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2011 A-Z Author Challenge
Yahoo! Another busy reading year ahead. Will post these as I go along reading.22/26 READ; UPDATED 11.19
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Ruth Rendell ;The Rottweiler(1.08)Z:
Zecharia Sitchin ; There Were Giants Upon the Earth: Gods, Demigods, and Human Ancestry: The Evidence of Alien DNA (1.14)D:
Dee Davis ; Set Up in Soho (1.16)B:
Barbara Taylor Bradford; Playing the Game (2.2)Y:
Rosemary Youngs; Civil War Diary Quilt(2.10)C:
Chris Cleave; Little Bee (2.28)G:
John Grisham; The Confession (3.22)S:
Lawrence Sanders; The Seduction of Peter S. (3.20)K:
Sharon Krum; The Thing About Jane Spring (4.15)J:
John Shors; The Wishing Trees (4.20)N:
Michael Northrop; Trapped (5.8)E:
Elizabeth Peters; The Camelot Caper (5.10)F:
Sara Hoskinson Frommer; Witness in Bishop Hill: A Joan Spencer Mystery (5.14)A:
Carrie Adams; The Stepmother: A Novel (5.22)H:
Rachel Hawkins;Hex Hall (5.26)I:
Iris Johansen; Eve (6.3)T:
Nancy Thayer; Beachcombers (6.7)L:
Lisa Scottoline; Save Me (6.13)W:
Karen White; On Folly Beach(6.30)O:
Diana O'Hehir; Erased From Memory (9.7)M:
Linda Lael Miller ; Pirates (11.10)V:
Vanessa Diffenbaugh; The Language of Flowers (11.17)
A-Z Author Challenge 25/26 Completed
A: Keri Arthur - Moon Sworn 2/21
B: Annette Blair - Naked Dragon 1/17
C: Janet Lee Carey - Dragon's Keep 1/23
D: Anne Douglas - Accidentally Were? 5/22
E: Annaliese Evans - Night's Rose 1/22
F: Christine Feehan - Dark Slayer 2/1
G: Kami Garcia - Beautiful Darkness 1/15
H: Lisa Hendrix - Immortal Outlaw 1/25
I: Larissa Ione- Sin Undone 2/23
J: Jax - The Bid 2/22
K: Stephen King - Dreamcatcher 3/3
L: Derek Landy - The Faceless Ones 6/5
M: Richelle Mead - Storm Born 1/16
N: Alyson Noel - Evermore 3/9
O: Tracey O'Hara - Night's Cold Kiss 8/31
P: Pamela Palmer - Passion Untamed 3/5
Q: Quinn Taylor Evans - Daughter of Fire 3/19
R: Patti Roberts - Paradox - The Angels Are Here 7/11
S: Lynsay Sands - The Renegade Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #3) 3/17
T: Cate Tiernan - Strife 6/4
U: Anne Ursu - The Shadow Thieves
V: Rachel Vincent - My Soul to Steal 4/5
W: Kiersten White - Paranormalcy 2/10
X: Karen X. Tulchinsky - In Her Nature 11/26
Y: Rebecca York - Dragon Moon 10/21
Z:Sarah Zettel - In Camelot's Shadow 3/27
I'm in I'll post as I go24/26 almost finished 2 letters short
hard letters to find
A Ann Aguirre (Wanderlust)2/7
B Butcher,Jim (Princeps'Fury)2/3
C Cat Adams (Siren Song) 1/4
D Diana Pharaoh Francis (Crimson Wind)1/9
E Evanovich,Janet (Eleven on top)1/8
F Faith Hunter (Mercy Blade)1/5
G Gini Koch (Touched by an Alien)1/23
H Haines,Jess (Taken by the Others)1/17
I Ione,Larissa (Eternal Rider) 4/5
J J.D Robb (Indulgence in Death)1/5
K Kasey Mackenzie (Red Hot Fury) 1/3
L Linda Robertson (Arcane Circle)1/10
M Moning,Karen Marie (Shadowfever)1/19
N Nina Bangs (Eternal Prey) 1/6
O O'Hara Tracey (Death's Sweet Embrace)1/27
P Peeler,Nicole (Tempest's Legacy)1/11
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R Rowland,Diana (Secrets of the Demon)1/9
S Singh,Nalini (Archangel's Consort)2/1
T Thompson Vicki Lewis (Nerd in Shining Armor) 5/3
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V Viehl,Lynn (FrostFire)1/18
W Ware,Joss (Night Betrayed)2/6
X Alexandra Adornetto Hades 10/22
Y Yovanoff,Brenna (The Replacement)2/25
Z Zoe Archer (Warrior) 1/4
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RRRC 2011 A-Z Author26/26 books read
A - Jennifer Ashley - Pride Mates - 1/6/11
B - Beth Fantaskey - Jekel Loves Hyde - 1/8/11
C - Meg Cabot - Queen of Babble Gets Hitched - 1/1/11
D - Douglas Adams - Mostly Harmless - 2/4/11
E - Cynthia Eden - When He Was Bad - 3/6/11
F - Jeaniene Frost - Halfway to the Grave - 2/6/11
G - Gena Showalter - Darkest Night - 2/6/11
H - Christina Henry - Black Wings - 1/2/11
I - Ilona Andrews - Silent Blade - 2/1/11
J - Judith E. French - This Fierce Loving - 1/25/11
K - Kieran Kramer - Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right - 1/3/11
L - Lynsay Sands - Hungry For You - 2/2/11
M - Susan Mallery - Chasing Perfect - 1/6/11
N - Chloe Neill - Twice Bitten - 5/8/11
O - Chris Owen - Submission - 6/30/11
P - Kate Poole - Anchor and Storm - 1/15/11
Q - Julia Quinn - The Lady Most Likely - 2/2/11
R - Robyn Carr - Promise Canyon - 1/2/11
S - Stephenie Meyer - The Host - 1/13/11
T - Tara S. Nichols - Claiming Cullen - 1/30/11
U - Madeleine Urban - Caught Running - 9/8/11
V - Virginia Henley - Seduced - 1/8/11
W - Michelle Sagara West - Cast in Shadow - 1/29/11
X - Jude DeverauX - A Knight in Shining Armor - 1/18/11
Y - Gene Luen Yang - American Born Chinese - 9/10/11
Z - Drew Zachary - Heart Doctor - 3/1/11
I'll be in for this one too! List subject to change0/26 read
a- Mario Acevedo's X-Rated Bloodsuckers
b- Linwood Barclay's No Time for Goodbye
c- Laura Caldwell's The Rome Affair
d- Sarah Dessen's Keeping the Moon
e- Janet Evanovich's Manhunt
f- Laura Fitzgerald's Veil of Roses
g- Diana Gabaldon's The Fiery Cross
h- Karen Harper's The Stone Forest
i- John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany
j- J.A. Jance's Edge of Evil
k- William X. Kienzle's The Rosary Murders
l- Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone
m- Pamela Morsi's Last Dance at Jitterbug Lounge
n- Janis Cooke Newman's The Russian Word for Snow
o- George Orwell's Burmese Days
p- Jodi Picoult's Harvesting the Heart
q- Amanda Quick's Mistress
r- Nora Robert's The Calhouns
s- Anita Shreve's All He Ever Wanted
t- Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club
u- Jane Urquhart's The Underpainter
v- Elizabeth Vaughan's Warprize
w- Patricia Weitz's College Girl
y- Erin Yorke's The Desert Rogue
x- Cathy Maxwell's You and No Other
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I'm inI will post as books are completed
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Another favorite challenge!A: Atherton, Nancy/Aunt Dimity's Death 1/12
B: Barry, C.J./Unraveled 1/11
C: Castle, Richard/Naked Heat 1/7
D: Day, Alyssa/Atlantis Betrayed 2/14
E: Eisdorfer, Erica/The Wet Nurse's Tale 1/25
F: Fisher, Catherine/Incarceron 5/23
G: Greiman, Lois/One Hot Mess 3/6
H: Hurley, Tonya/Ghostgirl: Homecoming 1/14
I: Ivy, Alexandra/Embrace the Darkness 2/27
J: James, Brian/Zombie Blondes 3/1
K: Kagawa, Julie/The Iron Daughter 1/19
L: Laurie, Victoria/A Vision of Murder 1/10
M: Miller, Linda Lael/One Wish 1/16
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P: Pettersson, Vicki/The Scent of Shadows10/31
Q: Quinn, Spencer/Thereby Hangs a Tail 4/17
R: Ryan, Carrie/The Forest of Hands and Teeth 2/3
S: Showalter, Gena/Jewel of Atlantis 2/2
T: Thurman, Rob/Roadkill 1/5
U: Unger, Lisa/Die for You 12/22
V: Viehl, Lynn/Evermore 1/8
W: Webber, Minda/The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing 2/23
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Z: Zevin, Gabrielle/Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac 5/18
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I'm tempted to do this one because I happen to have an author whose name starts with X! :p
Yz the Whyz wrote: "2011 A-Z Author ChallengeRead 26 books which authors' names (either first or last) begin with the letters of the alphabet. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is a..."
Newbie asks do you mean done during 2011?
Count me in! Danielle's RRRC 2011 A-Z Author Challenge
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2011 A-Z Author Challenge 9/26
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K Karen Hawkins: One Night in Scotland 1/7
L Lisa Kleupas: Love Come to Me 1/20
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Shirley wrote: Newbie asks do you mean done during 2011? ..."Yep. Thanks for catching that error. : )
A-Z Author ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
26/26 Completed
A: Adrian, Lara. Taken by Midnight 01/18***
B: Bangs, Nina. Master of Ecstasy 01/31*
C: Charlaine Harris. Living Dead in Dallas 01/30*
D: Dane, Lauren. Enforcer 01/21*
E: Evanovich, Janet. Four to Score 02/10*****
F: Frost, Jeaniene. Eternal Kiss of Darkness 02/05*****
G: Garwood, Julie. The Secret 02/21*****
H: Harte, Marie. Roane 02/06***
I: Ilona Andrews. Magic Burns 02/04****
J: Johanna Lindsey. Man of My Dreams 01/07***
K: Karen Marie Moning. Bloodfever 02/03****
L: L.A. Banks. Minion 01/02**
M: Mallery, Susan. Falling For Gracie 01/05****
N: Nalini Singh. Hostage to Pleasure 01/09****
O: Olivia Brynn Falling Star 03/17****
P: Phillips, Susan Elizabeth. Just Imagine (Revised) 02/03***
Q: Quinn, Julia. The Viscount Who Loved Me 01/25****
R: Robb, J.D. Glory in Death 01/15*****
S: Shelly Laurenston. Here Kitty, Kitty! 02/07*****
T: Thomas, Sherry. Not Quite a Husband 03/31***
U: Urban, Madeleine. Caught Running 07/19*****
V: Viehl, Lynn. If Angels Burn 01/29*
W: Ward, J.R. Lover Unleashed 04/22***
X: Alexandra Ivy. Embrace The Darkness 07/14**
Y: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn 07/22**
Z: Zane, Cora. Crossing Borders 03/12**
I'm in..This looks like a fun way to try some new authors!A:
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Okay, I'm in, even though I haven't finished this year's challenge yet. Darn letter "U"!I'll post as I go.
I'm in. Now to the TBR pile to make it diminish.
RRRC 2011 A-Z Author Challenge 22/26 Completed
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I'm in again, but a list will come after Christmas.
In for this one too. List to be posted later...
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I'm in.26/26
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A - The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong 1/20
B - Jan Bowles -In Debt To The Dom 1/20
C - Tiffany Clare-Surrender of a Lady 1/10
D - Wynter Daniels-Rude, Nude and Socially Unacceptable 1/2
E - Stacey Espino-Damaged Cowboys 2/1
F - Marie Force-Everyone Loves A Hero 4/15
G - Jannine Gallant -After All These years 2/1
H -Sydney Holliday -Perfect Fit For Three 1/18
I - Cedar Bluffs Bachelor Doctor by Lara Iding 11.20
J - Joan Johnston-The Rivals 2/9
K - Kieran Kramer - Dukes to the Left of me, Princes to the Right 1/10
L - Lora Leigh-Nauti Nights 1/7
M - Sarah Mayberry - Burning Up 2/3
N - Tara Nina-Double Dilemma 2/1
O - Sophie Oak-Two to Ride 3/28
P - Alison Paige-Little Red and the Wolf 1/2
Q - Cari Quinn-Insatiable 3/13
R - Tonya Ramagos-Voices and Lies 1/26
S - Amanda Scott-Highland Master 2/3
T - Marie Tuhart-Roped and Ready 3/9
U - Ursula Sinclair-White Wedding 11.21
V - Eve Vaughn -Holiday Hell 1/11
W - Aris Whittier-Fatal Embrace 1/2
X - Bastian by Tianna Xander 11/19
Y - Dog-Gone But Not Forgotten by CD Yates 6/28
Z - Michelle Zurlo -Two Masters for Samantha 1/20
I'll give this one a shot!! I'll post as I go...
I'll try this one. I'll post as I go.A
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RRRC - 2011 A-Z Author Challenge 0/26
A - Cecelia Ahern - A Place Called Here
B - Jim Butcher - Fool Moon
C - Kresley Cole - Dark Desires After Dusk
D - MaryJanice Davidson - Undead and Unreturnable
E - Jennifer Estep - Spider's Bite: An Elemental Assassin Book
F - Jeaniene Frost - At Grave's End
G - Justin Gustainis - Evil Ways
H - Charlaine Harris - From Dead to Worse
I - Larissa Ione - Desire Unchained
J - J.D. Robb - Naked in Death
K - Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian
L - Jeff Lindsay - Dexter in the Dark
M - Gregory Maguire - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
N - Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood
O - Maggie O'Farrell - After You'd Gone
P - James Patterson - Jack & Jill
Q - Queen Noor Al-Hussein - Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
R - Jennifer Rardin - Once Bitten, Twice Shy
S - Danielle Steel - Zoya
T - J.R.R. Tolkien - The Return of the King
U - John Updike - The Witches of Eastwick
V - Rachel Vincent - Stray
W - J.R. Ward - Lover Mine
X - Max Barry - Jennifer Government
Y - Toby Young - How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Z - Anthony E. Zuiker - Level 26: Dark Origins
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2011 A-Z Authors ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2011
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Are we editing our original post the whole time or adding updated posts every so often?
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I don't know which A-Z Challenge is harder - ie Book or Author (of course, I want to go with the easier one :)) but I'm going to give this one a shot for 2011! 'U' and 'Y' are going to be my problem children at this stage...I'll sort out my list later...
RRRC 2011 A-Z Author Challenge14/26 Done!
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10. JOHNSON, Alissa - As Luck Would Have It (Providence, #1)
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21. UPDIKE, John - The Witches of Eastwick
22. VINCENT, Rachel - Pride (Shifters, #3)
23. WARD, J.R. - Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5)
24. X DEVERAUX, Jude - Velvet Song: (Montgomery, #4)
25. Yann MARTEL – Life of Pi
26. Zoe ARCHER - Warrior (The Blades of the Rose, #1)
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*list still subject to change
i'm in. love that i have the whole yr. i think i can actually accomplish this one. hehe. will post soon.
Yay! I'm in for this one :)21/26 Completed
A: Jennifer Ashley - Primal Bonds **4/15/11
B: Patricia Briggs - River Marked **3/9/11
C: Charlaine Harris - Dead Reckoning **5/4/11
D: Shannon Delaney - Secrets & Shadows. **3/7/11
E: Emily Giffin - Something Borrowed **4/25/11
F: Beth Fantaskey - Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side **4/26/11
G: Claudia Grey - Afterlife **3/15/11
H: Holly Black - Red Glove **4/13/11
I: Inara Scott - The Candidates **4/30/11
J: Jenna Black - Shadowspell **1/14/11
K: Sherrilyn Kenyon - Invincible **3/26/11
L: Jennifer Laurens - Heavenly **3/23/11
M: Melissa Marr - Radiant Shadows **2/7/11
N: Nalini Singh - Angel's Blood **2/15/11
O: Lauren Oliver - Delirium
P: PC Cast - Awakened **1/7/11
Q: Paula Quinn - A Highlander Never Surrenders. **9/5/11
R: Rachel Hawkins - Demon Glass *3/12/11
S: Jeri Smith-Ready - Shade. **2/10/11
T: Tricia Rayburn - Siren
U: Lisa Unger - Beautiful Lies
V: Rachel Vincent - If I Die **10/26/11
W: Kiersten White - Paranormalcy**1/21/11
X: Alyxandra Harvey - Blood Feud **1/10/11
Y: Yvonne Woon - Dead Beautiful. **7/1/11
Z: Michelle Zink - Prophecy of the Sisters
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Read 26 books which authors' names (either first or last) begin with the letters of the alphabet. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable.
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
You can sign up anytime, and you can backdate books if you know when you finished it, as long as it was done in the year 2011.