Linda's Notebook

2008 Reading Challenge

• Read 365 books in 2008
• Complete A-Z of new book titles (new = not read by me before)
• Complete A-Z of authors (not necessarily new)
• Track all the books I read in 2008

Books Read in 2008         Mt. TBR - books I will get to soon (my PBS TBR pile)    My RL

January – 24       (1-24)

February – 16     (25-40)

March – 23          (41-63)

April – 18             (64-81)

May – 13             (82 – 94)

June - 21             (95-115)

July -   16            (116-131)

August -17           (132-148)

September -10   (149 -159)

October -           (160-       )

 

 

Complete A-Z of new book titles (new = not read by me before)

 

A.     A Million Little Pieces by James Frey

B.     Be Happy or I'll Scream! My Deranged Quest for the Perfect Husband, Family and Life by Sheri Lynch

C.     Chill of Night by John Lutz

D.     Death of a Domestic Diva: A Toadfern Mystery by Sharon Short

E.      Early Eight by L.T. Fawkes

F.     Fast Track by Fern Michaels 

G.     The Girl in the Face of the Clock by Charles Mathes

H.     Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

I.      The Idiot Girl's Action Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life by Laurie Notaro

J.     Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb

K.    Kill Zone (Peter Macklin Book #1) by Loren D. Estleman

L.     Lottery by Patricia Wood

M.   My Friend Leonard by James Frey

N.    Nightshade by John Saul

O.    One True Thing: Love What You Have  by Anna Quindlen

P.    Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich

Q.   Quicksand by Iris Johansen

R.   Real Men Do It Better by Lora Leigh, Lori Wilde, Carrie Alexander and Susan Donovan

S.   Stalemate by Iris Johansen

T.   Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out into the Real World By Maria Shriver

U.   Unleashing the Sex Goddess in every Woman by Olivia St. Claire

V.  The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

W. Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia and Abby #1) by Shirley Damsgaard

X.       

Y.    Ya-Ya's in Bloom by Rebecca Wells

Z.       

Complete A-Z of authors (not necessarily new)

A.     I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

B.     Skinny Dipping by Connie Brockway

C.     I Gave You My Heart, but You Sold it Online by Dixie Cash

D.     Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia and Abby #1) by Shirley Damsgaard

E.      Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich

F.      Early Eight by L.T. Fawkes

G.     Swapping Lives by Jane Green

H.     Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

I.        Hot and Bothered by Jane Isenberg

J.       Stalemate by Iris Johansen

K.    Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (Book 1) by Julie Kenner

L.      Chill of Night by John Lutz

M.   Hide and Seek by Fern Michaels

N.    The Idiot Girl's Action Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life by Laurie Notaro

O.    Sex with the Ex by Tyne O'Connell

P.      Conversations with the Fat Girl by Liza Palmer

Q.     One True Thing: Love What You Have  by Anna Quindlen

R.     The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elizabeth Robinson

S.      5 People who Died During Sex and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists by Karl Shaw

T.      Last Seen Alive by Carlene Thompson

U.     Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger

V.     To My Dearest Friends by Patricia Volk

W.   Lottery by Patricia Wood

X.       

Y.     Mom Among the Liars by James Yaffe

Z.      Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin

  

 

2007 Author Challenge

A.  Tuesdays with Morrie  -  Mitch Alborn
      For  One   More Day -  Mitch  Alborn
      The  Five People You  Meet  in Heaven - Mitch   Alborn
      If You Could See  Me Now- Cecelia Ahern
B.  The  Da Vinci   Code  - Dan   Brown
      Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
C.   Buddhism   for  Beginners  - Thubten  Chodron
      Agnes & The  Hitman -  Jennifer  Crusie & Bob  Mayer
      My Gal Sunday - Mary Higgins  Clark
      Charlie  All Night  - Jennifer Crusie
      Santa Baby - Jennifer  Crusie
D.  The Count of Monte  Cristo  - Alexandre  Dumas
E.   Lean Mean  13 - Janet Evanovich
      Twelve  Sharp-  Janet  Evanovich
      Eleven  on Top - Janet   Evanovich
F.   Delusions  of Grandma - Carrie   Fisher
      Cause  Celeb - Helen  Fielding
      Cold Slice- L.T.  Fawlkes
      Lights Out - L.T. Fawlkes
G.  The Perfect Husband  - Lisa   Gardner
      Lord of the Flies -  William  Golding
      Playing for  Pizza - John Grisham
      Water for  Elephants-   Sara Gruen
H.  Brave  New  World  - Aldous Huxley
I.    Never  Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
J.   Midnight in the    Garden of Good and Evil -  John  Berendt
      Pandora's  Daughter - Iris Johansen
K.   Bad  Attitude  - Sherrilyn  Kenyon
L.   Lady  Chatterley's   Lover - DH Lawrence
      To Kill a  Mockingbird - Harper   Lee
      Jewel -  Brett   Lott
      Life is Not a Stress  Rehearsal -  Loretta  LaRouche
M.   Revenge of the  Sisterhood Series
       Vendetta -  Fern   Michaels
       Lethal Justice - Fern  Michaels
       Sweet Revenge  - Fern  Michaels
       The Jury - Fern Michaels
       Free Fall - Fern   Michaels
       Payback -  Fern Michaels
       Weekend Warriors - Fern   Michaels
      Confessions of a Slacker Mom - Muffy Mead-Ferro
N.   Everything  and  More  - Geoff Nicholson
O.  1984 - George  Orwell
P.   Sea  Change  - Robert  B.  Parker
       High Profile -  Robert B.   Parker
       Stone Cold  - Robert  B. Parker
       Death in  Paradise  -  Robert  B. Parker
      The Quickie  -  James Patterson
      The  Bell Jar  - Sylvia Plath
      Nineteen Minutes -  Jodi Picoult
Q.
R.  Harry  Potter & the Sorcerers  Stone - JK Rowling
      Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets - JK Rowling
      Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban - JK Rowling
      Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling
      Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix - JK Rowling
      Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince - JK Rowling
      Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling
      CoupleHood - Paul Reiser
S.   Blue  Bottle  Club - Penelope J Stokes
      The Notebook  -  Nicholas  Sparks
      The  Catcher in  the  Rye-  JD Salinger
       The  Grapes of  Wrath - John   Steinbeck
       Women First, Family Always-  Kathryn  Sansone
T.   The Hobbitt -  JRR Tolkien
U.   Beautiful Lies - Lisa Unger
V.    Slaugherhouse Five  -   Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
W.  Good Grief - Lolly   Winston
       Speak No Evil  -  Mignon  Warner
       Feminist  Fairy   Tales - Barbar G. Walker
       Goodnight Nobody - Jennifer   Weiner
X.    Death of a Red Heroine  - Qui  Xiaolong
Y.   A Nice Murder for Mom - James   Yaffe
       Mom Meets Her   Maker - James Yaffe
Z.