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I am again going by author's first name
Start date: Jan. 1, 2017
End date: Dec. 31, 2018
A - Anthony Doerr wrote

B - Brit Bennett wrote

C - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote

D - David Grann wrote

E - Emily Fridlund wrote

F - Flannery O'Connor wrote

G - George Saunders wrote

H - Hannah Tinti wrote

I - Imbolo Mbue wrote

J - Junot Díaz wrote

K - Khaled Hosseini wrote

L - Louise Erdrich wrote

M - Margaret Atwood wrote

N - Nancy Isenberg wrote

O - Omar El Akkad wrote

P - Philip Roth wrote

Q - Daniel Quinn (Q by last name) wrote

R - Richard Flanagan wrote

S - Scott Spencer wrote

T - Toni Morrison wrote

U - Ursula Hegi wrote

V - Valerie Geary wrote

W - Wallace Stegner wrote

X - Alex Haley (x is in the name) wrote

Y - Yaa Gyasi wrote

Z - Zora Neale Hurston wrote

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2. A book whose title contains either a family member (mother, father, daughter, son, etc), a day of the week, a month of the year, or a season -
3. A book with the element of magic -
4. A book that won the Edgar -
5. A book by an author who writes under another name -
6. A book by an author who uses initials instead of a name (examdple, J.K. Rowling) -
7. A book with a female heroine -
8. A book recommended by/borrowed from a friend -
9. A book with a number in the title -
10. A biography or autobiography -
11. A book written in the 1980's -
12. A book with 900+ pages -
13. A book in a trilogy -
14. A book by an author you've never read before -
15. A book that has a cold-related word in its title -
16. A book that takes place in the woods/wilderness/forest -
17. A book that satisfies 4 of these categories (FREE CHOICE not included) -
18. A YA book -
19. FREE CHOICE -
20. Start a new series! This category will be the first book in a series -
21. An award winner -
22. A book with one of these elements in it's title - Earth, Wind, Fire, Water -
23. A book of poems, short stories, or essays -
24. A book whose title doesn't contain the letter E (including the "little"'words like The) -
25. A book you've always "meant to read" -
26. A NYT notable book
27. A book that takes place at a school -
28. A nonfiction book -
29. A book with a person's name in the title -
30. A book that starts with "The Book of" -
31. A books about sharks/terrifying ocean creatures/sea monsters -
32. A book club book you never read -
33. A book with a lighthouse in it or on its cover -
34. A book you got from a little lending library (or a library if your town/city doesn't have these) -
35. A book about art, an artist, or a piece of art (fiction or nonfiction) -
36. A book that takes places on or near mountains -
37. A book you would recommend -
38. A love story -
39. A western novel -
40. A book that has been translated from another language -
41. A book that takes place in a creepy/haunted house -
42. Read two books whose page total is 742. -
43. A book about a circus/carnival/traveling show -
44. A book you picked because of its cover -
45. A beach read or a book about/takes place near the beach -
46. A book that a TV show or movie is based on -
47. A holiday themed book (any holiday) -
48. A book whose title contains at least five words -
49. Read a children's book to someone to fulfill this category -
50. A book with a geometric word in the title (shapes included) -