Aussie Readers discussion

Brenda wrote: "If Hallie Rubenhold is the author of your "R" one Sarah, that would work :)"

Thanks Brenda - I was cutting and pasting across from the Crime A-Z challenge - I wasn't sure if The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper would qualify as crime. I've also been checking the nationality of authors - unfortunately Hallie Rubenhold is American/English, and I'm aiming for 100% AA on this challenge...

Welcome all! Linked to here.

Thanks Phrynne!

Sarah wrote: "The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper"

This is an amazing book, if anyone's looking for non AA

Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20
26/26

A Alissa Callen The Red Dirt Road AA
B Graham Brack Lying and Dying
C Michael Connelly Trunk Music
D Michael Dibdin Vendetta
E Sumner Locke Eliott Careful, He Might Hear You AA
F Alan Furst Under Occupation
G Robert Galbraith Career of Evil
H Thomas Hardy The Return Of The Native
I Inga Clendinnen Agamemnon's Kiss: Selected Essays AA
J Clive James Unreliable Memoirs AA
K Juanita Kees Shadows Over Wongan Creek AA
L Donna Leon Acqua Alta
M Dervla McTiernan The Good Turn AA
N Vladimir Nabokov Pnin
O Laurence Olivier Confessions of an Actor
P Rosella Postorino At the Wolf's Table
Q Kathye Quick Braeden and Janne
R Michael Robotham Watching You AA
S Daniel Silva The New Girl
T Tony Park Scent of Fear AA
U Steve Ulfelder Purgatory Chasm
V Veronica Heley Murder by Mistake
W Mary Wesley The Camomile Lawn
X Alex Kava Lost Creed
Y Pip Drysdale The Sunday Girl
Z Zelda Fitzgerald Save Me the Waltz

Phrynne wrote: "Welcome all! Linked to here."

Thank you Phrynne :-) I will try to get most of my titles in soon.

Welcome to the challenge Elisabeth. You are linked.

Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20
26/26

A - Alyssa Rose Ivy - Storm 4★
B - Rhys Bowen - Queen of Hearts 5★
C - C.J. Sansom - Dark Fire 5★
D - Pip Drysdale - The Sunday Girl AA 4★
E - Elizabeth Spann Craig - A Dyeing Shame 3★
F - F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby 2★
G - Celina Grace - Hushabye 3★
H - James Hankins - Brothers and Bones 2★
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays 5★
J - J.D. Robb - Betrayal in Death 4.5★
K - Kristen Ashley - Play It Safe 4★
L - Lisa Clark O'Neill - Admit One 4.5★
M - Marianne Delacourt - Stage Fright AA 3.5★
N - Nora Roberts - Shelter in Place 5★
O - Caroline Overington - The One Who Got Away AA 4★
P - Jean Plaidy - Gay Lord Robert 3★
Q - Monique Martin - Out of Time 2.5★
R - Rachael Johns - Man Drought AA 5★
S - Maggie Shayne - Gingerbread Man 2.5★
T - Nicole R. Taylor - The Devil's TattooAA 4★
U - Urzila Carlson - Rolling with the Punchlines 4★
V - Laura Vosika - Blue Bells of Scotland 2★
W - Meredith Whitford - Treason AA 4.5★
X - Jude Deveraux - A Knight in Shining Armor 2★
Y - Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man AA 5★
Z - Zara Keane - Dial P For Poison 4★

I think I have sufficient books on my lists to be able to meet this challenge, so please add me in, Phrynne.

AR Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20
Progress: 26/26

✔ A: Bain Attwood - The Good Country : The Djadja Wurrung, The Settlers and the Protectors (AA) 3★s
✔ B: Augusten Burroughs - Sellevision 3.5★s
✔ C: Tania Chandler - Please Don't Leave Me Here (AA) 3.5★s
✔ D: Jaycee Dugard - A Stolen Life 2.5★s
✔ E: Janet Evanovich - Twelve Sharp 4★s
✔ F: Darkest Place by Jaye Ford (AA) 3★s
✔ G: Sulari Gentill - A Few Right Thinking Men (AA) 3.5★s
✔ H: Sally Hepworth - The Things We Keep (AA) 4★s
✔ I: Ian Rankin - In a House of Lies 3.5★s
✔ J: Jock Serong - Preservation (AA) 5★s
✔ K: Karly Lane - Morgan's Law (AA) 4.5★s
✔ L: Luke Allnutt - We Own The Sky 5★s
✔ M: Myfanwy Jones - Leap 5★s
✔ N: Nam Le - The Boat (AA) 3.5★s
✔ O: Kristin Otto - Yarra: A Diverting History Of Melbourne's Murky River (AA) 4★s
✔ P: Liam Pieper - The Feel Good Hit of the Year (AA) 3.5★s
✔ Q: Sherrill Quinn - Seducing the Moon 2★s
✔ R: Veronica Roth - Insurgent 3★s
✔ S: Stephen King - 11/22/63 4★s
✔ T: Peter Temple - The Broken Shore (AA) 5★s
✔ U: Lisa Unger - Black Out 3.5★s
✔ V: Salley Vickers - The Cleaner of Chartres 4★s
✔ W: Minette Walters - The Last Hours 3.5★s
✔ X: Maid of Oaklands Manor by Terri Nixon 3★s
✔ Y: Liz Byrski - Last Chance Cafe (AA) 4.5★s
✔ Z: Falling Awake by Jayne Ann Krentz 2★s

Glad to have you with us! Your name is linked:)

I've got all my books linked but still need to find one. Can I get linked at the top now? Thanks!

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I've got all my books linked but still need to find one. Can I get linked at the top now? Thanks!"

Done:)

Hi I'm new, thanks for having me. I'm in, here is my list, no pics though as I am still learning how to do this.
Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20
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A Paul Auster : The Book of Illusions READ 4*
B John Birmingham : He Died With a Felafel in His Hand AA
C Kevin Catalano : Where The Sun Shines Out
D John Dean : The Long Dead CURRENTLY READING
E Mark Edwards : The Lucky Ones
F Peter Fitzsimmons : Kokoda AA
G Helen Garner : Monkey Grip AA
H Chris Hammer : Scrublands AA
I John Irving : The Cider House Rules
J Dan Jenkins : Fast Copy
K Scott Kenemore : Zombie Illinois
L Marion Lennox : Home to Turtle Bay AA
M Rohinton Mistry : A Fine Balance
N Solomon Northrup : 12 Years A Slave
O Octavia E Butler : Kindred
P Bruce Pascoe : Dark Emu AA CURRENTLY READING
Q David Quantick : The Mule
R Richard Russo : Empire Falls
S Martin Cruz Smith : Gorky Park
T Tania Blanchard : The Girl From Munich AA
U John Updike : The Witches of Eastwick
V Kurt Vonnegut Jr : Slaughterhouse-5 READ 4*
W Tim Weaver : I Am Missing
X Dianna Xarissa : Aunt Bessie Believes
Y Rusty Young : Marching Powder AA READ 5*
Z Marcus Zusak : The Book Thief

Lea wrote: "Hi I'm new, thanks for having me. I'm in, here is my list, no pics though as I am still learning how to do this.
Annual A-Z Author Challenge
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A Paul Auster : The Bo..."

Lovely to have you joining in Lea :) If you can click "edit" in the bottom right hand corner of your post, then edit by clicking on "add book/author" in the top right hand corner. Follow the prompts for book link, author and cover pic. Good luck!

Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20

25 / 26

A Meredith Appleyard - Home at Last -- AA -- 5★ -- 25 / 02 / 2020
B Sarah Barrie - Deadman's Track -- AA -- 5 ★ -- 17/07/2020
C Suzanne Cass - Bound by Truth: An Island Bound novel -- AA -- 5 ★ -- 04/01/2020
D Garry Disher -- Kill Shot: A Wyatt Thriller --AA -- 4★ -- 04 / 08 / 2020
E Nicki Edwards - Emergency Response -- AA -- 5 ★ -- 14 / 05 / 2020
F Candice Fox - Gathering Dark-- AA
G S.E. Gilchrist - Cotton Field Dreams -- AA -- 5★ -- 01/08/2020
H Nicole Hurley-Moore - Lawson's Bend -- AA -- 5★ -- 21 / 03 / 2020
I Isobelle Carmody - The Farseekers -- AA -- 3★ -- 18/ 08 / 2020
J Rachael Johns - Something to Talk About -- AA -- 5★ -- 24/07/2020
K Juanita Kees - Under Shadow of Doubt -- AA -- 5★ -- 06 / 04 / 2020
L Leisl Leighton - Blazing Fear --AA -- 5 ★ -- 29 / 05 / 2020
M Fleur McDonald - Starting From Now -- AA -- 5 ★ -- 16 / 01 / 2020
N Judy Nunn - Khaki Town -- AA -- 4 ★ -- 13 / 09 / 2020
O Erin Moira O'Hara - The Amethyst Code -- AA -- 5 ★ -- 19 / 04 / 2020
P Kyle Perry - The Bluffs -- AA -- 4 ★ -- 08 / 09 / 2020
Q Tara Taylor Quinn -- Once a Family -- 4★ -- 17 / 08 / 2020
R Michael Robotham -Shatter -- AA -- 4 ★ -- 08/02/2020
S Margaret Lynette Sharp - Uncertain Love - AA -- 4 ★ -- 12/ 05 / 2020
T Chris Taylor - Callum-- AA -- 5★ -- 15/07/2020
U Arthur W. Upfield - The Sands of Windee -- AA -- 4★ -- 24 / 08 / 2020
V Emma Viskic - Darkness for Light -- AA -- 5★ -- 05 / 04 / 2020
W June Wright - Murder in the Telephone Exchange -- AA -- 4★ -- 10 / 08 / 2020
X Garth Nix - Angel Mage -- AA -- 3★ -- 22 / 08 / 2020
Y Grace York - The Corpse at the Carnival --AA -- 5★ -- 16 / 05 / 2020
Z Zoë Foster Blake - Air Kisses --AA -- 3★ -- 27 / 08 / 2020

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This one doesn't have to be all AAs Jenny - 4 minimum :) Though if you want to do all, you're very welcome :)

Thanks Brenda!

It is reminder for me to ensure that I do the right thing. ☹️

Hahaha! Good point :)

I do not want to be spank by the Moderators if I make a mistake! 🤣

Jenny wrote: "I do not want to be spank by the Moderators if I make a mistake! 🤣"

They just take away your library card ;-)

LOL!

Or we put you in the naughty corner.

You are linked Lea and Jenny. Enjoy the challenge:)

Ha Ha! No library card and in the naughty corner it might allow me to get some more sleep. Instead of been up all night reading a book. :)

Thanks, Phrynne

Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20
26/26 Read
17/17 AA

A - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Read 8/3/20 3.5*
B - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Read 20/2/20 3*
C - Silver by Chris Hammer AA Read 5/3/20 4*
D - Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA Read 11/4/20 5*
E - The Shanghai Wife by Emma Harcourt AA Read 4/1/20 4.5*
F - Redemption Point by Candice Fox AA Read 25/1/20 5*
G - Wideacre by Philippa Gregory Read 8/1/20 5*
H - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Read 14/3/20 5*
I - The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland AA Read 16/7/20 3*
J - The Inn by James Patterson Read 15/2/20
K - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent AA Read 13/4/20 4.5*
L - Whisper by Lynette Noni Read 10/1/20 5*
M - Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris AA Read 20/3/20 5*
N - One Day by David Nicholls Read 19/2/20 4*
O - The Yellow House by Emily O'Grady AA Read 1/5/20 4*
P - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Read 26/4/20 4*
Q - The Huntress by Kate QuinnRead 27/8/20 5*
R - Try Hard: Tales from the Life of a Needy Overachiever by Em Rusciano AA Read 12/4/20 3*
S - The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion AA Read 5/2/20 3*
T - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne AA Read 17/1/20 3*
U - The Secrets Mothers Keep Jacquie Underdown Read 20/7/20 5*
V - South to Barcelona: A New Life in Spain by Vernon Lacey Read 15/2/20 4*
W - The Nowhere Child by Christian White AA Read 18/1/20 5*
X - Riptides by Kirsten Alexander AA Read 17/4/20 4*
Y - The Last Paradise by Di Morrissey AA Read 24/2/20 3*
Z - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak AA Read 19/1/20 5*

As long as you use that post (#75) by editing Teresa, Phrynne can link you :)

Brenda wrote: "As long as you use that post (#75) by editing Teresa, Phrynne can link you :)"
No problem at all :)

This looks awesome, I would love to be part of this challenge!! Hopefully I am much better at updating this year 🤞🏻. I see that I'm not the only one who has found 'U' extraordinarily difficult.

Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20
0/26 0/10 AAs

A: The Collaborator by Diane Armstrong (AA)
B: A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors by Anthony Blond
C: The Daughter's Tale by Armando Lucas Correa
D: The Secret History of Tutankhamun: Re-opening the case of Egypt's boy-king by Paul Doherty
E: Friends Like These by Hannah Ellis
F: The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story by Frank Harris
G: Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
H: Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris (AA)
I: Mistress to the Crown by Isolde Martyn
J: Floodtide by Judy Nunn (AA)
K: The King Whisperers: Power Behind the Throne, from Rasputin to Rove by Kerwin Swint
L: The Crown: The inside history by Robert Lacey
M: The Nancys by R.W.R. Mcdonald (AA)
N: Tilt by Nicholas Shrady
O: The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor
P: Josephine's Garden by Stephanie Parkyn (AA)
Q: The Huntress by Kate Quinn
R: A Woman of War by Mandy Robotham
S: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (AA)
T: Tunnel Rats by Jimmy Thomson (AA)
U: A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration by Jenny Uglow
V: The Three Miss Allens by Victoria Purman (AA)
W: The Silver Well by Kim Wilkins and Kate Forsyth (AA)
X: The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War by Caroline Alexander
Y: Family Secrets by Liz Byrski (AA)
Z: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Teresa and Megan - you are both linked 🙂

First one finished

K - Karen Rose Say You're Sorry 4*

Finished my 2nd

A - Alli Sinclair The Cinema at Starlight Creek(AA) 3*

26/26
Hi Phrynne, am I too late to join this party? If not please add me to the challenge with these books.

A Brother by Ania Ahlborn✔️
B Split Second by David Baldacci✔️
C Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo✔️
D The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver✔️
E The Hunted by Elmore Leonard✔️
F The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn✔️
G The Dark Corners of the Night by Meg Gardiner✔️
H Silver by Chris Hammer AA✔️
I Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin ✔️
J The Dry by Jane Harper AA✔️
K The Good People by Hannah Kent AA✔️
L The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza by Lawrence Block✔️
M The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey✔️
N Scythe by Neal Shusterman✔️
O Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens✔️
P The Lewis Man by Peter May✔️
Q The Huntress by Kate Quinn✔️
U Mila 18 by Leon Uris✔️
V Memorial Day by Vince Flynn✔️
R Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin✔️
S Misery by Stephen King.✔️
T Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown✔️
W The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA
XLexicon by Max Barry✔️
Y The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne✔️
Z, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak AA✔️

Not too late Rob - welcome :)

Welcome to the challenge Rob! I have linked your post.

Thank you Phyrnne and Brenda. A very happy new years to all. Just lets hope that the year improves from the present condition we find ourselves in.

Typo Rob It’s The wife and the WIDOW, not wiNdow! I know, I’ve done it a few times- you have to get it exactly right!

Good spotting Amanda :)

Amanda wrote: "Typo Rob It’s The wife and the WIDOW, not wiNdow! I know, I’ve done it a few times- you have to get it exactly right!"

Thanks Amanda. It wouldn't be me if I got everything right :D

Megan wrote: "I see that I'm not the only one who has found 'U' extraordinarily difficult...."

I'm finding 'I' difficult?? I have an Isaac on my TBR but the library won't buy it for me. (I'm trying to whittle down my TBR - a losing battle)

I always have trouble with "I". There's a Matthew Iden which I fall back on if I need an "I" author :) Good luck Clare.

Have you girls looked at our author help section?

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

I have finished my 3rd

M - Mandy Robotham A Woman of War 3*

I'm off and flying -


E ★★★★☆ Evie Wyld - All the Birds, Singing AA
M ★★★★☆ Colleen McCullough - Tim AA
Q ★★★☆☆ Matthew Quick - Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
U ★★★★★ John Updike - Rabbit Redux
Y ★★★★★ Yukio Mishima - The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea

Wow you're doing well Jason!

In the last year I've discovered how well audiobooks pair with mundane jobs, a book a day is easy peasy since that discovery.

Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20

4/26

A - Trapped in Hitler's Hell by Anita Dittman
B - HHhH by Laurent Binet
C - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
D - The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
E - 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons
F - The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
G - Annelies by David Gillham
H - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (AA)
I - The Cider House Rules by John Irving
J - The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
K - A Delayed Life: The True Story of the Librarian of Auschwitz by Dita Kraus
L - The Compelled by L.J. Smith - 5 stars
M - Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
N - Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
O - Run, Boy, Run by Uri Orlev
P - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers (AA)
Q - The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
R - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
S - I Am Sasha by Anita Selzer (AA) - 5 stars
T - Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally (AA)
U - QB VII by Leon Uris
V - Candide by Voltaire
W - Even to the Edge of Doom: A Love That Survived the Holocaust. William and Rosalie Schiff, and Craig Hanley by William Schiff - 5 stars
X - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Y - The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy - 2 stars
Z - The Tattooed Flower: a Memoir by Suzy Zail (AA)

Jason wrote: "In the last year I've discovered how well audiobooks pair with mundane jobs, a book a day is easy peasy since that discovery."

It’s a great way to make those boring jobs go by quickly!

Loren wrote: "Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20

Welcome to the challenge Loren. I have linked you.

Finished my 4th

C - Pamela Cook Cross My Heart(AA) 5*

Ok, I am in for this one again. I'll fill this in later and as I go. I will have to see if I can improve on how far I got through my list compared to last year!

Annual A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 31/12/20
11/26

A - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - 4 stars
B - An Anomalous Jew: Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans by Michael F. Bird (AA) - 3 stars
C - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
D - The Perfect Wife by J.P. Delaney - 4 stars
E - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
F - In the Woods by Tana French
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I - A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende - 4 Stars
J - See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess Hill (AA) - 4.5 stars
K - Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - 4 Stars
L - Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life by Leigh Sales (AA) - 3 Stars
M - 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
N -
O - Becoming by Michelle Obama - 4Stars
P - The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - 4 stars
Q - Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist - 5 stars
R - Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (AA)
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T - Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton (AA) - 4.5 Stars
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W - The Wife and the Widow by Christian White (AA)
X - Solitaryby Albert Woodfox
Y - The Night Tigerby Yangsze Choo
Z

Completed my list with Aussie Authors by First Names (excepting Q and Y)

5/26

A- Obsidio / Amie Kaufman AA

B- Past Mortem / Ben Elton

C- Terra Nullius / Claire G. Coleman AA 4*

D- The Last Ride / Denise Young AA

E- The Yellow House / Emily O'Grady

F- The Long Road Home / Fiona McCallum AA

G- The Rosie Result / Graeme Simsion

H- The River Wife / Heather Rose

I- The Fate of the Fallen / Ian Irvine AA

J- Home to Bindarra Creek / Juanita Kees AA

K- Evergreen Falls / Kimberley Freeman

L- Truly Madly Guilty / Liane Moriarty AA

M- Bleed for Me / Michael Robotham AA

N- The French Photographer / Natasha Lester AA

O- Bartlett and the Ice Voyage / Odo Hirsch

P- The Frozen Circle / Peter Watt

Q- Dead in the Water / Terence J. Quinn

R- Man Drought / Rachael Johns AA 3*

S- The Dairy Farmer's Daughter / Sarah Williams AA 3*

T- It's Raining in Mango / Thea Astley

U- Brindabella / Ursula Dubosarsky

V- The Three Miss Allens / Victoria Purman

W- Monuments / Will Kostakis

X - Capricornia / Xavier Herbert

Y- Flashpoint / Felicity Young

Z- Aether / Zoë Morrison