Okay so I have decided to do an alphabetical reading challenge this year. It took a little while to find this one – a lot of A-Z challenges seem to be by title which I didn’t want. I have settled on the 2020 Alphabet Soup challenge which is hosted by Escape With Dollycas. It’s rules are quite simple. Pick a book written by someone whose first, middle or last name starts with each letter of the alphabet and keep a record of each one.
It isn’t obligatory to decide in advance what books to read but I love a list and also need a reason to stick to a challenge. I’ve tried to make it by surname as much as I can and am yet to find anyone for Q or X. Any recommendations for either of those would be gratefully received.
Allende, Isabelle – The Stories of Eva Luna
Boyne, John – The Hearts Invisible Furies
Coe, Jonathan – Middle England
Doyle, Arthur Conan – The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Ellison, Ralph – Invisible Man
Faulks, Sebastian – Paris Echo
Hollinghurst, Alan – The Line of Beauty
Ishiguro, Kazuo – The Remains of the Day
James, P.D. Death Comes to Pemberley
Le Guin, Ursula – A Wizard of Earthsea
Maud, Constance – No Surrender
O’Farrell, Maggie – The Hand that Once Held Mine
Rankin, Ian – In the House of Lies
Tremain, Rose – Music and Silence
Updike, John – Rabbit Run
Vera Brittain – Testament of Youth
Xinran – Chopstick Girls
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