Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge

The Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge is hosted at Escape with Dollycas.

The challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st.

It's all about reading! Each book counts as a spoonful. The goal is to read 26 books from A to Z and to keep track of your progress along the way.

That's right! It's an alphabet challenge. The challenge is to read one book with a title starting with every letter of the alphabet. You can drop the A's and The's from the titles and books can carry-over/crossover from other challenges. In addition, for the challenging Q, X, & Z, having any word in the title that starts with one of those letters will count.

Books can be read in any order and in any format (audio is acceptable).

2020 is my seventh year participating. I haven't yet quite made the full 26. Last year was the closest I've gotten, with 24 out of the 26 letters completed.

I'll be keeping track of my progress here, updating each letter with title, author, and Goodreads link as I go. Need help with your own challenge? Scroll down to see all of the books I've used for the different letters in each prior year's challenge.

Let's see if I can (finally) make it from A to Z!


2020 A to Z Progress 17 / 26 Books

A - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

B - The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

C - The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland

D -

E - Educated by Tara Westover

F - Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford

G - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

H - Havenfall by Sara Holland

I - Ivory Apples by Lisa Goldstein

J -

K -

L - The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

M - The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy

N - Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin

O -

P - The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls by Ursula Hegi

Q -

R - Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

S - Son of Secrets by NJ Simmonds

T - Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

U -

V - Voyage of the Frostheart by Jamie Littler

W - The Will & the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg

X -

Y -

Z -

2019 A to Z Results 24 / 26 Books

A - The Altruists by Andrew Ridker

B - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

C - The Crucible by Arthur Miller

D - Daisy Miller by Henry James

E - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

F - The Farm by Joanne Ramos

G - Gillespie County Fair by Marc Hess

H - Home for Erring and Outcast Girls by Julia Kibler

I - Immaculate Perception by Kik Phillips

J - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

K - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

L - The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

M - My Sister's Lies by S.D. Robertson

N - Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away by Trisha Slay

O - Only Ever Her by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

P - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Q - The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter

R - The Rejected Writers' Book Club by Suzanne Kelman

S - The Secret of Dinswood by Ellen Alexander

T - The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

U - The Upside of Falling Down by Rebekah Crane

V -  Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky

W - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

X -

Y -

Z - Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter

2018 A to Z Progress 17 / 26 Books

A - Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

B - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

C - Caraval by Stephanie Garber

D - Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

E -

F - Forever in Blue: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

G - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

H - High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

I - I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

J - 

K - 

L - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

M - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews 

N - 

O - On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

P - Paper Towns by John Green

Q -

R - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

S - Someday, Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham

T - Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory

U -

V -

W - Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

X -

Y - Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige

Z -

2017 A to Z Results 14 / 26 Books

A - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

B - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

C - Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

D - Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

E -

F - 

G - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

H - Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

I - It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

J - 

K - 

L - Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

M - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

N - 

O - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

P - The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

Q -

R -

S - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

T - Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

U -

V -

W - We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge

X -

Y -

Z -

2016 A to Z Results 11 / 26 Books

A - Arcadia by Tom Stoppard

B - Binge by Tyler Oakley

C - 

D - 

E -

F - 

G - The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

H - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling

I - If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

J - 

K - 

L - 

M - 

N - Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

O - The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling

P - 

Q -

R - River Town by Peter Hessler

S - The Shipping News by Annie Proulx

T - This is Islam by J. Jamal Elias

U -

V -

W - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

X -

Y -

Z -

2015 A to Z Results 15 / 26 Books

A - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

B - Beowulf by Anonymous

C - City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

D - The Duff by Kody Keplinger

E - Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

F - Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

G -

H - The Hand That Feeds You by A.J. Rich

I - 

J - 

K - 

L - Looking for Alaska by John Green

M - Mischievians by William Joyce

N - Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham

O - The Opposite of Maybe by Maddie Dawson

P - 

Q -

R - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

S - Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

T - Things Unsaid by Diana Y. Paul

U -

V -

W -

X -

Y -Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Z -