Welcome to the challenge, Susan! Is this your first blogging/reading challenge? If so, DOUBLE welcome!

I love your list - Doctorow and Doig are both also sorely neglected by me, and "Reading Lolita in Tehran" has been sitting on my TBR shelf for a shameful length of time. I will be interested to hear your recommendations!

-Sycorax Pine/Pour of Tor

So glad you're joining in on the challenge. I--like Amanda--am quite addicted to challenges :)

I highly recommend the Lemony Snicket books...I love them!!! Glad you're in for the challenge!

This was my first challenge, as well. It looks to be a lot of fun. I don't recognize any of your unread authors, though. This is my favorite part of it, getting introduced to so many new writers.

I've read A Series of Unfortunate Events and liked them. Make sure when you get to later books you have the sequels on hand. Some of Snicket's cliffhangers are hardcore!

Thanks, everybody. I'm really excited about this one. Can't wait to get started!

it appears that we've taken on three of the same challenges! you've got some good choices here, i think, several that i've thought about reading but nothing that i've yet read. i'll be looking forward to your reviews.

Hi Alison - I'm excited for these challenges. They're going to be fun. I'll be checking your reviews out, too!