Sherri H 2023 Reading Plan

[Sherri]

THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y. Light to the Hills.
2. A book by an author you read in 2022. The White Lady
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list. Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
4. A book with an interracial relationship. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover. Maame

6. A book where books are important. Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title. When We Believed in Mermaids
8. An author's debut book. The Violin Conspiracy
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W. Memphis

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities". The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
11. A book about a person/character with a disability. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies. The Empress of Salt and Fortune
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover. Trophy Hunt

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake. Verity
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1. The Marriage Portrait
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2. The Dovekeepers
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

18. A book related to science. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
19. A book related to the arts. Woman on Fire: A Novel
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy.
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover. First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies

23. A book with a body of water in the title. Walden
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy. Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
25. A book with a tropical setting. The Garden of Evening Mists
26. A book related to pride. Giovanni's Room

27. A book by an author from continental Europe. The Winners
28. A book that is dark. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
29. A book that is light. The Guncle
30. A book related to a chess piece. Billy Summers
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com. Demon Copperhead

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature. The Madness of Crowds
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923. ...And Ladies of the Club
34. A novella. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
35. A book with a school subject in the title. Lessons in Chemistry

36. A book that has been translated from another language. A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast
37. A book with the theme of returning home. From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
39. A western. Whiskey When We're Dry

40. A book with a full name in the title. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists. The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter. The Dead Romantics
43. A book that involves a murder. We Are the Light
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal. The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books. The Invention of Wings
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe. Black Cake
47. A book related to a geometric shape. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story. The Witch's Heart

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023. Cloud Cuckoo Land
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt. The Sisters Brothers
51. A book published in 2023. The Writing Retreat
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title. Sharks in the Time of Saviors