Now I Know My ABCs

December 9, 2010

In 2009, I did an A to Z title challenge and liked it. This year, I did A to Z authors, and just finished my 26th letter (Y, as it turned out) last night. Here’s the list of books I read to meet the challenge:

A-Wanderlust, Ann Aguirre

B-Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage, M. C. Beaton

C-The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman

D-Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Cory Doctorow

E-The Bible Salesman, Clyde Edgerton

F-The Blue Flower, Penelope Fitzgerald

G-Playing for Pizza, John Grisham

H-A Touch of Dead, Charlaine Harris

I-A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood

J-Cover Her Face, P. D. James

K-Sea Witch, Virginia Kantra

L-Mr. Majestyk, Elmore Leonard

M-Nurture Shock, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

N-Leonardo Da Vinci, Sherwin Nuland

O-The Suicide Collectors, David Oppegaard

P-Fire Someone Today, Bob Pritchett

Q-The Ivy Chronicles, Karen Quinn

R-A Fortunate Grandchild, Miss Read

S-Branded by Fire, Nalini Singh

T-Nappily Ever After, Trisha R. Thomas

U-False Witness, Dorothy Uhnak

V-God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian, Kurt Vonnegut

W-Lover Avenged, J. R. Ward

X-Sky Burial, Xinran

Y-Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto

Z-In Free Fall, Juli Zeh

I think that doing authors instead of titles pushed me to get even more variety in my choices, as once I’d read one book in a series, I had to branch out. Not that I didn’t read those other series books, I just couldn’t count them for this challenge. It did skew me toward reading fiction, though, since fiction is shelved by author name. I’m leaning toward going back to A-Z titles for next year, but I’ve got a few weeks to ponder that still.

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On this date in 2009: No Vaccine for This, in which I diagnosed myself with start-itis.

2008: It Was Okay, in which I mused on rating books.

2007: Contrast, in which I went from hot to cold.

2006: Run Like the Dickens, in which I finished my first 5K.

2005: Winter Count — March, in which I recalled my birthday.

2004: Stressed, in which my job and I were having some issues.

2003: TP, in which I explained how the toilet paper is oriented at my house and other issues.

2002: No entry.