REPORTER CHALLENGE 2023
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!
Columnist: 10 books (2
from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books
(3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4
from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25
books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
TOTAL=31/31
5/5
WHO
Protagonist is starting a new business or career A Side of Murder by Amy Pershing
A Side Character is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie…anybody who is dead) Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook (ghost)
An Animal Character that talks with the protagonist Mrs. Claus and the Trouble with Turkeys by Liz Ireland (Quasar - reindeer)
A Villain who is introduced by Chapter 2 Mind Your Own Beeswax by Hannah Reed
A Character who exercises regularly A Whisker of Trouble by Sofie Ryan
WHAT
A color in the title Greenglass House by Kate Milford
A dessert in the title Pie Hard by Kirsten Weiss
Title is at least six words Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
Title starts with any letter in your last name Boston Cream Bakery by Jessica Beck
Title is a play on words (ex:
Left Fur Dead) Six Sweets Under by Sarah Fox
WHERE
Set in a New England state The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan
Set on an island Pleading the Fish by Bree Baker
Set in a state starting with a vowel Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower (Ohio)
Set on a farm Murder at an Irish Castle by Ellie Brannigan
Set on foreign soil (NOT
America or England) Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall (Scotland)
WHEN
Set in the 1800s or earlier Of Manners and Murder by Anastasia Hastings (1885)
Set in the 1900s God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (1935)
Set during a celebration Gourd to Death by Kirsten Weiss (Halloween festival)
Set during winter Buy a Whisker by Sofie Ryan
Set during a holiday A Christmas Candy Killing by Christina Romeril
WHY
(Motives)
Money/Greed Plan Bee by Hannah Reed
Jealousy Pies Before Guys by Kirsten Weiss
Revenge Murder at a Scottish Social by Traci Hall
“Love” Cat About Town by Cate Conte
To keep a secret/cover up Pies Before Guys by Kirsten Weiss
5/5
BONUS CATEGORY –
PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – The protagonist has an unusual pet (not dog or cat) or
works with an unusual animal/insect (bees, bunny, pig, etc.) Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower (pig)
WHAT – The title is exactly one word Detour by Lorena McCourtney
WHERE – Set in a big city Four Parties and a Funeral by Maria DiRico (Queens, NY)
WHEN – During a storm (doesn’t have to be whole story) Floured Felonies by Jessica Beck (ice storm)
WHY – Accidental death The Plot and the Pendulum by Jenn McKinlay
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY
– NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a horoscope from the 24th of any month. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
From Sept 24:
A moment in time when things are coming together for you unexpectedly.
Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow (protag laid off and finds herself re-immersed in her cooking career)
A - Z Challenge
22/26
And Justice for Mall by E.J. Copperman
Baked Books by Jessica Beck
City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson
Death by Smoothie by Laura Levine
Evil Eclairs by Jessica Beck
Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
Hot Pot Murder by Jennifer J. Chow
In Farm's Way by Amanda Flower
Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door by Barbara Ross
Knit or Dye Trying by Allie Pleiter
Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower
Mixed Malice by Jessica Beck
Never Buried by Edie Claire
On Spine of Death by Tamara Berry
Poppy Harmon and the Backstabbing Bachelor by Lee Hollis
Q
Rum and Choke by Sherry Harris
Steeped in Secrets by Lauren Elliott
Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
Unseen Magic by Emily Lloyd-Jones
V
Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox
X
Y
Zoo Job by Keith R.A. Decandido
Cruising Through the Cozies Challenge
Going for Investigator!
20/20 COMPLETED
2 from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
Devil's Food Defense by Jessica Beck
Pumpkin Pleas by Jessica Beck
2 from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
It’s All in the Title Challenge 2023
1)
Animal in title The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan
2)
Color in title Greenglass House by Kate Milford
3)
Number in title Four Parties and a Funeral by Maria DiRico
4)
Job (or career) in title The Librarians and the Lost Lamp by Greg Cox
5)
Food in title Pie Hard by Kirsten Weiss
6)
Flavor in title (chocolate, caramel, etc.) Devil's Food Defense by Jessica Beck
7)
Holiday in title A Christmas Candy Killing by Christina Romeril
8)
Fire in title (flame, candle, light, etc.) 15 Minutes of Flame by Christin Brecher
9)
Name in title (any proper name) Poppy Harmon and the Backstabbing Bachelor by Lee Hollis
10) Place
in title And Justice for Mall by E.J. Copperman
11) Relationship
in title (aunt, uncle, grandmother,
parent, niece, etc.) The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase by Greg Cox
12) Supernatural
element in title (witch, vampire,
skeleton, etc.) Unseen Magic by Emily Lloyd-Jones
13) Weather
in title (snow, cold, sunny, rain, ice,
etc.) Dark Drizzles by Jessica Beck
14) Death
in title (dead, death, dying, etc.) On Spine of Death by Tamara Berry
15) Alliteration
in title Pumpkin Pleas by Jessica Beck
16) Craft
word in title (knit, needle, etc.) Knit or Dye Trying by Allie Pleiter
17) Title
is a play on words Mind Your Own Beeswax by Hannah Reed
18) Seven
word title (or more) Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
19) Two word title Plan Bee by Hannah Reed
20) Weapon
in title A Trace of Poison by Colleen Cambridge
21) Action
verb in title Peachy Scream by Anna Gerard
22) Adjective
in title (missing, screaming, etc.) God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen
23) Piece
of clothing in title (buttons, sleeve,
dress, etc.) Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay
24) Library
reference in title (checked out, etc.) Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook
from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)from cozy mysteries based outside the UScareer-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)Freebies