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Just gonna throw it out there that I would love to have Bookstore Genres as a theme next year.
Ilona wrote: "Just gonna throw it out there that I would love to have Bookstore Genres as a theme next year."You know, I was looking through that thread, and it was definitely a suggestion that jumped out to me 😊 I was going to link it to revamp the ideas and then I forgot to do so!
I also really liked the Classics through the Ages theme, Kadijah proposed. And the diversity theme.. Let's face it, I liked all the ideas! :D
I really like the idea of "Books Around the World." A personal challenge that I always have is to 'randomly' select a book from the local bookstore and so I like the idea of incorporating "Randomly Picked" into a side-project.
I concur with the Books Around the World theme! I am doing a multi-year around the world challenge in an attempt to read a book set in every country and this would definitely help keep me in track.
Would it be possible to somehow combine the "Books Around the World" and "Classics" themes, so we would be reading classics from different cultures and different eras?Like, a "Classics Around the World" theme (including translated literature) rather than a canonical "Classics" theme focusing on Anglophone literature.
Just my two cents.
I'm sure I'll love whatever is ultimately chosen. :D
How about "Neverland" theme?Childhood Favorites, mythical creatures, fantasy genre, funny books etc. That kinda stuff? Idk. 😊
"The Art in Reading"Focusing on color, cover art, illustrations, picture books, etc., but could extend the meaning to art/architecture/music mentioned in books, settings of books that have a lot of art culture, of course the art of the written word itself, and even the actual art of reading (when/where/how YOU read).
Lots of ways to interpret it to get a good year's worth of challenges.
Ilona wrote: "Just gonna throw it out there that I would love to have Bookstore Genres as a theme next year."I like this idea. It would be fun to sample genres that I don't usually try.
Books that have been made into movies. From classics to the modern. I think you can get a lot of topics off of this. Actually, I'm still rather new here so I may be misunderstanding the topic.
Robin wrote: "What about something with the months. It can vary as I know the group consists of people from all over world and may have different seasons/holidays, but here is example of what I'm trying to say...."
We will also have a new theme for each month next year, this thread is for a general yearly theme :)
Delmy wrote: "How about "Neverland" theme?Childhood Favorites, mythical creatures, fantasy genre, funny books etc. That kinda stuff? Idk. 😊"
I love the "Neverland" idea! With that theme, I could basically read all the unread books on my bookcase then. LOL
Potential 2019 challenge idea:Read a book that takes place in every US State. Or has the name of a State in the title.
This could tie into "books around the world" really well. Or be a separate thing.
Kristin wrote: "I would like to propose "Bibliophilia" as a yearly challenge. It was a popular Quarterly Challenge that some people decided to make into a personal yearly challenge. I think a lot of the suggestion..."I really love this idea of a "Bibliophilia" theme!
Besides the challenges that Kirstin already mentioned, I could also imagine shorter-term challenges about fictional bibliophiles, libraries & bookshops, mystery novels featuring a book, and so forth.
Catka wrote: "I also second Books Around the World."I like Books Around the World
I love the Book Genres & Bibliophilia ides very much and were similar to my first idea :-)How about Folks in Uniform
I could imagine two possibilities:
- the traditional understanding to go more in depth in the serving professions and their areas
- using the uniform term very loosely to explore a bigger variety of job titles, areas...
You'll know better what makes more sense for the group and is easier to implement.
Keep them coming! There are a couple more days left to nominate a theme for 2019 :)
I support the Bibliophilia idea. Books Around the World feels overdone to me. Would love to see us do something different!
I mumbled something much earlier about the theme of "classics around the world," but I wish to clarify that my nomination for Kristin's idea of Bibliophilia.
Thanks for all your ideas! I will close this thread now, and the poll will be up soon.
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We have started to prepare for 2019 and we would like to have a yearly theme. And for that we need your help! Throw in your thoughts in this thread. Maybe you have a theme in mind that you would like to see? Let us know!
Some examples of themes could be: Literary Awards, Inventions that Changed the World of Books, Books Around the World.. The sky is the limit! Feel free to support one of these ideas or suggest your own!
We have also set up a poll for the next years yearly challenges. Vote for your favourite challenge!