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Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2014
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I am in for 2014. Will post as I go.0/26 books completed.
I'm in, will post as I go.READ: 19/26
A: Anna Bell
B: Alan Bradley
C: Mary Campisi
D: Catherine Deveny
E: Janet Evanovich
F: Jeaniene Frost
G: Allegra Goodman
H: Joanne Harris
I: Indigo Bloome
J: John Connolly
K: Karen Wood
L: Liane Moriarty
M: George R.R. Martin
N: Natasha Preston
O: Caroline Overington
P: Greg Pembroke
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R: Mary Roach
S: Graeme Simsion
T: Jane Tara
U: Ursula Hegi
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Z: Marion Zimmer Bradley
I'm in!READ: 26/26
✔A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
✔B: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
✔C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔D: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔F: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
✔G: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
✔H: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
✔I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
✔J: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
✔K: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
✔L: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
✔M: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔N: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
✔O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
✔P: Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11
✔Q: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
✔R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
✔S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
✔T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
✔U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
✔V: Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl 7/20
✔W: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
✔X: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12
✔Y: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
✔Z: Caring Is Creepy - David Zimmerman 7/10
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I'm totally joining this! :))
This may change as I read.Start date:Jan 1st 2014-
Total:17/26
A- Kelley Armstrong
5/1/14B- Bruce Lee O'Malley
23/1/14C- Carl East
4/4/14D- Hilary Duff
8/6/14E- Evelyn Wren
12/3/14F- L. Frank Baum
17/2/14G- Gabriella Poole
30/4/14H- Charlaine Harris
8/1/14I- Ilona Andrews
J- Janet Evanovich
2/8/14K- Kristie Cook
23/4/14L- Laurell K. Hamilton
18/1/14M- Marissa Meyer
3/7/14N- Nadia Wilde
19/4/14O- Lauren Oliver
P- Christopher Paolini
Q- Devyn Quinn
R- Robert Kirkman
27/5/14S-C.S. Lewis
3/1/14T- Cate Tiernan
U- John Updike
V- Veronica Roth
26/1/14W- Rashelle Workman
4/1/14X- Tianna Xander
Y- Brenna Yovanoff
Z- Michelle Zink
I'm in!READ: 25/26
A-✔1/6/14 Amanda Cabot Paper Roses
B-✔1/22/14 Barbara Bretton Midnight Lover
C-✔2/8/2014Collins, Wilke The Woman in White
D-✔5/23/2014 Deleon, Jana Trouble in Mudbug
E-✔6/9/2014Elizabeth Sherry Alone and Afraid
F-✔1/27/14 Fabry, Chris Dogwood
G-✔5/15/2014Grace Callaway Her Husband's Harlot
H-✔2/10/2014Hailstock, Shirley On My Terms
I-✔2/19/2014Ingrid Hill Ursula, Under
J-✔4/29/2014James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
K-✔4/14/2014Katie Crabapple Mail Order Millie
L-✔6/8/2014Lacey Williams Courted by a Cowboy
M-✔6/8/2014Medeiros, SuzannaDancing with the Duke
N-✔2/21/2014Nichols, Linda Handyman
O-✔1/17/14 Oke, Jeanette When Calls the Heart
P-Peggy Webb Can't Stop Loving You
Q-✔3/10/2014 Quick, Amanda Quicksilver
R-✔2/15/2014 Ruth Ann Nordin Loving Eliza
S-✔3/2/2014 Scott, S.L. Sleeping with Mr. Sexy
T-✔2/27/2014 Tracey Tegan Absolutely Unforgivable
U-✔1/6/14 Ursula Carr Wish Magic for Christmas
V-✔2/10/2014Victoria Vane A Wild Night's Bride
W-✔1/7/14 Wolfe, Lacey Bed, Breakfast, and You
X-✔1/20/14 Lloyd Alexander The Xanadu Adventure
Y-✔1/6/14 Yuan-Innes, Melissa A Pain in the Toenails
Z-✔1/7/14 zane GreyBetty Zane
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I'm also in as well :D This might be a challenge for me but if it's in any order then I think I can do it!Read: 0/26
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I'm in for this :)A.
B. John Boyne..The Boy in the Striped Pajamas(16 Jan)
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D. Peter Ho Davies..The Welsh Girl(read)
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F. Gayle Forman..Just One Day(book 2)(24 Jan)
G. Philippa Gregory..The White Princess(book 5)
H. Sannon Hale..Forest Born(book 4)(26 Jan)
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R. Anne Rutherford..The Scottish Play Murder(book 2)(29 Jan)
S. S.C. Stephens..Reckless(book 3)(2 Feb)
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W. Ciji Ware..Wicked Company(26 Feb)
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Yes...I'm in!!Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2014
READ: 9/26
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E- Evanovich, Janet...Foul Play...Jan 1, 2013
F- Freethy, Barbara...One True Love ...January 18, 2014
G-Green, John...The Fault in Our Stars...January 5, 2014
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L-Locke, M.Louisa...Uneasy Spirits ..Feb.9, 2014
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S-Shelby, Don...The Season Never Ends - Wins, Losses, and the Wisdom of the Court...January 8, 2014
T-TerKeurst, Lysa...Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food ..Jan. 24, 2014
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This looks like an interesting challenge. I'm in!READ: 17/26
A- Watch Me by A.J. Holt
B- The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
C- The Uncanny X-MEN by Chris Claremont
D- Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston
E- The Prisoner of Cell 25 (Michael Vey #1)by Richard Paul Evans
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I- Foundation by Isaac Asimov
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L- White Fire (Pendergast #13) by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
M- Lexicon by Max Barry
N- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
O- The Lost Gate (Mither Mages #1) by Orson Scott Card
P- Red Rising by Pierce Brown
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R- Rise of the Elgen (Michael Vey #2) by Richard Paul Evans
S- Influx by Daniel Suarez
T- Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan
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X- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
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Author Alphabet Reading ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 17/26
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✔ C - Springa med åror; by Cilla Naumann [3/26] ♥♥
✔ D - Rebecca; by Daphne du Maurier [5/23] ♥♥♥
✔ E - Things I Want My Daughters to Know; by Elizabeth Noble [3/25] ♥♥
✔ F - The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #1); by Jasper Fforde [1/22] ♥♥♥
✔ G - A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2); by George R.R. Martin [1/21] ♥♥♥♥
✔ H - Bridget Jones's Diary; by Helen Fielding [10/31] ♥♥♥♥
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✔ J - Star of the Sea; by Joseph O'Connor [7/10] ♥♥♥
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✔ L - The Husband's Secret; by Liane Moriarty [1/9] ♥♥♥
✔ M - Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1); by Richelle Mead [1/24] ♥♥♥
✔ N - A Walk to Remember; by Nicholas Sparks [1/29] ♥♥♥♥♥
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✔ P - Stridens skönhet och sorg; by Peter Englund [2/18] ♥♥♥
✔ Q - Affair; by Amanda Quick [1/25] ♥♥♥
✔ R - The Casual Vacancy; by J.K. Rowling [11/26] ♥♥♥
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✔ T - A Long Winter; by Colm Tóibín [2/5] ♥♥
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✔ W - Uglies (Uglies #1); by Scott Westerfeld [1/28] ♥♥♥♥
✔ X - Brave New World; by Aldous Huxley [2/13] ♥♥
✔ Y - Insurrection (The Insurrection Trilogy #1); by Robyn Young [1/31] ♥♥♥
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I'm in and ready to go.Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2014
Duration: January 1st, 2014 - December 31st, 2014
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I'm in. I will try my best though. I'm not sure about this.9/26
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Author Alphabet Reading Challenge 2014I am happy to join my first Alphabet Author challenge, I love to read and I can not wait to get started!
I have chosen this list of 26 books using the rules and criteria set by the group for this challenge.
Please feel free to use any of these titles for your own lists!!
HAPPY READING!!
Cecily's List
15/26 Completed
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H. Handman, Wren - Last Cut
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N. Nova Ren Suma - Imaginary Girls
O. Opal Carew – Total Abandon
P. Porter, Tracey - Lark
Q. Matthew Quick – Sorta Like A Rock Star
R. C.J. Roberts – Captive in the Dark
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U. Anne Ursu – Breadcrumbs
V. Van Diepen, Allison - Street Pharm
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X. Francis Xavier – The Guild of Fallen Clowns
Y. Samantha Young – On Dublin Street (Dublin Street #1)
Z. Koren Zailckas – Smashed: A Story Of a Drunken Girlhood
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I'm in a challenge like this one so why not. I'm in. I really should stop looking in GR because I think I have about 10 challenges that I have joined. I just can't resist.**Author Alphabet Reading Challenge for 2014***
Completed Total: 12/26
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♥D:David Baldacci, Zero Day 1/24/14
♥E:Emma Chase/Tangled 2/7/14
♥F:Fay, Kiersten, A Wicked Hunger 1/17/14
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♥H:Heaton,Felicity, Covet 3/8/14
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♥J: John Connolly The Book of Lost Things 1/24/14
♥K: Kaye,Laura Hearts in Darkness 1/11/14
♥L: Liane Moriarty, The Husband's Secret 1/9/14
♥M: Michael Connelly,Switchblade: An Original Story 1/27/14
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♥S: Shortridge,Jennie,Love Water Memory 3/8/14
♥T: Tracey Ward, Until the End 2/3/14
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**hee hee** Welcome to the challenge, Carmen!
I'll try this again this year:Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2014
Duration: January 1st, 2014 - December 31st, 2014
READ: 09/26
A-(Adams) Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (02/04/14)
B-(Bergstrom)Elaine Bergstrom - The Door through Washington Square (02/18/14)
C-(Chekhov) Anton Chekhov -- Peasants and Other Stories (1903) by Anton Chekhov; edited by Edmund Wilson (04/12/14)
D- (Dangarembga) Tsitsi Dangarembga -- Nervous Conditions (05/11/14)
E-(Edwards) Selden Edwards -- The Lost Prince (10/09/14)
F- (Fitzgerald) F. Scott Fitzgerald -- This Side of Paradise (10/18/14)
G- (Grey) Zane Grey -- The Day of the Beast (10/23/14)
H-(Howard) Jonathan L. Howard -- The Necromancer (Johannes Cabal #1) (10/26/14)
I- (Indriðason) Arnaldur Indriðason – Hypothermia (Inspector Erlendur #8) (11/08/14)
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Sounds fun!Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2014
READ: 0/26
A-Pearl in the Sandby Tessa Afshar
B-World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie Warby Max Brooks
C-And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
D-Bared to You by Sylvia Day
E-The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
F-Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
G-The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
H-The End - A Post Apocalyptic Novel by G. Michael Hopf
I-The Legend of Sleepy Hollowby Washington Irving
J-Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
K-The Last Templar By Raymond Khoury
L-While We're Far Apart by Lynn Austin
M-New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
N-The Ocean at the End of the Laneby Neil Gaiman
O-Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card
P-Jaws by Peter Benchley
Q-The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
R-Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
S-Perfect by Sara Shepard
T-Daughter of Smoke & Boneby Laini Taylor
U-A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
V-Divergent by Veronica Roth
W-Fireproofby Eric Wilson
X-Beastly: Lindy's Diaryby AleX Flinn
Y-So Far from the Bamboo Groveby Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Z-The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Goal: Going from A - Z, and using authors’ first or last names, read the alphabet. For "X" and "Z" you may use authors with those hard to find letters in their names. Unless, of course, you're a ‘purist.’
Yes, you may use an author twice, once with their first name, and again with their last.
Duration: January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
You may read in any order, start at any time of the year. You may 'back date' to the 1st of January, if you desire.
Please note: There is another challenge that is "open-ended" (not yearly) that is posted here.
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Octavia Randolph - Historical Fiction
Olivia Gates - Series Somances
Olivia Parker - Romance, Historical Fiction
Opal Carew - Erotic Romance
Orson Scott Card - Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry, Nonfiction
Oscar Wilde - Children's Books, Poetry, Drama (Irish Playwright)
Middle Initial
Maureen O. Betita - Paranormal Romance
Linda O. Johnston - Series Romances
Last Name
Joyce Carol Oates - Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Criticism
Téa Obreht - Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
Terry Odell - Contemporary Romance, Mystery & Thrillers
Lauren Oliver - Young Adult, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
Robin Oliveira - Historical Fiction
Karen E. Olson - Mystery & Thrillers
Janette Oke - Inspirational Romance
Jana Oliver - Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers
Sara Orwig - Contemporary Romance (Loveswept, Silhouette Desire)
Maggie Osborne - Historical Western Romances
Lynn Osterkamp - Mystery, Self-Help
Edna O'Brien - Literature & Fiction
Patrick O'Brian - Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction
Lorie O'Clare - Erotica
Kaitlyn O'Connor - Sci-fi Romance, Paranormal
Molly O'Keefe - Harlequin Romance
Barbara O'Neal - Women's Fiction
Brian O'Reilly - Contemporary Romance
Kathleen O'Reilly - Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance
Erica O'Rourke - Young Adult, Fantasy
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Qiu Xiaolong - Mystery & Thrillers, Poetry
Quinn Barrett - Literature & Fiction
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P.Q. Glisson - Romance, Horror, Young Adult
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers
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Yann Queffélec - French, Fiction
Erica Quest - Gothic & Romance (pen name Nancy Joyce Buckingham & husband, John Sawyer)
Anna Questerly – Historical FictionAmanda Quick - Historical Romance, Young Adult
Matthew Quick - Literature & Fiction, Young Adult
Anna Quindlen - Literature & Fiction, Memoir
Devyn Quinn - Paranormal Romance
Erin Quinn – Paranormal, Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction
Julia Quinn - Historical Romance
Kate Quinn - Historical Fiction
Paula Quinn - Historical Romance
Tara Taylor Quinn – Romance, Psychological Suspense
Chris Quinton - Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Gay & Lesbian
Patrick Quentin, Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge were pen names under which Hugh Callingham Wheeler (19 March 1912 – 26 July 1987), Richard Wilson Webb (August 1901 – December 1966), Martha Mott Kelly (30 April 1906–2005) and Mary Louise White Aswell (3 June 1902 – 24 December 1984) wrote detective fiction.
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Umberto Eco - Literature & Fiction, Children's Books, Philosophy
Una Skye - Paranormal Romance
Ursula K. Le Guin - Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Poetry
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Thrity Umrigar - Feminist & World Fiction
Lisa Unger - Fiction, Thriller, & Literature
John Updike - Literature & Fiction
Arthur William Upfield - Mystery & Thrillers
Linda Urbach - Historical Romance
Madeleine Urban - Fiction, Thriller, Romance, M/M
Leon Uris - Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
Emma Maree Urquhart - Young Adult, Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Jane Urquhart - Poetry, Literature & Fiction
Daphne Uviller - Literature & Fiction, Humor, Nonfiction
Errol Lincoln Uys (pronounced 'Ace') - Historical Epics
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