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Since we all seemed to enjoy this challenge in 2022, I've decided to repeat it in 2023.

The Alphabet Challenge

Simply read a book starting with one letter of the alphabet - A - Z.
You have from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2023 to complete this challenge.
Come play in the stacks with me by signing up below.
Please mark your books as Currently reading, Finished or TBR.

I've also decided to give this a tweak, so for the harder to find letters - Q, U, V, X, Z - you will be able to count the title as long as the letter is there, for example: eQual rights, perfUme, hiVe, eXtreme, oZone.
Ready? Set? Read!

The Alphabet Challenge

A - Accused by Lisa Scottoline - Finished

B - Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin - Finished

C - Cat & Mouse by James Patterson - Finished

D - Dr. Death by Jonathan Kellerman - Finished

E - Edge of Evil by J.A. Jance - Finished

F - Final Spin by Jocko Willink - Finished

G - Grace Unplugged by Melody Carlson - Finished

H - Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky - Finished

I - Infected by Scott Sigler - Finished

J - Jamie by Lori Foster - Finished

K - Kiss the Girls by James Patterson - Finished

L - Lost Boys - Orson Scott Card - Finished

M - Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich - Finished

N - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami - Finished

O - Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire - Finished

P - Positive by Paige Rawl - Finished

Q - A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands - Finished

R - Reunion in Death - J.D. Robb - Finished

S - Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall - Finished

T - Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate - Finished

U - Uganda Be Kidding Me by by Chelsea Handler - Finished

V - Vanessa Jared's Got a Man by LaQuette - Finished

W - World Wild Vet by Dr. Evan Antin - Finished

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Y - Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina - Finished

Z - Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life In Sarajevo by Zlata Filipović - Finished

I'll see what I can do!
The Alphabet Challenge

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B - The Bees

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D - Debtors' Planet

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K - King Beetle-Tamer

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M - The Moment of Lift

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P - Persistence of Vision

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The Alphabet Challenge

A-Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb 9/20/23
B-Broken Hart by Ella Fox 1/2/23
C-Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn 1/10/23
D-Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb TBR
E-Echoes in Death by J.D Robb TBR
F-The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs 3/23/23
G-Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart 5/23/23
H-Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle Anders 1/30/23
I-Island No. 6 by Ty Roth 2/8/2023
J-Just One Kiss by Susan Mallery TBR
K-Kissing Jessie by Laurie Kellogg 2/11/23
L-Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb TBR
M-Mad Honey by J. Picoult & J. Finney Boylan 4/16/23
N-The Nearness of You by Iris Morland 2/14/23
O-On Mystic lake by Kristin Hannah 1/21/23
P-Punishing Miss Primrose by Kaitlin Daily 3/17/23
Q-ConQuer the Kingdom by Jennifer Estep 4/29/23
R-The Reluctant Journey of David Connors by Don Locke 4/9/23
S-The Speckled Beauty by Rick Bragg 1/11/23
T-These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett 3/12/23
U-Behaving Like AdUlts by Anna Maxted 3/30/23
V-The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 2/9/2023
W-Wild in Love by Bella Andre/Jennifer Skully 1/9/23
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Well, I ALMOST did it. 12/30/23

A-

B-Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (DONE 8/26/23) Review

C- Contemporary Music Notation: Semiotic and Aesthetic Aspects by Andrea Valle DONE 5/28/23 Review
BONUS: Chaos at Carnegie Hall DONE 12/27/23

D- Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux DONE 7/13/23 Review
BONUS: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett DONE 9/1/23 Review

E-

F-The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah DONE 9/10/23

G-Glassworks by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith DONE 9/28/23

H-Hemlock at Vespers by Peter Tremayne DONE 3/21/23 Review
BONUS: Horse by Geraldine Brooks DONE 5/23/23 Review
Bonus: The Haunted Abbot by Peter Tremayne -DONE 8/23/23 Review
Bonus: How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler DONE 8/26/23 Review

I-Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino DONE 12/30/23 Review

J-

K-Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain DONE 3/29/23 Review

L-Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders -- DONE 3/3/23 Review
BONUS: Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith - DONE 7/11/23 Review
BONUS: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - DONE 9/21/23
BONUS: Landscape with Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson - DONE 10/9/23
BONUS: The Long Call by Ann Cleeves - DONE 11/6/23

M- The Monk Who Vanished by Peter Tremayne -- DONE 1/15/23 Review
BONUS: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia -- DONE 2/21/23 Review

N- The Novice's Tale by Margaret Frazer (DONE-6/6/23) Review

O-The Overstory by Richard Powers (DONE - 7-2-23) Review
BONUS: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - DONE 9/14/23
BONUS: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous DONE 12/2/23 Review

P- A Particular Kind of Black Man by Tope Folarin (DONE - 1/24/23) Review

Q-Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (DONE -6/8/23)

R-The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman (DONE-8/17/23) Review

S-Serpentine by Philip Pullman (DONE - 2/05/23) - Review
BONUS: Smoke in the Wind by Peter Tremayne (DONE - 3/12/23) - Review
BONUS: Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes by Flower Darby (DONE 3/27/23) Review
BONUS: Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet by Joan Halifax (DONE 2/12/23) Review
BONUS: The Spider's Web by Peter Tremayne (DONE 6/24/23) Review
BONUS: Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy (DONE 8/7/23) Review

T-This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger (DONE 4/25/23) Review
Bonus: The Trail by Meika Hashimoto (DONE 7/25/23) Review
Bonus: These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett (DONE 9/10/23) Review
BONUS: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - DONE
BONS: Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters by Laura Vanderkam - DONE 10/29/23
BONUS: The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz by Annalee Newitz - DONE 11/23/23

U-Undermining Racial Justice: How One University Embraced Inclusion and Inequality by Matthew Johnson (DONE 7/11/23) Review

V-The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb (DONE-audio) 1/15/23 Review

W-Wild Seed - DONE 7/15/23 Review

X-The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton (DONE 8/8/23) Review

����Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks [DONE 12/17/23] Review

Z-Zoli by Colum McCann (DONE 12/28/23) Review

I'm joining. 😁

A- The Awakening and Selected Stories by Kate Chopin
B- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
C- The Cat Who Went Up a Creek by Lilian Jackson Braun
D- The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen
E- Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin
F- Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
G- The Great Reset by Glenn Beck
H- The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
I- Inferno by Dan Brown
J- The Journal of Augustus Pelletier : The Lewis and Clark Expedition by Katheryn Lasky
K- The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert
L- Le Divorce by Diane Johnson
M- The Magic of Life by Michael Gershe, M.Ed
N- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
O- The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan
P- Population 485 - Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time by Michael Perry
Q- The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whaler Turner
R- The Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife
S- The Secret Piano by Zhu Xiao-Mei
T- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
U- Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
V- Vision of the Hunter by John Tempest
W- The Winners by Fredrik Backman
X- XO by Jeffery Deaver
Y- The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
Z- Zombies vs Unicorns by Holly Black and Justine Larbelastier

Alphabet Challenge 2023 - Final Tally (only 5 away!!!)

A. The Appeal by Janice Hallett

B. The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera

C. Cultural Politics of Archaic Greece by Carol Dougherty

D.

E.

F. Fighting to Belong! by Amy Chu

G. General Relativity for Babies by Chris Ferrie

H. Homeward Bound by Emily Matchar

I. Identity by Francis Fukuyama

J.

K. The King's Messenger by David Ottaway

L. The Lace Makers of Glenmara by Heather Bardieri

M. A Message from Ukraine by Volodymyr Zelensky

N. Notes on Cooking by Lauren Braun Costello

O. The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica

P. Presence by Amy Cuddy

Q. The Question of Hu by Jonathan Spence

R. The Return of Depression Economics by Paul Krugman

S. The Speech by Bernie Sanders

T. Twinkie, Deconstructed by Steve Ettlinger

U. Used and Rare by Lawrence Goldstone

V. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

W. Washington by Meg Greenfield

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Y. Your Next Level Life by Karen Arrington

Z.

Will give it a try. My real challenge is to read/move on some of my bookcrossing books that have disappeared in the foothills of Mount TBR.

A- All Systems Red by Martha Wells
B- Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
C- The Kennedy Curse by James Patterson and Cynthia Fagan
D- A Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver
E- Emily Noble's Disgrace by Mary Paulson-Ellis
F- Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
G- The Covent Garden Ladies by Hallie Rubenhold
H- Highland Fling by Sara Sheridan
I- It Ends at Midnight by Harriet Tyce
J- Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox
K- Katheryn Howard The Tainted Queen (#5) by Alison Weir
L-The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie
M- A Medal for Murder by Frances Brody
N- The Naming of the Dead by Ian Rankin
O- The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe by Angela Kelly
P- Pitch Black by Alex Gray
Q- Three Sisters: Three Queens by Philippa Gregory
R- Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford
S- Styx and Stones by Carola Dunn
T- The Twyford Code by Janet Hallett
U- The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers
V- The Railway Viaduct by Edward Marston
W- The Words of Every Song by Liz Moore
X- Generation X by Douglas Coupland
Y- You Touched Me by DH Lawrence
Z-

Thanks Edwina. I'm in and will edit once I've finished :)
Edited 30/12/23
All done! Thank you Edwina for setting up this challenge and for another great year of reading. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2024.


A. Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

B. The Bandit Queens by Parini Schroff

C. Cadence by Emma Ayres

D. Did I Ever Tell You This : A Memoir by Sam Neill

E. Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

F. The Famished Road by Ben Okri

G. The Ghost’s Child by Sonia Hartnett

H. How to Shame the Devil by Ros Thomas

I. I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

J. The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt

K. The Kindness Pact by Dominique Bertolucci

L. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

M. The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao

N. Not Now, Not Ever by Julia Gillard

O. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

P. Picture of Millie by PM Hubbard

Q. Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen

R. The Reader by Bernard Schlink

S. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

T. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

U. Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. Butler

V. The Voice to Parliament by Thomas Mayo

W. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

X. Xiu Yang by Mimi Kuo-Deemer

Y. Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang

Z. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig