*A-Z Author Challenge*

[Fr. Andrew]

Okay, I'll start doing this as of January 1. I know, that's cheating, as it's the 26th, but I'm so excited about the book I just finished (The Bone People by Keri Hulme) that I have to include it. If I squeeze in another "H" I'll replace it...

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H The Bone People by Keri Hulme
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[Katie]

I'm in for 2009 as well! Here's hoping I do better than I did in 2008:P I will track from Jan. 1, 2009 thru Dec. 31, 2009.

KT's 2009 A-Z Author Challenge
A.
B. David Baldacci
C. Chelsea Cain
---Mary Higgins Clark
D.
E. Janet Evanovich
F.
G. Rachel Gibson
H. Charlaine Harris
---Kay Hooper
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K. Jane Kenyon
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M. A. Lee Martinez
---Frank McCourt
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P. James Patterson
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[Sharon75uk]

Going to join in with this for 2009

Author Challenge

A Kate Atkinson - When will there be good news? (on shelf)
B Beatrice Colin - The luminous life of Lily Aphrodite
C Connelly, Michael - The Lincoln Lawyer
D Davidson, Andrew - Gargoyle
E David Ebershoff - 19th Wife
F
G Grafton, Sue Alphabet series READ
H Haddon, Mark - curious incident of the dog READ
I
J Sadie Jones - The outcast (on shelf)
K Kellerman, Jesse The brutal art
L Lynch, Jim - The Highest Tide (on shelf)
M Mills, Mark - The savage garden
N Nabokov, Lolita READ
O Osborne, Frances - The Bolter
P Picoult, Jodie - Songs of the Humpback Whale (on shelf)
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R Rubenfeld, Jed - The Interpretation of Murder (on shelf)
S Smith, A. McCall The Miracle at Speedy Motors READ
T Twain, Mark The Adventure of Huckerlbery Finn READ
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Y Karen Yampolsky - Falling Out of Fashion (on shelf)
Z Zeh, Julie - Eagles and Angels(on shelf)

[Liz]

I fail miserably at these, but I'm trying again. And I will probably cheat with X by using a first name.

Liz K's A-Z Author Challenge for 2009

A. Mitch Albom - Have A Little Faith
B. Anne Brontë - Agnes Gray
C. T. Colin Campbell - The China Study...
D. William Dufty - Sugar Blues
E. Hallie Ephron - 1001 Books for Every Mood...
F. Edna Ferber - Showboat
G. Jane Green - The Beach House
H. Ron Hall & Denver Moore - What Difference Do It Make?
I. Walter Isaacson - Einstein: His Life and Universe
J. Henry James - Daisy Miller
K. Timothy Keller - The Prodigal God
L. The Roman Pronunciation Of Latin - Why We Use It And How To Use It By - Frances E. Lord
M. Christopher Moore - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
N. Vladimir Nabokov - Lolita
O. Daniel Oran - Believe
P. Randy Pausch - The Last Lecture
Q. Anna Quindlen - Being Perfect
R. Anne Rice - Called Out of Darkness
S. Beatrice Sparks (AKA Anonymous) - Go Ask Alice
T. The Well David's Story - Mildred Taylor
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W. Edith Wharton - Summer
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Z.

[Audrey]

Here is my List. I will just mark through them as I finish them. I am also involved in several other challenges so I probably wont get through these very quickly.
A-Z Author List
A - Allen, Paula Gunn & Smith, Patricia Clark - As Long As the River Flows
B - Barna, George - Revolution
C - Crawford, Dr. Mark - The Obsessive Compulsive Trap (02/05/2009)
D - Denenberg, Barry - So Far From Home: The Diary of Mary Driscoll, An Irish Mill Girl
E - Elmer, Robert - Beyond The River
F - Franklin, Darlene - Romanian Rhapsody
G - Gruen, Sara - Water for Elephants
H - Helprin, Mark - Refiner's Fire
I - Ianonna, Lee - Where Have All The Leaders Gone?
J - Jackson, Dave & Neta - Imprisoned in the Golden City
K - Krauss, Nicole - The History of Love: A Novel
L - London, Jack - The Call of the Wild
M - Montgomery, L.M. - Anne of Avonlea
N - Nixon, Joan Lowery - Colonial Williamsburg: Ann's Story, 1747
O - Oke, Janette - The Tender Years
P - Pianin, Eric & Hager, George - Mirage
Q - Quinton, A.R - England: A Portrait of Rural Life At The Turn of The Century
R - Ruffin, Bernard - Fanny Crosby, The Hymn Writer
S - Silverstein, Shel - A Light in the Attic
T - Turner, Ann - The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow
U - Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher - Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
V - Von Mueffling, Dini - The 50 Most Romantic Things Ever Done
W -White, Ellen Emerson - Voyage on the Great Titanic
X - Xingjian, Gao - Buying a Fishing Rod For My Grandfather: Stories
Y - Yohannan, K.P. - Revolution in World Missions
Z - Zavatsky, George & Michelle - Kids Love Indiana: A Parent's Guide to Exploring Fun Places in Indiana With Children

[Hooiming]

Just discovered goodreads today!... where have I been.. so crazy.. going to jump in to the A-Z Author Challenge with the books I've read in 2009!

A-
B-
C-
D-Dodson, Shireen - The Mother-Daughter Book Club
E-
F-Ferraris, Zoe - The Night of the Mi'raj
G-
H-
> Hamilton, Emma Walton - Raising Bookworms
> Hilderbrand, Elin - The Love Season
> Holthe, Tess Uriza - When The Elephants Dance
I-
J-Jian, Ma - Beijing Coma
L-Lee, Andrea - Lost Hearts in Italy
M-Mass, Sharon - The Speech of Angels
N-
O-
P-Peterson, Alice - You, Me & Him
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> Shafak, Elif - The Bastard of Istanbul;
> Smith, Alexander McCall - Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
> Smith, Alexander McCall - The Careful Use of Compliments
> Schlink, Bernhard - The REader
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[Suzanne Shumaker]

I also would like to jump in starting January 1st. I am also doing other challenges so I'll probably go pretty slow too. I make myself the rule that I can't use any book on more than one list. I also can't use more than one author on the title challenge.

A-Margaret AtwoodThe Tent
B
C
D
E
F
G-Diana Gabaldon, Outlander
H
I
J
K-Sophie Kinsella, The Undomestic Goddess
L-Harper LeeTo Kill a Mockingbird
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R-Sheila Roberts, On Strike for Christmas
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[Taylor]

A M.T. Anderson
B Jennifer Lynn Barnes
C Meg Cabot
D Charles deLint
E Lynne Ewing
F Esther Friesner
G Anna Godbersen
H Ellen Hopkins
I Eva Ibbotson
J Betsy James
K Conor Kostick
L Justine Larbalestier
M Carolyn Mackler
N Garth Nix
O
P Tamora Pierce
Q
R Celia Rees
S John Steinbeck
T Natsuki Takaya
U
V Vivian Vande Velde
W Scott Westerfeld
X
Y Jane Yolen
Z Markus Zusak

[Stephanie]

Going to join this challenge with what I've read in 2009 so far

A
B: Glenn Beck
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P: Tracie Peterson
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S: Danielle Steel
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[Stephanie]

Going to join this challenge with what I've read in 2009 so far

A
B: Glenn Beck
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D
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K
L
M
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O: Jennfier O'Connell
P: Tracie Peterson
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S: Danielle Steel
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[Lauren]

I'm doing this challenge as well on my blog but thought I would get more involved and post here.

A - Aesopus
B - Byrne, Rhonda
C - Connelly, Michael
D - DiTerlizzi, Tony and Holly Black
E - Eugenides, Jeffrey
F -
G - Grafton, Sue
H -
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K -
L - Lara, Adair
M - Melville, Herman
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Q -
R - Rennison, Louise
S - Schlink, Bernhard
T - Thomson, David
U - Ueland, Brenda
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W -
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Y -
Z -

[Darlene]

I'm new to this group, as well as to Goodreads. I'm doing both A-Z Title & A-Z Author. Those completed are starred. Because of time constraints & 2 months gone already, some books will be on both lists where applicable. It has been interesting just compiling the lists. Here's the Author list.

a. *Athenaeum, Robert K. [Fury:]
b. Bombeck, Erma
c. *Coulter, Ann [Guilty:]
d. Davidson, Diane Mott
e. Edgerton, Clyde
f. Faul, S
g. Gilman, Dorothy
h. Hallinan, J. T.
i. Indridason, Amaldur
j. Janoski, Jo
k. Kellogg, Daniel S.
l. Landvik, Lorna
m. McCrumb, Sharyn
n. Nance, John
o. Oke, Janette
p. Pierce, Thomas E.
q. Quindlen, Anna
r. Rendell, Ruth
s. Smolinski, Jill
t. Townsend, Susan
u. Ursu, Anne
v. Vinge, Vernor
w. *Winget, Larry [People Are Idiots & I Can Prove It:]
x. Xenakis, Alan P.
y. Young, William P.
z. Zusak, Markus

[Dianne]

Okay, I'm probably going to bite off more than I can chew considering my writing projects and the release of my book "Rebekah Redeemed" (available on amazon), but I like this idea of A-Z authors as well a couple of other challenges in this group. I really like seeing what other people are reading. It helps me professionally and personally. I'll get working on my list and post it. I'm also doing the read unread books on my book shelf at home as well as the A-Z for titles.

[Sheila]

Jumping in here for Jan 09-Dec 31 09. I'm also doing 50 books a year challenge and this one may guide it a bit:)

A -
B - Behrendt, Greg
C - Cheney, Terry
D - Davidson, Andrew
E -
F -Fisher, Carrie
G - Gosselin, Jon & Kate
H -Hosseini, Khaled
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J -
K -
L -
M - Meyer, Stephenie
N - Notaro, Laurie
O -
P -Patterson, James
Q -
R - Rowling, J.K.
S - Sparks, Nicholas
T -
U -
V -
W -Westerfeld, Scott
X -
Y -
Z -

[Kaykah]

A- Alcott, Louisa May
B- Biddle, Wayne
C-
D- Dessen, Sarah
E-
F- Feldstein, Peter
G-
H- Hesser, Terry Spencer
I-
J- Jenkins, Jerry B.
K- Kishimoto, Masashi
L- LaHaye, Tim
M- Myers, Walter Dean
N- Niffenegger, Audrey
O- O'Reilly, Bill
P- Peters, Julie Anne
Q-
R- Rosse, Cynthia
S- Soule, Jane Conder
T- Tolstoy, Leo
U-
V- Voigt, Cynthia
W- Wittlinger, Ellen
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Y-
Z-

[Elisabeth]

This A-Z Author Challenge sounds like fun. I'm already up for one challenge but I couldn't resist this one. My challenge will be between 090401 to 2010-04-01 :) I add the books as I read them. It's going to be tricky to find authors that has a lastname that begins with X or Z :O


A:Albom, Mitch - Five People You Meet In Heaven
B: Beckett, Simon - Written In Bone
C: Coetzee, J.M - Disgrace
D: Dickens, Charles - Bleak House
E:
F: Feist, Raymond E. - Magician
G: Green, Jane - Swapping Lives
H: Hill, Reginald - On Beulah Height
I: Ibsen, Henrik - A Doll's House
J: James, P.D - Unnatural Causes
K: King, Stephen - Carrie
L: Lessing, Doris - The Fifth Child
M: Murari, T.N - Taj
N:
O:O'Flanagan, Sheila - Too Good To Be True
P:Pohl, Peter - Johnny, My Friend
Q:
R:
S: Saviano, Roberto - Gomorrah
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U:
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Y:
Z: Zusak, Markus - The Book Thief

[Avory]

Why not? These are ones I've read so far this year:

A -
B - Block, Francesca Lia (Echo and Dangerous Angels)
C - Cameron, Peter (Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You)
D -
E -
F - Frank, Dorothea Benton (Sullivan's Island)
G - Gaiman, Neil (Neverwhere)
H -Hollinghurst, Alan (The Spell)
I
J -
K - Kipnis, Laura (Against Love)
L - Levithan, David (Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List)
M - McEwan, Ian (Amsterdam)
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R - Roche, Charlotte (Wetlands)
S - Sedaris, David (Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim)
T - Tolkien, J.R.R. (The Hobbit)
U -
V - Valenti, Jessica (Full Frontal Feminism and Yes Means Yes!)
W -Winterson, Jeanette (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit)
X -
Y -
Z - Zandi, Mark (Financial Shock)

[Beth]

I am so in. This looks like a lot of fun!!

A: Douglas Adams - So long and thanks for all the fish
B: Malorie Blackman - Naughts and Crosses
Brooks, Max - World War Z - Oral history of the Zombie War
Bauby, Jean-Dominique The divinf bell and the butterfly
Browne, S.G - Breathers
C: Card, Orson Scott - The shadow of the Hegemon
D: Phillip K. Dick - The man who Japed
E:
F: Allen Dean Foster - Aliens
Fielding - Helen - Olivia Joules and the Overactive imagination
G: Gibson, William - pattern recognician
H: helinlen - Citizens of the galaxy
harris - Charlaine - The whole stackhouse series
I:
J: Stan Jones - Graphic Guide to Site Construction
K: Sue Monk Kidd - The Mermaids Chair
Sherilyn Kenyon - Acheron
Koontz, Dean - The Taking
L:
M: Moore, Christopher - Fool
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R: John Elder Robinson - Look me in the eye
S: John Scalzi - Old Mans War
Scalzi, John - Agent to the Stars
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[Dianne]

I'm working on it and enjoying myself.

A: Randy Alcorn - The Treasure Principle
B: Terri Blackstock - Night Light
C: Mary Higgins Clark - All Through the Night
D: Lloyd C. Douglas - The Big Fisherman
E. Janet Evanovich - Eleven on Top
F: C. S. Forester - Hornblower and the Hotspur
G. John Grisham - The Appeal
H: Marjorie Holmes - Two From Galilee
I:
J: Jerry Jenkins - Writing for the Soul
K: Karen Kingsbury - Even Now
L: Max Lucado - Come Thirsty
M: Fern Michaels - Pretty Woman
N:
O: Barak Obama - Dreams from my Father
P: James Patterson - Run
Q:
R: Joel C. Rosenberg - The Ezekiel Option
S: Dianne G. Sagan - Rebekah Redeemed
T:
U:
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Y:
Z:

[Cynthia]

If you are looking for an author for U, Myron Ulberg's "Hands of My Father:A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents and the Language of Love" is a great read!

[Stephanie]

A
B: Glenn Beck
C
D: Debbie Macomber
E
F
G
H
I
J: James Patterson
K
L
M: Stephanie Meyers
N
O: Jennfier O'Connell
P: Tracie Peterson
Q
R
S: Danielle Steel
T
U
V
W
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Y
Z

[Stephanie]

A
B: Glenn Beck
C
D: Debbie Macomber
E Janet Evanovich
F
G Jon Gosselin
H
I
J: James Patterson
K
L
M: Stephanie Meyers
N
O: Jennfier O'Connell
P: Tracie Peterson
Q
R
S: Danielle Steel
T
U
V
W
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Y
Z

[Trudy]

I've decided to take the a-z author challenge. Here is a list of the book I've finished so far . . .

A -
B - Bray, Libba - 'A Great and Terrible Beauty'
C - Coulter, Catherine - 'Calypso Magic'
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R - Rushdie, Salmon - 'Midnight's Children'
S -
T - Thurber, James - 'The 13 Clocks'
U -
V - Viets, Elaine - 'Shop 'til you Drop'
W -
X -
Y -
Z - Zindel, Paul - 'The Pigman'

[Kristen]

Here is my list so far this year:

A - Ain, Beth Levine - The Revolution of Sabine
B - Berry, Julie - The Amaranth Enchantment
C - Clare, Cassandra - City of Glass
D - Dowell, Francis O'Roark - Shooting the Moon
E - Emerson, Kate - Secrets of the Tudor Court The Pleasure Palace
F - Flanagan, John - The Siege of Macindaw
G - Gaiman, Neil (and Terry Pratchett) - Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
H - Harrison, Kim White Witch, Black Curse
I - Ibbotson, Eva - The Dragonfly Pool
J - Jinks, Catherine - Babylonne
K - Kwitney, Alisa - Token
L - Lerangis, Peter - The Sword Thief
M - Marr, Melissa - Fragile Eternity
N - Noel, Alyson - Evermore
O - Osterlund, Anne - Academy 7
P - Pratchett, Terry - Wintersmith A Discworld Novel
Q - Qualey, Marsha - Come in from the Cold
R - Riordan, Rick The Last Olympian
S - Snyder, Maria V. - Storm Glass
T - Thompson, Kate - The New Policeman
U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect
V - Vaughan, Brian K. - Y The Last Man Vol. 1 Unmanned
W - Waddell, Patricia - True Blood
X -
Y - Yolen, Jane - Sister Light, Sister Dark
Z - Zimmerman, Diane - Kandide and the Secrets of the Mists

[Jennifer]

First time to post for 2009. This is going to be much harder for me than the title challenge. I tend to read multiple books by the same author.

A- Austen, Jane – Persuasion – 6/09/09
B
C
D
E – Evanovich, Janet – Ten Big Ones – 1/5/09
F
G – Giffen, Emily – Something Blue – 6/2/09
H
I
J
K
L
M – Meyer, Stephenie – Twilight – 6/11/09
N
O – Orwell, George – Animal Farm – 6/10/09
P
Q
R
S – Smith, Zadie – White Teeth – 6/22/09
T
U
W – Whiffen, Leeann – A Child’s Journey out of Autism – 4/3/09
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Z

[Laura]

I'm doing pretty well for 2009 - I have more than half the alphabet covered so far, and we're not quite halfway through the year. I will finish this year (unlike 2008). :-)


A: Agee, John - Smart Feller Fart Smeller and other Spoonerisms (3 stars)
Allred, Wayne - The Disgusted Driver's Handbook-Instructions on Surviving on Roads Infested with Idiots (3 stars)

B: Berg, Elizabeth - True to Form (3 stars)
Bluper, Liz - Mothers-in-Law Do Everything Wrong: M.I.L.D.E.W. (4 stars)
Buchanan, Sue - Duh-Votions (3 stars)

C: Chattanoga Bakery - 100 Years of Nostalgic Southern Folklore: A Book of MoonPie Memories (4 stars)
Curtis, Jamie Lee - Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born (5 stars)

D: Delinsky, Barbara - The Secret Between Us (2 stars)
Delinsky, Barbara - Facets (3 stars)
Doucette, Jenn - The Velveteen Mommy (just started)
Ducornet, Rikki - Gazelle (4 stars)

E: Edgerton, clyde - Raney (4 stars)
Eldridge, Sherrie - Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew (2 stars)

F: Fieker, Sharon - I Choose This Day: Mournings and Miracles in Adoption (3 stars)
Flory, Kitty Burns - Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences (3 stars)
Fowler, Karen Joy - The Jane Austen Book Club (3 stars)
Friedrich, Molly - You're Not My Real Mother (4 stars)

G: Girard, Linda Walvoord - Adoption is for Always (4 stars)
Grenville, Kate - Dreamhouse (3 stars)

H:
I:

J: John, Paul Brett - On Top of Spaghetti (5 stars)
Jones, Merry Bloch - Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories (2 stars)

K: Katz, Karen - Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale (5 stars)
Kingsbury, Karen - A Treasury of Adoption Miracles: True Stories of God's Presence Today (4 stars)

L: Levin, Mark - Rescuing Sprite (2 stars)
London, Jack - The Call of the Wild (4 stars)

M: McCarthy, Cormac - No Country for Old Men (4 stars)
Miller, Rebecca - The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (3 stars)
Monroe, Mary Alice - The Book Club (3 stars)
Munsch, Robert N. - Love You Forever (5 stars)

N:

O: Oates, Joyce Carol - First Love (2 stars)
Oates, Joyce Carol - Gravedigger's Daughter (3 stars)
O'Farrell, Maggie - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (4 stars)
O'Nan, Stuart - The Good Wife (currently reading)

P: Pearl, Nancy - Book Lust (4 stars)
Piper, John - Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ (currently reading)

Q:

R: Roche, Nancy Maguire - Adoption is Another Word for Love (4 stars)
Rosenberg, Maxine - Being Adopted (4 stars)
Rosenberg, Maxine - Growing Up Adopted (3 stars)

S: Seuss, Dr. - The Cat in the Hat (5 Stars)
Sachs, Marilyn - What My Sister Remembered (3 stars)
Silber, Kathleen - Dear Birthmother (4 stars)
Sparks, Nicholas - Three Weeks with My Brother (4 stars)
Stolz, Karen - World of Pies (4 stars)

T: Truss, Lynne - Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! (4 stars)

U:

V: Volk, Patricia - To My Dearest Friends (4 stars)
Vida, Vendela - And Now You Can Go (currently reading)
Viorst, Judith - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (5 stars)
Viorst, Judith - Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days: An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our Youngest ... Came to Live with Us for Three Months (3 stars)

W: Wadia-Ellis, Susan (editor) - The Adoption Reader (3 stars)
Wolff, Jana - Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother (4 stars)
Wright, Jason F. - The Wednesday Letters (currently reading)

X:

Y: Yoshimoto, Banana - Kitchen (4 stars)

Z:

[Hannah]

Here is my 2009 Author A-Z Challenge list so far. Again, I will probably edit it later:

A-
B-
C- Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira
D-
E-
F- Francisco Jimenez, The Circuit
G-
H- Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
I-
J-
K- Kevin Brooks, The Road of the Dead
L- Lisa Schroeder, Far From You
Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue
M-
N- Neil Gaiman, Coraline
O-
P- Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass & The Subtle Knife
Q-
R- Rick Riordan, The Last
S- Susan Beth Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It
Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising
Scott Westerfeld, Uglies
T-
U- Ursula K. LeGuin, The Wizard of Earthsea
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

[Stephanie]

A
B: Glenn Beck
C
D: Debbie Macomber
E Janet Evanovich
F
G Jon Gosselin
H
I
J: James Patterson
K
L
M: Stephanie Meyers
N
O: Jennfier O'Connell
P: Tracie Peterson
Q
R
S: Danielle Steel
T
U
V: Don Van Ryn
W
X
Y
Z

[Jennifer]

Hi. I'm new here to this group, but here is a list of my author's from this year so far

A: Louisa May Alcott
B: Charlotte Bronte
C: Rachel Cohn
D: Waris Dirie
E:
F: Victoria Forester
G:
H: Nathaniel Hawthorne
I: Eva Ibbotson
J:
K: John Knowles
L: Harper Lee
M: Emma McLauglin
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R: Meg Rosoff
S: Trenton Lee Stewart
T: Mildred D. Taylor
U:
V: Debbie Viguie
W:
X:
Y: Richard Yates
Z: Markus Zusak

[ⓑⓔ©©ⓐ]

My A-Z(This looks easy but I bet it will be hard lol)

A:Alice Alone(Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
B:Breaking Dawn(Stephenie Meyer)
C:Chosen
D:Dragonspell
E:Eclipse(Stephenie Meyer)
F:Fade
G:Goddess of Night
H:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
I:Identical
J:Just Listen
K:Kissed by an Angel(Elizabeth Chandler)
L:Legacy of Lies
M:Mysterious Benedict Society
N:New Moon(Stephenie Meyer)
O:Outrageously Alice
P:Pretties
Q:
R:Royal Blood
S:The Summer I turned Pretty
T:Twilight(Stephenie Meyer)
U:Undone
V:The Vampire diaries
W:Wake
X:
Y:
Z:

That's all I got: )

[Jennifer]

A- Austen, Jane - 6/09/09
B - Bishop, Michael – 7/04/09
C
D
E – Evanovich, Janet – 1/5/09
F
G – Giffen, Emily – 6/2/09
H
I
J
K
L
M – Meyer, Stephenie - 6/11/09
N
O – Orwell, George – 6/10/09
P
Q
R
S – Smith, Zadie – 6/22/09
T
U
W – Whiffen, Leeann – 4/3/09
X
Y
Z

[Susanna]

My read authors list this year so far (to-read authors in parentheses):

A: Ara, Agneta
B: Bryson, Bill
C: (Cercas, Javier)
D:
E: Eugenides, Jeffrey
F: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
G: Guillou, Jan
H: Hawking, Stephen W.
I: Isherwood, Christopher
J:
K: Karma, Uma
L: Lindsay, Jeff
M: Meyer, Stephenie
N: (Niffenegger, Audrey)
O: (Orwell, George)
P: Preussler, Otfried
Q:
R: Renault, Mary
S: Selby Jr., Hubert
T: Tuuri, Hanna
U:
V:
W: Wells, H.G.
X:
Y:
Z:

I think it's easier to do this challenge by surname. Easier to find authors with the letters I'm missing from the library ;)

[Jennifer]

A- Austen, Jane - 6/09/09
B - Bishop, Michael – 7/04/09
C
D
E – Evanovich, Janet – 1/5/09
F
G – Giffen, Emily – 6/2/09
H – Hemingway, Earnest – 7/09/09
I
J
K
L
M – Meyer, Stephenie - 6/11/09
N
O – Orwell, George – 6/10/09
P
Q
R
S – Smith, Zadie – 6/22/09
T
U
W – Whiffen, Leeann – 4/3/09
X
Y
Z

[Jennifer]

A- Austen, Jane - 6/09/09
B - Bishop, Michael – 7/04/09
C -- Chevalier, Tracy – 7/15/09
D
E – Evanovich, Janet – 1/5/09
F
G – Giffen, Emily – 6/2/09
H – Hemingway, Earnest – 7/09/09
I
J
K
L
M – Meyer, Stephenie - 6/11/09
N
O – Orwell, George – 6/10/09
P
Q
R
S – Smith, Zadie – 6/22/09
T
U
W – Whiffen, Leeann – 4/3/09
X
Y
Z

[Jennifer]

A: Louisa May Alcott
B: Charlotte Bronte
C: Rachel Cohn
D: Waris Dirie
E:
F: Victoria Forester
G:
H: Nathaniel Hawthorne
I: Eva Ibbotson
J:
K: John Knowles
L: Harper Lee
M: Emma McLauglin
N:
O:
P: Jodi Picoult (07/16/2009)
Q:
R: Meg Rosoff
S: Trenton Lee Stewart
T: Mildred D. Taylor
U:
V: Debbie Viguie
W:
X:
Y: Richard Yates
Z: Markus Zusak

[Diane]

Diane P and Authors A to Z (for 2009 reads):

A: Arthur Golden
B: Billie Letts
C: Clare Booth Luce
D: Dan Brown
E: Elie Wiesel
F: Bill Ferguson
G: Greg Mortenson
H: Herman Hesse
I:
J: Jodi Picoult
K: Khaled Hosseini
L: Laura Restrepo
M: Stephenie Meyer
N:
O: George Orwell
P: Paul Coelho
Q:
R: Arundhati Roy
S: Seth Grahame Smith
T:
U:
V:
W: Willa Cather
X:
Y: William P. Young
Z:

This is much harder than the A to Z titles!

[Diane]

A: Arthur Golden
B: Billie Letts
C: Clare Booth Luce
D: Dan Brown
E: Elie Wiesel
F: Bill Ferguson
G: Greg Mortenson
H: Herman Hesse
I:
J: Jodi Picoult
K: Khaled Hosseini
L: Laura Restrepo
M: Stephenie Meyer
N: Nicholas Sparks
O: George Orwell
P: Paul Coelho
Q:
R: Arundhati Roy
S: Seth Grahame Smith
T:
U:
V:
W: Willa Cather
X:
Y: William P. Young
Z:

[Laura]

2009 Author Challenge


A: Victoria Alexander
B: John Bellairs
C: Meg Cabot
D: Keith R.A. DeCandido
E: P.N. Elrod
F: Fowler Christopher
G: Seth Grahame-Smith
H: Marjorie Hart
I:
J: Norton Juster
K: Donna Kauffman
L: Andy Lane
M: Stephanie Meyer
N: Claire Naylor
O: Erica Orloff
P: Randy Pausch
Q:
R: Davy Rothbart
S: Angie Sage
T: Victoria Thompson
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y: Glenn Yeffeth
Z:

[Diane]

A: Arthur Golden
B: Billie Letts
C: Clare Booth Luce
D: Dan Brown
E: Elie Wiesel
F: Bill Ferguson
G: Greg Mortenson
H: Herman Hesse
I:
J: Jodi Picoult
K: Khaled Hosseini
L: Laura Restrepo
M: Stephenie Meyer
N: Nicholas Sparks
O: George Orwell
P: Paul Coelho
Q: Quindlen Anna
R: Arundhati Roy
S: Seth Grahame Smith
T:
U:
V:
W: Willa Cather
X:
Y: William P. Young
Z:

[Jennifer]

2009 Author Challenge

A- Austen, Jane - 6/09/09
B - Bishop, Michael – 7/04/09
C -- Chevalier, Tracy – 7/15/09
D
E – Evanovich, Janet – 1/5/09
F
G – Giffen, Emily – 6/2/09
H – Hemingway, Earnest – 7/09/09
I
J
K
L
M – Meyer, Stephenie - 6/11/09
N
O – Orwell, George – 6/10/09
P
Q
R
S – Smith, Zadie – 6/22/09
T -- Donna Tartt -- 8/28/09
U
W – Whiffen, Leeann – 4/3/09
X
Y
Z – Zusak, Markus – 7/28/09

[Dianne]

A – Z Authors Challenge
A – Alan Alda
B – Terri Blackstock
C – Mary Higgins Clark
D – Lloyd C. Douglas
E – Janet Evanovich
F – C. S. Forester
G – John Grisham
H – Marjorie Holms
I –
J – Jerry Jenkins
K – Karen Kingsbury
L – Max Lucado
M – Fern Michaels
N –
O – Barak Obama
P – James Patterson
Q –
R – Francine Rivers
S – Mariah Stewart
T –
U –
V –
W –
X –
Y –
Z –

[Diane]

A: Arthur Golden
B: Billie Letts
C: Clare Booth Luce
D: Dan Brown
E: Elie Wiesel
F: Bill Ferguson
G: Greg Mortenson
H: Herman Hesse
I: Ira Levin
J: Jodi Picoult
K: Khaled Hosseini
L: Laura Restrepo
M: Stephenie Meyer
N: Nicholas Sparks
O: George Orwell
P: Paul Coelho
Q: Quindlen Anna
R: Arundhati Roy
S: Seth Grahame Smith
T: Mark Twain
U:
V:
W: Willa Cather
X:
Y: William P. Young
Z:

[Afsana]

Jamborandi wrote: "In my title list, I am changing my E from Emma to The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe. I am doing this because I am having a terrible time with the drudgery of getting through Northanger ..."

but Emma is a lot lighter then northanger abbey.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Here are what I have read so far for the Alphabet challenge:

A= For One More Day - Mitch Albom
B= Sleepyhead - Mark Billingham
C= Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins
D= The Taxi Queue - Janet Davey
E= The Merchant's House - Kate Ellis
F= The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde
G= The Cold Heart of Summer - Alan Gibbons
H= Sleepover Club Makeover - Jana Hunter
I=
J= Liar - Pete Johnson
K= The Attack - Yasmina Khadra
L=
M= Tim - Colleen McCullough
N=
O=
P= The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
Q=
R= The Family Bones - Kimberley Raiser
S= The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold
T=
U=
V=
W= The Boy in the Dress - David Walliams
X=
Y=
Z= I Am The Messenger - Markus Zusak

[Diane]

A: Arthur Golden
B: Billie Letts
C: Clare Booth Luce
D: Dan Brown
E: Elie Wiesel
F: Bill Ferguson
G: Greg Mortenson
H: Herman Hesse
I: Ira Levin
J: Jodi Picoult
K: Khaled Hosseini
L: Laura Restrepo
M: Stephenie Meyer
N: Nicholas Sparks
O: George Orwell
P: Paul Coelho
Q: Quindlen Anna
R: Arundhati Roy
S: Seth Grahame Smith
T: Mark Twain
U: Ursula K. LeGuin
V: Virginia Woolf
W: Willa Cather
X:
Y: William P. Young
Z:

[Jennifer]

A- Austen, Jane - 6/09/09
B - Bishop, Michael – 7/04/09
C -- Chevalier, Tracy – 7/15/09
D
E – Evanovich, Janet – 1/5/09
F
G – Giffen, Emily – 6/2/09
H – Hemingway, Earnest – 7/09/09
I
J
K - Kinsella, Sophie 9/05/09
L
M – Meyer, Stephenie - 6/11/09
N
O – Orwell, George – 6/10/09
P -- Pausch, Randy -- 9/2/09
Q
R - Rowling, J.K -- 10/10/09
S – Smith, Zadie – 6/22/09
T -- Donna Tartt -- 8/28/09
U
W – Whiffen, Leeann – 4/3/09
X
Y
Z – Zusak, Markus – 7/28/09

[Niesha]

A- Mariano Azuela "The Underdogs"
B- Anne Bronte "Agnes Grey"
C- Wilkie Collins "Jezebel's Daughter"
D- Gavin de Becker "Fear Less"
E - John Eldredge "Wild at Heart"
F - Amanda Foreman "Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire"
G- Philippa Gregory "The Other Boleyn Girl"
H- Khaled Hosseini "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
I
J - Joshilyn Jackson "The Girl Who Stopped Swimming"
K- Sue Monk Kidd "The Secret Life of Bees"
L
M - Tova Mirvis "The Ladies Auxiliary"
N- Audrey Niffenegger "The Time Traveler's Wife"
O- Baroness Emmuska Orczy - "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
P- Matthew Pearl "The Last Dickens: A Novel"
Q
R - Mary Roach "Stiff"
S- Bryan Sykes "The Seven Daughters of Eve"
T- Stephanie Tolan "Surviving the Applewhites"
U- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich "A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard"
V
W - Pat Williams "Coaching Your Kids to Be Leaders"
X
Y - Frank Yerby "A Woman Called Fancy"
Z

[Dianne]

We're coming down to the end of the year and I didn't make my A - Z authors. I'm about 6 short because I have such a tendancy to read one author's books and then move on to another. I thought this challenge would help me with more variety but I admit I probably did better. I'm sure I've read 100 books this year but a few of the letters didn't get on the overall list of my books. It's been a challenging year on many levels so I'm happy with what I have done.

[Jason]

I didn't officially do the challenge, but I just checked over my list for 2009 and I managed to hit 20 letters. I missed N, Q, R, V, X, and Y.

Might do the challenge for 2010.

[Diane]

A: Arthur Golden
B: Billie Letts
C: Clare Booth Luce
D: Dan Brown
E: Elie Wiesel
F: Bill Ferguson
G: Greg Mortenson
H: Herman Hesse
I: Ira Levin
J: Jodi Picoult
K: Khaled Hosseini
L: Laura Restrepo
M: Stephenie Meyer
N: Nicholas Sparks
O: George Orwell
P: Paul Coelho
Q: Quindlen Anna
R: Arundhati Roy
S: Seth Grahame Smith
T: Mark Twain
U: Ursula K. LeGuin
V: Virginia Woolf
W: Willa Cather
X: Gao Xingjian
Y: William P. Young
Z: Zoya Pirzad