2024 & 2025 Reading Challenge discussion

THE GOODREADS AUTHORS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

The idea is to read books by Goodreads authors. These authors have invested in the Goodreads community just as you have.

The authors you read don't need to be new to you; however, we encourage you to go outside of your comfort zone a bit to discover new authors right here.

How to Tell if Someone is a Goodreads author :
On the book page, you will see (Goodreads Author) in gray next to the author's name
On the author page, you will see "Goodreads author profile" in the top right across from the author's name

PARTICIPANTS


Alison 5/15
Amanda 4/10
Angela 0/18
Angelina 0/10
Anna 5/10
Apoorv 0/10
Audrey 4/10
Bobbie 7/15
Bookalicious 12/12 Completed challenge. Congratulations Bookalicious and well done on achieving your goal!
Brenna 19/12 Completed challenge. Congratulations Brenna and well done on not only achieving your goal but exceeding it!
Brian 3/6
Bridget 0/20
Cam 0/8
Caro 4/7
Christine 0/20
Claire 100/100 Completed challenge. Congratulations Claire and well done on achieving your goal!
Colby 0/20
Craig 0/6
Danielle 5/5 Completed challenge. Congratulations Danielle and well done on achieving your goal!
Daphne 8/10
Dawn 13/12 Completed challenge. Congratulations Dawn and well done on achieving your goal!
Deyara 5/10
Elsbeth 33/35
Erika (m20) 10/10 Completed challenge. Congratulations Erika and well done on achieving your goal!
Erika (m65) 2/25
Heather 0/10
Jackie 5/20
Jayne 12/12 Completed challenge. Congratulations Jayne and well done on achieving your goal!
Jconnon 3/20
Jeff 6/20
Jessica 0/10
Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire 0/?
Jordan 0/7
ღ εїз ќατιε εїз ღ 0/10
Kelsi 0/10
Kendra 12/20
Kme_17 0/10
Laura Jane 0/15
Lianne 0/8
Lisa 22/50
Lorelei 4/10
M.H. 11/10 Completed challenge. Congratulations M.H. and well done on achieving your goal!
Martha 0/10
Melissa (m35) 6/10
Melissa (m46) 12/12 Completed challenge. Congratulations Melissa and well done on achieving your goal!
Nancy Book Lover 0/20
Natasha 0/20
Nathan 0/15
Nathan Trevor 8/15
Nay 0/10
Nicole 2/5
Pat 12/20
Pigletto 0/25
Ruth 19/10 b>Completed challenge. Congratulations Ruth and well done on achieving your goal!
Sam 3/10
Sarah 22/40
ScarlettMi 13/12 Completed challenge. Congratulations ScarlettMi and well done on achieving your goal!
Sharon 0/50
Sherry 3/3 Completed challenge. Congratulations Sherry and well done on achieving your goal!
Sibyl 0/6
Sonia 2/15
❤Stephanie ღ♥ღ Mrs Acheron Parthenopaeus ღ♥ღ 30/30 Congratulations Stephanie on achieving your goal.
Susan 0/14
Sydney 8/10
Victoria 20/25

I wouldn't mind trying this one.

I'm in

ill try for 15. I went through the list of books that I have possibly scheduled for next year and there are 40-some Goodreads authors. So I'll go for a little less than half. I might lower or raise it though.

Everybody's been added. Welcome and all the best with your goals.

I will try 20

Nancy Book Lover wrote: "I will try 20"

Updated Nancy. Thanks.

I'm going to go for six.

Sibyl wrote: "I'm going to go for six."

I've added you Sibyl. Welcome and good luck.

I'll try 15.

Sonia, I've added you. Welcome to the challenge and good luck.

I'm in with a target of 25.

I've added you Pigletto. Welcome and good luck.

I'll aim for 5

I'm going to try to do 10

Hi Sam. I've added you. Welcome and good luck.

I'll go in for 5.

I'm in, I think a lot of the authors I read are goodreads authors so I don't know how many I'll get. (I read 150+ books a year)11 out of the last 20 books I read were by goodreads authors. I'll go with a goal of 50 for now taking into account that I read multiple books by the same authors.

Erika and Sharon I've added you. Welcome and good luck.

THE GOODREADS AUTHORS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

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1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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I've added you Jackie. Welcome and good luck.

I would like to sign up for 12. thank you

I'd like to sign up for 30 to start with please :) UPDATE: I reached goal one on 21/4/14, going to up my goal to 100 GR author books by the end of the year :)

1. Temporary Arrangement
2. Fluke (2 GR authors)
3. Mankind's Worst Fear
4. The Thirteenth
5. Clouded Rainbow
6. The Curiosity Cabinet
7. Wolverine's Daughter
8. The Istanbul Puzzle
9. The Half-life of Hannah
10. Stigma
11. Broken Truce
12. Few Are Chosen
13. The Lockington Legacy
14. Beyond Tomb Mountain (The Swift Chronicles, #1).
15. Mansnatchers
16. Ravenfold
17. Wizard Rising
18. Promise
19.Water
20. Who Gives Up Adorable Little Girls Anyway?
21. Mind Trace
22. Alexandria
23. The Wrong Stuff
24. Xandria Drake: Ancient Rising
25. Saving Grace
26. Storm Front
27. True of Blood
28. The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - The Curious Case Of The Kidnapped Chemist
29. Organized Murder
30. Scouting For Murder
31. The Griffin Cryer
32. Altdorf
33. Pups in Tea Cups
34. Altdorf
35. Where She Belongs
36. Yesterday's Gone: Episode 1
37. Divergent
38. Wizard's Brew
39. South Beach Cinderella
40. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
41. The Girl with the Cat Tattoo
42. Once Upon Another Time
43. Rusty Nail
44. Rusty Nail
45. Hybrid
46. You Had Me At Halo
47. The Friday Edition
48. The Travel Agency
49. Open Minds
50. Rex Rising
51. Cemetery Planet I
52. The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - Zombie Apocalypse Now
53. Blue Violet
54. Talisman Of El
55. One Man: No Plan K'Barthan Trilogy Part 3
56. The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - Do Dragons Dream Of Burning Sheep?
57. The Twelfth Tablet
58. Leather, Lace and Rock-n-Roll
59. AfterLife
60. A Touch of Greek
61. A Scent of Greek
62. A Touch of Greek
63. The Rose Hotel
64. Looking for Trouble K'Barthan Trilogy Part 4
65. Sky Song
66. 24 Bones
67. Daughter of Time: A Time Travel Romance
68. Footsteps in Time
69. The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard
70. Prince of Time
71. Maureen goes to Venice
72. My Familiar Stranger
73. Transcender: First-Timer
74. Relationship Status
75. Better Off Dead
76. Copy
77. Auto
78. Hotspot
79. Adrift
80. The Marriage Price
81. Runaway Heart
82. Perfect Crime
83. Spatel: The Silent Assassin
84. Accidents Make the Heart Grow Fonder
85. Dead Presidents
86. Yours Truly
87. Message in a Bottle
88. October Girls
89. Wanted
90. Where Bluebirds Fly
91. The Selfish Act
92. One Small Step For The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D.
93. Wedding Hells
94. Royal Bachelor
95. Sunshine Hunter
96. Tethered Twins
97. Shoe Strings
98. Buying Murder
99. Hunted
100. Tuesday's Child
101. Virals
102. Invisible
103. Killer Cupcakes
104. Cupid's Cupcake
105. Non Zombie
106. Picture Imperfect
107. 'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy
108. Alone

Dawn and Claire I have added you both. Welcome and good luck.

I'll give it ago, will start with 30 but might up it as the year goes on.

I will say 10 to start with please :-)

Stephanie and ღ εїз ќατιε εїз ღ I have added you both. Welcome and good luck.

Don't have so many Goodread authors among my to read books. But it might be interesting. I start with 5.

I'm going to go for 25 to start with I think.

Sarah & Danielle I've added you both. Welcome aboard and good luck.

I am in for 10 Goodreads authors

THE GOODREADS AUTHORS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
19/10

1. Janet Evanovich (3)/Foul Play, The Heist, Takedown Twenty
2 John Green...The Fault in Our stars
3. Don Shelby
4. Veronica Roth..Allegiant
5. Barbara Freethy...One True love
6 Toby Neal...Black Jasmine
7. Steve Robinson...In the Blood
8. M.Louisa Locke..Uneasy Spirits ..Feb.9, 2014
9. Julie Kramer...Stalking Susan Feb.11,2014
10. Catherine Ryan Hyde...Don't Let Me Go February 17, 2014
11. Blaine Lee Pardoe....Virginia Creeper...Feb, 21,2014
12. Champagne and Lemon Drops by Jean Oram...Feb.24, 2014.
13. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn...March 4, 2014
14. Split Second by David Baldacci...March 10, 2013
15. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi...March 13, 2014
16. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan...March 14, 2014
17. Nowhere But Homeby Liza Palmer..March 22, 2014
18. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie King...March 25, 2014
19. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn...March 28, 2014

Gonna go for 10 of these. I've noticed that a lot of the books I have read this year had Goodreads authors..

Melissa you have been added. Welcome and good luck.

I've updated everyone. If you find you're not on the list please let me know and I'll make sure you get added.

Zara wrote: "I've updated everyone. If you find you're not on the list please let me know and I'll make sure you get added."

Zara...I'm not added...thanks!!

Thanks Ruth. I've added you now.

Zara wrote: "Thanks Ruth. I've added you now."

Thanks ....;)

I'd like to do 12. Thanks

Jayne I have added you. Welcome and good luck.

I'd like to join in for 12 please :)

Bookalicious I've added you. Welcome and good luck.

12 Please :)

1. Speechless / Hannah Harrington 01/12/14 4/5 Stars
2. Smoke Screen: A Novel / Sandra Brown 01/20/14 4/5 Stars
3. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons / Lorna Landvik 01/25/14 3/5 Stars
4. Nights in Rodanthe / Nicholas Sparks 01/26/14 4/5 Stars
5. Fearless in High Heels / Gemma Halliday 02/03/04 2/5 Stars
6. Plantation / Dorothea Benton Frank 02/06/14 5/5 Stars
7. White Oleander / Janet Fitch 03/02/14 3/5 Stars
8. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots / Deborah Feldman 03/22/14 3/5 Stars
9. Lost Lake / Sarah Addison Allen 03/28/14 5/5 Stars
10.Jemima J / Jane Green 04/04/14 3/5 Stars
11.Just Listen / Sarah Dessen 04/10/14 3/5 Stars
12.In Her Shoes / Jennifer Weiner 04/14/14 3/5 Stars

I'll try to do 10! Sounds like a great challenge to find out about new authors.

Melissa and Nay I have added you both. Welcome and good luck.

I'll try for 10 by GR authors.

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Martha I have added you. Welcome and good luck.

Thanks, Zara.

New authors are always fun to explore please add me to the group with 5. i updated to 20

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1.The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham

2. The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adriana Trigiani

3. Strapless by Deborah Davis

4. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff

5. Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman

6.The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

7. Cascade by Maryanne O'Hara

8. The World As We Know It by Joseph Monninger

9. Ocean Beach by Wendy Wax

10. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan

11.Circle of Hope: An Inspiring NASCAR Journey by Deann Alford

12. When I Found You by Catherine Ryan Hyde

13.Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Pat I have added you. Welcome and good luck.