Our Novel Escape discussion

Duration: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 (One Year)
For 2014's A-Z Challenge, we are going to use Author Names as the criteria. Your qualifying books must be written by an author whose first OR last name represents each letter of the alphabet.

One book per letter, and one letter per book, please! You can use the same author multiple times as long as they fit the criteria and as long as you use different books by said author. Please name the author and the book, plus the date you finished reading it. You can also share your rating if you'd like. For difficult letters, such as Q and X, if you have a hard time finding authors who fit, post here and ask for help! I'll accommodate you however I am able.

Example:
A - A. S. King - Please Ignore Vera Deitz - 10/1/11 *****
G - Grafton, Sue - W is for Wasted - 9/1/11 *****

Please be sure to make a new post each time you update so I can update the participants list accordingly!

Participants:


Victoria
Teresa
Stephanie
Diamond
Noree
Dawn

I'd like to do this one :)

Teresa's Author Alphabet


A
B
C
D - Sarah Dessen - This Lullaby - 1/10/14 (***)
E
F
G
H
I
J
K - Karin Slaughter - Triptych - 1/2/14 (****)
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R - Rainbow Rowell - Fangirl - 1/6/14 (*****)
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

So each one of us will pick our own books to work through the alphabet? If so, I'll do this one too!

Yes, we choose our own books and try to match the author names (first or last) with each letter of the alphabet. Of course, you can just read what you want and see where the author lands in the alphabet. That's what I'll do. I'm not that hardcore when it comes to A-Z challenges.

Sounds fun!! I'm in!

A-Z: 17/26 Completed as of 22 Feb 2014


A Jonis Agee for River Wife 1/26/14
B Lauren Beukes for The Shining Girls 1/20/14
C Tara Conklin for The House Girl 1/31/14
D Daniel Woodrell for Winter's Bone 2/1/14
E
F
G Christopher Golden for Snowblind 1/24/14
H Joe Hill for NOS4A2 01/11/14
I Eowyn Ivey for The Snow Child 1/19/14
J Jesmyn Ward for Salvage the Bones 2/7/14
K David Kushner for Levittown: Two Extraordinary Families, One Ruthless Tycoon, and the Fight for the American Dream 2/15/14
L Liane Moriarty for What Alice Forgot 1/14/14
M Maria Semple for Where'd You Go, Bernadette 1/3/14
N
O Octavia E. Butler for Kindred 2/2/14
P Jason Porter for Why Are You So Sad? 2/22/14
Q
R Ravi Howard for Like Trees, Walking: A Novel 2/10/14
S Sue Monk Kidd for The Invention of Wings 2/21/14
T Donna Tartt for The Goldfinch 01/04/14
U
V
W Kathleen Winter for Annabel 1/30/14
X
Y
Z

I'm In :) 19/26 Complete


A Anna J - My Woman His Wife 3 1/10/14 ***
B Belcher, Jordan - Status 2 5/11/14 ***
C Candace Calvert - Code Triage 1/14/14 *****
D David Bowles - Spring House (Westward Sagas, Book 1) 1/2/14 ***
E Elizabeth Camden With Every Breath 9/12/14 ****
F Fisher, Becca Amish Wedding 12/29/14 ***
G
H Hale, Mandy - The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass 9/7/14 *****
I
J Joy Deja King - Boss B---- 1/23/14 ***
K Kelly Irvin - Love Still Stands 4/27/14 ****
L Lisa Harris - Dangerous Passage 8/3/14 ****
M Michael Martin - Never Blend With The Wind1/7/14 ****
N Natalie Weber - Bi-Curious 4/9/14 ****
O
P Patricia Strefling - Ireland Rose 1/6/14 ***
Q
R Roane, K.T - Vows Of Deceit 4/1/14 ***
S Suzanne Woods Fisher - The Letters 2/4/14 *****
T T. Styles - Pretty Kings 2/9/14 ****
U
V Veronica Roth - Divergent 5/26/14 ****
W Wanda Brunstetter - The Pieces of Summer 8/16/14 ***
X
Y
Z Zwissler, Danielle - A Mommy for Christmas 12/20/14 ****

How do you people finish books so quickly???

I'm in. Hopefully I can finish this time.



A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J J. Scott Sharp The List of Five1/13/14 ****
K
L
M
N N.K. Jemison The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms1/1/14 ****
O
P
Q
R
S Seanan McGuire Chimes at Midnight 1/9/14 ****
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Jennifer (Wolf Queen of the Outer Regions) wrote: "How do you people finish books so quickly???"

I don't read fast, I just read every second possible :)

It's the possible that eludes me :P

My only obligations are job and cat :) I don't have cable TV - just Netflix and I'm not good at watching movies (terrible attention span). So my only other big distraction is crafts. (And yard sales in the summer.)

I don't have kids, pets or a mortgage. I DO have a job and my attention span is not what it once was :P

My job is all data and math. I think books are the best counter-balance :)

18/26

A- Melody Anne--- Surrender 1/25/14**
B- Betty Smith --- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4/21/14 *****
C-Caitlin Moran --- How to Be a Woman 1/10/14****
D-Laurann Dohner---True 1/4/14 *****
E- Jeffrey Eugenides --- Middlesex 5/12/2014 *****
F- Gillian Flynn --- Gone Girl
G-Rose Gordon---Intentions of the Earl 1/2/14 ****
H- Khaled Hosseini ---A Thousand Splendid Suns
I- Larissa Ione--- Eternity Embraced 5/24/2014 **
J- Jhumpa Lahiri---Interpreter of Maladies 3/6/2014 ***
K-Sue Monk Kidd--- The Invention of Wings 2/1/14 ****
L-Lois Lowry--- The Giver 1/1/14 *****
M-Marissa Meyer--- Scarlet 1/1/14 ****
N- Neil Gaiman--- The Ocean at the End of the Lane 2/15/2014***
O- Orson Scott Card --- Ender's Game
P- Sylvia Plath --- The Bell Jar 6/13/2014*****
Q-Anna Quindlen--- Being Perfect 2/1/2014 ***
R- Robin Sloan---Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore 2/2/2014 ***
S-Graeme Simsion---The Rosie Project 2/4/2014 ****
T- Laura Taylor---Intimate Strangers
U-
V- Vivian Arend --- Rocky Mountain Freedom 4/22/2014****
W- Walt Whitman --- Whitman: Poems
X- Xinran --- Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
Y- Yann Martel --- Life of Pi 4/30/2014****
Z-
A: B: C: D: E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: M: N: O: P: Q: R: S: T: U: V: W: X: Y: Z:

Jennifer (Wolf Queen of the Outer Regions) wrote: "How do you people finish books so quickly???"

I don't have a life....lol!!

I have now finished 5 books for this challenge:

5/26

C-Caitlin Moran 1/10/14 ****
D-Laurann Dohner 1/4/14 *****
G-Rose Gordon 1/2/14 ****
L-Lois Lowry 1/1/14 *****
M-Marissa Meyer 1/1/14 ****

Great job, everyone with books on the board!!

Reminder: This lasts all year so feel free to join in any time!

Diamond wrote: "Jennifer (Wolf Queen of the Outer Regions) wrote: "How do you people finish books so quickly???"

I don't have a life....lol!!"

ROFL!

Sure you do-- reading is your life hehehe!

OK I'll give in and join you all.



Zara's Author Challenge

A - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (07/01/2014) ****
B
C - Coping with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Kevin Gournay (16/2/2014) ***
D
E - Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! by Lynne Truss (junior version. Currently reading adult version) (31/1/2014)*****
F - The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
G - Girl A: The truth about the Rochdale sex ring by the victim who stopped them by Girl A (12/1/2014)***
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R - A Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers (14/01/2014) ***
S - WHO KILLED CHANNEL 9? :The Death of Kerry Packer's Mighty TV Dream Machine by Gerald Stone (18/1/2014)***
T
U - An Unimaginable Act: Overcoming and Preventing Child Abuse Through Erin's Law by Erin Merryn (15/2/2014) *****
V
W - The World's Weirdest Sports by Paul Connolly (13/2/2014) ***
X
Y - The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg (17/2/2014) ****
Z

Yay, Zara!!!

That Girl A book sounds very intriguing.

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Yay, Zara!!!

That Girl A book sounds very intriguing."

It is a very good book and highly emotive. I found myself yelling at the girl to get out of the situation when she had the chance, but not having been in that situation myself (nor do I want to be) I really can't judge her in her situation. It is a bit depressing and I found myself wanting some good to come out of it. I would recommend adults reading it as it's very explicit.

I'm in..on my phone so will post later

A- Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library, Feb 2.
B- Brown, Eli, Cinnamon and Gunpowder, Feb 2
C- Christie, Agatha, Murder at the Vicarage finished Jan. 18
D
E- Evanovich, Janet, Twelve Sharp, Feb 2
F
G Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain, finish April 25
H- Harris Charlaine, Dead to the World Jan 6***
I
J- Jojo Moyes, Me Before You Jan 12**
K- keene, Carolyn, book Scream for Ice Cream Feb 21
L Liam O'Donnell, Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook Volume 1, may 7
M- Mull, Brandon, Fablehaven, Jan 26
N-Nancy E. Turner These Is My Words Feb 17
O- O'Donnell, Liam Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook Volume 5 May 30, 2014
P- Patterson James, When the Wind Blows Jan 12**
Q
R- Rose, Aubry, Me, Cinderella?, Feb. 2
S Sophia Kinsella, Confessions of a Shopaholic finish 2-28
T Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities, April 20
U
V- Victoria Laurie, What a Ghoul Wants Jan 11**
W- wecker, Helene, The Golem and the Jinni, feb 5.
X
Y
Z

Read 3 more books for a total of 8/26 :

A: Melody Anne 1/25/14 **
K: Sue Monk Kidd 2/1/2014 ****

Q: Anna Quindlen 2/1/2014 ***

A

B Tell the Wolves I'm Home Rifka BRUNT, Carol (January 5)

C

D

E

F

G Lord of the Flies GOLDING, William (February 13)

H

I

J

K

L The Seacrest LAZAR, Aaron Paul (June 9)

M

N

O

P

Q

R Edward Rutherfurd Paris by RUTHERFURD, Edward (May 25)

S STEDMAN, M.L. (January 26)

T

U

V

W Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living Spencer-WENDEL, Susan (March 7)

X

Y

Z

11/26
RRobin Sloan 2/2/2014 ***
S Graeme Simsion 2/4/14 ****
N Neil Gaiman The Ocean at the End of the Lane 2/15/2014 ***

I'll give this a go:

A Armstrong, Kelley (2/28/14) ****
B
C
D
E Elizabeth Berg (5/7/14)****
F
G
H
I
J Jordan, Hillary (5/19/14)****
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S Sanderson, Brandon (1/5/14)*****
T
U
V
W Wells, Rebecca (4/7/14) ****
X
Y
Z

A good year for me to try this since I am in a group reading Emile Zola's books! I usually do this with titles but will go for authors

A Atkinson, Kate (1/26/14)
B Baker, Jo (2/17/14)
C Claire Tomalin (3/28/14)
D Dickens, Charles (1/12/14)
E Elkins, Kimberly (8/10/14)
F Forester, C. S. (3/31/14)
G Greenwood, Kerry (3/15/14)
H Heyer, Georgette (3/13/14)
I
J James, Miranda (1/25/14)
K Kinsella, Sophie (5/17/14)
L Lodge, David (1/11/14)
M Meyer, L.A. (2/15/14)
N Nickolas Butler (7/9/14)
O
P Pym, Barbara (6/28/14)
Q |18775381] Quinn, Spencer (8/18/14)
R Rutherfurd, Edward (2/22/14)
S Smith, Dodie (3/4/14)
T Tartt, Donna (4/20/14)
U
V Vassily Grossman (1/23/14)
W Willis, Connie (5/8/14)
X
Y
Z Zola, Emile (2/9/14)

A.Edward Albee--Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?--6/2/14
B.Geraldine Brooks--March--5/6/14
C.Kiera Cass--The One--5/18/14
D.Emily Dickinson--Emily Dickinson--4/20/14
E.T.S. Eliot--The Waste Land--6/17/14
F.Jack Finney--Time and Again--3/15/14
G.John Green--Paper Towns--2/6/14
H.Kate Hewitt--Far Horizons--1/29/14
I.Henrik Ibsen--Ghosts--6/8/14
J.Henry James--The Portrait of a Lady--3/25/14
K.Rudyard Kipling--The Jungle Book--4/19/14
L.Lois Lowry--The Giver--5/14/14
M.L.M. Montgomery--Emily of New Moon--3/16/14
N.Kathleen Thompson Norris--Mother--6/1/14
O.Janette Oke--Once upon a Summer--5/20/14
P.Shayne Parkinson--All I Want--1/6/14
Q.Matthew Quick--The Silver Linings Playbook--6/2/14
R.Rainbow Rowell--Eleanor & Park--1/31/14
S.Katharine Swartz--Another Country--2/18/14
T.Anne Tyler--A Slipping-Down Life--6/18/14
U.John Updike--The Witches of Eastwick--7/15/14
V.Jules Verne--Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea--4/3/14
W.Rysa Walker--Timebound--2/19/14
X.Xinran--Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet--5/27/14
Y.W.B. Yeats--The Secret Rose and Rosa Alchemica
Z.Markus Zusak--I Am the Messenger--3/4/14

Finished on 7/15/14

18/26

A- Melody Anne--- Surrender 1/25/14**
B- Betty Smith --- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4/21/14 *****
C-Caitlin Moran --- How to Be a Woman 1/10/14****
D-Laurann Dohner---True 1/4/14 *****
E- Jeffrey Eugenides --- Middlesex 5/12/2014 *****
F- Gillian Flynn --- Gone Girl
G-Rose Gordon---Intentions of the Earl 1/2/14 ****
H- Khaled Hosseini ---A Thousand Splendid Suns
I- Larissa Ione--- Eternity Embraced 5/24/2014 **
J- Jhumpa Lahiri---Interpreter of Maladies 3/6/2014 ***
K-Sue Monk Kidd--- The Invention of Wings 2/1/14 ****
L-Lois Lowry--- The Giver 1/1/14 *****
M-Marissa Meyer--- Scarlet 1/1/14 ****
N- Neil Gaiman--- The Ocean at the End of the Lane 2/15/2014***
O- Orson Scott Card --- Ender's Game
P- Sylvia Plath --- The Bell Jar 6/13/2014*****
Q-Anna Quindlen--- Being Perfect 2/1/2014 ***
R- Robin Sloan---Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore 2/2/2014 ***
S-Graeme Simsion---The Rosie Project 2/4/2014 ****
T- Laura Taylor---Intimate Strangers
U-
V- Vivian Arend --- Rocky Mountain Freedom 4/22/2014****
W- Walt Whitman --- Whitman: Poems
X- Xinran --- Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
Y- Yann Martel --- Life of Pi 4/30/2014****
Z-

I'll do this one