tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post6018224595389310725..comments2023-10-08T22:52:40.964+10:00Comments on Between the Covers: Bookshelf Alphabet SoupAmat Librishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-58683686618604286202007-08-18T01:36:00.000+10:002007-08-18T01:36:00.000+10:00Xinran is an "X" author. This year I am...Xinran is an "X" author. This year I am reading Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather by Xingjian, who is a Nobel laureate. This one is a story collection but I believe he has at least 2 novels as well.<br><br>I read Amos Fortune, Free Man (a Newbery winner) by Elizabeth Yates as my "Y" author. I liked it well enough, but it is a children's book. Mu "U" 3Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-56040477634071709912007-08-18T01:47:00.000+10:002007-08-18T01:47:00.000+10:00Well, the reason there are so few authors at the e...Well, the reason there are so few authors at the end of the alphabet is because then they are at the bottom of the shelf and people prefer to look at ones higher up.Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-58583786912693785512007-08-18T14:21:00.000+10:002007-08-18T14:21:00.000+10:00I was debating doing a A-Z author challenge next y...I was debating doing a A-Z author challenge next year--for myself, that is. Nothing formal. A quick glance at my TBR collection and I see that I'm missing books with author's whose surnames end in Q,U and X. I think I may have discovered a book by an X author I'd like to read, but the other two I haven't researched much yet. I may have to follow the link in your post to get Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-4898195396409684382007-08-20T07:53:00.000+10:002007-08-20T07:53:00.000+10:00I read three Z authors this year: Paul Zindel'...I read three Z authors this year: Paul Zindel's <i>The Pigman,</i>, Markus Zusak's <i>I Am the Messenger</i> and Yevgeny Zamyatin's <i>We</i><br><br>I've reserved the right to omit up to two letters each on book list and author list - I don't have time to read books just so they fit on a list.raidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-2254994799898387392007-08-20T21:05:00.000+10:002007-08-20T21:05:00.000+10:00Very nice blog, glad I found you.A daphne du mauri...Very nice blog, glad I found you.<br>A daphne du maurier fan<br><br>Tatiana :)Yansorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14402581031764786643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-83850542838619296712007-08-21T23:25:00.000+10:002007-08-21T23:25:00.000+10:003m: Thanks for the suggestions; I'll look into...3m: Thanks for the suggestions; I'll look into them when I <i>finally</i> get my TBR pile down to low single figures :-)<br><br>Kailana: Interesting thought . . .<br><br>Literary Feline: X is definitely a challenge.<br><br>Raidergirl3: Zusak! How did I manage to forget him?<br><br>Yansor: Welcome!CoversGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.com