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Going to keep track of my A - Z challenge in here

I started with the challenge in June 2012. From June till December 2012 I read following books:

E - Ebadi Shirin: Iran Awakening: a memoir of revolution and hope
M - McCourt Frank: Angela's Ashes
R - Raabe Marc: Schnitt
S - Simenon Georges: Maigret and the Old Lady
T - Taseer Aatish: A Stranger to History - A Son's Journey through Islamic Lands
V - Vyleta Dan: Pavel & I
W- Walsh Mikey : Gypsy boy

I especially enjoyed Pavel & I and Gypsy Boy which I both gave 5 stars.

C - Judith Cutler: The Keeper of Secrets

The audio book version narrated by Paul Ansdell for the January Genre Challenge: historical fiction. I'm halfway through the story at the moment.

Just finished listening to The Keeper of Secrets

Very atmospheric and charming story with lots of corpses centered around a parson that gives an interesting insight in life at the 1810ties. As I liked this book I might check out the second one in the series.

K - Kerr Philip: A Quiet Flame

The fifth one in a series featuring Bernie Gunther.

Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires in 1950. And having revealed his real identity to the local chief of police, Bernie discovers that his reputation as a detective goes before him.

G - Graham Greene: The Tenth Man

Enjoyable novel. Have a few other books lined up by Graham Greene.

So far I read books covered by following new authors for me:

C - Judith Cutler
E - Shirin Ebadi
G - Graham Greene
K - Philip Kerr
M - Frank McCourt
R - Marc Raabe
S - Georges Simenon
T - Aatish Taseer
V - Dan Vyleta
W- Mikey Walsh

Still 16 letters to go

B- Buchan John: Greenmantle.

I'm listening to the audio version read by Robert Whitfield and I'm enjoying it: both the narration and the writing. The story is alright.

A - Daniel Alarcon:Lost City Radio

An odd book this one, but I'm still reading it.

H - Hill Reginald: The Woodcutter. I'm enjoying this book very much

J - Joyce Rachel: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Loved it

L - Le Carré John: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold. Not always so easy to follow; nevertheless I like it

P - Pears Iain: Stone's Fall. Absolutely loved this book

A recap and from now on I will update this post

A: Alarcon Daniel - Lost City Radio
B: Buchan John - Greenmantle
C: Cutler Judith - The Keeper of Secrets
D:
E: Ebadi Shirin - Iran Awakening
F: Fesperman Dan - The Small Boat of Great Sorrows
G: Greene Graham - The Tenth Man
H: Hill Reginald - The Woodcutter
I: Ivey Eowyn - The Snow Child
J: Joyce Rachel - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
K: Kerr Philip - A Quiet Flame
L: Le Carré John - The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
M: McCourt Frank - Angela's Ashes
N:
O: Orwell George - 1984
P: Pears Iain - Stone's Fall
Q: Quindlen Anna - Black and Blue
R: Raabe Marc - Schnitt
S: Simenon Georges - Maigret and the Old Lady
T: Taseer Aatish - Stranger to History: A Son's Journey through Islamic Lands
U: Unsworth Barry - Losing Nelson
V: Vyleta Dan - Pavel & I
W: Walsh Mikey - Gypsy Boy
X: Xinran - The Good Women Of China: Hidden Voices
Y: Yoshimura Akira - Shipwrecks
Z: Zadok Rachel - Gem Squash Tokoloshe

Just updated the previous post. Did the 'O' - George Orwell - 1984

Been able to tick of I with Eowyn Ivey - The snow child

Reading 'Losing Nelson' by Barry Unsworth.

I still need to do: D, F, N, Q, X and Z

Reading The Small Boat of Great Sorrows by Dan Fesperman

Finished Gem Squash Tokoloshe by Rachel Zadok and loved it. I actually read in two days.

Almost halfway in The Good Women Of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran

Almost finished Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen.

Still three letters: D, N and Y.

Can cross off the Y as well, with Akira Yoshimura.

Very close now Danielle.