{"id":15246,"date":"2026-05-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15246"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:01:03","slug":"done-and-dusted-another-a2z-challenge-mastered-reflective-a2z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15246","title":{"rendered":"Done and dusted &#8211; another A2Z Challenge mastered! (reflective) #A2Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" data-attachment-id=\"15247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=15247\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-April-A-to-Z.png?fit=320%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026 April A to Z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-April-A-to-Z.png?fit=320%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-April-A-to-Z.png?resize=320%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Logo for 2026 A to Z, Blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2010-2026, with flower and butterfly on marbled background. a-to-zchallenge.com\" class=\"wp-image-15247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-April-A-to-Z.png?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-April-A-to-Z.png?resize=201%2C201&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-April-A-to-Z.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For the 15th year in a row, I&#8217;ve successfully completed the April A to Z Blogging Challenge (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/\">http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/<\/a>) by writing 26 posts alphabetically AND posting them all AND posting each on its specific day, on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifteen years of the 16 that BooksYALove has existed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is usually where I state what my posting schedule will probably look like, going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I think I&#8217;ll just leave that open. (this last year and a half folks\u2026oof)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will keep writing recommendations of middle grade, young adult, and picturebooks for all ages &#8211; no spoilers, no ads, no affiliate links, and no &#8220;A.I.&#8221; ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will keep centering debut authors, under-represented creators and communities, and smaller publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will keep hoping that the right reader finds their just-right book with help from BooksYALove and that someday, someone will tell me that they did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you picked up any books that I&#8217;ve recommended?<br \/>**kmm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 15th year in a row, I&#8217;ve successfully completed the April A to Z Blogging Challenge (http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/) by writing 26 posts alphabetically AND posting them all AND posting each on its specific day, on time. Fifteen years of the 16 that BooksYALove has existed! 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