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1dustydigger
A-Z Challenge
Authors 26/26
A : Ben Aaronovitch - Lies Sleeping
B : Enid Blyton - Five on Finniston Farm
C : Michael Chabon - Yiddish Policemen's Union
D : David Drake - Death's Bright Day
E : Eleanor Estes - The 100 Dresses
F : Marjorie Flack - The Story About Ping
G : Simon R Green - Death Shall Come
H : Cyril Hare - Tragedy at Law
I : Michael Innes - Weight of the Evidence
J : Diana Wynne Jones - Charmed Life
L : Ursula K Le Guin - Powers
K : Laurie R King - Justice Hall
M : Gillian Morgan - Jungles and People
N : Andre Norton - Star Hunter
O : Daniel O'Malley - The Rook
P : Beatrix Potter - Little Pig Robinson
Q : Amanda Quick - Mystique
R : J D Robb - Connections in Death
S : Virginia Sorensen - Miracles on Maple Hill
T : M J Trow - Maxwell's House
U : Jean Ure - Supermouse
V : Robert Van Gulik - The Chinese Nail Murders
W : Stanley G Weinbaum - A Martian Odyssey
X : Jennie Xie - Selected Poems
Y : Charlotte Yue - The Igloo
Z : Timothy Zahn - Judgement at Proteus
completed!
Titles 26/26
A : Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh
B : Blackout by Connie Willis
C : Coldest Blood by Jim Kelly
D : Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfrid Owen
E : Emergence by C J Cherryh
F : Five Get Into Trouble by Enid Blyton
G : Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
H : Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
I : Into the Fire by Elizabeth Moon
J : Justice Hall by Laurie R King
K : Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman
L : Leverage in Death by J D Robb
M: Med Ship by Murray Leinster
N : Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells
O : Orbitsville by Bob Shaw
P : Pandora's Boy by Lindsey Davis
Q : Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell
R : R.U.R by Karel Capek
S : Siren's Call by Jayne Castle
T : Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness
U : Unlocked bu John Scalzi
V : Volcano Trap by Helen Mather- Smith Mindlin
W : Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
X : X/1999 Sonata by CLAMP
Y : Year One by Nora Roberts
Z : Zero at the Bone by Mary Willis Walker
completed
Authors 26/26
A : Ben Aaronovitch - Lies Sleeping
B : Enid Blyton - Five on Finniston Farm
C : Michael Chabon - Yiddish Policemen's Union
D : David Drake - Death's Bright Day
E : Eleanor Estes - The 100 Dresses
F : Marjorie Flack - The Story About Ping
G : Simon R Green - Death Shall Come
H : Cyril Hare - Tragedy at Law
I : Michael Innes - Weight of the Evidence
J : Diana Wynne Jones - Charmed Life
L : Ursula K Le Guin - Powers
K : Laurie R King - Justice Hall
M : Gillian Morgan - Jungles and People
N : Andre Norton - Star Hunter
O : Daniel O'Malley - The Rook
P : Beatrix Potter - Little Pig Robinson
Q : Amanda Quick - Mystique
R : J D Robb - Connections in Death
S : Virginia Sorensen - Miracles on Maple Hill
T : M J Trow - Maxwell's House
U : Jean Ure - Supermouse
V : Robert Van Gulik - The Chinese Nail Murders
W : Stanley G Weinbaum - A Martian Odyssey
X : Jennie Xie - Selected Poems
Y : Charlotte Yue - The Igloo
Z : Timothy Zahn - Judgement at Proteus
completed!
Titles 26/26
A : Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh
B : Blackout by Connie Willis
C : Coldest Blood by Jim Kelly
D : Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfrid Owen
E : Emergence by C J Cherryh
F : Five Get Into Trouble by Enid Blyton
G : Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
H : Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
I : Into the Fire by Elizabeth Moon
J : Justice Hall by Laurie R King
K : Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman
L : Leverage in Death by J D Robb
M: Med Ship by Murray Leinster
N : Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells
O : Orbitsville by Bob Shaw
P : Pandora's Boy by Lindsey Davis
Q : Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell
R : R.U.R by Karel Capek
S : Siren's Call by Jayne Castle
T : Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness
U : Unlocked bu John Scalzi
V : Volcano Trap by Helen Mather- Smith Mindlin
W : Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
X : X/1999 Sonata by CLAMP
Y : Year One by Nora Roberts
Z : Zero at the Bone by Mary Willis Walker
completed
2dustydigger
the Extend Your Horizons Challenge
Once again I will do a Pix N' Mix version,either 20 or 36 titles,as I have so many other challenges to do,I cant fit in the whole thing. But I love to take part,so I'll start with 20 and see how I get on.Its a great way to vary my reads,since I am usually just reading a lot of SF/Fantasy. :0)
My Pick N' Mix Expand your Horizons for 2019
A book with more than 1000 pages:Blackout/All Clear (1102pages)
A book with less than 100 pages : Unlocked by John Scalzi
A book with a number in the title : Year One by Nora Roberts
A book with a one-word title : Scourged by Kevin Hearne
A book with a color in the title : A Touch of Gold by Joyce Lavene
A book published this year - Emergence by C J Cherryh
A book published the year you were born : Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth
A new book from a favorite author : Connections in Death by J D Robb
A banned book -: Are You There God? It's Me,Margaret
A nonfiction book: The Igloo by Charlotte Yue
A romance : A Season for Change by Margaret Way
A mystery or thriller : Tragedy at Law by Cyril Hare
A graphic novel: X/1999 by CLAMP
A book set in Europe : Pandora's Boy by Lindsey Davis
A book set in North America : Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen
A book set in the future : Orbitsville by Bob Shaw
A book with nonhuman characters : Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
A book with magic : Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
A book you’ve read before : The Tomb by H P Lovecraft
A book at the bottom of your TBR: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susannah Clarke
20/20 - extended now to 36
An author's first book : Immortality,Inc by Robert Sheckley
An award winning book : Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (Hugo)
A book beginning a series : The Tower Treasure by Franklin W Dixon (Hardy Boys)
A book ending a series : Scorged by Kevin O'Hearne (Iron Druid)
A book with more than one author - Touch of Gold by Joyce and Jim Lavene
A humorous book - I Am Not Sleepy and I Wil lNot Go To Bed by Lauren Child
A book set in the past - These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
A book set in Africa : Red Shadows by Robert E Howard
A book set in Asia : Winduo Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Thailand)
A book set in Antarctica : People of the Crater by Andre Noton
A book of short stories : Jack Dann - Timegates
A book started and never finish : Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
A book with antonyms in title - The Hot and Cold Summer by Johanna Hurwitz
A book made into a TV series - Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev W Awdry
A book involving a sea voyage : Voyage of the Dawn Treaderby C S Lewis
A book borrowed or received as a gift - Five Go To Smugglers'Top by Enid Blyton
36/36 - COMPLETED!
Once again I will do a Pix N' Mix version,either 20 or 36 titles,as I have so many other challenges to do,I cant fit in the whole thing. But I love to take part,so I'll start with 20 and see how I get on.Its a great way to vary my reads,since I am usually just reading a lot of SF/Fantasy. :0)
My Pick N' Mix Expand your Horizons for 2019
A book with more than 1000 pages:Blackout/All Clear (1102pages)
A book with less than 100 pages : Unlocked by John Scalzi
A book with a number in the title : Year One by Nora Roberts
A book with a one-word title : Scourged by Kevin Hearne
A book with a color in the title : A Touch of Gold by Joyce Lavene
A book published this year - Emergence by C J Cherryh
A book published the year you were born : Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth
A new book from a favorite author : Connections in Death by J D Robb
A banned book -: Are You There God? It's Me,Margaret
A nonfiction book: The Igloo by Charlotte Yue
A romance : A Season for Change by Margaret Way
A mystery or thriller : Tragedy at Law by Cyril Hare
A graphic novel: X/1999 by CLAMP
A book set in Europe : Pandora's Boy by Lindsey Davis
A book set in North America : Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen
A book set in the future : Orbitsville by Bob Shaw
A book with nonhuman characters : Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
A book with magic : Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
A book you’ve read before : The Tomb by H P Lovecraft
A book at the bottom of your TBR: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susannah Clarke
20/20 - extended now to 36
An author's first book : Immortality,Inc by Robert Sheckley
An award winning book : Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (Hugo)
A book beginning a series : The Tower Treasure by Franklin W Dixon (Hardy Boys)
A book ending a series : Scorged by Kevin O'Hearne (Iron Druid)
A book with more than one author - Touch of Gold by Joyce and Jim Lavene
A humorous book - I Am Not Sleepy and I Wil lNot Go To Bed by Lauren Child
A book set in the past - These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
A book set in Africa : Red Shadows by Robert E Howard
A book set in Asia : Winduo Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Thailand)
A book set in Antarctica : People of the Crater by Andre Noton
A book of short stories : Jack Dann - Timegates
A book started and never finish : Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
A book with antonyms in title - The Hot and Cold Summer by Johanna Hurwitz
A book made into a TV series - Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev W Awdry
A book involving a sea voyage : Voyage of the Dawn Treaderby C S Lewis
A book borrowed or received as a gift - Five Go To Smugglers'Top by Enid Blyton
36/36 - COMPLETED!
3dustydigger
The Monthly Alphabet Challenge H-S
January - Monthly Alphabet Challenge for January – The Hip, Handsome, Heart-Stopping, Happy-Go-Lucky Letter H!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “H”. Laurie R King - Justice Hall✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “H” : Cyril Hare - Tragedy at Law✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “H” shown on the cover. a snowy hillside : Virginia Sorenson - Miracles on Maple Hill ✔
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February - The Incredible,Insightful,Ingenious letter''I''
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “I”: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “I”.Michael Innes - The Weight of the Evidence✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “I” shown on the cover : an igloo Charlotte Yue - The Igloo✔
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March - The Jaunty,Jazzy,Jovial,Jubilant Letter J
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with J :Susanna Clarke - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “J”. Diana Wynne Jones - Charmed Life ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “J” shown on the cover.a jungle : Gillian C Morgan - Jungles and People ✔
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April – The Kind, Kaleidoscopic, Keen, and Kooky Letter K!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “K”: Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “K” : Jim Kelly - The Coldest Blood ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “K” shown on the cover : playing card Knave Dell Shannon - Knave of Hearts ✔
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May – The Lively, Lovely, Lilting Letter L!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “L”. - James S A Corey - Leviathan Wakes
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “L”. Joyce & Jim Lavene - A Touch of Gold ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “L” shown on the
cover : a lion - The Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen ✔
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June - The Magnificent, Marvellous,Magnetic letter M !
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “M”. Jerry Spinelli - Maniac Magee ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “M”. Abraham Merril - The Moon Pool ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “M” shown on the cover.A mouse E B White - Stuart Little ✔
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July – The Noble, Nutty, Nice and Neat Letter N!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “N”. - Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “N”. - Beverley Nichols - Down the Garden Path✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “N” shown on the cover. nightime landscape : Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris ✔
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August – The Obliging, Optimistic and Outstanding Letter O!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “O” ; Once Taken by Blake Pierce ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “O” : Chad Oliver - Shadows in the Sun ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “O” shown on the cover. : an opera house .Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon ✔
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September Alphabet challenge – The Perky, Pretty, Practically Perfect Letter P!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “P” : Doctor Dolittle's Post Office by Hugh Lofting ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “P” : Beatrix Potter - Selected Tales ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “P” shown on the cover. : a pig - Perfect the Pig by Susan Jeschke ✔
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October's Quinessential Quaint and Quirky Letter Q!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “Q” : The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “Q”: Amanda Quick - Mischief ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “Q” shown on the cover: a quilt - The Quilting Bee by Gail Gibbons ✔
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November's Robust, Rollicking and Really Ravishing Letter R challenge!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “R”. : The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “R”. : J R R Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “R” shown on the cover : rings. Lynne Graham - Ravelli's Defiant Bride ✔
January - Monthly Alphabet Challenge for January – The Hip, Handsome, Heart-Stopping, Happy-Go-Lucky Letter H!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “H”. Laurie R King - Justice Hall✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “H” : Cyril Hare - Tragedy at Law✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “H” shown on the cover. a snowy hillside : Virginia Sorenson - Miracles on Maple Hill ✔
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February - The Incredible,Insightful,Ingenious letter''I''
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “I”: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “I”.Michael Innes - The Weight of the Evidence✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “I” shown on the cover : an igloo Charlotte Yue - The Igloo✔
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March - The Jaunty,Jazzy,Jovial,Jubilant Letter J
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with J :Susanna Clarke - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “J”. Diana Wynne Jones - Charmed Life ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “J” shown on the cover.a jungle : Gillian C Morgan - Jungles and People ✔
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April – The Kind, Kaleidoscopic, Keen, and Kooky Letter K!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “K”: Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “K” : Jim Kelly - The Coldest Blood ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “K” shown on the cover : playing card Knave Dell Shannon - Knave of Hearts ✔
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May – The Lively, Lovely, Lilting Letter L!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “L”. - James S A Corey - Leviathan Wakes
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “L”. Joyce & Jim Lavene - A Touch of Gold ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “L” shown on the
cover : a lion - The Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen ✔
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June - The Magnificent, Marvellous,Magnetic letter M !
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “M”. Jerry Spinelli - Maniac Magee ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “M”. Abraham Merril - The Moon Pool ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “M” shown on the cover.A mouse E B White - Stuart Little ✔
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July – The Noble, Nutty, Nice and Neat Letter N!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “N”. - Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “N”. - Beverley Nichols - Down the Garden Path✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “N” shown on the cover. nightime landscape : Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris ✔
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August – The Obliging, Optimistic and Outstanding Letter O!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “O” ; Once Taken by Blake Pierce ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “O” : Chad Oliver - Shadows in the Sun ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “O” shown on the cover. : an opera house .Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon ✔
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September Alphabet challenge – The Perky, Pretty, Practically Perfect Letter P!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “P” : Doctor Dolittle's Post Office by Hugh Lofting ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “P” : Beatrix Potter - Selected Tales ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “P” shown on the cover. : a pig - Perfect the Pig by Susan Jeschke ✔
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October's Quinessential Quaint and Quirky Letter Q!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “Q” : The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “Q”: Amanda Quick - Mischief ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “Q” shown on the cover: a quilt - The Quilting Bee by Gail Gibbons ✔
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November's Robust, Rollicking and Really Ravishing Letter R challenge!
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “R”. : The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey ✔
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “R”. : J R R Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham ✔
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “R” shown on the cover : rings. Lynne Graham - Ravelli's Defiant Bride ✔
4dustydigger
Reading the Hugos,Nebula and Locus winners.
Hugos + Nebulas
2004 : Lois McMaster Bujold - Paladin of Souls✓
2005 : Susanna Clarke - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell✓
2007 : Vernor Vinge - Rainbow's End ✔
2008 : Michael Chabon - Yiddish Policemen's Union✓
2008 : Urula K Leguin : Powers✓
2009 : Paolo Bacigalupi - The Windup Girl ✔
2011 : Connie Willis - Blackout✓
Hugos/Nebukas COMPLETED!!!!
Locus winners( Follow on after Hugos/Nebulas )
2000 : Neal Stephenson - Cryptonomicon
2001 : Ursula K LeGuin - The Telling
2002 : Connie Willis - Passage
2003 : Kim Stanley Robinson - Years of Rice and Salt
2004 : Dan Simmons - Ilium
2005 : Neal Stephenson - The System of the World
2006 : Charles Stross - Accelerando
2009 : Neal Stephenson - Anathem
2010 : Cherie Priest - Boneshaker
2014 : James S A Corey - Abaddon's Gate
2017 : Cixin Liu - Death's End
2018 : John Scalzi - The Collapsing Empire ✔
Hugos + Nebulas
2004 : Lois McMaster Bujold - Paladin of Souls✓
2005 : Susanna Clarke - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell✓
2007 : Vernor Vinge - Rainbow's End ✔
2008 : Michael Chabon - Yiddish Policemen's Union✓
2008 : Urula K Leguin : Powers✓
2009 : Paolo Bacigalupi - The Windup Girl ✔
2011 : Connie Willis - Blackout✓
Hugos/Nebukas COMPLETED!!!!
Locus winners( Follow on after Hugos/Nebulas )
2000 : Neal Stephenson - Cryptonomicon
2001 : Ursula K LeGuin - The Telling
2002 : Connie Willis - Passage
2003 : Kim Stanley Robinson - Years of Rice and Salt
2004 : Dan Simmons - Ilium
2005 : Neal Stephenson - The System of the World
2006 : Charles Stross - Accelerando
2009 : Neal Stephenson - Anathem
2010 : Cherie Priest - Boneshaker
2014 : James S A Corey - Abaddon's Gate
2017 : Cixin Liu - Death's End
2018 : John Scalzi - The Collapsing Empire ✔
5dustydigger
Pick a Winner
We will be picking a randomized choice from this list over a period of 10 months:
My Pick a Winner list
*1. Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway ✔
*2. Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited ✔
3. Evelyn Waugh - The Loved One
*4. J R R Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham ✔
*5. Betty Smith - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ✔
6. Ngaio Marsh - Grave Mistake
*7. Angela Marsons - Silent Scream ✔
*8. Ngaio Marsh - Photo Finish ✔
*9. Anthony Berkeley - The Poisoned Chocolates Case ✔
*10. T S Eliot - The Wasteland ✔
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April : 8. Ngaio Marsh - Photo Finish✔
May : 2. Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited✔
June : 5. Betty Smith - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ✔
July : 9. Anthony Berkeley - Poisoned Chocolates Case ✔
Aug : 1. Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway✔
Sep : 10. T S Eliot - The Wasteland ✔
Oct : 7. Angela Marsons - Silent Scream ✔
Nov : 4. J R R Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham ✔
We will be picking a randomized choice from this list over a period of 10 months:
My Pick a Winner list
*1. Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway ✔
*2. Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited ✔
3. Evelyn Waugh - The Loved One
*4. J R R Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham ✔
*5. Betty Smith - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ✔
6. Ngaio Marsh - Grave Mistake
*7. Angela Marsons - Silent Scream ✔
*8. Ngaio Marsh - Photo Finish ✔
*9. Anthony Berkeley - The Poisoned Chocolates Case ✔
*10. T S Eliot - The Wasteland ✔
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April : 8. Ngaio Marsh - Photo Finish✔
May : 2. Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited✔
June : 5. Betty Smith - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ✔
July : 9. Anthony Berkeley - Poisoned Chocolates Case ✔
Aug : 1. Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway✔
Sep : 10. T S Eliot - The Wasteland ✔
Oct : 7. Angela Marsons - Silent Scream ✔
Nov : 4. J R R Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham ✔
