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A-Z Author ChallengeA: A.Lee Martinez-Gil's All Fright Diner
---Antoine de Saint-Exupery-The Little Prince
---Ami McKay-The Birth House
---Alexandre Dumas-The Count of Monte Christo
---Alexandre Dumas-The Three Musketeers
B: Brian Wansink-Mindless Eating:Why We Eat More Than We Think
---Brian Azzarello-Joker
C: Charlaine Harris-Dead Until Dark
----------------------Living Dead in Dallas
----------------------Club Dead
----------------------Dead to the World
----------------------Dead as a Doornail
----------------------Definitely Dead
----------------------All together Dead
----------------------From Dead to Worse
---Cormac McCarthy-Outer Dark
-------------------All the Pretty Horses
-------------------The Crossing
-------------------Cities of the Plain
---Christopher Moore-Fool
D: D.H. Lawrence-Lady Chatterley's Lover
---Dai Sijie-Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
---DavidNickle-Monstrous Affections
---Dashiell Hammett-The Maltese Falcon
---Daphne Du Maurier-Rebecca
---David Small-Stitches
E: Elie Wiesel-Night
---E.L.Doctorow-Ragtime
---Erich Maria Remarque-All Quiet on the Western Front
F: Fred Stenson-The Trade
G: Geraldine Brooks-Year of Wonder
H: Hemingway-For Whom the Bell Tolls
---Hemingway-A Farewell to Arms
I: Ian McEwan-On Chesil Beach
J: John Irving -The World According to Garp
---John Stienbeck-Sweet Thursday
------------------Travels With Charley
---Jane Austen-Emma
---Jane Austen-Sense and Sensibility
---Joe Hill-Heart-Shaped Box
K: Kinsella, Sophie-Remember Me
L: Lehane, Dennis-Shutter Island
M: Matt Ruff-Bad Monkeys
---Mark Bittman-Food Matters
---Mary Swan-The Boys in Trees
N: Niccolo Machiavelli-The Prince
---Nevil Shute-On The Beach
O: Orhan Pamuk-Snow
P: Peter Carey-True History of the Kelly Gang
Q:
R: Ryan Mecum-Zombie Haiku
S: Shaun Tan-Tales from Outer Suburbia
---Sebastian Barry-The Secret Scripture
---Stephen King-The Stand
---Shirley Jackson-The Haunting
---Sebastien Japrisot-The Long Engagement
T: Tom Robbins-Still Life with Woodpecker
---Toni Morrison-The Bluest Eye
---Thomas C. Foster-How To read Literature Like A Professor
U: Paula Uruburu-American Eve
V:
W: William Shakespeare-King Lear
-----------------------Macbeth
-----------------------Much ado about Nothing
-----------------------Richard III
-----------------------A Midsummer Night's Dream
---W. Somerset Maugham Painted Veil
---William Faulkner-As I Lay Dying
---William Kennedy-Ironweed
---Walter M Miller-A CAnticle of Leibowitz
X: Alexandre Dumas-The Count of Monte Cristo
Y:
Z:
Good Luck Sherry! I am also going to try for 7 classics this year but I don't think I will pick them out ahead of time. This is a great idea.
Currently reading:War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Gil's All- Fright Diner by A.Lee Martinez
Edited: Jan 7
Finished book 3 in the Sookie Stackhouse series and I'm onto book 4Currently reading:
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
Macbeth-Shakespeare
Still Life with Woodpecker-Tom Robbins
War and Peace-Tolstoy
edited Jan 12
Finished book 4 in the Sookie Stackhouse seriesFinihed King Lear by Shakespeare Jan 18
Currently reading:
Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
Macbeth by Shakespeare
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
edited Jan 18
January Reading1. World According to Garp by John Irving- fin Jan 2
2. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris- fin Jan 6
3. Gil's All Fright Diner by A.Lee Martinez-fin Jan9
4. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris-fin Jan9
5. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris-fin Jan 12
6. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris-fin Jan 16
7. King Lear by Shakespeare-fin Jan 18
8. Macbeth by Shakespeare-fin Jan 20
9. Dead as a Doornail by C. Harris-fin Jan 26
10.Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins fin Jan 29
11.Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff-fin Jan 30
Febuary Reading1. Night by Elie Wiesel-Feb 1
2. Definitely Dead by C Harris-Feb 6
3. All Together Dead by C Harris-Feb 9
4. Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan-Feb 12
5. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence-Feb 16
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison-Feb 18
8. Snow by Orhan Pamuk
9. Sweet Thursday by John Stienbeck
10.Much Ado About Nothing by W.Shakespeare
11.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai
March Reading1. Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy-Mar 1
2. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier-Mar 5
3. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Expupiry-Mar 5
4. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry-Mar 9
5. Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks-Mar 14
6. Emma by Jane Austen
7. Mindless Eating:Why We Eat More Than We Think-Brian Wansink
8. How To read Literature Like A Professor-Thomas C.Foster
9. Richard III by Shakespeare
January Reads 1. World According to Garp - John Irving
2. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
3. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
4. Gil's All Fright Diner - A.Lee Martinez
5. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
6. Dead to the World - C. Harris
7. King Lear - Shakespeare
8. Dead as a Doornail - C.Harris
9. Macbeth - Shakespeare
10.Still Life with Woodpecker - Tom Robbins
11.Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
Febuary Reads
1. Night by Elie Wiesel
2. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
3. Altogether Dead by Charlaine Harris
4. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
5. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H.Lawrence
6. Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
7. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
8. Snow by Orhan Pamuk
9. Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare
10.Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
11.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
March Reads
1. Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
2. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
3. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
4. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
5. Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks
6. Emma by Jane Austen
7. Mindless Eating:Why We Eat More Than We Think-Brian Wansink
8. How To read Literature Like A Professor-Thomas C.Foster
9. Richard III by Shakespeare
April Reads
1. Lamb by Christopher Moore
2. Food Matters by Mark Bittman
3. Fool by Christopher Moore
4. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
6. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
7. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
May Reads
39. The Trade by Fred Stenson
40. The Birth House by Ami McKay
41. As I lay Dying by William Faulkner
42. Ironweed by William Kennedy
43. True Story of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
Currently reading The Stand by Stephen King
January Reads 1. World According to Garp - John Irving
2. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
3. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
4. Gil's All Fright Diner - A.Lee Martinez
5. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
6. Dead to the World - C. Harris
7. King Lear - Shakespeare
8. Dead as a Doornail - C.Harris
9. Macbeth - Shakespeare
10.Still Life with Woodpecker - Tom Robbins
11.Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
Febuary Reads
1. Night by Elie Wiesel
2. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
3. Altogether Dead by Charlaine Harris
4. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
5. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H.Lawrence
6. Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
7. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
8. Snow by Orhan Pamuk
9. Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare
10.Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
11.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
March Reads
1. Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
2. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
3. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
4. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
5. Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks
6. Emma by Jane Austen
7. Mindless Eating:Why We Eat More Than We Think-Brian Wansink
8. How To read Literature Like A Professor-Thomas C.Foster
9. Richard III by Shakespeare
April Reads
1. Lamb by Christopher Moore
2. Food Matters by Mark Bittman
3. Fool by Christopher Moore
4. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
6. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
7. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
May Reads
39. The Trade by Fred Stenson
40. The Birth House by Ami McKay
41. As I lay Dying by William Faulkner
42. Ironweed by William Kennedy
43. True Story of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
June Reads
44. The Stand by Stephen King
45. The Prince by Machiavelli
46. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Currently reading The Count of Monte Christo
January Reads 1. World According to Garp - John Irving
2. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
3. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
4. Gil's All Fright Diner - A.Lee Martinez
5. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
6. Dead to the World - C. Harris
7. King Lear - Shakespeare
8. Dead as a Doornail - C.Harris
9. Macbeth - Shakespeare
10.Still Life with Woodpecker - Tom Robbins
11.Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
Febuary Reads
12. Night by Elie Wiesel
13. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
14. Altogether Dead by Charlaine Harris
15. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
16. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H.Lawrence
17. Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
18. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
19. Snow by Orhan Pamuk
20. Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare
21.Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
22.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
March Reads
23. Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
24. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
25. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
26. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
27. Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks
28. Emma by Jane Austen
29. Mindless Eating:Why We Eat More Than We Think-Brian Wansink
30. How To read Literature Like A Professor-Thomas C.Foster
31. Richard III by Shakespeare
April Reads
32. Lamb by Christopher Moore
33. Food Matters by Mark Bittman
34. Fool by Christopher Moore
35. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
36. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
37. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
38. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
May Reads
39. The Trade by Fred Stenson
40. The Birth House by Ami McKay
41. As I lay Dying by William Faulkner
42. Ironweed by William Kennedy
43. True Story of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
June Reads
44. The Stand
45. The Prince
46. On Chesil Beach
July Reads
47. The Count of Monte Christo
48. American Eve the Evelyn Nesbit Story
49. The Boys in Trees
50. A Midsummer Night's Dream
51. Ragtime
52. All the Pretty Horses
Currently reading:
Travels with Charley-Steinbeck
The Crossing-Cormac McCarthy
The Haunting-Shirley Jackson
January Reads1. World According to Garp - John Irving
2. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
3. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
4. Gil's All Fright Diner - A.Lee Martinez
5. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
6. Dead to the World - C. Harris
7. King Lear - Shakespeare
8. Dead as a Doornail - C.Harris
9. Macbeth - Shakespeare
10.Still Life with Woodpecker - Tom Robbins
11.Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
Febuary Reads
12. Night by Elie Wiesel
13. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
14. Altogether Dead by Charlaine Harris
15. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
16. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H.Lawrence
17. Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
18. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
19. Snow by Orhan Pamuk
20. Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare
21.Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
22.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
March Reads
23. Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
24. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
25. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
26. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
27. Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks
28. Emma by Jane Austen
29. Mindless Eating:Why We Eat More Than We Think-Brian Wansink
30. How To read Literature Like A Professor-Thomas C.Foster
31. Richard III by Shakespeare
April Reads
32. Lamb by Christopher Moore
33. Food Matters by Mark Bittman
34. Fool by Christopher Moore
35. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
36. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
37. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
38. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
May Reads
39. The Trade by Fred Stenson
40. The Birth House by Ami McKay
41. As I lay Dying by William Faulkner
42. Ironweed by William Kennedy
43. True Story of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
June Reads
44. The Stand by Stephen King
45. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
46. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
July Reads
47. The Count of Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas
48. American Eve the Evelyn Nesbit Story by Paula Uruburu
49. The Boys in Trees by Mary Swan
50. A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare
51. Ragtime by E L Doctorow
52. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
August Reads
53. The Haunting by Shirley Jackson
54. The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy
55. Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
56. Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum
57. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
September Reads
59.Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy
60.A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller
61.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
62.The Joker by Brian Azzarello
63.The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
64.World War Z by Max Brooks
January Reads1. World According to Garp - John Irving
2. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
3. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
4. Gil's All Fright Diner - A.Lee Martinez
5. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
6. Dead to the World - C. Harris
7. King Lear - Shakespeare
8. Dead as a Doornail - C.Harris
9. Macbeth - Shakespeare
10.Still Life with Woodpecker - Tom Robbins
11.Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
Febuary Reads
12. Night by Elie Wiesel
13. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
14. Altogether Dead by Charlaine Harris
15. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
16. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H.Lawrence
17. Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
18. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
19. Snow by Orhan Pamuk
20. Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare
21.Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
22.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
March Reads
23. Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
24. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
25. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
26. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
27. Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks
28. Emma by Jane Austen
29. Mindless Eating:Why We Eat More Than We Think-Brian Wansink
30. How To read Literature Like A Professor-Thomas C.Foster
31. Richard III by Shakespeare
April Reads
32. Lamb by Christopher Moore
33. Food Matters by Mark Bittman
34. Fool by Christopher Moore
35. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
36. The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
37. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
38. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
May Reads
39. The Trade by Fred Stenson
40. The Birth House by Ami McKay
41. As I lay Dying by William Faulkner
42. Ironweed by William Kennedy
43. True Story of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
June Reads
44. The Stand by Stephen King
45. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
46. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
July Reads
47. The Count of Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas
48. American Eve the Evelyn Nesbit Story by Paula Uruburu
49. The Boys in Trees by Mary Swan
50. A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare
51. Ragtime by E L Doctorow
52. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
August Reads
53. The Haunting by Shirley Jackson
54. The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy
55. Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
56. Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum
57. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
September Reads
59. Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy
60. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller
61. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
62. The Joker by Brian Azzarello
63. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
64. World War Z by Max Brooks
October Reads
65. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
66. Monstrous Affections by David Nickle
67. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
68. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
69. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Nov Reads
70. Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella
71. A Very Long Engagement by Sebastian Japrisot
72. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
73. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
74. Stitches by David Small
75. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
76. Mad Dash by Patricia Gaffney
Currently Reading Under the Dome by Stephen King
2009 A-Z TITLE Challenge
A:All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
--AS I Lay Dying by William Fauklner
--American Eve by Paula Urburu
--All the Pretty Horses
--The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Twain
B:Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff
--The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
--Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
--The Birth House by Ami McKay
C:Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
--The Count of Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas
--The Crossing by McCarthy
--City of the Plains by McCarthy
--ACanticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller
D:Dead Until Dark-Charlaine Harris
--Dead to the World -Charlaine Harris
--Dead as a Doornail-Charlaine Harris
--Definitely Dead-Charlaine Harris
E:Emma-Jane Austen
F:From Dead to Worse-Charlaine Harris
--Fool- Christopher Moore
--Food Matters- Mark Bittman
--Five Quarters of the Orange-by Susan Harris
--For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway
G:Gil's All-Fright Diner by A.Lee Martinez
H:How To read Literature Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster
--The haunting by Shirley Jackson
I:Ironweed-William Kennedy
J: Joker by Brian Azzarello
K: King Lear by Shakespeare
L: Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
---Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H.Lawrence
---The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Expury
---Lamb by Christopher Moore
M: Macbeth by Shakespeare
---Mindless Eating:Why We eat More Than We Think by Brian Wasink
---A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare
---The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
---Monstrous Affections by David Nickle
N: Night by Elie Wiesel
O: Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
---On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
---On the Beach by Nevil Shute
P: Painted Veil W.Somerset Maugham
---The Prince by N. Machiavelli
Q: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
R: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
---Richard III by Shakespeare
---Ragtime by E L Doctorow
S: Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
---Snow by Orhan Pamuk
---Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
---The Scarlet Pimpernel-Baroness Orczy
---The stand by S. King
T: Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
---The Trade by Fred Stenson
---True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
---Travels With Charley by Steinbeck
---The Three Musketeers by Dumas
U: Under the Dome by Stephen King
V: A Very Long Engagement by Sebastian Japrisot
W: World According to Garp-by John Irving
---World War Z by Max Brooks
X:
Y: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Z: Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum
7 Classics in 09
The Count of Monte ChristoLes Miserables
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
The Adventures of Tom sawyerDr. Zhivago
For Whom the Bell Tolls1. Rebecca- Daphne Du Maurier
2. Emma- Jane Austen
3. Lady Chatterley's Lover- D H Lawrence
4. Sense and Sensibility- Jane Austen
5. The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy
6. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner
7. The count of Monte Christo-A.Dumas
8. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
9. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
10. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
11. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
12. The Haunting by Shirley Jackson
13. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway
14. All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque
15. A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway
Monthly Shakespeare Reads
1. King Lear
2. Macbeth
3. Much ado About Nothing
4. Richard III
5. A midsummers Night Dream
6 Non Fiction Reads
1. How to Read Literature Like A Professor-Thomas C Foster
2. Mindless Eating-Brian Wansink
3. Food Matters-Mark Bittman
4. The Prince-N. Machiavelli
5. American Eve The Evelyn Nesbit Story by Paula Urburu