34 -- Direction In The Title

[Lindsey]

34. Direction in the title

For this prompt, we’re looking for any book with direction in the title. As with all our title-related prompts, this may be included in the main title, subtitle, or series title.

* Direction can be cardinal direction (points on a compass: North, South, East, West.)
* Direction may also be positional. Positional words describe the location of something in relation to something else. Examples of positional direction words could include: Up, Down, Right, Left, Forward, Front, Back, Backward, Behind, Straight, Ahead, Far, In, On, Above, Below, etc.
* You could also choose a title with the word “direction” in the title, subtitle, or series title.
* An additional interpretation for this prompt would be to choose a title that is an imperative sentence. (A title that doubles as a command or direction to do something.) For example: “Go Set a Watchman,” “Don't Let Her Stay,” “Do Not Become Alarmed,” etc. In this case, the entire title is a direction (or command).

Any directional word in the title will count for this prompt, and the word can be in any language.

As a creative interpretation, you may choose a word that has another direction word inside of it. For example, a title word the word “Beast” (contains the word “east” inside.) Other examples include, but aren’t limited to, the words: feast, Easter, awestruck, narrowest, unorthodox, touchdown, downtown, porcupine, frontier, cleft, fright, etc.


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[Hilde]

Hellas fra sør til nord - en reise i gammel og ny tid by Aage Hauken

[Angela Y]

Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey

[Denise]

I’m planning to read Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

[Tania]

On my TBR:
Through My Eyes
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War
The Sky Below

Books I've read and recommend:
East of Desolation
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
Turtles All the Way Down
Secrets She Left Behind

[Rachael]

Drag Me Up

[Ash]

Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey

[Kerie Lynn]

Down & Out in Paris & London

[Aquaria]

I now have both the impetus and an excuse to read West with the Night by Beryl Markham.

I'm also reading one of the so-called Four Great Chinese Novels, Journey to the West. Since it's well over 1700 pages long, I don't recommend it unless one absolutely has an itch to read a classic of Asian literature.

[Rayna]

I'm planning to read Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. Could also work for the "book set in winter" prompt.

[Lisa Marie]

There were a lot of choices from my TBR bookshelf....I finally decided to read:



The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren

HAPPY READING!!

[Kate]

The Man in the High castle Philip K. Dick

[Julie]

Could Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen or What a Way To Go by Bella Mackie count for this one?

[Narella23]

I listened to East of Alice by Annie Seaton for this prompt.

[Megan]

Beneath the Surface by John Hargrove. 4.5 stars.

[Rachel]

I went for the command/instruction approach and read One, Two, Buckle my Shoe by Agatha Christie

[Ana]

Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas (technically a play?? oh well, I'm reading it anyway 🤣)

[Amber]

Would Orbital count as a direction?

[Lindsey]

Amber wrote: "Would Orbital count as a direction?"

Personally I wouldn't. A direction would be more like Left, Right, North, South, Up, Down. You wouldn't say "Orbital" when telling someone where to go.

[Katherine]

West With Giraffes

[Katherine]

Lindsey wrote: "Amber wrote: "Would Orbital count as a direction?"

Personally I wouldn't. A direction would be more like Left, Right, North, South, Up, Down. You wouldn't say "Orbital" when telli..."

agreed

[Nicola]

tenuous but I've just finished UPgrade- by Paul Mort - I had this on preorder and couldn't wait to read it!

[Kelsey]

I read How To Read A Book by Monica Wood

[Linzi]

I read Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

[Nessa]

"Growing Up Urkel" by Jaleel White

[Traci]

Spaced Out by Stuart Gibbs 2/14/25

https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lily]

Would We Are Not From Here count?

[Maria]

I read Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune. VERY good!

[Tamara]

I read "The New Black West: Photographs from America's Only Touring Black Rodeo" by Gabriela Hasbun

[Nike]

I'll read Out by Natsuo Kirino

[Holly]

March Forward, Girl by Melba Pattillo Beals

[Noemi]

Does "between" count as a direction? If yes I will read Between Friends & Lovers

[Krista]

I read Beyond Ivy Walls (audio book)

[Kristi]

I read The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James.

[Barbara]

Just read The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani.

[Brother Stephen]

Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the Wild West by Hampton Sides ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Andrea]

Do you think Raising Hare would count - raising can indicate going up??? or am I grasping at straws????

[Kelly]

“Into the Darkness” by Barbara Michaels is a good mystery and the title does it: where are they going? Into the darkness.

[GailW]

Andrea wrote: "Do you think Raising Hare would count - raising can indicate going up??? or am I grasping at straws????"

LOL. I struggled with this one too for the same reason. But imho, it is a direction - "up".

[Michele]

North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both by Cea Sunrise Person. Her family was Messed Up.

[Jennie]

Watership Down

[DaNae]

How does everybody feel about Ascension as a direction?

I’m thinking about Sanderson‘s, Well of Ascension.

[Tania]

I ended up reading Falling Down by Guillermo del Toro for this prompt, it was a short read.

[Jessica]

I read We Do Not Part Han Kang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Sharan]

I read North and South
Loved reading this one

30/52

[Marielle]

Question: does ' You are here' (David Ni holls) count? What do you all think?

[Lilijana ᓚᘏᗢ]

Marielle wrote: "Question: does ' You are here' (David Ni holls) count? What do you all think?"

Hi! I'd say "You Are Here" totally counts! "Here" is a positional word, kinda like those "You Are Here" pointers on a map.

[Marielle]

thnx, Liliana!!

[Casey]

For this prompt, I read Kevin Wilson's new novel, Run for the Hills. I was going to read it anyway, since I'm a diehard Wilson fan, but I like how the book title is an imperative sentence with the positional command (Where are you running? For the hills!)

[Sara]

The Geographer's Map to Romance by India Holton