Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

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message 1: by Jennifer (last edited Dec 31, 2021 08:01AM) (new)
Dec 26, 2021 01:55PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments How it works:
Each month you will be given 7 Listopia lists to pick at least one book to read that month. You can choose books from different lists if you decide to read more than one book. Or you can read several books from the same list. The first link will always be the main Listopia page.

Choosing from the main Listopia page:
You can pick any list that shows up on the main Listopia page. The categories are: Featured Lists, Lists with Recent Activity, Lists My Friends Have Voted On, Popular Lists.

You cannot click on a 'more' button, which would have you leave the main Listopia page. You have to choose a list that is currently on that page. (Be aware that the lists on the main page change regularly.)

Your goal is to reach 1 million points by the end of the year.

Rules:
No page limit.
Any version of the book is permitted (hardback, paperback, ebook, or audio book).

How to Score Your Book:
the book's # on the list x the # of people who voted for that book

Examples:
At one point, Violence was #142 on the "July 2020 Most-Anticipated Romances" list.
6 people voted for it. The score is 142 x 6 = 852 points.
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If your score is under 10,000, you can boost it by voting for and/or adding books to
that list. Example: your score was 852 points. You voted for or added 21 books to that list. 852 x 21 = 17,892. Your new score is 17,892 points.

- or -

Charlotte's Web is #20 on the "Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once" list. 6,179 people voted for it. The score is 20 x 6,179 = 123,580 points.

Average score per book to reach 1 million in twelve months:
1 book a month - 83,400
2 books a month - 41,700
3 books a month - 27, 800
4 books a month - 20,900
5 books a month - 16,700


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a sample Completion Post
Month: ???
List: July 2020 Most-Anticipated Romances
Book: Violence
Position # on the list: 142
# of people who voted for the book: 6
Total: 142 x 6 = 852

If total is less that 10,000 -
# of boosts: 21
New total: 142 x 6 = 852 x 13 = 17, 892



Running total post:


message 3: by Jennifer (new)
Jan 15, 2022 09:27AM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments Here is January

A Catered New Year's Eve
Position 502
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 100
List: Mysteries in Good taste
Points: 50200

A Catered Tea Party
Position 500
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 100
List: Mysteries in Good taste
Points: 50000

A Catered Book Club Murder
Position 499
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 100
List: Mysteries in Good taste
Points: 49900

A Catered Mother's Day
Position 506
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 100
List: Mysteries in Good taste
Points: 50600

Death on the Nile
Position 263
Number who voted 2
Boost Votes: 11
List: White as the driven snow
Points: 5786

Track of the Cat
Position 2197
Number who voted 3
Boost Votes: 0
List: Books you wish more people knew about Points: 6591

Total January points: 213077

Finding books for this was fun!


message 4: by Barb (new)
Jan 15, 2022 03:52PM

Barb Is this your own personal challenge, or is it open for others to join? Not sure I'd join anyhow, but you know me, I need to know the details :)


message 5: by Jennifer (new)
Jan 15, 2022 03:59PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments It’s a group listopia challenge at the group “The Challenge Factory.” The mod gives you 7 lists a month to read something from (as many or few as you want) and there’s a formula for scoring your books. The aim is a million points in the year.


message 6: by Barb (last edited Jan 16, 2022 09:26AM) (new)
Jan 15, 2022 08:24PM

Barb Ah, I see that now. I didn't see the original post, just yours, but now I get that this is your own personal thread for the group challenge :) Thanks!


message 8: by Jennifer (new)
Feb 27, 2022 01:48PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments The Vanishing Half
Position 901
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 65
List: in the pink
Points: 58565

Big Little Lies
Position 517
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 62
List: i don’t understand all the fuss
Points: 32054

Letters from Home
Position 971
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 46
List: Heart stopping books
Points: 44666

The Vanishing Half
Position 5
Number who voted 64
Boost Votes: 93
List: Best books of the 2020s
Points: 29760

The Duchess: A Novel of Wallis Simpson
Position 540
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 93
List: Best books of the 2020s
Points: 50220

The Second Mrs. Astor
Position 567
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 93
List: Best books of the 2020s
Points: 52731

Total points as of the end of February: 481,073


message 10: by Jennifer (last edited Mar 28, 2022 04:18PM) (new)
Mar 28, 2022 04:18PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments March books:

The Lady Elizabeth
Position 301
Number who voted 4
Boost Votes: 79
List: Greenest Books Ever
Points: 95116

In a Holidaze
Position 583
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 79
List: Greenest Books Ever
Points: 46057

Back in the Burbs
Position 1394
Number who voted 1
Boost Votes: 79
List: Greenest Books Ever
Points: 110,126

Total points as of the end of March: 732,372


message 12: by Jennifer (new)
Apr 25, 2022 03:05PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments May Accounting *****I'm really enjoying this challenge!!!!!

The Code of the Woosters
Position 116
Number who voted 48
Boost Votes: 97
List: What book would you like to live in
Points: 540096

Twelve Angry Men
Position 751
Number who voted 8
Boost Votes: 97
List: What book would you like to live in
Points: 582776

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Position 1971
Number who voted 2
Boost Votes: 97
List: What book would you like to live in
Points: 382374

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (yep, it appeared on two lists!!)
Position 78
Number who voted 15
Boost Votes: 29
List: True Crime -- Well Written
Points: 33930

Total game points so far: 2,271,548


message 14: by Jennifer (new)
May 26, 2022 12:24PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments The Wire in the Blood
Position 286
Number who voted 9
Boost Votes: 30
List: Best Detective/Mystery Series
Points: 77220

Murder for Choir
Position 662
Number who voted 2
Boost Votes: 30
List: Best Detective/Mystery Series
Points: 39720

Total points as of end of May: 2,388,488


message 16: by Jennifer (new)
Jun 30, 2022 11:33AM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments June:
Read: Enter a Murderer
Position: 222
Number who voted: 4
Boost votes: 29
List: London Calling
Points: 25752

Total points as of end of June: 2,414,240


message 18: by Jennifer (new)
Jul 30, 2022 02:56PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments July:
Read: Me Before You
Position: 327
Number who voted: 9
Boost votes: 1
List: Books that scored a five by me
Points: 2943

Read: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Position: 610
Number who voted: 4
Boost votes: 51
List: Books that scored a five by me
Points: 124440

Read: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Position: 900
Number who voted: 3
Boost votes: 51
List: Books that scored a five by me
Points: 137700

Read: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Position: 1316
Number who voted: 2
Boost votes: 58
List: Rereadable reads
Points: 152656

Read: Me Before You
Position: 1365
Number who voted: 2
Boost votes: 58
List: Rereadable reads
Points: 158340

Read: Innocent Traitor
Position: 72
Number who voted: 3
Boost votes: 30
List: Book titles that start with I J K
Points: 6480

Read: We Bought a Zoo
Position: 624
Number who voted: 4
Boost votes: 98
List: Best Memoir/Biography/Autobiography
Points: 244608

Read: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Position: 716
Number who voted: 1
Boost votes: 34
List: 2000-2015 Standalones
Points: 24344

Read: Innocent Traitor
Position: 1483
Number who voted: 1
Boost votes: 34
List: 2000-2015 Standalones
Points: 50422


Total points as of end of June: 3,316,173


message 20: by Jennifer (new)
Aug 30, 2022 01:19PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments Only got one in this month:

Read: Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession
Position: 165
Number who voted: 10
Boost votes: 14
List: Can’t wait books of 2017
Points: 23100

Total points so far: 3,339,273


message 22: by Jennifer (new)
Sep 29, 2022 06:40PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments September tally. I read two books, one of which was on 3 lists and the other was on two:

Read: The Time Traveler's Wife
Position: 283
Number who voted: 12
Boost votes: 47
List: What we've read so far in 2015
Points: 159612

Read: The Time Traveler's Wife
Position: 182
Number who voted: 65
Boost votes: 31
List: Judge a book by its cover
Points: 366730

Read: The Time Traveler's Wife
Position: 22
Number who voted: 368
Boost votes: 88
List: Books that blew me away
Points: 712448

Read: Mystic River
Position: 488
Number who voted: 19
Boost votes: 31
List: Judge a book by its cover
Points: 287432

Read: Mystic River
Position: 265
Number who voted: 30
Boost votes: 88
List: Books that blew me away
Points: 699600

Tally for the year so far: 5,565,095


message 24: by Jennifer (new)
Oct 29, 2022 07:02AM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments October reporting:

Read: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Position: 300
Number who voted: 4
Boost votes: 84
List: Books that could change your life
Points: 100800

Read: The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
Position: 765
Number who voted: 2
Boost votes: 84
List: Books that could change your life
Points: 128520

Tally for the year so far: 5,794,415


message 26: by Jennifer (new)
Nov 29, 2022 04:12PM

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1166 comments November reporting:

Read: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Position: 234
Number who voted: 6
Boost votes: 1
List: Foreign lands
Points: 1404

Read: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Position: 373
Number who voted: 9
Boost votes: 1
List: Unforgettables
Points: 3357

Read: The School of Essential Ingredients
Position: 129
Number who voted: 5
Boost votes: 68
List: Food on the cover
Points: 43860


New running total: 5,843,036


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