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message 1: by Lori (last edited Jan 23, 2023 09:45AM) (new)

Lori | 6 comments THE 2022 LIST


✓1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain , completed 4-10-22

✓2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
Too Many Cooks (Nero Wolfe, #5) by Rex Stout #5 Nero Wolfe Series, completed 1-14-22
The Red Box (Nero Wolfe, #4) by Rex Stout #4 Nero Wolfe Series read in 2021 (completed 11-28-21)

✓3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #3) by Agatha Christie - Completed 1-27-22

4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list.
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers , "A Story of Redemption", completed 7-23-22

5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green Completed 9/24/22

✓6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
The Hollow Man (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6) by John Dickson Carr , completed 1-4-22

✓7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
Inspector French's Greatest Case (Inspector French #1) by Freeman Wills Crofts , Completed 1-31-22

✓8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist , North America, Completed 1-29-22

✓9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers , Europe, completed 2-13-22

10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3

11. A book from historical fiction genre
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman

12. A book related to glass

13. A book about a woman in STEM

✓14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
Julia Ried by Pansy , completed 1-24-22

✓15. A book without a person on the cover
Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym , completed 4-10-22

16. A book related to Earth Day

17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author

19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis ]

✓20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton , completed 1-26-22

✓21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #16) by Agatha Christie , completed 2-11-22

✓22. A book with a Jewish character or author
Unafraid Mary (Lineage of Grace, #5) by Francine Rivers , completed 2-3-22

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

24. A book related to inclement weather

25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages

26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1

27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2

28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards

29. A book set on or near a body of water

30. A book related to mythology

✓31. A book published at least 10 years ago
Overruled (Marjorie's Story Book 2) by Pansy , completed 2-14-22

✓32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith , completed 3-30-22

✓33. The next book in a series
The Wisdom of Father Brown (Father Brown, #2) by G.K. Chesterton , Father Brown, #2 in series, completed 1-16-22

34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role

✓35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
Phantastes by George MacDonald , completed 2-8-22

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #19) by Agatha Christie

37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name

38. A book by a Latin American author

39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards

✓41. A book with a theme of food or drink
Irish Whiskey (Nuala Anne McGrail, #3) by Andrew M. Greeley , completed 3-9-22

42. A book with a language or nationality in the title

43. A book set in a small town or rural area

44. A book with gothic elements

✓45. A book related to a game
Numbers Game (Numbers Game, #1) by Rebecca Rode - completed 1-20-22

✓46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
Hinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard , completed 2-25-22

47. A book with handwriting on the cover

✓48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak , completed 4-1-22

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"

50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years

✓51. A book published in 2022
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont , completed 4-13-22

52. A book with a time-related word in the title


message 2: by Lori (last edited Jan 23, 2023 09:43AM) (new)

Lori | 6 comments Ideas for each prompt:

THE 2022 LIST

1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021


3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title


4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list


5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name


6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2

10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
11. A book from historical fiction genre
12. A book related to glass
13. A book about a woman in STEM

14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
15. A book without a person on the cover
16. A book related to Earth Day
17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
22. A book with a Jewish character or author

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
24. A book related to inclement weather
25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1

27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
29. A book set on or near a body of water
30. A book related to mythology

31. A book published at least 10 years ago
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
33. The next book in a series
34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
Sad Cypress

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
38. A book by a Latin American author
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
41. A book with a theme of food or drink
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
43. A book set in a small town or rural area
44. A book with gothic elements

45. A book related to a game
46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
47. A book with handwriting on the cover
48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
51. A book published in 2022
52. A book with a time-related word in the title


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