2015 Authors A to Z Reading Challenge

I am linking up with Samantha Lin so I can participate in the 2015 Authors A to Z Reading Challenge, which has been running since January, but which I just stumbled upon earlier this morning.  I am currently in between challenges at the moment and I kind of miss it.  Participating in challenges, I have discovered, helps me diversify my reading and steers me to read some books that I might not otherwise read.

The RULES look fairly simple:

• The challenge runs from 1 January to 31 December 2015.
• Read a book written by authors with last names from A to Z and try to collect every letter of the alphabet. Only last names count, so William Shakespeare would fall under S, not W.
• Speaking of Shakespeare, the books you read may fall under any form/genre: prose, poetry, drama; fiction, non-fiction, academic monographs…
• Your books don’t have to be “physical” either - ebooks and audiobooks are more than welcome!
• Crossovers with other challenges and re-reads are also more than welcome!
• You do not need to have a blog or review the books in order to participate - having a list somewhere (such as GoodReads) is fine.
• Sign-ups are open till 30 November 2015.
• Come December 2015, I’ll be making a post for you to submit your completed challenges. If you manage to finish by 31 Dec 2015, then you’ll be in the running for a booktastic prize draw!
• Update (2 June 2015): Since X has been causing a bit of strife, any author with X in their last name (not necessarily as the first letter) qualifies for the challenge. Hope that’ll make things a little more manageable! 

Given that the challenge was designed to run the entire calendar year, I am using any book that I have read in 2015.  Here is my list as of today (September 12, 2015):

A

B - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (review)

C - Sunset Express by Robert Crais

D - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer (review)

E - The Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan

F

G - Looking for Alaska by John Green

H - Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover (review)

I

J - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (review)

K - YOU by Caroline Kepnes (review)

L

M - My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall (review)

N

O - Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (review)

P - Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto

Q

R - Landline by Rainbow Rowell (mini review)

S - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (review)

T - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

U

V

W - Sweet by Tammara Webber (review)

X

Y

Z

Are you participating in this challenge, too?  How's your progress?  Happy reading and thanks for stopping by!