Play Harder Sign Up

[LibraryCin]

Thank you both! My concern is it's just another place to update things, so I'll debate whether or not to set one up. (I have a number of groups over on LT where I also post reviews and update things, so it gets to be a lot!).

[Joy D]

LibraryCin wrote: "Thank you both! My concern is it's just another place to update things, so I'll debate whether or not to set one up. (I have a number of groups over on LT where I also post reviews and update thing..."
Cindy, I put a link in my more general Member Tracking to take me to the specific Play Harder thread, so that I only track it once (well, once on PBT anyway).

[LibraryCin]

Joy D wrote: "Cindy, I put a link in my more general Member Tracking to take me to the specific Play Harder thread, so that I only track it once (well, once on PBT anyway)...."

Oh, that's a good idea. Thanks!

[Joi]

Officially signing up, I'd love a list. Hoping to be around more on PBT for 2025!

[Joanne]

Welcome back Joi, we have missed you!

[Anita]

Joi wrote: "Officially signing up, I'd love a list. Hoping to be around more on PBT for 2025!"

So great to see you, Joi! Here you go!

1. A book with a character who is an alien (or might be one)
2. A book considered a classic
3. A book with a predominantly RED cover. (At least 50%)
4. Read a book that is Historical fiction
5. A book set in Alaska or Hawaii
6. A book with multiple points of view from different characters
7. Book with a tree on the cover.
8. Includes a road trip of at least 500 miles
9. Read a book with a "new to you" author.
10. A book published in the 1980's
11. A noir novel or collection of noir short stories
12. Read a book about a strong woman

[Sabrina]

I would like to sign up please.

[Anita]

Sabrina wrote: "I would like to sign up please."

Of course!!

1. A book set in a cold climate
2. Read one of the top ten longest books on your tbr.
3. Read a book where the author shares first name with one of your family members
4. A book set primarily in a house, apartment, or other residence
5. A book with one of the classic Monopoly tokens on the cover (cannon, battleship, iron, race car, thimble, top hat, dog)
6. Read a multigenerational story (fiction or nonfiction)
7. A book tagged motherhood, mother or Mother’s Day
8. Read a book featuring a female detective
9. A book featuring a story about a grandparent
10. Read a book by an author with the same last name as one of your favorite writers
11. Read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea
12. A book that digs up old secrets (fiction or nonfiction)

[Saorsa]

Let’s give this a go. I bailed last year, but I usually do fairly well on these Popsugar type ones (but their topics never change — these look great!).

[Anita]

Saorse wrote: "Let’s give this a go. I bailed last year, but I usually do fairly well on these Popsugar type ones (but their topics never change — these look great!)."

1. Reread a chapter book that you originally read under the age of 18.
2. A book involving a father, fatherhood or Father’s Day.
3. A book featuring a story about a grandparent
4. Collection of any year's best short fiction or stories edited by a favorite author
5. Read a with points of view from more than one character
6. Read a book of non-fiction related to history
7. Read a book recommended by a librarian.
8. A nonfiction book about a medical subject
9. Book by author who you first read for a PBT Monthly Tag
10. A food memoir
11. Read one of your top ten shortest books on your tbr.
12. A book tagged “language” or “linguistics”

[Saorsa]

Thanks, Anita! Some of these are really great, and I’m excited to start combing my TBR! My graduate assistant thinks it’s hilarious that I got „read a nonfiction history book.“ I told her to find the most esoteric work she can unearth, and I‘ll read it. My middle son graduates this spring from uni as an English major; he is going to choose my collection.

[Anita]

Saorse wrote: "Thanks, Anita! Some of these are really great, and I’m excited to start combing my TBR! My graduate assistant thinks it’s hilarious that I got „read a nonfiction history book.“ I told her to find t..."

So LOVE seeing you here!!!! I did lol when I saw #6! I like how you are already making this extra fun by including family and friends!

[Booknblues]

I find that I am intrigued by all these creative prompts and would love to sign-up and see what I get.

[Anita]

Booknblues wrote: "I find that I am intrigued by all these creative prompts and would love to sign-up and see what I get."

1. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Microsoft. Read a book where a computer or computer-related technology plays a major role in the story.
2. Read a nonfiction book about a science related topic.
3. Read a book with type of portal to an alternate world
4. A book involving an escape or heist
5. Read a nonfiction book about or set in the Middle East.
6. Read a cookbook
7. Read a book about outdoor survival
8. Read a book set in your dream holiday destination
9. Read a book from Goodreads' Best of the Year list, any year.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_b...
10. A book with a main character who is a lawyer
11. Read a food memoir
12. Read a book by an author whose last name could be a first name: example: Christopher ROBIN

[Amy]

You got a great list Fran!!!

[Booknblues]

Amy wrote: "You got a great list Fran!!!"

Yippee! Fun, I have some at both ends of my reading spectrum

Love:
5. Read a nonfiction book about or set in the Middle East.
6. Read a cookbook
7. Read a book about outdoor survival
11. Read a food memoir

Not so much:
1. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Microsoft. Read a book where a computer or computer-related technology plays a major role in the story.

I can make it work:
2. Read a nonfiction book about a science related topic. - nature, zoology, environment.
3. Read a book with type of portal to an alternate world - possibly time travel
4. A book involving an escape or heist - I'm not into heists, but escapes are always good.

[LibraryCin]

Booknblues wrote: "Not so much:
1. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Microsoft. Read a book where a computer or computer-related technology plays a major role in the story.
..."

There are some interesting AI books out there now. This is biography/history, but I'd recommend (it made my top 10, or really 9, this year):
Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World by Parmy Olson

ETA: There is also an older one, with some humor (still nonfiction, though): You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place

[Saorsa]

Booknblues wrote: "Amy wrote: "You got a great list Fran!!!"

Yippee! Fun, I have some at both ends of my reading spectrum

Love:
5. Read a nonfiction book about or set in the Middle East.
6. Read a cookbook
7. Read ..."

If you are into art, rare books, or gems, there are some really good heist books. Off the top of my head: Artful Deception, Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession, Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History, and Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures, and one on my list: A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue. Betcha can’t guess what my Deep Dive topic was one year!

If I were to recommend one I think you would like, it would be Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History. One of the main players is the guy who wrote Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones, another crazy good book (but I digress). Flawless is stellar narrative nonfiction, fast paced, engaging, reads like you are there. Lots of history and science about diamonds, as well as the heist.

[Joanne]

Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History is on my TBR, Fran. it looks good

[KimBear]

Hi Anita...sign me up!

[Anita]

Promise to get you a list tomorrow morning, Kimbear!!!

[anarresa]

Late to the new year. I would also like a list.

[Anita]

So sorry for the delay! The random.org website it having some issues, and I have been unable to access it to generate the list. Hopefully it gets fixed soon. Otherwise I need to find a plan B.

[Anita]

KimBear wrote: "Hi Anita...sign me up!"

1. A book containing a long walking or hiking trek
2. Read a book about the history of the Israeli - Palestinian conflict
3. A book by an author of color
4. Read a short story collection
5. Read a cookbook
6. Includes a road trip of at least 500 miles
7. Read a One Hit Wonder (author who published only one successful book)
8. A book related to or featuring the game of baseball
9. Read a book related to the cold.
10. A book by a BIPOC author.
11. Read a book set during a war that's NOT WWII.
12. A book featuring gambling, lotteries, or games of chance

[Anita]

anarresa wrote: "Late to the new year. I would also like a list."

1. A book published in 2025
2. A book with “day” or “night” in the title
3. A book set on a spaceship
4. A book of essays
5. A book where a character attends a wedding
6. A book related to exploration (of any type)
7. A book about or featuring an ancient civilization
8. A book on the Tournament of Books longlist (any year).
9. Read a book from the top 10 highest rated books on your TBR
10. A book where same word appears twice (or more) in the title
11. Includes a road trip of at least 500 miles
12. A book with an unreliable narrator

[Olivermagnus]

I'm ready for another list.

List 1 - January 2025

🔹️1. Book with an orange cover.
B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton - 3.5 Stars - 1/2/25
Review


🔹️2. A book with a Star in the content, title or cover (this could be an astronomy book, a celebrity memoir, or something else.
The Sun Is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon - 3 Stars - 1/6/25
Review

🔹️3. A book with a politics tag - Tagged Politics 57 times
The First Ladies - Marie Benedict - 4.5 Stars - 1/11/25
Review

🔹️4. A book that includes at least 1 recipe
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25
Review

🔹️5. A book involving archeology or an archeologist.
The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths - 4 Stars - 1/10/25
Review

🔹️6. Read a book that won the Goodreads choice award, any year and any category
Funny Story - Emily Henry - 4 Stars - 1/12/25
Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Readers' Favorite Romance (2024), Winner for Readers' Favorite Audiobook (2024)
Review

7. Read a book that was reviewed in 2024 and given 5 stars in PBT's Other Books Discussion
Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ‘76 - Dan Epstein - 4.5 Stars - 1/15/25
Review

🔹️8. Read a book that's been included on a celebrity book list. For example Oprah, Barack Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Bill Gates, etc.
The Wedding People - Alison Espach - 4 Stars - 1/3/25 - August 2024 Read With Jenna Book Club Selection
Review

🔹️9. A book set during a civil war or revolution
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War - Erik Larson - 4 Stars - 1/5/25
Review

🔹️10. Read a graphic novel
The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang - 4 Stars - 1/9/25
Review

🔹️11. A book tagged "Literary-Fiction" at least 5 times.
Orbital - Samantha Harvey - 3 Stars - 11/7/25 - tagged Literary Fiction 211 times
Review

🔹️12. Read a book with a main-page genre of HUMOR. (Tag appears on the book's main page; NO need to open up the tag pages)
A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 1/9/25
Review

[Anita]

Olivermagnus wrote: "I'm ready for another list.

.."

Yowser! So fast.

1. Read a narrative nonfiction book
2. Read a book on PBT's pbt-decathlon book shelf.
3. Book set in Jungle
4. Memoir by a chef or a food writer
5. Read a science book
6. Book with a dog on the cover.
7. Read a book featuring a female detective
8. Two books with the same title (excluding A, An, The, or Subtitles)
9. A book that fits the tag psychology
10. A book with “day” or “night” in the title
11. Read a book that fits a tag that was nominated in 2024 but didn't win the popular vote. Must be tagged at least 5 times with the tag you pick.
12. A book involving an ethical dilemma

[Olivermagnus]

This second list doesn't look quite so easy........

Thanks.

[Pam]

I'm ready for another list, please!


List 1:
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1. Read a book that's been included on a celebrity book list. For example Oprah, Barack Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Bill Gates, etc.
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham - review here

2. Read a book about outdoor survival
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith - review here

3. A book that is a travel essay or memoir
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls - review here

4. A book related to or featuring the game of baseball
Catch Us When We Fall by Juliette Fay - review here

5. An award winning book from 2024
Provenance by Ann Leckie - review here

6. A book with the word “history” in the title
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman - review here

7. Read a mystery set in a non-English speaking country
1222 by Anne Holt - review here

8. A biography or autobiography
Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben - review here

9. Re-read a favorite book.
Lord of the White Hell, Book 1 by Ginn Hale - review here

10. A book that is contemporary romance
The Fall by Kate Sherwood - review here

11. Read a book written by an author that shares your initials.
The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts - review here

12. Read one of your top ten shortest books on your tbr.
A Little Village Blend - review here
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[Anita]

Pam wrote: "I'm ready for another list, please!


List 1:

1. Read a book that's been included on a celebrity book list. For example Oprah, Barack Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Bill Gates, etc.
[book:The Day of th..."

Wow, Pam!!! I will get this to you shortly. Very impressive!

[Anita]

Pam wrote: "I'm ready for another list, please!

1. Read a book by an author you've been meaning to try, but never have read before
2. Read a nonfiction book about food and or food culture
3. A book about a sport
4. A book with the word "book" in the title
5. A book published in the 1970s
6. Read a book with recipes in it. Make one of the recipes and include a review of the recipe in your review
7. The author's first or last name starts with X, Y, or Z
8. A book set in a 'haunted' house - whether for real or rumored.
9. A family saga or family drama
10. A book featuring or featured in a podcast or blog.
11. A book fully or partially set in the Arctic or Antarctic
12. Read a book you’ve borrowed from your local library

[Hannah]

Could I please have my next list?

First List:

✔️ 1. A book with a compass direction in the title - They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South - Read 1/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 2. Read a book that's new to you and that a PBT member has on their top ten list of 2024 - My Friends - Read 25/1/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 3. Read a book by an author you've been meaning to try, but never have read before - The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood - Read 19/1/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 4. Book set in your favorite City - The Mozart Code (Vienna) - Read 19/1/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️✔️5. Read 2 books, one fiction, one nonfiction, that have something in common - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Read 5/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

AND The Souls of Black Folk - Read 6/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️6. A book with an example of ‘science or technology gone bad’ - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty - Read 5/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 7. A book you have always intended to read but never gotten around to it - Code Name Sapphire - 31/1/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 8. Read a book that won the Pulitzer Prize - King: A Life - Read 19/1/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 9. Read a book featuring a current or historical person you admire. - White Houses - Read 5/1/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 10. Read a book that starts with the last letter of the last book you read - State of Terror - Read 7/1/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 11. A book that involves the mind, brain, or neuroscience - When Breath Becomes Air - Read 2/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️ 12. A book featuring a struggle with mental health - Fight Night - Read 11/1/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Anita]

Hannah wrote: "Could I please have my next list?

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Wow! So fun to see all your selections. Here's the next list:

1. Read a book on PBT's pbt-decathlon book shelf.
2. Read a book set in a location and time period you would love to visit - i.e. Paris between the World Wars, Egypt during King Tut
3. Read a book with a picture on the spine
4. Read a book that matches the monthly tag from last year for the month we are currently in.
5. Read a book set in a different hemisphere than where you live
6. Read a book with points of view from more than one character
7. Read a book that is mentioned in another book
8. A book with the word "Love" in the title
9.Read a book that won the Pulitzer Prize
10. A book that fits last month’s PBT tag
11. Read a cozy mystery
12. A book with an example of ‘science or technology gone bad

[Robin P]

Olivermagnus wrote: "This second list doesn't look quite so easy........

Thanks."

Science and psychology fit this month's tag!

[Joy D]

I am ready for a new list, please!

Here's my completed previous list:
✅1. A book with a wild animal in the content, title or cover

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara - 1/23/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅2. Read the next book in a series you started in 2020 or before. If you have no unfinished older series you may move forward a year at a time to find one. If you don't have any series started, start a new one.
Jack by Marilynne Robinson - 1/30/25 - 3* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅3. Read a novel based on a true story.
Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon - 1/21/25 - 3.5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅4. Read a non-fiction book
The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works by Helen Czerski - 1/9/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅5. Read one of the top ten longest books on your tbr.
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset - 1/31/25 - 4* -My Review (1169 pages)
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅6. Read 2 books, one fiction, one nonfiction, that have something in common (both books are about rising sea levels)
a. Non-fiction: The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell - 1/12/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
b. Fiction: All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall - 2/3/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅7. A book with a predominantly RED cover. (At least 50%)

Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard - 2/3/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅8. A book with a “Fish out of water” theme or trope (e.g. immigrant, new school, alien, travel)
Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life by Helen Fisher - 2/6/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅9. Read a travel book
Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic by Adam Shoalts - 1/20/25 - 4.5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅10. Read a book with a dragon
Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik - 2/7/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅11. Read a book that makes you nervous
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite - 2/4/25 - 3* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✅12. Read a book with a character who is an alien (or might be one)
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky - 1/2/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Olivermagnus]

I am ready for a new list. Thanks.

List 2

🔸️1. Read a narrative nonfiction book
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission - Hampton Sides - 4.5 Stars - 2/7/25
Review

🔸️2. Read a book on PBT's pbt-decathlon book shelf.
Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene - 4 Stars - 1/17/25
Review

🔸️3. Book set in Jungle
The Codex - Douglas Preston - 3 Stars - 1/30/25
Review

🔸️4. Memoir by a chef or a food writer
Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir - Padma Lakshmi - 3 Stars - 2/1/25
Review

🔸️5. Read a science book
Love, Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood - 4 Stars - 2/8/25
Review

🔸️6. Book with a dog on the cover.
The Sound and the Furry - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 2/4/25
Review


🔸️7. Read a book featuring a female detective
The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 1/22/25
Review

🔸️8. Two books with the same title (excluding A, An, The, or Subtitles)
〰️ 1. One by One - Freida McFadden - 3 Stars - 1/31/25
Review
〰️ 2. One by One - Ruth Ware - 4 Stars - 2/7/25
Review

🔸️9. A book that fits the tag psychology
American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century - Maureen Callahan - 4 Stars- 2/5/25
Review

🔸️10. A book with “day” or “night” in the title
Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25
Review

🔸️11. Read a book that fits a tag that was nominated in 2024 but didn't win the popular vote. Must be tagged at least 5 times with the tag you pick.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata - 4 Stars - 1/18/25
Tagged Sports 2334 times - Sports was nominated in October 2024 but lost to Travel.
Review

🔸️12. A book involving an ethical dilemma
My Sister’s Keeper - Jodi Picoult - 4.5 Stars - 2/7/25
Review

[Anita]

Joy D wrote: "I am ready for a new list, please!

Here's my completed previous list:
✅1. A book with a wild animal in the content, title or cover

[book:The People in ..."

So sorry for the slow response. Busy weekend!!

1. A book with the word "book" in the title
2. A book written by an Indigenous author
3. An author’s second published book
4. Read a book set primarily in a hospital
5. Read a cozy mystery
6. A book featuring a Christmas romance
7. Read a book that someone else has written a PBT review for this year
8. The author’s name contains P, B, and T
9. A book featuring something that flies (e.g., flying insects, birds, airplanes, superheroes)
10. A book set in a landlocked country
11. A book set on a river cruise
12. A book by an author born in Africa

[Anita]

Olivermagnus wrote: "I am ready for a new list. Thanks.

List 2

🔸️1. Read a narrative nonfiction book
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission - [author:Hampton Sides|545..."

1. A book set during the Napoleonic Era
2. Read a book with someone escaping, fleeing, or running from danger
3. Find your most read author. Read a new book by them. If you have read everything by that author, use your next most read author.
4. Read a book set in a location and time period you would love to visit - i.e. Paris between the World Wars, Egypt during King Tut
5. Read a book with a food item in the title.
6. Book has the word 'tree' in the title
7. Any book found on PBT's Group Bookshelf
8. Read a Newberry Award Winning book
9. Read a book with recipes in it. Make one of the recipes and include a review of the recipe in your review
10. Read a book where the main character is an artist.
11. Read a book mentioned in another book
12. Read a noir novel or collection of short stories

[Joy D]

Anita wrote: "So sorry for the slow response. Busy weekend!!

1. A book with the word "book" in the title
2. A book written by an Indigenous author
3. An author’s second published book."

Thanks, Anita!

[Olivermagnus]

Thanks Anita. I always have a book or two to tide me over between lists.

[Ellen]

May I have my next list please? Thanks!

List #1
1. Read a book with a paranormal element like a werewolf, witch, zombie, vampire, etc.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2. Read a book from the 2024 Play Book Tag Top Ten List
Tom Lake - Ann Patchett
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

3. Read a One Hit Wonder (author who published only one successful book
Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

4. Reread a chapter book that you originally read under the age of 18
The Hidden Staircase - Carolyn Keene
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

5. Read a book set in a National Park - Track of the Cat - Nevada Barr
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

6. Read a classic -
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

7. Read a book by an author you've been meaning to try, but never have read before
Five Survive - Holly Jackson
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

8. A book set on a spaceship -
Across the Universe - Beth Revis
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

9. Read a book that won the Bram Stoker award
The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10. A book that involves genetics, heredity or inheritance - The Dutch House - Ann Patchett
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

11. A book written by an Indigenous author -
Winter Counts - David Heska Wanbli Weiden
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

12. Read a book that has been translated to English
At the End of the Matinee - Keiichiro Hirano
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Theresa]

Congrats, Ellen! I have read and enjoyed so many of the books you read for your first list.

Still working on my 1st list - I'm in no rush.

[Ellen]

Theresa wrote: "Congrats, Ellen! I have read and enjoyed so many of the books you read for your first list.

Still working on my 1st list - I'm in no rush."

Thanks, Theresa! I truly enjoyed most of them.

[Anita]

Sorry, Ellen, for the delay. I am in California and don’t have computer access at all times. Will do my best to resolve tomorrow.

[Ellen]

Anita wrote: "Sorry, Ellen, for the delay. I am in California and don’t have computer access at all times. Will do my best to resolve tomorrow."
No problem, Anita. I am in several challenges besides this one so I always have a book to read. Whenever you get to it is fine.

[Anita]

Ellen wrote: "Anita wrote: "Sorry, Ellen, for the delay. I am in California and don’t have computer access at all times. Will do my best to resolve tomorrow."
No problem, Anita. I am in several challenges beside..."

Thank you for being so kind and flexible!! Here we go:

1. A travel book
2. A book with a plot including a circus or carnival
3. Read a nonfiction book about food and or food culture
4. Read a book related to the Tudors
5. A book featuring a female athlete
6. A book originally published under a pen name
7. A book whose title contains an onomatopoeia
8. A book set in New York
9. The title is one past tense word
10. Read a book set in a different hemisphere than where you live
11. Read a book set primarily in a hospital
12. Read a book set in 1925 or earlier

[NancyJ]

I’m ready for my second list please. I’d like to play in the swap if there is one I can give up.

[Anita]

NancyJ wrote: "I’m ready for my second list please. I’d like to play in the swap if there is one I can give up."

Here you go!

1. Read the first book in a new to you series
2. A book with less than 1,000 ratings on GoodReads
3. A book with “day” or “night” in the title
4. The cover is black and white only
5. A book incorporating in its format at least one non-prose method of written communication more than 3 times - letters, email, texts, diary or journal entries, lists, newspaper articles, obituaries, recipes, etc.
6. A noir novel or collection of noir short stories
7. A book related to science or technology
8. A book by an author whose first and last initials are alphabetically consecutive. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored). Example: L M Montgomery
9. A book featuring a ruler, monarch, or dictator
10. A book that mentions the sea (in title or in book)
11. Fiction book featuring a religious ritual - can be for a religion created by the author author or pagan
12. Ask a friend or fellow PBT member to pick a book off your TBR (if you don’t have a TBR, make a list of at least ten books for your friend to pick from)

[Hannah]

Could I please have my next list? Thank you!

Second List

✔️1. Read a book on PBT's pbt-decathlon book shelf. - The Summer Before the War - Read 15/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️2. Read a book set in a location and time period you would love to visit - i.e. Paris between the World Wars, Egypt during King Tut - Stars Over Sunset Boulevard - Read 23/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Set in Hollywood during the Golden Age

✔️3. Read a book with a picture on the spine - Heart, Be at Peace - Read 19/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

There are pictures of leaves on the spine.

✔️4. Read a book that matches the monthly tag from last year for the month we are currently in. - James - Read 16/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The tag last year for February was Author of Color

✔️5. Read a book set in a different hemisphere than where you live - Queen of the Flowers - Read 12/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

This book is set in Australia, and I live in the UK.

✔️6. Read a book with points of view from more than one character - There Are Rivers in the Sky - Read 8/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️7. Read a book that is mentioned in another book - The Virgin Suicides - Read 21/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower

✔️8. A book with the word "Love" in the title - Love & Other Dramas - Read 13/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️9.Read a book that won the Pulitzer Prize - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family - Read 15/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️10. A book that fits last month’s PBT tag - A Fine Balance - Read 17/2/25

Last month's Tag was Canada, and the author lives in Canada

✔️11. Read a cozy mystery - The Cold Light of Day - Read 22/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔️12. A book with an example of ‘science or technology gone bad - The Lobotomist's Wife - Read 20/2/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Anita]

Hannah wrote: "Could I please have my next list? Thank you!

..."

You may have a next list only if you teach me your reading ways ;).

Just kidding!

1. A book by an author whose first and last initials are alphabetically consecutive. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored). Example: L M Montgomery
2. A book with more vowels than consonants in the title
3. Read a book set in the country where one of your grandparents was born - give preference to a place that is different from where you now live (if all four grandparents were born where you now live, go another generation back - if this still is not working, use your current home country and celebrate your long heritage) Indicate the reason for the option you use.
4. Read a book that has more then one author
5. Read a book that includes at least 1 recipe
6. A book you have always intended to read but never gotten around to it
7. Read a book published or set in the year you were born
8. A book that fits the tag psychology
9. A book involving evolution, revolution or change
10. A book about a pilot, astronaut, or space traveler
11. Read a book set primarily in a hospital
12. A book set in Africa