Six/6: (An) Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960's by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Cold Weather: Snowed In With A Killer: A Yuletide Cozy Mystery (Hazelwood High Jinx Cozy Mystery) by Samantha Noble
Terrain: Summer At Blue Sands Cove (Glorious Summer Book 1) by CP Ward
Flower:
Pathway: Murder on the Trail at Blueberry Hill Inn by CC Trace
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.A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WHO HAS PASSED AWAY
.A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WITH AN ALLITERATIVE NAME
Collar of Duty: A Small Town Rescue Dog Cozy Mystery Series (Second Chance Mystery Series book 2) by Maisy Marple Jan. 3, 2026 Kindle
A BOOK SET OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
An Irish Bookshop Murder(Mercy McCarthy Mystery, Book # 1) by Lucy Connelly March, 2026 Kindle
A BOOK SET IN ALASKA OR ARKANSAS
Herbs and Homicide (Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries #1) by Cathy Winter
A BOOK BY A NEW TO YOU AUTHOR
Snowed in with a Killer: A Yuletide Cozy Murder Mystery (Hazelwood High Jinx Cozy Mystery) by Samantha Noble
A BOOK SHORTER THAN 200 PAGES
Murder on the Trail at Blueberry Hill Inn: A Carolina Teal Cozy Mystery by CC Trace
A BOOK THAT IS MORE THAN THE 7TH BOOK IN A SERIES
A Perilous Plot (Booktown Mystery # 19) by Lorna Barrett
A BOOK THAT TAKES PLACE OVER A HOLIDAY
A BOOK CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORICAL COZY MYSTERY
(The) Vanishing Thief (Victorian Bookshop Mystery #1) by Kate Parker
A BOOK THAT HAS BEEN ON YOUR TO-BE-READ STACK FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS
Dim Sum of All Fears: (A Noodle Shop Mystery #2) by Vivien Chien
A BOOK WITH PARANORMAL ELEMENTS
Pumpkin Pies & Potions (Melting Pot Cafe @1) by Polly Holmes
A BOOK WHERE A PET PLAYS A PROMININENT ROLE
(The) Midnight Manuscript Murder: A Page-Turning Small Town Mystery (An Emma Hart Cozy Mystery Series) by Charlotte Faye
.I hope to read at Snoop Level(10) books
1, .Collar of Duty: A Small Town Rescue Shelter Dog Cozy Mystery Series (Second Chance Mystery Series Book 2) by Maisy Marple
2. Snowed in with a Killer: A Yuletide Cozy Murder Mystery (Hazelwood High Jinx Cozy Mystery) by Samantha Noble
3. Herbs and Homicide (Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries #1) by Cathy Winter
4. Dim Sum of All Fears: (A Noodle Shop Mystery #2) by Vivien Chien
5. An Irish Bookshop Murder (Mercy McCarthy Mystery, Book #1 by Lucy Connelly
6. A Perilous Plot (Booktown Mystery #19) by Lorna Barrett
7. (The) Midnight Manuscript Murder: A Page-Turning Small Town Mystery (An Emma Hart Cozy Mystery Series) by Charlotte Faye
8. (The) Peanut Butter Twist: A Bookstore Cozy Mystery (Tales of Maple Ridge Book 1) by Elle Webster
9. Murder on the Trail at Blueberry Hill Inn: A Carolina Teal Cozy Mystery by CC Trace
10. (The) Vanishing Thief (Victorian Bookshop Mystery #1) by Kate Parker
11. Pumpkin Pies & Potions (Melting Pot Cafe @1) by Polly Holmes
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Challenge runs from Jan 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. You can drop A's and The's from the book titles.
Except for pesky Q, C, amd Z titles, then the word that starts with the challenge letter can be the firs letter of any word in the title. This year booc titles starting with EX for X will count..
A All the Broken Pieces by John Boyne
B Before the Whispers: Annapolis Wharf and Whispers - Prequel Novella by Mollie Reyna
C Collar of Duty: A Small Town Rescue Dog Cozy Mystery Series (Second Chance Mystery Series book 2) by Maisy Marple
D Dim Sum of All Fears: (A Noodle Shop Mystery #2) by Vivien Chien
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F Forest Dark by Nicole Krause
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H Herbs and Homicide (Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries #1) by Cathy Winter
I (An) Irish Bookshop Murder (Mercy McCarthy Mystery, Book #1) by Lucy Connelly
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M (The) Midnight Manuscript Murder: A Page-Turning Small Town Murder Mystery by Charlotte Faye
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P (A ) Perilous Plot (Booktown Mystery # 19) by Lorna Barrett
Q Queen Esther by John Irving
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S Snowed in with a Killer: A Yuletide Cozy Murder Mystery (Hazelwood High Jinx Cozy Mystery) by Samantha Noble
T Twice by Mitch Albon
U (An) Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960's by Doris Kearns Goodwin
V (The) Vanishing Thief (Victorian Bookshop Mystery #1) by Kate Parker
W Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
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Mini Challenges
January –Snowed In with A Killer
February – Twice
March - An Irish Bookshop Mystery (Mercy McCarty Mystery, #1)
April – Under the Sheets
May –To Kill A Mockingbird
June - Summer at Blue Sands Cove (Glorious Summer Books)
July – Murder on the Trail at Blueberry Hill Inn: A Carolina Teal Cozy Mystery
August- (Something you can receive in the mail)
September-
October-
November –
December –
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Potions, Poisons, and Peril (Deadwood Witches Mysteries #1) by Shea MacLeod
Staged to Death (Caprice Se Luca Mystery #1) by Karen Rose Smith
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L Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
M Murder at the Musuem: An International Delightful Cozy Mystery (A Darccy and Moxxie Culinary Mystery Book 4) by Greta Sinclair
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O (The) Other Mother: A psychological thriller with a final twist you won't see coming by Kate Gable
P Potions, Poisons, and Peril (Deadwood Witches Mysteries #1) by Shea MacLeod
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U (The) Unfinished Business of Opal Bloom by E.C. Stilson`
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W When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow
X X Marks the Scot (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries #11) by Kaitlyn Dunnett
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Z
It’s an alphabet challenge!!! The challenge is to read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet.
You can drop the A’s and The’s from the book titles as shown below.
L Leaving Lucy Pear by Anna Solomon
M Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery Book 27) by Laura Childs
N (A) Novel Crime (St. Marin's Cozy Mystery #0.5) by A.C.F. Bookens
O (The) Offstage Fling by Sofia Aves
P (A) Partridge in a Poisoned Tart (Lexy Baker, # 11,5) by Leighann Dobbs
T (The) Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards, Alyson Richman
U Un Social: An enemies-to-lovers, best friend's brother romance by Elodie Ashwood
V (The) Vintage Charm by Mia Montell
W Whiskers and Lies (A Magical Cats Mystery, #14) by Sofie Kelly
X (The) X'd Out X-ray (A-Z Mysteries, #24) by Ron Ray
Y Yellowstone Ghost Stories: Spooky Tales From the World's First National Park by Shellie Herzog Larios
Z (The) Zombie-Driven Life by David Wood
.Virtue: Truth and Justice by Fern Micheals
Double Letters: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
A Natural Disaster: I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived 21): Volume 21 (I Survived)
by Lauren Tarshis
Footwear: Dancing Shoes (Shoes, #9) by Noel Streatfeild
An NFL team: The Time Traveling Cat and the Roman Eagle
A shape: Alyssa the Star-Spotter Fairy by Daisy Meadows
2023 Alphabet Soup
A Autumn Alibi (A Wiccan Wheel Mystery #6) by Jennifer David Hesse
B Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
C Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman
D Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie (A Death by Chocolate Mystery, #^6) by Sarah Graves
E Engaged in Death (Wedding Planner Mystery, #1) by Stephanie Blackmore
F (The) Forbidden (Krewe of Hunters, 34) by Heather Graham
G Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke
H (The) Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
I If I Run (If I Run, Book 1) by Terri Blackstock
J Jack-O-Lantern Magic (Familiar Kitten Mysteries, # 7) by Sara Bourgeois
K Keegan by Sofia Aves
L (The) Latrcomer by Jean Haniff Korelitz
M The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
N "A" Nine-Month Deal With Her Husband by Jess Wood
O One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost Word by Michael Frank
P A Pigeon and A Boy by Meir Shalev
Q Murder in The Queen's Armes (Gideon Olive,, #3) by Aaron Elkins
R Red Hot Summer Socery: Mysteries of Meri (Familiar Kitten #21) by Sara Bourgeois
S Stormy Sky Magic (Familiar Kitten Mysteries. # 9) by Sara Bourgeois
T Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
U (An) Uneasy Alliance by Kyra Radclift
V "A" Vision in Velvet (A Whichcraft Mystery #6) by Juliet Blackwell
W When Time Stopped by Ariana Neumann
X X Out of Wonderland - David Allan Cates
Y Yule be Magic (Familiar Kitten Mysteries Book 8) by Sara Bourgeois
Z Zig & Zag (The Puppy Place # 64) by Ellen Miles
Punctuation" has to have a punctuation mark in title
The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
7 Deadly Sins- has to have one of the sins as pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, sloth in exact words or synonyms of those words
The Vine of Desire (Anju and Sudha, Bk #2) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
You or Me - titles with words: you, I, my, myself, yourself
If I Run by Terri Blackstock
Review at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5425290022
(the) Wedding Cake Mystery (Cam Jansen Mysteries #30) by David A. Adler
Chess Piece: Name of a chess piece or a synonym for that piece: Rook, knight, bishop, king, queen, pawn
Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver, #3) by Aaron Elkins
Celebration-synonyms for celebration as party, festival, gala
The Wedding Cake Mystery (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #30) by David Adler
Q,X,Z - Title has to include at least one of the letters in the title
Zig & Zag (The Puppy Place #64) by Ellen Miles
C (The) Copy Cat Mystery by Carol Adorjan
D Dead Heat (A Driven World Novel) by Sofia Aves
E Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
F Fatal Fried Rice (A Noodle Shop Mystery #7) by Vivian Chien
G Golden Malicious (Orchard, #7) by Sheila Connolly
H (The) Hidden Palace (The Golem and the Jinni, #2) by Helene Wecker
I (The) Illyrian Adventure by Lloyd Alexander
J Jeopardy in July (Jaime Quinn Mystery Book #5) by Barbara Venkatarman
K Killer Transaction (Cindy York Mystery Series Book 1) by Catherine Bruns
L Love Under the Mistletoe Jasmine Bowen, Lauren Murphy, LaRae L. Parry, Samantha Lienhard
M Murder on the House (Home Renovation Book #3) by Judith Blackwell
N Naamah by Sarah Blake
O Of Books and Bagpipes (Scottish Bookshop Mystery, Book 2) by Paige Shelton
P People Love Dead Jews: Reports From A Haunted Present by Dara Horn
Q Kale to the Queen (A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery #1) by Nell Hampton
R Rush for the Gold : Mystery at the Olympics (The Sports Beat #6) by John Feinstein
S Sinfully Mine ( Lesson with the Dom, Book 2) by Kendall Ryan
T (The) Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman
U Unleashed (Melanie Travis #7) by Laurien Berenson
V Virgin Bride by Tamara Leigh
W Wonton Terror( A Noodle Shop Mystery #4) by Vivien Chien
X The Poet X (A Novel) by Elizabeth Acevido
Y (The) Yid by Paul Goldberg
Z A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
Read one book from these sub-Catagories:
-One dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)Kale to the Queen (A Kensington Palace Mystery #1) by Nell Hampton
i- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.): Unleashed by Laurien Berenson
- One from craft related : A Stitch in Crime (Crochet #4) by Betty Hechtman
In 2021, choose 6 books thatp have titles that contain a:
(Click on the links for more examples and infomp
A All in One Place (Holmes Crossing Book 2) by Carolyne Aarsen
B Broadcast 4 Murder (Sophie Kimball #7) by J.C. Eaton
C Cat Me If You Can (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #13) by Miranda James
D Donut Turn Around (A Lisa Almond Mystery #1) by A. Gardner
E Easter Bunny Munder (Lucy Stone #19) by Leslie Meier
F Freezer I'll Shoot (Vintage Kitchen Mystery #3) by Victoria Hamilton
G (The) Ghost and the Haunted Portrait (Haunted Bookshop Mystery #7) by Cleo Coyle
H Hearse and Gardens (Hamptons House & Garden Mysteries #2) by Kathleen Bridge
I Irish Stewed (Ethnic Eats Mystery #1) by Kylie Logan
J Jane & the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austin Mysteries, Book #1) by Stephanie Barron
K A Killer Carol (An Amish Mystery #7) by Laura Bradford
L Lie, Lie Again by Stacy Wise
M Murder in The Reading Room (Book Retreat Mystery #5) by Ellery Adams
N (The) Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1) by Maureen Johnson
O One Last Breath ( Tara Mills Myster-Book Two) by Sarah Sutton
P Puzzled 2020 by Ruth
Q The Big Question (Hank the Cowdog, #60) by John R. Erickson
R Rebecca, White House Raccoon by Kevin Coolidge and Jubal Lee
S (The) Shrivers' Story: Eyewitnesses to the Battle of Gettysburg by Nancie W. Gudmestad
T Temporary Dad by Laura Marie Altom (part of Suddenly a Father)
U Up in Smoke (Glock Grannies #1) by Shannon VanBergen
V (A) Vision of Murder (Psychic Eve Mystery, #3) by Victoria Laurie
W Wedding Day and Foul Play (Consignment Shop Mystery #6) by Duffy Brown
X The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (Daniel X, #1) by James Patterson
Y Yuletide Murder (A Deadline Mystery Book 10) by Sonia Parin
Z Life with Zarf: The Trouble with Weasels by Rob Harrell
Welcome to the 14th annual What’s in a Name challenge! In years past, this challenge was hosted by Charlie at The Worm Hole. I took over in 2019 and I’m excited to host again this year!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. You can sign up any time, but only count books that you read between those dates.
Read a book in any format (hard copy, ebook, audio) with a title that fits into each category.
Don’t use the same book for more than one category.
Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed, it’s encouraged!
You can choose your books as you go or make a list ahead of time.
Sign up using the Mr Linky below with a link to your WIAN challenge page/post, not your main blog URL. Feel free to save and use the graphic at the top of the page! Also, link back to this sign up page in your challenge post so others can join too.
The categories below are links to each category sign up link. Add your book review for each category so we can see what you’ve read and discover ideas as needed.
In 2021, choose 6 books that have titles that contain a:
(Click on the links for more examples and info)
Craving Cozies 2020
1. A Whale of a Tail - Kathi Daley
2. Deadly Decor (Caprice De Luca Mystery #2) - Karen Rose Smith
3. Celtic Christmas (Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery #33) - Kathi Daley
4. Bundle of Trouble (A Maternal Instincts Mystery Book 1) - Diana Orgain
5. Murder Ink (Victoria Square #6) - Lorraine Bartlett
6. Six Cats a Slayin" (Cat in the Stacks $10) - Miranda James
7. Not a Creature was Purring (Paws and Claws Mystery, #5) - Krista Davis
8. Sprinkles of Suspicion (Cupcake Catering Mystery, #1) - Kim Davis
9. Double Knit (A Permelia O'Brien Mystery Book 1) - Arlene Sachitano
10. Crime and Poetry (Magical Bookshop #1) - Amanda Flower
11. Prose and Cons (Magical Bookshop #2) - Amanda Flower
12. Murders and Metaphors (Magical Bookshop Mystery #3) - Amanda Flower
13. Radical Regatta! (Corsario Cove #4) - Anna Celeste Burke
14. Gnarly New Year (Corsario Cove #2) - Anna Celeste Burke
15. Lights, Camera, Murder: Reality TV Cozy Mysteries 1 - Nikki Haverstock
16. Killer Cables: A Knitorious Murder Mystery Book 2 - Reagan Davis
17. The Valentine Mystery (Tess and Tilly #2) - Kathi Daley
B) Read one book from these sub-genres:
- One from culinary: All the President's Menus (A White House Chef Mystery #8) by Julie Hyzy
- One from animal related: Cat Me If You Can (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #13) by Miranda James
