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Jun 13, 2025 01:20AM

721 Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Level: start with level 1
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Male Authors
1. Andrew McGahan Wonders of a Godless World
2. Richard Flanagan Question 7 27.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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1. Vanessa McCausland Dreaming In French 24.07.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Kim E Anderson The Prize 20.04.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Melanie Cheng Room for a Stranger 31.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Diana Reid Signs of Damage 30.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Lia Hills The Desert Knows Her Name 20.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. Tess Woods The Venice Hotel 15.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. Tea Cooper The Woman in the Green Dress 22.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Minnie Darke yellow wood 04.05.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Georgia Harper What I Would Do to You 04.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2025 New Releases
1. Claire Zorn Better Days 13.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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May 31, 2025 09:46PM

721 Sign me up please
Annual A-Z Road Trip
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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I am going on a road trip, and I'm spying with my little eye...

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Book (on the cover/in the title) The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey Serena Burdick 04.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️
Cat (on the cover) The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen (Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen, #1) by Yuta Takahashi The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi 16.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Daisy (on the cover) Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 06.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Elephant (on the cover) Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans by Garrett Ryan Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans by Garrett Ryan09.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fly (on the cover) Punishment by Ferdinand von Schirach Punishment by Ferdinand von Schirach 01.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Glasses (on the cover) Better Days by Claire Zorn Better Days by Claire Zorn 🇦🇺 13.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hotel (On cover and in title) The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods The Venice Hotel by Tess Wood 🇦🇺 15.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Knight (on the cover) Baudolino by Umberto Eco Baudolino by Umberto Eco 26.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lion (on the cover) Babylon Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek 05.05.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mermaid (on the cover) The Deep by Rivers Solomon The Deep by Rivers Solomon 30.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Pottery (on the cover/in title) The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin 25.05.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Q the letter (on the cover) Question 7 by Richard Flanagan Question 7 by Richard Flanagan 🇦🇺 26.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Road (on the cover) The Ghetto Within by Santiago H. Amigorena The Ghetto Within by Santiago H. Amigorena 07.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Snake (on the cover) Medusa by Rosie Hewlett Medusa by Rosie Hewlett 07.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Train (on the cover) The Little Liar by Mitch Albom The Little Liar by Mitch Album 04.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Volcano (on the cover) Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan 🇦🇺 09.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️
Wing (on the cover) Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng 🇦🇺 31.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Mar 31, 2025 02:34AM

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a - Male author - You Are Here by David Nicholls You Are Here by David Nicholls09.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b - Four word title - Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin Interesting Facts about Space Emily R. Austin16340756] 19.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c - Blue cover - The Deep by Rivers Solomon The Deep by Solomon Rivers16488815] 30.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d - House on cover - Make Yourself at Home by Ciara Geraghty Make Yourself at Home by Ciara Geraghty 14.05.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
e - Mystery - Signs of Damage by Diana Reid Signs of Damage by Diana Reid 30.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺

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b - New to me author - The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson The Seed Keeper Diane Wilson18.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c - Set in Australia - Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng31.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
d - Female MC - The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods 🇦🇺15.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
e - Place name in title - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Hwang Bo-Reum 24.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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a - Published 2025 - Better Days by Claire Zorn Better Days by Claire Zorn 🇦🇺13.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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c - Favourite author - Thomas Cromwell The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman 02.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
d - Male MC - The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis The Zone of Interest Martin Amis 20.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️
e - Set in another country - The Little Liar by Mitch Albom The Little Liar Douglas Adams Vindolanda by Adrian Goldsworthy 21.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b - Favourite genre - Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 06.94.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c - Title begins with D - The Desert Knows Her Name by Lia Hills The Desert Knows Her Name by Lia Hills 21.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
d - Book I bought - Neferura by Malayna Evans Neferura by Malayna Evans 18.04.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
e - Author's name begins T - How We Get Free Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 17.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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a - One word title - Baudolino by Umberto Eco Baudolino Umberto Eco 26.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b - Female author - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar The River Has Roots Amal El-Mohtar 30.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c - Aussie author - Question 7 by Richard Flanagan Question 7 Richard Flanagan 28.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
d - Borrowed from library - Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1) by Beth Revis Full Speed to a Crash Landing Beth Revis 03.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
e - Colourful cover - Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata 01.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mar 16, 2025 04:59AM

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Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A- All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells All Systems Red by Martha Wells 23.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
B - Brunelleschi's Dome How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King 12.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C - Chimera by Alice Thompson Chimera by Alice Thompson 7.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
D - The Desert Knows Her Name by Lia Hills The Desert Knows Her Name by Lia Hills 21.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
E - The Egg and Other Stories by Andy Weir The Egg and Other Stories by Andy Weir 10.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
F - Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1) by Beth Revis Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis 03.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
G - Great Ladies The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens by Sylvia Barbara Soberton Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens by Sylvia Barbara Soberton 19.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H - His Forbidden Lady (Tudor, #1) by Nicola Davidson His Forbidden Lady by Nicola Davidson 11.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I - Interesting Facts About Space by Emily R. Austin Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin 19.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
J - The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende 12.05.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
K - Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck 20.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️
L - Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang 14.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️
M - The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1) by Jessie Burton The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton 28.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N - Ness by Robert Macfarlane Ness by Robert Macfarlane 24.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O - One Day by David Nicholls One Day by David Nicholls 03.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
P - The Prize by Kim E. Anderson The Prize by Kim E. Anderson 20.04.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
Q - Question 7 by Richard Flanagan Question 7 by Richard Flanagan 27.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
R - Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng by Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng 31.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
S - The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick 06.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️
T - To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers 27.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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V - The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods 🇦🇺 15.06.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
W- What I Would Do to You by Georgia Harper What I Would Do to You by Georgia Harper 04.92.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
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Y - The Yellow Wood by Minnie Darke The Yellow Wood by Minnie Darke 04.05.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇦🇺
Z - Zeus is a Dick by Susie Donkin Zeus is a Dick by Susie Donkin 05.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Feb 24, 2025 12:32AM

721 Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Jodie :) I've linked you up in the 2nd post. Just click on your name and it'll take you straight to your challenge post."

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Feb 23, 2025 10:57PM

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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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Australia - The Burrow by Melanie Cheng10.01.2025 🇦🇺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Budapest - The Light After the War by Anita Abriel 🇦🇺 05.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
China - Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See 05.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dorset - The Last Hours by Minette Walters 25.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
East Berlin - Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck 20.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️
France -Goddess by Kelly Gardiner 🇦🇺 12.04.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Greece - The Little Liar by Mitch Albom 04.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hiromachi - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 22.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ireland - Grown Ups by Marian Keyes 22.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Japan - The Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi16.02.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kings Cross - The Prize by Kim E. Anderson 20.04.2025 🇦🇺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lodz - East of Time by Jacob Rosenberg 23.01.2025 🇦🇺⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mankato - The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson 18.03.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
North Michigan - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 07.01.2025 ⭐️⭐️
Oslo - The Last Light Over Oslo by Alix Rickloff
Paris- The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris 18.07.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Venice - The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods 🇦🇺 15.5.2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Jan 31, 2024 04:10AM

721 I’d like to play please
A-Z Authors
1/1/24 - 31/12/2
23/26 (5 x Australian)

A: Hiro Arikawa The Goodbye Cat 01.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: Julie Bennett The Understudy AA 11.02.2024 ⭐️⭐️
C: Emily Critchley One Puzzling Afternoon 14.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: Michelle de Kretser Scary Monsters AA 10.01.24 ⭐️⭐️
E: Erickson Carolly The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife 24.02.24 ⭐️⭐️
F: Antonia Fraser Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit 28.02.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: Alison Goodman The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies 24.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: Christina Hopkinson The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs 10.02.2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: Ishiguro Kazuo Klara and the Sun 03.03.2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
J: Julie Janson Benevolence AA
K: T. Kingfisher Thornhedge 11.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: Matilda Leyser No Season but the Summer 21.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: Laura Imai Messina The Library of Heartbeats 29.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: Kayte Nunn The Silk House AA 26.02.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: Joyce Carol Oates Blonde 08.03.2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: Mary E. Pearson Morrighan 07.06.2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Q: Kate Quinn
R: Allee Richards A Light in the Dark AA 03.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: Evelyn Skye The Hundred Loves of Juliet 30.01.2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: Emily Tesh Some Desperate Glory 05.02.2024 ⭐️⭐️
U: Sarah Underwood Lies We Sing to the Sea 19.02.2024 ⭐️⭐️
V: Sandro Veronesi The Hummingbird 28.01.24 ⭐️⭐️
W: Charlotte Wood The Weekend AA 26.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
X: Hester Fox The Last Heir to Blackwood Library 09.01.24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y: Charles Yu Interior Chinatown 28.02.24 ⭐️
Z: Xóchitl González Olga Dies Dreaming 11.06.2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa The Understudy by Julie Bennett One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser The Unfaithful Queen A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife by Carolly Erickson Lady Caroline Lamb A Free Spirit by Antonia Fraser The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1) by Alison Goodman The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs by Christina Hopkinson Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Benevolence by Julie Janson Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher No Season but the Summer by Matilda Leyser The Library of Heartbeats by Laura Imai Messina The Silk House by Kayte Nunn
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates Morrighan (The Remnant Chronicles, #0.5) by Mary E. Pearson The Alice Network by Kate Quinn A Light in the Dark by Allee Richards
The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi The Weekend by Charlotte Wood The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González
A-Z Titles 2023 (487 new)
Mar 05, 2023 02:55AM

721 A-Z challenge
01/01/23 - 31/12/23

Artemis Andy Weir
Brat: An '80s Story Andrew McCarthy
The Children of Jocasta Natalie Haynes
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Every Version of You Grace Chan
Fancy Meeting You Here Berg and Klaus
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Hurricane Season Fernando Melchor
Idol, Burning Rin Usami
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The Key to Fear Kristin Cast
The Little Wartime Library Kate Thompson
The Marriage Portrait Maggie O’Farrell
Names of the Women Jeet Thayil
The Other Half of Augusta Hope Joanna Glen
Prague Nights Benjamin Black
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The Reading List Sara Nisha Adams
The Secret Chord Geraldine Brooks
They're Going to Love You Meg howrey
Undara Annie Seaton
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Weyward Emilia Hart
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The Yield Tara June Welch
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