Becky hosted this challenge again in 2009. I got a little bit behind and had to play catch up quite a bit, but I ended up finishing this challenge and enjoying it once again. I have also signed up for the 2010 version of this challenge. Anyway, the idea is to “celebrate” author birthdays by reading a book by a certain author who is celebrating a birthday in that particular month. Here is what I read:

1. January: Deal Breaker, Harlan Coben REVIEW
2. February: Evil at Heart, Chelsea Cain REVIEW
3. March: Heartstopper, Joy Fielding REVIEW
4. April: ‘D’ is for Deadbeat, Sue Grafton REVIEW
5. May: Whispers by Lisa Jackson REVIEW
6. June: The Surgeon, Tess Gerritsen REVIEW
7. July: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K. Rowling REVIEW
8. August: When the Bough Breaks, Jonathan Kellerman REVIEW
9. September: The Godwulf Manuscript, Robert B. Parker REVIEW
10. October: The Eleventh Victim by Nancy Grace REVIEW
11. November: Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris REVIEW
12. December: No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark REVIEW