Challenge Corner discussion

(New) Authors vs. (Well-Known) Authors Challenge

Just like our Disney vs. Pixar and Marvel vs. DC movie challenges, we decided to do the 'March Madness Bracket' challenge again but with authors.

One side of the bracket will only have categories for well-known authors and the other side will only contain categories for new and upcoming authors. At the beginning of this challenge, we will start with 16 authors on each side.

That being said, a lot is going to be happening during this challenge. In the beginning, you can read for any author’s category. So, for the first week you have about 32 authors to spread your books throughout. Each author will have about 6 tasks within it. However, you don’t have all of the categories throughout the entire challenge.

At the end of each week, authors will be eliminated. This will be based on points per author on each side. How would that look?


**Sorry it looks so small on the sign up, but each team's SS will have a bigger one!

For example,

- The first week would be 3/1/22 - 3/6/22. So, on the 7th, authors will drop from 16 on each side to 8 on each side.

- The second week would be 3/7/22 - 3/12/22. So, on the 13th, authors will drop from 8 on each side to 4 on each side.

- The third week would be 3/13/22 - 3/18/22. So, on the 19th, authors will drop from 4 on each side to 2 on each side.

- The fourth week would be 3/19/22 - 3/24/22. So, on the 25th, authors will drop from 2 on each side to 1 on each side.

- Then for the last seven days, 3/25/22 - 3/31/22, we will ONLY focus on the last two authors available. Meaning it will be a 1v1, Author vs. Author, ultimate author battle.

So, if an author vs. author looked like -



at the end of the week - then Aiden Thomas would be available to read for the next week. Ciannon Smart would be knocked out of the challenge and the tasks are no longer readable.

What if the authors are tied at the end of the week?

Well, if an author vs. author looked like -



at the end of the week - then I would roll the dice (or flip a coin) to see which author would move to the next round. For this example, Ciannon Smart won and has moved on to the next round. Aiden Thomas tasks are no longer available to read.

New/Upcoming Authors:
Ciannon Smart:
- Set in Jamaica
- POC Author
- MC paints/draws
- 'Anarchy' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Features an unpredictable character (your interpretation)
- MC is the villain

Aiden Thomas:
- Set in California
- Author is Latinx
- Unpredictable ending (your interpretation)
- Read a book from the Rainbow Book Covers List
- Read a book from a MOD's favorite list (Alaina's, Felicia's, Andy's, Aly's, & Jennifer's)
- Tagged 'Diversity'

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé:
- MC drinks tea
- 'Mentor' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Tagged 'Romantic-Comedy'
- Features a night owl
- MC is Muslim
- Read a book from the Homophobia Books List

Dustin Thao:
- MC is Vietnamese
- Tagged 'Political Science'
- Set in Illinois
- Author's initials in DUSTIN
- 'Wednesday' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Features a graduation

Elise Bryant:
- Published on the 17th (any month)
- Read a book from the Special Education Books List
- Dessert on the cover
- Title ends with a letter in LONG BEACH
- Features a Happily Ever After
- MC has at least 2 kids

Jason June:
- Author is LGBTQIA+
- Features hijinks
- 'Unicorn' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Letters M,E,R,M,A,I,D in series title (in any order)
- MC has two-name first name (Ex: Mary-Kate or Jason June)
- Picture on cover

Xiran Jay Zhao:
- MC is in their 20s
- Feature a first-generation immigrant
- Set in Canada
- Features a breakup
- 'Biochemical' or 'Disease' in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC is polyamorous

Alex Finlay:
- Set in Washington, D.C.
- Features a bald character
- Author writes under a pen name
- MPG Thriller
- Read a book from the Indie/Self-Published Books List
- MC's first/last name starts with A or F

Angeline Boulley:
- MC is indigenous
- Fire on cover
- Features a director or assistant
- 'Community' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Set in Michigan
- MC saves someone

H.E. Edgmon:
- MC is transgender or nonbinary
- Tattoo on cover
- Set in Washington
- Features a character with a nose ring
- 'Trauma' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Author is indigenous

Jesse Q. Sutanto:
- Set in Indonesia
- MC is a baker
- Features a game
- Q in title
- MC has a master's degree
- Features an obnoxious character (your interpretation)

Joshua Whitehead:
- MPG Non-Fiction
- 'Storyteller' in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC writes a poem
- Title ends with a letter in OJI-CREE
- Author initials in MANITOBA
- MC's first/last name starts with J

Chloe Gong:
- Set in New Zealand
- MC is a pre-teen
- Read a book from the Shakespeare Retellings Books List
- MC is a double major
- Published in February (any year)
- Features a writer

Adam Cesare:
- Set in Pennsylvania
- MC is a fan of something/someone
- Author has published at least 30 books
- Published in 2009 (any month)
- 'English' in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC watches a movie

Tracy Deonn:
- Set in North Carolina
- MPG Fantasy
- Features a playdate
- MC reads fanfic
- 'Ginger' in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC eats southern food

Phil Stamper:
- Published on the 23rd (any month)
- Set in Ohio
- MPG Music
- 'Non-Profit' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Author's initials in STAMPER
- MC is a journalist

Well-Known Authors:
J.K. Rowling:
- Set in the United Kingdom
- Book has over 1 million ratings
- Book has won at least 2 awards
- Published in July (any year)
- MC has a nickname or goes by an alias
- Features a second chance at love

J.R.R. Tolkien:
- Tagged 'High Fantasy'
- MC is a professor/teacher
- Published in January (any year)
- Set in Africa
- MC is an orphan
- Features a religious officiant

James Patterson:
- Set in New York
- Published in 2016 (any month)
- 'Advertise' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Tagged 'Spy' and 'Crime'
- Book is published by at least 2 authors
- Features a scholarship

Cassandra Clare:
- MPG Young Adult
- Red hair on cover
- Alliterative title
- Set in Iran
- MC travels to at least 3 places
- Tagged 'fanfiction'

Stephen King:
- Published in September (any year)
- MC wears glasses
- Book has been made into a movie/show
- Set in Maine
- MC witnesses a death
- MPG Horror

Agatha Christie:
- MC is a detective
- Letters D,A,M,E in title (in any order)
- MC is/was home-schooled
- Published on the 15th (any month)
- Features a war
- Translated book

John Green:
- Published in August (any year)
- Color in title
- Book was recommended by booktube, bookstagram, etc.
- Set in Indiana
- Features bullying
- 'Podcast' in text (pg/% & quote)

V.E. Schwab:
- MC is in their 30s
- Set in Tennessee
- MC is LGBTQIA+
- Tagged 'Astrophysics'
- 'Vicious' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Published on the 7th (any month)

Dr. Seuss:
- Published in March (any year)
- Set in Massachusetts
- MC is a kid
- Features a fraternity/sorority
- Features underage drinking
- 'Cancer' in text (pg/% & quote)

Jane Austen:
- Published in December (any year)
- Read a book from the Jane Austen Retelling Books list
- MPG Classic
- 'Anonymous' in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC has a sister
- Set in the 19th century

George R.R. Martin:
- Set in New Jersey
- MC has a beard
- Features grandparents
- Tagged 'Comic Book/Manga/Graphic Novel'
- MC is poor
- 'Chess' in text (pg/% & quote)

Maya Angelou:
- Published in April (any year)
- Read a book from the Civil Rights Reading List
- MPG Poetry
- Set in Missouri
- MC has an odd job (your interpretation)
- Features racism

Neil Gaiman:
- Published in November (any year)
- Read a book from the Scientology Books List
- MC reads a book
- 'Church' in text (pg/% & quote)
- Author/MC are influential (your interpretation)
- MPG Sci-Fi

Marie Lu:
- Set in China
- MPG Dystopia
- Features an internship
- MC has a dog
- Letters L,E,G,E,N,D in series title (in any order)
- MC moves (Ex: Marie moved from Beijing to Texas)

Rick Riordan:
- MPG Mythology
- Set in Texas
- Musical instrument on cover
- Features a birthday
- MC is neurodivergent
- Read a book from the Best Seller Books List

Lauren Blakely:
- MC is a vegetarian
- Tagged 'Erotica'
- Set in Rhode Island
- Blonde hair on cover
- Features a workplace romance
- '14' in page count (ex: 314)

This will be a team reading challenge, which will run from March 1st to March 31st. Winners will be announced on April 1st.

Teams will be split as evenly as possible. If you would like to be on the same team with anyone, please comment with who when signing up. Please make sure that they also sign up.

When signing up, please mention the number of books you plan on reading for the month of March. These numbers will be easier for me to make teams match up evenly.

For example,

Alaina - 50 books
Felicia - 10 books
Andy - 20 books
Aly - 50 books
Jennifer - 25 books

** You will not be penalized if you go over or under your number.**

The general challenge rules can be found here.

Page Points

1 - 50 pages → 0.25 pts (will only count for page points)
51 - 99 pages → 0.5 pts (will only count for page points)
100 - 149 pages → 1 pt
150 - 249 pages → 2 pts
250 - 349 pages → 3 pts
350 - 449 pages → 4 pts
450 - 549 pages → 5 pts
550 - 649 pages → 6 pts
650 - 749 pages → 7 pts
750 - 849 pages → 8 pts
850 - 949 pages → 9 pts
950+ pages → 10 pts

Buddy Reads will DOUBLE your points.
BOTM will TRIPLE your points.

If you have any questions, please head on over here: Q & A

Participants:
⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚ - 8 books
Tayane - 5 books
Cindy - 10 books
Cindee - 15 books
Caroline - 4 books
Ta || bookishbluehead - 10 books
Berra - 5 books
Colleen Scidmore (Colleensreadingadventures) - 8 books
Aly - 40 books
BookWorm - 3 books
Melanie - 15 books
Celia - 5 books
Avni - 5 books
Aneta - 5 books
Brad - 5 books
Gryffindorable Fox - 20 books
Tayla - 3 books
Betsy - 5 books
Kade - 4 books
Alaina - 50 books
Andy- 20-30 books
Lynne - 10 books
Simone - 5 books
Ellen-Arwen - 7 books
Hannah - 10 books
Trisha - 4 books
Ellie - 5 books
Diana - 5 books
Kim - 3 books
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Me, me, me! 8 books, please :)

⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚ wrote: "Me, me, me! 8 books, please :)"

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Ok I am lost I haven’t done this particular challenge yet.
So we have to read a book by that author and one of the tasks listed for that particular week? Am I getting it right?

Colleen wrote: "Ok I am lost I haven’t done this particular challenge yet.
So we have to read a book by that author and one of the tasks listed for that particular week? Am I getting it right?"

You just read for the task. So, if you want a certain author to make it to the next round/week, you want to post for the tasks under them.

Count me in for 5 books :)

Tayane wrote: "Count me in for 5 books :)"

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I’m in for 10 books

I'm in for 15 books

I'm in! 4 books please

I‘m in with 10 bpm

Im in with 5 books!

Alaina wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Ok I am lost I haven’t done this particular challenge yet.
So we have to read a book by that author and one of the tasks listed for that particular week? Am I getting it right?"

Y..."

So we read from the task listed under the author not necessarily the author itself?

Ok I’m in for 8 books please!

Hello! I am in for 40 books

Cindy wrote: "I’m in for 10 books"

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Cindee wrote: "I'm in for 15 books"

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Caroline wrote: "I'm in! 4 books please"

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Ta || bookishbluehead wrote: "I‘m in with 10 bpm"

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Berra wrote: "Im in with 5 books!"

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Colleen wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Ok I am lost I haven’t done this particular challenge yet.
So we have to read a book by that author and one of the tasks listed for that particular week? Am I gettin..."

Correct! The tasks under the author - not the actual author.

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Aly wrote: "Hello! I am in for 40 books"

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I'm in for 3 books!

BookWorm wrote: "I'm in for 3 books!"

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I'm in for 15 books.

I always love the march madness ones! 5 books (but maybe more)

I'm in for 5 books :)

I'm in for 5 books! :)

Melanie wrote: "I'm in for 15 books."

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Celia wrote: "I always love the march madness ones! 5 books (but maybe more)"

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Avni wrote: "I'm in for 5 books :)"

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Aneta wrote: "I'm in for 5 books! :)"

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I'm in for 5 books

This sounds like fun, I am in for 20 books please

Brad wrote: "I'm in for 5 books"

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Gryffindorable wrote: "This sounds like fun, I am in for 20 books please"

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I'm in! 3 books

I'm in for 5 books please!

count me in for 4 books?

So to clarify - the books don’t have to be written by the author, they just have to fit the prompt?

Tayla wrote: "I'm in! 3 books"

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Betsy wrote: "I'm in for 5 books please!"

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Kade wrote: "count me in for 4 books?"

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Kade wrote: "So to clarify - the books don’t have to be written by the author, they just have to fit the prompt?"

Correct! The books just have to fit the prompts.

Teams are up! Please click HERE to find out what team you are on and then check in!

i forgot to sign up so sign me up! I have no idea how many probably 20-30??

Andy wrote: "i forgot to sign up so sign me up! I have no idea how many probably 20-30??"

LOL. Please head on over to Team Penguin Random House! Here is the link to the team's chat, https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...