Over at Historical Tapestry, we are hosting this fun challenge. Thanks to the inspiration of Kerrie’s Alphabet in Crime Fiction, we are doing the same challenge but with historical fiction.
Of course, I have to participate in this one, being an historical fiction fanatic and a member of Historical Tapestry. LOL!
Here’s how it works:
Each fortnight you have to write a blog post about an historical fiction book of your choice (it might even be something you already read before), but it MUST be related to the letter of the week.
You have several possibilities:
– the first letter of the title
– the first letter of the author’s first name or surname
– the first letter of a character’s first name or surname
– the first letter of a place where an historical event took place
You just have to choose one of them and participate.
Check in at Historical Tapestry on the 1st and 15th of every month to find out the letter for that episode, then link your post through Mr Linky at their site. Finally, come and check to see who else has posted and visit their blog to find out all the details of the book they were reading.
You have until the end of each fortnight to complete your mission.
The first letter in the challenge is.. you guessed it:
Come on and join the fun, here. Resistance is futile! LOL!
Here are the letters so far:
A)The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
B)Beneath a Mable Sky by John Shors
C)The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
D)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
E)Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
F)Book of Fires by Jane Borodale
G)Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
H)The Stolen Crown by Susan Higginbotham
I) 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion by Morgan Llywelyn
J) The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston
K) The Secret River by Kate Grenville
L) Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
N) Galore by Michael Crummey
Q)THE QUEEN OF SPADES by Alexander Pushkin
R)For the King’s Favor by Elizabeth Chadwick
S)The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell
T)The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
U)The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston
V)Sunflowers by Sheramy Bundrick- revisited
W)The Navigator of New York by Wayne Johnston
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Can’t wait to see what you come up with Teddy!
I can’t wait to see what people come up with for X. That letter kills all my alphabet challenges. 🙂
Lezlie
This challenge is right up my alley! I usually stay away from challenges because I never finish them, but I think this is one that I will ROCK at!
Great idea ladies!
I have a few ideas Marg.
Lezlie, I haven’t done an alphabet challenge before this. I bet X is a killer.
Amy, I can’t take credit for this challenge but I am very excited about it.
This sounds like a fun challenge. I love the randomness of being forced to find something with a specific letter. I recommend The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton for the letter A, but look forward to finding out what you chose!
Jackie, thanks for the recommendation. That is on my TBR but I won’t have time to read it before Dec. 1. I am going to have to pick a book I have already read.
What book are you going to read?
I want to enter this challenge but the timeframe of completing a book seems too short for me as i read very slowly! 😛
Ruby, I haven’t decided yet. I plan to use a book that I have already read for some of the letters. Definitely for “A”. The rules of the challenge allow you to do that. Why don’t you do that too?
You have an absolutely gorgeous blog! I look forward to seeing what you choose for “A.”
Laughing Stars, thanks so much!