The 4 Month Challenge, Part 12: Completed

This four month challenge ran from May through the end of August.  I really enjoyed finding books to fit into the categories, and look forward to the next one!

(Here is the official page for joining and updating progress.)

5 Point Challenges

• Read the second book in a series
  Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie, the second in the Tommy and Tuppence mysteries. (July 2013/audio)
• Read a book with water on the cover
  Down Among the Dead Men by Patricia Moyes (June 2013)
• Read a book with a colour in the title
  The Yellow Streak by Valentine Willaims (May 2013)
• Read  a book set in the 1900′s
  Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet  by Michael Pearce, set in Cairo in 1908.  (July 2013/audio)
• Read a book whose author name begins with M (First or last)
  Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes (May 2013)

10 Point Challenges

• Read a book published during your birth year
  Transparent Things by Vladimir Nabokov, published 1972  (August 2013)
• Read a book with a door, lock or key on the cover
  The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (July 2013/audio; thanks to the vintage cover pictured here)
• Read a book with a flower/flowers on the cover
  Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (May 2013)
• Read a book with something ‘hot’ in the title (sun, fire, heat, etc)
  Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasdale (July 2013; my discussion)
• Read a book whose author name begins with J (first name only)
  Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin (May 2013)

15 Point Challenges

• Read a book currently on a bestseller list
  The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman  is #11 on the NYT list on 11 July 2013. (July 2013/audio)
• Read a book that shows a woman from behindThe Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith (August 2013)
• Read a book with a moon or stars on the cover  The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (July 2013; my discussion here)
• Read a book with an adjective in the title
  The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin (May 2013)
• Read a book whose author name begins with J (last name only)  Innocent Blood by P.D. James  (June 2013/audio)

20 Point Challenges

• Read any book in one weekend (Friday to Sunday)
  Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer  (June 2013)
• Read a book with a child on the cover.
  The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell. (July 2013)
• Read a book with over 400 pages
  The Book of Secrets by Elizabeth Joy Arnold; 464 pages.  (July 2013)
• Read a book with an animal on the cover
  Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown (June 2013/audio) 
• Read a book whose author name begins with A (first or last)
  The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie  (June 2013/audio)

Current point total: 250 points

Summer 2013 Book Challenge

30 August 2013--Completed!  

I found yet another appealing book challenge, through Bev at My Reader's Block.

The Summer 2013 Book Challenge from Semi-Charmed Life has caught my fancy.  I don't know if I'll finish all of the challenge, but I always find it enjoyable to stretch myself with reading goals.

Rules:

• The challenge will run from July 1, 2013, to September 30, 2013. No books that are started before 12 a.m. on July 1 or finished after 11:59 p.m. on September 30 will count.
• No re-reads (unless specifically stated)! I want you to experience new books with this challenge.
• Each book must be at least 200 pages long. Audiobooks are fine, as long as the print versions meet the page requirements.
• A book can only be used for one category. If you want to switch the category later, that's fine, just be sure to account for that in your point total.

The Challenge:

• 5 points: Freebie! Read any book you'd like, as long as it follows the above rules. :)
  The Barakee Mystery by Arthur Upfield; 336 pages.  (July 2013)
• 5:  Read a book that is less than 150 pages long.
• The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan; 148 pages (July 2013/audio)
• 10: Read a book with a color in the title.
  The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley; 288 pages (July 2013)
• 10: Read a book that is not the first in its series. (And yes, it must be in a series.
  The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (12th in the series) by Alexander McCall Smith; 240 pages (August 2013)
• 15: Read a book it seems everyone but you has read! 
  The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury; 256 pages.  I was late in "discovering" Bradbury--it seems that all my fellow fantasy and sci fi literary nerds had read this long ago! (July 2013)
• 15: Read a banned book.
  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, 267 pages.(August 2013/audio) 
• 20: Read a book written by a celebrity. 
  If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) by Betty White; 272 pages (July 2013/audio)
• 20: Read a non-fiction book that is not a memoir.Becoming Myself: Embracing God's Dream of You by Stasi Eldrige; 256 pages; Christian Living nonfiction. (July 2013) My review is posted here.
• 20: Read a book that takes place in a state you have never been in. 
  The House without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers.  Takes place in Hawaii; 240 pages.  (July 2013)
• 25: Read a book that is at least 400 pages long.
  The Book of Secrets by Elizabeth Joy Arnold; 464 pages.  (July 2013)
• 25: Read a book with a main character who shares your first name.
  The G-String Murders by Gypsy Rose Lee, 209 pages. Main character is Gypsy herself and though we spell it differently, I thought it would be close enough! (August 2013)
• 30: Read a book written by an author who was born in or died in your birth year.
  The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers by Sarnath Banerjee; 280 pages; born in 1972. (August 2013)

(I have condensed the challenge descriptions to save space; go to the original challenge page for more details.)

The Four Month Challenge (Part 12)

I started this blog with the intention of using it to encourage myself in my homemaking and crafting.  Now, it seems this blog is in danger of becoming more of a book blog!  Not that it really matters, as it's my blog and nothing says "me" more than books!

That being said. . . I stumbled on yet another super fun looking reading challenge!  

This one is a four month challenge, going from May through August.  Even though I'm a month late joining, I have my reading list from last month, so hopefully some of them will fall into these categories.  I can't wait to see how many points I can earn! :)

There weren't any specific "rules" (always troublesome for a rule-follower), but here is the official page for joining and updating progress.  I'm joining in late, as usual, but hopefully that will not be a problem!

5 Point Challenges

• Read the second book in a series
  Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie, the second in the Tommy and Tuppence mysteries. (July 2013/audio)
• Read a book with water on the cover
  Down Among the Dead Men by Patricia Moyes (June 2013)
• Read a book with a colour in the title
  The Yellow Streak by Valentine Willaims (May 2013)
• Read  a book set in the 1900′s
  Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet  by Michael Pearce, set in Cairo in 1908.  (July 2013/audio)
• Read a book whose author name begins with M (First or last)
  Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes (May 2013)

10 Point Challenges

• Read a book published during your birth year
  Transparent Things by Vladimir Nabokov, published 1972  (August 2013)
• Read a book with a door, lock or key on the cover
  The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (July 2013/audio; thanks to the vintage cover pictured here)
• Read a book with a flower/flowers on the cover
  Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (May 2013)
• Read a book with something ‘hot’ in the title (sun, fire, heat, etc)
  Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasdale (July 2013; my discussion)
• Read a book whose author name begins with J (first name only)
  Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin (May 2013)

15 Point Challenges

• Read a book currently on a bestseller list
  The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman  is #11 on the NYT list on 11 July 2013. (July 2013/audio)
• Read a book that shows a woman from behindThe Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith (August 2013)
• Read a book with a moon or stars on the cover  The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (July 2013; my discussion here)
• Read a book with an adjective in the title
  The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin (May 2013)
• Read a book whose author name begins with J (last name only)  Innocent Blood by P.D. James  (June 2013/audio)

20 Point Challenges

• Read any book in one weekend (Friday to Sunday)
  Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer  (June 2013)
• Read a book with a child on the cover.
  The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell. (July 2013)
• Read a book with over 400 pages
  The Book of Secrets by Elizabeth Joy Arnold; 464 pages.  (July 2013)
• Read a book with an animal on the cover
  Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown (June 2013/audio) 
• Read a book whose author name begins with A (first or last)
  The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie  (June 2013/audio)

Current point total: 250 points)

Monthly Mix-up Mania Challenge

I found another interesting reading challenge!  This one is called the Monthly Mix-up Mania.  I think it might be fun to give a try, especially as I can take two years to complete it.

Rules:
What: To read a book for each letter in the year. That's right, a title for the J in January and the A in January, etc.... 74 books total!

 Official Start date: April 1, 2013, because we're fools to try this but any book read since 1-1-13 that you didn't already use for the 2011-2013 edition counts ;)

 End date: March 31, 2015, yes, two years, because well, we have other challenges to do.

Other guidelines:

• only one letter per book 
• books can be moved around if it fits better somewhere else after you've read it 
• the letter doesn't have to be the first word, just the first letter of a word in the title (a, an, and the do not count)

J   Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse (April 2013/audio)
A   Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (May 2013)
N  Nemesis by Agatha Christie (May 2013/audio)
U  The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (March 2013/audio)
A   A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (January 2013)
R   Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (May 2013/audio)
Y   The Yellow Streak by Valentine Williams (May 2013)

F    Flush by Carl Hiaasen (May 2013/audio)
E   Murder by Experts by Anthony Gilbert  (June 2013)
B  The Barakee Mystery by Arthur Upfield  (July 2013)
R  The Patient in Room 18 by Mignon Eberhart (June 2013)
U
A   A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (May 2013/audio)
R   Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet by Michael Pearce (July 2013/audio)
Y  Young Men in Spats by P.G. Wodehouse (May 2013/audio)

M   Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth (May 2013)
A   Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (April 2013/audio)
R  The Red Trailer Mystery by Julie Campbell (July 2013)
C   Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin (May 2013)
H   The Hours by Michael Cunningham (March 2013)


A  The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie   (June 2013/audio)
P   Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie  (July 2013/audio)
R
I    Bars of Iron by Ethel M. Dell (April 2013) 
L    The Chief Legetee by Anna Katherine Green (January 2013)

M   Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes (May 2013)
A   Anne of Green Gables  by Lucy Maud Montgomery  (August 2013/audio)
Y   Becoming Myself: Embracing God's Dream of You by Stasi Eldredge (July 2013)

J   The Case of Jennie Brice by Mary Roberts Rinehart  (September 2013/audio)
U
N  The Norths Meet Murder by Frances and Richard Lockridge   (June 2013)
E   Night Has a Thousand Eyes by Cornell Woolrich (July 2013/audio)

J
U
L  The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley (July 2013)
Y  Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown (June 2013/audio)

A    Down Among the Dead Men by Patricia Moyes  (June 2013)
U
G  The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin (May 2013)
U
S   Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal (May 2013/audio)
T   The Black Thumb by Constance and Gwyneth Little  (June 2013)

S  Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews (May 2013/audio)
E  Some Die Eloquent by Catherine Aird    (August 2013)
P  Black-headed Pin by Constance and Gwyneth Little (May 2013)
T  The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (July 2013/audio)
E  The Enchanted April  by Elizabeth von Arnim   (June 2013/audio)
M  The Mouse in the Mountain by Norbert Davis (July 2013)
B   At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie (March 2013/audio)
E  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell  (August 2013)
R

O  The Ocean at the End of the Lane  by Neil Gaiman  (July 2013/audio)
C   Cat's Cradle by Jo Rioux (February 2013)
T   From This Dark Stairway by Mignon Eberhart (July 2013)
O  The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 
(July 2013/audio)
B   The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis (April 2013/audio)
E  Every Crooked Nanny  by Mary Kay Andrews (July 2013)
R

N  N or M? by Agatha Christie (July 2013/audio)
O  If You Ask Me (and Of Course You Won't) by Betty White  (July 2013/audio)
V  Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis (May 2013/audio)
E  Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett  (September 2013/audio)
M  The Mirror Crack'd  by Agatha Christie (March 2013/audio)
B  Why Kill a Butler? by Georgette Heyer  (June 2013)
E  The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs by Richard Yancey (November 2013)
R

D   Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (February 2013)
E
C   The Collector by John Fowles (March 2013)
E
M  A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie (March 2013/audio)
B  The Book of Secrets by Elizabeth Joy Arnold  (July 2013)
E
R

Currently need: 
E x 3
J x 1
R x 5
U x 5

What's in a Name Challenge

Update: completed July 2013

I participated in this challenge a few years ago, when I had a book review blog.  I'm glad to find it again!

What's in a Name Challenge

The categories:

1. A book with up or down (or equivalent) in the title
   Down Among the Dead by Patricia Moyes (June 2013)
2. A book with something you'd find in your kitchen in the title
   A Pocketful of Rye by Agatha Christie (February 2013/audio) 
3.  A book with a party or celebration in the title
   The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (2011) by Alexander McCall Smith (August 2013)
4. A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title
   Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasedale (July 2013; my discussion)
5. A book with an emotion in the title
   Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse (April 2013/audio) 
6. A book with lost or found (or equivalent) in the title  
   After discussing it with the moderator, we agreed that The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared  by Jonas Jonasson would be appropriate. (July 2013/audio)

Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge

I am really not sure how I stumbled upon My Reader's Block and her Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge, but I am glad I did!  Cozy, vintage mysteries have been my desired genre for most of this year, so it fits right in with this challenge!

The rules: All novels must have been originally written before 1960 and be from the mystery category (crime fiction, detective fiction, espionage, etc.), and each book may only count for one category. Once you have met the 8 book minimum, you may repeat any category (except the last one) any number of times to reach the 16+ level.


 An added bonus to joining in the challenge is this: Everyone who completes the 8 book minimum will be entered for a prize drawing at the end of the year. Anyone who completes 16 or more books will automatically receive their choice from a prize list. 


The "scategories":
1. Colorful Crime: a book with a color or reference to color in the title
Grey Mask (1928) by Patricia Wentworth (May 2013)

2. Murder by the  Numbers: a book with a number, quantity in the title 
8 Faces at 3 (1939) by Craig Rice (June 2013)  

3. Amateur Night: a book with a "detective" who is not a P.I.; Police Officer; Official Investigator 
A Murder is Announced (1950) by Agatha Christie (January 2013; solved by Miss Marple.)

4. Leave It to the Professionals: a book featuring cops, private eyes, secret service, professional spies, etc.
The House without a Key (1925) by Earl Derr Biggers (July 2013)

5. Jolly Old England: one mystery set in Britain
A Pocketful of Rye (1953) by Agatha Christie  (February 2013/audio)  

6. Yankee Doodle Dandy: one mystery set in the United States  
The Black Thumb (1942) by Constance and Gwyneth Little (June 2013)

7. World Traveler: one mystery set in any country except the US or Britain
Dead Men Don't Ski (1959) by Patricia Moyes  May 2013; set in the Italian Alps)

8. Dangerous Beasts: a book with an animal in the title 
The Mouse in the Mountain (1943) by Norbert Davis (July 2013))

9. A Calendar of Crime: a mystery with a date/holiday/year/month/etc. in the title 

10. Wicked Women: a book with a woman in the title--either by name or by reference
The Frightened Wife and other murder stories (1953) by Mary Roberts Rinehart  (September 2013/audio)

11. Malicious Men: a book with a man in the title--either by name or by reference 
Who Killed the Curate? (1944) by Joan Coggin (May 2013)

12. Murderous Methods : a book with a means of death in the title
Sparkling Cyanide (1945) by Agatha Christie (August 2013)

13. Staging the Crime: a mystery set in the entertainment world 
The G-String Murders (1941) by Gypsy Rose Lee (August 2013)

14. Scene of the Crime: a book with the location of the crime in the title 
The Penguin Pool Murder (1931) by Stuart Palmer (July 2013)

15. Cops & Robbers: a book that features a theft rather than murder 
The Patient in Room 18 (1929) by Mignon Eberhart (June 2013; involves theft as well as murder)

16. Locked Rooms: a locked-room mystery
The Yellow Streak (1922) by Valentine Williams (May 2013)

17. Country House Criminals: a standard (or not-so-standard) Golden Age country house murder
The Secret of Chimneys (1925) by Agatha Christie (June 2013/audio)

18. Murder on the High Seas: a mystery involving water 
The After House (1914) by Mary Roberts Rhinehart (March 2013; takes place on a yacht)

19. Planes, Trains & Automobiles: a mystery that involves a mode of transportation--explicitly in the title
The Red Trailer Mystery (1950) by Julie Campbell (July 2013; refers to a travel/camper trailer)

20. Murder Is Academic: mystery involving a scholar, teacher, etc. set at a school, university, library, etc.
Death at the President's Lodging (1936) by Michael Innes (August 2013)

21. Things That Go Bump in the Night: a mystery with something spooky, creepy, gothic in the title 

22. Repeat Offenders: featuring your favorite detective or by your favorite author OR reread an old favorite
The Secret Adversary (1922) by Agatha Christie (June 2013/audio) This was the first Christie I read, many years ago, and started my love for her novels; it's fun to reread old favorites.

23. The Butler Did It...Or Not: a mystery where the butler is memorable for whatever reason. 
Why Kill the Butler? (1933) by Georgette Heyer (June 2013)

24. A Mystery By Any Other Name: any book that has been published under more than one title
The Norths Meet Murder/Mr and Mrs North Meet Murder (1940) by Frances and Richard Lockridge (June 2013)

25. Dynamic Duos: a mystery featuring a detective team
Partners in Crime (1929) by Agatha Christie (July 2013/audio)

26. Size Matters: a book with a size or measurement in the title

27. Psychic Phenomena: a mystery featuring psychic or "supernatural" characters/events 
The Black-Headed Pins (1938) by Constance and Gwyneth Little (May 2013) It includes a seance--granted one that turns into a comedy, this is a Little novel after all--and suspected supernatural actions.

28. Book to Movie: one vintage mystery that has appeared on screen (feature film or TV movie).
The Moving Finger (published in 1942) by Agatha Christie (January 2013/audio; television movies 1985 and 2006.)

29. The Old Bailey: a courtroom drama mystery or mystery featuring judge, lawyer, etc 
The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner (July 2013)

30. Serial Killers: Books that were originally published in serial format, probably from the pulp era.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (September 2013)

31. Killed in Translation: Works that originally appeared in another language and have been made available in English (works published in English post-1960 would be acceptable, provided the original was published pre-1960).

32.  Blondes in Danger:  A variation on "Colorful Crime".  Books that feature a blonde in the title role.

33. International Detectives.  the detective is not from the US or UK.   
The Barakee Mystery (1929) by Arthur Upfield  (July 2013; Austrailian)

34. Somebody Else's Crime: Read one that someone else has already reviewed for the Challenge.
The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) by John Buchan(July 2013/audio; reviewed by Past Offenses)

35. Genuine Fakes: Authors who wrote under a pseudonym 
Murder by Experts (1936) by Anthony Gilbert, pseudonym for Lucy Beatrice Malleson (June 2013)

36. Hobbies Can Be Murder: A mystery that involves a hobby in some way.
N or M? (1941) by Agatha Christie (July 2013; knitting nearly gets Tuppence in trouble, plus the spying is a hobby of sorts for the Beresfords)

37. Get Out of Jail Free:   You tell me what special category the book fits 
The Chief Legatee (1906) by Anna Katherine Green (January 2013) This is the oldest mystery I have read to date (June 2013).  It is also notable for being the most convoluted that I have read thus far.  I'll admit though, that despite the Gothic/Romantic plot themes and the fact that this wasn't Green's best, I did rather enjoy it.

I slightly condensed some of the category descriptions for the sake of space; please go to the original site to see full description of each category.

A-Z Reading Challenge

I love lists and I love books and I find that reading challenges combine these two to great advantage!

I used to keep up with book challenges on my former book review blog.  Even though I quit updating that blog and reading other book blogs, I still kept up with this A-Z challenge, for my own enjoyment.  Now that I'm blogging again, I thought it would be fun to find a few book challenges.  This is a given since, like I said, I've been doing it for years.  I don't always complete the author challenge, but I generally do well with the title.  I completed the titles last year, but still lacked E, I, J, K, N, Q, T, U, X, and Y for authors.

Escape with Dollycas is hosting the A-Z Challenge for book titles.

It is pretty self explanatory.  Read one book that begins with each letter of the alphabet. 

I am also attempting to do this with authors' surnames, though that is not included in this challenge.  It will just be my extra challenge. 

A  After House (the) by Mary Roberts Rhinehart  (March 2013)

B  Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers  (January 2013/audio)

C  Chief Legatee by Anna Katherine Green  (January 2013)

D  Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes (May 2013)

E   Every Crooked Nanny by Mary Kay Andrews  (July 2013/audio)

F   From this Dark Stairway by Mignon Eberhart (July 2013)

G  Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth  (May 2013)

H  Hours (the) by Michael Cunningham  (March 2013)

I  Innocent Blood by P. D. James (June 2013/audio)

J  Joy in the Morning by P G Wodehouse (April 2013/audio)

K  Keepers of the Faith (1944) by Emilie Loring  (July 2013)

L  Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (the) by C S Lewis (January 2013/audio)

M  Murder is Announced (a) by Agatha Christie  (January 2013)

N  Nemesis by Agatha Christie  (May 2013/audio)

O  The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013)  by Neil Gaiman (July 2013/audio)

P  Pocketful of Rye (a) by Agatha Christie (February 2013/audio)

Q    (plan to read Queen Lucia or Quality Street)

R  Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (May 2013/audio)

S  Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews  (May 2013/audio)

T  They Do it With Mirrors by Agatha Christie (January 2013/audio)

U  Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce  (March 2013/audio)

V  Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis  (May 2013/audio)

W  Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin  (May 2013)

X  (plan to read the Xibalba Murders)

Y  Yellow Streak (the) by Valentine Williams  (May 2013)

Z  Zoo with the Empty Cage (the) by Steven Bezenoff (November 2013)

A  Atherton, Nancy  Aunt Dimity's Death  (May 2013)

B  Brown, Rita Mae Wish You Were Here  (June 2013/audio)

C  Crispin, Edmund  The Case of the Gilded Fly  (May 2013)

D  Dell, Ethel M.  Bars of Iron

E  Eberhart, Mignon  The Patient in Room 18   (June 2013)

F  Fowles, John  The Collector  (March 2013)

G  Grafton, Sue  A is for Alibi  (May 2013/audio)

H  Hiaasen, Carl  Flush  (June 2013/audio)

I   Innes, Michael  Death at the President's Lodging (August 2013)

J   Jonasson, Jonas The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (July 2013/audio)

K  Keene, Carolyn  The Secret of the Old Clock  (August 2013)

L  Little, Constance and Gwyneth  The Black Headed Pins  (May 2013)

M  Moyes, Patricia  Down Among the Dead Men (June 2013)

N  Nabokov, Vladimir  Transparent Things (August 2013)

O  O'Farrell. Maggie Instructions for a Heat Wave (August 2013/audio) 

P  Pratchett, Terry  Reaper Man (January 2013/audio)

Q Quick, Matthew  The Silver Linings Playbook ( October 2013/audio)

R  Rioux, Jo  Cat's Cradle  (February 2013)

S  Sayers, Dorothy L. Striding Folly (March 2013/audio)

T  Tolstoy, Leo  Anna Karinina (April 2013/audio)

U  Upfield, Arthur  The Barakee Mystery (July 2013)

V  von Arnim, Elizabeth The Enchanted April  (June 2013/audio)

W  Woolf, Virginia  Mrs. Dalloway  (February 2013)

X

Y  Yang, Gene Luen  American Born Chinese (August 2013)

Z    (plan to read Zusak's I Am the Messanger )