The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.7 - Amanda A's task: Name Train
This is a two book task.

Book 1 - Using the last letter of your Readerboard name, read a book whose author's first, middle, or last name begins with that letter. If your Readerboard name has more than one word, you may use the last letter of any word in the name. For example, my Readerboard name is Amanda A so my first book could be a book by Alice Hoffman.

Book 2 - Read a book whose author's first, middle, or last name begins with the last letter of the previous author's first or last name. Based on the example above, I could read a book by Janet Evanovich or Nicholas Sparks.

Note: If your Readerboard name ends with X, Y, or Z and you do not have other letters to choose from (i.e., you have only a one word Readerboard name), let me know and I'll use a random list generator to select a letter from A-W for you to use.

Required: Point out the connections between the letters when you post. If you got a randomly-generated letter from Amanda, point that out also.

Fantastic Fiction - Browse authors by letter

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This thread is now open.

Checking I got this right:

My readerboard name ends in A, so I picked Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter as my first book

Then chose Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins as my second book, where Carter ends in R, and Rachel begins in R.

I have (the ghostreader) in my readerboard name so do I count the r in reader or the E in my first name?

I am Tammy AZ and will definitely need a random letter generated:)

Does this include states? My reader board name is Kathryn CA to keep me seperate from all the other Kathryn's out there. Do I use A or N?

My readerboard name is Felina

Book 1: The Living Dead by John Joseph Adams

Book 2: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler

From A to H. Does this work?

Did I do this correctly?

Kathy G.
I chose:
#1- Mister Monday by Garth Nix
#2- The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

Thanks.

Making sure I did this correctly...

Readerboard name: ★Meghan★

#1: Mary's Son by Darryl Nyznyk by Darryl Nyznyk
#2: Snow: A Retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves by Tracy Lynn

If anyone cares to make a go of it, some XYZ authors from my shelves....

Can Xue
Gene Luen Yang
Alexander Yates (Moondogs: A Novel is still one of my favorite reads of 2011)
Bill Yenne
Shuichi Yoshida
Carlos Ruis Zafon
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Dave Zeltserman
Carl Zimmer
Hans Zinsser
Markus Zusak

Shawna Yang Ryan
Yukio Mishima
Zadie Smith
Zoë Heller
Zora Neale Hurston

My user name is KSMary so I also would like a letter generated randomly please.

Thanks!

I just want to make sure I have this right! :)

My reader name is Randi, so I chose Ursula, Under by Ingrid Hill. Then I went from Ingrid Hill to Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

I'm planning to read something by Kenzaburo Oe, followed by Jeffrey Eugenides. Just making sure I'm getting this right!

Random letter please!

Is it ok if I use an author who uses initials. Like my name is SASSAFRASS so I use author S.A. Reid for my first one. And then use an author who's name (first or last) starts with a D for my second book?

Would John le Carre' work for "L"? I was thinking of using Neil Gaiman as my first author (my readerboard name is Boston Kate) and then John le Carre', but I'm not sure if the "le" in "le Carre" works.

(Okay, for some reason the author link isn't linking to anything, but I'm looking for the John le Carre who wrote Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)

Kate wrote: Okay, for some reason the author link isn't linking to anything, but I'm looking for the John le Carre

John le Carré is listed with the accent.
(if you enter a title under add book, then switch tabs to add author, the corresponding authors come up. That's often easier than trying to insert the special characters)

Dionisia wrote: "If anyone cares to make a go of it, some XYZ authors from my shelves....

Can Xue
Gene Luen Yang
Alexander Yates (Moondogs: A Novel is..."

For any Zs out there- Gabrielle Zevin is one of my favorite YA authors. I loved Elsewhere and Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, and she has a few others I haven't read yet. Hope this helps!

Want to make sure I do this correctly:

Readerboard Name: Meghanly (Y)

(Y): Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

(N): Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

Another really good "X" author

Xinran Xinran

There's also an author named "Zoe Archer" on my TBR list, but I haven't read anything by her.

Katrina wrote: "Checking I got this right:

My readerboard name ends in A, so I picked Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter as my first book

Then chose [book:Demonglass|8428..."

Yes, that's right.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I have (the ghostreader) in my readerboard name so do I count the r in reader or the E in my first name?"

You may use the last letter of any word in the name. You could use the e in Jayme or the, the t in ghost or the r in reader.

Tammy wrote: "I am Tammy AZ and will definitely need a random letter generated:)"

Tammy, please use "D".

Kathryn CA wrote: "Does this include states? My reader board name is Kathryn CA to keep me seperate from all the other Kathryn's out there. Do I use A or N?"

You can use either letter.

Felina wrote: "My readerboard name is Felina

Book 1: The Living Dead by John Joseph Adams

Book 2: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler

From..."

Yes, that works.

Kathy G. wrote: "Did I do this correctly?

Kathy G.
I chose:
#1- Mister Monday by Garth Nix
#2- The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

Thanks."

Yes, that's correct.

★Meghan★ wrote: "Making sure I did this correctly...

Readerboard name: ★Meghan★

#1: Mary's Son by Darryl Nyznyk by Darryl Nyznyk
#2: [book:Snow: A Retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves..."

Yes, that's correct.

Dionisia wrote: "If anyone cares to make a go of it, some XYZ authors from my shelves....

Can Xue
Gene Luen Yang
Alexander Yates (Moondogs: A Novel is..."

Thanks, Dionisia!

KSMary wrote: "My user name is KSMary so I also would like a letter generated randomly please.

Thanks!"

Please use "L".

Randi wrote: "I just want to make sure I have this right! :)

My reader name is Randi, so I chose Ursula, Under by Ingrid Hill. Then I went from Ingrid Hill to Wench by Dolen Perkins..."

Yes, that's right.

Nonodisco wrote: "I'm planning to read something by Kenzaburo Oe, followed by Jeffrey Eugenides. Just making sure I'm getting this right!"

That works.

Another "Y" for the fantasy readers among us- Brenna Yovanoff.

Rosemary wrote: "Random letter please!"

Please use "B".

Sassafrass wrote: "Is it ok if I use an author who uses initials. Like my name is SASSAFRASS so I use author S.A. Reid for my first one. And then use an author who's name (first or last) starts with a D for my seco..."

That's fine. You could use the second initial of A or D for the second book.

Kate wrote: "Would John le Carre' work for "L"? I was thinking of using Neil Gaiman as my first author (my readerboard name is Boston Kate) and then [author:John le Carre'|5027..."

That works.

Thanks! "L" will be great!

Meghanly wrote: "Dionisia wrote: "If anyone cares to make a go of it, some XYZ authors from my shelves....

Can Xue
Gene Luen Yang
Alexander Yates ([book:Moondogs:..."

Thanks, Meghanly! I also enjoyed Elsewhere.

Meghanly wrote: "Want to make sure I do this correctly:

Readerboard Name: Meghanly (Y)

(Y): Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

(N): Monsters of Men by [author:Patrick Ness|3..."

That's correct.

Chris wrote: "Another really good "X" author

Xinran Xinran

There's also an author named "Zoe Archer" on my TBR list, but I haven't read anything by her."

Thanks, Chris! I also have Zoe Archer on my TBR.

I liked Zoe Archer - they are kinda of paranormal/fantasy romance

So I can use either A or H (Fiona or Titch)

Sandy wrote: "Another "Y" for the fantasy readers among us- Brenna Yovanoff."

Thanks, Sandy! I liked The Replacement.

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "So I can use either A or H (Fiona or Titch)"

That's correct.

Is The Woods - Harlan Coben and The Girls He Adored - Jonathan Nasaw ok?

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Is The Woods - Harlan Coben and The Girls He Adored - Jonathan Nasaw ok?"

Yes, that works.

Thanks Amanda x

oh for Y there is also Yasmine Galenorn - she writes PNR romance

Judy wrote: "Could I have a random letter chosen for me?
Thanks!"

Judy, please use "T".