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January-March(1)
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan 1/2/2022
Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flower 1/6/2023(2)
Iced Under by Barbara Ross 1/6/2023(31)
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson 1/7/2023(24)
The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan 1/8/2023(33)
The Icebound Land by John Flanagan 1/8/2023
The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan 1/11/2023(20)
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams 1/14/2023
The Sorcerer of the North by 1/15/2023(14)
The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan 1/16/2023(43)
All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark 1/22/2023
Ranger's Apprentice 7: Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan 1/22/2023
The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan 1/27/2023(27)
Beartown by Fredrik Backman 1/30/2023
Halt's Peril by John Flanagan 2/1/2023
The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan 2/5/2023(12)
Honey Roasted by Cleo Coyle 2/5/2023
The Lost Stories by John Flanagan by John Flanagan 2/15/2023(30)
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo 2/17/2023(39)
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson 2/26/2023(35)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 2/26/2023
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 3/5/2023(38)
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 3/6/2023(29)
Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower 3/17/2023
Let It Snow by Nancy Thayer 3/18/2023(6)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3/22/2023(16)
The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover by Susan Wittig Albert 3/23/2023(15)
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 3/28/2023(41)
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 3/31/2023
April-June
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam M. Grant 4/14/2023(45)
Fairy Tale by Stephen King 4/20/2023(52)
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon 4/24/2023(49)
The Winners by Fredrik Backman 4/29/2023
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow 4/30/2023
Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber 5/8/2023
Ranger's Oath by Blake Arthur Peel 5/12/2023(22)
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain 5/20/2023(8)
The Maid by Nita Prose 5/27/2023(13)
The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle by Susan Wittig Albert 5/29/2023
Doom Bringers by Blake Arthur Peel 5/31/2023(18)
How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now by Stanislas Dehaene 6/2/2023
War Echoes by Blake Arthur Peel 6/7/2023(9)
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 6/10/2023
Exiled by Blake Arthur Peel 6/11/2023(37)
The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 6/12/2023(48)
Prince of Darkness by Blake Arthur Peel 6/11/2023(4)
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris 6/21/2023
Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron 6/22/2023(44)
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian 6/23/2023(34)
The Very First Damned Thing by Jodi Taylor 6/27/2023
July-September(21)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo 7/2/2023(47)
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill 7/5/2023(26)
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 7/9/2023(10)
Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn 7/17/2023(40)
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 7/21/2023(5)
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez 7/22/2023(17)
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez 7/24/2023(11)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 7/30/2023(36)
The Laughing Policeman by Maj ; Wahloo Sjowall 8/1/2023
The Star Scroll by Melanie Rawn 8/7/2023(51)
Witch King by Martha Wells 8/11/2023
The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker 8/14/2023
Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn 8/20/2023
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 8/23/2023
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 8/23/2023(28)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 8/28/2023(32)
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber 8/31/2023(46)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo 9/2/2023(42)
The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Alice Kimberly 9/2/2023(50)
The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy 9/3/2023(7)
Who Shot the Serif? by Daisy Robyns 9/8/2023
Stronghold by Melanie Rawn 9/14/2023
Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale 9/15/2023
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson 9/16/2023(19)
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 9/18/2023
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Doomsday Match by Jeff Wheeler 10/7/2023
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin 10/8/2023 (3)
Language Families of the World by John McWhorter 10/11/2023(23)
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 10/16/2023
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 10/25/2023
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson 10/26/2023
The Crucible by Arthur Miller 11/5/2023
What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand 11/7/2023
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison 11/11/2023
Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King 11/12/2023
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson 11/13/2023
Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson 11/14/2023
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 11/14/2023
ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson 11/17/2023
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson 11/17/2023
Evershore by Brandon Sanderson 11/24/2023Charlaine HarrisLiving Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris 11/24/2023
Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar 11/28/2023
Song of Susannah by Stephen King 11/29/2023
How to Build Meaningful Relationships through Conversations by Carol Ann Lloyd 12/1/2023
Defiant by Brandon Sanderson 12/1/2023
Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand 12/3/2023
Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 12/7/2023
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison 12/9/2023
Trouble in Little Leaf Creek by Cindy Bell 12/10/2023
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn 12/14/2023
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris 12/17/2023
Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore 12/18/2023
The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush by Susan Wittig Albert 12/20/2023
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 12/22/2023
Pages to Fill by Travis Baldree 12/22/2023
Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris 12/26/2023
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THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y- (Araluen)
2. A book by an author you read in 2022-
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list- (A book about words or language, or emphasizing the spoken word)
4. A book with an interracial relationship-
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover-
6. A book where books are important-
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title-
8. An author's debut book-
The Maid by Nita Prose 5/27/2023
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W- (World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014))
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"-
11. A book about a person/character with a disability-
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies-
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover-
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake-
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 (mainly 18th century)
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 (20th century)-
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 (21st century)-
18. A book related to science-
19. A book related to the arts-
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
23. A book with a body of water in the title-
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy-
25. A book with a tropical setting-
26. A book related to pride-
27. A book by an author from continental Europe-
28. A book that is dark-
29. A book that is light-
30. A book related to a chess piece-
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com- (Robin Hobb)
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature- (Seattle)
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923-
35. A book with a school subject in the title-
36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover-
39. A western-
34. A novella-
40. A book with a full name in the title-
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists-
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter-
43. A book that involves a murder-
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books-
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
47. A book related to a geometric shape-
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story-
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023-
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt- 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list- (A book connected to Ireland)
51. A book published in 2023-
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title-