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Britta's 2010 Author A-Z ChallengeA:
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I'll keep working on my list :)
I'll try this - new authors are usually fun! I'll add authors as I read them!A: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Demon in My View Mar 2
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Diane's 2010 A-Z Author ChallengeA Ama Ata Aidoo
B: Bruce Chatwin
C: Agatha Christie
D: Kathryn Davis
E: Emily Bronte
F; Federico Garcia Lorca
G: Dorothy Gilman
H: James Hilton
I: Ishmael Beah
J: James Aldridge
K: Katherine Dettwyler
L: C.S. Lewis
M: Peter Mayne
N: Niall Williams
O Ferdinand Oyono
P: Patricia McKissack
Q: Anna Quindlen
R: J.K. Rowling
S: Kate Seredy
T: Neely Tucker
U: John Updike
V: Vikas Swarup
W: Horace Walpole
X AleXander McCall Smith
Y: Patrick Yee
Z: Zlata Filipovic
just joineda-z sounds great
need to read much much more
have LD slow reader
great fun goal
leslie
Authors A - Aravind Adiga - The White Tiger
B - Annie Barrows & Mary Ann Shaffer - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society# - 2009
C - Tom Chiarell - Writing Dialogue
D - Paula Danziger - P.S. Longer Letter Later*# - 2009
E - Tilden Edwards - Sabbath Time*
F - Helen Fielding - Brigit Jones's Diary
G - Neil Gaiman - Coraline*# - 2009
H - Kristen Hannah - Firefly Lane
I - Lee Iacocca - Iacocca: An Autobiography*
J - Bill Jaaska - Gambit Classic, Vol. 1*
K - Stephen King - On Writing
L - Steig Larssen - The Girl Who Played with Fire
M - Margaret Moran - Rituals of the Season
N - Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveller's Wife
O - Joyce Carol Oates - We Were the Mulvaneys
P - Jodi Picoult - Change of Heart
Q - Xiaolong Qui - Red Mandarin Dress*
R - Nora Roberts - Genuine Lies
S - Diane Setterfield - The Thirteenth Tale
T - Anne Tyler - The Accidental Tourist
U - Peter A. Ubel - Free Market Madness*
V - Vendela Vida - let the northern lights erase your name# - 2009
W - Rebecca Wells - The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
X - Malcolm X - Autobiography*
Y - Christopher Yost - X-Men Emperor Vulcan*
Z - Marcus Zusak - I Am the Messenger*
Books
A - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
B - Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell*#
C - Cat on a Scent - Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie Brown
D - The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown
E - Eats, Shoots & Leaves - Lynne Truss
F - Fallen - David Maine*# - 2009
G - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larssen
H - How to Write a Damn Good Novel - James N. Frey
I - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
J - Julie & Julia - Julie Powell
K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Housseini
L - Life of Pi - Yann Martel
M - The Magic of Thinking Big - David J. Schwartz, Ph.D.
N - No One to Trust - Iris Johanssen
O - On Beauty - Zadie Smith
P - P Is for Peril - Sue Grafton*
Q - Q Is for Quarry - Sue Grafton*
R - Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
S - The Secret Life of Bees*# - 2010
T - To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee# - 2009
U - U.S. Constitution for Dummies*
V - The Vagabond - ?*
W - Wicked - Gregory Maguire
X - Xanadu - ?*
Y - Your Best Life Now - Joel Osteen
Z - Zacharia - ?*
# means have been read
I started this in 2009. The ones I have read in 2010 are: The Secret Life of Bees
The Graveyard Book
Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Some of these are in the author list and some are in the title list.
I'm in again for 2010 as well! Here's hoping I do better than I did in 2009 (8 out of 26):P I will track books completely read between Jan. 1, 2010 thru Dec. 31, 2010.KT's 2010 A-Z Author Challenge
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B. Baldacci, David
Brown, Sandra
C. Castle, Richard
Coben, Harlan
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H. Hooper, Kay
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2010 Author ChallengeA
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Hey! I'll try this one as well. These are the authors I plan to read till the end of the year, will have to look for the missing lettres. My A-Z Author Challenge 2010:
A - Allende, Isabel
B - Boyle, T.C.
C - Capote, Truman
D - Doyle, Arthur Conan
E - Eco, Umberto
F - Feuchtwanger,Lion
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J - James, Joyce
K - Kafka, Franz
L - Lewis, C.S.
M - May, Karl
N - Nabokov, Vladimir
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Q - Qiu, Xiaolong
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S - Schnitzler, Arthur
T - Twain, Mark
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V - Verne, Jules
W - Wilde, Oscar
X - Xinran
Y - Yang, Xianhui
Z - Zafón, Carlos Ruis
A-Z author challenge for 2010:A-
B-Burnett, Frances Hodgson
C-Cruz, Melissa de la
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G-Garcia, Kami; Gehrman, Jody; Gray, Claudia
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2010 Author ChallengeA - Alcott, Louisa May 3/10
B - Rick Bragg 4/10
C - Collins, Suzanne 3/10
D - Diamant, Anita 2/10
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H - Harris, Charlaine 2/10
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T - Tolkien, J.R.R. 2/10
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For 2010. Ones that I've read so far are linked to.A - Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie
B - Terry Brooks, Magic Kingdom For Sale-Sold
C - Cinda Williams Chima, The Wizard Heir
D - James Dashner, The Maze Runner
E - David Eddings, The Elder Gods
F - Bobby Fisher, Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess
G - Neil Gaiman, Odd and the Frost Giants
H - Gordon B. Hinckley, Discourses of President Gordon B. Hinckley Vol. 1 1995-1999
I - Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the People
J - Jason Lutes, Houdini The Handcuff King
K - Laurie King, The Beekeeper's Apprentice
L - Martine Leavitt, Heck Superhero
M - Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
N - Garth Nix, Mister Monday
O - Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband
P - Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
Q - Ellery Queen, Queen's Bureau of Investigation
R - Robert Fanney, Luthiel's Song: Dreams of the Ringed Vale
S - Alison Sinclair, Darkborn
T - Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief
U - Anne Ursu, The Shadow Thieves
V - Vivian Vande Velde, The Rumplestiltskin Problem
W - Leonard Wibberly, The Mouse that Roared
X - Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X As Told to Alex Haley
Y - Jane Yolen, Troll Bridge
Z - Timothy Zahn, Night Train to Rigel
I realize that this was started for 2008, but I don't see one meant for 2010. So I guess I will just put it here then.A:
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A: B: Dan Brown
C: Paulo Coelho
- Alan S. Cowell
D: Anissa B. Damom
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Mihail Drumeş
E: Mihai Eminescu
F: Gayle Forman
G: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Michael Grant
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- Francesc Miralles
- Haruki Murakami
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- Stendhal
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I'm trying this as well.I have to be careful I'm not gonna lose track with all the challenges I'm joining. ;)
A: Avi
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B: Elia Barceló
Alessandro Baricco
Natalie Babbitt
Rainer Braune
Francesca Lia Block
C: Lewis Carroll
D: Serge Debrebant
Tatiana de Rosnay
Jeanne DuPrau
E: Rabea Edel
Gabriella Engelmann
F: Susan Fletcher
G: Hannah Green aka Joanne Greenwood
Silvana Gandolfi
H: Mark Haddon
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J: Milly Johnson
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L: Thierry Lenain
Lori Lansens
Harper Lee
M: Sam McBratney
Mauritius Much
Kate Morton
J.R. Moehringer
Alexander McCall Smith
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O: Catherine O'Flynn
P: Terry Pratchett
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R: Melanie Rose
S: Lisa See
Alice Sebold
Jonathan Stroud
Penelope J. Stokes
Gustaf Sobin
Carmen Staton
Diane Setterfield
T: Amy Tan
Daniel Tammet
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W: Oscar Wilde
Paul Watzlawick
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Y: Kaori Yuki
Z: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Austen, Jane Beckett, Simon
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I also posted this here.
It's a new year, and that means a new go at this challenge. I did my best yet at it in 2010, so maybe 2011 will be the year I actually complete it! *L*KT's 2011 A-Z Author Challenge
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Grafton, Sue
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Ellen's A to Z Author Last Name Challenge 2010A: The Lambs of London: A Novel by Peter Ackroyd
B: True Blue by David Baldacci 6 Jan, We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg 7 Jan and The Paris Vendetta: A Novel by Steve Berry 13 Jan and Dancing with the Virgins: A Constable Ben Cooper Novel by Stephen Booth 25 Jan and Eloquent Silence by Sandra Brown 12 Feb and Silk by Alessandro Baricco 16 Feb
C: Whatever Happened to Tanganyika?: The Place Names That History Left Behind by Harry Campbell 15 Jan and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 16 Feb and Jefferson's Great Gamble: The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the Men Behind the Louisiana Purchase by Charles A. Cerami 18 Feb and The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly 8 Mar
D: True Stories of Law & Order: The Real Crimes Behind the Best Episodes of the Hit TV Show by Kevin Dwyer 7 Jan and Better Off Wed: An Annabelle Archer Mystery by Laura Durham 18 Jan
and Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson 19 Jan and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 4 Mar
E: Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 11 Jan
F: Hell Gate by Linda Fairstein 16 Mar
G: Coraline-Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman 20 Jan and Irish Lace by Andrew M. Greeley 30 Jan and Neuromancer by William Gibson 7 Feb and A Vein of Deceit by Susanna Gregory 25 Feb
H: Mortal Friends: A Novel by Jane Stanton Hitchcock 22 Jan and The Xibalba Murders: An Archeological Mystery by Lyn Hamilton 22 Feb and Shakespeare's Trollop by Charlaine Harris 11 Mar
I: As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs 13 Aug
J: Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson 1 June
K: Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman 10 Feb
L: Diamond Solitaire by Peter Lovesey 21 Jan
M: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon 6 Feb
N: Belshazzar's Daughter: A Novel of Istanbul by Barbara Nadel 13 Dec
O: Find Me by Carol O'Connell 2 Jan
P: Killer Weekend by Ridley Pearson 1 Jan and Worst Case by James Patterson 7 Mar The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer 17 Mar
Q: Dog on It by Spencer Quinn10 Mar
R: The Lost by J.D. Robb 10 Feb and Chambers of Death by Priscilla Royal 20 Feb and Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 3 Mar
S: Fortune 4 Jan & Shocking Pink 11 Jan by Erica Spindler and American Wife: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld 13 Feb and Death and the Chapman by Kate Sedley 24 Feb
T: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 2 Feb
U: Fragile by Lisa Unger 12 Sep
V: Candide by Voltaire 7 May
W: The Devil's Advocate by Morris West 16 Jan and The Color Purple by Alice Walker Feb14 and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 17 Feb
X: Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran 23 Dec
Y: Dead in the Morning by Margaret Yorke 14 Dec
Z:Second Death: A Novel by Michael Zuroy 30 Dec
Ellen's A-Z Author Challenge 2011 -- Completed 29 Dec 2011A: They Never Die Quietly by D.M. Annechino 1 Dec
B: Death and the Crossed Wires by Linda Berry 16 Feb
C: The Night Killer by Beverly Connor 2 Jan
D: Edge by Jeffery Deaver 31 Jan
E: Fellowship of Fear by Aaron Elkins 18 Sep
F: Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein 13 Mar
G: Blood Of The Prodigal: Ohio Amish Mystery by P.L. Gaus 2 Jan
H: The Vows of Silence by Susan Hill 21 Jan
I: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 19 Jul
J: Devious by Lisa Jackson 10 Apr
K: Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman 30 Jun
L: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis 22 Aug
M: Burning Man by Phillip Margolin 10 Jan
N: The Widow by Carla Neggers 15 Dec
O: Victim Six by Gregg Olsen 14 Jun
P: The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker 17 Sep
Q: Vivaldi's Virgins by Barbara Quick 27 Jan
R: Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 25 Feb
S: Watch Me Die by Erica Spindler 12 Jul
T: Smoke in the Wind by Peter Tremayne 7 Mar
U: Darkness, My Old Friend: A Novel by Lisa Unger 4 Sep
V: The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease 6 Jan
W: Serpent in the Thorns by Jeri Westerson 22 Jan
X: Hong Kong Rose by Xu Xi 18 Dec
Y: The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen 29 Dec
Z: Novellen by Stefan Zweig
BJ’s 2010 AUTHOR Challenge-FINISHED for 2010A: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi---Purple Hibiscus
B: Brown, Jennifer---Hate List
C: Clare, Cassandra – Mortal Instruments Trilogy
D: Draper, Sharon---Out of My Mind
E: Elkeles, Simone
F: Forman, Gayle---If I Stay
G: Grant, Michael---Gone Trilogy
H: Haines, Lisa ---Girl in the Arena
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J: Johnson, Varian ---My Life As a Rhombus
K: Kamkwaymba, William---The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
L: Lo, Malinda ---Ash
M:McMann, Lisa---Fade Trilogy
N: Northrop, Michael---Gentlemen
O: Osburn, J.—A Teen’s Guide to Creating WebPages and Blogs
P: Pollan, Michael—The Omnivore’s Dilemma
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R: Ryan, Carrie—Forest of Hands and Teeth
S: Stiefvater, Maggie---Shiver
T: Tullson, D. –Riley Park
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W: Williams, Carol Lynch---The Chosen One
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Y: York, S. –Booktalking Authentic Multicultural Literature
Z: Zarr, Sara---Once Was Lost
Starting a new list...the letter of the alphabet will correspond with either a first or last author name.Andy McDermott- The Hunt for Atlantis
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Koontz, Dean- what the night knows
Leslie Rule- Coast to Coast Ghosts
Marchesani, Laura- Dick and Jane and Vampires
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Diane P's 2011 Author A to ZCompleted:
A. Jane Austen
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L. Stieg Larsson
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N. Nicholas Sparks
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Lioba's Authors A-Z 2011I'll add authors as I read them.
A: Anonymous: The Eye of the Moon completed 9 April 2011 ***
B: Muriel Barbery: The Elegance of the Hedgehog completed 13 Feb 2011 ****
Ann Brashares: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants completed 10 April 2011 ****
Ann Brashares: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood completed 19 April 2011 ***
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I: Kajsa Ingemarsson: Es ist nie zu spät für alles completed 30 Jan 2011 ***
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K: Nicole Krauss: The History of Love completed 10 March 2011 ****
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Z: Gabrielle Zevin: Elsewhere completed 2 Jan 2011 ****
***I moved this to A-M***
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A: Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale 6/28/11
B: Bill Bryson (The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America)
Wendell Berry Jayber Crow 8/9/11
C: Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games 5/21/11
Suzanne Collins Catching Fire 6/7/11
Suzanne Collins Mockingjay 6/15/11
D: Annie Dillard (The Maytrees)
E: John and Stasi Eldredge Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul 2/19/11
Rachel Held Evans Evolving in Monkey Town 9/29/11
F: F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby)
G: Jostein Gaarder (Sophie's World)
H: Khaled Hosseini (A Thousand Splendid Suns)
I: Ranya Idliby The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew: Three Women Search for Understanding 9/24/11
John Irving (A Prayer for Owen Meany)
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K: Barbara Kingsolver (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life)
L: C.S. Lewis Till We Have Faces 1/29/11
C.S. Lewis Prince Caspian 10/12/11
C.S. Lewis Voyage of the Dawn Treader 10/28/11
C.S. Lewis The Silver Chair 11/6/11
C.S. Lewis The Last Battle 11/7/11
Erik Larson (The Devil in the White City)
M: Sara Miles Jesus Freak: Feeding Healing Raising the Dead
Ann-Marie MacDonald (Fall On Your Knees)
Brennan Manning (The Wisdom of Tenderness)
N: Kathleen Norris (Dakota: A Spiritual Geography)
O: George Orwell (1984)
P: Ann Patchett Bel Canto 2/13/11
Q: Daniel Quinn (Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit)
R: Mary Doria Russell The Sparrow 8/20/11
S: John Steinbeck (Of Mice and Men)
T: Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina)
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V: Jules Verne (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea)
Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse-Five)
W: N.D. Wilson (Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl: Wide Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World)
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For 2011:A - Lloyd Alexander, Taran Wanderer
B - Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
- Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
C - Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
D - Jaclyn Dolamore, Magic Under Glass
- Cory Doctorow, For the Win
- James Dashner, The Scorch Trials
E - Jonathan Emmett, Bringing Down the Moon
F - Catherine Fisher, Incarceron
G - Denis Guedj, The Parrot's Theorem
H - Shannon Hale, Enna Burning
- Georgette Heyer, Cotillion
- Georgette Heyer, The Convenient Marriage
I - Mick Inkpen, Kipper's Snowy Day
J - Charlotte Foltz Jones, Eat Your Words: A Fascinating Look at the Language of Food
K - Keiko Kasza, The Dog Who Cried Wolf
L - Ingrid Law, Savvy
- Lisa Lutz, Curse of the Spellmans
M - Moira J. Moore, The Hero Strikes Back
N - Daniel Nayeri, Another Faust
O - Emmuska Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel
P - Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
- Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
Q - Peter Quinn, Hour of the Cat
R - Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero
S - Alison Sinclair, Lightborn
- Alison Sinclair, Shadowborn
- Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension
- Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens
- Leonard Sax, Why Gender Matters
T - Hannah Tinti, The Good Thief
U - Paco Underhill, Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping
V - Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days
W - Connie Willis, All Clear
X - Xinran, Sky Burial
Y - Jane Yolen, Tam Lin
Z - Roger Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber
Elena's 2011 A-Z Author ChallengeA:
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- Baring, Maurice
- Blaga, Lucian
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- Caletti, Deb
- Carp, Cerasela
- Ciobanu, Nicolae
- Collins, Suzanne
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- Dazai, Osamu
- Druță, Ion
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- Gow, Kailin
- Gordon, Kate
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- Harbison, Paige
- Hugo, Victor
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- Lazăr, Oana
- Latini, Cielo
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- Marinescu, Aurelia
- Maurois, André
- Monir, Alexandra
- Maxim, Olga
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- O'Rourke, Erika
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- Panainte, Dragos
- Petrescu, Camil
- Preda, Marin
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- Shepard, Sara
- Smith, L.J.
- Sorescu, Marin
- Sparks, Nicholas
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- Topor, Radu
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I did this challenge in 2008, and haven't attempted it since (I don't think I completed it then, actually). This is not a challenge I've been actively working on, but I can't resist giving it a try - even half way through the year. Here's what I've read so far.A...
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* Chbosky, Stephen - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
* Chevalier, Tracy - Remarkable Creatures
* Clayton, Meg Waite - The Wednesday Sisters
* Conroy, Pat - My Reading Life
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* Delano,Marfe Ferguson - Helen's Eyes: A Photobiography of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's Teacher
* Dobie, Kathy - The Only Girl in the Car
* Doctorow, E. L. - Homer & Langley
* Dostoevsky, Feodor - The Gambler
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* Erdrich, Louise The Plague of Doves
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* Fitzgerald, F. Scott - This Side of Paradise
* Frank, Anne - The Diary of a Young Girl
* Freed, Lynn - The Servants' Quarters
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* Harrison, Jim - The English Major
* Hemingway, Ernest - For Whom the Bell Tolls
* Hoffman, Alice - Blue Diary
* Hornby, Nick - Juliet, Naked
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* Jackson, Joshilyn - Backseat Saints
* Johnson, Sterling - English as a Second F*cking Language
* Johnson, Sterling - Watch Your F*cking Language
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* Kaywell, Joan - Dear Author: Letters of Hope
* King, Cassandra - Making Waves
* King, Stephen - The Gunslinger
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* Larsson, Stieg - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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* Morrison, Toni - The Bluest Eye
* Myers, Bill - My Life as a Belching Baboon with Bad Breath
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* O'Connor, Flannery - The Complete Stories
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* Parkhurst, Carolyn - The Nobodies Album
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* Radish, Kris - Hearts on a String
* Rennison, Louise - Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
* Ringwald, Molly - Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick
* Robinson, Marilynne - Gilead
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* Sebold, Alice - The Lovely Bones
* Sebold, Alice - Lucky
* Shapiro, Dani - Family History
* Shapiro, Karen Jo - Because I Could Not Stop My Bike and Other Poems
* Stockett, Kathryn - The Help
* Strauss, Alix - Based Upon Availability
* Strout, Elizabeth - Amy and Isabelle
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* Thayer, Ernest L. - Casey at the Bat
* Townsend, Sue - The Complete Adrian Mole Diaries
* Tsiolkas, Christos - The Slap
* Twain, Mark - The War Prayer
* Twain, Mark - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
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Meryl's A-Z Author ChallengeA:
The Peach Keeper – Sarah Addison Allen
Foreskin’s Lament: A Memoir – Shalom Auslander
The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom
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Always the Baker, Never the Bride – Sandra Bricker
Hell’s Corner – David Baldacci
The Sixth Man – David Baldacci
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Room – Emma Donoghue
Holly’s Inbox – Holly Denham
Holly’s Inbox: Scandal in the City – Holly Denham
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Extremely Loud &Incredibly Close – Jonathan Foer
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The Other Boleyn Girl – Philippa Gregory
The Beach House – Jane Green
Love the One You’re With – Emily Giffin
The Queen’s Fool – Philippa Gregory
Two Rivers – T Greenwood
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Dead Reckoning – Charlaine Harris
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Backseat Saints – Joshilyn Jackson
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Whistling in the Dark – Lesley Kagen
Hearts In Darkness – Laura Kaye
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Pretty Little Mistakes – Heather McElhatten
A Good Yarn – Debbie Macomber
Million Little Mistakes – Heather McElhatten
Hannah’s List – Debbie Macomber
Wake – Lisa McMann
Between Friends – Debbie Macomber
The Secret Lives of Dresses – Erin McKean
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Solomon’s Puzzle – Loris Nebbia
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Sing You Home – Jodi Picoult
The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
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The Guernsey Lit/Potato Peel Pie Society – Shaffer
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BJ Neary 2011 Author ChallengeA.
B. Bacigalupi, Paolo – Ship Breaker
C. Cummings, Priscilla - Blindsided
D. Durst, Mary Beth - Ice
E. Evanovich, Janet – Smokin’ Seventeen
F. Fisher, Catherine - Incarceron
G. Grant, Michael - Plague
H.Hubbard, Jennifer – The Secret Year
I. Immigration, American – Encyclopedia of American Immigration
J. John, Anthony – Five Flavors of Dumb
K. Katcher, Brain – Almost Perfect
L Levithan, David – Push Anthology
M. Maberry, J. – Rot & Ruin
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O. Olsen, Kay – The Great Train Robbery
P. Perkins, Stephanie – Anna and the French Kiss
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R. Reinhardt, Dana – Things a Brother Knows
S. Schroeder, Lisa – Chasing Brooklyn
T. Truong, Monique – Bitter in the Mouth
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V. Valentine, Jenny – Broken Soup
W. Wasserman, Robin - Wired
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Y.Yovanoff, Brenna – The Replacement
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Another try at this one...go 2012!KT's 2012 A-Z Author Challenge
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B. Bolton, S.J.
C. Coben, Harlan
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Green, Jane
Gerritsen, Tess
Grahame-Smith, Seth
H. Hooper, Kay
Harris, Charlaine
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Kate, Lauren
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McCourt, Frank
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I'm jumping in late, but as I keep my reads here on Goodreads that is not a problem. Let's get started.A:Alexander, Tasha-And Only To Deceive (Apr)
Albert, Susan Wittig-The Darling Dahlia's and the Cucumber Tree (Mar)
Alexander, Lacey-French Quarter (May)
Alexander, Tasha-A Poisoned Season (Apr)
Alexander, Robert-Rasputin's Daughter (Jan)
B: Barbery, Muriel-The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Mar)
C: Collins, Suzanne-Catching Fire (Mar)
Collins, Suzanne-Mockingjay (May)
Couloumbis, Aubrey-The Misadventures of Maude March (Nov)
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M: Meyer, Marissa-Cinder (May)
Morgenstern, Erin-The Night Circus (Apr) reread
Meacham, Leila-Roses (Jun)
Mafi, Tahereh-Shatter Me (Mar)
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Zink, Michelle (Guardian at the Gate)-Jul
Zink, Michelle, (Circle of Fire)-Jul
Zink, Michelle-Temptation of Angels (Jul)
For 2012:A - Pamela Aidan, An Assembly Such as This
B - Pat Brady, Running on Alter Ego
C - Marianne Curley, The Named
D - Heather Dixon, Entwined
E - Rod Espinosa, The Courageous Princess
F - Nancy Farmer, The Sea of Trolls
G - Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere
H - Georgette Heyer, Devil's Cub
I - Arnaldur Idridason, Jar City
J - Catherine Jinks, Genius Squad
K - Mary Robinette Kowal, Shades of Milk and Honey
L - Lisa Lutz, Heads You Lose
M - Simon Morden, Equations of Life
N - Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
O - Lauren Oliver, Delirium
P - Terry Pratchett, The Bromeliad Trilogy
Q - Mary Quattlebaum, Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
R - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
S - Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
T - Roderick Townley, The Great Good Thing
U - Thrity Umrigar, The Space Between Us
V - Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island
W - Patricia C. Wrede, Thirteenth Child
X - Xenophon, The Apology/The Cavalry General
Y - Jane Yolen, Boots and the Seven-Leaguers A Rock-and-Troll Novel
Z - Valerie Zenatti, A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
I'm going to start this one and see how far I can get by the end of 2012.A:
B:Kelly Barnhill The Mostly True Story of Jack
C.Gail Carriger -- Soulless
D: James Dashner -- The Maze Runner
E: Richard Paul EvansPromise Me
F: Christine Feehan -- Dark Storm
G: Neil Gaiman--Neverwhere
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J:el james--Fifty Shades of Grey
K: Sherrilyn KenyonTime Untime
L:Craig Lancaster-- 600 Hours of Edward
M: stephanie meyers-- The Host
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S: Laird Stevens-- The Death Fairy
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Ellen's A-Z Author Challenge 2012 Completed 21 Oct 2012A: Paper Woman by Suzanne Adair 8 Oct
B: Defensive Wounds by Lisa Black 2 Feb
C: Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs 9 Mar
D: Plum Island by Nelson DeMille 17 Jun
E: The Lost Witness by Robert Ellis 26 May
F: Night Watch by Linda Fairstein 22 Sep
G: The Evil Inside by Heather Graham 17 Feb
H: The Betrayal of Trust by Susan Hill 14 Jan
I: Deadly Advice by Roberta Isleib 28 Sep
J: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson 5 Jan
K: Victims by Jonathan Kellerman 23 May
L: The Hunter by John Lescroart 1 Feb
M: Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron 17 Mar
N: Night's Landing by Carla Neggers 6 Jul
O: The Chalk Girl by Carol O'Connell 28 Jan
P: Oath of Office by Michael Palmer21 Feb
Q: Don't Cry, Tai Lake: An Inspector Chen Novel by Qiu Xiaolong 27 Jun & The 500 by Matthew Quirk 2 Jul
R: The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin 5 Mar
S: Come Home by Lisa Scottoline 30 Apr
T: Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten 21 Jul
U: Heartbroken by Lisa Unger 3 Jul
V: Think of a Number by John Verdon 24 Mar
W: Death of an Artist: A Mystery by Kate Wilhelm 16 April
X: The Unwalled City: A Novel of Hong Kong by Xu Xi 6 Oct
Y: An Easeful Death by Felicity Young 21 Oct
Z: The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama 20 Oct
BJ Neary 2012 Author ChallengeA. Ali, Nujood. I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
B. Billingsly, Frannie – Chime
C. Colasanti , Susanne - Take Me There
D. Dominy, Amy F - OyMG
E. Engle, Margarita – Hurricane Dancers
F. Frost, Helen. Hidden
G. Grant, Michael. Fear
H. Hubbard, Jenny - Paper Covers Rock
I. Intner, Carol – Homework Help in the Library
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K. Krauss, Daniel - Rotters
L. Levithan, David – Every DayKarma – Kelly Osterle
M. Morgenstern, Erin – The Night Circus
N. Newman, Leslea- October Mourning
O. Osterle, Kelly - Karma
P. Perkins, Stephanie – Lola and the Boy Next Door
Q. Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard
R. Rodman, Sean - Infiltration
S. Silvey, Craig – Jasper Jones
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W.Whaley, John Corey - Things Come Back
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2013's list of authors:Antoinette Stockenberg - A Charming Place
Ann Pratchett - The Patron Saint of Lairs
Barnes, Julian - The Sense of an Ending
Bonnie Angelo - First Mothers
Conroy, Pat - South of Broad
C. S. Lewis - The Screwtape Letters
Devereaux, Jude - The Enchanted Land
Deborah Harkness - A Discovery of Witches
Eloisa James - A Kiss at Midnight
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Gaelen Foley - My Ruthless Prince
Hoyt, Elizabeth - The Raven Prince
Harkness, Deborah - Shadow of Night
Harper, Tom - The Lazarus Vault
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Julie Ann Long - I Kissed an Earl
Jessica Brockmole - Letters from Skye
Kelly, Marie - Kidnapped the Wrong Sister
Lynn Viehl - Her Ladyship's Curse
Lee, Tony - Doctor Who: The Forgotten
Miller, Linda Lael - Big Sky Mountain
Michael Scott - The Magician
Marisa de los Santos - Belong to Me
Neftzger, Amy - The Orphanage of Miracles
Nash, Sophia - The Kiss
OLiverira, Robin - My Name is Mary Sutter
Polly Horvath - A Canning Season
Quinn, Julia - It's In His Kiss
Roberts, Nora - Perfect Harmony
Schwarz, Leisel - A Conspiracy of Alchemists
Sophie Barnes - The Secret Life of Lady Lucinda
Tim Conway - What's So Funny? My Hilarious Life
Trigiani, Adriana - The Shoemaker's Wife
Tony Lee - Doctor Who: Fugitive
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BJ Neary2013 GOODREADS AUTHOR CHALLENGE
A. Katherine Applegate – The One and Only Ivan
B. Karen Blumenthal – Steve Jobs; The Man Who Thought Differently
C. Don Calame – Call The Shots
D. Ariel Djanikian – The Office of Mercy
E. Deborah Ellis – Kids of Kabul
F. Gillian Flynn – Gone Girl
G. Cristina Garcia – Dreams of Significant Girls
H. Tupeli Hassman - GirlChild
K. Beth Kephart – Small Damages
L. Barry Lyga – I Hunt Killers and Game
M. Walter Dean Myers – All The Right Stuff
N. Jennifer Neilsen – The False Prince and The Runaway King
O. Lauren Oliver – Pandemonium and Requiem
P. Stefan Petrucha - Ripper
Q. Matthew Quick – Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
R. Rainbow Rowell – Eleanor and Park and FanGirl
S. Steve Sheinkin – Bomb and Lincoln’s Grave Robbers
T. Raina Telgemeir – Drama
V. Noah Van Sciver – The Hypo
W. Daisy Whitney – When You Were Here
The Book Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Promise Me (other topics)The Child's Child (other topics)
Time Untime (other topics)
The Mostly True Story of Jack (other topics)
The Death Fairy (other topics)
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