Hooked on Books discussion

Lets face it if money was not an object who wouldn't want to travel and hit all 50 states in a year. I would love for you all to join me on this epic road trip adventure. The challenge will run all year and it will be self paced.

Rules: You can choose your own books or choose from the list I provide. You can go in any order you like but just need to complete 50 book/states in the year. I will provide a list of a couple books for each state in case you don't feel like doing research. You will earn points for each book you complete(5 points). You can earn bonus points if the book is over 500 pages(1 point). Another way to earn bonus points is when all the states are finished and you read additional books for the states(2 points). All standard rules apply.

Points:
5 Point for each book
2 Points for additional books
1 Point for 500+ pages

Challenge runs Jan 1-Dec 31

Include:
Title
Author
Pages
Date Finished

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Completion Post:

Alabama
Title:
Author: Bryan Stevenson
Pages: 352
Date Finished: 01/03
Title:
Author: Fannie Flagg
Pages: 347
Date Finished: 7/27

Alaska
Title:
Author: John Straley
Pages: 328
Date Finished: 01/25
Title:
Author: Dana Stabenow
Pages: 368
Date Finished: 10/22

Arizona
Title:
Author: Jenn McKinlay
Pages: 284
Date Finished: 02/06
Title:
Author: Tom Clavin
Pages: 400
Date Finished: 09/05

Arkansas
Title:
Author: Andy Davidson
Pages: 403
Date Finished: 03/03
Title:
Author: Carlotta Walls LaNier
Pages: 304
Date Finished: 8/7

California
Title:
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Pages: 225
Date Finished: 01/05
Title:
Author: Joan Rivers
Pages: 332
Date Finished: 7/22

Colorado
Title:
Author: Nevada Barr
Pages: 322
Date Finished: 03/03
Title:
Author: John Dunning
Pages: 394
Date Finished: 08/30

Connecticut
Title:
Author: Valerie Wolzien
Pages: 240
Date Finished: 03/22
Title:
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Pages: 322
Date Finished: 8/26

Delaware
Title:
Author: J. Gregory Smith
Pages: 377
Date Finished: 04/9
Title:
Author: S.E. Hinton
Pages: 289
Date Finished: 10/6

Florida
Title:
Author: Nevada Barr
Pages: 383
Date Finished: 02/20
Title:
Author: Hugh Harris
Pages: 116
Date Finished: 7/26

Georgia
Title:
Author: Anne Frasier
Pages: 370
Date Finished: 04/07
Title:
Author: Kelly Lane
Pages: 342
Date Finished: 9/23

Hawaii
Title:
Author: Mark Harmon/Leon Carroll
Pages: 272
Date Finished: 02/09
Title:
Author: Boyd Morrison
Pages: 421
Date Finished: 08/05

Idaho
Title:
Author: Ridley Pearson
Pages: 389
Date Finished: 04/18
Title:
Author: Stephen Graham Jones
Pages: 432
Date Finished: 10/29

Illinois
Title:
Author: Mia Manansala
Pages: 336
Date Finished: 04/20
Title:
Author: Veronica Roth
Pages: 525
Date Finished: 11/03

Indiana
Title:
Author: Michael Koryta
Pages: 448
Date Finished: 05/3
Title:
Author: Michael Z. Lewin
Pages: 284
Date Finished: 9/2

Iowa
Title:
Author: W.P. Kinsella
Pages: 272
Date Finished: 05/3
Title:
Author: Laurence Gonzales
Pages: 432
Date Finished: 9/21

Kansas
Title:
Author: W.L. Cox
Pages: 375
Date Finished: 05/14
Title:
Author: Sara Paretsky
Pages: 592
Date Finished: 10/29

Kentucky
Title:
Author: Kim Michele Richardson
Pages: 309
Date Finished: 05/20
Title:
Author: David Morrell
Pages: 256
Date Finished: 12/18

Louisiana
Title:
Author: Nevada Barr
Pages: 378
Date Finished: 03/07
Title:
Author: Stacy Willingham
Pages: 375
Date Finished: 10/10

Maine
Title:
Author: Jessica Fletcher
Pages: 281
Date Finished: 01/14
Title:
Author: Paul Doiron
Pages: 304
Date Finished: 11/19

Maryland
Title:
Author: David Simon
Pages: 673
Date Finished: 06/05
Title:
Author: Laura Lippman
Pages: 384
Date Finished: 12/11

Massachusetts
Title:
Author: Susan Zalkind
Pages: 343
Date Finished: 05/12
Title:
Author: Traci Wilton
Pages: 336
Date Finished: 11/29

Michigan
Title:
Author: Nevada Barr
Pages: 370
Date Finished: 03/04
Title:
Author: John Bellairs
Pages: 180
Date Finished: 8/8

Minnesota
Title:
Author: Nevada Barr
Pages: 342
Date Finished: 03/09
Title:
Author: Barry Siegel
Pages: 657
Date Finished: 7/24

Mississippi
Title:
Author: Nevada Barr
Pages: 279
Date Finished: 01/16
Title:
Author: Greg Iles
Pages: 791
Date Finished: 08/30

Missouri
Title:
Author: William Jeffries
Pages: 368
Date Finished: 05/21
Title:
Author: James Patrick Hunt
Pages: 241
Date Finished: 9/10

Montana
Title:
Author: Lisa Jackson
Pages: 433
Date Finished: 6/20
Title:
Author: Dana Haynes
Pages: 328
Date Finished: 9/9

Completion Post(cont.)

Nebraska
Title:
Author: Leslie Rule
Pages: 416
Date Finished: 7/2
Title:
Author: Alex Kava
Pages: 461
Date Finished: 12/20

Nevada
Title:
Author: H.D. Justice
Pages: 201
Date Finished: 7/14
Title:
Author: Robert J. Randisi
Pages: 238
Date Finished: 11/28

New Hampshire
Title:
Author: Rebecca Makkai
Pages: 438
Date Finished: 6/25
Title:
Author: Leighann Dobbs
Pages: 276
Date Finished: 12/5

New Jersey
Title:
Author: Charles Graeber
Pages: 320
Date Finished: 04/15
Title:
Author: Valerie Wilson Wesley
Pages: 178
Date Finished: 12/4

New Mexico
Title:
Author: Tony Hillerman
Pages: 255
Date Finished: 01/20
Title:
Author: Ramona Emerson
Pages: 296
Date Finished: 9/15

New York
Title:
Author: Rex Stout
Pages: 193
Date Finished: 01/12
Title:
Author: Jonathan Safron Foer
Pages: 326
Date Finished: 9/22

North Carolina
Title:
Author: Lynn H. Blackburn
Pages: 352
Date Finished: 03/08
Title:
Author: Delia Owens
Pages: 384
Date Finished: 10/05

North Dakota
Title:
Author: John Bayer
Pages: 208
Date Finished: 7/14
Title:
Author: Garrison Keillor
Pages: 192
Date Finished: 12/17

Ohio
Title:
Author: David Baldacci
Pages: 416
Date Finished: 6/30
Title:
Author: Scott Smith
Pages: 416
Date Finished: 10/05

Oklahoma
Title:
Author: Jennifer Latham
Pages: 401
Date Finished: 7/20
Title:
Author: Andrew Gumbel
Pages: 450
Date Finished: 12/15

Oregon
Title:
Author: Bethany C. Morrow
Pages: 302
Date Finished: 6/18
Title:
Author: Dana Haynes
Pages: 343
Date Finished: 8/10

Pennsylvania
Title:
Author: L.H. Thomson
Pages: 169
Date Finished: 03/26
Title:
Author: Lauren Thoman
Pages: 381
Date Finished: 09/05

Rhode Island
Title:
Author: Alice Kimberly
Pages: 231
Date Finished: 6/13
Title:
Author: Nick Mamatas
Pages: 256
Date Finished: 11/14

South Carolina
Title:
Author: Amanda Stevens
Pages: 368
Date Finished: 01/28
Title:
Author: Christopher Dickey
Pages: 388
Date Finished: 10/03

South Dakota
Title:
Author: Courtney McFarlin
Pages: 156
Date Finished: 05/24
Title:
Author: Ann Charles
Pages: 278
Date Finished: 08/16

Tennessee
Title:
Author: John Grisham
Pages: 483
Date Finished: 05/13
Title:
Author: William M. Bass
Pages: 320
Date Finished: 12/9

Texas
Title:
Author: Nevada Barr
Pages: 399
Date Finished: 03/05
Title:
Author: Sandra Brown
Pages: 432
Date Finished: 11/2

Utah
Title:
Author: Steven Naifeh
Pages: 590
Date Finished: 6/14
Title:
Author: Paige Shelton
Pages: 293
Date Finished: 9/20

Vermont
Title:
Author: Jennifer McMahon
Pages: 304
Date Finished: 02/27
Title:
Author: Jessa Maxwell
Pages: 288
Date Finished: 08/25

Virginia
Title:
Author: S.A. Cosby
Pages: 341
Date Finished: 01/31
Title:
Author: Victoria Gilbert
Pages: 330
Date Finished: 08/29

Washington
Title:
Author: Ann Rule
Pages: 436
Date Finished: 04/10
Title:
Author: Ann Rule
Pages: 704
Date Finished: 12/5

Washington DC
Title:
Author: Otho Eskin
Pages: 352
Date Finished: 02/08
Title:
Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
Pages: 432
Date Finished: 10/14

West Virginia
Title:
Author: Helen Hauk Fanick
Pages: 165
Date Finished: 7/16
Title:
Author: Taylor Brown
Pages: 310
Date Finished: 10/24

Wisconsin
Title:
Author: Michele Pariza Wacek
Pages: 257
Date Finished: 03/28
Title:
Author: Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Pages: 320
Date Finished: 11/20

Wyoming
Title:
Author: Margaret Coel
Pages: 241
Date Finished: 7/16
Title:
Author: Sarah Andrews
Pages: 276
Date Finished: 12/22


Total Points: 364