The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.1. Bye, bye!
Hurricane season is almost over – and so are these names.
Retired Hurricane Names

For this task, you may choose either the 1 or the 2 book option:
A. Two books - Read one book with an author whose name is on the “retired names” list
AND
Read another book published in the year that author’s name was retired
For example, you could read anything by Sarah Addison Allen AND A Confederacy of Dunces or Looking for Rachel Wallace,each published in 1980, the year the name "Allen" was retired.

OR

B. One book - Read one book by an author whose name is on the “retired names” list that was published in the same year that the name was retired.

For example, the name Dean was retired in 2007, so you could read The Good Guy by Dean Koontz, Harlem Summerby Walter Dean Myers, or The Time It Takes to Fall: A Novel by Margaret Lazarus Dean, all of which were published in 2007.

Common variations or other language equivalents of the name may be used - for instance, Charley and Charles or Tomas and Thomas.

Works as equivalents:
Jeanne - Jean, Joan, Jane
Carlos - Charles
Tom - Thomas

Not equivalent:

Frances - Frank
Frances - Francis

Will you accept "Frank" in place of "Frances"?

Is Carlos acceptable for Charles? And Tom for Thomas? :)

I think I'll use The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau. Published in 2004.

S. E. Hinton is really Susan Eloise Hinton per her GR bio. So I could read a book that she published in 1975 Rumble Fish since Eloise was retired as a name in 1975. Correct?

Kate wrote: "Will you accept "Frank" in place of "Frances"?"

Frances with an "e" is most typically the female form (the male form is normally "Francis"). So, Frank would not be a common variation of the name, and won't work here.

SuzieR wrote: "Is Carlos acceptable for Charles? And Tom for Thomas? :)"

yes, and yes.

Bea wrote: "S. E. Hinton is really Susan Eloise Hinton per her GR bio. So I could read a book that she published in 1975 Rumble Fish since Eloise was retired as a name in 1975. Correct?"

You need to use the name that comes up as the author of the book, when the book is linked. It doesn't matter what names the initials may stand for - the name itself must be listed as the author's name.

Okay, another question. Hard to explain, so I'll use an example. If I use the 2 book option for David, which was retired in 1979: For the book I use for the year, can I use The Long Walk, which was published in 1979 IF I read the book out of the compilation The Bachman Books, which was published in 1996 (It actually lists the publication date as 1977, but that's when the first of the 4 stories was published). I know I have to list both sources when I post, so I wasn't sure if this would count, since the copy I'm reading was published in the wrong year.

Kate wrote: "Okay, another question. Hard to explain, so I'll use an example. If I use the 2 book option for David, which was retired in 1979: For the book I use for the year, can I use [book:The Long Walk|9014..."

If the individual book from the compilation you're reading was published in the correct year, that's fine - the date the compilation was published isn't dispositive. As you said, just link to the individual book as well, so it's clear that it was published in the correct year.

Okay, thanks for clearing that up for me. :)

Sandy wrote: "Bea wrote: "S. E. Hinton is really Susan Eloise Hinton per her GR bio. So I could read a book that she published in 1975 Rumble Fish since Eloise was retired as a name in 1975. Corre..."

Shoot! OK, will keep looking.

OK..I got it!

Isabel retied 2003

My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile by Isabel Allende

I think this works as one book....I hope (crossing fingers and toes).

I think I got one for those that like YA. Evermore by Alyson Noel which fits NOEL in 2007.

Does this work Sandy?

Bea wrote: "OK..I got it!

Isabel retied 2003

My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile by Isabel Allende

I think this works as one book....I hope (crossing fingers an..."
Looks like a perfect choice to me.

★Meghan★ wrote: "I think I got one for those that like YA. Evermore by Alyson Noel which fits NOEL in 2007.

Does this work Sandy?"

It sure does.

Is Jane OK as the English translation of Jeanne?

Rosemary wrote: "Is Jane OK as the English translation of Jeanne?"

Yes, I found references to Jeanne as the French form of Jean, Joan, and Jane.

John for Juan

Beth NC wrote: "John for Juan"

Fine

I would like to use How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean- using Dean and published in 2007.

Fran wrote: "I would like to use How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean- using Dean and published in 2007."

sounds good.

Would you accept a Dick Francis book for Hurricane Frances?

I'm from the UK but was holidaying in Florida when Frances hit. Fun times!!

Paul wrote: "Would you accept a Dick Francis book for Hurricane Frances?

I'm from the UK but was holidaying in Florida when Frances hit. Fun times!!"

I'm going to have to say no to this one - Frances is a female name, Francis is the male version. So, this isn't a foreign language equivalent or a common variation - it's more like trying to use "Jane" for "John."

The point of this exception is to cover names like "Charley" which could be very difficult to find as an author's name, but which is really just a variation of "Charles."

Would The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George orThe Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers byMargaret George be acceptable?

Laurie wrote: "Would The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George orThe Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers byMargaret George be a..."

Yes, "George" is okay for "Georges."

Me, I'm just hoping that Irene doesn't turn out to be one that has to be retired.... We've had a little too much Mother Nature in Virginia this week!

I'd like to use Mercy of These Bones by Vivien Dean which was published in 2007 for the task in order to satisfy both conditions of the task. Does this work?

And I agree with you about Mother Nature. I'm in DE and I'm hoping we only get rain. Have the ripple effect from your earthquake on Tues was definitely enough for me for a good long while.

Sandy wrote: "Laurie wrote: "Would The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George orThe Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by[author:Margaret Ge..."

Same here - If she makes it as far north as they're predicting, I'll get soaked (Maine)

Sassafrass wrote: "I'd like to use Mercy of These Bones by Vivien Dean which was published in 2007 for the task in order to satisfy both conditions of the task. Does this work?"

It sure does.

Sandy, I'm sending everyone on the East Coast good wishes and prayers from the Gulf Coast where we know a thing or two about hurricanes...here's hoping everyone has gassed up their car and has water, charcoal and candles!

Funny thing is I lived in Richmond for a few years, and I just can't wrap my head around that earthquake thing...in Mineral?? or Louisa or wherever exactly it was.

Cindy AL wrote: "Sandy, I'm sending everyone on the East Coast good wishes and prayers from the Gulf Coast where we know a thing or two about hurricanes...here's hoping everyone has gassed up their car and has wate..."

Well, Mineral, Louisa, same deal, really - I live in Richmond, so awfully close, and it was pretty wild. I've been through plenty of hurricanes, but that was my first earthquake!

Another question reference Margaret George - does the publication date have to be the original date or the edition? The Memoirs of Cleopatra was originally published in 1997 but the edition I have came out in 1998?, and the edition of Henry VIII also came out in 1998 but was originally published in 1986?

Laurie wrote: "Another question reference Margaret George - does the publication date have to be the original date or the edition? The Memoirs of Cleopatra was originally published in 1997 but the edition I have..."

Original publication date.

Sandy wrote: "Laurie wrote: "Another question reference Margaret George - does the publication date have to be the original date or the edition? The Memoirs of Cleopatra was originally published in 1997 but the..."

Okay, thanks!

ugh - we got the remnants of Lee last night...he never touches land, but came close enough that it rained...not fun! lol! i'm in MD - apparently Richmond wasn't too bad

Can it be 1/2 of a writing team?

For 2007, the name "felix"
if I read something written by Felix Francis in conjunction with dad (Dick Francis)...as long as Felix gets listed as co-author, would that be acceptable?

Christine US wrote: "Can it be 1/2 of a writing team?

For 2007, the name "felix"
if I read something written by Felix Francis in conjunction with dad (Dick Francis)...as long as Felix gets listed as co-author, wo..."

yes

Will a middle name work? Example: Harley Jane Kozak work for hurricane Jeanne (Jane)?

Valorie wrote: "Will a middle name work? Example: Harley Jane Kozak work for hurricane Jeanne (Jane)?"

Middle name is fine, as long as it's part of the author name that shows up on goodreads.

Sandy wrote: "Valorie wrote: "Will a middle name work? Example: Harley Jane Kozak work for hurricane Jeanne (Jane)?"

Middle name is fine, as long as it's part of the author name that shows u..."

Great, thanks!