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2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

EXAMPLE:
A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)
B - Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer (first/last name)
C - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (first name)

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
X - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix

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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

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2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

26/26 (Last Name) + 26/26 (First Name) Completed. Finished

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Aster:Willow Aster-Falling 5/18/24
Adriana Locke-Nothing But It All 3/03/24
Bromberg:K. Bromberg-Cockpit 5/23/24
Bink Cummings-23 Hours 6/16/24
Chouinard:M.M. Chouinard-The Dancing Girls 4/23/24
Corinne Michaels-Broken Dreams 2/02/24
Dunbar:L.B. Dunbar-Parentmoon 4/23/24
Danielle Girard-White Out 4/22/24
Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Returning Home 4/24/24
Emma Scott-Full Tilt 5/17/24
Force:Marie Force-Someone to Love 1/25/24
Freya Barker-Edge Of Reality 6/22/24
Goldberg:Lee Goldberg-Lost Hills 3/06/24
Gregg Olsen-The Amish Wife 5/06/24
Hood:D.K. Hood-Pray for Mercy 3/01/24
Helena Newbury-Guarded 1/20/24
Iden:Matthew Iden-The Spike 7/18/24
Isabella Maldonado-A Forgotten Kill 5/03/24
Jackson:A.L. Jackson-Don't Forget Me Tomorrow 5/05/24
Jana Deleon-Swamp Team 3 5/10/24
Kane:Ellery A. Kane-One Child Alive 8/18/24
Kristen Granata-Someone You Love 3/14/24
Loring:Kayley Loring-The Love Interest 3/02/24
Linda Castillo-Shamed 4/07/24
Martinez:Aly Martinez-Stolen Course 6/15/24
Marni Mann-The Playboy 5/28/24
Nicole:Brittanee Nicole-Irish 3/21/24
Natasha Madison-Mine to Keep 4/01/24
Orgeron:Heather M. Orgeron-Worth the Shots 6/23/24
Ofelia Martinez-Sensation 4/15/24
Proby:Kristen Proby-Wild for You 6/18/24
Penelope Ward-I Could Never 2/15/24
Quinn:Meghan Quinn-A Not So Meet Cute 6/12/24
Q.B. Tyler-The Worst Kept Secret 6/24/24
Robinson:M. Robinson-Tempting Enemy 6/25/24
Rachel Caine-Heartbreak Bay 3/21/24
Sorensen:Karla Sorensen-The Best Laid Plans 6/06/24
Shannon Baker-Broken Ties 2/11/24
Threadgill:Tom Threadgill-Coming of Winter 9/11/24
Toni Anderson-Cold Snap 5/28/24
Urban:Tony Urban-Her Killer Confession 8/17/24
Urcelia Teixeira-Vengeance is Mine 8/19/24
Vale:Lani Lynn Vale-Make Me Your Villain 9/10/24
Victor Methos-Crimson Lake Road 1/19/24
Webb:Can't Go Back-Debra Webb 3/29/24
Willow Rose-Till Death Do Us Part 3/01/24
Xander:Tianna Xander-Craving Eden 9/08/24
Xio Axelrod-The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes 9/09/24
Yarros:Rebecca Yarros-The Things We Leave Unfinished 4/17/24
Yahrah St. John-Seducing the Seal 5/13/24
Zunker:Chad Zunker-The Wife You Know 4/22/24
Zuri Day-Love On the Run 6/13/24

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

12/26 completed

A: Alanea Alder (My Healer) - 3/11/24
B: Bailey, James (The Flip Side) - 1/2/24
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D: Dolgner, Beth (Homicide at the Haunted House) - 5/10/24
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G: Glasgow, Kathleen (The Agathas) - 3/16/24
H: Harry Turtledove (The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump) - 6/1/24
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L: Lane Stone (Stay Calm and Collie On) - 6/24/24
M: Matthew Mather (CyberStorm) - 3/27/24
N: Nancy CoCo (A Midsummer Night's Fudge) - 2/22/24
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P: Patricia Briggs (Winter Lost) - 6/21/24
Q: McQuiston, Casey (Red, White & Royal Blue) - 1/4/24
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V: Valerie Burns (Murder is a Piece of Cake) - 6/8/24
W: Wells, Martha (All Systems Red) - 5/3/24
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2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A: Artemis by Andy Weir 11/1 1★
B: Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
C: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★
D: The Sisters by Dervla McTiernan 10/2 4★
E: Beware the Past by Joy Ellis 2/2 4★
F: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 25/1 3★
G: A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★
H: Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton 2/1 5★
I: The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming 22/2 2.5★
J: If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
K: The Rainbow Trail by Kathleen Gooding 3/2 2.5★
L: Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★
M: Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
N: Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★
O: Lost Souls by Jenny O'Brien 16/2 3★
P: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 6/2 4★
Q: Mrs. Plansky's Revenge by Spencer Quinn 22/6 3.5★
R: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 17/1 4★
S: Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★
T: The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett 25/2 5★
U: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JUster 2/3 5★
V: The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant 14/2 3★
W: Witch King by Martha Wells 5/1 2★
X: Breaking Creed by AleX Kava 27/1 3★
Y: Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young 1/4 2★
Z: Autumn Vows by Barbara HaZard 28/1 2.5★

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A: Hold on for Beer Life by Ellie Alexander 1/13/2024
B: An Affair In Paris by Brooke Blaine 1/5/2024
C: Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024
D: Holly and the Food Pantry by Dianne Harman 3/22/2024
E: Angel by Ella Frank 1/2/2024
F: Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank 1/4/2024
G: Murder on Sugar Creek by Michelle Goff 6/29/2024
H: Sinister Sort by L.M. Harper 2/16/2024
I: Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende 3/19/2024
J: Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 3/12/2024
K: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly 4/3/2024
L: Do-over by Amy Lane 1/31/2024
M: Marco's Girl by Mink 4/29/2024
N: On Davis Row by N.R. Walker 1/30/2024
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P: A Jingle of Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2024
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R: Want You Still by C.E. Ricci 4/29/2024
S: Lost in London by Alana Stewart 1/31/2024
T: When She Was Naughty by Tessa Dare 4/30/2024
U: My Corfu Love Story by Effrosyni Moschoudi 5/28/2024
V: Fanning the Flames by Victoria Dahl 4/30/2024
W: Switched by N.R. Walker 1/27/2024
X: Crimson Lake by Candice Fox 5/25/2024
Y: Assassins Are People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/11/2024
Z: Murder for the Halibut by Liz Lipperman 8/30/2024

Welcome Frankie, Diane, Catsalive and Genevieve!

Start: January 1, 2024
End: December 31, 2024

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2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
1/1/24 - 6/10/24

COMPLETED!!

A Miss Eliza's English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs 1/11/2024
B Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron 1/17/2024
C The Socialite by J'Nell Ciesielski 3/6/2024
D Swift Run by Laurie DiSilverio 2/5/2024
E Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler 3/9/2024
F A Wee Dose of Death by Fran Stewart 3/20/2024
G Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves 1/28/2024
H Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys by Harper Lin 1/11/2024
I The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg 5/29/2024
J Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal 2/12/2024
K More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez 2/8/2024
L Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell 2/22/2024
M None Without Sin by Michael Bradley 2/23/2024
N When I Found You by Brenda Novak 4/17/2024
O Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan 4/5/2024
P Read or Alive by Nora Page 2/28/2024
Q Close Up by Amanda Quick 5/22/2024
R Celt and Pepper by Ralph McInerny 3/4/2024
S Tips for Living by Renee Shafransky 1/6/2024
T Happy Never After by Kathy Hogan Trochek 1/24/2024
U Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 5/28/2024
V High Heels are Murder by Elaine Viets 6/10/2024
W Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T A Willberg 1/31/2024
X Hell: The Dogma of Hell, Illustrated by Facts Taken from Profane and Sacred History by Father F X Schowppe, SJ 2/23/2024
Y Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu 1/8/2024
Z Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 3/31/2024

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

24 of 26 Complete

List:
A - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Purple Hibiscus - 1/9/24
B - Michael Buckley - Once Upon a Crime - 1/8/24
C - Michael Connelly - The Poet - 1/17/24
D - Joan Druett - Island of the Lost - 1/23/24
E - Esi Edugyan - Half Blood Blues - 6/19/24
F - Tana French - In the Woods - 3/15/24
G - Ava Glass - Alias Emma - 1/24/24
H - Keigo Higashino - The Devotion of Suspect X - 1/3/24
I - Conn Iggulden - The Gods of War - 3/19/24
J - J.A. Jance - Remains of Innocence - 6/6/24
K - Hannah Kent - Burial Rites - 1/6/24
L - David Liss - The Coffee Trader - 1/7/24
M - Kimberly McCreight - Reconstructing Amelia - 1/14/24
N - Erica Ruth Neubauer - Intrigue in Istanbul - 1/4/24
O - The Memory Police - Yōko Ogawa - 2/2/24
P - Sharon Kay Penman - Cruel as the Grave - 1/17/24
Q - Kate Quinn - The Serpent and the Pearl - 4/9/24
R - Deanna Raybourn - An Impossible Impostor - 1/2/24
S - Paige Shelton - Lost Hours - 1/10/24
T - Sabaa Tahir - An Ember in the Ashes - 2/19/24
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V - Linda Villarosa - Under the Skin - 2/9/24
W - Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad - 2/1/24
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Welcome Bobbi, Anne and Lynda!

A-Z Authors Challenge 2024
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024

26/26

A - Hiro Arikawa - The Goodbye Cat - Feb. 10th
B - Carissa Broadbent - The Serpent and the Wings of Night - Jan. 8th
C - Cece Bell - El Deafo: Superpowered Edition!: A Graphic Novel - Mar. 18th
D - Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Jan. 18th
E - Eiichiro Oda - One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn - Mar. 17th
F - Roberta Fiorito - Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family - Feb. 11th
G - Garrett M. Graff - The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 - Feb. 13th
H - Hiromu Arakawa - Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 15 - Feb. 14th
I - Itaru Kinoshita - Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 1 - Jan. 14th
J - Jill Shalvis - The Bright Spot - Feb. 8th
K - Keegan-Michael Key - The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor - Jan. 10th
L - Thanhhà Lại - When Clouds Touch Us - Feb 15th
M - Duncan McKenzie - The World's Even Dumber Criminals: Unbelievable True Tales of Crime Gone Wrong - Jan. 9th
N - Aparna Nancherla - Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome - Feb. 22nd
O - Sharon Olds - Stag's Leap: Poems - Jan. 2nd
P - C.S. Pacat - Fence, Vol. 6: Redemption - Feb. 10th
Q - Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley - Burning Cold: An Inuit and Dene Comics Collection - Apr. 7th
R - Lisa Robinson - Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame - Jan. 12th
S - Seanan McGuire - Mislaid in Parts Half-Known - Jan. 20th
T - Kim Thúy - Ru - Jan. 1st
U - Umi Sakurai - A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 - Jan. 8th
V - Valerie Fridland - Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English - Jan. 28th
W - Martha Waters - To Woo and to Wed - Feb. 18th
*X - Alix E. Harrow - The Ten Thousand Doors of January- Jan. 21st
Y - Banana Yoshimoto - The Premonition - Mar. 7th
Z - Ziwe - Black Friend: Essays - Jan. 11th

I enjoyed this challenge in 2023 - I'm in again for 2024.

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

Progress: 7/26

List:
A - Amelia C. Adams - A Free Heart
B - Christy Barritt - Mountain Survival
C - Colleen Coble - The Inn at Ocean's Edge
D - Susan Page Davis - Revolution at Barncastle Inn (1/14/24)
E - Lynette Eason - Holiday Amnesia (1/9/24)
F - Miralee Ferrell - Finding Love in Bridal Veil Oregon
G - Elizabeth Goddard - Present Danger
H - Rachel Hauck
I - Irene Hannon
J - Joel C. Rosenberg - The Kremlin Conspiracy
K - Ronie Kendig - Storm Rising
L - Katy Lee - Warning Signs (1/19/24)
M - Debby Mayne - Deck the Halls (1/13/24)
N - J. Carol Nemeth - Death Goes to School
O - Sandra Orchard - Emergency Reunion
P - Dani Pettrey - The Killing Tide
Q - Connie Queen - Canyon Survival
R - Terri Reed - Duty Bound Guardian (1/11/24)
S - Lynn Shannon - Calculated Risk
T - Melissa Tagg - One Enchanted Eve (1/15/24)
U - Michelle Ule
V - Kellie VanHorn - Fatal Flashback (1/18/24)
W - Susan May Warren - The Heart of a Hero
X - Roxanne Rustand
Y - Jennifer Youngblood - The Reckless Warrior
Z - Jackie Zack - Ice Lake

Finished: 2024/09/08

Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Progress: 26/26

A - Edoardo De Angelis - Comandante: Roman ✓ 24/03/15
B - Scarlet Beriko - Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be ✓ 24/03/24
C - Casey McQuiston - Red, White & Royal Blue ✓ 24/01/04
D - David James Poissant - Sommerhaus am See ✓ 24/03/10
E - Erika Mann - Wenn die Lichter ausgehen ✓ 24/01/08
F - Franz Kafka - Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. ✓ 24/01/25
G - Sophie Gonzales - If This Gets Out ✓ 24/02/25
H - Meguru Hinohara - Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 3 ✓ 24/03/23
I - ito nonomiya - Barefoot Angel 2 ✓ 24/03/21
J - Jonas Maas - Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes ✓ 24/03/09
K - T.J. Klune - The House in the Cerulean Sea ✓ 24/01/29
L - F.T. Lukens - So This Is Ever After ✓ 24/03/26
M - Martina Peters - Focus 10 Band 5 ✓ 24/01/11
N - Kichiku Neko - Undertow: Illustrated Novel ✓ 24/02/19
O - Alice Oseman - Loveless ✓ 24/01/20
P - Martina Peters - Focus 10 Band 1 ✓ 24/01/09
Q - Pascale Quiviger - Die Maimädchen ✓ 24/02/18
R - Richard Osman - Der Donnerstagsmordclub ✓ 24/04/01
S - Suu Morishita - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 ✓ 24/03/22
T - Aiden Thomas - Cemetery Boys ✓ 24/02/10
U - Aki Ueda - Taste of Desire ✓ 24/09/08
V - Mira Valentin - Die Legende von Enyador ✓ 24/07/21
W - Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest ✓ 24/02/19
X - Xenophon - Sokratische Gespräche aus Xenofons denkwürdigen Nachrichten von Sokrates ✓ 24/08/17
Y - Hideo Yokoyama - 2 ✓ 24/01/21
Z - Thomas Zwerina - Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift ✓ 24/04/08

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Completed: 3/26

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.


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A: Ana Ashley - Newcomer, 1/27/24
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D: Doe, Anna - Kiss To Belong 1/7/24
E: Eden Finley - Egotistical Puckboy, 1/21/24
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G: Gendron, Alice - The Mini ADHD Coach, 1/31/24
H: Hayes, Lane-You, Again, 2/12/24
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K: Kristen Proby-Already Gone, 4/29/24
L: Lind, Samantha-Tristan, 7/28/24
M: Maggie Gates-What Saves Us, 3/29/24
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Q: McQuiston, Casey-Red, White & Royal Blue, 6/6/24
R: Reynolds, Aurora Rose - Until Sage, 1/19/24
S: Silver, Emily-Roughing the Kicker, 5/15/24
T: TJ Klune-The House in the Cerulean Sea, 7/1/24
U: Aurora Rose Reynolds - Fighting to Breathe, 2/23/24
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X: Saxon James & Eden Finley - Clueless Puckboy, 6/19/24
Y: Bonam-Young, Hannah - Next of Kin, 2/16/24
Z: Munoz, Ashley - Where We Started, 5/25/24

Welcome Kendra, Karen, Chrissie and Katelyn!

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

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Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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Finished!! 2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (04/21/24)

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

EXAMPLE:
A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)
B - Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer (first/last name)
C - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (first name)

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
X - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix

List: 26/26

A - Angie Cruz (author) - Dominicana Angie Cruz 01/09/24
B - Betty Hechtman (author) - Knot on Your Life (A Yarn Retreat Mystery 7) Betty Hechtman 01/16/24
C - Cleo Coyle (author) -Bulletproof Barista (Coffeehouse Mystery 20) Cleo Coyle 01/03/24
D - Mary Daheim (author) - Just Desserts (Bed-and-Breakfast 1) Mary Daheim 01/23/24
E - Ashley Elston (author) - First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 02/03/24
F - Helen Haught Fanick (author) - Evil Under the Moon (Moon Signs 5) Helen Haught Fanick 01/17/24
G - Gillian McAllister (author) - Just Another Missing Person Gillian McAllister 01/16/24
H - Joy Hall (author) - A Tale of Two Snowmen: A Children's Fable Joy Hall 01/01/24
I - Isabel Allende (author) - Lovers at the Museum Isabel Allende 04/21/24
J - Julie Murphy (author) - Snow Place Like LA: A Christmas Notch in July Novella Julie Murphy 11/01/24
K - K. J. Dell’Antonio (author) - Playing the Witch Card K.J. Dell'Antonia 01/12/24
L - Heidi Lang (author) - Rules of the Ruff Heidi Lang 01/01/24
M - Julie Murphy (author) - A Holly Jolly Ever After (Christmas Notch 2) Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone 01/08/24
N - Nisha Sharma (author) - Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespeare was an Auntie 1) Nisha Sharma 02/05/24
O - Axie Oh (author) - ASAP (XOXO 2) Axie Oh 03/05/24
P - Hazel Prior (author) - Call of the Penguins Hazel Prior 01/11/24
Q - Lucy Quinn (author) - Mischief in New Orleans (Accidentally Undercover 2) Lucy Quinn 01/17/24
R - Rachel Lynn Solomon (author) - Business or Pleasure Rachel Lynn Solomon 02/04/24
S - Jennifer Snow (author) - An Alaskan Christmas (Wild River 1) Jennifer Snow 01/13/24
T - Tara Lush (author) - Give Me Chills: A Devil's Beach Novella (A Devil’s Beach Mystery 1.5) Tara Lush 01/18/24
U - Uzma Jallaluddin (author) - Hana Khan Carries On Uzma Jalaluddin 01/14/24
V - Vanessa Chan (author) - The Storm We Made Vanessa Chan 01/28/24
W - Heather Webber (author) - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Heather Webber 01/16/24
X - Diana Xarissa (author) - Aunt Bessie Decides (Isle of Man 4) Diana Xarissa 04/11/24
Y - Samantha Young (author) - Much Ado About You Samantha Young 01/05/24
Z - Gabrielle Zevin (author) - All These Things I've Done (Birthright 1) Gabrielle Zevin 02/17/24

Welcome Zuza, Grace and Mel!

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
26/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

Amber-Hair Today, Dead Tomorrow Amber Crewes 1/16/24
Benton-Baked Off Murder Maggie Benton 1/7/24
Claire-Death by Dish Claire Harlow 1/2/24
Dalton-Midnight, Mushers and Murder Martina Dalton 1/22/24
Emily-Barking Up the Wrong Tree Emily James 1/12/24
Flower, Amanda-Crime and Cherry Pits Amanda Flower 2/23/24
Golden-Murder at the Mansion Alison Golden 1/5/24
Harlow-Fatal Blooms Claire Harlow 1/1/24
Isis-A Catered Quilting Bee Isis Crawford 2/16/24
Joy-Death al Dente Joy Patrick 1/4/24
Kathi-Once Upon a Christmas Kathi Daley 1/3/24
LoTempio-A Crust to Die For T.C. LoTempio 1/2/24
Mel-The Shelved Shocker Mel Morgan 1/9/24
Nellie-Moving Is Murder Nellie H. Steele 2/26/24
Olivia-Rhythm and Clues Olivia Blacke 3/26/24
Patti-Missin' Out Patti Benning 1/8/24
Quinn-Hairbrush with Death Ashleigh Quinn 6/18/24
Ramona-Trifle and Trouble Ramona Ransom 1/18/24
Savannah-A Fatal Nibble Savannah Marlake 1/6/24
Tara-A Bean to Die For Tara Lush 1/9/24
Una-Halloween Queen Una Madison 3/7/24
Vicki-The Sign of Four Spirits Vicki Delany 1/8/24
Whiting-Pages and Premonitions J.A. Whiting 2/16/24
X-MaX-Cluckin' Clutch Commotion Max Parrott 1/19/24
Y-LYles-Bows & Bitter Betrayals Renee Lyles 1/24/24
Z-HaZel-Killer Contest Hazel Smith 1/24/24

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

List:
✔️A - A.J. Landau/Leave No Trace 1/10/24 3.25☆
✔️B - Jessie Burton/The House of Fortune 1/17/24 3.25☆
✔️C - Meagan Church/The Girls We Sent Away: A Novel 1/13/24 3.25☆
✔️D - Carys Davies/Clear 2/9/24 3.75☆
✔️E - Donna Everhart/When the Jessamine Grows 1/2/24 4.25☆
✔️F -'Ellen Feldman/The Trouble with You 1/21/24 3.25☆
✔️G - Laura Griffin/Snapped 1/12/24 3.25☆
✔️H - J.M. Hochstetler/Native Son 1/23/24 3.5☆
✔️I - Iain Kelly/All We Cannot Leave Behind 3/10/24 4☆
✔️J - Ragnar Jónasson/The Mist 1/11/24 4☆
✔️K - Rowena Kinread/the Matchstick Boy 2/11/24 3.5☆
✔️L - Ferdia Lennon/Glorious Exploits 2/13/24 2☆
✔️M - McCracken Poston Jr./Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom 1/22/24 2.5☆
✔️N - Natasha Siegel/The Phoenix Bride 1/25/24 3.25☆
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✔️P - Pearl S. Buck/The Mother 2/3/24 4☆
✔️Q - Melissa Quitadamo/If Our Bones Could Talk: A Novel 2/16/24 4☆
✔️R - Ray Bradbury /Farenheit 451 1/7/24 3.5☆
✔️S - Kuchenga Shenjé/The Library Thief 3/15/24 2☆
✔️T - Katie Tietjen/Death in the Details 2/29/24 3.75☆
✔️U - Rachel Urquhart/The Visionist 2/7/24 2☆
✔️V - Willy Vlautin/The Horse: A Novel 5/19/24 4.25☆
✔️W - William W. Johnstone/The Wicked and the Dead: The Hair-Raising Tale of Hack Long and His Outlaw Gang 1/28/24 4☆
✔️X - C.J. Box/Below Zero 1/19/24 3.25☆
✔️Y - Yangsze Choo/The Fox Wife 1/6/24 3.75☆
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Welcome Tari and Gretel!

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A- The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel
March 27, 2024

B- Love Lost on Cloud 9 by Kirstie Collins Brote
Jan. 7, 2024

C- Andre by Sherman T. Cooley Jan. 23, 2024

D- The Voicemail by Jack E. Davis
April 16, 2024

E- The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
April 12, 2024

F- The Coworker by Freida McFadden
Feb. 19, 2024

G- Wrightsville Beach: A Novel by Suzanne Goodwyn
March 20, 2024

H- Bride by Ali Hazelwood
April 30, 2024

I- The Rise: A Short Story by Ian Rankin Jan. 28, 2024

J- Keep It In The Family by John Marrs Feb. 12, 2024

K- Their Forever by Chloe Kent Jan. 9, 2024

L- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman
March 24, 2024

M- I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
March 23, 2024

N- Falling by T.J. Newman
April 24, 2024

O- The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
July 6, 2024

P- Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
March 13, 2024

Q- Onyx Awakened by Quell T. Fox Jan. 22, 2024

R- Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
May 3, 2024

S- Mia by Sherman T. Cooley Jan. 24, 2024

T- A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
April 21, 2024

U- Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
March 6, 2024

V- Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
June 20, 2024

W- Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
June 13, 2024

X- Frozen Beauty by Lexa Hillyer
(X in First Name) July 15, 2024

Y- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Y in Last Name)
Jan.11, 2024

Z- Where Waters Meet by Zhang Ling
July 31, 2024

~Author~
19/26

Adlakha, Sarah: Midnight on the Marne ★★★ 31 March
Benjamin, Melanie: The Aviator's Wife ★★★ 28 January
Colbert, Brandy: Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ★★★★ 3 February
Dunn, Jane: The Marriage Season ★★★ 23 May
Elston, Ashley: 10 Blind Dates ★★★★ 17 January
Fritz, Joanne Rossmassler: Ruptured ★★★★ 15 January
Giles, Chrystal: Not an Easy Win ★★★★ 9 January
Hale, Nathan: One Dead Spy ★★★ 28 January
Ixta, Carolina: Shut Up, This Is Serious ★★★★ 31 May
Janovsky, Timothy: New Adult ★★★★ 14 April
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Lloyd, Megan Wagner: Squished: A Graphic Novel ★★★★ 22 January
McNicoll, Elle: A Kind of Spark ★★★★★ 21 Feburary
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Patchet, Ann: Tom Lake ★★★★★ 27 January
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Scanlon, Liz Garton: Lolo’s Light ★★★★ 7 January
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asphyXia: The Words in My Hands ★★★ 23 March
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2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
24/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A: Unconventional Avery Aster - 1/4/24
B: From This Moment On Bella Andre - 1/30/24
C: Theirs to Treasure Sierra Cartwright - 1/5/24
D: The Scavenger Delta James - 2/13/24
E: Man Hands Tanya Eby - 3/20/24
F: Finding Forever Marie Force - 1/2/24
G: The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion - 1/6/24
H: Smolder Helen Hardt - 1/24/24
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J: Master Of My Mind Jenna Jacob - 1/31/24
K: For the Record K.A. Linde - 1/3/24
L: Rocked Livia Grant - 1/24/24
M: Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty - 1/20/24
N: Daddy's Waiting Pepper North - 3/11/24
O: Seduced Molly O'Keefe - 1/15/24
P: Escaping Pepper North - 3/11/24
*Q: My Boss: A Billionaire Stepbrother Romance Quinn Keller - 8/28/24
R: River's End Nora Roberts - 1/11/24
S: Found in Bliss Sophie Oak - 1/25/24
T: Letters to a Secret Lover Toni Blake - 1/19/24
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V: The Enforcer's Gamble Vivian Arend - 1/11/24
W: Private Property Skye Warren - 1/8/24
*X: French Quarter Lacey Alexander - 2/25/24
*Y: Sweet Distraction Lainey Davis - 3/2/24
*Z: Re/Bound Michele Zurlo - 6/27/24

Welcome Sabrina, Jessica and Karen!

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge

Completed 26/26

✔️A - Assumption by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 20/01/2024
✔️B - The Boyfriend Comeback by Lauren Blakely - 14/01/2024
✔️C - Charm Me by Samantha Chase - 07/01/2024
✔️D - The Rake and the Rose by Eva Devon - 09/02/2024
✔️E - Jack O' Lion by Eve Langlais - 14/01/2024
✔️F - Ryder's Storm by Tina Folsom - 08/01/2024
✔️G - Mated to the Beast by Grace Goodwin - 04/02/2024
✔️H - Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday - 07/02/2024
✔️I - Wild Magic by Alexandra Ivy - 16/01/2024
✔️J - An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - 03/01/2024
✔️K - The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz - 19/01/2024
✔️L - The Virgin Next Door by Lauren Blakely - 19/01/2024
✔️M - Merry Christmas Cowboy by Maisey Yates - 04/01/2024
✔️N - Key of Light by Nora Roberts - 13/02/2024
✔️O - Snowed in with Grumpy by Olivia Noble - 01/01/2024
✔️P - Just a Little Secret by Carly Phillips - 06/01/2024
✔️Q - The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - 02/01/2024
✔️R - Happily Ever Never by Carrie Ann Ryan - 15/01/2024
✔️S - A Court of Honey and Ash by Shannon Mayer - 17/01/2024
✔️T - Damian's Conquest: Scanguards Hybrids #2 by Tina Folsom - 10/01/2024
✔️*U - The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu - 20/03/2024
✔️V - The Wallflower Win by Valerie Bowman - 08/02/2024
✔️W - Uncovering Lily by Rene Webb - 19/03/2024
✔️X - The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod - 07/02/2024
✔️Y - Unbridled Cowboy by Maisey Yates - 03/01/2024
✔️Z - Tessa's Trust by Rebecca Zanetti - 18/03/2024



Challenge Rules

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

25/26

A - The Pilot's Secret - Allison Leigh (HSE #3036 - Mar 2024) - Feb 21
B - Meadow Falls - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Jan 2024) - Jan 7
C - The Maverick's Holiday Delivery - Christy Jeffries (HSE #3013 - Nov 2023) - Feb 21
D - Operation Takedown - Justine Davis (HRS #2256 - Dec 2023) - Jan 1
E - A Lyon to Die For - E.L. Johnson (Dragonblade - Apr 2024) - Apr 11
F - Heart Like a Cowboy - Delores Fossen (HQN - Dec 2023) - Feb 23
G - A Hideaway Wharf Holiday - Laurel Greer (HSE #3011 - Oct 2023) - Jan 5
H - Once Upon a Charming Bookshop - Heatherly Bell (HSE #3022 - Dec 2023) - Jan 10
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J - Accidentally His - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Jan 2024) - Jan 11
K - The Pierogi Peril - Geri Krotow (Severn House - Jan 2024) - Jan 4
L - Exile's End - Rachel Lee (SIM #449 - Sept 1992) - Jan 19
M - Claiming His Convenient Princess - Susan Meier (HR #4867 - Sept 2023) - Jan 2
N - Agent Colton's Secret Investigation - Dana Nussio (HRS #2231 - June 2023) - Jan 13
O - The Lyon and The Rose of Mayfair - Aviva Orr (Dragonblade - June 2024) - June 21
P - Cinderella in the Spotlight - Sophie Pembroke (HR #4891 - Mar 2024) - Mar 4
Q - Colton Threat Unleashed - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2263 - Feb 2024) - Jan 17
R - The Suspect Next Door - Rachel Astor (HRS #2270 - Mar 2024) - Feb 26
S - Part of His Royal World - Nina Singh (HR #4887 - Feb 2024) - Jan 18
T - Their Secret Twins - Tara Taylor Quinn (HSE #2993 - July 2023) - Feb 19
U - How to Tame a King – Juliette Hyland (HR #4906 – June2024) - June 2
V - Danger in Big Sky Country - Kimberly Van Meter (HRS #2213 - Jan 2023) - Apr 19
W - Matzah Ball Blues - Jennifer Wilck (HSE #3042 - Apr 2024) - Mar 31
X - One Dangerous Night - Cathy Maxwell (HarperCollins - Apr 2024) - Mar 21
Y - The Masqueraders - Georgette Heyer (William Heinemann - 1928) - Mar 7
Z - Ballerina and the Greek Billionaire - Suzanne Merchant (HR #4874 - Oct 2023) - Feb 8



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Welcome Christine and Susan!

💚 Yes Please 💛
A-Z Authors Challenge 2024
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024
25/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the title only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.

A: Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express, Jan 17
B: Matthew Blake, Anna O, Apr 23
C: Chris Hammer, Treasure & Dirt, Feb 12
D: David Walliams, The Blunders, Jan 20
E: Janet Evanovich, The Recovery Agent, Jan 13th
F: Joy Fielding, The Wild Zone, Jan 15
G: Juliet Gauvin, The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth, July 19th
H: Meguru Hinohara, XXX Allergy, Jan 25
I: Isis Crawford, A Catered Murder, Apr 29th
J: Jane Harper, The Survivors, Jan 11
K: T.J. Klune, Under the Whispering Door, Jan 14
L: Harper Lin, Double Shots, Donuts, and Dead Dudes, Feb 18
M: Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game, Jan 20
N: N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society, Mar 1
O: Sharon Olds, Stag's Leap: Poems, Feb 27
P: Patricia Wolf, Outback, Feb 17
Q: Krystal Marquis, The Davenports, July 14th
R: Rupi Kaur, milk and honey, Jan 24
S: Michael Stockham, Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer, Feb 18
T: Tom Baragwanath, Paper Cage, Mar 25
U: T.L. Huchu, The Library of the Dead, Jan 30
V: Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Jan 18
W: Minette Walters, The Shape Of Snakes, Feb 9
X: Alexandra Potter, Confessions of a Forty-Something, Apr 20
Y: Shelley Read, Go As A River, Jan 27
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Welcome Sarah-Jane!

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Tasks: 25/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24
B - Nearly Mine - Molly Black - 02/11/24
C - The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold - 01/13/24
D - Machinehood - S.B. Divya - 02/21/24
E - The Secret - Elisabeth Naughton - 04/07/24
F - The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley - 01/31/24
G - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb - 01/17/24
H - A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24
I - Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24
J - Haunthology - Jeremy Haun - 01/21/24
K - Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24
L - The Sun Sister - Lucinda Riley - 01/06/24
M - The Keeper of Hidden Books - Madeline Martin - 01/28/24
N - The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24
O - Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - Tsugumi Ohba - 01/28/24
P - Dominoes - Phoebe Mcintosh - 05/24/24
*Q - The House of Eve - Sadeqa Johnson - 08/13/24
R - Harry Potter és a Titkok Kamrája - J.K. Rowling - 01/14/24
S - Undiscovered Country Vol. 1: Destiny - Scott Snyder - 01/12/24
T - Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert - 02/13/24
*U - The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 02/10/24

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W - A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham - 02/16/24
*X - The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café - Alexander McCall Smith - 05/02/24
*Y - Opium and Absinthe - Lydia Kang - 02/18/24
*Z - The Pervert - Michelle Perez - 04/25/24

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Completed: 23/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A: Abdulrazak Gurnah - Afterlives 1/2/24
B: Bailey Cates - Some Enchanted Éclair 3/1/24
C: Cade Bentley - Where Wild Peaches Grow 1/8/24
D: David Baldacci - Long Road to Mercy 1/3/24
E: Elizabeth Berg - Never Change 1/12/24
F: Fredrik Backman - Britt-Marie Was Here 4/7/24
G: Gornall, Louise - Under Rose-Tainted Skies 2/29/24
H: Helena Hunting - Meet Cute 2/10/24
I: Ian Fleming - Moonraker 3/22/24
J: John Green - The Fault in Our Stars 4/28/24
K: Kennedy Ryan - Before I Let Go 5/4/24
L: Lauren Nossett - The Resemblance 4/27/24
M: Mia P. Manansala - Homicide and Halo-Halo 4/4/24
N: Nora Roberts - Inheritance 4/15/24
O: Olivia Hawker - One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow 2/25/24
P: Peace Adzo Medie - His Only Wife 5/3/24
Q: Quirk, Matthew - Inside Threat 6/15/24
R: Robyn Carr - Four Friends 1/13/24
S: Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire 3/11/24
T: Tricia Levenseller - The Shadows Between Us 4/13/24
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V: Victor LaValle - Lone Women 2/28/24
W: Wanda E. Brunstetter - Goodbye to Yesterday 2/14/24
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A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

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A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
21/26 Completed

List:
A - Jennifer L. Armentrout From Blood and Ash
B - Azure Boone Under-Gods
C - Coreene Callahan Fury of Frustration
D - Abi Daré The Girl with the Louding Voice
E - Elizabeth Hunter Dust Born
F - Frank E. Peretti Hangman's Curse
G - Kerstin Gier Emerald Green
H - Hugh Howey Dust
I - Ijeoma Oluo So You Want to Talk About Race
J - Jeaniene Frost A Grave Girls’ Getaway
K - Kelley Armstrong A Rip Through Time
L - Marie Lu The Young Elites
M - Sarah J. Maas A Court of Wings and Ruin
N - Nalini Singh Quiet in Her Bones
O - Daniel O'Malley Blitz
P - Ann Petry The Street
Q - Quinn Loftis The Hunt Begins
R - J.D. Robb Strangers in Death
S - Sally Green Half Lost
T - Toshikazu Kawaguchi Before the Coffee Gets Cold
U - Uzma Jalaluddin Hana Khan Carries On
V - Veronica Rossi Under the Never Sky
W - J.R. Ward The Jackal
X- Better Than Fiction
Y - Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing
Z - Gabrielle Zevin Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

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Welcome everyone!

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Ash Keller, Not Happy Campers (2/17/24)
B - Aveline Brooke, To Heal a Broken Heart (3/1/24)
C - Melanie Cellier, A Dance of Silver and Shadow (1/2/24)
D - Lea Doué, Hansel and the Gingerbread Queen (2/26/24)
E - Sarah M. Eden, The Queen and the Knave (2/21/24)
F - Brittany Fichter, The White Slipper (3/11/24)
G - Ginny Baird, Baby, Be Mine (2/12/24)
H - Everly Haywood, Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice (4/3/24)
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J - Jennie Goutet, An Amiable Foe (3/20/24)
K - Martha Keyes, Kissing for Keeps (1/6/24)
L - Laura Rollins, Lily for My Enemy (1/8/24)
M - Melanie Cellier, A Tale of Beauty and Beast (1/3/24)
N - M.A. Nichols, The Jack of All Trades (4/9/24)
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P - Jenny Proctor, How to Kiss Your Best Friend (2/4/24)
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R - Laura Rollins, Wager for a Lady's Hand (1/7/24)
S - K.M. Shea, The King's Captive (1/8/24)
T - Tamara Leigh, Lady at Arms (1/6/24)
U* - Angie grigaliUnas, The Midnight Prince (3/27/24)
V - Sarah Varland, Alaskan Mountain Search (5/16/24)
W - Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (2/10/24)
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Y* - Jennifer Youngblood, One Perfect Day (5/7/24)
Z* - Constance Lopez, The Winter Prince (3/9/24)

Welcome Shash!

2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

5/26 completed

List:
A: Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux (first name) 1/3/24
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E: Canção para ninar menino grande by Conceição Evaristo (last name) 2/28/24
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I: Salvar o fogo by Itamar Vieira Junior (first name) 3/23/24
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K: The Vegetarian by Han Kang (last name) 1/2/24
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M: É Sempre a Hora da Nossa Morte Amém by Mariana Salomão Carrara (first name) 3/24/24
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2024 Author Surnames

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L - Lindsay, Joan; Picnic At Hanging Rock
M - Mitchell, Dreda Say; Trap Door
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Q - Quinn, Julia; The Viscount Who Loved Me
R - Rendell, Ruth; From Doon With Death
S - Sherlock, Fiona; Death Visits January
T - Törzs, Emma; Ink Blood Sister Scribe
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V - Veitch Smith. Fiona; The Picture House Murders
W - Wright, Iain Rob; Witch
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2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Asia Monique Lilac: A Sound Love 4 stars 2/24
B - Buroker, Lindsey Storm Forged 4 star 1/6
C - C.L. Wilson The Winter King 4 stars 5/12
D - Davidson, Kenley The Faceless Mage 4 stars 2/11
E - Ella Fields - Kingdom of Villains 4 stars 2/19
F - Fawcett, Heather Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands 5 stars 1/18
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H - Heather G. Harris Glimmer of the Other 1/28 4 stars
I - Ilona Andrews Sweep in Peace 4 stars 1/9
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K - K.F. Breene - Born in Fire 4 stars 1/13
L - Laporte, Sofi - Lady Ludmilla's Accidental Letter 4 stars 3/2
M - Mills, K.C. - When We 3.5 stars 1/30
N - Nalini Singh Archangel's Lineage 3 stars 4/27
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R - Rebecca Ross Divine Rivals 5 stars 3/8
S - Scarlett St. Claire A Touch of Darkness 1/12 3.5 stars
T - Tanamachi, Cara The Takeover 3.5 stars
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V - Vasti, Alexandra In Which Winnie Halifax Is Utterly Ruined 4 stars 4/27
W - Williams, Synithia - The Secret to a Southern Wedding 3.5 stars 2/17
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Welcome Luana, Danielle and Symph!

A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

My Progress: 0/26

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2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

First Names:
A: God's Eye: Awakening: A Labyrinth World Novel. Aleron Kong. 19-Jan
B: Lessons in Chemistry. Bonnie Garmus. 6-Jun
C: Sweet Water. Christina Baker Kline. 19-Jan
D: Upside Down. Danielle Steel. 1-Feb
E: Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead. Elle Cosimano. 11-Mar
F: You're Never Weird on the Internet. Felicia Day. 7-Jun
G: The Quiet American. Graham Greene. 23-Feb
H: The Lights of Sugarberry Cove. Heather Webber. 5-Mar
I: Driftwood Bay. Irene Hannon. 7.8.24
J: Death by the Book. Julianna Deering. 4-Feb
K: The Tapestry of Grace. Kim Vogel Sawyer. 12-Feb
L: Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings. Lydia Sherrer. 21-Jan
M: The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia. Michael Booth. 2-Apr
N: Summer Desserts. Nora Roberts. 12-Mar
O: Calling for a Blanket Dance. Oscar Hokeah. 9.15.24
P: The Messy Lives of Book People. Phaedra Patrick. 17-Mar
Q:
R: The Friendship Club. Robyn Carr. 26-Feb
S: The Goodbye Quilt. Susan Wiggs. 24-Mar
T: Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I. Tracy Borman. 6-May
U: Florida. Lauren Groff. 13-Mar
V: Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas. Vicki Delany. 6-Mar
W: Heaven's Keep. William Kent Krueger. 23-Mar
X: A Mirror Mended. Alix E. Harrow. 19-May
Y: The Fox Wife. Yangsze Choo. 2-May
Z: The Map of Salt and Stars. Zeyn Joukhadar. 16-Mar

Last Names
A: The Twilight Garden. Sara Nisha Adams. 6.20.24
B: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Alan Bradley. 1-Feb
C: The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang. Tom Clavin. 15-Jan
D: The Pull of the Stars. Emma Donoghue. 8-Apr
E: Lawn Boy. Jonathan Evison. 22-Mar
F: The Christmas Pearl. Dorothea Benton Frank. 17-Apr
G: Playing for Pizza. John Grisham. 14-Mar
H: The Maltese Falcon. Dashiell Hammett. 2-Mar
I:
J: Mapping the Interior. Stephen Graham Jones. 8.3.24
K: Vermilion Drift. William Kent Krueger. 18-Jan
L: Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932 . Kathryn Lasky. 1-Feb
M: In a Book Club Far Away. Tif Marcelo. 27-Jan
N: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout. Cal Newport. 3-Apr
O: The Wake-Up Call. Beth O'Leary. 10-Feb
P: Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics. Dolly Parton. 31-Jan
Q: Dog on It. Spencer Quinn. 24-Apr
R: Fangirl. Rainbow Rowell. 2-Mar
S: The Pecan Man. Cassie Dandridge Selleck. 8-Feb
T: The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters. Rachel Trethewey. 6.25.24
U: Killing Thyme. Leslie Budewitz. 7-Mar
V: Where the Forest Meets the Stars. Glendy Vanderah. 1-May
W: Black Cake. Charmaine Wilkerson. 23-Jan
X: The Break-Up Book Club. Wendy Wax. 14-Feb
Y: The Unmaking of June Farrow. Adrienne Young. 24-Jan
Z: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Gabrielle Zevin. 17-Apr

Welcome Sid and Kim!

Welcome Jd!

The Lost Challenges
2024 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Progress: 26 out of 26

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

EXAMPLE:
A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (last name)
B - Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer (first/last name)
C - I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (first name)

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
X - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix

A: Ali Hazelwood; Love, Theoretically - ***** - 2/19/2024 - 389 Pages
B: Kelly Barnhill; When Women Were Dragons - **** - 1/29/2024 - 367 Pages
C: Robyn Carr; Paradise Valley - ***** - 1/31/2024 - 368 Pages
D: Christina Dodd; Scent of Darkness - ***** - 1/21/2024 - 416 Pages
E: Erika Johansen; The Kingdom of Sweets - **** - 1/23/2024 - 368 Pages
F. Amanda Flower; Assaulted Caramel - **** - 4/17/2024 - 328 Pages
G: Laurie Gilmore; The Pumpkin Spice Café - ***** - 1/11/2024 - 267 Pages
H: Molly Harper; Nice Girls Don’t Sign a Lease Without a Wedding Ring - ***** - 4/23/2024 - 9 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Meaty - **** - 7/7/2024 - 272 Pages
J: Jean M. Auel; The Shelters of Stone - *** - 4/25/2024 - 754 Pages
K: Kiera Cass; The Selection - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages
L: Lorelei James; Cowgirl Up and Ride - **** - 1/22/2024 - 280 Pages
M: Jean Meltzer; The Matzah Ball - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; Hot Ice - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages
O: Barbara O'Neal; When We Believed in Mermaids - **** - 1/13/2024 - 348 Pages
P: Patrick King; Everyday Charisma: Techniques for Mass Appeal, Charm, and Becoming a Social Powerhouse - *** - 4/10/2024 - 84 Pages
Q: Jesse Q. Sutanto; Dial A for Aunties - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages
R: Cody Rigsby; XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness - *** - 1/9/2024 - 240 Pages
S: Suzanne Collins; Gregor the Overlander - ***** - 2/11/2024 - 326 Pages
T: Tom Perrotta; Election - **** - 5/1/2024 - 210 Pages
U: Rosena Fung; Living With Viola - ***** - 4/12/2024 - 272 Pages
V: Victoria Ying; City of Illusion - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 256 Pages
W: Lauren Willig; The Temptation of the Night Jasmine - ***** - 3/3/2024 - 388 Pages
X: Grady Hendrix; How to Sell a Haunted House - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages
Y: Gene Luen Yang; Lunar New Year Love Story - ***** - 2/15/2024 - 352 Pages
Z: Ali Hazelwood; Bride - ***** - 5/8/2024 - 416 Pages

Welcome Suzanne!