<whine> Why can't I just quit my job and read all the time?!? </whine>

[Jesse]

THE 2023 LIST

~JANUARY~

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
- Breath by Tim Winton (Australia)

2. A book by an author you read in 2022
- On the Beach by Nevil Shute

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
- Writers & Lovers by Lily King (A book with yellow, red, and white on the cover)

4. A book with an interracial relationship
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

~FEBRUARY~

6. A book where books are important
- The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
- You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

8. An author's debut book
- Sign Here by Claudia Lux

9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
- The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed (Wales Book of the Year Award nominee)

~MARCH~

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
- Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

11. A book about a person/character with a disability
- True Biz by Sara Novic

12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
- The Bees by Laline Paull

13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
- Upgrade by Blake Crouch

~APRIL~

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
- Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe

15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
- Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome (19th century)

16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
- Invisible Man by Ralph Elison (20th century)

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
- The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede (21st Century)

~MAY~

18. A book related to science
- How I Killed Pluto and Why it Had it Coming by Mike Brown

19. A book related to the arts
- Every Note Played by Lisa Genova

20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
- The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
- Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

~JUNE~

23. A book with a body of water in the title
- The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch

24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
- Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

25. A book with a tropical setting
- Hawaii by James Michener

26. A book related to pride
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi

~JULY~

27. A book by an author from continental Europe
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

28. A book that is dark
- The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm

29. A book that is light
- The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy (light cover image)

30. A book related to a chess piece
- Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli (Hogwarts is a castle)

31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
- Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

~AUGUST~

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
- True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

34. A novella
- Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

35. A book with a school subject in the title
- Your Favorite Band is Killing Me by Steven Hyden

~SEPTEMBER~

36. A book that has been translated from another language
- Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada

37. A book with the theme of returning home
- The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout

38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
- Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh

39. A western
- The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

~OCTOBER~

40. A book with a full name in the title
- Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
- Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
- Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella

43. A book that involves a murder
- The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
- Super-Infinite by Katherine Randall

~NOVEMBER~

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
- Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey

46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
- The Measure by Nikki Erlick

47. A book related to a geometric shape
- The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
- The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

~DECEMBER~

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
- The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
- Barnaby Ridge by Charles Dickens (A book by an author who published at least seven books)

51. A book published in 2023
- The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
- Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyika

[Aimee]

Love the title of this thread, definitely relatable! :)

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Retirement has been great for my reading!!