Shasta's ATY 2019 Reading Challenge

[Shasta]

Shasta's ATY List
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1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy:
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Hugo)
Dodgers by Bill Beverly (CWA Dagger)
The English Spy by Daniel Silva (CWA Dagger)

2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why):
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y:
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc):
The Unquiet Dead

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare:
Macbeth by Jo Nesbo
Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson
Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy

6. A book with a dual timeline:
Bird Box by Josh Malerman

7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1 A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (inspired by Sherlock Holmes)
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2 IQ by Joe Ide (inspired by Sherlock Holmes)

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror):
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny (crime/mystery)

10. A book featuring an historical figure:
Little by Edward Carey (Madame Tussaud)
Girl Waits with Gun (Constance Kopp)
An Officer and a Spy (The Dreyfus Affair)

11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject):
Real Tigers by Mick Herron
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang (pig)
Dog Medicine by Julia Barton

12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer:
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list:
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term:
Star of the North by D.B. John

15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country:
The Perfect Nanny by Leili Slimani (France)

16. A book told from multiple perspectives:
Little Big Love by Katy Regan

17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia):
Fractured State by Steven Konkoly
Lock In by John Scalzi
Shift by Hugh Howey
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements:
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR:
Naked by David Sedaris
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry
A Suitable Vengeance by Elizabeth George
For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth George
The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
Red Bones by Ann Cleeves

20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country:
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot
There There by
Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff (Maori)

21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes: Too many options to list.

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover:
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Tell No One by Harlan Coben

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old:
The Lido by Libby Page
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New: Any book published in 2018/2019:
The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed: Broken Places by Tracy Clark
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue:
Blue Heaven by C.J. Box
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley
The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne

27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.):
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena (snowstorm)

29. A book published before 1950:
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton

30. A book featuring an elderly character:
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read:
Peter Pan

32. A book with more than 500 pages:
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
The Perfect Girl
The Priory of the Orange Tree

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet:
The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths
A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

34. A book with a person's name in the title:
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran

35. A psychological thriller:
I See You by Clare Mackintosh

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list:
We Are Never Meeting In Real Life

37. A book set in a school or university:
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
Well-Schooled in Murder
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc):
Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life:
All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot

40. A book you stumbled upon: We'll see!

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards:
Circe by Madeline Miller

42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character:
The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 1 by Nagabe

43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]:
Gross Anatomy: Dispatches from the Front
Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.):
The Black Echo
Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray
Bloodline

45. A multi-generational saga:
The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover:
Thornhill
The Paying Guests
The Rook
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.):
Super Sushi Ramen Express: One Family's Journey Through the Belly of Japan
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Kitchens of the Great Midwest
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes: A Mindful Eating Program for Thriving with Prediabetes or Diabetes

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year:
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett
News of the World by Paulette Jiles

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country:
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Best We Could Do
Star of the North

50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual):
Dietland by Sarai Walker

51. A book published in 2019:
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title:
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

[Anastasia]

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances and His Majesty's Dragon or both feel good books for a dreary day.
Phantom Tollbooth is a family favourite. We listen to the audio book on long drives. The word play is fun.
Anne of Green Gables will always hold a special place in my heart.
Study in Scarlet Women makes me smile. The MC is a delight.
I did not know Sleeping Giants was an untraditional format. Stealing it for my 2019 list 😉

[Shasta]

Anastasia wrote: "Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances and His Majesty's Dragon or both feel good books for a dreary day.
Phantom Tollbooth is a family favourite. We listen to the audio book on long drives. The wo..."
Hi Anastasia, thanks so much for the positive feedback on my choices! I find a personal recommendation of a book is often what (finally) moves it off my TBR and onto my currently-reading pile. I'm not positive if Sleeping Giants fits, but I saw it on a list of epistolary novels, and flipping through my copy it looks like each chapter is a file/document, so I think it will work.

[Anastasia]

That sounds interesting. On the list it goes.
The choices get longer everyday.