…^^^MJ isn’t gonna plan this ATY either list^^^…

[MJ]

I am in bed with Covid at the moment, so I might as well start my thread, right?

When I finish a book, I will erase the prompt from this list, and add it to the appropriate quarter in the comments below:

THE 2023 LIST

9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

19. A book related to the arts

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author

31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature

35. A book with a school subject in the title
A Brief History of Time

39. A western
The Cold Dish

42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
Tokyo Ueno Station

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023

[MJ]

First quarter

January
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
Project Hail Mary
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
The Humans
2. A book by an author you read in 2022
The Obelisk Gate

February
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
Saving Lucy: A girl, a bike, a street dog
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" (posh)
Wait for Me!

March
43. A book that involves a murder
Pronto
23. A book with a body of water in the title
Gift from the Sea
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 1870s: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
Nine Liars

[MJ]

Second quarter

April
26. A book related to pride
The Murder of Mr. Wickham
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Beneath the Sugar Sky
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: BooK 3
Picnic at Hanging Rock
18. A book related to science
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers

May
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
(2. A book by an author you read in 2022)
The Stone Sky

June
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list:
A book that can be found on Project Gutenberg
Jane Eyre
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow: The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure
37. A book with the theme of returning home
Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest

[MJ]

Third quarter

July
51. A book published in 2023
Murder at Haven's Rock

August
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
In the Lives of Puppets
27. A book by an author from continental Europe
No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

September
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
A Dangerous Place
34. A novella
In an Absent Dream
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
Rue des Rosiers
8. An author's debut book
Of Women and Salt
36. A book that has been translated from another language
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
Small Days and Nights
28. A book that is dark
Bird Box
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
Four Faces of the Moon

[MJ]

Fourth quarter

October
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
The Plague of Doves
29. A book that is light
A Time of Light and Shadow: To Asia, Africa, and the Long Way Home
4. A book with an interracial relationship
Café Con Lychee
6. A book where books are important
The Cat Who Saved Books
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
Alchemy and Rose
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog
40. A book with a full name in the title
First: Sandra Day O'Connor

November
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
30. A book related to a chess piece
A Woman Made of Snow
25. A book with a tropical setting
Duma Key

December
47. A book related to a geometric shape
Kamouraska (love triangle)
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
Spill Simmer Falter Wither

[MJ]

Reserved

[MJ]

Okay, I lied when I said I wasn’t going to plan 2023, but I keep finding books that I want (for various reasons) to get off my tbr. Past experience suggest though, that the books on my list that I add before New Years will look totally unappealing when January 1 rolls around. The four books I lined up for the start of 2022 did not get read! It’s too bad, because I really want to read all the books I have listed NOW.

EDIT: except for Moby Duck. The title fits, so it’s just there as an option.

[Celeste]

Get better from COVID! I'm a slow reader and I over plan way before Jan. 1st as well. My loophole: Read as much as you can and save the last pages for the New Year. (^_^) It makes your GR reading challenge look like it's on track! Please take care! CELESTE.

P.S. Let me know if you need me to delete my comment. I don't want to interrupt your list's flow.

[MJ]

Celeste wrote: "Get better from COVID! I'm a slow reader and I over plan way before Jan. 1st as well. My loophole: Read as much as you can and save the last pages for the New Year. (^_^) It makes your GR reading c..."

I don’t mind comments appearing in the thread so it can stay! I had Covid in October when I started the thread, so I am better now!

I’m already “behind” in this year’s challenge! I don’t have a good track record for finishing all the challenge prompts, which I am okay with… as long as I’m reading some great books along the way!

[MJ]

I’m currently reading Bird Box for
28. A book that is dark

And I’m enjoying it way more than I expected. So creepy!

The recent read-a-thon had me googling for short book I could fit for those prompts and now I’m want to read a bunch at once!

Melt With You
The Cat Who Saved Books
Tokyo Ueno Station
are waiting for me to read them. Not that they’re super short, but they caught my interest while searching for read-a-thon books. I’m behind in this year’s ATY but I did a bunch of catching up last week and these four books will help me catch up some more.

[MJ]

All this year I’ve had the name Rupert Sheldrake down as an author for
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or spectre

And it appears that I mixed up his name with someone else for that prompt. I remember discovering an author I really wanted to read for that one, but now I have no idea who it was. Not Mr. Sheldrake.
Ridiculous.

[MJ]

I’ve just read the preface and first paragraph of Lonesome Dove and thinking there’s no way I can get through an 800+ page book at this stage of the challenge when I have five or six other, shorter books that I also want to read. But that first paragraph and preface have me hooked! Reluctantly I am shelving it until next year, when maybe I can fit it in for the prompt,

A book involving travel.

I am over halfway through First: Sandra Day O'Connor and I am enjoying it much more than I expected. I am reading it for:

40. A book with a full name in the title

I will not be finishing the challenge this year but I’ll keep chugging along to see how far I get. It has been a really tough year, plus I’m starting a new job next week, and getting ready for a big trip in December. Too many distractions that won’t allow me to focus on books!