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Reporter's Challenge 2020
Here's my progress. I'm going for Pulitzer!REPORTER CHALLENGE: 30/30
5/5
WHO
5/5
WHAT
5/5
WHERE
5/5
WHEN
5/5
HOW
(Method of Murder)
5/5
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO –
WHAT –
HERE –
WHEN –
HOW –
I'll try it again, doing however many I can and hoping for the 30! Reporter Challenge 2020
Jan. 1, 2020-Dec. 31, 2020
WHO 5/5
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Pediatrician-Into the Frying Pan Sarah Osborne 7/26/20
Protagonist works with animals
Cupid's Curse Kathi Daley 2/6/20 (Zoe runs a shelter)
Protagonist is writing a book A Field Guide to Homicide Lynn Cahoon 1/29/20
Protagonist is happily married (Nell Endicott) Death by Cashmere Sally Goldenbaum 1/30/20
Protagonist is a male--Deuce Williams--Stay At Home Dead Jeffrey Allen 2/13/20
WHAT 3/5
Title is 1 word Pickled Deany Ray 2/16/20
Title is at least 6 words
Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury Lee Hollis 1/8/20
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) Another Saturday Night and I Ain't Got No Body Jennie Marts 1/24/20
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE 4/5
Set in a beach town--Cape May, NJ--Theater Nights Are Murder Libby Klein 1/2/20
Set in a big city (London)--Death at the Café Alison Golden 3/14/20
Set on an island
Ukulele Murder Leslie Langtry 2/8/20
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ Maine--Christmas Jam...boree Donna Walo Clancy 1/18/20
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) Ireland--Dead in Dublin Catie Murphy 1/21/20
WHEN 4/5
Set in the 1900s
The Secret Adversary Agatha Christie 7/9/20
Set in the 1800s-A Fatal Finale Kathleen Marple Kalb 4/28/20
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm (blizzard) Sugar Cookie Murder Joanne Fluke 1/26/20
Set during summer--BlackBuried Pie Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20
HOW 5/5
(Method of Murder)
Poison Raining Men and Corpses Anne R. Tan 1/12/20
Drowning Statue of Limitations Kate Collins 1/28/20
Gun/shooting Jammed Deany Ray 1/13/20
Blunt object (golf club) Negative Exposure Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/20
Accident Murder on the SS Mystique Shelly West 1/31/20
BONUS CATEGORY 4/5
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial--Hana, starts with my last initial--Death in a Budapest Butterfly Julia Buckley 2/24/20
WHERE – Set in a hotel--There's A Murder Afoot Vicki Delany 1/5/20
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week Cherry Pie or Die CeeCee James 1/15/20
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed Hems and Homicide Elizabeth Penney 1/19/20
COMPLETEI'm in as a Pulitzer Prize Winner (30/30)
REPORTER CHALLENGE:
Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
✓Protagonist is in the medical profession - Anonymous Complaint: A Nurse's Story by Robbi Hartford (finished 1/5), my review is here
✓Protagonist works with animals - works in an animal shelter, Wish Me Home by Kay Bratt (finished 5/18), my review is here
✓Protagonist is writing a book - The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell (finished 4/30), my review is here
✓Protagonist is happily married - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson (finished 5/4), my review is here
✓Protagonist is a male - The Lion's Den by Anthony Marra (finished 1/9), my review is here
WHAT
✓Title is 1 word - Hostage by Alex Wheeler (finished 2/4), my review is here
✓Title is at least 6 words - The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede (finished 1/11), my review is here
✓Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) - One-Star Review by R. E. Sargent (finished 1/30), my review is here
✓An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues) - The Weddings by Alexander Chee (finished 1/9), my review is here
✓Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc) - Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott (finished 3/29), my review is here
WHERE
✓Set in a beach town - Beach Haven by T.I. Lowe (finished 9/3), my review is here
✓Set in a big city - set in NYC, Can You Feel This? by Julie Orringer (finished 1/8), my review is here
✓Set on an island - When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal (finished 1/15), my review is here
✓Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ - set in Maine, Homeport by Nora Roberts (finished 2/11), my review is here
✓Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - set in Mongolia, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race by Lara Prior-Palmer (finished 1/10), my review is here
WHEN
✓Set in the 1900s - The Winner by David Baldacci (finished 2/10), my review is here
✓Set in the 1800s - The Arrangement by Mary Balogh (finished 2/18), my review is here
✓Set in the future (2021 or beyond) - set 200 years in the future, Titans by Edward W. Robertson (finished 4/22), my review is here
✓Set during a storm - the kids are dealing with a winter storm, The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond by Max Brallier (finished 11/2), my review is here
✓Set during summer - this first installment takes place just as school is ending for the year, and over the 2+ months of summer vacation that would have been had the monsters not taken over, The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier (finished 8/31), my review is here
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✓Poison - Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (finished 9/22), my review is here
✓Drowning - The Last Thing She Ever Did by Gregg Olsen (finished 8/21), my review is here
✓Gun/shooting - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (finished 1/27), my review is here
✓Blunt object - Lying Next to Me by Gregg Olsen (finished 1/17), my review is here
✓Accident - Rhode Island Disasters:: Tales of Tragedy by Air, Sea and Rail by Jim Ignasher (finished 9/4), my review is here
BONUS CATEGORY
✓WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.): Simonopia is unable to speak due to a severe cleft palate, along with having some magical abilities, The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia (finished 10/16), my review is here
✓WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial - Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey (finished 2/14), my review is here
✓WHERE – Set in a hotel: Enchanted Vermont Nights by Roni Denholtz (finished 9/4), my review is here
✓WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week - The Regulators by Richard Bachman (finished 2/22), my review is here
✓HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed - King Henry IV had decoys who were often killed in an attempt to kill him, Good King Harry by Denise Giardina (finished 12/15), my review is here
WHOProtagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!
Last year I went for 3 in each category, this year I'll try 4. Let's see where it takes me. I might even go for full 30 at the end. 😀REPORTER CHALLENGE:
Duration: January - December 2020
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Progress: 13/20
✘
WHO
⌛Protagonist is in the medical profession - Panacea by F. Paul Wilson
✘ Protagonist works with animals The History of Bees by Maja Lunde (beekeeper)
✘ Protagonist is writing a book - Kissing Tolstoy by Penny Reid
✘ Protagonist is happily married - Dracula by Bram Stoker (Mina & Jonathan Harker)
✘ Protagonist is a male - The Colour of Magic
WHAT
✘ Title is 1 word - Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely
✘ Title is at least 6 words - The Last Adventure of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez
✘ Title starts with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
⌛An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
⌛Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc) - Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
WHERE
⌛Set in a beach town
✘ Set in a big city The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (New York)
✘ Set on an island Savages by Shirley Conran
✘ Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Missouri)
✘ Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - Beartown by Fredrik Backman (Sweden)
WHEN
✘ Set in the 1900s - The Unseen World by Liz Moore (switches between '60 and '80)
✘ Set in the 1800s - Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
✘ Set in the future (2021 or beyond) - An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
⌛Set during a storm - A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong
⌛Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✘ Poison - Semiosis by Sue Burke (inteligent plants poison people)
✘ Drowning - Vendetta by Catherine Doyle (drowned in a bathtub)
✘ Gun/shooting The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad
✘ Blunt object The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (baseball bat)
⌛Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
And this will be my second challenge from this great group. 1/10 (Columnist)
REPORTER CHALLENGE:
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
I'd like to go for Pulitzer Prize Winner (2/30)REPORTER CHALLENGE:
Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) The Kiss Murder by Mehmet Murat Somer (Turkey)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
REPORTER CHALLENGE:Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!
Columnist: 12 books (2 from each category including Bonus)
**COMPLETED**
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
WHEN
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Gun/shooting
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
WHO
1. Protagonist is happily married
, Field of Bones, by J.A. Jance, 4/5 stars, 01/26/20202. Protagonist is male
, The Deer Leap, by Martha Grimes, 4/5 stars, 02/14/20WHAT
1. Title is at least 6 words
, I Am the Only Running Footman, Martha Grimes, 5/5 stars, 3/7/20202. An event in the title
, Turkey Day Murder, Leslie Meier, 3/5 stars, 4/14/2020WHERE
1. Set in a state beginning with "M"
, Back to School Murder, by Leslie Meier, 3/5 stars, 02/11/20202. Set on foreign soil (not America or England)
, Death Comes as the End, Agatha Christie (Set in Egypt), 5/5 stars, 4/30/2020WHEN
1. Set in the 1800's
, The Sign of Four, by Arthur Conan Doyle, 3/5 stars, 02/02/20202. Set in the 1900's
, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Michele Richardson, 3/5 stars, 02/09/2020HOW
1. Blunt object
, The Moving Finger, Agatha Christie, 5/5 stars, 4/7/202. Drowning
, Jamaica Inn, Daphne du Maurier, 5/5 stars, 8/15/20Bonus Category:
1. Where - Set in a hotel
, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, 5/5 stars, 01/11/20202. Who - Not a typical protagonist (in mental health institution / emotional issues):
, When I Was You, by Minka Kent, 4/5 stars, 01/14/2020
Reporter ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Progress: Pullitzer Prize Winner 30/30
FINISHED 9/4/20
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession: Love and Other Words 1/18/20
Protagonist works with animals: Final Debt (horses) 6/18/20
Protagonist is writing a book: Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction 3/12/20
Protagonist is happily married: Dark Lover 2/5/20
Protagonist is a male: Lover Awakened 4/2/20
WHAT
Title is 1 word: After 1/4/20
Title is at least 6 words: The Girl He Used to Know 1/19/20
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’): Always and Forever, Lara Jean
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues): Loveboat, Taipei 2/16/20
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc): Dollars 8/23/20
WHERE
Set in a beach town: Four Letter Word 2/23/20
Set in a big city: Meet Cute (Los Angeles) 1/7/20
Set on an island: P.S. I Love You (Ireland) 3/31/20
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’: Blackwood (Mississippi) 1/31/20
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England): House of Earth and Blood 3/17/20
WHEN
Set in the 1900s: Love Story 3/17/20
Set in the 1800s: Edenbrooke 3/2/20
Set in the future (2021 or beyond): Keystone 1/17/20
Set during a storm: Safe Haven 3/28/20
Set during summer: You Were There Too 1/22/20
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison: He Will be My Ruin 1/16/20
Drowning: I Believe in a Thing Called Love 4/4/20
Gun/shooting: Dark of the Moon 1/10/20
Blunt object: The Bride 4/7/20
Accident: Anna K 3/25/20
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.): A Heart So Fierce and Broken 1/28/20
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial: To All the Boys I've Loved Before 1/11/20
-Lara (my name is Lindsay)
WHERE – Set in a hotel: After We Collided 4/25/20
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week: Never Never 1/23/20
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed: Feuding Families: Fourth Debt 6/8/20
Current Position: 24/30, Columnist. I'm going for Pulitzer!REPORTER CHALLENGE:
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals- Christmas Cow Bells
Protagonist is writing a book-The Plot Is Murder
Protagonist is happily married- Come Homicide or High Water
Protagonist is a male- Reservations for Murder
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words- Tidings of Death at Honeychurch Hall
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)- Amish Christmas Bride
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)- A Gala Event
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE COMPLETE
Set in a beach town- Tilling the Truth
Set in a big city- Kale to the Queen
Set on an island- Invitation Only Murder
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’- 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) Murder in Old Bombay
WHEN
Set in the 1900s- Aunt Dimity's Death]
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer- A Crafter Hooks a Killer
HOW COMPLETE
(Method of Murder)
Poison- Vanilla Vendetta
Drowning- A Charming Crime
Gun/shooting- Twisted Twenty-Six
Blunt object- Twelve Slays of Christmas
Accident- Death Overdue
BONUS CATEGORY COMPLETE
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)- Shots in the Dark
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial (M)- Hair Brained (Marla)
WHERE – Set in a hotel Death at High Tide
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week- Clobbered by Camembert
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed A Crafter Quilts a Crime
I'll be going for Pulizer Prize Winner(all 5 from each category plus Bonus Category)
29 / 30 books
WHO
✔ Protagonist is in the medical profession - Circle of Influence
✔ Protagonist works with animals - Alta
✔ Protagonist is writing a book - Note in the Nutcracker
✔ Protagonist is happily married The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
✔ Protagonist is a male The Fixer
WHAT
✔ Title is 1 word - Sanctuary
✔ Title is at least 6 words Just One Damned Thing After Another
✔ Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) - Answers in the Attic
✔ An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues) - Joust
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
✔ Set in a beach town - The Wanderer
✔ Set in a big city - Good Fortunes
✔ Set on an island - Hunting Party
✔ Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ - Message in the Mantel (set in Maine)
✔ Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - Grown-Up Pose (Canada)
WHEN
✔ Set in the 1900s - Balefire
✔ Set in the 1800s - Widdershins
✔ Set in the future (2021 or beyond) - To Honor You Call Us
✔ Set during a storm - Blizzard in the Bay
✔ Set during summer - Cry Wolf
HOW (Method of Murder)
✔ Poison- Victory Conditions
✔ Drowning - Boxes in the Basement
✔ Gun/shooting - The Ghost
✔ Blunt object - Pilgrim in the Parlor
✔ Accident - Lost Legacy
BONUS CATEGORY
✔ WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.) - Code of Conduct (amputee)
✔ WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial - The Promise
✔ WHERE – Set in a hotel - Haunting in the Hallway
✔ WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week - Dark Lover
✔ HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed - The Dragon of Despair
Reporter Challenge 2020News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category) and BONUS CATEGORY
28/20 DONE
WHO 4 of 3 DONE
Protagonist is in the medical profession primary care physician Family in the Crosshairs Jane Godman 12/29
Protagonist works with animals k-9 search and rescue Blind Search Paula Munier 4/24
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married Eve and Roarke Imitation in Death 12/5
Protagonist is a male Jack Reacher The Sentinel Lee Child 11/2
WHAT 5 of 3 DONE
Title is 1 word Masterminds Gordon Korman 1/26
Title is at least 6 words A Guide to Survivorship for Women Who Have Ovarian Cancer Robert E. Bristow 4/5
Title starts with a vowel Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything Randi Hutter Epstein 4/1
An event in the title The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan 6/5
Any measurement in the title Less Than a Moment Steven F. Havill 4/26
WHERE 5/3
Set in a beach town Cape Cod MA Tea & Treachery Vicki Delany 9/17
Set in a big city Chicago IL Murder Knocks Twice Susanna Calkins 9/16
Set on an island The House in the Cerulean Sea T.J. Klune 5/28
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ Mississippi Dixie Divas Virginia Brown 3/30
Set on foreign soil --remote village in Africa Fever Burn L.T. Ryan 11/14
WHEN 5/3
Set in the 1900s 1930s The Girl Who Knew Too Much Amanda Quick 9/20
Set in the 1800s 1896 Murder at Beechwood Alyssa Maxwell 9/11
Set in the future Old Man's War John Scalzi 12/17
Set during a storm Chasing Helicity Into the Wind Ginger Zee 2/2
Set during summer late June/ July 4th Sweet Tea and Secrets Joy Avon 8/28
HOW (Method of Murder) 5/3
Poison The Perfect Poison Amanda Quick 6/6
Drowning Knit, Purl, Die Anne Canadeo 1/8
Gun/shooting Killer Honeymoon G.A. McKevett 10/14
Blunt object bludgeoned to death with a golf club Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody Barbara Ross 12/13
Accident cut brake line Verse and Vengeance 1/3
BONUS CATEGORY 4/3
WHO – Not your typical protagonist 'uses" his OCD to "protect" his family The Notations of Cooper Cameron Jane O'Reilly 6/14
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial Jesse Robert B. Parker's Fool's Paradise Mike Lupica 12/1
WHERE – Set in a hotel The Secrets of Winterhouse 1/1
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week Mystery Night Murder Leslie Langtry 12/27
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
I'll be going for the Pulitzer Prize Winner(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession - Turning Angel
Protagonist works with animals - The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals
Protagonist is writing a book - The Christmas Room
Protagonist is happily married - Whispering Rock
Protagonist is a male Snow Angel
WHAT
Title is 1 word - Relic
Title is at least 6 words - The Most Fun We Ever Had
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) - Open Season
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues) Three Weddings and a Kiss
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc) The Bookshop of Yesterdays (you can technically measure by Days :))
WHERE
Set in a beach town - The Shadow Writer
Set in a big city - The Grace Kelly Dress
Set on an island - Winter Stroll
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ - Bag of Bones
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)- A Gentleman in Moscow
WHEN
Set in the 1900s - The Giver of Stars
Set in the 1800s - East of Eden
Set in the future (2021 or beyond) - Judgement in Death
Set during a storm - House of Salt and Sorrows
Set during summer - Never Never
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison - The Rise of Magicks
Drowning - Before the Fall
Gun/shooting - Someone Knows
Blunt object - Don't Forget Me
Accident - The Rules of Magic
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.) Pretending to Dance
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial - Call Me By Your Name
WHERE – Set in a hotel -The Lemon Tree Hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week - Heart-Shaped Box
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed Behind Her Eyes
REPORTER CHALLENGEJan 1 - Dec 31, 2020
Level: Pulizer!
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession - Divorce Can Be Deadly 02/24
Protagonist works with animals - Foxes and Fatal Attraction 02/18
Protagonist is writing a book - A Killer Plot 01/02
Protagonist is happily married - Say No Moor 01/03
Protagonist is a male - Uncle and Ants 02/03
WHAT
Title is 1 word - Bound 02/19
Title is at least 6 words - Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death 01/07
Title starts with a vowel - Aunt Dimity's Christmas 01/17
An event in the title - Weddings Can Be Murder 06/01
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc) - 30 Second Death 06/24
WHERE
Set in a beach town - Memories and Murder 01/27
Set in a big city (Manhattan/NYC) - Murder on a Designer Diet 01/24
Set on an island - Lana'i of the Tiger 01/22
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ [Michigan] - Witchin' Around the Clock 03/15
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - On Thin Ice 01/12
WHEN
Set in the 1900s - The Mysterious Affair at Styles 03/01
Set in the 1800s - Cotillion 02/03
Set in the future (2021 or beyond) - Obssession in Death 02/16
Set during a storm - Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood 01/21
Set during summer - Double Mint 02/09
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison - Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham 02/02
Drowning - Body Movers 01/05
Gun/shooting - Murder at Pope Investigations 01/18
Blunt object - Kaua'i Me a River 01/22
Accident - Legend of the Jade Dragon 01/20
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (mc is hearing-impaired)
Hearse and Gardens 06/09
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial (Merry) - Silent Night, Deadly Night 01/06
WHERE – Set in a hotel - Death Beside the Seaside 01/26
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week - The Mousse Wonderful Time of the Year 01/08
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed - Agnes and the Hitman 02/23
I'm not sure if I'm going to go for columnist (10) or anchor (15), but this is such a fun challenge!REPORTER CHALLENGE:
WHO
4 of 5
Protagonist is in the medical profession - Diagnosis Murder The Silent Partner
Protagonist works with animals - Buried to the Brim Scarlett worked with a dog the entire book. Without this team-up, the book never would have happened!
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married - The Hostess with the Ghostess
Protagonist is a male - Diagnosis Murder The Shooting Script
WHAT
3 of 5
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words - Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) - Illegally Iced
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues) - Killer Christmas
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
4 of 5
Set in a beach town - Ghost in the Wind the Jersey Shore
Set in a big city - Death in a Budapest Butterfly Chicago
Set on an island - A Candidate For Murder set on Mercer Island in Washington.
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - Éclair Murder, Paris, France (novella), Mr. Monk Goes to Germany
WHEN
3 of 5
Set in the 1900s Murder at the Brightwell 1930s
Set in the 1800s Christmas Caper 1827
Set in the future (2021 or beyond) - Telophase: DNA Strand 6 set in 2131
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
4 of 5
(Method of Murder)
Poison - Starboard Secrets (novella), Spectral Speculations by Renae Oakes
Drowning
Gun/shooting - Spouse on Haunted Hill
Blunt object - Poppy Harmon Investigates
Accident - Macaron Murder, Paris, France, Accidental killing
BONUS CATEGORY
4 of 5
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.) Ruff vs. Fluff The protags were a cat and a dog!
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial - Force of Habit Sister Justicia Marie
WHERE – Set in a hotel Booked for Murder Lighthouse Inn
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week - Inspector Specter
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
REPORTER CHALLENGEDuration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2020
Level: Pulitzer Prize Winner
WHO
✔Protagonist is in the medical profession
Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid 03/13/2020 (nurse)
✔Protagonist works with animals
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder 04/26/2020
✔Protagonist is writing a book
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott 01/03/2020
✔Protagonist is happily married
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 02/09/2020
✔Protagonist is a male
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 01/22/2020
WHAT
✔Title is 1 word
Conviction by Denise Mina 01/21/2020
✔Title is at least 6 words
Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong 01/27/2020
✔Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
All I Want for Christmas Is You by Miranda Liasson 01/10/2020
✔An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 01/24/2020
✔Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 04/06/2020
WHERE
✔Set in a beach town
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand 01/04/2020 (Nantucket)
✔Set in a big city
Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher 02/14/2020 (Chicago)
✔Set on an island
Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 01/29/2020 (Isle of Man)
✔Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover 01/18/2020 (Massachusetts)
✔Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 01/12/2020 (The Netherlands)
WHEN
✔Set in the 1900s
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 01/29/2020
✔Set in the 1800s
The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer 01/06/2020
✔Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz 06/25/2020
✔Set during a storm
The Guest List by Lucy Foley 07/17/2020
✔Set during summer
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury 02/12/2020
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✔Poison
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 04/19/2020
✔Drowning
The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister 02/13/2020
You by Caroline Kepnes 02/24/2020
✔Gun/shooting
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 02/03/2020
✔Blunt object
Murder Wears Mittens by Sally Goldenbaum 03/11/2020
✔Accident
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 01/18/2020
BONUS CATEGORY
✔WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 05/07/2020 (Aspergers)
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel 04/08/2020 (Munchausen syndrome by proxy)
Deenie by Judy Blume 02/25/2020 (scoliosis)
✔WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
Long Bright River by Liz Moore 02/20/2020 (Mickey)
✔WHERE – Set in a hotel
Mermaid Inn by Jenny Holiday 08/09/2020
✔WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
The Dinner by Herman Koch 01/15/2020
✔HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Sweet Tea and Secrets by Joy Avon 10/20/2020
Alphabet Yearly Challenge 2020A~ Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie, 3 STARS, 14th Jan, 295 PAGES
B~ Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie, 3 STARS, 22nd Jan, 296 PAGES
C~ City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare, 5 STARS, 19th Feb, 725 PAGES
D~ Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn, 3 STARS, 6th Jan, 252 PAGES
E~
F~ Freaky Games by Amanda M. Lee, 3 STARS, 4th Jan, 307 PAGES
G~ (A) Glimpse of Evil by Victoria Laurie, 3 STARS, 20th Feb, 340 PAGES
H~ (The) Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates, 3 STARS, 18th Jan, 328 PAGES
I~
J~ J.D. Robb, Purity in Death, 3 STARS, 4th March, 355 PAGES
K~ Killer Insight by Victoria Laurie, 3 STARS, 1st Feb, 288 PAGES
L~ (The), Lost Herondale by Cassandra Clare, 4 STARS, 21st Feb
M~ Misty's Mayhem by Robyn Peterman, 3 STARS, 4th Feb, 160 PAGES
N~ Neil Gaiman, Stardust, 4 STARS, 30th May, 248 PAGES
O~
P~ Peterman Robyn, No Were To Run, 3 STARS, 3rd April, 303 PAGES
Q~ (The) Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter, 3 STARS, 15th Feb, 464 PAGES
R~ Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb, 3 STARS, 2nd Feb, 317 PAGES
S~ Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb, 3 STARS, 16th Jan, 354 PAGES
T~ (The) Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) by Margaret Atwood, 5 STARS, 25th Jan, 422 PAGES
U~
V~ Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie, 3 STARS, 26th Jan, 296 PAGES
W~ (The) Whitechapel Fiend by Cassandra Clare, 3 STARS, 21st Feb
X~
Y~
Z~
REPORTER CHALLENGEJanuary 1 - December 31, 2020
Level: Pulitzer
WHO
Selasi, Taiye - Diese Dinge geschehen nicht einfach so (Ghana must go) (January 25, 2020)
Paulsen, Gary - Dogsong (January 14, 2020)
Schwalbe, Will - An diesem Tage lasen wir nicht weiter (The End of your Life Book Club) (February 26, 2020)
Robb, Candace - The Cross-Legged Knight (February 28, 2020)
Cavelty, Gion Mathias - Der Tag, an dem es 449 Franz Klammers regnete (The Day it rained 449 Franz Klammers) (January 12, 2020)
WHAT
Whitman, Walt - Grashalme (Leaves of Grass) (January 28, 2020)
Albee, Edward - Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Woolf...? (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf...?) (January 05, 2020)
Dick, Philip K. - Das Orakel vom Berge (The Man in the High Castle) (January 18, 2020)
Pratchett, Terry; Baxter, Steven - Der Lange Krieg (The Long War) (February 28, 2020)
Pfeiffer, Boris - Die drei ??? Kids / Stunde der Wahrheit (The thre ??? Kids - Moment of Truth) (July 05, 2020
"Stunde" is "Hour" in English.
WHERE
Sagan, Francoise - Bonjour tristesse (May 10, 2020)
Lukianenko, Sergej - Wächter des Zwielichts (Twilight Watch) (February 28, 2020)
Wells, HG - The Island of Doctor Moreau (February 15, 2020)
Lin, Harper - Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse (February 21, 2020)
Kracht, Christian - 1979 (February 09, 2020)
WHEN
Christie, Agatha - Mord im Orientexpress (Murder on the Orient Express) (January 29, 2020)
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor - Der Idiot (The Idiot) (January 28, 2020)
St. Martin, Ian - Steel Daemon (January 13, 2020)
Albert, Edoardo - Lords of the Storm (February 14, 2020)
Clines, Peter - Der Raum (14) (February 28, 2020)
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Haley, Guy - Seuchenkrieg (Plague War) (June 25, 2020)
Scholte, Astrid - Four Dead Queens (June 21, 2020)
Dürrenmatt, Friedrich - Der Richter und sein Henker (The Judge and His Hangman) (January 05, 2020)
Dürrenmatt, Friedrich - Der Verdacht (Suspicion) (April 19, 2020)
Pratchett, Terry - Rollende Steine: Ein Scheibenwelt-Roman (Soul Music) (April 23, 2020)
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO –
King, Stephen - Mr. Mercedes (January 28, 2020)
WHAT –
Pratchett, Terry; Baxter, Stephen - Die Lange Erde (The Long Earth) (January 12, 2020)
MC is called Joshua.
WHERE –
Lin, Harper - Macchiatos, Macarons, and Malice (January 20, 2020)
WHEN –
Crichton, Michael - A Case of Need (February 27, 2020)
HOW –
Saadawi, Ahmed - Frankenstein in Bagdad (March 14, 2020)
Cub reporter: 5/5 books (1 from each category)Columnist: 7/10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
✔ Protagonist is a male - A Monster Calls, 1/8
WHAT
✔ Title is 1 word - Unexpected, 1/18
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
✔ Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - The Widows of Malabar Hill, 1/5, Set in India
WHEN
✔ Set in the 1900s - The Eyre Affair, 2/4
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
✔ Set during summer - The Winter of the Witch, 1/18
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
✔ Drowning - The Island of Sea Women, 2/11
✔ Gun/shooting - Virgin River, 1/10
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Mod
Going for Newspaper Mogul again! (5 from each category)
WHO
✔ Protagonist is in the medical profession A Hope Divided by Alyssa Cole (8/1)(Marlie Lynch is not formally a doctor but she has been trained by her maman as a healer and has also read all the medical texts available to her - and she renders medical aid throughout the book)
✔ Protagonist works with animals All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (6/26)
✔ Protagonist is writing a book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (8/15)
✔ Protagonist is happily married - In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith (1/21)
✔ Protagonist is a male - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin (1/17)
WHAT
✔ Title is 1 word - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (7/25)
✔ Title is at least 6 words - I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell (2/3)
✔ Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (1/14)
✔ An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues) Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard (1/28)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
✔ Set in a big city - The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gomar (2/7) The book is set in London in the 1780's - population 750,000.
✔ Set on an island - The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (5/31)
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
✔ Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny (1/5)
WHEN
✔ Set in the 1900s Dairy Queen Days by Robert Inman (2/29)
✔ Set in the 1800s Sherlock Holmes: Volume 1
✔ Set in the future (2021 or beyond) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/31)
Set during a storm
✔ Set during summer The Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith (2/10)(not directly stated but inferred, as there were numerous references to sleeping with just a sheet on as it was too hot otherwise - a rarity in Scotland...)
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✔ Poison - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (two rats killed with cyanide at the end of the book)(2/9)
Drowning
✔ Gun/shooting - Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha by Dorothy Gilman (1/29)
✔ Blunt object - A Lark Ascending by John B. Campbell (1/19)
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
✔ WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (1/19) Protagonist is a very small mouse, with very large ears. And a very large heart.
✔ WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle Protagonist is Emily Pollifax (3/22)
✔ WHERE – Set in a hotel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (6/29)
✔ WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week - Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge (9/14)
✔ HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus (7/10) (a Cheyenne tribe is annihilated by the U.S. Army because it has been mis-identified as the camp of Crazy Horse)
Level: Newspaper Mogul (5 per category)**CHALLENGE COMPLETE**
WHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
HOW
(Method of Murder)
BONUS CATEGORY
REPORTER CHALLENGEJanuary 1 - December 31, 2020
Level: Pulitzer
WHO
✔ Protagonist is in the medical profession - The Last Widow 1/8/2020 Sara is a Dr.
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
✔ Protagonist is a male-Niles Myde 2/10/2020
WHAT
✔ Title is 1 word- Peripeteia 1/16/2020
✔ Title is at least 6 words-The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness 1/6/2020
✔ Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)-I Spy, I Saw Her Die 2/10/2020
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
✔ Set in a big city-Peripeteia 1/15/2020 set in NYC
✔Set on an island -On the Island 2/1/2020
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
✔ Set in the 1900s The Orchardist 1/28/2020 Set in the untamed American West
✔Set in the 1800s -Anatomy of Evil 1/31/2020
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✔ Poison-Murder at the Lighthouse 1/12/2020
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
✔ Accident- On What Grounds 1/28/2020
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
✔ WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial Willing to Die by Lisa Jackson 2/15/2020
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Reporter's Challenge 2020
January - December 2020
My Reporter's Challenge (msg 25)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner: 30 of 30 Books Read
WHO
✔🍬Protagonist is in the medical profession ~ Victoria & Shannon ~ 08.01 ★★★
✔🍬Protagonist works with animals ~ Yesterday's Promise ~ 03.10 ★★
✔🍬Protagonist is writing a book ~ The Other P-Word ~ 10.31 ★★★★
✔🍬Protagonist is happily married ~ Fatal Accusation ~ 03.16 ★★★★
✔🍬Protagonist is a male ~ The List ~ 02.11 ★★★
WHAT
✔🍬Title is 1 word ~ Unleashed ~ 05.10 ★★★★
✔🍬Title is at least 6 words ~ Do You Want to Start a Scandal ~ 10.09 ★★★★
✔🍬Title starts with a vowel ~ One Starlit Night ~ 04.25 ★★★
✔🍬An event in the title ~ Because It's Christmas ~ 04.03 ★★★★
✔🍬Any measurement in the title ~ The Shameless Hour ~ 01.26 ★★★★
WHERE
✔🍬Set in a beach town ~ The Lemon Sisters ~ 01.18 ★★★★
✔🍬Set in a big city ~ High Heat ~ 04.27 ★★★★
✔🍬Set on an island ~ Fall Quiet ~ 02.08 ★★★
✔🍬Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ ~ Second Chance Cowboy ~ 02.03 ★★★
✔🍬Set on foreign soil ~ The Night Ferry ~ 01.15 ★★★★
WHEN
✔🍬Set in the 1900s ~ Aiding the Enemy ~ 01.25 ★★★
✔🍬Set in the 1800s ~ Death Below Stairs ~ 09.30 ★★★★
✔🍬Set in the future ~ Taken in Death ~ 02.13 ★★★★
✔🍬Set during a storm ~ The Storm Within ~ 05.28 ★★★
✔🍬Set during summer ~ Lady Be Good ~ 05.05 ★★★★
HOW (Method of Murder)
✔🍬Poison ~ Greedy Bones ~ 03.07 ★★★★
✔🍬Drowning ~ Hooked ~ 08.06 ★★★★
✔🍬Gun/shooting ~ Matchmaking with a Mission ~ 01.17 ★★★
✔🍬Blunt object ~ Thankless in Death ~ 01.12 ★★★★
✔🍬Accident ~ Too Hot to Handle ~ 02.01 ★★★★
BONUS CATEGORY
✔🍬WHO ~ Not your typical protagonist ~ Super Extra Grande ~ 01.11 ★★★
✔🍬WHAT ~ The protagonist’s first name starts with your initial ~ Sweet Dreams ~ 01.13 ★★★★
✔🍬WHERE ~ Set in a hotel ~ Room at the Inn ~ 08.15 ★★★
✔🍬WHEN ~ Whole book takes place within a week ~ Reckless Conduct ~ 01.16 ★★★
✔🍬HOW ~ Mistaken identity ~ 2nd Chance ~ 02.08 ★★★★
I’m inLevel-Cub reporter(5books, 1 from each category)
Who-protagonist is in the medical profession
What-title is one word
When
Where-set on a island
How
REPORTER CHALLENGEPulitzer Prize Winner
Completed: 4/30
Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word: Repressed by Elisabeth Naughton 1/10/20
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (Set in Paris, France) 1/15/20
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting: A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert 1/01/20
"Don's obviously hurt, so Sylvia shot him" (270),Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.): What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor 1/02/20
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
*****COMPLETED 9/26/20*****REPORTER CHALLENGE:
Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
✔BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner- The Overstory by Richard Powers 1/9/20
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
✔Protagonist is in the medical profession- Ralph is a doctor in Indiana by George Sand 5/24/20
✔Protagonist works with animals- farmers and ranchers in -The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 5/13/20
✔Protagonist is writing a book- Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd - 1/23/20
✔Protagonist is happily married- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates-3/25/20
✔Protagonist is a male- The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler 3/1/20
WHAT
✔Title is 1 word- Queer by William S. Burroughs1/5/20
✔Title is at least 6 words- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark 1/1/20-
✔Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)- Orlando by Virginia Woolf-2/8/20
✔An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)- Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton- 3/6/20
✔Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)- Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History by John Steinbeck-2/5/20
WHERE
✔Set in a beach town- Neon Surf: And Other Stories of Love & Remembrance by Jack Kelleher-3/27/20-
✔Set in a big city-NYC- For You Mom, Finally by Ruth Reichl 1/11/20
✔Set on an island-Manhattan- Broadway Anecdotes by Peter Hay 2/20/20
✔Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’-Minnesota- This Town Sleeps by Dennis E. Staples 7/2/20-2020
✔Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)- Albania- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 1/17/20
WHEN
✔Set in the 1900s- 1920s- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos 1/2/20
✔Set in the 1800s- Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair 1/10/20
✔Set in the future (2021 or beyond)- well..... when written...this book WAS set in the future.... 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke-9/26/20
✔Set during a storm- The Vice-Consul by Marguerite Duras 5/2/20
✔Set during summer- Death on the Cliff Walk by Mary Kruger 8/1/20
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✔Poison- one of the stories in Syrian Brides by Anna Halabi 4/30/20
✔Drowning-Mordaunt drowns in Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas -5/12/20
✔Gun/shooting- Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming 1/23/20
✔Blunt object- muder by both a hit with a large rock and asphixiation in In the Woods by Tana French-1/16/20-
✔Accident- The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 4/10/20
BONUS CATEGORY
✔WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)- it's not clear...but the title character has some type of mental health issues in The Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras
✔WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 1/31/20
✔WHERE – Set in a hotel- The Ladies of the Corridor by Dorothy Parker 1/19/20
✔WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week- Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney 1/1/20- takes place entirely on Dec. 31, 1984 and Jan. 1, 1985
✔HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed- Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene-4/21/20
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!
Back for another round! I'm going to go for News Anchor as my official goal this year and hope to do them all again.Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category) [Complete 1/31/20]
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category) [Complete 2/20/20]
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category) [Complete 5/18/20]
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category) [Complete 7/20/20]
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category) [complete 8/22/20]
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books [Complete 9/13/20]
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession: Deep Lay the Dead (2/14/20)
Protagonist works with animals: Dreamsnake (6/20/20)
Protagonist is writing a book: The Arsenic Labyrinth (8/3/20)
Protagonist is happily married: The Valentine's Day Murder (4/10/20)
Protagonist is a male: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (1/15/20)
WHAT
Title is 1 word: Kept (5/2/20)
Title is at least 6 words The Death of a Joyce Scholar (1/31/20)
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’): Information Received (2/6/20)
An event in the title: The Christening Day Murder (4/7/20)
Any measurement in the title: 4 Feet in the Grave (5/30/20)
WHERE
Set in a beach town: The Colorado Kid (6/17/20)
Set in a big city: Murder on the Waterfront [NYC] (1/20/20)
Set on an island: Curtain for a Jester (Manhattan Island) [4/3/20]
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’: The Crying Sisters [Minnesota] (2/23/20)
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England): Death in Zanzibar & Death in Kenya (2/20/20) {Specifically, Death in Kenya, this year}
WHEN
Set in the 1900s: Spin Your Web, Lady (2/8/20)
Set in the 1800s: Between the Thames and the Tiber: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (7/20/20)
Set in the future (2021 or beyond) Neuromancer (8/22/20)
Set during a storm Deadly Pattern [5/18/20]
Set during summer: Mystery of the Haunted Pool (1/3/20)
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison: Good Luck to the Corpse (3/30/20)
Drowning: The Big Four (2/27/20)
Gun/shooting The Plague Court Murders (1/26/20)
Blunt object: Red Threads (2/14/20)
Accident: The Nine Tailors (1/28/20)
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.): Out Of Control [blind detective] (9/13/20)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial: Blotto in Blotto, Twinks and the Ex-King's Daughter (7/1/20)
WHERE – Set in a hotel: Have His Carcase (1/13/20)
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1/9/20)
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed: The New Year's Eve Murder (4/25/20)
REPORTER'S CHALLENGE 2020I think I'll try for Editor - 20/20
5/5
WHO
✔ Protagonist is in the medical profession - The Wives
✔ Protagonist works with animals - The Golden Cage
✔ Protagonist is writing a book - The Remnant
✔ Protagonist is happily married - Willing to Die
✔ Protagonist is a male - Shark Skin Suite
3/5
WHAT
✔ Title is 1 word - Judgment
✔ Title is at least 6 words - A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
✔ Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) - One-Star Review
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
4/5
WHERE
Set in a beach town
✔ Set in a big city - Chicago The Intended Victim
✔ Set on an island - Plum Island The Chain
✔ Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ - Maryland Last Couple Standing
✔ Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - Greece Better Dead Than Divorced: The Trials of Panayota
3/5
WHEN
✔ Set in the 1900s How Quickly She Disappears
✔ Set in the 1800s - The Night Circus
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
✔Set during a storm - Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
Set during summer
4/5
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✔ Poison - The Meat Hunter by Megan Allen
✔ Drowning - Hideaway by Nora Roberts
✔ Gun/shooting - Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong
✔ Blunt object - Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
Accident
4/5
BONUS CATEGORY
✔ WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.) - Soundless: Soundless Quadrilogy, Book 1
✔WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial - Serge - Tiger Shrimp Tango
✔️ WHERE – Set in a hotel - When You See Me - Small town B and B
✔ WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week - The Probability Machine: A Short Story
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
I am aiming for the PulitzerReporter Challenge
1/1/2020-12/31/2020
Challenge Completed 9/30/20
Level: BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
The Cider House Rules by John Irving-3/22/20-*****
Protagonist works with animals-Dead and Doggone by Susan Conant-1/23/20
****Protagonist is writing a book
Veil of Time by Claire R. McDougall-2/16/20-*****
Protagonist is happily married-Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon-5/13/20-*****
Protagonist is a male-A New Lease of Death by Ruth Rendell-1/2/20-*****
WHAT
Title is 1 word-Voyager by Diana Gabaldon-4/5/20-*****
Title is at least 6 words To the Land of Long Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith-5/27/20-*****
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)-Island of Ghosts by Gillian Bradshaw-1/27/20-*****
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)-The Marriage of Meggotta by Edith Pargeter-1/10/20-*****
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
Split Second by Alex Kava-8/22/20-*****
WHERE
Set in a beach town-Camino Winds by John Grisham-7/17/20****
Set in a big city-Cartier's Hope by M.J. Rose-3/3/20-*****(Set in New York City)
Set on an island-Spirit's Princess by Esther M. Friesner-1/22/20-**** (Set in Japan)
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’-Christmas Dreams and Santa Schemes] by Barbara Lohr-1/1/20-**** (Set in Maine)
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)-The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden-1/14/20-***** (Set in Russia)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s-Cartier's Hope by M.J. Rose-3/3/20-*****
Set in the 1800s-The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey-2/26/20-*****
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)-The Dispatcher by John Scalzi-6/15/20-*****
Set during a storm-In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende-2/23-20-*****
(Set during blizzard in New York)
Set during summer-Hid from Our Eyes by Julia Spencer-Fleming-5/28/20-***** Set in August
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison-Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis-1/6/20-****
Drowning-Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne-1/30/20-*****
Gun/shooting-The Secret River by Kate Grenville-1/29/20-****
Blunt object-Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow-1/3/20-*****
Accident-Drowning
Flint by Margaret Redfern-7/11/20-****
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
Take the Monkey and Run by Laura Morrigan-7/28/20-****
The MC Grace Wilde is a veterinarian who has telepathic abilities and can communicate with animals.
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
Nightshade by Johnny Bullard-5/22/20-*****
The protagonist and I share a first name-Wanda
WHERE – Set in a hotel-Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin-3/12/20-*****
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week-Snowfall at Moonglow by Deborah Garner-2/8/20-*****
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed-The Religious Body by Catherine Aird-3/30/20-****
Who? What? Where? When? How?Why? – because it’s fun to read!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession---Shockwave--
-----Cheree Alsop---Dr. Wolf
Protagonist works with animals---veterinarian ----Decker and Joy-
Protagonist is writing a book---Strictly Temporary--Ella Fox
-------------I was pretty much born knowing that I wanted to write
Protagonist is happily married---The War Planners-Andrew Watts
Protagonist is a male------The Fat Detective--Christian, Hayes
WHAT
Title is 1 word--------RIFT--Andreas Christiansen
Title is at least 6 words---The Haunting of Silver Creek Lodge--------------Alexandra Clarke
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)---Ahab's wife--
-----Naslund Sera Jeter
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)-----Wedding of the century ----Jody Hedlund
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)-----One mile Down----Carter Solomon
WHERE
Set in a beach town---The secret of Seaside--Agatha Ball
Set in a big city--San Fransisco--Buying Time--Paula Kay
Set on an island----The Crabby Killer-----Leighann Dobbs
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’------"Autumn in Maine is like nowhere else."---Unforseen--Nick Pirog--page 3--line2
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)-The Sun's Chariot-------takes place in Rhodes Island Greece
WHEN
Set in the 1900s---Jeffery Archer--------Only Time Will
Tell
Set in the 1800s---Santa Fe Trail, October, 1848 page 1 line 1
- Wagon Train Baby------------------------------Linda Ford
Set in the future The Pluto enigma---------------John Glasby
Set during a storm------Out of the storm-------Jody Hedlund
Set during summer----Time and Again----------Deborah Heal
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison---the poisoned cigar that had been inhaled by Jimmy--
---------------------Die Noon by Elsie Sax----pg-123--ln-10
Drowning---------Sacrifice---Carolyn Arnold--page 226 --line 6
--------------------Chris was Drowned
Gun/shooting----The last Teacher--Allen Lee
Blunt object---Jeremy died from blunt force trauma to the head--page 99--line1--Late Arrival---Diane Capri
Accident---called 911 and told them David was dead, that I had accidently killed him----Death by Chocolate---Sally Berthany--page 145---line. 4
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)---mortician--Death, Lies & Sisters-------Amy Phipps
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial------Sophie Sayer--Best Murder in Show--Debbie Young
WHERE – Set in a hotel---Reservation with Death---Diane Capri
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week Tara and the Ice giant-----Nan Sweet
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed--The Intern---
----Dale Wiley-loc-2652. line 17--the hitman thought he got you -----when he killed the other guy
FINI
Cold Reporter4/5
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death Caitlin Doughty Jan 10
Protagonist works with animals No Judgments Meg Cabot Jan 9
Protagonist is writing a book Life As We Knew It Susan Beth Pfeffer jan 2
Protagonist is happily married Genesis Robin Cook Feb 9
Protagonist is a male Lust Killer Ann Rule feb 11
4/5
WHAT
Title is 1 word Heartless Marissa Meyer jan 5
Title is at least 6 words The Case of the Missing Marquess Nancy Springer Jan 7
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) Unspeakable Things Jess Lourey Jan 2
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc) A Week to Be Wicked Tessa Dare Jan 12
5/5
WHERE
Set in a beach town The Summer I Met Jack Michelle Gable Jan 25
Set in a big city Child's Play Danielle Steel Jan 14 (NYC)
Set on an island On the Island Tracey Garvis Graves Feb 9
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ Sycamore Row John Grisham Jan 7 Mississippi
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) A Nearly Normal Family M.T. Edvardsson (Sweden)
3/5
WHEN
Set in the 1900s The Murder on the Links Agatha Christie Jan 15
Set in the 1800s A Night to Surrender Tessa Dare Jan 1 (set in 1813)
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer Summer Sisters Judy Blume Jan 15
3/5
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison Flowers in the Attic V.C. Andrews Feb 17
Drowning
Gun/shooting The Santangelos Jackie Collins Jan 8
Blunt object Rumble Fish S.E. Hinton Jan 24
Accident Sugar Cookie Murder Joanne Fluke Feb 15
3/5
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.) The Fault in Our Stars John Green Jan 16
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial A Simple Favour Darcey Bell jan 5 (Stephanie- SallY)
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed The Vanishing Year Kate Moretti Jan 24
2020 REPORTER'S CHALLENGE1/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
Going for columnist this time (2 books from each category).
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
✓Protagonist is in the medical profession ... The Haunted Lady (A Hilda Adams Mystery)
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
✓Protagonist is a male ... Bitter End (The First Nero Wolfe Novella)
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
✓Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) ... Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs
✓An event in the title ... The Light After the War
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
✓Set in a big city ... In the Last Analysis (Kate Fansler Mysteries #1)
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
✓Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) ... The Circus: A Novel
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
✓Set in the 1800s ... The Illness Lesson (set in the 1870s)
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
✓Set during summer ... Big Summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✓Poison ... And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe #13)
Drowning
Gun/shooting
✓Blunt object ... The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe #11)
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Man, this is hard to place the books in the categories. I've read two books and they fit in multiple places - but I have no idea what category might be difficult (ie impossible!) to fulfill by the end of the year.I think I'll be playing musical chairs with these books!
Sounds like fun! Reporter Challenge 2020
Jan. 1, 2020-Dec. 31, 2020
REPORTER CHALLENGE:
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
1/17/20Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
1/2/20WHAT
Title is 1 word
1/9/20
2/5/20
2/11/20Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A')
1/2/20An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
1/10/20Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
2/1/20
2/8/20Set in a big city
1/16/20Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
1/7/20WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
2/2/20Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
2/9/20 (Female protagonist is mute)WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
REPORTER CHALLENGE:
Jan 1st-dec 31st
Pulitzer Prize Winner= 2/30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male Great Expectations 02/01/2020
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s Mansfield Park 03/01/2020 (set in 1811)
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison The Quiche of Death 01/01/2020
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Jan 1st-dec 31st
Pulitzer Prize Winner= 2/30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male Great Expectations 02/01/2020
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s Mansfield Park 03/01/2020 (set in 1811)
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison The Quiche of Death 01/01/2020
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
2020 REPORTER'S CHALLENGE1/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
Going for Pulitzer Prize Winner (30 books).
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed (30 books).
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
REPORTER CHALLENGE:
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Pulitzer Prize Winner: (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
The Girl with All the Gifts - 1/3/20
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Pulitzer Prize Winner: (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
The Girl with All the Gifts - 1/3/20
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Musical chairs is a whole different game !Jennifer wrote: "Man, this is hard to place the books in the categories. I've read two books and they fit in multiple places - but I have no idea what category might be difficult (ie impossible!) to fulfill by the ..."
Ellie wrote: "Musical chairs is a whole different game !Jennifer wrote: "Man, this is hard to place the books in the categories. I've read two books and they fit in multiple places - but I have no idea what ca..."
LOL!!! Not if you add some kind of musical-related category/option next year!
Yes, Paulette. An inn would be fine.Paulette wrote: "Does an inn count as a hotel?"
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
WHAT
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
WHERE
Set on an island
WHEN
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Duration: January - December 2020Pulitzer Prize Winner: 30 books
Progress: 29/30
WHO 5/5
★Protagonist is in the medical profession Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas 13/4
★Protagonist works with animals We Bought a Zoo 20/3
★Protagonist is writing a book Poison Study 4/5
★Protagonist is happily married Mrs Wobble The Waitress 1/4
★Protagonist is a male Fairy Fights: One loose tooth to rule all fairies 3/1
WHAT 5/5
★Title is 1 word Mumu 21/2
★Title is at least 6 words Just One Damned Thing After Another 12/1
★Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) Until Death Do Us Part, Vol. 1 13/1
★An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues) Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 3: Muffin Wars 4/1
★Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc) The Witch's Hundred Dresses 23/1
WHERE 5/5
★Set in a beach town Dana's Purple Discovery: N/A 23/1
★Set in a big city Not Your Cinderella 27/3
★Set on an island Firefighter Dragon 12/1
★Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’ Snowbound in Maine 11/12
★Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) Midnight Secretary, Vol. 01 5/1
WHEN 5/5
★Set in the 1900s Dying by Numbers 31/12
★Set in the 1800s The Little Match Girl 10/12
★Set in the future (2021 or beyond) Farenheit 451 25/1
★Set during a storm The Power in the Storm 12/5
★Set during summer Harry Saves The Ocean: Teaching children about sea pollution and recycling. 30/5
HOW 5/5
(Method of Murder)
★Poison The Ennin Mysteries: The Cursed Temple 12/1
★Drowning The Drowned 12/12
★Gun/shooting Lost Bullet 15/2
★Blunt object HORROR: CHILDREN WHO COMMITTED MURDERS: 10 Killer Children Who Will Change the Way You See Kids, real horror stories 19/5
★Accident Accidental Sire 27/7
BONUS CATEGORY 5/5
★WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.) Until Death Do Us Part Vol. 2 17/1
★WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial George the Hero Hound 8/7
★WHERE – Set in a hotel Isadora moon goes to a wedding 15/12
★WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week The Monster Friend: Help Children and Parents Overcome their Fears 3/1
★HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed Mistaken Identity 10/12
REPORTER CHALLENGE:Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
WHAT
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
WHEN
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
BONUS CATEGORY
REPORTER CHALLENGE:Duration: 01 Jan 2020- 31 Dec 2020
Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, 09/26/20
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, 10/24/20
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie, 04/07/20
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 wordsThe Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun,08/09/20
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’) Into the Water by Paula Hawkins, 01/15/20
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city London Now You See Me bySharon J. Bolton, 05/27/20
Set on an island Hawaii Under the Knife by Tess Gerritsen,12/27/20
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) Russia The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden,11/21/20
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters,12/23/20
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower,04/08/20
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
I didn't do this last year but I'm willing to try.WHO
✓Protagonist is in the medical profession
The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma 11/10/20
✓Protagonist works with animals
Private Means by Cree LeFavour 5/23/20
✓Protagonist is writing a book
I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda 3/27/20
✓Protagonist is happily married
Fairest of All by Serena Valentino 8/25/20
✓Protagonist is a male
Caging Skies by Christine Leunens 2/10/20
WHAT
✓Title is 1 word
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (1/4)
✓Title is at least 6 words
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (4/9)
✓Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (3/13)
✓An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
The Wedding War by Liz Talley (5/16)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
✓Set in a beach town
Kittyzen's Arrest by Addison Moore and Bellamy Bloom (11/17)
✓Set in a big city
Legion by Brandon Sanderson (3/18) (set in Jerusalem)
✓Set on an island
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (6/27)
✓Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Summer on the Bluffs by Sunny Hostin (7/5) (set in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts)
✓Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (1/17) (set in Orïsha, which is in Nigeria)
WHEN
✓Set in the 1900s
Lady Be Good by Amber Brock (2/23) - set in 1950s
✓Set in the 1800s
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (5/7) - set in 1880s
✓Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Nyxia Uprising by Scott Reintgen (1/12)
✓Set during a storm
Of Blood, Earth, and Magic by A.A. Chamberlynn (6/6)
✓Set during summer
In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning & Nancy Naigle (5/21)
HOW
(Method of Murder)
✓Poison
(view spoiler) (5/3)
✓Drowning
(view spoiler) (6/5)
✓Gun/shooting
The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu (3/9)
✓Blunt object
Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen (1/8)
✓Accident
Evermore by Alyson Noel (3/18)
BONUS CATEGORY
✓WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson - hereditary condition that turns her skin blue (12/4)
✓WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley (5/9) - MC Cara
✓WHERE – Set in a hotel
Dog Days of Murder by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom (11/30)
✓WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell (1/31)
✓HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo (4/14)
Do all the books have to be mystery/thriller and/or involve death, or just the ones for those prompts?
Celia - you can read anything you want in any genre. Some of the challenge categories lend themselves to mystery/thriller because I am an avid mystery reader (and writer).Celia wrote: "Do all the books have to be mystery/thriller and/or involve death, or just the ones for those prompts?"
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Books mentioned in this topic
Toxic Toffee (other topics)Into the Water (other topics)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (other topics)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (other topics)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Paula Hawkins (other topics)Amanda Flower (other topics)
Lilian Jackson Braun (other topics)
Agatha Christie (other topics)
Kim Edwards (other topics)
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Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY: Pulitzer Prize Winner
(Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the medical profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is writing a book
Protagonist is happily married
Protagonist is a male
WHAT
Title is 1 word
Title is at least 6 words
Title starts with a vowel (Not the word ‘A’)
An event in the title (example=Wedding Bell Blues)
Any measurement in the title (example=inch, minute, mile, cup, quarter, etc)
WHERE
Set in a beach town
Set in a big city
Set on an island
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘M’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
Set in the 1800s
Set in the future (2021 or beyond)
Set during a storm
Set during summer
HOW
(Method of Murder)
Poison
Drowning
Gun/shooting
Blunt object
Accident
BONUS CATEGORY
WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.)
WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial
WHERE – Set in a hotel
WHEN – Whole book takes place within a week
HOW – Mistaken identity – wrong person killed
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!