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IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
Duration: month of March

What to order in an Irish Pub?

Spell-out one/more of the ALL -CAPPED drinks.

GUINNESS
CRAFT Beer
Irish WHISKEY
BULMERS
BAILEYS
IRISH GIN
SMITHWICKS
ROCK SHANDY
CIDONA
CORDIAL
RED LEMONADE

Challenge Rules
• one book per Title
• use 1st letter of Title (exclude A, An, or The)
• use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/ LAST name
• use 1st letter of Main Character's FIRST/LAST name

For Each Book Read
• LINK to Title
• INDICATE Author
• GIVE DATE you finished book

Ratings are Optional 😊
Happy Reading! 📖

👏🎉 Congratulations 🎉👏

🍺🍺 Donna👏🎉

🍀🍺PARTICIPANTS 🍺🍀
Updated: 3/15/23

Licha-Olivia - Irish WHISKEY (0/7)
Robin P - CORDIAL (3/7)
Book Concierge - CRAFT Beer (4/5)
JennH - CRAFT BEER (4/9)
🍀🍀Donna - BAILEYS (7/7) C
Carol - IRISH WHISKEY (9/12)
Cara - CIDONA (1/6)
Beverly - IRISH GIN (5/8)
Koren - GUINNESS (5/8)
Jonquil - BULMERS (0/7)
Marilyn - RED LEMONADE. (4/11)

IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
Duration: month of March

Irish WHISKEY: 7/7 Letters (Completed 5/25/23)

W: Wickman, Gino; Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business (5/25/23)
H: Hardinge, Frances; Fly by Night (4/8/23)
I: In Perfect Light Benjamin Alire Saenz (3/10/23)
S: Sachar, Louis; Hoyos (Holes) (5/5/23)
K: Kristin Hannah; The Four Winds (3/18/23)
E: Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited (5/18/23)
Y: Yoon, Nicola; Everything, Everything (3/25/23)

C: Chloe, main character in Mining for Justice - Mar 6
O: Amy M. O'Quinn, author of Becoming Beatrix: The Life of Beatrix Potter and the World of Peter Rabbit - Mar 10
R: Robin, main character of Babel - Mar 2
D: W.E.B. Du Bois - The Souls of Black Folk
I:Alan Isler - Kraven Images - Mar 9
A:Antoine Laurain - Le Chapeau de Mitterrand
L: Luciano, main character of The Black Madonna Mar 5

IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
Begins: 01March23 / Ends: 31March23


5 / 5 completed


CRAFT Beer
C - Colson Whitehead / Harlem Shuffle ✔ - 03Mar23
R - RODRIGUEZ, Teresa / The Daughters of Juárez ✔ – 10Mar23
A - Andrew Sean Greer / Less ✔ – 18Mar23
F - Fallen Women ✔ – 04Mar23
T - Tom Hanks / Uncommon Type ✔ – 07Mar23

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IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
Duration: month of March

✔C - Death Overdue by Allison Brook 3/1/23 - Carrie Singleton
✔R - The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen 3/19/23
✔A - The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden 3/1/23
✔F - Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos
✔T - A Deadly Deletion by Lorna Barrett 3/21/23 - Trish Miles

✔B - Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala 3/5/23
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IRISH PUB CHALLENGE - Baileys
March

Letters Found: 7 / 7 --- CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

Baileys

✔B ~~ Patrick Bringley, author of ~~ All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 01Mar23

✔A ~~ Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, author of ~~ Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 09Mar23

✔I ~~ Jessie Inchauspé, author of Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar ~~ 5 Stars ~~ 02Mar23

✔L ~~ The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 08Mar23

✔E ~~ Exiles by ~~ Jane Harper ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 02Mar23

✔Y ~~ Ed Yong, author of ~~ An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 08Mar23

✔S ~~ Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 05Mar23

IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
9/12

It Lives In The Woods - Boris Bacic
Rocky Start - Annabeth Albert - 3/5
Inside Out - Maria Snyder - 3/10
Saxon James - Just Friends - 3/6
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Walker, Aimee Nicole - The Magnolia Murders - 3/3
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In The Silence - M R McKenzie - 3/13
Scott, Piper - Obey 3/1
Kimberly McCreight - Friends Like These - 3/1
You Slay Me - Katie MacAlister - 3/7

CIDONA (1/6)

C
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D Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid 3/5
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Irish Pub Challenge
Books Read: 0/11

Spell-out: RED LEMONADE


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M - The Maid by Nita Prose (3/8/23) 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
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Finally ready to go! 6/8

I I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story by Rick Bragg FINISHED 3/13
R River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan FINISHED 3/13
I I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson FINISHED 3/18
S Susan Meissner, When We Had Wings FINISHED 3/8 (note: 3 authors Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris and Susan Meissner)
H Alix E. Harrow, A Mirror Mended FINISHED 3/5

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N Norah Labiner, Miniatures FINISHED 3/16

IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
Duration: month of March

G-Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt finished 3/3
U-Until You Are Dead: The Book of Executions in America by Frederick Drimmer finished 3/17
I-I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families by Carroll O'Connor finished 3/8
N-The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead finished 3/16
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E-Erma Bombeck Forever, Erma finished 3/2
S-A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult finished 3/5
S-The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart finished 3/19

IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
March 2023

7/7 DONE

B By Royal Appointment: The Love Affair That Almost Destroyed The Monarchy A. O'Connor 3/5
U Unreasonable Doubt Vicki Delany 3/6
L Lowcountry Getaway Susan M. Boyer 3/2
M Murder on the Red River Marcie R. Rendon 3/9
E Empty Places Graham Wilson 3/2
R Rip Tides Toby Neal 3/10
S Sleuthing in Stilettos Debra Sennefelder 3/13

IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
Begins: 01March23 / Ends: 31March23


4/ 11 completed


RED LEMONDADE

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✔E--Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend--3/11/23
✔D--Davis, Viola, author of Finding Me--3/7/23
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✔M--Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra--3/1/23
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✔N--Nunez, Sigrid, author of What Are You Going Through--3/1/23
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Updated message 12: 4/8

Alright Donna! Congrats on finishing your challenge!

Update message # 6 - Completed - 18Mar23


IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
Begins: 01March23 / Ends: 31March23


5 / 5 completed


CRAFT Beer
C - Colson Whitehead / Harlem Shuffle ✔ - 03Mar23
R - RODRIGUEZ, Teresa / The Daughters of Juárez ✔ – 10Mar23
A - Andrew Sean Greer / Less ✔ – 18Mar23
F - Fallen Women ✔ – 04Mar23
T - Tom Hanks / Uncommon Type ✔ – 07Mar23

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finished message 14

IRISH PUB CHALLENGE
March 2023

7/7 DONE

B By Royal Appointment: The Love Affair That Almost Destroyed The Monarchy A. O'Connor 3/5
U Unreasonable Doubt Vicki Delany 3/6
L Lowcountry Getaway Susan M. Boyer 3/2
M Murder on the Red River Marcie R. Rendon 3/9
E Empty Places Graham Wilson 3/2
R Rip Tides Toby Neal 3/10
S Sleuthing in Stilettos Debra Sennefelder 3/13

Challenge complete message #13

Completed, message 5

Completed - Message 9

Congrats! BC, Jonquil, Koren, Robin & Carol

Updated message #12: Challenge completed.