Reading Progress

[Ginette]

A crime novel: To Love and To Kill by M. William Phelps

[Thomas]

Right, so this should be open enough for me not to feel constricted by the challenge. I'll read whatever I want and then I'll just fill this in if it fits. No goals, although I've set my Goodreads yearly goal at 30 books.

Progress: 7 out of 30

(view spoiler)[Read books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:

Book from the 1500’s
Book from the 1600’s
Book from the 1700’s
Book from the 1800’s
Book from 1900-1909
Book from 1910-1919
Book from 1920’s
Book from 1930’s
Book from 1940’s
Book from 1950’s
Book from 1960’s
Book from 1970’s
Book from 1980’s
Book from 1990’s

Different kinds of people and the things they do

A book with a villain
A book with a hero
A book about a person that inspires you
A book by a comedian
A book with a character with a job similar to your own
A book about a family
A book about children
A book with an eccentric character
A book about an artist or art - Neil Gaiman - The Time of Your Life - 5/5 - Jan 1st
A book about teachers or teaching
A book about pilots or flying
A book about dancers or dancing
A book about actors or the theatre
A book about athletes or sports
A book about fishing or fisherman
A book about ministry or ministers
A book about computers or computing people - Cory Doctorow - Homeland - Jan 9th - 4/5
A book about inventors
A book about farmers or farming
A book about lawyers or the law and application of the law
A book about writers or writing
A book about explorers or exploration
A book about policing or detection and related
A book about housekeeping or housekeepers
A book about politicians
A book about military people
A book about investigators
A book about collecting or collectors
A book about journalists or journalism
A book about environmentalists
A book about scientists
A book either by or about someone notorious
A book with a child narrator

Genres and Topics

A funny book
A crime novel
A mystery
A psychological thriller
A classic romance
A modern romance - Katerina Janouch - Hudhunger - 2/5 - Jan 2nd
A book about the outdoors
A holiday book
A horror or creepy book
A memoir/biography/autobiography
A religious book
A book of poems
African American literature
YA novel
A classic
A paranormal book (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.)
A dystopian novel
A graphic novel - Neil Gaiman - The Absolute Death - 5/5 - Jan 1st
A play
A self-help book
A science fiction novel
Historical fiction
A book about health or medicine
A psychology book - Dale Carnegie - How to win friends and influence people - 3/5 - Jan 4th
A book based on a true story
A book of short stories
A gothic novel
A neo-fairy tale
A chick-lit book
A philosophical novel
A fantasy
A non-fiction book
A book about science
A book about war (or set during a war)
A book with/about animals
A book about slavery
A steampunk novel
A travel book
A book about a well-know bad event (ex: holocaust, salem witch trials, west baptist)
A book about books
A book involving a trial
A book with LGBT theme
A book about mental illness
A book about friendship


Odds & Ends

A book with a food in the title
A staff pick from a library or bookstore
The last book on your Goodreads TBR
A book cover that's your favorite color
A book you found in a thrift store
A book with a season in the title - Jim Butcher - Summer Knight - 4/5 - Jan 15th
A book with pictures
A book becoming a movie in 2017
A book by your favorite author
A book about a difficult topic - Neil Gaiman - The High Cost of Living - 5/5 - Jan 1st
A NYT bestseller (any year)
A book that covers a character’s lifespan
A beach read
A book that’s under 150 pages
A book that’s over 500 pages
A book you never read from your childhood
A book with an interesting title
A book that was free
A book published this year (2017)
A book with a number in the title
A book with a color in the title
A book with a one-word title
A book with a three-word title
A book set in a different country
A debut novel
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
A book recommended to you
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A Man Booker prize winner
An award winning book (any award!)
A book that scares you
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
A book set in the future
A book with magic
A book by an author you’ve never read before
A book you own but have never read
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book written by an author with your same initials
A controversial book
A book for professional development (for you)
A book written by someone born the same year as you
A book with a month name in the title
A book set in your favorite season
A book everyone is reading aka cult novel
A book about a different culture
A book published the year you graduated high school
A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards
A book that you disliked but finished
A book that teaches something
An audio book (hide spoiler)]

[Jennifer]

2017 Goal: 50 Books
Progress: 6/50
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077: Historical Fiction

118: A book recommended to you

089: A book with LGBT theme

072: A book based on a true story

127:A book by an author you’ve never read before

115: A book set in a different country

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[Anetq]

May I suggest using the spoiler function to keep the posts from being super long while you have 0 books read? Simply hide the categories not yet read between two spoiler tags?
Like so:

I'll join for 50 books (or above). Read so far: 29.
A book about a difficult topic: Atul Gawande Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
A book borrowed from a friend: Naguib Mahfouz Karnak Café
A dystopian novel: Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale
A graphic novel: Brian K. Vaughan Paper Girls, Vol. 1
A book with LGBT theme: Tendai Huchu The Hairdresser of Harare
A book about health or medicine: Giulia Enders Tarme med charme
A memoir/biography/autobiography Patti Smith M Train
A book about mental illness: Sylvia Plath The Bell Jar
A book of short stories: Lily Mabura How Shall We Kill the Bishop? and Other Stories
A neo-fairy tale: Tom Gauld Goliat
A non-fiction book: David Byrne How Music Works
A book about science: Ed Yong I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
A book with pictures: Ken Jennings Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
A science fiction novel: Brian K. Vaughan Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book One
A crime novel: Eva Dolan After You Die
A mystery: Ann Cleeves Cold Earth
A book about a different culture: Tijan M. Sallah Wolof
An award winning book (any award!): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Half of a Yellow Sun
A book with a one-word title: Tom Gauld Both
A steampunk novel: Mike Mignola The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects
A debut novel: Rob Sheffield Love Is a Mix Tape
A book for professional development (for you): Martin Ford Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
A book with a number in the title: Fiston Mwanza Mujila Tram 83
A book with an interesting title: Ian Rankin Rather Be the Devil

Book from the 1800’s Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness
Book from 1950’s J.D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye
Book from 1960’s: Tayeb Salih Season of Migration to the North
Book from 1970’s: Bessie Head Maru
Book from 1980’s: Hugo Pratt Corto Maltese: Les Helvétiques

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Read books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:
Book from the 1500’s
Book from the 1600’s
Book from the 1700’s
Book from the 1800’s
Book from 1900-1909
Book from 1910-1919
Book from 1920’s
Book from 1930’s
Book from 1940’s

Book from 1990’s

Genres and Topics
A classic
A book everyone is reading aka cult novel
A book set in a different country:
A book about a different culture
A book about war (or set during a war)
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A Man Booker prize winner
A funny book
A psychological thriller
A classic romance
A modern romance
A book about the outdoors
A holiday book
A horror or creepy book
A religious book
A book of poems
African American literature
YA novel
A book with magic:
A paranormal book (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.)
A play
A self-help book
Historical fiction
A psychology book
A book based on a true story
A gothic novel
A chick-lit book
A philosophical novel
A fantasy
A book with/about animals
A book about slavery
A steampunk novel
A travel book
A book about a well-know bad event (ex: holocaust, salem witch trials, west baptist)
A book about books
A book involving a trial
A book about friendship

Odds & Ends
A book with a food in the title
A staff pick from a library or bookstore
The last book on your Goodreads TBR
A book cover that's your favorite color
A book you found in a thrift store
A book with a season in the title
A book becoming a movie in 2017
A book by your favorite author
A NYT bestseller (any year)
A book that covers a character’s lifespan
A beach read
A book that’s under 150 pages
A book that’s over 500 pages
A book you never read from your childhood
A book that was free
A book published this year (2017)
A book with a color in the title
A book with a one-word title
A book with a three-word title
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
A book recommended to you
A book that scares you
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
A book set in the future
A book by an author you’ve never read before
A book you own but have never read
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book written by an author with your same initials
A controversial book
A book for professional development (for you)
A book written by someone born the same year as you
A book with a month name in the title
A book set in your favorite season
A book published the year you graduated high school
A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards
A book that you disliked but finished
A book that teaches something
An audio book

Different kinds of people and the things they do

A book with a villain
A book with a hero
A book about a person that inspires you
A book by a comedian
A book with a character with a job similar to your own
A book about a family
A book about children
A book with an eccentric character
A book about an artist or art
A book about teachers or teaching
A book about pilots or flying
A book about dancers or dancing
A book about actors or the theatre
A book about athletes or sports
A book about fishing or fisherman
A book about ministry or ministers
A book about computers or computing people
A book about inventors
A book about farmers or farming
A book about lawyers or the law and application of the law
A book about writers or writing
A book about explorers or exploration
A book about policing or detection and related
A book about housekeeping or housekeepers
A book about politicians
A book about military people
A book about investigators
A book about collecting or collectors
A book about journalists or journalism
A book about environmentalists
A book about scientists
A book either by or about someone notorious
A book with a child narrator
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[Ginette]

83. A book with a one word title- Hunted by James Patterson and Andrew Holmes

[Helin]

2017 Reading Challenge Goal: 50
1. A book about children Marek Pieguse uskumatud seiklused by Edmund Niziurski

2. A dystopian novel Vanaema Huldi raamatukogu by Þórarinn Leifsson

3. A book becoming a movie in 2017 Sina minu kõrval ja maailm meie vahel by Nicola Yoon

4. A debut novel 6ism2e_dpi_error: _unsupported_personality by Steven Vihalem

5. A book written by someone born the same year as you Apteeker Melchior ja Oleviste mõistatus by Indrek Hargla

6. A book that was originally written in a different language Uduprints by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

7. A book about computers or computing people Kihid by Ursula Poznanski

8. A book with pictures Loomine by Dino Buzatti

9. Book from 1970’s Hakkas sadama kell neli üksteist by Andris Jakubāns

10. A book about friendship Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling

11. YA novel Kui ma jään by Gayle Forman

12. A memoir/biography/autobiography Vanaduse võlud by Tiia Toomet

13. A book about a family Ja tee lõpus on ookean by Neil Gaiman

[Natália]

Goal: 50+ books
Read: 58/75

Categories Chosen: 75
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Read books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:

Book from 1700's: "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens
Book from 1900-1909: “Splendor” (Luxe #4) by Anna Godbersen
Book from 1920’s: “Lair of Dreams” (The Diviners #2) by Libba Bray
Book from 1990’s: “I Like It Like That” (Gossip Girl #5) by Cecily Von Ziezagar✔

Different kinds of people and the things they do:

A book with a villain: “Heartless” by Marissa Meyer✔
A book with a hero: “The Hammer of Thor” (Magnus Chase #2) by Rick Riordan✔
A book about a family: “Born Wicked” (Cahill Witches Chronicles #1) by Jessica Spotswood✔
A book either by or about someone notorious: “Queen of Tomorrow” (Stolen Empire #2) by Sherry D. Ficklin
A book about journalists or journalism: "These Shallow Graves" by Jennifer Donnelly✔
A book about a scientist: “Dark Matter” by Blake Crouch✔

Genres and Topics:

A funny book: “Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods” by Rick Riordan✔
A crime novel: “Peril at End House” by Agatha Christie✔
A mystery: “By The Pricking of My Thumbs” by Agatha Christie✔
A psychological thriller: "The Girl Before" by J.P Delaney✔
A classic romance: “The Age of Innocence” by Edith Wharton ✔
A modern romance: “Anne & Henry” by Dawn Ius✔
A book about the outdoors: “Passenger” by Alexandra Bracken✔
A holiday book: “Ex-Mas” by Kate Brian✔
A horror or creepy book: "The Assassin's Game" by Kirsty McKay✔
YA novel: “Crooked Kingdom” (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo✔
A classic: “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë
A paranormal book (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.): “Blood Promise” (Vampire Academy #4) by Richelle Mead✔
A dystopian novel: “Prodigy” (Legend #2) by Marie Lu✔
A graphic novel: “BSSM #6” by Naoko Takeuchi
A play: “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child” by John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
A science fiction novel: “Illuminae” (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman ✔
A book with pictures: “Gemina” (The Illuminae Files #2) by Amie Kaufman✔
Historical fiction: “The Lady of the Rivers” (Cousin’s War #3) by Philippa Gregory✔
A book based on a true story: “Queen of Always” (Stolen Empire #3) by Sherry D. Ficklin
A book of short stories: “Tales of the Shadowhunter Academy” by Cassandra Clare✔
A neo-fairy tale: “Gilded Ashes” by Rosamund Hodge✔
A chick-lit book: “A Week of Mondays” by Jessica Brody ✔
A fantasy: “City of Lost Souls” (The Mortal Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare✔
A book about war (or set during a war): “The Mirk & The Midnight Hour” (Strands #2) by Jane Nickerson✔
A steampunk novel: “The Girl with the Steel Corset” by Kade Cross✔
A book about mental illness: “A Madness So Discreet” by Mindy McGinnis✔
A book about friendship: “The Raven Boys” (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater✔

Odds & Ends:

A book with a food in the title: “Cherry” by Lindsey Rosin✔
A staff pick from a library or bookstore: “The Mistake” (Off-Campus #2) by Elle Kennedy✔
The last book on your Goodreads TBR: "The Young Elites” (The Young Elites #1) by Marie Lu✔
A book cover that's your favorite color:“Siren’s Fury” (Storm Siren #2) by Mary Weber
A book becoming a movie in 2017: “American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
A book by your favorite author: “N or M?” by Agatha Christie✔
A NYT bestseller (any year): “Empire of Storms” (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas✔
A beach read: "By Your Side" by Kasie West✔
A book that teaches you something: “Beauty Queens” by Libba Bray ✔
A book that’s under 150 pages:”The Demon in the Woods” (The Grisha 0.1) by Leigh Bardugo✔
A book that’s over 500 pages: "Lady Midnight" (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare✔
A book with an interesting title: “Daughter of Deep Silence” by Carrie Ryan✔
A book that was free: “Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty✔
A book published this year (2017): “Lord of Shadows" (The Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare✔
A book with a number in the title: “Three Dark Crowns” by Kendara Blake✔
A book with a color in the title: "Ruby Red" (Precious Stones #1) by Kirstin Gier✔
A book with a one-word title: “Envy” (Luxe #3) by Anna Godbersen
A book with a three-word title: “My Lady Jane” by Cynthia Hand✔
A book set in a different country: “Perfect Scoundrel” (Heist Society #3) by Ally Carter✔
A debut novel: “Cruel Beauty” by Rosamund Hodge✔
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet:“City of Heavenly Fire” (The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare✔
A book recommended to you: "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" (DoSaB #1) by Laini Taylor✔
A book that scares you: “They All Fall Down” by Roxanne St. Claire✔
A book with antonyms in the title: “Ice Like Fire” (Snow Like Ashes #2) by Sarah Raas
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit:”The Name of the Star” (Shades of London #1) by Maureen Johnson✔
A book set in the future:"Champion" (Legend #3) by Marie Lu✔
A book with magic: “Ruin & Rising” (The Grisha #3) by Leigh Bardugo✔
A book by an author you’ve never read before: “Drown” by Esther Dalseno✔
A book you own but have never read: “Civil War” by Stuart Moore
A book that was originally written in a different language:“King's Cage” (Red Queen #3) by Victoria Aveyard
A controversial book:"Glass Sword" (Red Queen #2) by Victoria Aveyard
A book with a month name in the title: “The May Queen Murders” by Sarah Jude
A book set in your favorite season: “The Unexpected Everything” by Morgan Matson✔
A book everyone is reading aka cult novel: “Queen of Shadows” (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas✔
A book about a different culture: “The Serpent’s Shadow” (The Kane Chronicles #3) by Rick Riordan✔
A book published the year you graduated high school: “Spirit Bound” (Vampire Academy #5) by Richelle Mead✔
A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards: “A Torch Against the Night” (An Ember in the Ashes #2) by Sabaa Tahir ✔
A book that you disliked but finished: “Last Sacrifice" (Vampire Academy #6) by Richelle Mead✔
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[Melissa]

Book with one word title: Jump by Steve Harvey

Goal 12

Read 1\12

[Katherine]

Goal: 50

Completed:

1. YA novel:
2. A Graphic Novel:
3. A Travel Book:
4. A Book With A Number In The Title:
5. A Book That Teaches You Something:
6. A Paranormal Book:
7. A Book With A Season In The Title:
8. A Book About An Artist Or Art:
9. A Book With Pictures In It:
10. A Book Recommended To Me:
11. A Book Set In A Different Country:
12. A Fantasy:

[Vermicious Knids]

2017 Challenge - 25 books

The Zulus at War: The History, Rise and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears - A non-fiction book

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - A book about books

Echo - A YA book

What Dreams May Come - A book with an interesting title

- Crime and Punishment - A book that was originally written in a different language

- Ride the Wind - A book about a family

Tuck Everlasting - A book about friendship

Between Shades of Gray - A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards.

Bloodchild and Other Stories - A book of short stories

A Tale for the Time Being - A philosophical novel

The Forever War - An award winning book

A Court of Thorns and Roses - A book that you disliked but finished

A Gentleman in Moscow - A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit

The Hate U Give - A debut novel

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - A funny book

Esperanza Rising - Book from 1930’s

The City of Mirrors - A book that’s over 500 pages

March Upcountry - A book with a month name in the title

Salvage Trouble - A book under 150 pages.

- Armada - A sci-fi book

The Castle of Llyrl - A book with magic

The Black Cauldron - A book with a color in the title

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet

Xenocide - A book with a one-word title

- The Clone Wars - An audio book

The Book of Three - A book you never read from your childhood

- How They Croaked - A book that teaches something

- Yes Please - A book by a comedian

Salt to the Sea - A book about war (or set during a war)

- Go Set a Watchman - A book about a difficult topic

- To Kill a Mockingbird -A Pulitzer Prize-winning book

- The Raven King - A book with magic

- Lagoon - A book set in a different country

- Ready Player One - A book with a number in the title

- The Physician - A book about health or medicine

- Up the Down Staircase - A book about teachers or teaching

[Annerlee]

My reading goal for this challenge is 25.
Categories chosen via randomiser

Total so far: 14 (view spoiler)[

5. A book becoming a movie in 2017 The Wind Through the Keyhole - part of the Dark Tower series



6. A Book from 1910-1919 Murder on the Lusitania



11.A book with an eccentric character The Muse


15.A book with a three-word title Itsy Bitsy Spider


9. A book about fishing or fisherman Jacob Have I Loved


8. A book with magic Beauty


7. A book with a number in the title The Twenty-One Balloons



10.A book about inventors The Door Into Summer



16.A debut novel Runestane


18.A book about a different culture Aunty Lee's Delights


19.A book from 1990’s The Giver


20.A book recommended to you The Eyes of the Dragon


23.A book with a colour in the title Black Swan Green


24. Historical fiction: Women of the Silk


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For others in list, (view spoiler)[
1. A book from 1930’s
2. A book about actors or the theatre
3. A classic romance
4. A steampunk novel

12.A book about pilots or flying
13.A book about mental illness
14.A book about collecting or collectors

17.A book everyone is reading aka cult novel

21.A Man Booker prize winner
22.A book of poems

25. A book you found in a thrift store

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[Melissa]

A graphic novel- Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson

[Melissa]

Finished Lumberjanes and Jump
3/45

[Cyndy]

My Goodreads goal is 60 books this year, currently at 69/60. I plan on 52 within this challenge - 26 of these will be new authors to me (one for each letter of the alphabet). DONE!!!! The other 26 are planned as authors I have read in the past, but I haven't read a book from an author for each letter of the alphabet before, so... 20 letters of 26 will be previous. DONE!!!!

2 1910s
----The Sins of Severac Bablon by Sax Rohmer
--------R - new
8 1930s
----Dirt by S. L. Dwyer
--------D - new 2 - BOOKCLUB
11 1960s
----Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
--------K - new
13 1980s
----Motor City Blue by Loren D. Estleman
--------E - new
15 family
----Sail Upon the Land by Josa (Keyes) Young
--------Y - previous, but new
16 actors/theatre
----Serendipity by Louise Shaffer
--------S - new
18 artists or art
----Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream by Neil Young
--------Y - new
19 sports-hockey
----Beartown by Fredrik Backman
--------B – previous - BOOKCLUB
21 collecting – antiquities
----The Infltrator by Brad Taylor
--------T - previous 3
30 investigators
----The Innocent (P.I. Jack Marconi Book 1) by Vincent Zandri
--------Z - new
33 military
----Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said by Dan Caddy
--------C - new 2
36 policing
----The Intercept: A Jeremy Fisk Novel by Dick Wolf
--------W - new
37 politicians
----In High Places by Arthur Hailey
--------H - previous
41 comedian author
----American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson
--------F - previous
43 eccentric char
----A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
--------B - new - BOOKCLUB
44 child narrator
----What the Waves Know by Tamara Valentine
--------V - new
45 hero
----The Fallen by Ace Atkins
--------A - previous
47 similar job
----The Fix by David Baldacci
--------B - previous 3
50 crime novel
----Angel Eyes by Lauren Estleman
--------E - previous
63 graphic
----Fieldhouse by Scott Novosel
--------N – new
64 historical fiction
----O’Hara’s Choice by Leon Uris
--------U - previous
66 memoir
----The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations by Zhu Xiao-Mei
--------X – new
67 mystery
----The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
--------J - new
71 Sy Fi
----The Man in the High Castle by PK Dick
--------D – new
72 short stories
----Good Behavior by Blake Crouch
--------C - new
75 bad event
----Murder in Little Egypt by Darcy O'Brien
--------O - new
76 animals
----Dog on It by Spencer Quinn
--------Q - new
77 books
----Camino Island by John Grisham
--------G - previous 2
78 friendship
----Cottonwood Whispers by Jennifer Erin Valent
--------V - previous
81 war
----What it's Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes
--------M - previous
84 slavery
----Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
--------I – new
88 trial
----Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
--------P - new – BOOKCLUB
92 beach read
----Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
--------T - new
95 2017 movie
----Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
--------M - new
96 loved author
----The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
--------J - previous
97 new-to-you author
----The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
--------W - previous, but new
99 favorite author
----A Dangerous Woman from Nowhere by Kris Radish
--------R - previous 3
100 everyone
----Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
--------K - previous-but new - BOOKCLUB
101 over 500 pgs
----The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
--------X - previous, but new
102 pub 2017
----Final Target by John Gilstrap
--------G - previous
103 Recommended
----Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
--------G - new
104 different country
----The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith
--------S - previous
107 France & 50s Cuba
----Topaz by Leon Uris
--------U - new
110 free
----The Senator by Ken Fite
--------F - new
111 translated German
----The Play of Death by Oliver Potzsch
--------P - previous
112 under 150 pgs
----Getaway by Nelson DeMille
--------D - previous
113 Month
----Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson
--------H - new
114 number
----The 500 (Mike Ford, #1) by Matthew Quirk
--------Q - previous, but new
115 One word title
----Daybreak by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
--------I - previous, but new
116 season
----Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch
--------K - previous
117 three-word title
----Use of Force by Brad Thor
--------T - previous 2
118 interesting title
----American Appetites by Joyce Carol Oates
--------O - previous, but new
122 pictures
----YUGE!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump by Garry Trudeau
--------T - new 2
125 disliked but finished
----Skywriting by Word of Mouth by John Lennon
--------L - new
128 own haven't read
----Bailey's Café by Gloria Naylor
--------N - previous, but new
135 award
----Sounder by William H. Armstrong
--------A - new
137 lifespan
----The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
--------J - new 2
138 color in title
----The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
--------C – previous
139 fav color
----Under a Raging Moon by Frank Zafiro
--------Z - previous, but new
140 NYTs
----Ring of Fire by Brad Taylor
--------T – previous
141 bookstore pick
----The Complete Adventures of Curious George by Margret Rey
--------R - previous 2

[Wendy]

Fun idea to read an author from each letter of the alphabet.

[Cyndy]

Wendy wrote: "Fun idea to read an author from each letter of the alphabet."

Thanks, since the list was so long, I decided to make it a little more of a challenge for me. I might not read much outside my comfort zone, but I'll read authors new to me and make a dent in all of those $1.99 Kindle specials!

[Wendy]

Ha ha. Fun and practical!

[Elizabeth]

Hi! My goal is 100 books

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much for the organizers for setting this up. What a great way to read, read new books and form a connection with others. Here's what I have so far:

Book from the 1800’s
To Capture What we Cannot Keep- by Beatrice Colin
A book with a hero
No Man’s Land- by David Baldacchi
A book about a family
The Sleepwalker- by Chris Bohjalian
A psychological thriller
After She’s Gone- by Lisa Jackson
A book that covers a character’s lifespan
No Book But the World- by Leah Hager Cohen

[Cheryl]

2017 Reading Challenge
Goal: 25

[Ape]

A little late to post my first comment on here. It better late than never!

My 2017 goal: 25 books (we'll see!!)

[La_mariane]

2017 challenge goal for this group : 25 books.

1. Book from the 1700’s : Le Mariage de Figaro by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
2. A book with a child narrator : The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
3. YA novel : The Sea of Monsters
4. A book about inventors (I'm stretching this one a bit...) : The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. A book about health or medicine : Vivez mieux et plus longtemps by Michel Cymes
6.A book with pictures : Les Derniers Géants by François Place
7. A book with magic : The Titan's Curse
8. A book with a three-word title : The Last Olympian
9. A book about journalists or journalism : Roman américain by Antoine Bello
10. A book about children : Les enfants de Timpelbach byHenry Winterfeld
11. A book with a hero : The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
12. A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards : The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
13. A book that’s over 500 pages : The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
14. A book under 150 pages : La grammaire est une chanson douce by Érik Orsenna
15. A graphic novel : L'autre monde by Rodolphe
16. Historical fiction : Stabat mater by Tiziano Scarpa
17. A book you own but have never read : The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
18. A book that you disliked but finished : La Tyrannie by Jérémie Moreau
19. A book with an interesting title : La Carte des Mendelssohn by Diane Meur
20. A book that was free : La Femme vampire by E.T.A. Hoffmann
21 . A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet : The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
22. A book set in the future : The Giver by Lois Lowry
23. A book by an author you’ve never read before : Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
24. A book that was originally written in a different language : Venice Is a Fish: A Sensual Guide by Tiziano Scarpa
25. An audio book : The Eleven Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen

[Rebecca]

First timer on a Reading Challenge and excited about making more time for reading and discovering new genres. Setting my goal at 25 books for 2017.

1. The Last One: A Novel

[Kelly B]

I'm not sure how many I'll read. I'd like to read at least 50 :-).


Read books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:

Book from the 1500’s
Book from the 1600’s
Book from the 1700’s
Book from the 1800’s News of the World
Book from 1900-1909
Book from 1910-1919
Book from 1920’s
Book from 1930’s
Book from 1940’s
Book from 1950’s
Book from 1960’s
Book from 1970’s
Book from 1980’s Odd Man Out
Book from 1990’s

Different kinds of people and the things they do

A book with a villain My Friend Dahmer
A book with a hero The Narrow Road to the Deep North
A book about a person that inspires you
A book by a comedian
A book with a character with a job similar to your own
A book about a family A Head Full of Ghosts
A book about children Let's Go Play At The Adams'
A book with an eccentric character The River at Night
A book about an artist or art Eltonsbrody
A book about teachers or teaching
A book about pilots or flying
A book about dancers or dancing
A book about actors or the theatre Station Eleven
A book about athletes or sports
A book about fishing or fisherman
A book about ministry or ministers Salvage: a Ghost Story
A book about computers or computing people
A book about inventors
A book about farmers or farming Bottomland
A book about lawyers or the law and application of the law
A book about writers or writing
A book about explorers or exploration
A book about policing or detection and related Into the Water
A book about housekeeping or housekeepers Sweetheart, Sweetheart
A book about politicians
A book about military people
A book about investigators The Dry
A book about collecting or collectors Where Darkness Dwells
A book about journalists or journalism
A book about environmentalists
A book about scientists
A book either by or about someone notorious Ma Barker: America's Most Wanted Mother
A book with a child narrator

Genres and Topics

A funny book
A crime novel Murder on the Orient Express
A mystery
A psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes
A classic romance
A modern romance
A book about the outdoors The Hike
A holiday book
A horror or creepy book Angel Manor
A memoir/biography/autobiography Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?
A religious book The Monk
A book of poems
African American literature
YA novel Darkling
A classic
A paranormal book The Elementals
A dystopian novel
A graphic novel
A play
A self-help book
A science fiction novel
Historical fiction
A book about health or medicine
A psychology book
A book based on a true story
A book of short stories The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield
A gothic novel The Statement of Stella Maberly
A neo-fairy tale
A chick-lit book Truly Madly Guilty
A philosophical novel
A fantasy The Magician's Land
A non-fiction book The Children's Blizzard
A book about science
A book about war (or set during a war) We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
A book with/about animals The Shuddering
A book about slavery
A steampunk novel Crooked Kingdom
A travel book
A book about a well-know bad event Mischling
A book about books
A book involving a trial
A book with LGBT theme
A book about mental illness The Driver's Seat
A book about friendship The House Next Door: A Ghost Story


Odds & Ends

A book with a food in the title Sour Candy
A staff pick from a library or bookstore
The last book on your Goodreads TBR
A book cover that's your favorite color The Pink Room
A book you found in a thrift store
A book with a season in the title
A book with pictures A Monster Calls
A book becoming a movie in 2017
A book by your favorite author
A book about a difficult topic
A NYT bestseller (any year)
A book that covers a character’s lifespan
A beach read
A book that’s under 150 pages Exorcist Road
A book that’s over 500 pages
A book you never read from your childhood
A book with an interesting title The Bird Eater
A book that was free The Neighbors
A book published this year (2017) The Sleepwalker
A book with a number in the title
A book with a color in the title Blue Demon
A book with a one-word title Brother
A book with a three-word title
A book set in a different country Cast A Cold Eye
A debut novel
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
A book recommended to you Hell Hound
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A Man Booker prize winner The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
An award winning book (any award!)
A book that scares you
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
A book set in the future
A book with magic
A book by an author you’ve never read before Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
A book you own but have never read Ghost House
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book written by an author with your same initials
A controversial book
A book for professional development (for you)
A book written by someone born the same year as you
A book with a month name in the title
A book set in your favorite season
A book everyone is reading aka cult novel
A book about a different culture
A book published the year you graduated high school
A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards
A book that you disliked but finished Ammie, Come Home
A book that teaches something
An audio book

[Jennifer]

2017 Goal: 50 books
Challenge Goal: 6/30

1. (108) A book with an interesting title -

2. (64) A dystopian novel - Humans, Bow Down

3. (114) A book with a three-word title - A Window Opens

4. (115) A book set in a different country - Never Never

[Katherine]

Katherine wrote: "Goal: 50

Completed:

1. YA novel:

2. A Graphic Novel:

3. A Travel Book:

4. A Book With ..."

5.

[Karin]

Goal: 3/52

Read books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:

Book from the 1500’s
Book from the 1600’s
Book from the 1700’s
Book from the 1800’s
Book from 1900-1909
Book from 1910-1919
Book from 1920’s
Book from 1930’s
Book from 1940’s
Book from 1950’s
Book from 1960’s
Book from 1970’s
Book from 1980’s
Book from 1990’s

Different kinds of people and the things they do

A book with a villain
A book with a hero
A book about a person that inspires you
A book by a comedian
A book with a character with a job similar to your own
A book about a family
A book about children
A book with an eccentric character
A book about an artist or art
A book about teachers or teaching
A book about pilots or flying
A book about dancers or dancing
A book about actors or the theatre
A book about athletes or sports

A book about fishing or fisherman
A book about ministry or ministers
A book about computers or computing people
A book about inventors
A book about farmers or farming
A book about lawyers or the law and application of the law
A book about writers or writing
A book about explorers or exploration
A book about policing or detection and related
A book about housekeeping or housekeepers
A book about politicians
A book about military people
A book about investigators
A book about collecting or collectors
A book about journalists or journalism
A book about environmentalists
A book about scientists
A book either by or about someone notorious
A book with a child narrator

Genres and Topics

A funny book
A crime novel
A mystery
A psychological thriller
A classic romance
A modern romance
A book about the outdoors
A holiday book
A horror or creepy book
A memoir/biography/autobiography
A religious book
A book of poems
African American literature
YA novel
A classic
A paranormal book (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.)
A dystopian novel
A graphic novel
A play
A self-help book
A science fiction novel
Historical fiction
A book about health or medicine
A psychology book
A book based on a true story
A book of short stories
A gothic novel
A neo-fairy tale
A chick-lit book
A philosophical novel
A fantasy
A non-fiction book
A book about science
A book about war (or set during a war)
A book with/about animals
A book about slavery
A steampunk novel
A travel book
A book about a well-know bad event (ex: holocaust, salem witch trials, west baptist)
A book about books

A book involving a trial
A book with LGBT theme
A book about mental illness
A book about friendship


Odds & Ends

A book with a food in the title
A staff pick from a library or bookstore
The last book on your Goodreads TBR
A book cover that's your favorite color
A book you found in a thrift store
A book with a season in the title
A book with pictures
A book becoming a movie in 2017
A book by your favorite author
A book about a difficult topic
A NYT bestseller (any year)
A book that covers a character’s lifespan
A beach read
A book that’s under 150 pages
A book that’s over 500 pages
A book you never read from your childhood
A book with an interesting title
A book that was free
A book published this year (2017)
A book with a number in the title
A book with a color in the title
A book with a one-word title
A book with a three-word title
A book set in a different country
A debut novel
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
A book recommended to you
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A Man Booker prize winner
An award winning book (any award!)
A book that scares you
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
A book set in the future
A book with magic
A book by an author you’ve never read before
A book you own but have never read
A book that was originally written in a different language

A book written by an author with your same initials
A controversial book
A book for professional development (for you)
A book written by someone born the same year as you
A book with a month name in the title
A book set in your favorite season
A book everyone is reading aka cult novel
A book about a different culture
A book published the year you graduated high school
A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards
A book that you disliked but finished
A book that teaches something
An audio book

[Melissa]

I had to shorten my goal to 10 because of school and such. I was able to finish Earthbound by Yasmine Galenorn-paranormal

[Marie]

2017 Reading Challenge
Read: 7/25

I'm going to try to complete this without buying any books, preferably using books I already own. Also I am going to try to pick evenly from the different categories and choose at least one in each that I wouldn't normally read.

Read books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:
1. Book from the 1800’s
Lord of Chance by Erica Ridley 04/21/17 *****

Different kinds of people and the things they do
1. A book about journalists or journalism
Stop Press Murder by Peter Bartram 03/25/17 ****

Genres and Topics
1. A mystery
Murder in White Lace by Karen Sue Walker 04/01/17 ***
2. A classic romance
Convict Heart by Lena Dowling 04/04/17 ****
3. A book with LGBT theme
True Colors by Anyta Sunday 04/09/17 ***

Odds & Ends
1. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
Dog Days of Voodoo by G A Chase 04/09/17 ***
2. A book that you disliked but finished
Schooled for Murder by Cindy Muir 03/28/17 **

[Sheba]

2017 Reading Goal: 35/30 books.

I accidently deleted my other post so I'm reposting.

1. A book about war (or set during a war)
2. A book about family
3. A mystery
4. a classic
5. a book with LGBQT theme
6. A book about friendship
7. YA Novel
8. A NYT bestseller
9. A book of short stories
10. A book with a child narrator
11. A Gothic novel
12. An Audio book
13. A self help book
14. a book under 150 pages
15. A paranormal book (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.)
16. A book about slavery
17. A book with a food in the title (Close enough)
18. A book becoming a movie in 2017
19. A book with a three-word title
20. A modern romance
21. A book about science
22. A book with/about animals
23. A book about a different culture
24. A book about scientists
25. A funny book
26. A horror or creepy book
27. African American literature
28. A science fiction novel
29. Historical fiction
30. A book with a one-word title
31. The Reader A book about books
32. A holiday book
33. A book about a difficult topic
34. A psychological thriller
35. A book with a

2018:

1. A comic written & drawn by a poc not published by Marvel, DC or image
2. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
3. A book banned in NY
4. A novel involving a creative outlet
5. A novel featuring a garden
6. A novel set in a museum
7. A novel involving an escape beach
8. Read a book about how to improve memory
9. Read a book about science.
10. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
11. A novel set underground or underwater
12. A book about mental health
13. A book about death or grief
14. Read a book on emotional intelligence
15. A book featuring a character with a disability
16. An Oprah Book Club selection

A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
A book inspired by Asian mythology or folklore

 

[Hannah]

This might be a little too optimistic, but even if I don't get all of the categories on this list, I can definitely see which ones I did get finished. Considering there are 142 books on this list, I will most likely end up with repeats.

So far I'm at 21/142

Books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:

1. Book from the 1500’s
2. Book from the 1600’s - The Countess
3. Book from the 1700’s
4. Book from the 1800’s
5. Book from 1900-1909
6. Book from 1910-1919
7. Book from 1920’s
8. Book from 1930’s
9. Book from 1940’s
10. Book from 1950’s
11. Book from 1960’s
12. Book from 1970’s
13. Book from 1980’s
14. Book from 1990’s

Different kinds of people and the things they do:

15. A book with a villain
16. A book with a hero
17. A book about a person that inspires you
18. A book by a comedian
19. A book with a character with a job similar to your own
20. A book about a family
21. A book about children
22. A book with an eccentric character - The Witness
23. A book about an artist or art
24. A book about teachers or teaching
25. A book about pilots or flying
26. A book about dancers or dancing
27. A book about actors or the theatre
28. A book about athletes or sports
29. A book about fishing or fisherman
30. A book about ministry or ministers
31. A book about computers or computing people
32. A book about inventors
33. A book about farmers or farming
34. A book about lawyers or the law and application of the law
35. A book about writers or writing
36. A book about explorers or exploration
37. A book about policing or detection and related - Faithful Place
38. A book about housekeeping or housekeepers - The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
39. A book about politicians
40. A book about military people
41. A book about investigators
42. A book about collecting or collectors
43. A book about journalists or journalism
44. A book about environmentalists
45. A book about scientists
46. A book either by or about someone notorious
47. A book with a child narrator

Genres and Topics:

48. A funny book
49. A crime novel - The Body Reader
50. A mystery - A Murder in Time
51. A psychological thriller
52. A classic romance
53. A modern romance
54. A book about the outdoors
55. A holiday book
56. A horror or creepy book
57. A memoir/biography/autobiography - The Glass Castle
58. A religious book - The Wonder
59. A book of poems
60. African American literature
61. YA novel - Not If I See You First
62. A classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
63. A paranormal book (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.)
64. A dystopian novel
65. A graphic novel
66. A play
67. A self-help book
68. A science fiction novel
69. Historical fiction
70. A book about health or medicine
71. A psychology book
72. A book based on a true story
73. A book of short stories
74. A gothic novel
75. A neo-fairy tale
76. A chick-lit book
77. A philosophical novel
78. A fantasy - Storm Siren
79. A non-fiction book
80. A book about science
81. A book about war (or set during a war)
82. A book with/about animals
83. A book about slavery
84. A steampunk novel - Ticker
85. A travel book
86. A book about a well-know bad event (ex: holocaust, salem witch trials, west baptist)
87. A book about books
88. A book involving a trial
89. A book with LGBT theme
90. A book about mental illness
91. A book about friendship - Exile for Dreamers


Odds & Ends:

92. A book with a food in the title
93. A staff pick from a library or bookstore
94. The last book on your Goodreads TBR
95. A book cover that's your favorite color
96. A book you found in a thrift store
97. A book with a season in the title
98. A book with pictures
99. A book becoming a movie in 2017
100. A book by your favorite author
101. A book about a difficult topic
102. A NYT bestseller (any year)
103. A book that covers a character’s lifespan
104. A beach read
105. A book that’s under 150 pages - Almighty:
106. A book that’s over 500 pages - Lady Midnight
107. A book you never read from your childhood
108. A book with an interesting title
109. A book that was free
110. A book published this year (2017)
111. A book with a number in the title - Wife 22
112. A book with a color in the title
113. A book with a one-word title
114. A book with a three-word title - Circle of Bones
115. A book set in a different country - Prayers for the Stolen
116. A debut novel
117. A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
118. A book recommended to you
119. A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
120. A Man Booker prize winner
121. An award winning book (any award!)
122. A book that scares you
123. A book with antonyms in the title
124. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
125. A book set in the future
126. A book with magic - Wicked
127. A book by an author you’ve never read before - Follow Me Back
128. A book you own but have never read
129. A book that was originally written in a different language
130. A book written by an author with your same initials
131. A controversial book
132. A book for professional development (for you)
133. A book written by someone born the same year as you
134. A book with a month name in the title
135. A book set in your favorite season
136. A book everyone is reading aka cult novel
137. A book about a different culture
138. A book published the year you graduated high school
139. A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards
140. A book that you disliked but finished
141. A book that teaches something
142. An audio book - Tidewater: A Novel of Pocahontas and the Jamestown Colony

[Ann]

The year is almost over, and I have read the following books from the challenge:

Read books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:

Book from the 1500’s—Column of fire, by Ken Follett.
Book from the 1600’s—Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks.
Book from the 1700’s—Washington’s Crossing, by David Hackett Fischer.
Book from the 1800’s—The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer, by Skip Hollandsworth.
Book from 1900-1909—Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Book from 1910-1919—A Duty to the Dead, by Charles Todd.
Book from 1920’s—Maisie Dobbs, by Jacqueline Winspear.
Book from 1930’s—Messenger of Truth, by Jacqueline Winspear.
Book from 1940’s—The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth.
Book from 1950’s—Indignation, by Philip Roth.
Book from 1960’s—Playing with Fire: the 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics, by Lawrence O’Donnell.
Book from 1970’s—Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Patterson
Book from 1980’s—My Name is Lucy Barton, by Elizabeth Strout.
Book from 1990’s—The Human Stain, by Philip Roth.

Different kinds of people and the things they do

A book with a villain—Natchez Burning, by Greg Iles.
A book with a hero—Footprints of God, by Greg Iles.
A book about a person that inspires you—The Promise of a Pencil, by Adam Braun.
A book with a character with a job similar to your own—Librarian, Long Way Home, by Louise Penny.
A book about a family—The Sleepwalker, by Chris Bohjalian
A book about children—Home, by Harlan Coben.
A book with an eccentric character—The Collectors, by David Baldacci.
A book about an artist or art—The Long Way Home, by Louise Penny.
A book about teachers or teaching—A Great Reckoning, by Louise Penny.
A book about pilots or flying—Gone to Soldiers, by Marge Piercy.
A book about actors or the theatre—The Humbling, by Philip Roth.
A book about athletes or sports —The last mile, by David Baldacci.
A book about fishing or fisherman—The Trout, by Peter Cunningham.
A book about ministry or ministers—Prayers for the Dead, by Faye Kellerman.
A book about computers or computing people—The Innovators, by Walter Isaacson.
A book about inventors—The Nature of the Beast, by Louise Penny.
A book about farmers or farming—Red Bones, by Ann Cleeves.
A book about lawyers or the law and application of the law—Unfit to Practice, by Perri O’Shaughnessy.
A book about writers or writing—Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
A book about policing or detection and related—No Mark Upon Her, by Deborah Crombie.
A book about housekeeping or housekeepers—Racing the Devil, by Charles Todd. Has a significant character who is a housekeeper for the murder victim.
A book about politicians—The Road to Camelot, by Thomas Oliphant.
A book about military people—The Affair, by Lee Child.
A book about investigators—The Fix, by David Baldacci.
A book about collecting or collectors—Acqua Alta, by Donna Leon.
A book about journalists or journalism—Dispatch from a Cold Country, by Robert Collen.
A book about environmentalists—The Dark Flood Rises, by Margaret Drabble.
A book about scientists—Prizes, by Erich Segal.
A book either by or about someone notorious—Nature of the Beast, by Louise Penny. About Gerald Bull.
A book with a child narrator—Housekeeping, by Marilynn Robinson.

Genres and Topics

A funny book—Miss Julia Speaks her Mind—Ann B. Ross.
A crime novel—The Wrong Side of Goodbye, by Michael Connelly.
A mystery—The Moth Catcher, by Ann Cleeves.
A psychological thriller—Breakdown, by Jonathan Kellerman.
A modern romance—See Me, by Nicholas Sparks.
A book about the outdoors—East of the Mountains, by David Guterson.
A holiday book—Murder on the Toy Town Express, by Barbara Early.
A memoir/biography/autobiography—What Happened, by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
A religious book—The End of White Christian America, by Robert P. Jones.
African American literature—A Mercy, by Toni Morrison.
YA novel—March Book 3, by John Lewis.
A dystopian novel—Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood.
A graphic novel—March Book One, by John Lewis.
A self-help book—The Home Decluttering Diet, by Jennifer Lifford.
Historical fiction— Regeneration, by Pat Barker.
A book about health or medicine—America’s Bitter Pill, by Stephen Brill.
A book based on a true story—The March, by E.L. Doctorow.
A book of short stories—The Refugees, by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
A chick-lit book—The After Party, by Anton Disclafani..
A fantasy—Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin.
A non-fiction book—Downsizing the Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go, by Marni Jameson.
A book about war (or set during a war)—Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin.
A book with/about animals—Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo.
A book about slavery—Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850, by Andrew J. Torget.
A book about a well-know bad event (ex: holocaust, salem witch trials, west baptist)—Those Who Save Us, by Jenna Blum—Holocaust.
A book about books—Camino Island, by John Grisham.
A book involving a trial—The Children Act, by Ian McEwan.
A book about mental illness—Memory man, by David Baldacci.
A book about friendship—Sunset City, by Melissa Ginsburg.

Odds & Ends

A book with a food in the title—Milk and Honey, by Faye Kellerman.
A staff pick from a library or bookstore—Floodpath: the Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th Century America and the Making of Los Angeles, by Jon Wilkman. Recommended by librarian.
The last book on your Goodreads TBR—Glass Houses, by Louise Penny.
A book cover that's your favorite color—Blue. A Great Reckoning, by Louise Penny.
A book you found in a thrift store—Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish, by Dorothy Gilman.
A book with a season in the title—Hold Autumn in Your Hand, by George Sessions Perry.
A book with pictures—The Drive-In, the Supermarket, and the Transformation of Commercial Space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941, by Richard Longstreth.
A book becoming a movie in 2017—The Zookeeper’s wife, by Diane Ackerman.
A book by your favorite author—Deborah Crombie. And Justice there is None.
A book about a difficult topic—Strangers in their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, by Arlie Russell Hochschild.
A NYT bestseller (any year)—2017. The Late Show, by Michael Connelly.
A book that covers a character’s lifespan—The Man who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee’s Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History, by Jonathan Horn.
A beach read—Messenger of Truth, by Jacqueline Winspear.
A book that’s under 150 pages—This is Water, by David Foster Wallace.
A book that’s over 500 pages—The Bone Tree, by Greg Iles.
A book you never read from your childhood—Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh.
A book with an interesting title—Crusader’s Cross, by James Lee Burke.
A book that was free—The Affair, by Lee Child.
A book published this year (2017)—Garden of Lamentations, by Deborah Crombie.
A book with a number in the title—Fantasyland: How America went Haywire: a 500 Year history, by Kurt Andersen.
A book with a color in the title—White Nights, by Ann Cleeves.
A book with a one-word title—Nemesis, by Philip Roth.
A book with a three-word title —Feel the Heat, by Cindy Gerard.
A book set in a different country—No Mark Upon her, by Deborah Crombie.
A debut novel—Still Life, by Louise Penny.
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet—Acqua Alta, by Donna Leon.
The Bone Collection, by Kathy Reichs.
A book recommended to you—The English Assasin, by Daniel Silva.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book—Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner.
An award winning book (any award!)—Raven Black, by Ann Cleeves, CWA Gold Dagger Award.
A book that scares you—It Can’t Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis.
A book with antonyms in the title—Wild: from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed.
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit—Letters from Skye, by Jessica Brockhole.
A book set in the future—Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb.
A book by an author you’ve never read before—
A book you own but have never read—Kaleidescope, by Dorothy Gilman.
A book that was originally written in a different language—Smilla’s Sense of Snow, by Peter Hoeg.
A controversial book—Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Nance.
A book for professional development (for you)—Reinventing Retirement, by Miriam Goodman.
A book written by someone born the same year as you—The Things they Carried, by Tim O’Brien, born in 1946.
A book with a month name in the title—The Girls of August, by Anne Rivers Siddons.
A book set in your favorite season—How the Light Gets In, by Louise Penny, (Winter, Christmas)
A book everyone is reading aka cult novel—Origin, by Dan Brown.
A book about a different culture—The Pearl that Broke it’s Shell, by Nadia Hashimi.
A book published the year you graduated high school—Up the Down Staircase, by Bel Kaufmann, published 1964.
A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards—Natchez Burning, by Greg Iles.
A book that you disliked but finished—Jacksonland, by Steve Inskeep.
A book that teaches something—A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn.