UK Book Club discussion

Supporting Rangers at the mo would turn anyone to drink

ooh liverpool aren't doing so well either lol

Cruel but fair

I was trying to decide if an author that has the 'de, du' or similar in their name, eg. Daphne du Maurier, should be 'd' or an 'm'. I decided where ever it fits best into my A-Z list. Is that cheating ? lol

Good point! Categorise them as you see fit, I think I've counted them as D on my challenge.

I counted du Maurier as 'D'. She's M on goodreads I think mainly because the system can't handle her surname but I've always seen her listed under 'D' in bookshops and libraries.

I'd probably go with M, but as Em says, either way is OK.

Thanks. I think she will be an 'm' for my list. On this occasion anyway as it suits my needs better. But I reserve the right to change it as I see fit in future challenges ! Lol

Just scanned through my list and I've done both, clearly I've just suited myself...

I'm sure there's no a-z author challenge police ! Lol so you won't receive a fine :-)

Fines??? Now that sounds like a good idea to help pay for a mods Xmas do lol. Mind you we'd have to be very strict to get Liz over from Singapore.

You could probably get enough for her flights if you tried really hard ! Lol

Ian is officially appointed to the role of Police Inspector for A-Z Challenge - Ian can be Morse and I can be Lewis!!

I understand £80 is the going rate for speeding fines these days so if we use that as a guide for infringements, we'll be quids in by Xmas.

That sounds perfectly acceptable. I think a charge for typos would be reasonable, and of course swearing :-D

As a senior policeman I will be presuming it will be perfectly acceptable for me to order all my constables to change their evidence to suit my needs and then lie for 23 years about it.....YNWA

Stranger than fiction!

Em It's £60, or you could do a £90 fine with an A-Z awareness course.

Jo wrote: "I agree :) i did some research for X and it seemed to be only chinese authors but i am quite excited to try something like that"

Try reading Xenophon, the Anabasis. The first book about mercenary warfare, and a fascinating read. It's translated very well in several versions. The Persian Expedition I think it'll be more interesting than many of the Chinese books!

Quite a nice challenge that I just discovered here. I'm certainly going to try too, starting with the book that I am reading, The illicit Happiness of other People, by Manu Joseph. 25 letters to go :)

It'll be easier for you to keep track of if you set up your own thread Helga, but up to you. Enjoy the challenge.

Deanne wrote: "Em It's £60, or you could do a £90 fine with an A-Z awareness course."

If we get caught 4 times (12 points!!) will Ian ban us for 12 months???

Evenin' all.

I'm going to wait to start this on January 1 and see how close I can come to completing it in one year. I think it might be doable!

No need to wait HRH - you could do it from September 1 for 12 months if you want.

I think if you take Ian's approach, it is totally do-able in one year. If you follow my example then good luck!

Late in joining but going to give it go for 2014:) also doing A_Z of titles elsewhere so lets hope I don't get confused:)

There's no time limit on this and one or two members have actually done it twice so welcome to the challenge! I am stuck on U and Z - I stay stuck, there are books I could read but I haven't actually got around to them. Seriously, could take me all year just to complete these two.

I wanted to get my current A-Z completed in 2013 but it didn't happen. Hopefully early 2014...

Amazon daily deal has a letter v author, 99p.

Why not try a classic by Jules Verne?
Helen wrote: "Amazon daily deal has a letter v author, 99p."

Sounds like a brilliant idea I'll have to do it now ,stop stop forcing me to try. But it's reading so I'm fine.

Is it too late to start this on Jan 1st next year?

No Caroline, it's not too late, you can start whenever you like - it's on-going and some of us have done it more than once! Those of us who like extra challenge have devised A-Z's with a twist such as only new authors, only female authors or first names...

Great, thanks. I'll set up a thread for it now :)

I've only got a few letters left, all in the one year too. Last time it took a couple.

Just seen this challenge. I've been doing this for 12 years now, trying to find a new author for each letter each year. I don't always manage that but I've certainly found authors I might otherwise have not read. Some have been a joy to find, others gave been real shockers but it has been a fun way to break out of a reading rut.

I would like to join in this challenge please

Set your own page up under the A-Z Author Challenge and happy reading. You can get ideas from other people doing it if you get stuck.

Here is my A-Z Author Challenge -

J - Jensen, Liz : The Rapture

Hi everyone - I've been doing an A-Z author challenge every year for 12 years now. I look for a different author for each letter every year and mostly manage but Q and X are particularly troublesome.

I also am the moderator for the Devon Book Club (feel free to drop by) - I am about to launch a challenge for A-Z of Devon authors (or maybe authors with books set in Devon if people struggle - - thoguh we have lots of fabulous local authors). I'll let you know how we get on

Q is turning in to the bane of my life. Have look at a couple of authors and they just don't hold me. Even walked the library looking for Q's and nothing hit me.

Qui Xialong writes books like a Chinese Inspector Morsel. I'm not a crime novel lover but these are interesting in terms of Chinese culture too. Chief Inspector Cheng is a poet and translator as well as a policeman. There are 7/8 books in the series. Be interested to know if you give it a try

Inspector Morse even! Auto correct bah

Thanks Ian will look into that

I might try this after finishing the series I'm on and the others that follow this one all by Cassandra Clare

Love this idea, looks like I'm starting with F ;-)

For this challenge, can you create your own thread in the under the A-Z discussion section?

Yes, absolutely Laura. Copy one of the other opening posts as a template if you need to. The challenge is for an A-Z of author surnames but some of us have chosen to do A-Z of book titles and other variations instead or as well. :)

Suggestion for the letter "I"...Innamorata, by Contessa...just won a national award for "Best Book/Women's Issues." Synopsis, reviews
on www.iamcontonessa.com.

Hi,

thank you so much!!

Kate wrote: "Yes, absolutely Laura. Copy one of the other opening posts as a template if you need to. The challenge is for an A-Z of author surnames but some of us have chosen to do A-Z of book titles and other..."