34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name

[Sherri]

I'm reading What My Mother and I Don't Talk About,Michele Filgate (Editor).
The Genre is Anthology.
Do you normally read this genre? No I never read anthologies. This is the second time I have read this genre. Both times were for reading challenges.

[Laurel]

1. What are you reading for this category? She Walks in Shadows by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2. What genre is this book in? Lovecraftian Horror
3. Do you normally read this genre? When I am in the mood for it.

[Ashley]

I read Cell, which is horror. I read a few different genres and this is one of them.

[Hannah]

For some reason, my brain decided that it would only count if I used a genre that started with H, though to be fair, I don't have that many letters to choose between. I'm currently reading The Bear and the Nightingale as a Historical Fantasy, a term that seems to have many definitions, but I'm choosing to interpret as a book firmly set in a specific time and place in real history, while incorporating elements of magic and fantasy. I had it penciled in for a couple different prompts, but I think I like this one best, as it's standout feature at the moment is certainly the interesting blend of genres. It's set in medieval Russia and it's one of those "what if all the old stories are true?" kind of books. I'm hoping that we'll get more historical information, because I'm definitely curious about that and know very little about 14th century Russia.

I tend to like books that exist in these sorts of in between genres in general, and I quite like books that have elements of magic while being set in the real world. I'm trying to think if I've read anything else I would classify as historical fantasy - the thing that comes to mind is a movie, actually, the beautifully animated Secret of Kells. I would probably also include The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpenter, which I read for school, and is something like historical magical realism. Anything kind of steampunk-y could fit, like Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices series, though I don't remember them being particularly grounded in historical research. Or maybe The Night Circus, which definitely has a very old-fashioned magic feel. For me, I think historical fantasy is most appealing when it draws on the fantastical stories or beliefs of a people in a particular time, so that it really feels like the fantasy and historical elements are woven together, rather than a historical time period merely being the backdrop for a traditional fantasy story.

[Jill]

What are you reading for this category?
I read Around the World in Seventy-Two Days by Nellie Bly

What genre is this book in?
Journalism. A journal of the trip written by a journalist

Do you normally read this genre?
Not frequently but I have read others.

[Kathy]

Hannah wrote: "For some reason, my brain decided that it would only count if I used a genre that started with H, though to be fair, I don't have that many letters to choose between. I'm currently reading Th..."</i>

Hannah, I'm reading historical fiction right now that has elements of fantasy. It's [book:The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe. It takes place in the 1990s and also at the time of the Salem Witch trials. It's really good. I'll have to try The Bear and the Nightingale.

[Arunimaa]

I read a lot of Urban Fantasy so this wasn't that hard. I chose The Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie for this,

[Suzanne]

I went a little crazy with this prompt since one of the main reasons I like reading challenges is that I am forced to read different genres that I wouldn't otherwise gravitate to. I read something for each letter in my first and last names. The genres that I don't usually read are short stories, urban fantasy, zombie, and essays. The others are similar to things I typically read.

S = Short Stories
Everything Inside

U = Urban Fantasy
Magic for Liars

Z = Zombie Novel
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

A = Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road

N = Narrative Nonfiction
Zeitoun

N = Novella
The Hunters

E = Epistles
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

T = True Crime
Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession

O = Occupational (non) Fiction
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

U = Up Lit
Irma Voth

R = Romance
The Convenient Marriage

V = Varsity Novel
The Secret History

I = Irish Literature
Saints and Sinners

L = Literary Fiction
Homegoing

L = Legal Thriller
The Last Trial

E = Essay Collection
The Toni Morrison Book Club

[Laurel]

Impressive!

[Shelley]

I planned to go Spy Noir for this but my library lost rights to the book before I got to it. Instead I went Sports Non-fiction.
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
I do not enjoy baseball at all, but I do love non-financial economics, which was essentially what this was all about. I listened to the audiobook at work and found myself a few times having to back it up to pay closer attention to their statistical analysis. It was much better than I feared.

[Severina]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Prepared by Courtney Konstantin

2. What genre is this book in?
Apocalyptic.

3. Do you normally read this genre?
All the time! Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic is my favourite genre.

[MN]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Deborah Kellaway (ed.) The Virago Book of Women Gardeners
2. What genre is this book in?
Gardening literature (I confess I didn't know this sub-genre existed).
3. Do you normally read this genre?
I've read journals and diaries written by 18th- and 19th-century plant collectors and so forth from time to time. I very much enjoyed this collection though and have ended up with a list of books in this sub-genre I now want/need to read.

[Tracy]

T is for thriller, so I went with Obsession by Traci Hunter Abramson. This is a genre I read occasionally.

[Samantha]

1. What are you reading for this category? What Lies Between Us
2. What genre is this book in? Thriller, mystery, suspense
3. Do you normally read this genre? These are my pretty much my favorites.

[Karen]

I just finished The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for this. It's narrative non-fiction, and my name has an N in it. I sometimes read this genre, but usually my non-fiction picks are biographies or memoirs.

[GailW]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read The Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse by Alexander McCall Smith
2. What genre is this book in?
Historical Fiction
3. Do you normally read this genre?
My second favorite, after Mysteries

[Marie]

I read Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. It's Cyberpunk, and that's not one of my normal genres, though I think I've read a few other books that would fit.

[Joanne]

I picked up Inside the Outbreaks: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service which is "non-fiction". I read a lot of non-fiction so this was easy for me.

[Emily]

So this whole year, I have misunderstood this prompt. I thought it had to be the FIRST letter in your name so I had put epic or essay on my list. Just now, I was reviewing the listopia and realized it said ANY letter in your name. So I completed this back in February d'oh!

1. What are you reading for this category?

All Over But the Shoutin'

2. What genre is this book in?

Memoir

3. Do you normally read this genre?

Yep! I love memoirs!

[Sarah]

Used Conspiracy for my last name (starts with C)
I read When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole.
Really enjoyed it!

[Wendy]

I'm reading A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace, which is an Essay collection. It's not something I usually read, but I've read the title essay as a standalone, and it's hilarious--the wacky yet lonely hijinks of an introvert on a cruise ship, and having a terrible vacation. I've been meaning to get around to this collection for a long time, and now that cruise ships seem to be a thing I may Never Do At All, it feels timely. DFW is an excellent writer--I know this because I forget I'm reading an essay when I read his stuff.

[Angela]

What are you reading for this category?
The Mediterranean Caper, by Clive Cussler


What genre is this book in?
Adventure

Do you normally read this genre?
Not generally.

[Virginia]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read the Psychology of Money.


2. What genre is this book in?
I told my hubby I was having trouble with a V genre and he suggested vocational. I did a search and there is a goodreads genre for vocational! Who knew? https://www.goodreads.com/genres/voca...
Technically, this book is finance (personal financial planning), but since I am in financial planning, I used it as "vocational."

3. Do you normally read this genre?
Yes, I make it a goal to read something for professional development pretty consistently throughout the year.

[Veronica]

For this prompt, I read The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games, which is a non-fiction account of how the Olympics originated and what it would have been like to attend it in those days. I try to read a little bit of non-fiction each year, but typically gravitate toward fiction for the most part.