A to Z

I'm not starting this challenge yet. But as soon as I finish my 50 book Challenge (at the end of February), I think I'll wait a bit and then start on this challenge.

This is also a goal on my 101 Goals in 1001 days list.

I bought my first book the other day and I'm starting to read it:

-Book A: Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews started 2-16-10 finished 2-21-10 (also my birthday!)
-Book B: Fear the Worst: A Novel by Linwood Barclay
-Book C: LA Candy by Lauren Conrad
-Book D: Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie
-Book E: The 19th Wife: A Novel by David Ebershoff

-Book F: The Break-Up Diet: A Memoir by Annette Fix
-Book G: Now You See Him: A Novel (P.S) by Eli Gottlieb
-Book H: Weekends at Bellevue by Julie Holland
-Book I: The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel
-Book J: Tattoo Machine: Tall Tales, True Stories, and My Life in Ink by Jeff Johnson
-Book K: 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane

-Book L: The Wife's Tale: A Novel by Lori Lansens
-Book M: Rich Again by Anna Maxted
-Book N: Cruel Summer by Alyson Noël
-Book O: Reel Culture: 50 Classic Movies You Should Know About (So You Can Impress Your Friends) by Mimi O'Connor
-Book P: The Killing Circle by Andrew Pyper

-Book Q: (still to be read) How Reading Changed My Life by Anna Quindlen
-Book R: Five Minutes More by Darlene Ryan
-Book S: The New Yorkers: A Novel by Cathleen Schine
-Book T: Gemma by Meg Tilly
-Book U: (still to be read) Beautiful Lies (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) by Lisa Unger

-Book V: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
-Book W: Truly, Madly: A Novel by Heather Webber
-Book X: (still to be read) Six Weeks to Toxic by Louisa McCormack
-Book Y: Happy Marriage by Rafael Yglesias
-Book Z: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin

I'm thinking I may have to bend the rules for X. I can not find an author with that last names! I finally found ones for Q and U, I just need to read them.

EDIT: I tried to find a title that started with X, which also proved fruitless. So I figured if it at least had an X in the title, then that was just fine.

That was no easy task either, but I found one (via searching on Goodreads).

Xu, Xiao, Xie, etc. are popular Chinese names and there are authors that have written in or are translated into English. Also Xenophon. Xavier. And I would think that Malcolm X would qualify. I can probably come up with other names and specific books from our library's catalog if you need them.

Edited for typo

There's a few authors listed here but the majority are Chinese. You could take a look to see if any take your fancy or just check to see what other people have been choosing for their X read.

"X" can be a hard letter to fill. You have made great progress on your challenge!