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Use the first name or last name of a Author that wrote a book you have read about between January 01, 2012 - December 31, 2012.

You can use books you read for other challenges. A Author may only be used once, so total Authors to be read is 26.

A - Ashton, Brodi - Everneath
B - Anne Greenwood Brown
C - Carter, Ally - Heist Society
D - The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi
E - Elisa Ludwig - Pretty Crooked
F - Flynn,Gilian - Gone Girl
G - Gilman, Dorothy - Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
H - Hocking, Amanda - Switched
I - India Drummond - Azuri Fae
J - John Marsden - Tomorrow, When the War Began
K - Julie Kagawa - The Immortal Rules
L - The Initiation by L.J. Smith
M - Meyer, Stephanie - Twilight
N - Noel, Alyson - Shadowland
O - Daphne Olivier - The Kennaway Woman
P - Paige, Harbison - New Girl
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R - The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
S - Laurie Faria Stolarz - Deadly Little Secret
T - On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves
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V - Veronica Roth - Divergent
W - William Shakespear - Romeo and Juliet
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Y - Brenna Yovanoff - The Replacement
Z - What's Left of Me by Kat Zang

22/25

A - Neal Asher Prador Moon
B - A.S. Byatt Ragnarok
C - David Constantine The Pillars of Hercules
D - Donato Carrisi The Whisperer
E - Julia Elliot Fantastic Women
F - Gillian Flynn Gone Girl
G - W.G. Marshall Enormity
H - Christopher Hitchens God is Not Great
I - Iain M. Banks Use of Weapons
J - Walter Jon Williams The Fourth Wall
K - Sheila Kohler The Bay of Foxes
L - Joe R. Lansdale Edge of Dark Water
M - A. Lee Martinez Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain
N - Neal Stephenson The Diamond Age
O - Daniel O'Malley The Rook
P - Patrick Suskind Perfume
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R - Robert Bennett Jackson The Troupe
S - Jackson Spence This Devil's Dice
T - Tristan J. Tarwater Thieves at Heart
U - Ursula Poznanski Erebos
V - Catherynne M. Valente The Habitation of the Blessed
W - Diana Wynne Jones The Spellcoats
X - Xiaolu Guo UFO in Her Eyes
Y - Rio Youers - Westlake Soul
Z - Zoe Ferraris Kingdom of Strangers

Progress: 24/26

A - Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange
B - Bertrice Small - Darling Jasmine
C - Courtney Allison Moulton - Angelfire
D - Robert Devereaux - Baby's first book of seriously f*d up shit
E - Simone Elkeles - Perfect Chemistry
F - Marianne Fredriksson - Hanna's Daughter
G - Maurissa Guibord - Warped
H - H.M Ward - Cursed
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J - Jandy Nelson - The Sky is Everywhere
K - Tammy Kling - The Compass
L - Kathryn Lasky - The Capture
M - Malinda Lo - Huntress
N - Nalini Singh - Tangle of Need
O - Lauren Oliver - Before i Fall
P - Christopher Paolini - Inheritance
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R - J.K Rowling - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
S - Jennifer E. Smith - The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
T - Cate Tiernan - Immortal Beloved
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W - Dan Wells - Partials
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Y - Yvonne Woon - Dead Beautiful
Z - Anthony E. Zuiker - Dark Origins

Total 21

1/26

A - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
B - The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood
C - Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
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M - Haruki Murakami - 1Q84, #2
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Katherine wrote: "A - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
B - The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood
C - Living Dead in Dallas by [author:Charlai..."

Hey Katherine, Oryx and Crake is a really great Atwood book! Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did :)

A - Margaret Atwood (Alias Grace)
B - Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre)
C - Paulo Coelho (Eleven Minutes)
D - Melissa de la Cruz (Misguided Angel)
E - Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho)
F - Kate Furnivall (The Russian Concubine)
G - George RR Martin (A Dance with Dragons)
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J - JR Ward (Crave)
K - Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner)
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M - Richelle Mead (Bloodlines)
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P - James Patterson (10th Anniversary)
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S - Mary Shelley (Frankenstein)
T - Truman Capote (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
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V - Cecily von Ziegesar (Gossip Girl #2)
W - Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
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oh yeah my spot!
A - Austen, Jane - Sanditon, The Watsons and Lady Susan
B - Brian Kavanaugh - Bloody Ham
C - Christopher Paolini - Inheritance
D - Diana Wynne Jones - The Spellcoats
E - Emma Donoghue - The Sealed letter
F - F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
G - Galbraith, Lettice - The Shadow on the blind (Baldwin, Louisa )
H - Hella S. Haasse - Een Nieuwer Testament
I - Ian McEwan - The Cement Garden
J - Joan Holub - Athena the Wise
K - Krentz, Jayne Ann - White Lies
L - Leanda de Lisle - The Sisters who would be queen
M - MaryJanice Davidson - Undead and Unwed
N - Naomi Novik - Warriors 2
O - Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall
P - Plaidy, Jean - the King's Secret matter
Q - Quick, Amanda - Surrender
R - Robert Silverberg - Warriors 1 edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
S - Sansom, C.J. - Dissolution
T - Terry Pratchett - Equal Rites
U - Uma McCormack - Worlds of DS9
V - Veronica Wolff - Ladies Prefer Rogues
W - Williams, Suzanne - Artemis the Loyal
X - Xenophon - The Expedition of Cyrus
Y - Yasmine Galenorn - Songs of Love and Death edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (Carrie Vaugh)
Z - Zink, Michelle - Prophecy of the Sisters

COMPLETED

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S -Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games)
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☑A - Amanda Hocking
☑B - Lauren Beukes
☑C - Andrea Cremer
☑D - Derek Landy
☑E - Elfriede Jelinek
☑F - Félix J. Palma
☑G - A.C. Gaughen
☑H - Mark Hodder
☑I - Ilsa Bick
☑J - J M McDermott
☑K - Kathy Reichs
☑L - L. Jagi Lamplighter
☑M - Melina Marchetta
☑N - Nancy Kress
☑O - Kenneth Oppel
☑P - Terry Pratchett
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☑R - Rowling J.K.
☑S - Stieg Larsson
☑T - Terry Goodkind
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☑V - Val McDermid
☑W - Daniel Woodrell
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☑Y - Y. S. Lee
☑Z - Kat Zhang
(23/26)

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20/26


A - Andrew Smith - The Marbury Lens
B - Bill Konigsberg - Out of the Pocket
C - Peter Crowther - Darkness Falling
D - Daniel Kraus - Rotters
E - Elizabeth Scott - Living Dead Girl
F - Catherine Fisher - Incarceron
G - Gena Showalter - Intertwined
H - Kevin Hearne - Tricked
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J - John Green - Will Grayson, Will Grayson
K - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim
L - Lili St. Crow - Reckoning
M - Michael Grant - Gone
N - Neal Shusterman - Everwild
O - Gregg Olsen - Envy
P - Patrick Ness - The Knife of Never Letting Go
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R - Rebecca Stead - When You Reach Me
S - Sophie Littlefield - Aftertime
T - Rob Thurman - Nightlife
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W - Scott Westerfeld - Peeps
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Y - Kelley York - Hushed
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C- Christopher Paolini - Eragon
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H- Hunter S Thompson. - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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K- Kristin Cast - Dragon's Oath
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S- Stephen King - Dreamcatcher
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W- Wilbur Smith - The Leopard Hunts in Darkness
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Alice Hoffman
Bella Malory
Collins Suzanne
Dixon Heather
Emma Donoughue
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Harriot Lerner
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Jennings, Katie
Kelly Letcher
Lois Lowry
Magendie, Kathryn
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Paulo Coelho
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Susanna Kearsley
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Victoria Connelly
Walter Isaacson
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Yeager, Selene
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I wanted to mention I book I am reading for this challenge even though it isn't that interesting. It is The Expedition of Cyrus by Xenophon translated by Robin Waterfield. The book is about a war and the travels to and from that war. It isn't that thick but it is a bit boring because it deals mostly with facts instead of a telling a story. Which means among other things that it tells you how much they travelled each day. Why I wanted to mention it is because of the author which is Xenophon. So you can use it for the X in this challenge. Xenophon also plays a part in the book and he mentions himself in third person, so you can also use it for the A-Z character challenge. it is also translated from ancient Greek so you can use it for the Diabolical Reading Challenge.
Like I said it isn't very interesting, but I still thought I mention it to you guys so you knew about it and can decide for yourself if you want to read it or not.

Yeah I am done!
That is three of the A-Z challenges.

Congratz!

Thanks!

congrats :)

Thanks!

Done - here they are for the year.

26/26

A - Andrew Martin Death on a Branch Line
B - Simon Brett Death on the Downs
C - Eoin Colfer Plugged
D - Margaret Durrell Whatever Happened To Margo?
E - Andrew Eames The 8:55 to Baghdad
F - Linda Fairstein Final Jeopardy
G - Elizabeth George A Great Deliverance
H - Susan HillThe Various Haunts of Men
I - Miranda Innes Cinnamon City: Falling for the Magical City of Marrakech
J - Erica James A Breath of Fresh Air
K - Ronnie Kasrils The Unlikely Secret Agent
L - Michael Lewis Liar's Poker
M - Greg Marinovich The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War
N - Jay Naidoo Fighting for Justice
O - Margie Orford Like Clockwork
P - Terry Pratchett The Color of Magic
Q - Amanda Quick Second Sight
R - Kathy Reichs Déjà Dead
S - Nigel Slater Toast
T - Rosie Thomas The Kashmir Shawl
U - Nicola Upson An Expert in Murder
V - Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan: Time to Declare - My Autobiography
W - Jacquiline Winspear Pardonable Lies
X - Xinran Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
Y - William Young The Shack
Z - Zakes Mda Sometimes there is a Void – Memoirs of an Outsider

Edit: Unfortunately you have to do X for this one :(

Lauren wrote: "Edit: Unfortunately you have to do X for this one :("

Damn, fortunately I can probably find one.

An author with an X is much easier than a title with an X. You should be able to do this. Good luck!

Go Carolien, you can do it! :)

My mother sent me a parcel of books which I opened this afternoon with an author with a X! Not a particularly happy subject - stories about Chinese women who have lost daughters, but I'll read The Happiness Project after that to cheer me up. It should also solve my quest for a charater with an X since that's the only one I seem to be missing there as well.

I just have a massive pile of books to read before the end of the month - about 8 I think to finish all the bits and pieces and we're supposed to be moving house in between it all! I'm still single parent to our 2 daughters as well until my husband get back in 10 days time from India so hopefully I'll get it all done.

Well if you're moving house and a single parent and missing your husband and preparing for Christmas it is very important that every day you take some me time so you don't go completely nuts! That means that every day you get to read to relax and no one can say anything about it. :D

Sounds like a brilliant excuse to me!

Why don't we add a South African Book Lovers A-Z next year? The A-Z consists of names of the members of the group and you have to read a book of each ones bookshelf. At least we have a member whose name starts with X! So for B I can read a book of any of your bookshelves, C one of Claudia's etc.

That sounds fun :)

I like that plan!!

Except there is no member who starts with U...

We can make it a rule that for U, you can use anybody's name that has a U in it. Do we have a member starting with Z?

How's your house and animal relocation projects going?

Sounds like a plan! I will start the challenge then :)
Someone please remind me if I forget!

Carolien wrote: "We can make it a rule that for U, you can use anybody's name that has a U in it. Do we have a member starting with Z?

How's your house and animal relocation projects going?"

Yes, there is one z. Didn't check how many books they had read though.

We are all settled in the new house. My dog is missing friends but goes for lots of walls and my parents are around most days so he is not alone. My cat is still inside but getting interested in checking out things beyond my door. He well get to explore my parents house on the weekend and probably go outside on the last weekend of the month. My python seems oblivious to the whole move!

Now I am back at work dealing with all the chaos related to construction in areas with live animals as well as peak season!

Updated with X and done. It was a heartbreaking book, but well written so if anybody needs an X, it's worth keeping her in mind. She's written a few books.

Congrats!

You have read the X author book I have planned for next year. :) I found the book a while ago in a sales bin and immediately thought to buy it for this challenge for next year, since I already read my X author book.

It's great, because it is semi autographical you can use it for the character one as well.

Congrats Carolien!

Carolien wrote: "It's great, because it is semi autographical you can use it for the character one as well."

I saw! it is the perfect solution.
It was the same with the X author book I read this year which was written by Xenophon and he himself also appeared in the book. I already had an X character so I didn't have to use, him but it is a great thing when you have that option. Although I must admit reading Xenophon is not for everybody. :)