Idea dump - final selections will be bolded and noted if moved from one prompt to another. Will also note if book read also fills Popsugar challenge prompt. Priority given to books I already own and are sitting in my TBR pile. ;-)
THE 2021 LIST
1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” - A Deadly Education; Outlander; We Begin at the End; The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; Dune; To All the Boys I've Loved Before; The Midnight Assassin; 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y - Pachinko; All Boys Aren't Blue; One Day in December; It Ends With Us; These Violent Delights 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music - The Murmur of Bees; Red, White & Royal Blue; Marley and Me 4. A book with a monochromatic cover - Dark Matter; Recursion; The Year of the Witching; Plainsong; The Fountains of Silence
5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read - Transcendent Kingdom; An American Marriage; The Nickel Boys; The Girl with the Louding Voice 6. A love story - The Prince of Tides; Call Me By Your Name; The Great Alone; 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list - The Book of Lost Names; The Overstory 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited - Midnight Sun; Burial Rights
9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year - Mexican Gothic 10. A book with a female villain or criminal - My Sister the Serial Killer 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum - Exhalation; 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation - 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 -
14. A book set in a made-up place - The Priory of the Orange Tree 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters - 16. A book with a building in the title - 17. A book with a Muslim character or author -
18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo; A Gentleman in Moscow; This Tender Land; The Radium Girls 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 - The Hate U Give; Clap When You Land; Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 - The Midnight Library; The Martian; One to Watch 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" - 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads -
23. A cross genre novel - 24. A book about racism or race relations - 25. A book set on an island - Red Island House; The Island of Sea Women 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author -
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards - 28. A book connected to ice - 29. A book that you consider comfort reading - 30. A long book - Gone With the Wind
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years - 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people - 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry - All Along You Were Blooming; Thick; Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing 34. A book with a travel theme - 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer -
36. A book with six or more words in the title - 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list - 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator - 39. A book involving an immigrant -
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover - 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author - 42. A mystery or thriller - 43. A book with elements of magic - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
44. A book whose title contains a negative - Neverwhere; Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking; Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet - 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards - 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir - Caste; 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” -
49. A book with an ensemble cast - Daisy Jones and the Six; Little Fires Everywhere 50. A book published in 2021 - 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name - The Silent Patient; The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek; The Broken Girls 52. A book related to "the end" -
Priority given to books I already own and are sitting in my TBR pile. ;-)
THE 2021 LIST
1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” - A Deadly Education; Outlander; We Begin at the End; The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; Dune; To All the Boys I've Loved Before; The Midnight Assassin;
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y - Pachinko; All Boys Aren't Blue; One Day in December; It Ends With Us; These Violent Delights
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music - The Murmur of Bees; Red, White & Royal Blue; Marley and Me
4. A book with a monochromatic cover - Dark Matter; Recursion; The Year of the Witching; Plainsong; The Fountains of Silence
5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read - Transcendent Kingdom; An American Marriage; The Nickel Boys; The Girl with the Louding Voice
6. A love story - The Prince of Tides; Call Me By Your Name; The Great Alone;
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list - The Book of Lost Names; The Overstory
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited - Midnight Sun; Burial Rights
9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year - Mexican Gothic
10. A book with a female villain or criminal - My Sister the Serial Killer
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum - Exhalation;
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation -
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 -
14. A book set in a made-up place - The Priory of the Orange Tree
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters -
16. A book with a building in the title -
17. A book with a Muslim character or author -
18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo; A Gentleman in Moscow; This Tender Land; The Radium Girls
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 - The Hate U Give; Clap When You Land; Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 - The Midnight Library; The Martian; One to Watch
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" -
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads -
23. A cross genre novel -
24. A book about racism or race relations -
25. A book set on an island - Red Island House; The Island of Sea Women
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author -
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards -
28. A book connected to ice -
29. A book that you consider comfort reading -
30. A long book - Gone With the Wind
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years -
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people -
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry - All Along You Were Blooming; Thick; Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
34. A book with a travel theme -
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer -
36. A book with six or more words in the title -
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list -
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator -
39. A book involving an immigrant -
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover -
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author -
42. A mystery or thriller -
43. A book with elements of magic - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
44. A book whose title contains a negative - Neverwhere; Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking; Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet -
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards -
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir - Caste;
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” -
49. A book with an ensemble cast - Daisy Jones and the Six; Little Fires Everywhere
50. A book published in 2021 -
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name - The Silent Patient; The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek; The Broken Girls
52. A book related to "the end" -