maura Isles (MC)
Q – Queen Sonja Vol. 1 - Joshua Ortega - 10/16/25
U – Új Zrínyiász - Kálmán Mikszáth - 12/06/25
E – Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather Fawcett - 09/17/25
L – Bride - Ali Hazelwood - 11/21/25 - Misery Lark (MC)
Y – The Opium Queen - Gabrielle Paluch - 09/07/25 - Olive Yang (MC)

~~PORTABLE (8/8)~~
P – Ice Cream Man, Volume 8: Subjects & Objects - W. Maxwell Prince - 12/29/25
O – My Mother Cursed My Name: A Novel - Anamely Salgado Reyes - 12/21/25 - Felicitas Olivares (MC)
R – Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice - Virginia Roberts Giuffre - 12/16/25
T – Geiger, Vol. 3 - Geoff Johns - 09/15/25 - Tariq Geiger (MC)
A – Queen Sonja Vol. 2 - Arvid Nelson - 12/19/25
B – The Best We Could Do - Thi Bui - 11/21/25
L – The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 12/27/25
E – Warcross - Marie Lu - 10/10/25 - Emika Chen (MC)

~~MAGIC (5/5)~~
M - The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau - Kristin Harmel - 01/03/26 - Colette Marceau (MC)
A - Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster - Adam Higginbotham - 01/30/26
G – Blood on Her Tongue - Johanna van Veen - 10/31/25 - Lucy Goedhart (MC)
I – Ice Cream Man, Volume 6: Just Desserts - W. Maxwell Prince - 09/24/25
C - The Past - Sawyer Bennett - 01/05/26 - Fiona Conlan (MC)

~~STEPHEN (7/7)~~
S - Undiscovered Country Vol. 5 - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 01/07/26
T – Direct Descendant - Tanya Huff - 10/17/25
E – Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection - John Green - 11/27/25
P – The Wishing Well - Vivian Porter - 12/11/25
H - Neon Gods - Katee Robert - 01/03/26 - Hades (MC)
E - The Viscount's Tempting Minx - Erica Ridley - 02/06/26
N – Velvet Kiss Vol. 2 - Chihiro Harumi - 10/03/25 - Shin Nitta (MC)

~~KING (4/4)~~
K – Tom Lake - Ann Patchett - 10/29/25 - Lara Kenison (MC)
I – Ice Cream Man, Volume 7: Certain Descents - W. Maxwell Prince - 10/30/25
N – Velvet Kiss Vol. 3 - Chihiro Harumi - 12/05/25 - Shin Nitta (MC)
G – Green Witchcraft: A Practical Guide to Discovering the Magic of Plants, Herbs, Crystals, and Beyond - Paige Vanderbeck - 12/30/25

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message 24: by Jackie (last edited Oct 26, 2025 10:16AM) (new)

Sep 01, 2025 10:42AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: 9/1 - Open Ended

B First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks - 9/6/25
O Under Jackson Bridge by Susan Specht Oram - 9/15/25
O One Step Past Sundown by Bradford Bates - 9/15/25
K The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan - 9/1/25
S Bound by Ravens by Jesikah Sundin - 9/14/25

A Renegade by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
R Rebel by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
E Jaran by Kate Elliott - 9/20/25

A Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker - 9/12/25

U The Uncooperative Warrior by Sarah Noffke - 9/16/25
N Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March - 9/1/25
I In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros - 9/23/25
Q Quit Your Witchin' by Dakota Cassidy - 10/26/25
U United as One by Pittacus Lore - 10/13/25
E Close to the Bone by Kendra Elliot - 9/24/25
L Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold - 9/17/25
Y

P The Fate of Ten by Pittacus Lore - 9/2/25
O Out in the Cold by Michael Anderle - 9/27/25
R Return of the Dwarf King by Charley Case - 9/7/25
T Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness - 9/3/25

A Alison Brownstone by Michael Anderle - 9/13/25
B Deliver Us from Evil by David Baldacci - 9/8/25
L A Bone to Pick by Melinda Leigh - 9/25/25
E 1634: The Galileo Affair by Eric Flint - 9/26/25

M The Housemaid by Freida McFadden - 9/4/25
A Judgment on Janus by Andre Norton - 9/20/25
G Genesis Draconis by Kevin O. McLaughlin - 9/18/25
I Injury Time by Catherine Aird - 10/6/25
C Nomad's Justice by Craig Martelle - 9/12/25

S Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire - 9/15/25
T Heat Wave by T.J. Klune - 9/11/25
E Diplomatic Recruit by S.E. Weir - 9/30/25 - Series The Empress' Spy
P How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin - 9/16/25
H When Maidens Mourn by C.S. Harris - 9/17/25
E Payment in Blood by Elizabeth George - 10/6/25
N Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Nagendra - 9/5/25

K The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn - 9/14/25
I The Race by Clive Cussler - 10/8/25 - Series Isaac Bell
N The Rebellious Sister by Sarah Noffke - 9/6/25
G The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins - 9/30/25

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Sep 01, 2025 10:51AM

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message 26: by Karen ♐ (last edited Jan 15, 2026 08:02PM) (new)

Sep 02, 2025 01:40PM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date
Start Date: 9/1/25-1/6/26

B - Seven Brides for Beau McBride Amy Barry - 9/5/25
O - One Day David Nicholls - 11/23/25
O - One Week to Score Kate Meader - 11/27/25
K - Killer for Hire Alexis Abbott - 9/18/25
S - Miles Ever After T.L. Swan - 9/1/25

A - Madison Atwood-Misadventures of a City Girl Meredith Wild - 9/3/25
R - Lucy Ross-The Bribe Devney Perry - 9/14/25
E - Beach Read Emily Henry - 9/8/25

A - Aleron-Her Vampire Master Maren Smith - 9/10/25

U - Unexpected Bliss Sophie Oak - 9/12/25
N - Nick-State of Retribution Marie Force - 9/6/25
I - In the Air Tonight Marie Force - 9/16/25
Q - Q L. Wilder - 11/7/25
U - Untouchable Ivy Smoak - 10/9/25
E - Everly-The Bluff Devney Perry - 9/29/25
L - Xavier Lane Hart - 9/28/25
Y - Fall Fast Zoe York - 12/26/25

P - The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand Penelope Ward - 10/1/25
O - The Accidental Siren Sophie Oak - 12/17/25
R - Feral Renee Rose - 9/26/25
T - Temple of Swoon Jo Segura - 9/21/25
A - Alpha's Prize Renee Rose - 10/4/25
B - Misadventures with a Speed Demon Chelle Bliss - 10/3/25
L - Londyn-Runaway Road Devney Perry - 10/29/25
E - Wild Card Elsie Silver - 10/17/25

M - Someone to Love Marie Force - 10/24/25
A - Killer on Fire Alexis Abbott - 10/8/25
G - Grant-10 Men Stephanie Brother - 11/3/25
I - Ian-Between Then and Now Zoe York - 9/25/25
C - Zeus Anna Castor - 10/11/25

S - Sadie-Protector of Talon Mountain: A Mountain Man Romantic Suspense Delta James - 10/26/25
T - Thomas-Angel Anna Castor - 11/1/25
E - Easton-Steal My Heart Laura Pavlov - 11/1/25
P - Prequel Anna Castor - 10/12/25
H - Unbreakable Melanie Harlow - 10/13/25
E - Absolute Pleasure Erika Wilde - 12/10/25
N - Seth & Amber: 3 in 1 Edition Nathan L. Flamank - 10/27/25

K - Killer Desire Alexis Abbott - 9/23/25
I - Series-Iron Vikings MC-Demon Anna Castor - 10/16/25
N - Nellie-The Bully Devney Perry - 11/28/25
G - Griffin-Billionaire Brother's Nanny Rebel Bloom - 1/6/26

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message 27: by Carolyn (last edited Oct 31, 2025 08:36PM) (new)

Sep 02, 2025 07:40PM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King
41/41

B Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World by Patrick J. Buchanan read 9/13/2025
O Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor read 9/13/2025
O Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes read 9/15/2025
K Mischief Nights are Murder by Libby Klein read 9/10/2025
S Silent Nights Are Murder by Libby Klein read 9/11/2025

A Banana Bread and Betrayal by Agatha Frost read 10/4/2025
R Divided in Death by J.D. Robb read 9/21/2025
E The Measure by Nikki Erlick read -9/20/2025

A All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris read10/14/2025

U Undeading Bells by Drew Hayes read 9/14/2025
N A Wreath for Rivera by Ngaio Marsh read 9/9/2025
I Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb read 9/16/2025
Q The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict read 10/15/2025
U Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter read 10/17/2025
E The Railway Children by E. Nesbit read 10/1/2025
L Last Act in Palmyra by Lindsey Davis read 9/7/2025
Y The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion read 10/29/2025

P Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes read 9/15/2025
O Sarah by Orson Scott Card read 9/25/2025
R The Russian Cage by Charlaine Harris read 10/13/2025
T Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood read 9/16/2025
A Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews read 10/17/2025
B A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones read 9/25/2025
L Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman read 9/24/2025
E An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris read 10/5/2025

M My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira read 10/9/25
A Amelia Bedelia 5-Book I Can Read Box Set #1: Amelia Bedelia Hit the Books by Peggy Parish read 10/23/2025
G Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix read 9/2/2025
I Ishmael by Daniel Quinn read 10/12/2025
C A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris read 10/5/2025

S A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins read 10/5/2025
T Time to Depart by Lindsey Davis read 9/19/2025
E Eton Mess and Enemies by Agatha Frost read 10/12/2025
P Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb read 9/16/2025
H Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes read 9/14/2025
E Death by Vanilla Latte by Alex Erickson read 10/29/2025
N Remember When by Nora Roberts read 9/21/2025

K Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell read 9/26/2025
I Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov read 10/16/2025
N Dark Secret: The Complete Story: The True Account of What Happened to Little Alex Suleski by Nyssa Rebecca Corbin read 9/29/2025
G Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen read 9/28/2025

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Sep 03, 2025 12:50PM

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message 29: by Natasha (last edited Feb 14, 2026 07:29PM) (new)

Sep 04, 2025 08:04AM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1

Duration: 9/4/25 - open ended

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

29/41 letters

B - Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 9/30/25
O - The Overstory by Richard Powers 11/30/25
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K - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang 11/6/25
S - The Shaping of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien 9/10/25

A - Ash by Malinda Lo 10/16/25
R - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/24/25
E - Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green 11/12/25

A - American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic by Victoria Johnson 10/27/25

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N - Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang 10/1/25
I - Island of Fog by Keith Robinson 10/10/25
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E - Exiles by Mason Coile 11/16/25
L - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 12/15/25
Y - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 1/4/26

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R - Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization by Tim Queeney 9/17/25
T - Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing by Lili Taylor 11/24/25
A - Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk 11/4/25
B - The Birth of the Anglo-Saxons: Three Kings and a History of Britain at the Dawn of the Viking Age by Max Adams 11/1/25
L - Lincoln's Ghost: Houdini's War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency by Brad Ricca 2/2/26
E - Enter the Body by Joy McCullough 1/5/26

M - Minka Lesk: The Last Whiteshield by Justin D. Hill 9/9/25
A - The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green 2/7/26
G - Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 9/24/25
I - I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell 12/12/25
C - Clear by Carys Davies 9/10/25

S - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty 11/25/25
T - Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake 12/22/25
E - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/7/26
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H - Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher 12/25/25
E - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/7/26
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Sep 05, 2025 05:43AM

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message 31: by Connie N. (new)

Sep 06, 2025 01:16PM

Author Quotes #1
Timeframe: 9/1/25 to ?
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message 32: by JoAnne (new)

Sep 07, 2025 06:26AM

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Welcome Connie!

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message 33: by Frankie (new)

Oct 04, 2025 02:59PM

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: August 27, 2025, Open Ended

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

41/41 Completed. Finish

Black:D.D. Black-The Secrets of Second Beach 9/16/25
O:Over the Moon-Laura Pavlov 9/05/25
O:Our Little Secret-Q.B. Tyler 9/08/25
K:Killer Shot-Mary Stone 8/28/25
S:Shadow on Her Grave: A totally gripping serial killer thriller packed with suspense-B.R. Spangler 8/28/25

Arnold:Carolyn Arnold-Three Girls Gone 8/29/25
R:The Roommate Mistake-Pippa Grant 9/06/25
E:Elle Gray-The Hunter's Game 8/28/25

A:Always You and Me-Dani Atkins 9/14/25

U:Undaunted-Crystal Daniels 9/01/25
N:Natasha Madison-Stolen Dreams 8/31/25
I:Inherit the Wool-Betty Hechtman 8/27/25
Quinn:Meghan Quinn-Vacation Wars 9/07/25
U:Urcelia Teixeira-Jacob's Well 9/08/25
Evanovich:Janet Evanovich-Twelve Sharp 9/02/25
L:Little Jack-Lilly Atlas 9/04/25
Y:YOLO-Lani Lynn Vale 9/03/25

P:Piece of My Heart-Nicole Jacquelyn 9/05/25
O:Ofelia Martinez-Hiding in the Smoke 9/09/25
R:Rise After Fall-Amber Kelly 9/13/25
T:Their Haunted Hearts-D.K. Hood 9/10/25
A:Alone-Lisa Gardner 9/19/25
B:Beyond Her Reach-Melinda Leigh 9/26/25
L:The Last Survivors-A.J. Rivers 9/12/25
E:Everything to Lose-Harlow James 9/11/25

M:Mad Jack-Stacy M. Jones 9/12/25
Ashley:Kristen Ashley-Ride Steady 10/01/25
G:The Girl in the Mist-Kristen Ashley 8/3025
I:Ice Cold-Tess Gerritsen 9/19/25
Chase:Jennifer Chase-The Whispering Girls 8/29/25

S:Shadow's Escape-Mary Stone 9/02/25
T:Tiny Precious Secrets-Samantha Christy 9/11/25
E:Elle Gray-The Grand Heist 9/24/25
P:The Professor-Robert Bailey 9/20/25
H:The Hanging Dolls-Ruhi Choudhary 8/30/25
Evanovich:Janet Evanovich-Lean Mean Thirteen 10/02/25
N:Not What She Seems-Yasmin Angoe 9/15/25

K:Kiss and Don't Tell-Meghan Quinn 9/05/25
I:In for a Penny-Kelsey Browning 9/21/25
N:Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Francesca 9/20/25
G:Girl Thirteen: Stalked-Molly Black 8/30/25

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message 34: by JoAnne (new)

Oct 05, 2025 09:03AM

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WOOHOO Frankie!

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Oct 13, 2025 10:08AM

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Oct 14, 2025 06:59AM

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Oct 18, 2025 08:41AM

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Oct 18, 2025 11:20AM

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message 39: by Carolyn (new)

Oct 31, 2025 08:36PM

Finished
Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: Open Ended - from your start date

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King
41/41

B Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World by Patrick J. Buchanan read 9/13/2025
O Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor read 9/13/2025
O Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes read 9/15/2025
K Mischief Nights are Murder by Libby Klein read 9/10/2025
S Silent Nights Are Murder by Libby Klein read 9/11/2025

A Banana Bread and Betrayal by Agatha Frost read 10/4/2025
R Divided in Death by J.D. Robb read 9/21/2025
E The Measure by Nikki Erlick read -9/20/2025

A All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris read10/14/2025

U Undeading Bells by Drew Hayes read 9/14/2025
N A Wreath for Rivera by Ngaio Marsh read 9/9/2025
I Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb read 9/16/2025
Q The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict read 10/15/2025
U Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter read 10/17/2025
E The Railway Children by E. Nesbit read 10/1/2025
L Last Act in Palmyra by Lindsey Davis read 9/7/2025
Y The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion read 10/29/2025

P Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes read 9/15/2025
O Sarah by Orson Scott Card read 9/25/2025
R The Russian Cage by Charlaine Harris read 10/13/2025
T Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood read 9/16/2025
A Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews read 10/17/2025
B A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones read 9/25/2025
L Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman read 9/24/2025
E An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris read 10/5/2025

M My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira read 10/9/25
A Amelia Bedelia 5-Book I Can Read Box Set #1: Amelia Bedelia Hit the Books by Peggy Parish read 10/23/2025
G Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix read 9/2/2025
I Ishmael by Daniel Quinn read 10/12/2025
C A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris read 10/5/2025

S A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins read 10/5/2025
T Time to Depart by Lindsey Davis read 9/19/2025
E Eton Mess and Enemies by Agatha Frost read 10/12/2025
P Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb read 9/16/2025
H Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes read 9/14/2025
E Death by Vanilla Latte by Alex Erickson read 10/29/2025
N Remember When by Nora Roberts read 9/21/2025

K Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell read 9/26/2025
I Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov read 10/16/2025
N Dark Secret: The Complete Story: The True Account of What Happened to Little Alex Suleski by Nyssa Rebecca Corbin read 9/29/2025
G Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen read 9/28/2025

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message 40: by JoAnne (new)

Nov 01, 2025 07:41AM

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WOOHOO Carolyn!

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message 41: by Caraina (new)

Nov 06, 2025 10:50PM

FINISHED

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: August 26, 2025; Open-Ended

Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King

Completed: 41/41

B: Bernice L. McFadden - This Bitter Earth 9/2/25
O: One Mississippi - Mark Childress 9/12/25
O: Over the Edge - Jonathan Kellerman 9/15/25
K: Karissa Chen - Homeseeking 8/26/25
S: Society of Lies - Lauren Ling Brown 8/27/25

A: Alice Kimberly - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure 8/28/25
R: Rosamunde Pilcher - September 9/21/25
E: Elizabeth Pantley - Vampires and Villains 8/29/25

A: Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism - Bell Hooks 9/3/25

U: Under Northern Skies Series - A Breath of Hope 9/19/25
N: Natalie Fergie - The Sewing Machine 9/3/25
I: In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/25
Q: Qiu Xiaolong - The Shadow of the Empire: A Judge Dee Investigation 10/1/25
U: Undead AF: A Queen Betsy Story - MaryJanice Davidson 9/23/25
E: Eugenides, Jeffrey - The Virgin Suicides 9/13/25
L: Lee Child - The Hard Way 9/22/25
Y: You Must Be New Here - Katie Sise 9/23/25

P: Payback Is a Mutha - Wahida Clark 8/30/25
O: One Day - David Nicholls 9/27/25
R: Rusty - Zahra Girard 8/30/25
T: The Testaments - Margaret Atwood 9/10/25
A: All the Little Hopes - Leah Weiss 9/4/25
B: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - Robin Wall Kimmerer 9/4/25
L: Lilian Monroe - Four Steps to the Perfect Revenge 9/20/25
E: Emilia Hart - The Sirens 9/18/25

M: Melinda Curtis - Dandelion Wishes 8/28/25
A: Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things 9/5/25
G: Garcia, Jessie - The Business Trip 8/28/25
I: In It to Win It - Kelly Jamieson 9/20/25
C: Charlie Donlea - The Girl Who Was Taken 9/8/25

S: Sunflowers in a Hurricane - Anne M Faye 8/29/25
T: The Trees - Percival Everett 9/29/25
E: Emerald Desire - Lynette Vinet 9/25/25
P: Paradise Valley - Robyn Carr 9/9/25
H: Holmes, E.E. - What the Lady's Maid Knew 9/1/25
E: Existence - Abbi Glines 10/25/25
N: No One But Us - Elizabeth O'Roark

K: Katherine Center - The Bodyguard 9/8/25
I: Infection - J.T. Sawyer 10/3/25
N: Natasha Preston - You Will Be Mine 10/11/25
G: A Game of Fate - Scarlett St. Clair 9/16/25

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message 42: by JoAnne (new)

Nov 07, 2025 05:45AM

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Caraina wrote: "FINISHED

Author Quotes Spell Out #1
Duration: August 26, 2025; Open-Ended

Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last..."

This one does not have a finish date.
N: No One But Us - Elizabeth O'Roark

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message 43: by Catsalive (new)

Nov 07, 2025 02:41PM