Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevon. her first book. of course for those keeping score Zevon later wrote the A J Fikry book.

http://www.paperbackswap.com/forum/search.php?q=a+j+fikry&s_type=t&fid=40&action=search

Cold Rock River by Jackie Lee Miles...  more southern fiction and loving it.

A Christmas Gift by Glendon Swarthout.  Better than most Christmas tales.

Listening to:

The Storied Life of A. J. Fickery by Gabrielle Zevin

I missed Zevin.  I read his The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry... Zevin is a woman. her.

Ah, I love someone who picks their next book by thinking outside the box.  

I've linked below to each letter you asked about in Fantastic Fiction and then added some of those listed I'm familiar with.  The nice thing about the Fantastic Fiction site is it lists the numbers of published works by each author, the genres they write in, and how popular they are.  

Letter I:   I've read and enjoyed books by Iles, John Irving, Judith Ivory and a new and coming author Eowyn Ivey has written two extraordinary books that I've enjoyed immensly.   If you're into non-fiction about tech, a year or so I read the book The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson and thought it was really good.  

Letter Q:  Amanda Quick, Ellery Queen, Julia Quinn (lots of Quinn authors, I wonder why?)

Letter U:  John Updike and Leon Uris.  I'm thinking of revisiting some of Uris's work, especially his Trinity. 

Letter X:  LOL, only one author offered up here, whom I have not read.

Letter Y:  The only one here I remember reading is Frank Yerby and that was years and years ago.

Letter Z:  Apparently I'm not too much into Z authors, either.  Oops, I missed Zevin.  I read (okay, okay already ) his her The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry earlier this year and it was excellent.   

January

Print:  The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout.  5 of 5 stars!

Audio:  Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal narrated by Amy Ryan and Michael Stumbarg.  Really enjoyed this one!  3.5 stars.

February

Print: Sweeping up Glass by Carolyn Wall. 4.5 stars.

Audio:  Nothing special.

March:

Print:   The Girl Before by J P Delany 3.5 stars

Audio:  The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan narrated by Gwendoline Yeo   4 stars

April: 

Print:  When We Were the Kennedys by Monica Wood.  3.5 stars

Audio:  Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. Narrated beautifully by various.  5 stars!!!

May

Print:  Playing with Matches by Carolyn Wall  3.5 stars

Audio: Nothing

June:

Print:  Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian  5 stars!!

Audio:  On the Couch by Lorraine Bracco  3.5 stars

July

Print:  Sister of My Heart by Chitra Divakaruni   3.5 stars

Audio:

August:

Print:  Ghost on Black Mountain by Ann Hite  4 stars

Audio:  The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout.  5 of 5 stars!

September: 

Print: Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman  4 stars

Audio: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See  4 stars

October: 

Print:  Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan  3 stars

Audio:  Started many, finished none.

November:

Print:  Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall  4.5 stars

The Inverted Forest by John Dalton  4.5 stars

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 4.5 stars

Audio:  My Southern Journey by Rick Bragg  5 stars

December: 

Print:

Cold Rock River by Jackie Lee Miles  4 stars

A Christmas Gift by Glendon Swarthout.  Better than most Christmas tales.  3 stars

Audio:

The Storied Life of A. J. Fickery by Gabrielle Zevin 3 stars

Print books of the year: The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout.  5 of 5 stars!  Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian  5 stars!!

Audios of the year: Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman  5 stars!  The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout. 5 stars!  My Southern Journey by Rick Bragg  5 stars!

My September reads were an eclectic group as usual.  

Rumpole and the Golden Thread by John Mortimer

Murder on Black Friday (Nell Sweeney No. 4) by P.B. Ryan

Cold Mountan by Charles Frazier

Murder on Mulberrry Bend (Gaslight Mystery No.5) by Victoria Thompson

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Children of God (Sparrow No. 2) by Mary Doria Russell

The Absolutist by John Boyne

Heidegger's Glasses by Thaisa Frank

Message from Malaga by Helen MacInness

The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier

Taran Wonderer (The Chronicles of Pyrdain No. 4) by Lloyd Alexander

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

The Safe-Keeper's Secret by Sharon Shinn

Tamarack County (Cork O'Connor No. 13) by William Kent Krueger

The Devil and Miss Prym (On the Seventh Day No. 3) by Paulo Coelho

Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters

December books:

Bettyville   George Hodgman

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry    Gabrielle Zevin

Winter Street    Elin Hilderbrand

Shopaholic to the Rescue   Sophie Kinsella

The Boston Girl     Anita Diamant

Winter Stroll   Elin Hildebrand

Somebody I Used To Know    David Bell

As Night Falls    Jenny Milchman

Deep South    Paul Theroux

The Rumor   Elin Hildebrand

I would like to find out some books about bookstores. fiction or non fiction. Do you know of any?

I've read The Storied Life of A J Fikry. and Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore. These are both fiction but I think there must be some good nonfictions also.

2015 

JANUARY - Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson

FEBRUARY - The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

MARCH - Broken Harbor by Tana French

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January:  This was a mediocre month -- nothing outstanding in either audio or paperback.  My pick this month is The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling.  I read the reviews (mostly bad) and definitely wasn't expecting anything like Harry Potter (which it wasn't).  It was basically a character study -- definitely an adult book.  There was no real plot or excitement, but I was drawn in to the characters.  There is going to be a British miniseries -- I might check it out if it ever becomes available here.

February:  The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais is my pick this month.  It is my first book I've read or listened to by this author, and I chose it because it's a stand alone novel.  I really enjoyed it, and will probably read more by this author in the future.

March:  Not a lot of reading done this month, but my pick is the audio Soul Catcher by Michael White.  It was a long book, and it took some time to get into, but the style of writing was incredible and after a while the actual story hooked me in.  It's about a slave catcher back before the Civil War and even though some things that happened were easy to predict, there were some surprises that made the story that much better.

April:  A pleasant surprise -- The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston is my choice this month.  It's the second novel by this author I've read, and I sought it out since I liked her first novel (The Witch's Daughter).  The Winter Witch was much better, and I look forward to more by this author.

May:  My pick is Second Honeymoon by James Patterson & Howard Roughan.  I listened to it on audio and thought it was narrated well (by Jay Snyder and Ellen Archer) and the plot was interesting.  I read Honeymoon a few years ago, but didn't go back to refresh myself or anything for this sequel and I had no problems with the continuity.  I would recommend reading Honeymoon first if you haven't already, though.

June:  Hands-down my pick this month is Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.  I listened to it on audio and it had two narrators and the one with the Irish accent was incredible.  The other, modern day character, was good for the part but took a little getting used to.  Overall I loved the story and gave it 5 stars.

July:  The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin is most definitely my pick this month -- I gave it 5 stars!  I loved it.  The literary references were the icing on the cake.  Highly recommended.

August:  Not a great month, but this one surprised me - The Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund.  I listened to the audio and it really kept me on the edge of my seat!  Kind of gross at times, but a good story and the narrators were incredible.  Better than most Patterson & Co. material.

September:  Yes, believe the hype:  The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is excellent!

October:  I almost didn't have a very good month, but finished the month out right by listening to Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark.  Yes, the Marcia Clark from the OJ Simpson trial.  Obviously this is a fiction novel having nothing at all to do with the OJ trial.  This was Ms. Clark's debut novel and I really enjoyed the writing, the wisecracking characters, and especially January LaVoy's narration.  Very entertaining! 

November:  This is a book you should definitely not judge by its cover.  The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell is my choice this month. Again, I listened to it on audio but I think in this case, the book on paper would be just as good.  The way the author weaves the story between time and different characters' perspectives is admirable.  I liked the ending while I've read many reviews that people were dissatisfied with it. I would refrain from reading any reviews in order to experience the story yourself.  I would definitely recommend this one!

December:  In anticipation for the movie to be released next month, I read The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. I loved it!  I can't wait for the movie and am looking forward to reading the second in the series!

2015 BOOK OF THE YEAR:  The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

(out of 42 books read)

you might like The Storied Life of A J Fikry.

January - Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly. Loved it!

February - Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen

March - The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen

April - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

May - The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

June - tie between Orphans of Race Point by Patry Francis and Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

July - slow month and I think I forgot to log a book or two. Plus there were a few I started and didn't finish. But I did re-read Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone - that's always a 5 star for me.

August - Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

September - tie between The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin and I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes.

October - Rooms by Lauren Oliver

November - A re-read for me - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

December - My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni