I entered a couple of different A-Z (that’s EH – ZED for me, as a Canuck) in 2012.

The object of Lindsey’s A-Z Reading Challenge was to read a book with a title starting with each letter of the alphabet. Since most letters were already covered in my existing 2012 reading list, this seemed like a good fit.

In the spirit of Canuck-ism, I tried to fill as many slots as possible with books either by Canadian authors, or set in Canada. I managed to do so with 17 of the 26 – or 65%.

The letter I had to scramble to fill at the eleventh hour? ‘K’ – go figure!

To see my full list, you’ll have to visit my sign-up page for this challenge.

I joined a second A-Z challenge over at Strawberry Splash Reviews. I called this my ‘Double Whammy‘ as Kristen required not only that I read books with titles that start with the letters of the alphabet, but also I had to read books by authors whose last name start with A to Z.
The most difficult author slot to fill? The letter ‘I’.

To add to the fun, I tried not to use any books on both lists. (Exceptions: The Sister Brothers by Patrick DeWitt and The Underpainter by Jane Urquhart.)

Despite that restriction that winnowed my list, I managed to fill 12 of the 26 slots with Canadian authors.

Again, for the full list see my challenge sign-up page.