After the fun of unpacking all my books and putting them on my shelves in alphabetical order by last name of author (except some series put on separate shelves), I have decided I need to mix up my reading a bit more.  To do this I have decided to read a book with an author last name from A to Z in order so that I browse right through all my bookshelves.  I am not going to plan ahead but rather just pick one with the correct letter in turn.  I may need some help if I encounter a letter where I don't have any authors but hopefully that won't happen until I get to X or something difficult like that. 

So I am starting with A - Catherine Alliott - The Old Girl Network.  No idea how this book came onto Mount toobie as I didn't buy, mooch or swap it!

H Xx

Good Luck...perhaps the Catherine Alliot hitched a lift across the atlantic !

This sounds fun-I may join you.Like you, I don't like planning ahead when it comes to reading. So much of the pleasure of the next book comes from browsing the shelves, but perhaps a little structure in my case would be useful. So.....Kate Atkinson, "Human Croquet" for me!

Think I might join ya as well, as it might help with what books I need to read to help get my TBR list down more lol. For One More Day - Mitch Albom. 

 Saucier, will you count me in on your challenge ? Just going to rush upstairs and pick my 'A'. Back in a mo'.

 It's The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander.

Maybe you could ask a moderator to make this a permanent thread as others may well join in too.

It's a fun idea Saucier. Thanks.

I will also join you (but I am not waiting til M to read New Moon by Stephenie Meyer-I will be starting it on the weekend :-D!) I dont know if I have an A book...*runs off to check!*

 Glad people are joining me in this bit of fun.  Remember I will check your books read lists to ensure you are sticking to it - lol  Xx

I've read an A, a B and a C in the last week! Won't join in just yet as I still have a pile of want to read really soon type books.

Saucier:

After the fun of unpacking all my books and putting them on my shelves in alphabetical order by last name of author (except some series put on separate shelves), I have decided I need to mix up my reading a bit more.  To do this I have decided to read a book with an author last name from A to Z in order so that I browse right through all my bookshelves.  I am not going to plan ahead but rather just pick one with the correct letter in turn.  I may need some help if I encounter a letter where I don't have any authors but hopefully that won't happen until I get to X or something difficult like that. 

So I am starting with A - Catherine Alliott - The Old Girl Network.  No idea how this book came onto Mount toobie as I didn't buy, mooch or swap it!

H Xx

 What happens if you don't have a book for that letter of the Alphabet? Can we miss it and go on to the next letter or pop to library for a book of that letter?

Thanks xx

 Fiona, what I was going to do was look ahead one letter and if I didn't have a book then I would ask for recommendations on here for an author that I could mooch.  Worst case I would skip that letter if I couldn't get anything after this attempt.  Xx

Saucier:

 Fiona, what I was going to do was look ahead one letter and if I didn't have a book then I would ask for recommendations on here for an author that I could mooch.  Worst case I would skip that letter if I couldn't get anything after this attempt.  Xx

 Thanks Hazel. I think I might use the library for mine then or check out Fantastic Fiction and see what author my library or bookmooch or even swap would have lol.

Saucier:

Fiona, what I was going to do was look ahead one letter and if I didn't have a book then I would ask for recommendations on here for an author that I could mooch.  Worst case I would skip that letter if I couldn't get anything after this attempt.  Xx

l am waiting with baited breath for you all to get to Q and X and Z .. The selection of books available with authors names with the difficult letters is well and truly going to get booksacked (ransacked but in book terms).  Perhaps first names or surnames of authors could begin with the diffcult letters this might help make the choice greater.

What a good idea and l might join in at some point but l have a few planned reads at the moment.

Good Luck with your Alphabet Reading everyone xxx

wyres:

Saucier:

Fiona, what I was going to do was look ahead one letter and if I didn't have a book then I would ask for recommendations on here for an author that I could mooch.  Worst case I would skip that letter if I couldn't get anything after this attempt.  Xx

 

l am waiting with baited breath for you all to get to Q and X and Z .. The selection of books available with authors names with the difficult letters is well and truly going to get booksacked (ransacked but in book terms).  Perhaps first names or surnames of authors could begin with the diffcult letters this might help make the choice greater.

What a good idea and l might join in at some point but l have a few planned reads at the moment.

Good Luck with your Alphabet Reading everyone xxx

 

 Bernie, I have an authors with a surname of Q, Z  Tracy Quan, Stephenie Zia. Gotta get X Xinran from library lol.

 I like this idea however I am already doing the fiction then a non fiction then a fiction etc. If I could combine both it would be impressive!!