Becky is hosting a Celebrate the Author challenge. The plan is to read 12 books, one per month, by an author who has a birthday in that month. There are links to find who was born when at places like:
or Google will probably work. I know we aren't allowed to read ahead, but we can catch up if we fall behind. I'll come back to this post and update as books are read.
Here's a list of potentials:
January:
Shannon Hale Book of a Thousand Days
February:
Jerry Spinelli Stargirl, The Library Card
March:
Penelope Lively Moon Tiger
April:
Barbara Kingsolver Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Beverly Cleary Dear Mr HenshawAnne Michaels Fugitive Pieces
May:
Jodi Picoult Nineteen Minutes
Joshua Ferris Then We Came to the End
July:
Alice Munro - The View From Castle Rock
August:Alice Munro - The View From Castle Rock
Sarah Dunant - In the Company of the Courtesan
Robertson Davies - Fifth Business
December:
Elizabeth Berg - The Art of Mending
This challenge looks like a lot of fun! I am already in more challenges than I was last year, though, so I probably should refrain from joining more!
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