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AI identified the most famous author born in every state. AI said though Identifying the "most famous" author from each state is subjective, as fame can be measured by literary acclaim, sales, or cultural influence. Based on popularity and recognition, here is a list of authors often associated with each US state and Washington, D.C.

For each author/state you have to either read a book by the author, find the first letter of each title word in the authors name (Three word minimum) or where the authors initials can be found in the name of the state.
Read one book for each author/state. For states which have 2 authors pick ONE.

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

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Very cool challenge.
AI identified the most famous author born in every state. AI said though Identifying the "most famous" author from each state is subjective, as fame can be measured by literary acclaim, sales, or cultural influence. Based on popularity and recognition, here is a list of authors often associated with each US state and Washington, D.C.

For each author/state you have to either read a book by the author, find the first letter of each title word in the authors name (Three word minimum) or where the authors initials can be found in the name of the state.
Read one book for each author/state. For states which have 2 authors pick ONE.

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?
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TASKS. For each author/state, read a book where the author's initials can be found in the name of the state.


Alabama: Harper Lee.
✅Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson. Read 7/14/25 Title words in Author's name
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
✅Arkansas: John Grisham. author intials A R and S
Nora, Nora by Anne Rivers Siddons
Read 8/10/25
✅California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck. Letters C and N
The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn. Read 8/30/25
✅Colorado: Ken Kesey. Author's initials D and A
Owl Be Home for Christmas by Donna Andrews. Read 8/12/25
✅Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe. author's intiaisl T and C
A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table by Tim Chester. Read 8/18/25
✅Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas Read 7/17/25 Author's initials in state-E and A
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
✅Georgia: Alice Walker. Letters A and R
Miss Julia's Marvelous Makeover by Ann B. Ross. Read 9/2/25
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
✅Illinois: Ernest Hemingway. Letters L and O in state
The Memory of Love by Linda Olsson Read 7/17/25
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
✅Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy. Author name initals R and M
Winterland by Rae Meadows
Read 8/2/25
✅Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne. Author intials A and T
Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler Read 8/11/25
✅Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides. Author name letters: G and H
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks Read 7/22/25
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
✅Missouri: Maya Angelou. letters M and R
Crazy To Leave You by Marilyn Simon Rothstein Read 8/25/25
Montana: Maile Meloy.
✅Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks. Letters in state E and B
Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg Read 7/20/25
Nevada: Charles Bock.
✅New Hampshire: Dan Brown. Letters S and W
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Read 8/21/25
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
✅North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe. Letters R and R
Chances Are... by Richard Russo Read 8/28/25
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
✅Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison. O and K
The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel Read 7/18/25
✅Oregon: Beverly Cleary. letters G and O
Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen. Read 9/4/25
✅Pennsylvania: John Updike. V AND S
The Edge of Summer by Viola Shipman Read 8/22/25
✅Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy. Author's initals D and R
Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt Read 8/12/25
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

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State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

For each author/state you have to either read a book by the author, find the first letter of each title word in the authors name (Three word minimum) or where the authors initials can be found in the name of the state.

TASKS

Alabama: Harper Lee.- HappyLand B.C. Lienesch 07/16 (State) BL
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.=Operation Caldera: PNR/Special Forces/Military MM Fiction Annabella Stone 08/02 (State) AS
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham. - The Barman and the SEALR.J. Scott 08/28 (STATE RS)
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck. - The Killing FloorLee Child 07/06 (State LC)
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.=Hidden in DarknessAlice Winters 08/27 (State AW)
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker-Naughty Elf: EvanAria Grace 08/31(State AG)
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy. - Salvation RowMark Dawson 07/05 (State MD)
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.- Once Upon a Mistletoe KissSammi Cee 08/19 (State SC)
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides. - Espresso for His OmegaHarper B. Cole 08/21 (State HC)
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.-You Got ScroogedA.J. Truman 08/27 (STATE AT)
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown. - Murder in Shades of Pink and Yellow: DS Charlie Rees 5Ripley Hayes 09/02 (State RH)
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.-
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.-Wild CardLogan Ryles 0727 STATE LR
South Carolina: Peggy Parish. - Papa Bear for DariusLorelei M. Hart 07/09 STATE LH
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

A lot of authors I have not heard of.

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?
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For each author/state:
Read a book by the author OR
Find the first letter of each title word in the author's name (Three word minimum)
Where the author's initials can be found in the name of the state


TASKS
1. Alabama: Harper Lee
2. Alaska: Sidney Huntington
3. Arizona: Jeannette Walls
4. Arkansas: John Grisham
5. California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck
6. Colorado: Ken Kesey
7. Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe
8. Delaware: Christopher Castellani
9. Florida: Carl Hiaasen
10. Georgia: Alice Walker
11. Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings
12. Idaho: Vardis Fisher
13. Illinois: Ernest Hemingway
14. Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut
15. Iowa: Bill Bryson
16. Kansas: William Inge
17. Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson
18. Louisiana: Anne Rice
19. Maine: Stephen King
20. Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy
21. Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne
22. Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides
23. Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald
24. Mississippi: William Faulkner
25. Missouri: Maya Angelou
26. Montana: Maile Meloy
27. Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks
28. Nevada: Charles Bock
29. New Hampshire: Dan Brown
30. New Jersey: Philip Roth
31. New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya
32. New York: James Baldwin
33. North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe
34. North Dakota: Louis L'Amour
35. Ohio: Toni Morrison
36. Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison
37. Oregon: Beverly Cleary
38. Pennsylvania: John Updike
39. Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy
40. South Carolina: Peggy Parish
41. South Dakota: Adam Johnson
42. Tennessee: Peter Taylor
43. Texas: Colleen Hoover
44. Utah: Thomas Savage
45. Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill
46. Virginia: Willa Cather
47. Washington: Debbie Macomber
48. West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle
49. Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan
51. Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025, Open Ended

For each author/state:
Read a book by the author OR
Find the first letter of each title word in the author's name (Three word minimum)
Where the author's initials can be found in the name of the state

00/51 Completed

TASKS
1. Alabama: Harper Lee:State:Allison Brennan-You'll Never Find Me 7/02/25
2. Alaska: Sidney Huntington:Author:The Summer Guests-Tess Gerritsen 7/09/25
3. Arizona: Jeannette Walls:State:A. Zavarelli-Contempt 7/03/25
4. Arkansas: John Grisham:State:Karla Sorensen-The Best of All 7/20/25
5. California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck:State:Lilly Atlas-Rocket 7/07/25
6. Colorado: Ken Kesey:State:Robert Dugoni-A Dead Draw7/17/25
7. Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe:Author:That Secret Crush-Meghan Quinn 7/28/25
8. Delaware: Christopher Castellani:State:Willow Aster-Reckless Love 7/06/25
9. Florida: Carl Hiaasen:State:Adriana Locke-Fling 7/03/25
10. Georgia: Alice Walker
11. Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings
12. Idaho: Vardis Fisher:State:Amy Daws-Seven Year Itch 7/18/25
13. Illinois: Ernest Hemingway:Author:If You Stayed-Brittainy C. Cherry 7/16/25
14. Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut
15. Iowa: Bill Bryson
16. Kansas: William Inge:State:Kristen Ashley-Golden Trail 7/14/25
17. Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson:State:Claire Kingsley-Rewriting the Stars 7/23/25
18. Louisiana: Anne Rice:State:Audrey Alden-Espresso Shots & Murder Plots 7/13/25
19. Maine: Stephen King:State:Natasha Madison-Buried Dreams 7/15/25
20. Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy:State:Rebecca Yarros-Beyond What is Given 8/10/25
21. Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne:State:Melanie Harlow-Slap Shot Surprise 8/25/25
22. Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides
23. Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald:Author:State of Retribution-Marie Force 8/02/25
24. Mississippi: William Faulkner:State:Sheldon Siegel-Incriminating Evidence 7/24/25
25. Missouri: Maya Angelou:State:M. Robinson-She Was Mine First 7/11/25
26. Montana: Maile Meloy:State:Traci Andrighetti-Valpolicella Violet 7/09/25
27. Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks:State:Kelly Elliott-Playing with Words 8/22/25
28. Nevada: Charles Bock:Author:Hope After Loss-Amber Kelly 8/23/25
29. New Hampshire: Dan Brown:State:Mary Stone-Shadow's Flame 7/07/25
30. New Jersey: Philip Roth
31. New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya:State:Corinne Michaels-Against All Odds 8/21/25
32. New York: James Baldwin
33. North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe:State:Linda Castillo-Rage 7/30/25
34. North Dakota: Louis L'Amour
35. Ohio: Toni Morrison
36. Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison:State:Lena Hendrix-Just Between Us 7/17/25
37. Oregon: Beverly Cleary
38. Pennsylvania: John Updike:State:Lani Lynn Vale-Time to Bounce 8/02/25
39. Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy:State:Alexandria House-Holding 7/18/25
40. South Carolina: Peggy Parish:State:Rachel Caine-Darkwater Lane 7/18/25
41. South Dakota: Adam Johnson
42. Tennessee: Peter Taylor
43. Texas: Colleen Hoover
44. Utah: Thomas Savage
45. Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill
46. Virginia: Willa Cather
47. Washington: Debbie Macomber:State:Tia Williams-Seven Days in June 7/19/25
48. West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle
49. Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan
51. Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?
For each author/state you have to either read a book by the author, find the first letter of each title word in the authors name (Three word minimum) or where the authors initials can be found in the name of the state.
Read one book for each author/state. For states which have 2 authors pick ONE.

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
✔Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
The Wishing Season by Denise Hunter (7/17/25)
✔Arkansas: John Grisham.
An Improper Gentleman by Audra Wells (8/16/25)
✔California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham (8/8/25)
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
✔Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Some Like It Scot by Pepper Basham (8/20/25)
✔Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
An Improper Agreement by Audra Wells (8/11/225)
Georgia: Alice Walker.
✔Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
An Improper Scheme by Audra Wells(8/22/25)
✔Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter (7/7/25)
✔Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson (8/30/25)
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
✔Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
The Illusionist's Apprentice by Kristy Cambron (7/6/25)
✔Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (7/29/25)
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
✔Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke (8/5/25)
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
✔New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
Just for the Summer by Melody Carlson (7/17/25)
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
✔North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Married 'til Monday by Denise Hunter(7/22/25)
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
✔Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
Love, Unscripted by Denise Hunter (9/4/25)
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
✔Utah: Thomas Savage.
The Starlet Spy by Rachel Scott McDaniel (7/25/25)
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
✔Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
An Appalachian Summer by Ann H. Gabhart (9/1/25)
✔Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
An Improper Proposal by Audra Wells (8/25/25)
✔Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon
Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (7/13/25)

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

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TASKS

Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.



Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.


Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.


New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.


South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.

Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

What a great use of AI. I am doing a similar challenge that involves reading any book from any author born in each state and some I could not find (looking at you Wyoming). As a teacher all I ever see AI used for is cheating, I appreciate finding examples of good uses of it

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
📚Virginia: Willa Cather.
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Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 -

Choose one author (if more than one is listed) and one option for each state & DC.

For each author/state:

A. Read a book by the author

B. Or Find the first letter of each title word in the author's name (Three word minimum)

C. Or Where the author's initials can be found in the name of the state.

0/51 Completed

TASKS
1. Alabama: Harper Lee
2. Alaska: Sidney Huntington
3. Arizona: Jeannette Walls
4. Arkansas: John Grisham
5. California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck
6. Colorado: Ken Kesey
7. Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe
8. Delaware: Christopher Castellani
9. Florida: Carl Hiaasen
10. Georgia: Alice Walker
11. Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings
12. Idaho: Vardis Fisher
13. Illinois: Ernest Hemingway
14. Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut
15. Iowa: Bill Bryson
16. Kansas: William Inge
17. Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson
18. Louisiana: Anne Rice
19. Maine: Stephen King
20. Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy
21. Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne
22. Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides
23. Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald
24. Mississippi: William Faulkner
25. Missouri: Maya Angelou
26. Montana: Maile Meloy
27. Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks
28. Nevada: Charles Bock
29. New Hampshire: Dan Brown
30. New Jersey: Philip Roth
31. New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya
32. New York: James Baldwin
33. North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe
34. North Dakota: Louis L'Amour
35. Ohio: Toni Morrison
36. Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison
37. Oregon: Beverly Cleary
38. Pennsylvania: John Updike
39. Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy
40. South Carolina: Peggy Parish
41. South Dakota: Adam Johnson
42. Tennessee: Peter Taylor
43. Texas: Colleen Hoover
44. Utah: Thomas Savage
45. Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill
46. Virginia: Willa Cather
47. Washington: Debbie Macomber
48. West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle
49. Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan
51. Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors
July 1, 2025 - Open

23 of 51 Complete

For each author/state:
Read a book by the author OR
Find the first letter of each title word in the author's name (Three word minimum)
Where the author's initials can be found in the name of the state


TASKS
1. Alabama: Harper Lee
Sinners Retreat - Lauren Biel - 2 Stars - 7/22/25
2. Alaska: Sidney Huntington
3. Arizona: Jeannette Walls
Sacred Sins - Nora Roberts - 3.5 Stars - 7/27/25
4. Arkansas: John Grisham.
5. California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck
6. Colorado: Ken Kesey
A Dead Draw - Robert Dugoni - 5 Stars - 7/14/25
7. Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Heartsick - Chelsea Cain - 4 Stars - 7/7/25
8. Delaware: Christopher Castellani
9. Florida: Carl Hiaasen
The Stolen Queen - Fiona Davis - 4 Stars - 7/24/25
10. Georgia: Alice Walker
The Last Remains - Elly Griffiths - 5 Stars - 7/16/25
11. Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings
12. Idaho: Vardis Fisher
13. Illinois: Ernest Hemingway
Ransomed Jewels - Laura Landon - 3 Stars - 7/13/25
14. Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut
15. Iowa: Bill Bryson
16. Kansas: William Inge
17. Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson
18. Louisiana: Anne Rice
19. Maine: Stephen King
20. Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy
Blue Smoke - Nora Roberts - 4 Stars - 7/2/25
21. Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tears of the Giraffe - Alexander McCall Smith - 4 Stars - 7/6/25
22. Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie - 4.5 Stars - 7/20/25
23. Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald
24. Mississippi: William Faulkner
25. Missouri: Maya Angelou
The Duke Who Despised Christmas - Scarlett Scott - 3 Stars - 7/17/25
26. Montana: Maile Meloy

27. Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks
The Girl in the Ice - Robert Bryndza - 4 Stars - 7/12/25
28. Nevada: Charles Bock
Valley of the Lost - Vicki Delany - 4 Stars - 7/1/25
29. New Hampshire: Dan Brown -
Perfect Storm - Paige Shelton - 3.5 Stars - 7/6/25
30. New Jersey: Philip Roth
Or the Bull Kills You - Jason Webster - 4 Stars - 7/16/25
31. New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya
32. New York: James Baldwin
33. North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe
34. North Dakota: Louis L'Amour
Nights of Awe - Harri Nykänen - 4 Stars - 7/28/25
35. Ohio: Toni Morrison
Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri - 4 Stars - 7/2/25
36. Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison
37. Oregon: Beverly Cleary
The Poppy Fields - Nikki Erlick - 5 Stars - 7/11/25
38. Pennsylvania: John Updike
Heaven, Texas - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 2 Stars - 7/3/25
39. Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy
Summer of '69 - Elin Hilderbrand - 4 Stars - 7/15/25
40. South Carolina: Peggy Parish
A Trace Of Smoke - Rebecca Cantrell - 4.5 Stars - 7/19/25
41. South Dakota: Adam Johnson
42. Tennessee: Peter Taylor
43. Texas: Colleen Hoover
44. Utah: Thomas Savage
45. Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill
66º North - Michael Ridpath - 4 Stars - 7/18/25
46. Virginia: Willa Cather
47. Washington: Debbie Macomber
For the Wolf - Hannah F. Whitten - 3 Stars - 7/8/25
48. West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle
49. Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan
51. Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors
Duration: open ended, begin July 1, 2025

For each author/state:
Read a book by the author OR
Find the first letter of each title word in the author's name (Three word minimum)
Where the author's initials can be found in the name of the state


TASKS
1. Alabama: Harper Lee
2. Alaska: Sidney Huntington
3. Arizona: Jeannette Walls
4. Arkansas: John Grisham
5. California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck
6. Colorado: Ken Kesey
7. Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe
8. Delaware: Christopher Castellani
9. Florida: Carl Hiaasen
10. Georgia: Alice Walker
11. Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings
12. Idaho: Vardis Fisher
13. Illinois: Ernest Hemingway
14. Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut
15. Iowa: Bill Bryson
16. Kansas: William Inge
17. Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson
18. Louisiana: Anne Rice
19. Maine: Stephen King
20. Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy
21. Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne
22. Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides
23. Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald
24. Mississippi: William Faulkner
25. Missouri: Maya Angelou
26. Montana: Maile Meloy
27. Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks
28. Nevada: Charles Bock
29. New Hampshire: Dan Brown
30. New Jersey: Philip Roth
31. New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya
32. New York: James Baldwin
33. North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe
34. North Dakota: Louis L'Amour
35. Ohio: Toni Morrison
36. Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison
37. Oregon: Beverly Cleary
38. Pennsylvania: John Updike
39. Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy
40. South Carolina: Peggy Parish
41. South Dakota: Adam Johnson
42. Tennessee: Peter Taylor
43. Texas: Colleen Hoover
44. Utah: Thomas Savage
45. Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill
46. Virginia: Willa Cather
47. Washington: Debbie Macomber
48. West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle
49. Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan
51. Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors: 0/51
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

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Alabama: Harper Lee - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan 7/5/25 (State AM)
Alaska: Sidney Huntington - What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella 8/5/25 (State SK)
Arizona: Jeannette Walls - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 8/20/25 (Author STTL)
Arkansas: John Grisham - Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 9/5/25 (State SR)
California: Joan Didion - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 8/16/25
Colorado: Ken Kesey - The Stand-In by Lily Chu 7/20/25 (State LC)
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe - The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan 8/27/25 (Author TCBH)
Delaware: Christopher Castellani - One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia 7/6/25 (State RW)
Florida: Carl Hiaasen - Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower 7/7/25 (State AF)
Georgia: Alice Walker - Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews 8/30/25 (State IA)
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings - Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews 8/5/25 (State IA)
Idaho: Vardis Fisher - Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop: A Memoir by Alba Donati 8/8/25 (State AD)
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway - Death of a Bachelorette by Laura Levine 8/6/25 (State LL)
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge - The Golden Hour by Niki Smith 7/23/25 (State NS)
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson - Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost 8/3/25 (Author STTS)
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King - A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams 7/17/25 (State EA)
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne - Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton 7/8/25 (State MS)
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides - Lady Fortescue Steps Out by Marion Chesney 7/4/25 (State MC)
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald - Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon 7/11/25 (Author FAF)
Mississippi: William Faulkner - Thin Ice by Paige Shelton 7/2/25 (State PS)
Missouri: Maya Angelou - Almost American Girl by Robin Ha 7/16/25 (Author AAG)
Montana: Maile Meloy - It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan 7/26/25 (State AM)
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks - Torn Asunder by Barbara Ross 7/3/25 (State BR)
Nevada: Charles Bock - The Measure by Nikki Erlick 7/27/25 (State NE)
New Hampshire: Dan Brown - A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna 8/26/25 (State SM)
New Jersey: Philip Roth - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 7/13/25 (State JS)
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin - Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West 8/2/25 (State KW)
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour - Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess 7/1/25 (State KD)
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison - Bride by Ali Hazelwood 8/18/25 (State AH)
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike - Accidentally Amy by Lynn Painter 7/10/25 (State LP)
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 7/30/25 (State SD)
South Carolina: Peggy Parish - My Summer of Magic Moments by Caroline Roberts 8/28/25 (State CR)
South Dakota: Adam Johnson - Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream by Diane Kelly 7/18/25 (State DK)
Tennessee: Peter Taylor - A Death on Corfu by Emily Sullivan 8/9/25 (State ES)
Texas: Colleen Hoover - The Wedding People by Alison Espach 7/25/25 (State AE)
Utah: Thomas Savage Sins of the Sarcophagus by Kirsten Weiss 7/19/25 (Author SOTS)
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 8/10/24 (State TN)
Virginia: Willa Cather - A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert 7/15/25 (State VG)
Washington: Debbie Macomber - A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber 8/4/25
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle - White Horse by Erika T. Wurth 7/21/25 (State EW)
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan - The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien 8/13/25 (Author TCM)
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon - The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty 8/21/25 (State TG)

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

STATE AUTHORS, no deadline | begins 7/1/25
0/51 COMPLETE

For each author/state, read a book by the author
OR find the first letter of each title word in the author’s name (three word minimum)
OR where the author’s initials can be found in the name of the STATE.

(view spoiler)[ALABAMA : Harper Lee
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ALASKA: Sidney Huntington
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ARIZONA: Jeannette Walls
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ARKANSAS: John Grisham
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CALIFORNIA: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck
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COLORADO: Ken Kesey
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CONNECTICUT: Harriet Beecher Stowe
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DELAWARE: Christopher Castellani
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FLORIDA: Carl Hiaasen
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GEORGIA: Alice Walker
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HAWAII: Kaui Hart Hemmings
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IDAHO: Vardis Fisher
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ILLINOIS: Ernest Hemingway
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INDIANA: Kurt Vonnegut
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IOWA: Bill Bryson
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KANSAS: William Inge
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KENTUCKY: Hunter S. Thompson
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LOUISIANA: Anne Rice
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MAINE: Stephen King
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MARYLAND: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy
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MASSACHUSETTS: Nathaniel Hawthorne
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MICHIGAN: Jeffrey Eugenides
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MINNESOTA: F. Scott Fitzgerald
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MISSISSIPPI: William Faulkner
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MISSOURI: Maya Angelou
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MONTANA: Maile Meloy
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NEBRASKA: Nicholas Sparks
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NEVADA: Charles Bock
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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Dan Brown
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NEW JERSEY: Philip Roth
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NEW MEXICO: Rudolfo Anaya
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NEW YORK: James Baldwin
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NORTH CAROLINA: Thomas Wolfe
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NORTH DAKOTA: Louis L'Amour
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OHIO: Toni Morrison
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OKLAHOMA: Ralph Ellison
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OREGON: Beverly Cleary
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PENNSYLVANIA: John Updike
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RHODE ISLAND: Cormac McCarthy
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Peggy Parish
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SOUTH DAKOTA: Adam Johnson
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TENNESSEE: Peter Taylor
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TEXAS: Colleen Hoover
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UTAH: Thomas Savage
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VERMONT: Ralph Nading Hill
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VIRGINIA: Willa Cather
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WASHINGTON: Debbie Macomber
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WEST VIRGINIA: Mary Lee Settle
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WISCONSIN: Laura Ingalls Wilder
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WYOMING: Patricia MacLachlan
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WASHINGTON, DC: Michael Chabon
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State Authors
July 1, 2025 - ?

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For each author/state:
■ Read a book by the author OR
■ First letter of each title word in the author's name (3-word min.)
■ Author's initials can be found in the name of the state

1. Alabama: Harper Lee
2. Alaska: Sidney Huntington
3. Arizona: Jeannette Walls
4. Arkansas: John Grisham
5. California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck
6. Colorado: Ken Kesey
7. Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe
8. Delaware: Christopher Castellani
9. Florida: Carl Hiaasen
10. Georgia: Alice Walker
11. Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings
12. Idaho: Vardis Fisher
13. Illinois: Ernest Hemingway
14. Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut
15. Iowa: Bill Bryson
16. Kansas: William Inge
17. Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson
18. Louisiana: Anne Rice
19. Maine: Stephen King
20. Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy
21. Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne
22. Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides
23. Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald
24. Mississippi: William Faulkner
25. Missouri: Maya Angelou
26. Montana: Maile Meloy
27. Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks
28. Nevada: Charles Bock
29. New Hampshire: Dan Brown
30. New Jersey: Philip Roth
31. New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya
32. New York: James Baldwin
33. North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe
34. North Dakota: Louis L'Amour
35. Ohio: Toni Morrison
36. Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison
37. Oregon: Beverly Cleary
38. Pennsylvania: John Updike
39. Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy
40. South Carolina: Peggy Parish
41. South Dakota: Adam Johnson
42. Tennessee: Peter Taylor
43. Texas: Colleen Hoover
44. Utah: Thomas Savage
45. Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill
46. Virginia: Willa Cather
47. Washington: Debbie Macomber
48. West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle
49. Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan
51. Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

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Options
B 🔖Read a book by the author
T 🔖Find the first letter of each title word in the authors name (Three word minimum)
A 🔖Where the authors initials can be found in the name of the state.

🔖Read one book for each author/state. For states which have 2 authors pick ONE.

🔖Alabama: Harper Lee

🔖Alaska: Sidney Huntington

Arizona: Jeannette Walls
T - AWNL | A Whole New Light, Sandra Brown | 8/9

Arkansas: John Grisham
A | The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate | 7/11

California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck
T - DID | Dark in Death, J.D. Robb | 7/3

Colorado: Ken Kesey
A | A Family Affair, Robyn Carr | 7/13

Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe
T - TBC | The Big Chili, Julia Buckley | 8/4

Delaware: Christopher Castellani
T - TAH | The Awakened Heart, Betty Neels | 8/2

Florida: Carl Hiaasen
A | Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky | 7/18

Georgia: Alice Walker
T - ARC | A Redbird Christmas, Fannie Flagg | 7/12

🔖Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings

🔖Idaho: Vardis Fisher

Illinois: Ernest Hemingway
T - NMY | No More Yesterdays, Catherine Bybee | 9/3

🔖Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut

🔖Iowa: Bill Bryson

Kansas: William Inge
A | All He Ever Needed, Shannon Stacey | 8/27

Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson
T - TSS | The Stationery Shop, Marjan Kamali | 8/12

🔖Louisiana: Anne Rice

Maine: Stephen King
A | The Difference Between Somebody and Someone, Aly Martinez | 8/8

Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy
T - CML | Count My Lies, Sophie Stava | 8/29

🔖Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne
A |

Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides
A | Sweet Tea and Southern Grace, Glenda C. Manus | 8/20

Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald
T - SID | Sleepless in Dubai, Sajni Patel | 7/5

Mississippi: William Faulkner
T - AAF | Always and Forever, Betty Neels | 7/29

Missouri: Maya Angelou
A | The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Stephanie Meyer | 7/23

Montana: Maile Meloy
A | Audition: A Novel, Ryū Murakami | 8/7

Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks
A - Off With The Old Love, Betty Neels | 8/1

🔖Nevada: Charles Bock

New Hampshire: Dan Brown
A - Woman at Point Zero, Nawal El Saadawi | 8/5

New Jersey: Philip Roth
A - The Darker Side of Love, J. Shannell Evans | 7/11

New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya
A - Us, Again, Elle Maxwell | 7/30

🔖New York: James Baldwin

North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe
A | Conclave, Robert Harris | 8/11

🔖North Dakota: Louis L'Amour

🔖Ohio: Toni Morrison

Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison
A | Stiletto Safari, Kate Metz | 7/16

🔖Oregon: Beverly Cleary

Pennsylvania: John Updike
A | The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston | 8/8

Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy
T - TCM | The Cruelest Month, Louise Penny | 7/28

🔖South Carolina: Peggy Parish

South Dakota: Adam Johnson
T - ADM | A Doubtful Marriage, Betty Neels | 7/14

🔖Tennessee: Peter Taylor

🔖Texas: Colleen Hoover
A |

🔖Utah: Thomas Savage
A |

Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill
T - AIR | An Impossible Return, Caroline Laurent | 7/2

🔖Virginia: Willa Cather

Washington: Debbie Macomber
A | The Hollywood Jinx, Sariah Wilson | 8/22

West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle
A | A Patchwork of Clues, Sally Goldenbaum | 9/4

🔖Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan
T - ITNC | If Tomorrow Never Comes, Allison Ashley | 7/15

Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon
A | Granny Dan, Danielle Steel | 7/20
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Welcome all.

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors

Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors
July 2025 - ??

My State Authors Challenge (msg 22)

Books Read ❱❱



🔺Alabama: Harper Lee ❱❱ Bella Andre ❱❱ California Dreaming ❱❱ 08.22 ★★★
🔺Alaska: Sidney Huntington ❱❱ Shelly Laurenston ❱❱ Here Kitty, Kitty ❱❱ 07.02 ★★★★
🔺Arizona: Jeannette Walls ❱❱ Rebecca Zanetti ❱❱ Holiday Rescue ❱❱ 07.03 ★★★★
🔺Arkansas: John Grisham ❱❱ title ❱❱ Seeing Red ❱❱ 07.09 ★★
🔺California: John Steinbeck ❱❱ title ❱❱ The Christmas Bus ❱❱ 08.26 ★★★
🔺Colorado: Ken Kesey ❱❱ Roseanne Dowell ❱❱ Double the Trouble ❱❱ 07.31 ★★★
🔺Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe ❱❱ title ❱❱ Her Something Impetuous ❱❱ 07.21 ★★★★
🔺Delaware: Christopher Castellani ❱❱ Linda Winfree ❱❱ Uncovered ❱❱ 07.06 ★★★★
🔺Florida: Carl Hiaasen ❱❱ Nancy Radke ❱❱ Appaloosa Blues ❱❱ 07.22 ★★★

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🔺Georgia: Alice Walker ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings ❱❱ title ❱❱ My Runaway Heart ❱❱ 07.11 ★★★
🔺Idaho: Vardis Fisher ❱❱ title ❱❱ Frank's Independence Day ❱❱ 08.03 ★★★★
🔺Illinois: Ernest Hemingway ❱❱ title ❱❱ Return to Me ❱❱ 08.17 ★★★★
🔺Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Iowa: Bill Bryson ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Kansas: William Inge ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson ❱❱ Cathy Yardley ❱❱ Do Me a Favor ❱❱ 07.13 ★★★★
🔺Louisiana: Anne Rice ❱❱ Lucy Score ❱❱ Whiskey Chaser ❱❱ 08.30 ★★★★
🔺Maine: Stephen King ❱❱ Anne Marsh ❱❱ Slow Burn ❱❱ 08.16 ★★★★

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🔺Maryland: Tom Clancy ❱❱ title ❱❱ Always Only You ❱❱ 07.20 ★★★★
🔺Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne ❱❱ Thea Harrison ❱❱ Hunter's Season ❱❱ 07.10 ★★★★
🔺Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides ❱❱ title ❱❱ Jack Daniels Stories ❱❱ 07.25 ★★★
🔺Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald ❱❱ title ❱❱ The Sapphire Affair ❱❱ 07.30 ★★★★
🔺Mississippi: William Faulkner ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Missouri: Maya Angelou ❱❱ Rick Mofina ❱❱ Into the Dark ❱❱ 08.14 ★★★★
🔺Montana: Maile Meloy ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks ❱❱ Stephanie Bond ❱❱ 11 Bodies Moving On ❱❱ 07.20 ★★★
🔺Nevada: Charles Bock ❱❱ Victoria Dahl ❱❱ Flirting with Disaster ❱❱ 07.05 ★★★★
🔺New Hampshire: Dan Brown ❱❱ xx ❱❱


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🔺New Jersey: Philip Roth ❱❱ Jacinda Wilder ❱❱ Wounded ❱❱ 07.04 ★★★★
🔺New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya ❱❱ Xander Collins ❱❱ His Steamy Summer ❱❱ 07.14 ★★★
🔺New York: James Baldwin ❱❱ title ❱❱ Sticks and Bones ❱❱ 07.27 ★★★★
🔺North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe ❱❱ title ❱❱ Hard to Serve ❱❱ 07.27 ★★★★
🔺North Dakota: Louis L'Amour ❱❱ Kit Rocha ❱❱ Consort of Fire ❱❱ 08.19 ★★★★
🔺Ohio: Toni Morrison ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison ❱❱ title ❱❱ Once an Heiress ❱❱ 08.17 ★★★★
🔺Oregon: Beverly Cleary ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Pennsylvania: John Updike ❱❱ xx
🔺Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy ❱❱ title ❱❱ Mine to Crave ❱❱ 08.02 ★★★★
🔺South Carolina: Peggy Parish ❱❱ xx

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🔺South Dakota: Adam Johnson ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Tennessee: Peter Taylor ❱❱ title ❱❱ Love, Tussles, and Takedowns ❱❱ 08.23 ★★★★
🔺Texas: Colleen Hoover ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Utah: Thomas Savage ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill ❱❱ Terri Reid ❱❱ Good Tidings ❱❱ 07.17 ★★★★
🔺Virginia: Willa Cather ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Washington: Debbie Macomber ❱❱ Tawny Weber ❱❱ A SEAL's Fantasy ❱❱ 08.28 ★★★★
🔺West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle ❱❱ xx ❱❱
🔺Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder ❱❱ title ❱❱ Danger in Academia ❱❱ 08.27 ★★★★
🔺Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan ❱❱ title ❱❱ The Au Pair Affair ❱❱ 07.23 ★★★★
🔺Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon ❱❱ title ❱❱ Blue Light Hours ❱❱ 08.04 ★★★

For each author/state you have to either read a book by the author, find the first letter of each title word in the authors name (Three word minimum) or where the authors initials can be found in the name of the state.
Read one book for each author/state. For states which have 2 authors pick ONE.

State Authors

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TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

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Alabama: Harper Lee.
Serious Cowboy by April Murdock - 7/17 - Author's initials in the state

Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Shot in the Dark by Cleo Coyle - 7/10 - Title words in author's name

Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Time and Again by Jack Finney - 7/2 - title words in author's name

Arkansas: John Grisham.
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur - 8/9 - author's initials in state

California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.

Colorado: Ken Kesey.

Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - 7/3 - Title words in author's name

Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry - 8/12 - title initials in author name

Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Wagon Train Wedding by Linda Ford - 7/16 - Author's initials in state name

Georgia: Alice Walker.

Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri - 7/25 - title initials in author name

Idaho: Vardis Fisher.

Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.

Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.

Iowa: Bill Bryson.

Kansas: William Inge.

Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Small Town Secrets by Kristy Tate - 7/25 - author initials in state

Louisiana: Anne Rice.

Maine: Stephen King.

Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Rose: An Oregon Ever After Fairytale Retelling by Morgan Dawson - 7/17 - Author's initials in state name

Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne - 7/19 - book by the state author

Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Blind Date Substitute by Mildred Colvin - 7/16 - author's initials in state name

Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
From the Ashes by Sabrina Flynn - 7/30 - title initials in author name

Mississippi: William Faulkner.

Missouri: Maya Angelou.

Montana: Maile Meloy.
The pure carnivore diet: deep dive into the world of meat - based living by Annie .V. Thomas - 7/4 - author's initials in state name

Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.

Nevada: Charles Bock.
Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany - 7/28 - author initials in state name

New Hampshire: Dan Brown.

New Jersey: Philip Roth.

New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.

New York: James Baldwin.
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin - 8/10 - book by the state author

North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life by Amy Butler Greenfield - 7/12 - Title words in author's name

North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah - 7/29 - author initials in state name

Ohio: Toni Morrison.

Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle - 8/6 - author initials in state name

Oregon: Beverly Cleary.

Pennsylvania: John Updike.

Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.

South Carolina: Peggy Parish.

South Dakota: Adam Johnson.

Tennessee: Peter Taylor.

Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Over Our Heads: Meeting Jesus in the Layers of Scripture by Mr. Eric Robinson - 8/21 - title initials in author name

Utah: Thomas Savage.

Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.

Virginia: Willa Cather.

Washington: Debbie Macomber.
A Maze of Death by Philip K. Dick - 7/18 - Title words in author's name

West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Message Sent Through Time by Pamela G. Baker - 7/6 - title words in author's name

Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder - 7/5 - book by the state's author

Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Read Between the Pines by Mary Walden - 8/17 - author initials in state name

Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon
Between Two Trees: Our Transformation from Death to Life by Shane J. Wood - author initials in state name

Michele wrote: "Very cool challenge.
AI identified the most famous author born in every state. AI said though Identifying the "most famous" author from each state is subjective, as fame can be measured by literary..."

Thanks

JoAnne wrote: "A lot of authors I have not heard of.

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For each author/state:
Read a book by the author OR
Find the first letter of each title word in the auth..."

Me neither.

Welcome all

Denise wrote: "What a great use of AI. I am doing a similar challenge that involves reading any book from any author born in each state and some I could not find (looking at you Wyoming). As a teacher all I ever ..."

My Dad (who's in his 80s) fell in love with AI way before I did and yes I can imagine that AI can cause lots of headaches for teachers.

For each author/state you have to either read a book by the author, find the first letter of each title word in the authors name (Three word minimum) or where the authors initials can be found in the name of the state.
Read one book for each author/state. For states which have 2 authors pick ONE.
Cool Challenge!

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee. (AI) Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds. Allison Brennan. 7.11.25

Alaska: Sidney Huntington. (TI) Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House. Kathleen Grissom. 7.7.25

Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion (TI) A Death in Diamonds. S.J. Bennett. 7.14.25

Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway. (TI) Tell Me Everything. Elizabeth Strout.7.9.25

Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson. (AI) Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries. Tonya Kappes. 7.11.25

Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King. (TI) The Hating Game. Sally Thorne. 7.10.25

Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe. (AI) Struck Down on the Seventh: An Exorcism Performed by an Idiot. Aeddon Cayea. 7.4.25

North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison. (TI) Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter. Kate Clifford Larson. 7.6.25
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike. (AI) - Still Life. Louise Penny. 7.17.25

Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor. (AI) Olive, Again. Elizabeth Strout. 7.14.25

Texas: Colleen Hoover. (AI) A Dress of Violet Taffeta. Tessa Arlen. 7.4.25

Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill. (AI) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Taylor Jenkins Reid. 7.10.25

Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber. (AI) Alaskan Magic. Theresa Goldstrand. 7.13.25

West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

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Read a book by the Author listed-Alabama: Harper Lee.
Read a book by the Author listed-Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Read a book by the Author listed-Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Read a book by the Author listed-Arkansas: John Grisham. The Testament by John Grisham read 8/12/2025
Read a book by the Author listed-California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Read a book by the Author listed-Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Read a book by the Author listed-Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Read a book by the Author listed-Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Read a book by the Author listed-Florida: Carl Hiaasen. Star Island by Carl Hiaasen read 7/26/2025
Read a book by the Author listed-Georgia: Alice Walker.
Read a book by the Author listed-Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Read a book by the Author listed-Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Read a book by the Author listed-Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Read a book by the Author listed-Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Read a book by the Author listed-Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Read a book by the Author listed-Kansas: William Inge.
Read a book by the Author listed-Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Read a book by the Author listed-Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Read a book by the Author listed-Maine: Stephen King. Revival by Stephen King read 7/15/2025
Read a book by the Author listed-Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy. Year One by Nora Roberts read 8/27/2025
Read a book by the Author listed-Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne read 8/18/2025
Read a book by the Author listed-Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Read a book by the Author listed-Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Read a book by the Author listed-Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Read a book by the Author listed-Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Read a book by the Author listed-Montana: Maile Meloy.
Read a book by the Author listed-Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Read a book by the Author listed-Nevada: Charles Bock.
Read a book by the Author listed-New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
Read a book by the Author listed-New Jersey: Philip Roth.
Read a book by the Author listed-New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
Read a book by the Author listed-New York: James Baldwin.
Read a book by the Author listed-North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
Read a book by the Author listed-North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Read a book by the Author listed-Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Read a book by the Author listed-Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Read a book by the Author listed-Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Read a book by the Author listed-Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Read a book by the Author listed-Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
Read a book by the Author listed-South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
Read a book by the Author listed-South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Read a book by the Author listed-Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Read a book by the Author listed-Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Read a book by the Author listed-Utah: Thomas Savage.
Read a book by the Author listed-Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Read a book by the Author listed-Virginia: Willa Cather.
Read a book by the Author listed-Washington: Debbie Macomber.
Read a book by the Author listed-West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Read a book by the Author listed-Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Read a book by the Author listed-Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Read a book by the Author listed-Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

State Authors #2:
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?
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Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Alabama: Harper Lee.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Alaska: Sidney Huntington. Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert read 7/8/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Arkansas: John Grisham.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari read 7/31/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Delaware: Christopher Castellani. Curtain: Poirot's Last Case by Agatha Christie read 8/11/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Florida: Carl Hiaasen. Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews read 7/1/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Georgia: Alice Walker.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut. The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams read 7/14/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Iowa: Bill Bryson. Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs read 8/2/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Kansas: William Inge.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson. The PMS Murder by Laura Levine read 7/25/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Louisiana: Anne Rice. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie read 8/11/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Maine: Stephen King.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Maryland: Nora Roberts Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs read 8/3/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman read 7/17/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Missouri: Maya Angelou. Antique Auctions Are Murder by Libby Klein read 8/19/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Montana: Maile Meloy.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Nevada: Charles Bock.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-New Hampshire: Dan Brown. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley read 7/25/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-New Jersey: Philip Roth. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen read 7/24/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-New York: James Baldwin. Aunt Bessie Meets by Diana Xarissa read 8/23/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes read 7/9/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Utah: Thomas Savage. The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters read 8/4/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Virginia: Willa Cather.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Washington: Debbie Macomber. Dead Man's Ransom by Ellis Peters read 8/5/2025
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Read a book with each words of the title are in the author name (3 word Min)-Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon Aunt Bessie Needs by Diana Xarissa read 8/24/2025

State Authors #3:
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?
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Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Alabama: Harper Lee. The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica read 7/29/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Alaska: Sidney Huntington. Vice and Virtue by Libby Klein read 7/16/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Arkansas: John Grisham. To the Grave by Steve Robinson read 7/26/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck. Indigo Hill by Liz Rosenberg read 7/3/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Colorado: Ken Kesey. Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie read 8/6/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe. Killer Crust by Chris Cavender read 7/21/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Delaware: Christopher Castellani. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews read 7/1/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Florida: Carl Hiaasen. Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser read 7/19/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Georgia: Alice Walker. Death by Tea by Alex Erickson read 7/1/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Idaho: Vardis Fisher. Robin by Dave Itzkoff read 7/3/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Illinois: Ernest Hemingway. Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman read 7/14/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Kansas: William Inge. The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way by Sara Ahmed read 7/27/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Maine: Stephen King. Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson read 7/2/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder That Shook the Nation by Harold Schechter read 7/2/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides. Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies by Hayley Nolan read 7/4/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Missouri: Maya Angelou. Defending Angels by Mary Stanton read 7/20/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Montana: Maile Meloy.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks. The Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen read 8/6/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Nevada: Charles Bock.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-New Hampshire: Dan Brown. The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters read 8/1/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-New Jersey: Philip Roth. Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao read 7/23/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya. Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson read 8/15/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-New York: James Baldwin. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros read 7/22/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe. The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen read 7/21/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-North Dakota: Louis L'Amour. The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne by Kate Winkler Dawson read 8/13/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison. Macaron Murder by Harper Lin read 8/26/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Oregon: Beverly Cleary. American Black Widow by Gregg Olsen read 8/29/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Pennsylvania: John Updike. The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters read 8/4/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy. Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel by Shahnaz Habib read 7/29/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-South Carolina: Peggy Parish. No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen by read 7/28/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-South Dakota: Adam Johnson. Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer by Harold Schechter read 7/3/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Texas: Colleen Hoover. The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams read 7/6/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Utah: Thomas Savage. Three Days in June by Anne Tyler read 7/9/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill. Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood read 8/9/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Virginia: Willa Cather. The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed read 7/13/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Washington: Debbie Macomber.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle. Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University by Richard White read 8/15/2025
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Read a book with the author initials in the name of the state-Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen read 8/1/2025

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

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Welcome Kim (thanks) Carolyn (you only need to do 1 for each state not each task for each one.

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

Welcome Vanessa

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

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TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

Welcome Moondance

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025; Open-Ended

For each author/state choose 1 option:
■ Read a book by the author
■ First letter of each title word in the author's name (3-word min.)
■ Author's initials can be found in the name of the state

Completed: 0/51

1. Alabama: Harper Lee
2. Alaska: Sidney Huntington
3. Arizona: Jeannette Walls
4. Arkansas: John Grisham
5. California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck
6. Colorado: Ken Kesey
7. Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe
8. Delaware: Christopher Castellani
9. Florida: Carl Hiaasen
10. Georgia: Alice Walker
11. Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings
12. Idaho: Vardis Fisher
13. Illinois: Ernest Hemingway
14. Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut
15. Iowa: Bill Bryson
16. Kansas: William Inge
17. Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson
18. Louisiana: Anne Rice
19. Maine: Stephen King
20. Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy
21. Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne
22. Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides
23. Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald
24. Mississippi: William Faulkner
25. Missouri: Maya Angelou
26. Montana: Maile Meloy
27. Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks
28. Nevada: Charles Bock
29. New Hampshire: Dan Brown
30. New Jersey: Philip Roth
31. New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya
32. New York: James Baldwin
33. North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe
34. North Dakota: Louis L'Amour
35. Ohio: Toni Morrison
36. Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison
37. Oregon: Beverly Cleary
38. Pennsylvania: John Updike
39. Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy
40. South Carolina: Peggy Parish
41. South Dakota: Adam Johnson
42. Tennessee: Peter Taylor
43. Texas: Colleen Hoover
44. Utah: Thomas Savage
45. Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill
46. Virginia: Willa Cather
47. Washington: Debbie Macomber
48. West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle
49. Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan
51. Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

Welcome Caraina

My post is #10 but I don't have a link, can I get one when you get a chance? No rush. Thanks

Denise wrote: "My post is #10 but I don't have a link, can I get one when you get a chance? No rush. Thanks"

Sorry about that Denise you are all linked up

State Authors: 51/51 - COMPLETED 09.03.25
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

For each author/state, read a book where the author's initials can be found in the name of the state.

✅ Alabama - Harper Lee: California Golden | Melanie Benjamin | 07.15.25
✅ Alaska - Sidney Huntington: Sunny Side Up | Katie Sturino | 07.13.25
✅ Arizona - Jeannette Walls: A Death in Door County | Annelise Ryan | 07.15.25
✅ Arkansas - John Grisham: Booster Shots | Adam Ratner | 07.20.25
✅ California - Joan Didion or John Steinbeck: This Summer Will Be Different | Carley Fortune | 07.24.25
✅ Colorado - Ken Kesey: The Three-Body Problem | Liu Cixin | 07.24.25
✅ Connecticut - Harriet Beecher Stowe: The Young of Other Animals | Chris Cander | 07.29.25
✅ Delaware - Christopher Castellani: The Mighty Red | Louise Erdrich | 07.14.25
✅ Florida - Carl Hiaasen: The Guest List | Lucy Foley | 08.15.25
✅ Georgia - Alice Walker: The Compound | Aisling Rawle | 08.04.25
✅ Hawaii - Kaui Hart Hemmings: Practical Magic | Alice Hoffman | 07.22.25
✅ Idaho - Vardis Fisher: Cruel Winter with You | Ali Hazelwood | 08.26.25
✅ Illinois - Ernest Hemingway: Done and Dusted | Lyla Sage | 07.29.25
✅ Indiana - Kurt Vonnegut: Love Is a War Song | Danica Nava | 08.29.25
✅ Iowa - Bill Bryson: The Summer We Ran | Audrey Ingram | 09.03.25
✅ Kansas - William Inge: Lights Out | Navessa Allen | 07.28.25
✅ Kentucky - Hunter S. Thompson: The Library at Hellebore | Cassandra Khaw | 07.31.25
✅ Louisiana - Anne Rice: Say Everything | Ione Skye | 08.21.25
✅ Maine - Stephen King: El Dorado Drive | Megan Abbott | 07.22.25
✅ Maryland - Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy: The Age of Loneliness | Laura Marris | 07.15.25
✅ Massachusetts - Nathaniel Hawthorne: Fractured | Catherine McKenzie | 07.03.25
✅ Michigan - Jeffrey Eugenides: XX: Poems for the Twentieth Century | Campbell McGrath | 07.07.25
✅ Minnesota - F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Friendship List | Susan Mallery | 08.07.25
✅ Mississippi - William Faulkner: The Lightning Bottles | Marissa Stapley | 07.11.25
✅ Missouri - Maya Angelou: Convenience Store Woman | Sayaka Murata | 08.02.31
✅ Montana - Maile Meloy: The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch | Melinda Taub | 08.12.25
✅ Nebraska - Nicholas Sparks: When the Earth Was Green | Riley Black | 07.03.25
✅ Nevada - Charles Bock: Family Lore | Elizabeth Acevedo | 08.25.25
✅ New Hampshire - Dan Brown: Summer Days and Summer Nights | Stephanie Perkins | 07.09.25
✅ New Jersey - Philip Roth: Fall Back Down When I Die | Joe Wilkins | 07.06.25
✅ New Mexico - Rudolfo Anaya: The Summer of Yes | Courtney Walsh | 07.08.25
✅ New York - James Baldwin: Run for the Hills | Kevin Wilson | 07.04.25
✅ North Carolina - Thomas Wolfe: The Sirens' Call | Chris Hayes | 07.26.25
✅ North Dakota - Louis L'Amour: Can't Get Enough | Kennedy Ryan | 07.11.25
✅ Ohio - Toni Morrison: Scandalized | Ivy Owens | 08.22.25
✅ Oklahoma - Ralph Ellison: Jane Austen, the Secret Radical | Helena Kelly | 07.11.25
✅ Oregon - Beverly Cleary: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad | 08.01.25
✅ Pennsylvania - John Updike: The Dutch House | Ann Patchett | 07.08.25
✅ Rhode Island - Cormac McCarthy: What Happens in Amsterdam | Rachel Lynn Solomon | 07.17.25
✅ South Carolina - Peggy Parish: Coven: A Graphic Novel | Soman Chainani | 07.21.25
✅ South Dakota - Adam Johnson: Too Old for This | Samantha Downing | 08.23.25
✅ Tennessee - Peter Taylor: The Gate to Women's Country | Sheri S. Tepper | 07.24.25
✅ Texas - Colleen Hoover: Notes on Infinity | Austin Taylor | 07.22.25
✅ Utah - Thomas Savage: The Museum of Failures | Thrity Umrigar | 05.08.25
✅ Vermont - Ralph Nading Hill: Hour Glass | Michelle Rene | 08.08.25
✅ Virginia - Willa Cather: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey | Amber Ruffin | 08.23.25
✅ Washington - Debbie Macomber: As You Like It | William Shakespeare | 07.10.25
✅ West Virginia - Mary Lee Settle: The Only One Left | Riley Sager | 08.12.25
✅ Wisconsin - Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Summer of Yes | Courtney Walsh | 07.08.25
✅ Wyoming - Patricia MacLachlan: The Other Olympians | Michael Waters | 08.31.25
✅ Washington, D.C. - Michael Chabon: Sag Harbor | Colson Whitehead | 08.13.25

Way to go Laura Z