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1. A book recommended by a librarian Nuts
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Us Conductors
3. A book of letters The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. An audiobook How to Train Your Dragon
5. A book by a person of colour The Illegal
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great
7. A book that is a story within a story The Neverending Story
8. A book with multiple authors Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
9. An espionage thriller Casino Royale
10. A book with a cat on the cover I Could Pee on This And Other Poems by Cats
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym The Cuckoo's Calling
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Ready Player One
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability House Rules
14. A book involving travel A Journey of the Heart
15. A book with a subtitle Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story
16. A book that's published in 2017 The Lonely Hearts Hotel
17. A book involving a mythical creature The Last Unicorn
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
19. A book about food Cream of the Crop
20. A book with career advice Lemons to Lemonade: Resolving Problems in Meetings, Workshops, and Plcs
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective The Humans
22. A steampunk novel Boneshaker
23. A book with a red spine The Eternal Highlander
24. A book set in the wilderness A Hero's Tale
25. A book you loved as a child The Singing Stone
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Imperial Woman
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Oryx and Crake
28. A novel set during wartime The Killer Angels
29. A book with an unreliable narrator Fight Club
30. A book with pictures Saga, Vol. 1, Saga, Vol. 2, Saga, Vol. 3, Saga, Vol. 4, Saga, Vol. 5,
Saga, Vol. 6, Saga, Vol. 7
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Faint Promise of Rain
32. A book about an interesting woman The Year of the Flood
33. A book set in two different time periods MaddAddam
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title Miss September
35. A book set in a hotel Hotel du Lac
36. A book written by someone you admire Born a Crime
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Breadwinner
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas The Dragon Can't Dance
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Divergent
40. A book you bought on a trip Independent People
My final 2016 PopSugar Challenge: (I spread the challenge over 2 years, so not a typo.)
1) A book based on a fairy tale After Alice
2) A National Book Award winner The Underground Railroad
3) A YA bestseller Artemis Fowl
4) A book you haven't read since high school The Sun Also Rises
5) A book set in your home state He's Either Dead or in St. Paul
6) A book translated to English The Shadow of the Wind
7) A romance set in the future Imzadi
8) A book set in Europe The Italian Secretary
9) A book that's under 150 pages The Time Machine
10) A New York Times bestseller The Girl on the Train
11) A book that's becoming a movie this year Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
12) A book recommended by someone you just met Station Eleven
13) A self-improvement book The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
14) A book you can finish in a day The Isle of the Lost
15) A book written by a celebrity To the Stars
16) A political memoir Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency
17) A book at least 100 years older than you Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
18) A book that's more than 600 pages The Fifth Heart
19) A book from Oprah's Book Club The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
20) A science-fiction novel The Martian
21) A book recommended by a family member The Other Typist
22) A graphic novel Poncho
23) A book that is published in 2016 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
24) A book with a protagonist who has your occupation Odds Against Tomorrow
25) A book that takes place during summer Summer
26) A book and its prequel The Selection and The Prince
27) A murder mystery Déjà Dead
28) A book written by a comedian Why Not Me?
29) A dystopian novel Ready Player One
30) A book with a blue cover The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
31) A book of poetry Inferno
32) The first book you see in a bookstore We Are Pirates
33) A classic from the 20th century Fahrenheit 451
34) A book from the library Library of Souls
35) An autobiography The Strange Case of Dr. H.H. Holmes
36) A book about a road trip Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip
37) A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
38) A satirical book World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
39) A book that takes place on an island Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
40) A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy Mini Shopaholic
12 Supplemental Books (from an unknown Pinterest list because I didn't realize there was an advanced part of the PopSugar challenge):
41) A book with picutres Hollow City
42) A book by an author you love Inferno
43) A book by an author you've never read before The Magicians
44) A book based on a true story Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
45) A book based on the cover Stalking Jack the Ripper
46) A book you own, but haven't read Death du Jour
47) A book at the bottom of my "to read" pile Water for Elephants
48) A book with a color in the title The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
49) A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit The Murder of King Tut
50) A book with a lion, a witch, or a wardrobe The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
51) A book with a female heroine The Night Circus
52) A book "everyone" has read but me The Handmaid's Tale
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1. A book recommended by an author you love: The Children's Book (recommended by Diana Gabaldon)
2. A bestseller from 2016: The Girl on the Train
3. A book with a family member in the title: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
4. A book that takes place over a character’s lifespan: The Stone Diaries
5. A book about an immigrant or refugee: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
6. A book from a genre/subgenre you’ve never heard of before: Good Behavior (Mystery Thriller/Romance Thriller)
7. A book with an eccentric character: The Picture of Dorian Gray
8. A book that’s more than 800 pages: Kushiel's Dart
9. A book you got from a used book sale: Star-Begotten
10. A book that’s mentioned in another book: Ham on Rye (mentioned in Oryx and Crake)
11. A book about a difficult topic: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
12. A book based on mythology: Norse Mythology
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Books mentioned in this topic
Norse Mythology (other topics)The Girl on the Train (other topics)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (other topics)
The Children's Book (other topics)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (other topics)
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Edit: I just realized I accidentally counted one book twice. Luckily I've over read so I was able to sub in something else, haha.
*1. A book recommended by a librarian - Adulthood Is a Myth
*2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Nimona
*3. A book of letters - The Screwtape Letters
*4. An audiobook - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
*5. A book by a person of color - Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
*6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - The Winter People
*7. A book that is a story within a story - Their Eyes Were Watching God
*8. A book with multiple authors - Welcome to Night Vale
*9. An espionage thriller - Code Name Verity
*10. A book with a cat on the cover - The Sun Trail
*11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Feed
*12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - The Danish Girl
*13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Phantom Pains
*14. A book involving travel - The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
*15. A book with a subtitle - Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
*16. A book that's published in 2017 - Heartache
*17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Dragon and the Unicorn
*18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - The Night Circus
*19. A book about food - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
*20. A book with career advice - You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
*21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Ancillary Justice
*22. A steampunk novel - The Girl in the Steel Corset
*23. A book with a red spine - Blueprints for Building Better Girls: Fiction
*24. A book set in the wilderness - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
*25. A book you loved as a child - Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
*26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Little Paris Bookshop
*27. A book with a title that's a character's name - MILA 2.0
*28. A novel set during wartime - The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
*29. A book with an unreliable narrator - We Were Liars
*30. A book with pictures - Library of Souls
*31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Americanah
*32. A book about an interesting woman - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
*33. A book set in two different time periods - Redshirts
*34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Tuesdays at the Castle
*35. A book set in a hotel - The Shining
*36. A book written by someone you admire - Norse Mythology
*37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: In a Dark, Dark Wood
*38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Labor Day
*39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Wool
*40. A book you bought on a trip - Immortal Nights
Advanced Challenge
*1. A book recommended by an author you love - The Wee Free Men
* 2. A bestseller from 2016 - Red Queen
*3. A book with a family member term in the title - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
*4. A book that takes place over a character's life span - The Blind Assassin
*5. A book about an immigrant or refugee - Salt to the Sea
*6. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of - Songs of Insurrection
*7. A book with an eccentric character - Ready Player One
* 8. A book that's more than 800 pages - Kushiel's Dart
*9. A book you got from a used book sale - The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
*10. A book that's been mentioned in another book - Wuthering Heights
*11. A book about a difficult topic - The Underground Railroad
*12. A book based on mythology- Hammered