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A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

EXAMPLE:
A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)
B - Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer (first/last name)
C - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (first name)

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Watchers - Dean Koontz

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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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A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A: Agatha Christie | Crooked House - Mar 11
B: Anne Bishop | Crowbones - Mar 28
C: Becky Chambers | A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Jul 15
D: Derek Landy | Skulduggery Pleasant - May 21
E: Ellen Raskin | The Westing Game - Jan 18
F: Anne Frasier | The Body Reader - Nov 1
G: John Green[ | book:The Anthropocene Reviewed|55145261] - Feb 5
H: Helene Hanff | 84, Charing Cross Road - Jan 2
I: India Holton | The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels - Mar 14
J: Jamaica Kincaid | A Small Place - Mar 13
K: T. Kingfisher | Nettle & Bone - May 15
L: Louise Penny | Still Life - Feb 25
M: Jessie Mihalik | Eclipse the Moon - Aug 2
N: Naomi Novik | The Golden Enclaves - Oct 10
O: Richard Osman | The Man Who Died Twice - Feb 11
P: Patricia Briggs | Soul Taken - Aug 24
Q: Meghan Quinn | A Not So Meet Cute - Nov 23
R: Steven Rowley | The Guncle - Jun 26
S: Jonathan Stroud | The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne - Feb 20
T: Adrian Tchaikovsky | Ogres - May 6
U: Ursula K. Le Guin | Catwings - Nov 8
V: Vi Keeland | The Summer Proposal - Jan 25
W: Ashley Winstead | In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - Jul 13
X: Xiran Jay Zhao | Iron Widow - May 26
Y: Yoon Ha Lee | The Fox's Tower and Other Tales - Mar 5
Z: Zen Cho | If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again - Jun 17

A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2022

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.


A: Allyson K. Abbott - In the Drink (2/12)
B: Beverly Allen - Floral Depravity (11/21)
C: Clint Smith - How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America - 10/4
D: Diane Chamberlain - The Dream Daughter (9/7)
E: Ellery Adams - The Secret, Book & Scone Society (3/4)
F: Farah Heron - Kamila Knows Best (3/11)
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H: Hunter, Maddy - Maddy Hunter - Pasta Imperfect (9/19)
I: Isabella Alan - Murder, Plainly Read (3/19)
J: Jen Frederick - Heart and Seoul (1/22)
K: Katy Birchall - The Wedding Season (5/24)
L: Linda Reilly - Up to No Gouda (1/9)
M: Mary Angela - Mining for Murder (4/30)
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P: Poston, Ashley - Ashley Poston - The Dead Romantics (11/8)
Q: Qian Julie Wang - Beautiful Country (7/18)
R: Rick Riordan - The Ship of the Dead (7/28/22)
S: Sandy Barker - A Wedding in Tuscany (7/19)
T: Traci Hall - Murder at a Scottish Social (1/30)
U: Lauren Elliott - Steeped in Secrets (11/30)
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X: Maggie Knox - The Holiday Swap (12/26)
Y: Lynn Painter - Better Than the Movies (9/15)
Z: Brian Selznick - Wonderstruck (8/28)

A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A: Aija Mayrock-Dear Girl 1/15
B: Oyinkan Braithwaite-The Baby is Mine 1/14
C: Cressida Cowell-Knock Three Times 1/8
D: Derek Landy-Playing with Fire 1/15
E: Elizabeth Hayley-Dazzling 1/16
F: Becca Fanning-The Baby Shift: New Jersey 1/1
G: Jeff Loveness-Nova: Resurrection 1/5
H: Hidenori Kusaka-Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 5 1/1
I: Junji Ito- Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection-Junji Ito 3/12
J: Jeff Lemire- Snow Angels: Season One-Jeff Lemire 5/9
K: Robert Kirkman- Outcast, Vol. 6: Invasion-Robert Kirkman 6/22
L: Leia Stone- Logan-Leia Stone 5/19
M: Manjeet Mann- Run, Rebel-Manjeet Mann 6/5
N: Naoki Urasawa- 20th Century Boys, Band 1-Naoki Urasawa 3/13
O: Oyinkan Braithwaite- Treasure-Oyinkan Braithwaite 5/18
P: Performance Ark- Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Volume 6-Ark Performance 6/6
*Q: Dominique Valente- Willow Moss and the Lost Day-Dominique Valente 1/15
R: Aurora Rose Reynolds- Assumption-Aurora Rose Reynolds 6/4
S: Benjamin Alire Sáenz- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe-Benjamin Alire Sáenz 6/16
T: Tim Seeley- Hack/Slash Omnibus, Volume 4-Tim Seeley 4/25
U: Naoki Urasawa- 20th Century Boys, Band 4-Naoki Urasawa 4/6
V: Vaughn, Brian K.- Motherland-Brian K. Vaughan 4/29
W: Whitmore, Adeline- Burn The Fairy Tales 2-Adeline Whitmore 5/3
*X: Chuck Dixon- Batgirl: Year One Deluxe Edition-Chuck Dixon 3/6
*Y: Yousaf,F.S.- Euphoria-F.S. Yousaf 5/12
*Z: Zack Grey- To A Girl I Haven't Met-Zack Grey 4/22

A-Z Authors
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
"*For Q, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
EXAMPLE: Z - Crazy For You - Jennifer Crusie"

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A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
Alfano-A Dashie Discovery M.Alfano 1/1/22
Barbara Cool Lee-The Inconvenient Corpse Barbara Cool Lee 1/2/22
Cahoon-A Fatal Family Feast Lynn Cahoon 1/4/22
Dobbs-Murder, Money & Marzipan Leighann Dobbs
Emma Ainsley-Treat and Run Emma Ainsley 1/17/22
Flower-Crimes and Covers Amanda Flower 1/9/22
Gilbert-Trouble Brewing Heather Day Gilbert 2/4/22
Harper-Fatality at the Festival Susan Harper 1/20/22
Isis-A Catered Doggie Wedding Isis Crawford 6/28/22
James CeeCee-Mind Your Manors CeeCee James 1/25/22
Kappes-Spoonful of Murder Tonya Kappes 1/5/22
Laura Scott-Tailing Trouble Laura Scott 1/12/22
M Alfano-The Pom Pom Premise M.Alfano 1/3/22
Nola-Lattes and Larceny Nola Robertson 5/19/22
Orgain-Murder as Sticky as Jam Diana Orgain 4/11/22
Patti Benning-A Tuft of Murder Patti Benning 1/15/22
Quigley-Six Feet Deep Dish Mindy Quigley 8/23/22
Reilly-Up to No Gouda Linda Reilly 1/16/22
SC Merritt-Sideburns and Suspicions S.C. Merritt 1/7/22
Thea Cambert-Murder Takes a Fall Thea Cambert 1/19/22
U-SUsan Harper-Fireworks and Fatalities Susan Harper 2/19/22
Vicki Delany A Three Book Problem Vicki Delany 1/10/22
Whalen, Karen-Wasted Thyme Karen C. Whalen 1/26/22
X-Fox Through the Liquor Glass Sarah Fox 11/29/22
Y-WesleY A Fatal Glow Valerie Wilson Wesley 2/19/22
Zara-Ambushed in the Alps Zara Keane 3/29/22

A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Rachael Anderson, The Solicitor's Son (1/15/22)
B - Laura Burton, Flirting with my Enemy (1/9/22)
C - Camille Peters, Awaken (1/14/22)
D - Donna Jeffries, Just His Secretary (2/1/22)
E - Sarah M. Eden, Choices of the Heart (1/19/22)
F - Stephanie Fowers, Billionaire Ghost Tour (2/8/22)
G - Lorin Grace, Miss Oriented and the Billionaire (1/2/22)
H - Jaclyn Hardy, The Hopeful Heart (1/8/22)
I - Liz Isaacson, Birthday Boyfriend (2/22/22)
J - Jennifer Moore, Miss Leslie's Secret (1/20/22)
K - Kimberly Krey, The Hopeful Bride (1/7/22)
L - Laura Ann, The Librarian and Her Beast (1/3/22)
M - Melanie Cellier, The Princess Pact (1/23/22)
N - Nichole Van, Making the Marquess (1/22/22)
O - Kate O'Keeffe, Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy (3/23/22)
P - Camille Peters, Voyage(1/11/22)
*Q - Bria Quinlan, The Sweetest Things (1/6/22)
R - Rachael Anderson, My Sister's Intended (1/5/22)
S - K.M. Shea, A Girl's Tale (1/25/22)
T - Taylor Hart, The Barefoot Groom (2/7/22)
*U - Mindy Burbidge Strunk, The Secrets of a Scoundrel (2/6/22)
V - Nichole Van, Remembering Jamie (1/24/22)
W - Becky Wade, Her One and Only (3/8/22)
*X - Diana Xarissa, The Fenton Case (10/13/22)
*Y - Jennifer Youngblood, One Singing Bachelorette (1/31/22)
*Z - Elizabeth Johns, An Officer, Not a Gentleman (1/30/22)

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

26/26 Completed (Last Name) + 26/26 Completed (First Name). Finished

List:
Ashley:Kristen Ashley-The Will 1/04/22
Autumn Jones Lake-Reckless Truths 7/20/22
Begley:Jamie Begley-Jewel 6/09/22
Bink Cummings-Hopelessly Shattered 5/13/22
Cowles:Catherine Cowles-Hidden Waters 6/23/22
Corinne Michaels-Help Me Remember 8/25/22
Davenport:Piper Davenport-Primal Vengeance 9/23/22
Devney Perry-Tinsel 7/15/22
Easton:B.B. Easton-44 Chapters About 4 Men 3/27/22
Elle Gray-The 7 She Saw 5/28/22
Force:Marie Force-Treading Water 5/15/22
Farrah Rochon-The Boyfriend Project 7/16/22
Gadziala:Jessica Gadziala-Remy 5/07/22
Giana Darling-When Heroes Fall 9/15/22
Harlow:Melanie Harlow-Tie Me Down 6/17/22
Helena Hunting-Love on the Lake 6/24/22
Ivan:Kathy Ivan-Relentless Pursuit 4/09/22
Isabella Maldonado-The Falcon 9/29/22
Jackson:A.L. Jackson-Kiss the Stars 5/13/22
Jill Shalvis-Rainy Day Friends 8/20/22
Kelly:M.Z. Kelly-Hollywood Dirty 5/29/22
Kendra Elliot-Chilled 7/21/22
Linde:K.A. Linde-Hold the Forevers 3/05/22
Lisa Gardner-The Perfect Husband 8/17/22
Martinez:Aly Martinez-The Difference Between Somebody and Someone 6/15/22
Molly Black-Girl One: Murder 7/01/22
Nash:Willa Nash-The Brazen 4/27/22
Natasha Madison-Mine To Have 7/07/22
Orgeron:Heather M. Orgeron-Pour Judgment 2/02/22
Ofelia Martinez-Remission 10/01/22
Patel:Sajni Patel-First Love, Take Two 5/22/22
Pru Warren-Cyn & the Peanut Butter Cup 7/09/22
Quinn:Meghan Quinn-A Not So Meet Cute 6/12/22
Q.B. Tyler-Always Been You 8/22/22
Robinson:M. Robinson-Alpha CEO 2/18/22
Rebecca Zanetti-Hidden 7/07/22
Stone:Mary Stone-Winter's Rise 6/17/22
Shannon Baker-Stripped Bare 7/13/22
Torre:A.R. Torre-The Good Lie 5/11/22
Toni Anderson-Dangerous Waters 7/08/22
Unger:Lisa Unger-Confessions on the 7:45 3/21/22
Umar Turaki-Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold 7/26/22
Vale:Lani Lynn Vale-Get Tragic 7/21/22
Victoria Helen Stone-At the Quiet Edge 10/15/22
Winters:K.B. Winters-Wicked 8/13/22
Willow Rose-The House that Jack Built 8/28/22
Xander:Tianna Xander-Seducing Sela 3/15/22
Xyla Turner-Mr. Vega 10/19/22
Yarros:Rebecca Yarros-Reason To Believe 6/29/22
Yasmin Angoe-Her Name Is Knight 6/29/22
Zapata:Mariana Zapata-All Rhodes Lead Here 8/02/22
Zoe York-Love in a Small Town 9/18/22

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2022 - Dec. 31st, 2022

26/26

A - Becky Albertalli - Here's to Us - Jan. 17th
B - Lisa Bird-Wilson - Probably Ruby - Jan. 17th
C - Victoria Chang - Obit - Jan. 10th
D - Darynda Jones - The Trouble with Twelfth Grave - Jan. 25th
E - Elizabeth Acevedo - The Poet X - Feb. 27th
F - Huda Fahmy - Huda F Are You? - Mar. 28th
G - Nikita Gill - Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing and Light - Jan. 19th
H - Rachel Harrison - Cackle - Jan. 23rd
I - Ilona Andrews - Fated Blades - Mar. 18th
J - Jill Shalvis - Holiday Wishes - Jan. 2nd
K - Patrick Radden Keefe - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty - Jan. 21st
L - Lights - Skin & Earth, Vol. 1 - Jan. 23rd
M - Seanan McGuire - Where the Drowned Girls Go - Jan. 4th
N - Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood - Mar. 31st
O - Emmuska Orczy - The Scarlet Pimpernel - Feb. 10th
P - Kal Penn - You Can’t Be Serious - Jan. 30th
Q - Kate Quinn - The Diamond Eye - Apr. 19th
R - Rick Remender - Deadly Class, Volume 10: Save Your Generation - Jan. 2nd
S - Rachel Smythe - Lore Olympus: Volume One - Jan. 1st
T - Kim Thúy - Mãn - Jan. 12th
*U - Helene Tursten - An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed - Mar. 3rd
V - Jonathan F. Vance - The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 - Mar. 7th
W - Walter Isaacson - The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race - Apr. 9th
*X - Everina Maxwell - Winter's Orbit - Mar. 6th
Y - Yōko Ogawa - The Housekeeper and the Professor - Feb. 20th
Z - Zinzi Clemmons - What We Lose - Feb. 25th

Welcome Elle, Kimberly, Grace, PepperP0t, Tari, Shash, Frankie, and Kendra!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Watchers - Dean Koontz

20/26

List:
A. Donna Andrews - Murder Most Fowl 02/15/22
B. Barbara Ross - Iced Under 01/25/22
C. Dakota Cassidy - The Accidental Werewolf 01/29/22
D. Dakota Cassidy - Jingle all the Slay 02/11/22
E. Ellie Alexander - Meet Your Baker 02/09/22
F. Amanda Flower - Lemon Drop Dead 08/14/22
G. Eva Gates - Read and Buried 01/23/22
H. Gemma Halliday - Fashion, Rosé & Foul Play 03/14/22
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J. Jenn McKinlay - Books Can Be Deceiving 01/02/22
K. Kate Collins - Statue of Limitations 03/08/22
L. Linda Reilly - Up to No Gouda 02/28/22
M. Miranda James - No Cats Allowed 01/19/22
N. Nancy Warren - Crochet and Cauldrons 03/03/22
O. Diana Orgain - Bundle of Trouble 08/08/22
P. Paige Shelton - If Fried Chicken Could Fly 05/29/22
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R. Ellen Riggs - You Can't Always Get What You Haunt 07/17/22
S. Denise Swanson - Body Over Troubled Waters 03/30/22
T. Traci Wilton - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire 01/13/22
U. LaUra Laura Childs - Eggs in Purgatory 07/16/22
V. Vicki Delany - Deadly Summer Nights 04/07/22
W. Winnie Archer - Kneaded to Death 01/07/22
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*Y. Lynn Cahoon - Killer Comfort Food 04/01/22
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Welcome Shelly!

✅Done!!!✅

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022


~Author~


Anderson, M.T.: The Daughters of Ys ★★★ 20 February
Browne, Mahogany L.: Chlorine Sky ★★★★ 6 February
Currie, Lindsay: Scritch Scratch ★★★ 17 January
DeLuca, Jen: Well Met ★★★★ 23 June
Escandón, Maria Amparo: L.A. Weather ★★ 8 January
Foley, Lucy: The Paris Apartment ★★★★ 12 March
Grann, David: Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for YR: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI ★★★★ 15 April
Hamza, Nina: Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year ★★★★ 9 January
Ireland, Justina: Ophie's Ghosts ★★★★ 21 February
Jaigirdar, Adiba: The Henna Wars ★★★★ 10 February
Koch, Herman: The Dinner ★★★ 22 June
Lu, Marie: Skyhunter ★★★★ 11 February
Martel, Yann: Life of Pi ★★★★ 16 January
Namey, Laura Taylor: A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow ★★★★ 12 February
Ostertag, Molly Knox: The Girl from the Sea ★★★ 30 June
Paulsen, Bree: Garlic and the Vampire ★★★★ 24 January
Quindlen, Kelly: She Drives Me Crazy ★★★★ 26 January
Ramée, Lisa Moore: Something to Say ★★★★ 6 February
Smith, Sherri L.: Flygirl ★★★ 22 January
Thomas, Aiden: Cemetery Boys ★★★★ 13 April
Ursu, Anne: The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy ★★★★ 28 August
Vanderpool, Clare: Navigating Early ★★★★ 3 January
Weaver, Lila Quintero: My Year in the Middle ★★★★ 1 February
Xiuhtezcaltl Martinez: Imaginary Borders ★★★★ 24 January
Yang, Kelly: Parachutes ★★★★ 12 January
Zevin, Gabrielle: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ★★★★ 23 September


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Welcome Jessica!

A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Ben Aaronovitch; Midnight Riot 1/25/22
B - Brandon Sanderson; Mistborn: The Final Empire 1/10/22
C - Charlie N. Holmberg; Spellbreaker
D - Ben S. Dobson; The Spirit Siphon 4/13/22
E - Elly Griffiths; The Crossing Places 4/2/22
F - Felicia Day; You're Never Weird on the Internet 4/19/22
G - William Gibson; Burning Chrome 2/21/22
H - Deborah Harkness; Shadow of Night 3/23/22
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J - Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman; Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir 2/2/22
K - Kerry Adrienne; Beautiful One 4/8/22
L - Leigh Bardugo; Ninth House 1/3/22
M - Megan Rosenbloom; Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin (Author) 1/5/22
N - Adam Nevill; Before You Sleep: Three Horrors 3/24/22
O - Susan Orlean; On Animals 3/6/22
P - Patricia Cornwell; All That Remains 2/6/22
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R - Tim Rangnow; Lost Souls 1/30/22
S - George Saunders; Tenth of December 1/29/22
T - T.J. Klune; Under the Whispering Door 5/24/22
*U - Umberto Eco; The Name of the Rose 2/15/22
V - Vivian Barz; Forgotten Bones by 4/29/22
W - Alice Winters; Of Secrets and Wolves 1/14/22
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*Y - Felicia Yap; Yesterday 3/2/2022
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A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A: Castelmezzano, The Witch Is Dead by Adriana Licio 1/17/2022
B: The Cat Who Saw Stars by Lilian Jackson Braun 1/2/2022
C: Take Me Out To The Love Game by Carol Costa 1/20/2022
D: Murder, Money & Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs 3/12/2022
E: Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 1/9/2022
F: Life's Amusement Park: A Whimsical Guide to the Rides of Life by Susan Finelli 8/2/2022
G: Unhinged by Lois Greiman 1/2/2022
H: John F. Kennedy by Sherman Hollar 2/25/2022
I: Out Of Print by Isabella Bassett 1/8/2022
J: Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 1/5/2022
K: Kill Game by Cordelia Kingsbridge 1/13/2022
L: Fishing for Trouble by Elizabeth Logan 2/22/2022
M: Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay 2/24/2022
N: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff 7/27/2022
O: What Is LEGO? by Jim O'Connor 9/25/2022
P: Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley 1/8/2022
Q: A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn 12/14/2022
R: Single Malt by Layla Reyne 6/22/2022
S: Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon 02/14/2022
T: Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes 2/6/2022
U: Charlie Crawford - New York Homicide by Tom Turner 3/14/2022
V: What Are Clouds Made Of? by Debbie Vilardi 5/25/2022
W: Flour in the Attic by Winnie Archer 2/28/2022
X: Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell 3/11/2022
Y: Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay 2/26/2022
Z: King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza 1/18/2022

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
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Welcome Daniel, Genevieve and Marscha!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
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B - #FollowMe for Murder by Sarah E. Burr - 1/3
C - Bagels and Blackmail by C.A. Phipps - 1/11
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I - Incriminating Imprint by Isabella Bassett - 1/5
J - Who Wants to Marry a Duke by Sabrina Jeffries - 1/12
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O - Villainy in Vienna by Kelly Oliver - 1/2
P - Chocolate with a Side of Murder by Meredith Potts - 1/7
Q - Alien Warrior's Bounty by Lizzy Bequin - 1/8
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U - Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs - 1/1
V - A Fatal Booking by Victoria Gilbert - 1/9
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Z - The Icing on the Corpse by Liz Mugavero - 1/4

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

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Welcome Mint and Desert Rose!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022


*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A: Alexander, S.B. - My Heart to Touch - S.B. Alexander, 1/9/21
B: Bella Matthews - All In - Bella Matthews, 1/28/22
C: Casey McQuiston - Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, 4/1/22
D: Dylann Crush - Lemon Tarts & Stolen Hearts - Dylann Crush, 6/17/22
E: Erickson, Megan - Trust the Focus - Megan Erickson, 4/8/22
F: Freya Barker - Edge of Reason - Freya Barker, 3/2/22
G: Graziadei, A.L. - Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei, 2/6/22
H: Hazelwood, Ali - The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood, 1/27/22
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K: K.C. Jane - River - K.C. Jane, 3/22/22
L: Leeann Shane - The Rarity of Falling - Leeann M. Shane, 5/7/22
M: Megan O'Brien - Mason: A Ride Series Crossover - Megan O'Brien, 2/16/22
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P: Payne, Jodi - Tending Tyler - Jodi Payne, 5/10/22
Q: Quinn, Julia - When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn, 3/15/22
R: Rowell, Rainbow - Carry On - Rainbow Rowell, 1/8/22
S: Seymour, Becca - No Take Backs - Becca Seymour, 3/8/22
T: Tessa Bailey - Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey, 3/19/22
U: Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until April - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/19/22
V: Villa, Jonny Garza - Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun - Jonny Garza Villa, 7/29/22
W: Walker, Max - Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22
X: Lennox, Lucy - Right as Raine - Lucy Lennox, 1/30/22
Y: HadleY, Haven - Foul Ball - Haven Hadley, 2/12/22
Z: Gonzales, Sophie - If This Gets Out - Sophie Gonzales, 1/1/22

Welcome Katelyn!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

26/26 completed FINISHED!

A: Amanda M. Lee (Romancing the Crone) - 3/6/22
B: Berry, Tamara (Buried in a Good Book) - 8/17/22
C: Cheryl Priest (Grave Reservations) - 6/4/22
D: Drew Hayes (Noble Roots) - 8/30/22
E: Ellie Alexander (A Crime of Passion Fruit) - 1/10/22
F: Fee, Vicki (Death Crashes the Party) - 1/6/22
G: Gretchen Archer (Double Agent) - 8/3/22
H: Harris, Sherry (Tagged for Death) - 5/15/22
I: Ilona Andrews (Fated Blades) - 4/22/22
J: Julie Mulhern (Fields' Guide to Abduction) - 9/27/22
K: K.M. Shea (Magic Forged) - 10/25/22
L: Lee, Amanda M (A Crone to Pick) - 8/8/22
M: Meg Muldoon (Mutts & Murder) - 4/8/22
N: Nancy CoCo (Here Comes the Fudge) - 8/5/22
O: Oakley, David (Nobody Eats Parsley...) - 12/29/22
P: Patricia Briggs (Soul Taken) - 9/13/22
Q: Quick, Amanda (The Lady Has a Past) - 10/18/22
R: Rachel Aaron (One Good Dragon Deserves Another) - 7/9/22
S: Simon R. Green (Casino Infernale) - 8/15/22
T: Tanya Huff (Summon the Keeper) - 9/13/22
U: Laura Jensen Walker (Murder Most Sweet) - 7/15/22
V: Vicki Delany (Dying in a Winter Wonderland) - 12/16/22
W: Webber, Heather (The Lights of Sugarberry Cove) - 12/11/22
X: Sax, Elise (Fear Hunter) - 8/21/22
Y: Yardley, Cathy (Love, Comment, Subscribe) - 10/9/22
Z: Liz Ireland (Mrs. Clause and the Halloween Homicide) - 10/24/222

Welcome Diane!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022


*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

26/26

List:
A - Carrie Aarons - The Tenth Girl 1/15
B - Terri Blackstock - Catching Christmas 1/13
C - Sierra Cartwright - Over The Line 1/24
D - Virna DePaul - Pucker Up 1/13
E - Marata Eros - The Token 2 1/19
F - Lori Firsdon - Lose Your Stuff, Find Yourself: Break Free from Clutter's Emotional Grip 3/26
G - Erle Stanley Gardner - The Case of the Substitute Face 1/12
H - Lizzie Harwood - Xamnesia: Everything I Forgot in My Search for an Unreal Life 1/4
I - Iain Gately - Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol 2/14
J - Mara Jacobs - In Too Fast 1/5
K - Tonya Kappes - A Charming Spell 1/6
L - Ed Lynskey - Quiet Anchorage 1/3
M - Katie MacAlister - Holy Smokes 3/3
N - Nalini Singh - Archangel's Blade 2/14
O - Scott O'Dell - Island of the Blue Dolphins 1/9
P - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Lady Be Good 2/5
Q - Meghan Quinn - The One Night 4/21
R - James Rollins - The Bone Labyrinth 1/2
S - Cherise Sinclair - The Effing List 1/11
T - E.L. Todd - All I Want is You 1/4
U - Eden Summers - Undesired Lust 2/24
V - Ellen Vaughn - Becoming Elisabeth Elliot 2/20
W - Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White 2/7
X - Roxie Rivera - In Finn's Heart 1/3
Y - Rebecca York - Edge of the Moon 1/25
Z - Suzanne Corkin - Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesic Patient, H. M. 2/21

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022


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January 1 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A: Nyx Serena Akeroyd - 1/2/22
B: Room for More Beth Ehemann - 1/4/22
C: On My Knees Vol. 3: Alpha Billionaire Romance C.J. Thomas - 1/19/22
D: Third Watch Robert Dugoni - 1/7/22
E: Their Naughty Student Nicole Edwards - 1/24/22
F: It's Only Love Marie Force - 3/2/22
G: Owned Georgia Le Carre - 2/16/22
H: Cash is King Shanna Handel - 1/24/22
I: Fake Fiancée Ilsa Madden-Mills - 4/22/22
J: Master Thor Ann Jensen - 2/7/22
K: Marrying Mr. English Katy Regnery - 1/11/22
L: Infamous Love Livia Grant - 5/4/22
M: Beneath These Lies Meghan March - 1/7/22
N: Born in Fire Nora Roberts - 1/21/22
O: Lost in Bliss Sophie Oak - 2/18/22
P: Billionaire Bachelor Ali Parker - 2/11/22
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R: The Academy Robert Dugoni - 1/7/22
S: Forbidden Alana Sapphire - 1/26/22
T: Forbidden Passion Emily Jane Trent - 1/3/22
U: Forever Mine Monica Burns - 4/9/22
V: Tempted Vanessa Vale - 3/7/22
W: Misadventures of the First Daughter Meredith Wild - 2/12/22
X: Treasured Lexi Blake - 1/14/22
Y: Divine in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/22/22
Z: Midnight Days Anna Zaires - 2/10/22

Welcome Bonita, Kathryn and Karen!

A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2022

26 of 26 Complete

A - Margaret Atwood - Handmaid's Tale - 1/11/22
B - Bill Bryson - In a Sunburned Country - 1/26/22
C - Robyn Carr - Virgin River - 1/13/22
D - Jennifer Donnelly - Northern Light - 1/16/22
E - J.T. Ellison - Her Dark Lies - 6/18/22
F - Candice Fox - Crimson Lake - 1/17/22
G - Robert Galbraith - Career of Evil - 1/5/22
H - Robert Hellenga - Philosophy Made Simple - 1/23/22
I - Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day - 3/18/22
J - Rachel Joyce - Miss Benson's Beetle - 1/21/22
K - Jean Hanff Korelitz - The Plot - 120/22
L - Melinda Leigh - Secrets Never Die - 1/2/22
M - Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall - 1/24/22
N - Erica Ruth Neubauer - Murder at the Mena House - 6/27/22
O - Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being - 2/7/22
P - Jodi Picoult - Book of Two Ways - 1/3/22
Q - Spencer Quinn - Dog on It - 1/18/22
R - Deanna Raybourn - Silent in the Grave - 1/5/22
S - Nevil Shute - On the Beach - 1/15/22
T - Victoria Thompson - Murder on Wall Street - 2/23/22
U - Lisa Unger - Die for You - 8/12/22
V - Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth - 8/8/22
W - Loreth Anne White - Beneath Devil's Bridge - 1/30/22
X - Qiu Xiaolong - When Red Is Black - 9/5/22
Y - Maisey Yates - Smooth-Talking Cowboy - 1/29/22
Z - Mariana Zapata - Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin - 7/15/22

Welcome Lynda!

A–Z Authors
January – December 2022

26/26 completed

A - Anil Ananthaswamy - The Man Who Wasn’t There - 2/9 ★★★★★
B - Blake Crouch - Dark Matter - 1/21 ★★★★
C - Caleb Scharf - The Zoomable Universe - 1/5 ★★★★
D -De Bernières, Louis - The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts - 2/24 ★★★★★
E - Egan,Jennifer - A Visit from the Goon Squad - 3/4 ★★★★★
F - Feynman, Richard P. - Six Easy Pieces - 2/19 ★★★
G - Greg Egan - Permutation City - 2/25 ★★★★
H - H. Beam Piper - Fuzzy Sapiens - 2/2 ★★★★
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Klara and the Sun - 7/24 ★★★★
J - Jack Williamson - The Humanoids - 1/14 ★★★★
K - Kay, Adam - This Is Going to Hurt - 1/19 ★★★★
L - Louise Penny - Still Life - 1/2 ★★★★
M - Michael Chabon - Gentlemen of the Road - 2/12 ★★★★
N - Nabokov, Vladimir - Laughter in the Dark - 2/1 ★★★★
O - Orwell, George - Animal Farm - 5/11 ★★★★
P - Portis, Charles - Gringos - 1/7 ★★★★
Q - Quinn, Kate - The Alice Network - 8/16 ★★★★
R - Ramez Naam - Crux - 1/28 ★★★★
S - Smith-Durán, Gordon - Pocket Por and Para - 1/3 ★★★
T - Tobias Wolff - This Boy's Life - 2/4 ★★★★
U - Updike, John - The Coup - 3/17 ★★★
V - Vladimir Sorokin - Day of the Oprichnik - 1/24 ★★★
W - Wolff, Tobias - The Barracks Thief - 1/1 ★★★★
X - Alexander McCall Smith - Tears of the Giraffe - 1/3 ★★★
Y - Yates, Richard - The Easter Parade - 1/11 ★★★★
Z - Zelazny, Roger and Philip K. Dick - Deus Irae - 2/11 ★★★★

2022 A-Z Authors Challenge

Completed 26/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

✔️A - A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong - 07/01/2022
✔️B - Jett by Sawyer Bennett - 06/01/2022
✔️C - What We Find by Robyn Carr - 26/01/2022
✔️D - Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant - 24/01/2022
✔️E - A Nurse for the Wolfman by Eve Langlais - 08/01/2022
✔️F - Judgment Road by Christine Feehan - 13/01/2022
✔️G - Night Veil by Yasmine Galenorn - 07/01/2022
✔️H - How to Handle a Heartbreaker by Marie Harte - 22/01/2022
✔️I - Slayed by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - 26/02/2022
✔️J - Off Limits by Jules Barnard - 11/02/2022
✔️K - The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks - 04/01/2022
✔️L - Guarding the Mermaid by Eve Langlais - 09/01/2022
✔️M - The Troublemaker Next Door by Marie Harte - 21/01/2022
✔️N - Legacy Found by N.J. Walters - 02/01/2022
✔️O - Seduced by Molly O'Keefe - 24/02/2022
✔️P - Enchanting Sebastian by Kristen Proby - 06/02/2022
✔️Q - Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn - 05/03/2022
✔️R - Any Day Now by Robyn Carr - 27/01/2022
✔️S - Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks - 03/01/2022
✔️T - Rising Darkness by Thea Harrison - 14/03/2022
✔️*U - Until April by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 06/03/2022
✔️V - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi - 11/01/2022
✔️W - Isaiah's Haven by N.J. Walters - 01/01/2022
✔️X - Across The Tracks by Xyla Turner - 02/02/2022
✔️Y - Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn - 05/01/2022
✔️Z - Bad Boy Seduction by Zuri Day - 05/03/2022



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Challenge Rules

*Author First or Last Name
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.

Welcome Beth and Christine!

A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2022
26/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A: Anderson, Christie - Deep Blue Secret 4/27/22
B: Boley, Rob E. - That Risen Snow: Snow White & Zombies 5/19/22
C: Cecilia Dominic - The Wolf's Shadow 1/25/22
D: Debra K. Fileta - Are You Really OK?: Getting Real About Who You Are, How You’re Doing, and Why It Matters 5/19/22
E: Emily Shore - The Aviary 4/5/22
F: Fleet, Susan - Jackpot 5/3/22
G: Girl, Danielle K. - The Bandalore 4/13/22
H: Hardin, Jude - Dead Ringer 4/25/22
I: Iris Morland - Oopsie Daisy 2/24/22
J: J.C. Ryan - The Fulcrum 3/30/22
K: King, Nolon - 12 5/25/22
L: Liliana Hart - Dirty Little Secrets 3/10/22
M: Maureen A. Miller - Beneath 5/11/22
N: Naydonova, Kristina - The Black Sisterhood Files 2/8/22
O: O'Brien, Emerald - The One Who Watches 1/27/22
P: Pamela Crane - A Secondhand Life 2/2/22
*Q: Dominique Kristine - The Scary Godmother 11/10/229/15/22
R: Rich Curtin - Death Saint 3/7/22
S: Scott Langrel - Homecoming 2/9/22
T: T.A. Grey - Mating Cycle 2/23/22
*U: Jude Hardin - Gone 5/2/22
V: Vera Nazarian - Qualify 2/11/22
W: Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Little House in the Big Woods 3/29/22
*X: Croix, J.H. - Protected Mate
*Y: Brad Taylor - One Rough Man 5/30/22
Z: Zoe Perdita - Crash 3/31/22

Welcome Chelsea!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Goal: 26/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Adams, Tom G.H. - Mycophoria - Tom G.H. Adams - 01/02/22
B - Barbieri, Kara - White Stag - Kara Barbieri - 02/10/22
C - Chokshi, Roshani - The Bronzed Beasts - Roshani Chokshi - 01/19/22
D - Duncan, Emily A. - Blessed Monsters - Emily A. Duncan - 02/19/22
E - Erin Morgenstern - Éjszakai ​cirkusz - Erin Morgenstern - 01/14/22
F - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - 01/05/22
G - Goodman, Sarah - Eventide - Sarah Goodman - 01/22/22
H - Henry, Christina - The Girl in Red - Christina Henry - 01/03/22
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro - 02/07/22
J - Jenő Rejtő - Az elveszett cirkáló - Jenő Rejtő - 01/27/22
K - Kent Haruf - Our Souls at Night - Kent Haruf - 01/25/22
L - Linda Sue Park - When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park - 01/28/22
M - Matsuda, Aoko - Where the Wild Ladies Are - Aoko Matsuda - 03/03/22
N - Nicola Yoon - Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22
O - Offerman, Nick - Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside - Nick Offerman - 04/14/22
P - Pratchett, Terry - A Hosszú háború - Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter - 01/16/22
Q - Chico BuarQue - My German Brother: A Novel - Chico Buarque - 08/09/22
R - Romig, Aleatha - Betrayal - Aleatha Romig - 02/04/22
S - Sadie Hartwell - Yarned and Dangerous - Sadie Hartwell - 01/10/22
T - Truman Capote - In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 02/24/22
U - Bruder, Jessica - Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - Jessica Bruder - 02/01/22
V - Van Ness, Jonathan - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love - Jonathan Van Ness - 04/27/22
W - Weisgarber, Ann - The Glovemaker - Ann Weisgarber - 02/13/22
X - Jill S. Alexander - Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22
Y - Amy E. Reichert - The Coincidence of Coconut Cake - Amy E. Reichert - 01/23/22
Z - Zsigmond Móricz - Légy jó mindhalálig - Zsigmond Móricz - 01/18/22

📚❤ Count Me In ❤📚

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

26/26 Completed

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List:
A: Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Jan 22nd
B: Barbara Hanrahan, The Scent of Eucalyptus, Sep 25th
C: Clare Mackintosh, I See You, Jan 31st
D: Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca, Feb 5th
E: Ellen Hopkins, Crank, Mar 4th
F: Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Jan 20th
G: George Orwell, Animal Farm, Feb 8th
H: Hugh Breakey, The Beautiful Fall, Mar 9th
I: Abi Ishola-Ayodeji, Patience Is a Subtle Thief, Oct 1st
J: Jasper DeWitt, The Patient, Feb 14th
K: Karen M. McManus, The Cousins, Jan 2nd
L: Laura Imai Messina, The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Feb 25th
M: Michael Robotham, When She Was Good, Jan 10th
N: Naomi Novik, A Deadly Education, Jul 14th
O: Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet, Mar 18th
P: Jodi Picoult, Tenth Circle, Aug 13th
Q: Casey McQuiston, One Last Stop, Dec 3rd
R: Rebecca Wilson, Kate Kelly: The true story of Ned Kelly's little sister, Mar 31st
S: Sarah Penner, The Lost Apothecary, Feb 5th
T: Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six, Jun 23rd
U: *Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water, Jul 12th
V: Veronica Roth, The Transfer, Jul 14th
W: Lis Wiehl, A Matter of Trust, Jun 20th
X: *Alix E. Harrow, The Once and Future Witches, Mar 22nd
Y: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, The Legacy, May 28th
Z: Dean Koontz, Velocity, Dec 31st

A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - The Peach Keeper. Sarah Addison Allen. 1.1.22
B - Firekeeper's Daughter. Angeline Boulley. 1.9.22
C - Bring Me Home for Christmas. Robyn Carr. 1.7.22
D - The Last Thing He Told Me. Laura Dave. 1.4.22
E - The Saints of Swallow Hill. Donna Everhart. 5.11.22
F - The Bookshop of Second Chances. Jackie Fraser. 1.10.22
G - The Zig Zag Girl. Elly Griffiths. 1.5.22
H - Angel Falls. Kristin Hannah. 1.5.22
I - A Prayer for Owen Meany. John Irving. 6.13.22
J - We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Shirley Jackson. 2.5.22
K - Under the Whispering Door. T.J. Klune. 1.28.22
L - Seasonal Work: Stories. Laura Lippman. 1.25.22
M - Apples Never Fall. Liane Moriarty. 1.1.22
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O - A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens. Carole Ottesen. 3.14.22
P - The Night of Many Endings. Melissa Payne. 1.17.22
Q - The Roman Hat Mystery. Ellery Queen. 1.8.22
R - Jack. Marilynne Robinson. 2.21.22
S - Diamond. Sharon Sala. 1.6.22
T - All These Worlds. Dennis E. Taylor. 1.22.22
U - Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family. Ben Utecht. 3.25.22
V - Board Stiff. Elaine Viets. 1.29.22
W - The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street. Karen White. 1.3.22
X - Carolina Built. Kianna Alexander. 2.17.22
Y - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai. 1.22.22
Z - Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies. Vicky Zimmerman. 1.26.22

Welcome Ferenc, Sarah-Jane and Kim!

1/26

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P – The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey (2/5)
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A-Z Authors 2022
25/26

A - Agatha Ball, author of The Secret of Seaside 1/29
B - Natalie Babbitt, author of Tuck Everlasting 2/28
C - Chelsea Thomas, author of Candy Apple Killer 1/21
D - Emma Donoghue, author of Room 3/16
E - Elisabeth Crabtree, author of The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre 2/16
F - Candace Fleming, author of Sunny Boy! 2/15
G - Pamela Grandstaff, author of Rose Hill 5/27
H - [authorCraig and :Isabella Hatkoff|81986], authors of Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship 7/11
I - Iván Monalisa Ojeda, author of Las Biuty Queens: Stories 6/13
J - Adan Jerreat-Poole, author of The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass 1/8
K - Jeffrey Kranzler, author of The Crimson Protector 2/25
L - Lance Rubin, author of Denton Little's Deathdate 5/29
M - Maggie Stiefvater, author of The Raven Boys 1/15
N - Nnedi Okorafor, author of Akata Witch 1/17
O - Nnedi Okorafor, author of Akata Warrior 1/28
P - Michele Packard, author of Fable 2/10
Q - Quan Barry, author of We Ride Upon Sticks
R - Rosie A. Point, author of Murder By Chocolate 3/11
S - Winnetka Road by J.S. Sheridan 3/30
T - Nancy Jill Thames, author of Murder In Half Moon Bay 4/22
U - Anne Ursu, author of Breadcrumbs 2/1
V - Serena Valentino, author of Mother Knows Best 7/1
W - E.B. White, author of Charlotte's Web 4/13
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Z - Zoey Chase, author of Between a Rock and a Deadly Place 5/13

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

10/26

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List:
A Stephen Ambrose Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869
B Victoria Bruce No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado Del Ruiz
C Andrew Clements Frindle
D Jeffery Deaver
E Tony Evans Praying Through the Names of Jesus
F Erica Ferencik Into the Jungle
G. Camilla Gibb The Beauty of Humanity Movement
H Thomas Hardy Jude the Obscure Jude the Obscure
I Washington Irving Old Christmas: Washington Irving's Tale of An Old-Fashioned Christmas
J. Pam Jenoff Jenoff, Pam. The Diplomat's Wife
K Khan, Vassem The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown
L Rosemary Ling [Ling, Rosemary [book:Maddie's Paradise Mountain|10367135]
M Edward Kelsey Moore Moore, Edward Kelsey The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
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P. Leigh Perry Perry, Leigh. The Skeleton Takes a Bow
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S. Freidoune Sahebjam Sahebjam, Freidoune. The Stoning of Soraya M.: A True Story
T Liz Tolsma The Silver Shadow
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W Robert Whitlow Higher Hope
X. Xinran Miss Chopsticks.
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Z David Zimmerman Deliver Us From Me-Ville

2022 authors
Ahern Cecilia The Marble Collector 2/ 2/ 22
Brandon Sanderson Steelheart 11.6.22
Coban, Harlan, The Boy from the Woods 3/2/22
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VALPY, Fiona the dressmakers gift 2.1.22
Waugh, Daisy The Desperate Diary of a Country Housewife 30.5.22

Welcome Soren, Celia, Jan and Debs!

@Debs, *For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it. Thanks! :)

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

24/26

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

EXAMPLE:
A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)
B - Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer (first/last name)
C - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (first name)

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Watchers - Dean Koontz

List:
A: Amanda Milo - Unnatural Selection - 31/01/2022
B: Bashardoust, Melissa - Girl, Serpent, Thorn - 08/01/2022
C: Chloe Neill - Biting Cold - 06/01/2022
D: Deborah Harkness - A Discovery of Witches - 11/01/2022
E: Ella Summers - Siren's Song - 01/03/2022
F: Fernandez, Thaís - A Luz que Há Entre Nós - 22/04/2022
G: Grey, Kendall - Gilded - 17/02/2022
H: Hart, Staci - With a Twist - 12/01/2022
I: Isayama, Hajime - Attack on Titan, Vol. 2 - 24/04/2022
J: Jeffery Deaver - O Colecionador de Ossos - 05/02/2022
K: Kendall Grey - Runed - 19/01/2022
L: Lancaster, V.C. - Ruth's Bonded - 29/01/2022
M: Molly Harper - Nice Girls Don't Live Forever - 05/01/2022
N: Nino Cipri - Finna - 05/02/2022
O: O'Malley, Bryan Lee - Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour - 02/06/2022
P: Peach-Pit - Zombie-Loan, Vol. 1 - 05/05/2022
Q:
R: Ruby Dixon - Barbarian's Choice - 07/01/2022
S: Stjepan Šejić - Sunstone Vol. 3 - 08/01/2022
T: Trung Le Nguyen - The Magic Fish: A Graphic Novel - 19/01/2022
U:
V: V.C. Lancaster - Ruth's Bonded - 25/01/2022
W: Wells, Martha - All Systems Red - 14/02/2022
X: Xiang, Tong Xiu Mo - 魔道祖師 三 Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 3 - 12/01/2023
Y: Yamazaki, Kore - The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1 - 31/08/2022
Z: Zidar, Goran - Forged in Blood - 19/02/2022

Welcome Ana!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
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Welcome Amanda!