# The Atoz Game (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 100
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1981 "2020-04-21T02:35:32Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1982 "2020-04-21T04:28:20Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie Travers, P.L. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1983 "2020-04-21T04:51:25Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie Travers, P.L. Urquhart, Jane ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1984 "2020-04-21T06:09:33Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie Travers, P.L. Urquhart, Jane Valenzuela, Luisa > **[Luisa Valenzuela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luisa_Valenzuela)** > > Luisa Valenzuela Levinson (born 26 November 1938) is a post-'Boom' novelist and short story writer. Her writing is characterized by an experimental style which questions hierarchical social structures from a feminist perspective. > She may be best-known for her work written in response to the dictatorship of the 1970s in Argentina. Works such as Como en la guerra (1977), Cambio de armas (1982) and Cola de lagartija (1983) combine a powerful critique of dictatorship with an examination of patriar... **Prof. Pepperwinkle** , thanks for posting Joanne Dobson on the list! I knew her 30 years ago when I was in grad school and it’s interesting to see that she’s a novelist now. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1985 "2020-04-21T07:39:25Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie Travers, P.L. Urquhart, Jane Valenzuela, Luisa Walker, Alice ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1986 "2020-04-21T08:47:47Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie Travers, P.L. Urquhart, Jane Valenzuela, Luisa Walker, Alice Xaviera Hollander ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1987 "2020-04-21T08:48:32Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie Travers, P.L. Urquhart, Jane Valenzuela, Luisa Walker, Alice Xaviera Hollander ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1988 "2020-04-21T10:33:49Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie Travers, P.L. Urquhart, Jane Valenzuela, Luisa Walker, Alice Xaviera Hollander Yourcenar, Marguerite ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1989 "2020-04-21T10:53:21Z")
Woman authors, writing after 1950 Auel, Jean Blume, Judy Cleary, Beverly Dobson, Joanne Erdrich, Louise Flagg, Fannie George, Elizabeth Huq, Rupa Ingalls, Rachel James, P.D. King, Tabitha Le Guin, Ursula McCaffrey, Anne Nin, Anais O’Connor, Flannery Peters, Ellis Quindlen, Anna Rowling, J. K. Smith, Zadie Travers, P.L. Urquhart, Jane Valenzuela, Luisa Walker, Alice Xaviera Hollander Yourcenar, Marguerite Zahavi, Helen **Famous streets, roads, highways** Abbey Road ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1990 "2020-04-21T11:23:08Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Road ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1991 "2020-04-21T11:30:42Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Street Correcting, TLTE ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1992 "2020-04-21T11:39:03Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Road Champs-Élysées ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1993 "2020-04-21T13:19:10Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Street Champs-Élysées Deichstrasse [wiki link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deichstra%C3%9Fe) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1994 "2020-04-21T13:21:06Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:1993, topic:846920”] Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Street Champs-Élysées Deichstrasse E Street (Springsteen) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1995 "2020-04-21T13:46:33Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Street Champs-Élysées Deichstrasse E Street (Springsteen) Fifth Avenue ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1996 "2020-04-21T14:22:28Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Street Champs-Élysées Deichstrasse E Street (Springsteen) Fifth Avenue Gasoline Alley (comic strip!) ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1997 "2020-04-21T14:37:17Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Street Champs-Élysées Deichstrasse E Street (Springsteen) Fifth Avenue Gasoline Alley (comic strip!) Hollywood Boulevard ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1998 "2020-04-21T16:05:43Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Street Champs-Élysées Deichstrasse E Street (Springsteen) Fifth Avenue Gasoline Alley (comic strip!) Hollywiood Boulevard (The) Inca Road ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/1999 "2020-04-21T17:31:47Z")
Famous streets, roads, highways Abbey Road Baker Street Champs-Élysées Deichstrasse E Street (Springsteen) Fifth Avenue Gasoline Alley (comic strip!) Hollywiood Boulevard (The) Inca Road Jericho Road ---
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