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Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham
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Genre: Horror
Published: September 1, 2021
Format: eBook
"New" or "Old": Borrowed; Kindle Unlimited
Pages/Time: 326 pages
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• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Fewer than 5,000 Goodreads Ratings (2,163 ratings as of 5/11/2022)
• Without a Person on the Cover
• Involves Alternate Reality, Worlds, or History
• Same Word in the Title (winter, set, hollow)
• Set on or Near a Body of Water (Addington Isle)
• All Five Vowels in the Title and/or Author's Name
• Theme of Food or Drink (Barley Day)
• Non-Human Main Character
• Time Related Word in the Title (winter)
52 Book Club
• Less than 2022 Goodreads Ratings (2,163 ratings as of 5/11/2022)
• Five-Syllable Title
• Wealthy Character (Edward Addington)
• Indie Read
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• Protagonist who uses a Mobility Aid (Runny)
• About a "Found Family"
• About a Secret (Diana Gabaldon)
• Quote from your Favorite Author on the Cover or on Amazon
• Social-Horror Book
• Features a Party (Barley Day)

Near

You Must Not Miss by Katrina Leno
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Genre: Contemporary
Published: April 23, 2019
Format: Paperback
"New" or "Old": New; new purchase
Pages/Time: 290 pages
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• Fewer than 5,000 Goodreads Ratings (2,317 ratings as of 5/21/2022)
• Features Loving LGBTQIA+ Relationship (Magpie & Ben)
• Same Word in the Title (you, must, not, miss)
• Related to Fauna (birds on cover)
• All Five Vowels in the Title and/or Author's Name
• Non-Human Main Character (Hither)
52 Book Club
• Chapters with Titles
• From the Villain's Perspective
• Author Who is Published in More than One Genre (horror, contemporary, magical realism)
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• Can Be Read in One Sitting (290 pages)
• Featuring a Parallel Reality (Near)


The Need by Helen Phillips
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Genre: Horror
Published: July 9, 2019
Format: Paperback
"New" or "Old": Used; old purchase
Pages/Time: 258 pages
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• About a Woman in STEM (plaleobotany)
• Without a Person on the Cover
• From NPR's Book Concierge
• Involves Alternate Reality, Worlds, or History
• Same Word in the Title (need)
• Related to Flora (plaleobotany)
52 Book Club
• Recommended by a Favorite Author (Emily St.John Mandel, Rebecca Makkai, Dana Spiotta, Laura Van Den Berg, Alexandra Kleeman & Kate Christensen)
• Involves a Second Chance (Moll)
• Author Who is Published in More than One Genre
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• About a "Found Family"
• Featuring a Man-Made Disaster (bomb)
• Reflected Image on the Cover or "Mirror" in the Title (plants reflected)
• Two POVs (Molly & Moll)

1930s

The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
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Genre: Contemporary
Published: 1939
Format: Paperback / Audiobook
"New" or "Old": New; new purchase / borrowed
Pages/Time: 244 pages
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• Main Character Whose Name Starts with A, T, or Y (Tod)
• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Fewer than 5,000 Goodreads Ratings (979 ratings as of 5/31/2022)
• Without a Person on the Cover
• Same Word in the Title (day, locust)
• Published at Least 10 Years Ago (1939)
• Handwriting on the Cover
• Time Related Word in the Title (Day)
52 Book Club
• Involving the Art World (film)
• Less than 2022 Goodreads Ratings (979 ratings as of 5/31/2022)
• Book with an Alternate Title (original title: The Cheated)
• Bilingual Character (Miguel)
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• Featuring a Man-Made Disaster (mob)
• Features Two Languages (Spanish)
• Set in Twin Towns (Los Angeles, California)


I'm Just a Person by Tig Notaro
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Genre: Memoir
Published: June 14, 2016
Format: Audiobook
"New" or "Old": Borrowed; Library/Hoopla
Pages/Time: 5 hours, 15 minutes
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Main Character Whose Name Starts with A, T, or Y (Tig)
• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Same Word in the Title (just, person)
52 Book Club
• Chapters with Titles
• Addresses a Specific Topic (death/mortality, loss of a parent, cancer)
• Audiobook Narrated by the Author
• Photographs Inside
• Title Starting with the Same Letter as your First Name
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• Can Be Read in One Sitting

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When You Find Out the World is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments by Kelly Oxford
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Genre: Memoir
Published: April 18, 2017
Format: Audiobook
"New" or "Old": Borrowed; Library/Hoopla
Pages/Time: 8 hours, 6 minutes
Other Prompts it could fit
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• 22 or More Letters in Title
• Fewer than 5,000 Goodreads Ratings (2,513 ratings as of 6/7/2022)
• Same Word in the Title (when, you, find, out world, against)
• All Five Vowels in the Title and/or Author's Name
52 Book Club
• Chapters with Titles
• Author with X, Y, or Z in their Name
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• Takes Place During your Favorite Season (summer)
• Can Be Read in One Sitting
• Set in Twin Towns (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada & Los Angeles, California)

(chalice)

Small Town Monsters by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
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Genre: Horror
Published: September 7, 2021
Format: Paperback
"New" or "Old": New, owned
Pages/Time: 305 Pages
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Fewer than 5,000 Goodreads Ratings (699 ratings as of 8/1/2022)
• Same Word in the Title (small, town, monster)
• Set in a Small Town or Rural Area
• Gothic Elements
52 Book Club
• Chapters with Titles
• Less than 2022 Goodreads Ratings (699 ratings as of 8/1/2022)
• Author with X, Y, or Z in their Name
• Set in a Rural Area
• Involves a Second Chance
• Author Who is Published in More than One Genre (mystery, horror, thriller)
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• Takes Place During your Favorite Season (summer)
• Featuring a Man-Made Disaster (explosion)
• Two POVs (Vera & Max)


Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
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Genre: Memoir
Published: April 20, 2021
Format: Hardcover & Audiobook
"New" or "Old": New, new purchase
Pages/Time: 239 Pages / 7 hours, 23 minutes
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Set on Different Continents (North America, Asia)
• From NPR's Book Concierge
• Asian or Pacific Islander Author
• Same Word in the Title (crying, mart)
• Handwriting on the Cover
52 Book Club
• Chapters with Titles
• Household Object on the Cover (chopsticks)
• Non-Fiction Best Seller
• Involving the Art World
• Set on at Least Two Continents (North America & Asia)
• Author with X, Y, or Z in their Name
• Addresses a Specific Topic (grief/death)
• Audiobook Narrated by the Author
• Bilingual Character
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• Cutlery on the Cover or in the Title (chopsticks)
• Set in Twin Towns (Eugene, Oregon, Seoul, South Korea mostly. Philadelphia & Bucks County, Pennsylvania & New York City, NEw York minor.)


What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
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Genre: Horror
Published: July 12, 2022
Format: Hardcover
"New" or "Old": New, New Purchase
Pages/Time: 158 Pages
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Set on Different Continents (Europe)
• Historical Fiction Genre
• Fewer than 5,000 Goodreads Ratings (4,532 ratings as of 8/15/2022)
• Without a Person on the Cover
• Less than 220 Pages or More than 440 Pages (158 Pages)
• Same Word in the Title (what, moves, dead)
• Set on or Near a Body of Water (the tern)
• Related to Flora (sometimes fungus are referred to as flora)
• Related to Fauna (hares, in book & on book cover)
• Set in a Small Town or Rural Area
• Involves Aging, or a Character in their Golden Years (most characters)
• Published in 2022 (published July 12, 2022)
52 Book Club
• Character with Superhuman Ability
• Has an "Author's Note"
• Set in a Rural Area
• Author Who is Published in More than One Genre (childrens, horror, fantasy)
• Published in 2022 (published July 12, 2022)
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• Published in 2022 (published July 12, 2022)
• Can Be Read in One Sitting (158 Pages)
• Featuring a Man-Made Disaster (fire)
• Quote from your Favorite Author on the Cover or on Amazon (Caitlin Starling, Brom, Lucy A. Snyder, Premee Mohamed, Andy Davidson, Jordan Shiveley)

Halloween

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton
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Genre: Dark Romance
Published: April 26, 2021
Format: eBook
"New" or "Old": Borrowed; Kindle Unlimited
Pages/Time: 153 Pages
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Source of Light on the Cover (carnival lights)
• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Less than 220 Pages or More than 440 Pages (153 Pages)
• Same Word in the Title (satan, affair)
52 Book Club
• From the Villain's Perspective
• Author Who is Published in More than One Genre (romance, horror, thriller)
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• Takes Place During your Favorite Season (fall, Halloween)
• Can Be Read in One Sitting (153 Pages)
• About a Secret
• Featuring a Man-Made Disaster (serial killer)

Con Artist

The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark
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Genre: Thriller
Published: August 23, 2022
Format: Hardcover
"New" or "Old": New; New Purchase
Pages/Time: 290 Pages
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Same Word in the Title (lies, tell)
• Published in 2022 (August 23, 2022)
52 Book Club
• From the Villain's Perspective
• Author Who is Published in More than One Genre (contemporary, thriller)
• Published in 2022 (August 23, 2022)
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• Published in 2022 (August 23, 2022)
• Can Be Read in One Sitting (290 Pages)
• About a Secret
• Two POVs (Kat & Meg)
• Set in Twin Towns (Los Angeles, California & Reading, Pennsylvania)

2012

Pines by Blake Crouch
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Genre: Thriller
Published: August 21, 2012
Format: Hardcover
"New" or "Old": New; Owned
Pages/Time: 309 Pages
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Main Character Whose Name Starts with A, T, or Y (Theresa)
• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Involves Alternate Reality, Worlds, or History
• Same Word in the Title (pines)
• Related to Flora (pines)
• All Five Vowels in the Title and/or Author's Name
• Set in a Small Town or Rural Area (Wayward Pines, Idaho)
52 Book Club
• Technology Themed
• Wealthy Character (Pilcher)
• Set in a Rural Area (Wayward Pines, Idaho)
• Involves a Second Chance (integration attempts)
• Author Who is Published in More than One Genre (thriller, science fiction)
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• About a "Found Family"
• About a Secret
• Featuring a Man-Made Disaster
• Someone Leading a Double Life (Pilcher)
• Two POVs (Ethan & Theresa)
• Set in Twin Towns (Seattle, Washington)

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16. A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet

The First Bad Man by Miranda July
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Genre: Contemporary
Published: January 13, 2015
Format: Hardcover
"New" or "Old": Used; New Purchase
Pages/Time: 376 Pages
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Without a Person on the Cover
• Same Word in the Title (fist, bad, man)
• Time Related Word in the Title (first)
52 Book Club
• Title Starting with the Letter "F"
• Author with X, Y, or Z in their Name
• Wealthy Character (Phillip)
• Audiobook Narrated by the Author
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• Sapphic Book
• About a "Found Family"
• About a Secret

New York, NY & Shanghai, China (both sister cities of London, England)

Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories by Meng Jin
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Genre: Contemporary
Published: July 5, 2022
Format: Paperback
"New" or "Old": New; ARC
Pages/Time: 207 Pages
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Set on Different Continents (North America, Asia, South America)
• Fewer than 5,000 Goodreads Ratings (140 ratings as of 9/11/2022)
• Asian or Pacific Islander Author
• Less than 220 Pages or More than 440 Pages (207 pages)
• Same Word in the Title (self, portrait, ghost)
• Published in 2022 (July 5, 2022)
52 Book Club
• Less than 2022 Goodreads Ratings (140 ratings as of 9/11/2022)
• Set on at Least Two Continents (North America, Asia, South America)
• Character with Superhuman Ability (The Odd Women)
• Five-Syllable Title
• Published in 2022 (July 5, 2022)
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• Published in 2022 (July 5, 2022)
• Sapphic Book
• Set in Twin Towns (Los Angeles & San Francisco, California, New York, New York, Shanghai, China)

Thunderstorms

Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
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Genre: Mystery
Published: October 1, 2005
Format: Paperback
"New" or "Old": New purchase, used copy
Pages/Time: 293 Pages
Other Prompts it could fit
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• Main Character Whose Name Starts with A, T, or Y (Tolliver Lang)
• Set on Different Continents (North America)
• Same Word in the Title (grave, sight)
• Published at Least 10 Years Ago (2005)
• Set in a Small Town or Rural Area (Sarne, Arkansas)
52 Book Club
• Household Object on the Cover (picture frame)
• Character with Superhuman Ability (Harper Connelly)
• Unlikely Detective (Harper Connelly)
• Wealthy Character (Sybil Teague)
• Set in a Rural Area (Sarne, Arkansas)
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• About the Afterlife
• Takes Place During your Favorite Season (fall)
Books mentioned in this topic
Grave Sight (other topics)Grave Sight (other topics)
Grave Sight (other topics)
Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories (other topics)
Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Charlaine Harris (other topics)Charlaine Harris (other topics)
Meng Jin (other topics)
Miranda July (other topics)
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Beechwood Island
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
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Genre: Suspense
Published: May 13, 2014
Format: Paperback
"New" or "Old": New; new purchase
Pages/Time: 282 pages (250 pages & 32 pages of bonus material)
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