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Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge1 September - 30 November 2019
Progress:
🍂September: 0/4
🍂 October: 0/4
🍂 November: 0/4
September
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Here we go again :-)1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Suzanne's Fall Reading ChallengeSeptember
1. To Autumn
Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays from the Grown-Up Years
Line: With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9
Lanny published 2019
Read a book by an author named John
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
2. Fall into Autumn
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles
The Perfect Nanny also published as Lullaby
Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English
An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
defense vs. defence
3. Rugby World Cup
Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
A Gentleman in Moscow which is set in Russia.
Read a book by an author with a three word name
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row
4. Abbey Road
Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family
Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.
Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
There are several secrets. Central to the murder is: (view spoiler)
October
1. Poem in October
Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover
The Dutch House which has birds on the cover.
Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
The Keeper of Lost Things which takes place in [E]ngland.
Read a book by a Welsh author
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
2. Dictionary Day
Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
The Marriage Clock with Kindle Edition showing 368 pages
Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text.
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert’s Year of Living Dangerously
Quote: Ambiguous din is the only response.
Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram
3. The Booker Prize
Read a book first published in October (of any year)
A Bitter Feast published October 2019
Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi
Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
Milkman
4. Halloween
Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
Read a book that appears on: 🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
The Turn of the Screw.
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century
Lincoln in the Bardo
Read a book of poetry.
The Colossus and Other Poems
2. George Eliot
Read a book with a repeated number in the page count
My Friend Anna with 288 pages
Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
Songbird: A Kings Lake Investigation by Peter Grainger
Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym
Connections in Death written by J.D. Robb also known as Nora Roberts
3. NaNoWriMo
Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
With the Fire on High published in 2019
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO
When I Was White: A Memoir
Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
The Night Circus
4. The Longest Journey
Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
The Ungrateful Refugee
The author travels from Iran to UAE, Italy, US, and then to England with a few other places in between.
Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders
Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books: 🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
The Alchemist
Reserving my place. I will bold tasks as I complete them (in addition to registering them in the completed thread)1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem - Once Upon a River
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 - That's Not What Happened. Published in 2018.
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament - The Finishing School
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (I'm assuming "St. John" counts as one name)
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) - Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider, who shares her initials with Ringo Starr
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.) - Let Me Hear a Rhyme. A group of three teens try to get a record deal for their recently murdered friend, while keeping his identity a secret.
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) - Anger Is a Gift. It has a boy on the cover, and a boy is a living thing mentioned in the poem.
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE - The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, set in Geneva, and also Ingolstadt, which is in Germany
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc) - City of Lost Souls. 546 pages.
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.) - The Kiss Quotient. On page 227, it says "His hair had gone mostly white over the years, and while he was still an attractive older man, he looked worn and cynical." Cynical is one of the words on the list.
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. - Textrovert
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) - Quiver. First published in October 2018.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE - The Grave Keepers by Elizabeth Byrne
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it - Pumpkinheads
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) - Verity
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive) - The Trial of Lizzie Borden. I don't know if you can consider a nonfiction book as "set" in a time, but this case took place in 1892.
🍁 Read a book of poetry. - Finding Baba Yaga: A Short Novel in Verse. I'm not entirely sure if a novel in verse is what this prompt intends, but it is technically poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc) - The Truth About Happily Ever After. The edition I read had 336 pages.
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. - Spinning Silver
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete) - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine, which is actually two sisters, Lynne and Valerie Constantine.
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later. -A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy, published in 2016
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) - Darius the Great Is Not Okay. The main character travels to Iran.
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Progress:🍂September: 5/12
🍂 October: 5/12
🍂 November: 5/12
September
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
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🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
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🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
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🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
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October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
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🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
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🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
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3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
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🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
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🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
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🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
Middlemarch
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
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🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
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🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
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🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Yay, fall is my favorite time of the year!0/12 Completed
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem "Sing To It" by Amy Hempel (sing) I can't seem to find the link to this book
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count)
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English.
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament The Overstory (USA)
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman OR The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri OR The Paris Wife by Paula McLain OR The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. Revolution Song: The Story of America's Founding in Six Remarkable Lives
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize Lincoln in the Bardo
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit The Woman in the Window
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry. New Hampshire by Robert Frost
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
ladymurmur's Autumnal Reading ChallengeProgress:
🍂September: 4/4
🍂 October: 4/4
🍂 November: 4/4
September 4/4 complete
1. To Autumn - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo2. Fall into Autumn - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
The Caves of Steel-Isaac Asimov3. Rugby World Cup - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
Hôtel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro4. Abbey Road - DONE!
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (view spoiler)October 4/4 complete
1. Poem in October - DONE!
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson - Absaroka County, Wyoming2. Dictionary Day - DONE!
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire3. The Booker Prize - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Storm of Locusts-Rebecca Roanhorse 4. Halloween - DONE!
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal - In ProgressNovember 4/4 complete
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November! - DONE!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman2. George Eliot - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow3. NaNoWriMo - DONE!
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle 4. The Longest Journey - DONE!
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Hamlet Globe to Globe-Dominic Dromgoole
Okay, I'm in for this one. I will pretty up the formatting later on.Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge
1 September - 30 November 2019
1/??? completed
SEPTEMBER
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 - The Institute by Stephen King - released in 2019 (09/13/2019)
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Round 1: 4/12September - 2/4
1. To Autumn
✔ 🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem:
Season of the Witch by Sarah Rees Brennan (season)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F Pet
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count)
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English.
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament The Burning Land, The Last Children of Tokyo
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name Gods of Jade and Shadow
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
4. Abbey Road
✔ 🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot: After Atlas by Emma Newman
October - 2/4
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author Water Shall Refuse Them
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text.
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more The Secret Commonwealth
3. The Booker Prize
✔ 🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize:
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
4. Halloween
✔ 🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
November - 0/4
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Mod
September: 4/4
October: 4/4
November: 4/4
SEPTEMBER
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Published 2019
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Less by Andrew Sean Greer
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
ROUND ONE: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mendel
Canada and US
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
OCTOBER
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce
London
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
319 Pages
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
NOVEMBER
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Jennifer Armentrout et. al.
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Chemistry by Weike Wang
211 Pages
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Published 2014
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
Travels to Cuba
Autumn/Fall Reading ChallengeSeptember: 4/4
October: 4/4
November: 4/4
2nd Round: 7/12
3rd Round: 1/12
SEPTEMBER
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
✔ 🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 Flight to Afar by Alfred Andersch, pub. 1957
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation
2. Fall into Autumn
✔🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F Uncommon Enemy by Alan Judd
✔🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles The Dressmaker of Dachau by Mary Chamberlain
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English
3. Rugby World Cup
✔🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament Love is Blind by William Boyd
✔🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name The Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
4. Abbey Road
✔🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
OCTOBER
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover
✔🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE The Muse by Jessie Burton, Set in London
✔🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author According to Yes by Dawn French
2. Dictionary Day
✔🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count Legacy by Alan Judd
✔🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory Word: Love
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more
3. The Booker Prize
✔🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) Armadillo by William Boyd
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
✔🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
✔🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
NOVEMBER
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✔🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive) Sharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell
🍁 Read a book of poetry
2. George Eliot
✔🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory Pages: 449
✔🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels Research by Philip Kerr
✔🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
3. NaNoWriMo
✔🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory, Pub: 2017
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
✔🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey The Dreams Of Bethany Mellmoth: The Green Park by William Boyd
✔🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Yes, let's do this again. Will plan to fill these prompts from my overflowing TBR list.8/12 completed
September completed
√ September
1. To Autumn
√ Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2. Fall into Autumn
√ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F One Hundred Names by Cecilia Ahern
3. Rugby World Cup
√ Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers Alexander McCall Smith
4. Abbey Road
√ Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people A Night in the Lonesome October
October
1. Poem in October
√ Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) So Much Life Left Over Birds on cover
2. Dictionary Day
√ Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. The Beekeeper's Apprentice
3. The Booker Prize
√ Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize The Blind Assassin
4. Halloween
→🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
√ 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit Dracula
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
√ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) Beloved
2. George Eliot
√ Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. Death Comes for the Archbishop
3. NaNoWriMo
√ Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
Stardust pub 2009
4. The Longest Journey
√ Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) Washington Black
dalex's autumn reading challenge
Progress
September: 4/4 (completed)
September: 4/4 (completed)
October: 4/4 (completed)
October: 4/4 (completed)
November: 4/4 (completed)
November: 4/4 (completed)
September
1. To Autumn
Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem "To Autumn" by John Keats
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (where, sing)
Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak (published 2019)
2. Fall into Autumn
Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles
The Song Collector by Natasha Solomons (also published as The Song of Hartgrove Hall)
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
3. Rugby World Cup
Read a book by an author with a three word name
Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff
Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis (Uruguay)
4. Abbey Road
Read a book where a secret is important to the plot
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (The story revolves around everyone having secrets.)
Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
October
1. Poem in October
Read a book with any living thing, setting or object on the cover that is mentioned in the poem "Poem in October" by Dylan Thomas
The Road Home by Rose Tremain (sun, tree)
Read a book by a Welsh author
Cove by Cynan Jones
2. Dictionary Day
Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more
The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam
Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count
The Reservoir Tapes by Jon McGregor (176 pages)
3. The Booker Prize
Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
How to Be Both by Ali Smith
Read a book first published in October
The Lost Man by Jane Harper (published 10-23-18)
4. Halloween
Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Read a book that appears on one of these lists
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (Buzzfeed #24)
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
Read a book set in the nineteenth century
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
2. George Eliot
Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (a pseudonym of Sarah Monette)
Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
3. NaNoWriMo
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO
Orange World by Karen Russell
Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (24 Books that Began as NaNoWriMo Projects)
4. The Longest Journey
Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
I'm still Team Reading in Order, and weirdly 12 of my next 13 AtY books fit the prompts, just like they did for the summer challenge.Progress:
🍂September: 4/4
🍂 October: 4/4
🍂 November: 4/4
September - 4/4
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
✔The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett - published in 1999
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
✔One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count)
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
✔
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✔Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October - 4/4
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
✔The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
The picture in the top right quadrant of the coat of arms is a Rook aka a Castle (apparently only if you're a know-nothing commoner though, I googled and the chess snobs don't like it to be called that). Both Rook (I know it's the bird in the poem, but same word!) and Castle are mentioned in the poem
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
back up - The Rook seems like it takes place in London
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
back up option - Mr. Mercedes (436 pages) or Valiant (313 pages)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
I'm hoping one of these words appears in Mr. Mercedes, Valiant, Killers of the Flower Moon or Death Of A Red Heroine, because I love this prompt
✔Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann is the definite winner here. Too many instances of "love", "affect", and "effect" to count, but also one "albeit", one "integrity" and one "ubiquitous".
"...looked upon him with a mixed feeling of reverence and fear, albeit if one looked intently enough into his steel-gray eyes he could see a kindly and..." (Chapter 8)
"He is well known in the county, and the people have the greatest confidence in his energy and integrity of character." (Chapter 13)
"...in Pawhuska willing to recommend Roan; one of the seemingly ubiquitous Shoun brothers, James, also recommended Roan" (Chapter 15)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
✔Empire Falls by Richard Russo
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
✔Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir by Chris Packham
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists
November - 4/4
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✔Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
✔Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
any of Mr. Mercedes, Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI or Death Of A Red Heroine
✔Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black - published in 2002.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
✔🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
Walking Home by Simon Armitage - he walks the Pennine Way, 256 miles - that's a long journey if you're on foot
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books
Hoping I can tackle them all! Soooo close. Sept: 4/4; 4/4; 4/4
Oct: 4/4; 4/4; 4/4
Nov: 4/4; 4/4; 4/4
September
1. To Autumn by John Keats
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Fruit of the Drunken Tree
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala (1983)
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
1. Fruit of the Drunken Tree (fruit) 2. I, Rigoberta Menchu (1983) 3. The Great Halifax Explosion (John Bacon)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Britt-Marie Was Here, The Trespasser, The Ensemble, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
Three Bags Full
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie) 2. Three Bags Full (alt title: Glenkill) 3. The Travelling Cat Chronicles
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
The Invisible Mountain , [USA, England, Uruguay]
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
It's Okay to Laugh
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
1. The Invisible Mountain (Uruguay) 2. It's Okay to Laugh 3. Let Your Mind Run
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars, Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
Sourdough, We Were the Lucky Ones, Out of the Easy
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, The Dew Breaker
1. Rise of the Rocket Girls 2. Sourdough by Robin Sloan 3. The Dew Breaker (father's job)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, The Plague of Doves
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
Girls of Riyadh, Beneath the Lion's Gaze
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
The Kashmir Shawl
1. The Plague of Doves (birds) 2. Girls of Riyadh (Riyadh) 3. The Kashmir Shawl
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
The Plague of Doves, The House on Mango Street, Difficult Women, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, This Is How You Lose Her
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
The Ensemble (1st sentence: It's a love story, the famous violinist had said, and even though Jana knew it was not, those were the words that knocked around her brain when she began to play on stage.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
The Trespasser, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
1. Difficult Women (260 pages) 2. The Ensemble 3. The Trespasser
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
Britt-Marie Was Here, The Trespasser
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance , Small Wonder
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
The Testaments
1. Britt-Marie Was Here 2. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance 3. The Testaments
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
Time After Time
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
A Monster Calls
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War , The Girl With All the Gifts
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
1. Time After Time 2. World War Z 3. A Monster Calls
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Britt-Marie Was Here , Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, A Monster Calls, Beneath the Lion's Gaze, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
Emma, Vol. 01
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
1. Beneath the Lion's Gaze 2. Emma Vol. 1 (setting) 3. When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
A Monster Calls, Britt-Marie Was Here, It's Okay to Laugh, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, The House on Mango Street, The Trespasser, The Dew Breaker, Warcross, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
The Plague of Doves, The Testaments, Zero K
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
Career of Evil
1. The House on Mango Street (110) 2. Zero K 3. Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
The Ensemble (2018), Beneath the Lion's Gaze (2010), Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear(2015)
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
We Are Okay
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
Fangirl, A Little Something Different
1. Big Magic (2015) 2. We Are Okay 3. A Little Something Different
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
1. The Indifferent Stars Above (Illinois to California mostly by foot) 2. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City 3. Travels with Charley
Welcome to the challenge Amy, Angie, dalex, Edie, Ellie, Emily, Karissa, ladymurmur, Marie, Milena, Nari, Rachel, Suzanne and Traci. Your links are all set up in the first post now. Happy planning and reading! :-)
Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge - Prompts & Tasks➡️ currently reading
✅ finished reading
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating
Progress:
September 9/12
October 9/12
November 8/12
September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
✅The White Cottage Mystery - Margery Allingham (cottage) ⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9
✅Comet in Moominland - Tove Jansson (1946) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold - John le Carre
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
✅The Library at the Edge of the World - Felicity Hayes-McCoy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count)
✅The Things We Used to Say - Natalia Ginzburg
Also published in English as Family Sayings ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English.
✅The Color of Water in July - Nora Carroll (colour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
✅The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt (USA) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name
✅Walden - Henry David Thoreau ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✅The Second Worst Restaurant in France - Alexander McCall Smith ⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
✅Transcription - Kate Atkinson
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover
✅On Tangled Paths - Theodor Fontane (trees)
⭐⭐⭐⭐🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
✅Invitation to the Waltz - Rosamund Lehmann (Little Compton - village) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
A Child's Christmas in Wales - Dylan Thomas
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count
✅Broken Bone China - Laura Childs (326p) ⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
✅Palace Walk - Naguib Mahfouz ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
➡️David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
✅Wobble - Rae Armantrout (October 10, 2018) ⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
✅Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir - Ruth Reichl ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
✅The Case Is Closed - Patricia Wentworth ⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
Sing, Unburied, Sing - Jesmyn Ward
✅
⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
✅Dracula - Bram Stoker ⭐⭐⭐⭐
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✅Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
✅A House to Let - Charles Dickens (1858) ⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
➡️District and Circle - Seamus Heaney
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
✅I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death - Maggie O'Farrell 292p
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
✅The Knowledge: A Richard Jury Mystery - Martha Grimes ⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later
✅Becoming - Michelle Obama (2018) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
✅New Orleans Mourning - Julie Smith ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
✅The Emigrants - Vilhelm Moberg 400p
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
✅Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alires Saenz ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Assassination Vacation - Sarah Vowell
Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge - Prompts & TasksProgress:
September 4/4
October 4/4
November 4/4
September
1. To Autumn
🍁 A title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem The Secret Lives of Colour ✔(1/9/2019) - lives
🍁 First published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 Peace with God: The Secret of Happiness ✔(2/9/2019) - published 1953
🍁 By an author named John or a reasonable variation All the Money in the World ✔(4/9/19)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Author whose first or last name starts with A or F All of These People: A Memoir ✔(7/9/19)
🍁 Published under at least two different titles Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day ✔(9/9/19)
🍁 Title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. Death is Now My Neighbour ✔(9/9/19)
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament A Short History of South Africa ✔(10/9/19)
🍁 By an author with a three word name Blonde ✔(11/9/19) (Joyce Carol Oates)
🍁 Main character is a professional sportsperson The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game ✔(10/9/19)
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✔(18/9/2019)🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles Snowdrift and Other Stories ✔(13/9/2019) - Georgette Heyer
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot The Way Through The Woods ✔(18/9/2019)
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover Hope Has Wings: The Mission Aviation Story ✔(4/10/2019) (hills)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE To Play the King✔(4/10/2019) (London)
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author Them: Adventures with Extremists ✔(30/9/2019) (Jon Ronson)
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count Advertising: A Very Short Introduction ✔(20/9/2019) 139
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. Home Fire ✔(23/10/2019) "And something so cynical also, about all those absolute truths in the world"
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. The End is Always Near ✔(19/10/2019) A-P-O-C-A-L-Y-P-T-I-C
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) The Downing Street Years
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE ***Sarum/Mortal Engines***
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize Wolf Hall ✔(20/9/2019)
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one) Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen ✔(21/9/19)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
✔(21/9/19)🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved Murder ✔(22/9/19)
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER Not Working ✔(16/10/2019)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive) Gone with the Wind✔(21/10/2019)
🍁 Read a book of poetry. ********Paradise Lost**********
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count The Remorseful Day
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. The Man on the Balcony ✔(16/10/2019)
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym All Creatures Great and Small ✔(14/10/2019)
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later. Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany ✔(15/10/2019)
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO Maya's Notebook✔(27/10/2019)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel Murder on the Orion Express ✔(19/10/2019)
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey About Grace ✔(19/10/2019) (St Vincent -> Alaska)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle Pax Romana ✔(10/10/2019) Pax Romana, War Peace and Conquest In the Roman World
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books: *****Kon-tiki Thor Heyerdahl****
September 1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Progress
:September: 4/4
October: 4/4
November: 4/4
September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
Under the Udala Trees, by Chinelo Okparanta
Ijeoma is a gay woman in a very anti-gay Nigeria
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer, by Michelle McNamara
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
On Beauty, by Zadie Smith
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
The Secret History, by Donna Tartt
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
The Orange Girl, by Jostein Gaarder
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
Sister by Rosamund Lupton
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
The Incendiaries, by R.O. Kwon
Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge1 September - 30 November 2019
Progress:
🍂September: 1st and 2nd round complete
🍂 October: 1st and 2nd round complete
🍂 November: 1st and 2nd round complete
September
1st round: 4/4
2nd round: 4/4
1. To Autumn
✔ A book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem:
Summer Frost by Blake Crouch - 'summer' - 10/24/2019
✔ A book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9:
Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie - first published 1958 - 9/17/2019
2. Fall into Autumn
✔ Book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F:
Crooked Street by Brian Freeman - 9/18/2019
✔ Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles:
Hercule Poirot's Christmas//A Holiday for Murder by Agatha Christie - 12/15/2019
3. Rugby World Cup
✔ Book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament:
Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar #1) by Harlan Coben - United States - 9/27/2019
✔ Book where the main character is a professional sportsperson:
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams - baseball player - 11/10/2019
4. Abbey Road
Book with a cover image that shows four or more people:
✔ Ready Player One by Ernest Clinie - 3/26/2020
✔ Book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot:
The Lake of Learning by Steve Berry - The newly found Book of Hours holds the key to the hiding place of the most precious object the Cathars (an ancient and forgotten religious sect) possessed - 9/4/2019
October
1st round: 4/4
2nd round 4/4
1. Poem in October
✔ Book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden):
True Evil by Greg Iles - trees, road - 11/15/2019
✔ Book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE:
Witness in Death by JD Robb - New York - 9/2/2019
2. Dictionary Day
✔ Book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh -368 pages - 10/1/2019
✔ Book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text:
I Know Everything by Matthew Farrell - "love" - pg 43: It was never about anything other than love for the two of them." - 10/28/2019
3. The Booker Prize
✔ Book first published in October:
Dark Witch by Nora Roberts - first published October 29, 2013 - 10/3/2019
✔ Book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE:
The Deal by Elle Kennedy - 10/23/2019
4. Halloween
✔ Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it:
Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - 11/22/2019
✔ Book that appears on one of these lists:
15 Scary Halloween Books:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - 10/8/2019
November
1st round: 4/4
2nd round: 4/4
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
✔ Book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored):
Blood Memory by Greg Iles - 10/11/2019
✔ Book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive):
Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson - 1895 - 11/24/2019
2. George Eliot
✔ Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels:
The Waste Lands by Stephen King - 12/4/2019
✔ Book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete):
A Case of Need by Michael Crichton as Jeffery Hudson - 9/10/2019
3. NaNoWriMo
✔ Book first published in 1999 or later:
Whisper of Sin by Nalini Singh - first published 8/3/2010- 9/5/2019
✔ Book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option):
The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare - 2/20/2020
4. The Longest Journey
✔ Book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete):
Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade - main character is traveling from Goldenwood across the country of Uyan to save the world - 11/1/2019
✔ Book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle:
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - 11/28/2019
Book Covers
Read:
2nd round:
Progress:🍂September: 3/4
🍂 October: 0/4
🍂 November: 0/4
SEPTEMBER
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 : Loyalty in Death
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works) Looking for Alaska
2. Fall into Autumn
✅🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F: On the Come Up (Angie Thomas)
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
✅🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament The Perfect Couple
✅🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name One Hundred Years of Solitude
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✅🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) Watching You
✅🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot Memory Man (Plot focused on a secret causing the criminal to commit their crimes)
October 1/4
1. Poem in October
✅🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) : The Swallows
✅🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE: Never Never (Australia)
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
✅2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc) Lock Every Door (368)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November 3/4
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
✅🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) : Rouge
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
✅🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. The Long Call
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel: The Frame-Up
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete): The Fellowship of the Ring
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
✅🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books: Fodor's Essential Europe: The Best of 24 Exceptional Countries
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
SEPTEMBER
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9.
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count).
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English.
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
-> The Fourth Protocol (El cuarto protocolo), set in Russia and England
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
OCTOBER
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
-> Rendezvous with Rama (Cita con Rama)
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
NOVEMBER
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
Not autumn for me - it will be spring, but I'm still going to do the autumn challenge!!Completed 8/12
September
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead.
🍁 Read a book published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count):
Perhaps:
What She Knew/Burnt Paper Sky by Gilly Macmillan
The Seamstress/The Time in Between by María Dueñas
OR
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English.
3. Rugby World Cup
The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name
The Colours of all the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith
The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates
The Things We Never Said by Susan Elliot Wright
Esther: Royal Beauty by Angela Elwell Hunt
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year. It’s cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture on the cover of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in Dylan Thomas' Poem in October - the sea
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
The 2019 Booker Prize winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author.
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
2. George Eliot
George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819 as Mary Ann Evans and published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month - launched in 1999
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner (1999)
Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter.
🍁 Read a book from Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust:
Picnic in Provence: A Memoir with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard
September 1. To Autumn
✔🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 :
Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lúcio Cardoso - published in 1959
2. Fall into Autumn
✔🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F :
MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus by Art Spiegelman
3. Rugby World Cup
✔🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament :
Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan - Set in England, France, Scotland and Samoa
4. Abbey Road
✔[🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot :
[book:Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI|29496076] by David Grann
October
1. Poem in October
✔🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover :
Voltaire. Le culte de l'ironie by Jean-Michel Beuriot and Philippe Richelle (trees)2. Dictionary Day
✔🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more :
The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
3. The Booker Prize
✔🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE :
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
4. Halloween
✔🍁Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it :
L'Ordre du jour (The Order of the Day) by Éric VuillardNovember
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive) :
✔ The Maias by Eça de Queirós - First published in 1888
2. George Eliot
✔🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels :
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
3. NaNoWriMo
✔🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later :
Un chemin de tables (The Cook) by Maylis de Kerangal
4. The Longest Journey
✔🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
La Cargaison Enchantée by Henry de Monfreid
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READ :
I'm in! I may not finish the summer one though. Still have a book and a half leftAutumn / Fall Reading Challenge
1 September - 30 November 2019
Progress:
🍂September: 0/4
🍂 October: 0/4
🍂 November: 0/4
September
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Read 12/12
September (4/4)
1. Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
✔ Het oog van de wereld (1990)
2. Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English
✔ Rumour Has It/Rumor Has It
3. Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
✔ Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
4. Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✔ An Echo of Things to Come
October (4/4)
1. Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
✔ Elantris (Elantris/Arelon)
2. Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
✔ Det lilla bageriet på strandpromenaden
3. Read a book first published in October (of any year)
✔ The Secret Commonwealth
4. Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT
✔ The Trees
November (4/4)
1. Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✔ Ragnarök: De ondergang van de goden
2. Read a book with a repeated number in the page count
✔ Witch and Wizard (335 pages)
3. Read a book first published in 1999 or later
✔ Achtste-groepers huilen niet
4. Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
✔ La Belle Sauvage
Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge Progress:
September (4/4)
October (4/4)
November (4/4)
September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Die Geschichte der Bienen by Maja Lunde - bees
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
✔The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark read 2019/09/24 - first published 1961
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
xxx
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
✔The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 2019/10/07
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count)
Frau Frisby und die Ratten von NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien - original title Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, republished as The Secret of NIMH
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English
xxx
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
✔The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy 2019/10/05 - France
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name
A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
xxx
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
✔The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker 2019/09/13
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
Lord of the White Hell, Book 1 by Ginn Hale or Sudetská pouť aneb Waldgang by Petr Mikšíček or Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story by Paul Monette
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
xxx
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover
✔Der Gesang der Flusskrebse by Delia Owens 2019/09/02 - birds, trees
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters - London
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
xxx
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
✔Der große Augenblick by Clarice Lispector 2019/09/15 - 128 pages
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
xxx
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
How to Bang a Billionaire by Alexis Hall
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
✔A Case of Curses by Jess Faraday - publishing date 2019/10/07
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
The Gate of Angels by Penelope Fitzgerald
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
xxx
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
✔Circe by Madeline Miller 2019/09/22 -
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
The Graveyard Book or A Monster Calls
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
xxx
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
xxx
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
✔Memento Mori by Muriel Spark 2019/09/27
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice
🍁 Read a book of poetry
xxx
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
✔Die Lebenden reparieren by Maylis de Kerangal 2019/09/06 - 255 pages
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
xxx
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later
✔The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 2019/09/10 - first published in 2011
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
xxx
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
✔Die Geschichte der Bienen by Maja Lunde 2019/11/20 - Tao travels from Sichuan to Beijing in search of her child (~1000 miles)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
Im Inneren des Vatikan: Politik und Organisation der Katholischen Kirche by Thomas J. Reese
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
Notes from a Small Island or In Patagonia
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
xxx
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
xxx
1. To AutumnTo Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
(keep)Date Read: 10-12-19
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
(published 6-11-19) Date Read: 9-3-19
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
(author last name free) 11-1-19🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
(Also The Killing Place)Date Read: September 20, 2019
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
(author Shelley Shephard Gray)Date Read: October 6, 2019
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
(NFL player main character)Date Read: October 2, 2019
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
(main character is a secret assassin) 10-31-19October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
(car is mentioned several times)Date Read: 10-9-19
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
(page numbers 368)Date Read: September 22, 2019
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
(Housekeeper) Date Read: 11-10-193. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
(2017 shortlist)Date Read: 11-9-19
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
(page count 336)Date Read: October 14, 2019
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
(lots of books!)Date Read: 10-11-19
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
(published 2003) 10-28-19🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
September 4/4. October 4/4.
November 4/4.
September 4/4.
October 4/4.
November 4/4.
September 4/4
October 4/4
November 4/4
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
✅🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem. September Mourn
🔶🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 Bitter Harvest published in 1998
☑️🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works) The One by John Marrs
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🔶🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F. Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky
✅🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), One Past Midnight. Also published as Between the Lives
☑️🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task) Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
☑️🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet. Set in the US
✅🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith. The Calculating Stars byMary Robinette Kowal
🔶🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count) Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography by Lou Holtz college football coach.
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
☑️🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people One of Us Is Lying
🔶🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr). Up to This Pointe by Jennifer Longo
✅🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.) Ender's Game. (view spoiler)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🔶🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)Challenger Deep shows water on the cover.
✅🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE. First Grave on the Right. Setting is Albuquerque.
☑️🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author. Matilda by Roald Dahl
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
☑️🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc) Third Grave Dead Ahead. 310 pages
✅🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.) The Unkindest Tide “Luidaeg’s lips curved in a cynical expression. That could have been a smile, maybe, in another life, on another face.”
🔶🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
☑️🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
🔶🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
✅🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize. The Sense of an Ending
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🔶🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one) A Court of Thorns and Roses
☑️🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it. Fifth Grave Past the Light.
✅🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
✅🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books. Final Girls
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
☑️🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) Verity
🔶🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive). News of the World
✅🍁 Read a book of poetry. Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
☑️🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc) Second Grave on the Left. 323 pages.
🔶🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. Sixth Grave on the Edge byDarynda Jones
✅🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete) Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb pen name for Nora Roberts
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
✅🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts.
🔶🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option). Accidental Mage
☑️🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel. Wool
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
☑️🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) Underland: A Deep Time Journey. He went on multiple journeys through the underground, exploring forest floors and how trees communicate, through caves in multiple countries, under the sea and in the land of icebergs. The book described his travels and how those underground places etc can take us on a journey through time.
✅🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
🔶🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
🔶🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
September1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge1 September - 30 November 2019
Progress:
🍂September: 2/4
🍂 October: 0/4
🍂 November: 0/4
September
√1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
Charlotte's Web
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
√4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle - The main character has a hiding place for herself and many secret places where she buries things
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Welcome to the challenge Kathy, AnnaG, Sara, Sarah, Dina, Ann, Monkiecat, Dana, Vanessa, Kathryn, Hélène, Joan, Lieke, Varecia, bamaace83, Lisa, Mini and Storm. Thanks for joining and I hope you enjoy the challenge.
Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge1 September - 30 November 2019
Progress:
🍂September: 0/4
🍂 October: 0/4
🍂 November: 0/4
September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018--SRG picks
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F--Jane Steele
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith--Gods of Jade and Shadow
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. --Growing Up Aboriginal
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) --Station Eleven
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry. --American Sunrise
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc) Bookman's Tale
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete) Epic Detour
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
Hi Bryony,If it’s not too much trouble could you please link my post (#14) in the first comment?
Thank you!
Mod
September
1. 🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
The Binding by Bridget Collins
2. 🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Experimental Film Gemma Files
3.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson
4. 🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
The Lost Girls by Heather Young
October
1.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. 🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
3. 🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
4. Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
It by Stephen King
November
1. 🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
2.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3.
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
Progress 0/12September
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
I’m not yet ready for summer to end, but the calendar keeps moving. I’ll be back after Labor Day to start planning.Here we go
September
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem--River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey "Among the river sallows, borne aloft"
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F--Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament--Catch-22 by Joseph Heller primarily takes place in Italy
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people--The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro (see below)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot--The Last of August Crooked Letter would fit even better but I need the author with initial F.(view spoiler)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE--Murder on the Orient Express, starts in Aleppo, crosses Europe, specifically on and Express Locomotive
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)--Oriental Tales, 160 pages
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize--Autumn, 2017
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists--We Have Always Lived in the Castle, 🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)--Calico Girl, set in 1861.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels--Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie published 13 Miss Marple books, at least 82 books total
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later--At the Edge of the Orchard, published 2016
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)--Interview with the Vampire, Louis (aka The Vampire) travels to Greece and France
Took me a while to log them all, but that should do it!
1. To AutumnRead a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Our Ecstatic Days by Steve Erickson
Death in Spring by Merce Rodoreda
Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish
2. Fall into Autumn
Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles
The Faculty of Dreams by Sara Stridsberg
3. Rugby World Cup
Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
The Naked Woman by Armonia Somers (Uruguay)
4. Abbey Road
Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
✔ Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke
October
1. Poem in October
Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
✔ Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767 by Thorkild Hansen
2. Dictionary Day
Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
✔ Resistance by Julian Fuks
3. The Booker Prize
Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
Clear Light of Day
Midnight's Children
Oscar and Lucinda
a fine balance
fingersmith
night watch
children's book
how to be both
his bloody project
history of wolves
elmet
washington black
4. Halloween
Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
✔ The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
2. George Eliot
Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
✔ To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
3. NaNoWriMo
Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
✔ Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
4. The Longest Journey
Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
Progress 🍂September: 12/12
🍂 October: 12/12
🍂 November: 12/12
√ September
√1. To Autumn
🍁 √Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Beard with Me- word: with🍁 √Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
- 2019🍁 √Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
John Boyne√2. Fall into Autumn
🍁√ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Alice Hoffman🍁 √Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count),
Heidi Perks🍁 √Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
flavors (American) = flavours (British) √ 3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 √ Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
- England🍁√ Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman🍁 √Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson.
(Hockey/NHL)√4. Abbey Road
🍁 √Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 √Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
Greer Hendricks🍁 √ Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
(view spoiler) √ October
√1. Poem in October
🍁 √Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
- boy on cover/word boy in poem 🍁 √Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
New York city🍁 √Read a book by a Welsh author
Roald Dahl√2. Dictionary Day
🍁 √Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
-368 pages 🍁 √Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
“There now” said the fortune teller “I see this affects you” 🍁 √Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Life and Other Inconveniences√ 3. The Booker Prize
🍁√ Read a book first published in October (of any year)
published 10/8/19🍁 √ Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Rainbow Rowell🍁 √ Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
√4. Halloween
🍁 √Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
The Cactus🍁 √Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
- pumpkins on cover🍁 √Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween√ November
√ 1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 √Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive🍁 √Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
published 1847🍁 √ Read a book of poetry.
√2. George Eliot
🍁 √Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
page count 400🍁 √Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
Ally Condie🍁 √ Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
Christina Lauren(pen name of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings √3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 √ Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
- 2019🍁√ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
Meet Me in Monaco🍁 √ Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
√4. The Longest Journey.
🍁 √Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
Travelled From London to Tuscany, Italy to discover father’s whereabouts during WWII🍁√ Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
How Long 'til Black Future Month?🍁 √Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge1 September - 30 November 2019
Progress:
🍂September: 4/4
🍂 October: 4/4
🍂 November: 3/4
September
1. To Autumn READ: Autumn by Ali Smith--In the title, the word Autumn is in the poem
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 ✔Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem PLANS: Autumn by Ali Smith OR
A Field of Poppies by Sala OR Prague Spring (Mawer)
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn READ: Holy Lands by Amanda Sthers -- Amanda begins with an A
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 ✔Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F Holy Lands (Amanda Sthers)
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup READ: Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham - ENGLAND - set in Cornwall, England
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 ✔Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament ENGLAND-Jeremy Poldark (Cornwall, England)
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
READ: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
The Abolitionist's Daughter
🍁 ✔Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys RS initials for Ringo Starr and author, Ruth Sepetys
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October 🍁✔ Read a book by a Welsh author
READ: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁✔ Read a book by a Welsh author Pink Mist, Running for the Hills: Growing Up on My Mother's Sheep Farm in Wales, Fingersmith
2. Dictionary Day 🍁✔ Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc) BECOMING 426 pages
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁✔ Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc) BECOMING 426 pages
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.) Ubiquitous
Pretentious
Love
Cynical
Apathetic
Conundrum
Albeit
Ambiguous
Integrity
Affect/effect
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize 🍁✔ Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE Behind the Beautiful Forevers (K Boo)
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) Little (Carey) Frederick Douglass
🍁✔ Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE Behind the Beautiful Forevers (K Boo)
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 ✔31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit (The Graveyard Book)
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 ✔Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) The One-in-a-Million Boy
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁✔ Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete) A Question of Honor -- Charles Todd is the pen name used by the mother-and-son writing team, Caroline Todd and Charles Todd.
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 ✔Read a book first published in 1999 or later. [book:The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe (2019)
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel (Fangirl by Rowell)
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle - The Best American Short Stories 2018 by Roxane Gay
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs NINE PARTS OF DESIRE
I didn't finish as many rounds in the summer challenge as I wanted to, but I am definitely in again for the autumn one. Hopefully I can do two rounds this time!!Progress
🍂September: 4/12
🍂 October: 6/12
🍂 November: 4/12
September
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works) - Let the Right One In
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day. - The Golden Compass
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament - The Rapture - Set in England
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.) - Ink
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) - The Bear and the Nightingale - "woods"
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.) - The Butterfly Garden Quote: "He measures the amusement in her eyes, the cynical twist to her mouth."
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE - Iron Hearted Violet
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize - Lincoln in the Bardo
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it - Fingersmith
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) - Ready Player One
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels. - A Perfect Blood
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later. - The Bone Witch
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Kirsten's Fall Reading ChallengeProgress:
🍂September: 1/4
🍂October: 0/4
🍂November: 0/4
September
1. To Autumn
🍁Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9
🍁Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation
2. Fall Into Autumn
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles
Planning: The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
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Planning: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot
Planning: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text.
Planning: In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
Planning: Dracula by Bram Stoker
November
1. No Sun, No Moon....
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
Planning: Magic With Skin On by Morgan Nikola-Wren
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym
Planning: Final Girls by Mira Grant
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Hannah wrote: "Hi Bryony,If it’s not too much trouble could you please link my post (#14) in the first comment?
Thank you!"
Sorry Hannah, I don’t know how I missed that. Your link is now added to the first message.
Welcome Laura, Helin, Allegra, Elise, Melanie, Rose, Michelle and Kirsten. Your links are added to the first message now. Thanks for joining the challenge, and happy reading! :-)
Autumn / Fall Reading Challenge1 September - 30 November 2019
Progress:
🍂September: 0/4
🍂 October: 0/4
🍂 November: 0/4
September
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), eg:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone // Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Northern Lights // The Golden Compass
Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day.
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. (This list might be helpful but the word doesn’t have to appear on this list to count for this task)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
🍁 Read a book where the main character is a professional sportsperson (nonfiction books about a sportsperson or team would also count)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
October
1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.)
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 Read a book set in or first published in the nineteenth century (1800 - 1899 inclusive)
🍁 Read a book of poetry.
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete)
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in NANOWRIMO (title must be at least two words long to count for this option)
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 Goodreads: Popular travel books
🌍 Best travel memoirs to inspire Wanderlust
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
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