Coffee & Books discussion

Going to keep the train rollin'! This month will be the Female Authors month!

Just keep a rolling log, update it each time you finish a book that was written by a female author only! Challenge yourself! Read more than the last month, read a bigger book or read a series!?

Good luck!

Please start posting your "Female" Authors here for September!

Mine will go here-

In!
I should do better with this month's challenge then last month's. I read far more female authors then male.

Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 9/17/13
What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty I ran long this month didn't finish this one until today.
I think I've hit my reading wall.

I'm in!


1. Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman
2. Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
3. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

Nancy's Page for the September Challenge

Female Authors

September 1 - September 30

5 Read

1. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - Finished 9/3/13
2. The Burgess Boys by Eliazabeth Strout - Finished 9/3/13
3. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas - Finished 9/4/13
4. Rose Harbor in Bloomby Debbie Macomber 9/9/13
5. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 9/9/13
6. Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber 9/11/13
7. Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole 9/12/13
8. First, Best and Only by Barbara Delinsky 9/13/13

Definitely in.

I've been buying a lot of books lately, and strangely enough they are all by female authors.

And because I've been buying so many, I have to read A LOT. I'm seriously questioning the structural integrity of my desk...

1. Pivot Point by Kasie West - 9/1
2. If I Stay by Gayle Forman - 9/3
3. City of Ships by Mary Hoffman - 9/4
4. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa - 9/5
5. Jane by April Lindner - 9/8
6. One Enchanted Evening: A Fairy Tale for Real People by Kate Zeng - 9/8
7. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin - 9/9
8. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - 9/10
9. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen - 9/12
10. Under the Never Sky by Vernoica Rossi - 9/17
11. Reboot by Amy Tintera - 9/18
12. Crossed by Allie Condie - 9/21
13. Twice Loved by Wanda E Brunstetter - 9/21
14. Cinder by Marissa Meyer - 9/27
15. Wither by Lauren DeStefano - 9/28
16. The Host by Stephanie Meyer - 9/29

I'm in!

1. Sinead Moriarty - The Baby Trail

im in

C & B ~ September 2013
Duration: 9/1 - 9/30


01) The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate ** 9/1/13
02) Dark Storm by Christine Feehan **** 9/5/13
03) Country Tied by Robyn Buttars **** 9/6/13
04) Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline **** 9/6/13
05) Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah **** 9/8/13
06) A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie **** 9/9/13
07) Untraceable by S.R. Johannes *** 9/13/13
08) Dolphin Girl by Shel Delisle **** 9/14/13
09) In the Paths of Righteousness by Debbie Viguié **** 9/16/13
10) Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott **** 9/18/13
11) The Buggy List by Courtney Rice Gager **** 9/21/13
12) Never Let You Go by Erin Healy ***** 9/22/13
13) Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf ** 9/27/13
14) A Rose by Any Other Name Would Still Have Aphids by Mab Graff Hoover **** 9/29/13

Read - 8

1. The House by Danielle Steel
2. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
3. All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark
4. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
5. Sunshine Becomes You by Ilana Tan
6. Heidi by Johanna Spyri
7. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
8. Black Coffee by Agatha Christie

Completed: 4

1. Chat Love by Justine Faeth - 04.09.2013 - ****
2. A Rose for Melinda by Lurlene McDaniel - 10.09.2013 - ****
3. Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson - 17.09.2013 - *****
4. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen - 26.09.2013 - *****

Coffee & Books: September 2013 Challenge
~Female Authors

1. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - 09.02.13
2. Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton - 09.05.13
3. Forever by Judy Blume - 09.07.13
4. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah - Currently Reading
5. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett - To Read

Definitely will do this!

September Challenge - FEMALE AUTHORS

1.The Book of Someday- Dianne Dixon ✔ – 08Sept13
2. Like Water for Chocolate – Laura Esquivel ✔ – 09Sep13
3. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith ✔ – 10Sept13
4. Factory Girls – Leslie T Chang ✔ – 13Sep13
5. A Hundred Summers - Beatriz Williams ✔ – 14Sept13
6. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George ✔ - 17Sep13
7. Shadows - Edna Buchanan ✔ – 20Sep13
8. The Round House - Louise Erdrich ✔ – 21Sept13
9. Not Tonight, Honey: Wait 'Til I'm A Size 6 - Susan Reinhardt ✔ – 30Sep13

1. I remember you by Harriet Evans - currently reading

I'm in :)

1. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 9/9/13
2. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 16/9/13
3. The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin 21/9/13
4. Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark 26/7/13

Curious to know how many i read a month

Of course... now I am reading about five books for school- ALL MALE! hahha!

1. Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 02/09/13
2. Perfectly Correct by Philippa Gregory 05/09/13
3. The Small Hand by Susan Hill 07/09/13
4. Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 09/09/13
5. Dark Matter by Michelle Paver 10/09/13
6. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 15/09/13
7. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 17/09/13
8. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 19/09/13
9. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 26/09/13
10. After the Funeral by Agatha Christie 30/09/13

done these

1 206 Simykin, Sherri Cooper The Secret in the Attic
3 207 Burdette, Lucy Topped Chef bk 3
6 209 Neggers Carla Declan's Cross 8 210 Stewart, Mariah Dead Wrong

let's try again
1 206 Simykin, Sherri Cooper The Secret in the Attic
3 207 Burdette, Lucy Topped Chef bk 3
6 209 Neggers Carla Declan's Cross
8 210 Stewart, Mariah Dead Wrong

1. Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs 1/9/13
2. Mistress by Amanda Quick 3/9/13
3. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 2/9/13
4. Violent Exposure by Katherine Howell 5/9/13
5. MaddAddam: A Novel by Margaret Atwood 10/9/13
6.The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley 11/9/13
7. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 12/9/13
8. Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb 22/913
9. Chosen To Die by Lisa Jackson 23/9/13
10. Longbourn by Jo Baker 29/9/13

Picked the wrong sex.

Simykin, Sherri Cooper The Secret in the Attic
Burdette, Lucy Topped Chef
Neggers Carla Declan's Cross
Stewart, Mariah Dead Wrong

September Challenge Female Authors
Books Read: 3

1. The Disappeared by Gloria Whelan (9/2/13)
2. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (9/3/13)
3. Ghost Moon by Heather Graham (9/10/13)


I Am "WOMAN"!

September Challenge : Female Authors
Books Read: 7

1. by Veronica Roth (9/3/13)
2. by Emily Giffin (9/6/13)
3. by Veronica Roth (9/7/13)
4. by Philippa Gregory
5. by J.D. Robb (9/17/13)
6. by Jenn McKinlay (9/19/13)
7.The White Queen by Philippa Gregory (9/25/13)

September 2013 Challenge - Female Authors


1. The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
2. Candy by Mian Mian
3. Journal d'Hirondelle by Amélie Nothomb

I'm in! lol how did I miss this?!?!?

1. Sylvia Day..Entwined with You(15 Sept)
2. Kate Morton..The House at Riverton
3. Anne Perry..The Sheen on the Silk
4. Mary Simses..The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe(read)
5. Diana Gabaldon..Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
6. Shannon Hale..River Secrets(19 Sept)
7. Ciji Ware..That Summer in Cornwall(8 Sept)
8. Beth Harbison..Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger(24 Sept)

Anna wrote: "September 2013 Challenge - Female Authors

1. The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon"

Tell me if you like that one Anna - I just can't decide whether to read it or not.

Phrynne wrote:

1. The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Tell me if you like that one Anna - I just can't decide whether to read it or not."

I’m still polishing up my longer review, but to put it simply – I did like it. There is a lot of talk whether Bone Season should be classified as YA or not, as for me I enjoyed it much more than other YA ficition I have read. If you’re into fantasy, adventure and magic (with a hint of dystopia flavor) I think you might like this.

Anna wrote: "Phrynne wrote:

1. The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Tell me if you like that one Anna - I just can't decide whether to read it or not."

I’m still polishing up my longer review, but to put it s..."

You've convinced me. Thanks!

Done:

. Simykin, Sherri Cooper The Secret in the Attic
2. Burdette, Lucy Topped Chef
3. Neggers Carla Declan's Cross
4. Stewart, Mariah Dead Wrong
5. Woods, Sherryl Stealing Home
6. Spencer, Katherine who ghosted for Kinkade The Christmas Angel
7. Rusch, Elizabeth Volcano Rising
8. Gray, Shelley Shepard Ray of Light blue
9. Reichs, kathy Bones of the Lost
10. Osborne, Mary Pope High tide in Hawaii
11. Woods, Sherryl The Summer Garden
12. Lewis, Beverly The Secret Keeper
13. Brunstetter, Wanda E. Twice Loved
14. Grafton, Sue W is for Wasted
15. Osborn, Mary Pope Revolutionary War on Wednesday
16. Steel, Danielle Happy Birthday
17 Quick, Amanda I thee Wed
18. Cooney, Caroline B. The Face on the Milk Carton

Congrats everyone!