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Jen wrote: "I finished List 2 and am ready for List 3!List 2 completions:
1. A book with at least 5 historical fiction tags.
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. 4.5 stars. Completed 6/27/2025
2. Read a book wit..."
1. A book set in a country's official territory - must be currently a territory. Examples: US Virgin Islands, French Polynesia, Falklands.
2. Fiction or non-fiction featuring the history of Africa
3. A book with a title that begins with U
4. A book with 7 or more vowels in the title
5. Read a book you've been avoiding or keep putting off
6. Read a magical book
7.Read a book set during the American Civil War.
8. Read a book with an ordinal number in the title
9. Read a book featuring wildlife.
10. Read a book with a "new to you" author.
11. Book where main character works in the music or theater industry, in any role
12. A book about marriage
Sue wrote: "Anita - I finished my first list and I'm ready for a new list. 1. Read a book that was published posthumously
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming
Review
2. A book ..."
1. A book set in Alaska or Hawaii
2. A book title containing all the vowels (A, E, I, O, U)
3. A book set in 2 or 3 different time periods
4. Read a book with an ordinal number in the title (e.g., First, Second, Third, Fourth, etc.)
5. A book with an Asian main character
6. Read a book featuring a trial
7. A book written in present tense
8. Read a book about a US President
9. A book in which the plot includes travel by train
10. Read a book featuring a locked-room mystery
11. A book with a geometric shape on the cover
12. A book about intelligence (e.g., Artificial Intelligence, espionage, the brain, a genius, emotional intelligence, animal intelligence, etc)
Anita wrote: "Jen wrote: "I finished List 2 and am ready for List 3!List 2 completions:
1. A book with at least 5 historical fiction tags.
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. 4.5 stars. Completed 6/27/2025
2. Rea..."
Thanks!
Any chance I may start this? I am always wanting to read harder.
Mary wrote: "Any chance I may start this? I am always wanting to read harder."Absolutely!! I will get you a list to work on shortly.
Mary wrote: "Any chance I may start this? I am always wanting to read harder."1. Read a book that's under 200 pages
2. Read a cultural book
3. Read a book set in a country, territory, province, or state you have always wanted to visit
4. Read two books with similar covers
5. Read a book that won the National Book Award
6. Read a book featuring a female detective
7. Read a book set in NYC during the Gaslight Era or Paris during the Belle Epoque
8. A book featuring a journey, trip, or quest
9. Read a book with a primarily blue cover
10. Read a long book (more than 500 pages)
11. A book you haven't read yet from one of your favorite authors
12. A book featuring a flood, earthquake, or other natural disaster
Mary wrote: "Thank you Anita! 😁"You have a great, fun list! This has been a really fun challenge.
I've completed list #6 and am ready for list #7 when you get a chance, Anita:✅1. Read the first book in a new to you series
The Famished Road by Ben Okri - 6/18/25 - 3.5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅2. Read a book found on the PBT Steeplechase shelf
Two Old Women, Anniversary Edition : An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis - 6/27/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅3. A book featuring gambling, lotteries, or games of chance
The Music of Chance by Paul Auster - 7/1/25 - 3.5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅4. Read a book with the character(s) name in the title.
Bruno's Dream: A Novel by Iris Murdoch - 6/14/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅5. A book about a sport
The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It by Lawrence S. Ritter - 6/27/25 - 5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅6. A book featuring a famous person from the Renaissance era (1400-1600)
Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane by Andrew Graham-Dixon - 6/26/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅7. Read a book about the closest sports franchise to where you live. Sport of your choice.
Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s by Jason Turbow - 6/24/25 - 3* - My Review ["Sacramento" A's]
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅8. Read a book set in a National park.
My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir - 6/25/24 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅9. A book set in or about WWI or WWII
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 by Ian W. Toll - 6/20/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅10. Read a book with a football related word in the title (catch, clock, down, fumble, game, goal, half, huddle, line, pass, play, player, quarter, time, yard, etc.)
X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries by Michael Scott - 6/19/25 - 4* - My Review [spot is an American football term as in "to spot the ball after the previous play is completed"]
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅11. A book involving a missing person
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters - 6/22/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅12. Read a book with a tag that starts with the word "social" (Sociology, society, social psychology, social sciences, social, social- justice, sociable, sociopath, social engineering, social commentary, etc.)
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates - 6/22/25 - 4* - My Review [tagged social justice x110, social issues x22]
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Joy D wrote: "I've completed list #6 and am ready for list #7 when you get a chance, Anita:So impressive, Joy! Here you go!
1. Read a book that a GR friend or PBT member has DNF'd
2. Read a book that matches the monthly tag from last year (same month)
3. A book set in a capital city (any country in the world)
4. Draw a random tarot card and read a book with a title that has to do with the card. NOTE: If you don't own any tarot decks there are a number of free random generators like this one: https://www.dailytarotdraw.com/cards#...
5. Read a book that features a shady or secretive company or organization.
6. Read a book is set in any country other than the USA or Canada that was at any time under colonial rule by any country
7. The book's title contains the name of a real or fictional planet
8. A book where the author was born in Mexico or Central America
9. Read a book with a basketball related word in the title (center, court, dribble, dunk, forward, game, guard, net, pass, player, points, shot, etc.)
10. The book's title contains a word related to sight (e.g., view, eye, light, see, look, glimpse, vision, behold, color, rainbow, etc.)
11. Read a book with a red cover.
12. A book featuring something that flies (e.g., flying insects, birds, airplanes, superheroes)
I love seeing all of these list and finding out what people read.Joy, I have a dnf shelf and you might find something you like
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Second list Completed 7/9/2512/12 Completed 7/9/25
1. A book involving a father, fatherhood or Father's Day.-The Bear
2. A book with footnotes-Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
3. Read a book at least a hundred years older than you are.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland-Pub Jan 1, 1865
4. A book rated 5 stars read by any PBT member whose first name starts with the same initial as yours, i.e. Amy could read one of Anita's 5 star rated books.--PBT member Shelly- The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
5. Read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea--Beautiful Ruins
6. Read a book from NPR's 2024 Best Books of the year list--What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
7. A book considered dark academia--The Starless Sea
8. A book by an author born in Africa-Dream Count
9. A book that's under 150 pages--Tales of the Wild Horse Desert
10. A book related to sailing, sailors, seafaring, or ships--Moby-Dick: or, The Whale
11. A book where the setting or plot includes a theatrical performance--Hag-Seed
12. A book with an anti-hero or anti-heroine--My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Yay I finished list 1! 7/9/2025. 1. A book related to science or technology-- The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness -- Sy Montgomery
2. A book with a family tree-- The Divine Proverb of Streusel --by Sara Brunsvold
3. Read a book which has a cover predominately in the colors in your country's flag,--Book read- Sarah's Quilt-- by Nancy E. Turner
4. The cover contains an object that starts with P, B, or T --Book read- Murder in the Manor --by Fiona Grace
5. Read a book who's author's initials appear in the phrase: PLAY BOOK TAG (letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase)-- The Bear and the Nightingale-- by Katherine Arden
6. Read a book where the main character is an artist--Book read-- A Light of Her Own-- by Carrie Callaghan
7. A book written by a neurodivergent author-- A Mouse Called Miika-- by Matt Haig
8. Read a book where a letter is important to the plot --An Inconvenient Letter --by Julie Wright
9. Read a book you’ve borrowed from your local library.
-Maybe an Artist- by Liz Montague
10. Read a book set in a country you have never visited--
Once Upon a Wardrobe --by Patti Callahan Henry
11. A book containing a long sea voyage-- The Wanderer-- by Sharon Creech
12. Read a book with a title where all the words begin with the same letter (3 word minimum)-- Two Tall Tails -- by Sofie Kelly
I am now ready for my 2nd list. My first one was fairly easy. I hope this one is also.
Linda wrote: "I am now ready for my 2nd list. My first one was fairly easy. I hope this one is also."Good luck, Linda!
1. A book published in 2025
2. Read a book set in a country you have never visited
3. A book with a character who is lonely, ostracized, or reclusive
4. Read a book that takes place across multiple generations, or includes multiple generations in the story.
5. Read a book that's a retelling of a fairy tale, folk tale or mythology
6. A book set in a remote location
7. Read a book with a number in title
8. Read a book that was made into a movie
9. Read a book with a season in the title.
10. Read a book published on or after 2000 that you consider a "modern classic"
11. Read a book tagged "conspiracy"
12. Read a book with a "fish out of water" theme or trope (e.g. immigrant, new school, alien, travel)
I am ready for my third list; I talked myself into it. I have another month and a half of Jury Duty so reading and finding books time should work out.
SouthWestZippy wrote: "I am ready for my third list; I talked myself into it. I have another month and a half of Jury Duty so reading and finding books time should work out."You have a month and a half of jury duty!!! Omg.
1. Read a book with a musical term in the title (e.g., note, tune, rhythm, beat, flat, sharp, etc.)
2. A book that involves a mother--daughter relationship
3. A book written by an Indigenous author
4. A book by an author born in Asia
5. A book containing magic or magical realism
6. Give a disliked author another chance
7. A book set in South America
8. Read a book about obsession or featuring an obsession (of any kind)
9. A winner or nominee of The Kitschies Award - https://thekitschies.com/.
10. The title includes both a first name (given name) and last name (surname); can be a real person or fictional character.
11. A travel book
12. A book where the title contains a double consonant.
SWZ, I'm not totally sure what 12 means. I assume it means where the title contains a word with a double consonant i.e. The Little Engine that Could. (tt being the double consonant)
If you prefer a different choice, I'll entertain that request.
Anita wrote: "SouthWestZippy wrote: "I am ready for my third list; I talked myself into it. I have another month and a half of Jury Duty so reading and finding books time should work out."You have a month and ..."
Yes, that is a long time to have jury duty but that is how they do it in our district.
I am good with the #12 prompt. I agree with your "Little (tt being the double consonant) " example.
I am loving this list, right up my alley type books!
Anita.....I'm ready for another list when you geta chance. Thanks.List 11 - June / July 2025
🦋 1. Read a book that won the Pulitzer Prize - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2000
Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri - 4 Stars - 7/2/25
Review
🦋 2. A book by a Canadian author
Valley of the Lost - Vicki Delany - 3.5 Stars - 7/1/25
Review
🦋 3. A book with a bridge on the cover, the word
"bridge" in the title, or a bridge in the content
The Invisible Bridge - Julie Orringer - 4 Stars - 7/10/25
Review
🦋 4. Read a book with a one word title
Hide - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 6/26/25
Review
🦋 5. Read a book with stripes on the cover.
Heaven, Texas - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 2 Stars - 7/3/25
Review
🦋 6. The title contains the name of a flower (e.g., Daisy, Rose, Lily, etc.)
The Poppy Fields - Nikki Erlick - 5 Stars - 7/11/25
Review
🦋 7. Read a retelling of a classic book or a fairy tale
For the Wolf - Hannah F. Whitten - 3 Stars - 7/8/25
Review
🦋 8. Read a book that fits this month's tag. June's tag was Summer.
No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding - Catherine Mack - 3 Stars - 6/27/25
Review
🦋 9. After alphabetizing the titles in your GoodReads Want to Read shelf from A - Z, read one of the books from the first 20 listed
The Absence of Mercy - John Burley - 4 Stars - 7/5/25
Review
🦋 10. A book featuring a ruler, monarch, or dictator
The Queen's Man - Sharon Kay Penman - 4 Stars - 7/9/25
Review
🦋 11. Read a book by an author who uses three names (a middle initial is NOT enough). Eg: Alexander McCall Smith
Tears of the Giraffe - Alexander McCall Smith - 4 Stars - 7/6/25
Review
🦋 12. Read a book set somewhere you would like to visit- Australia
Black & Blue - James Patterson - 3.5 Stars - 7/4/25
Review
I have finished my 2nd list, so I'm ready for another one.1. A book featuring an academic, scientific, or athletic rivalry - The Franchise: Minnesota Twins- 6/9
2. A book that has the word 'poison' in the title - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris - 7/3
3. A memoir - Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century 6/27
4. Read a book on PBT's pbt-decathlon book shelf. - A Darker Shade of Magic - 6/24
5. A book that includes a penguin - Call of the Penguins - 7/11
6. A book where one word in the title rhymes with "Play" - Hell Bay- 6/23
7. A book with the word "history" in the title - Yesterday Is History - 6/13
8. Read a book set in another country - Valentine ou la belle saison - (France) 5/29
9. Read a book set in a country you'd like to visit. - Scrublands (Australia) - 6/30
10. A book with a pink cover. - Cat's People - 6/26
11. A book involving death, dying, or grief - Salvage the Bones - 6/2
12. A book in which one of the characters is a real historical person - The Eighth Life - multiple characters - 6/4
I'm ready for my next list, please.List 9
✔️1. A biography, autobiography, or memoir - Know My Name - Read 22/6/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔️2. A book with a common farm animal in the title - Piglet - Read 10/7/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔️3. Read the fiction bestseller from the year you were born. If you have already read it, read the fiction bestseller from the year an immediate family member was born. - My Cousin Rachel - Read 26//6/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This was a bestseller in the year my Dad was born.
✔️4. A coming of age book - In Memoriam - Read 9/7/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔️5. Read a book that was made into a movie - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Read 2/7/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔️6. Read a book with a map - River Sing Me Home - Read 5/7/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔️7. Read a book that's under 150 pages - Whose Body? - Read 30/6/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
123 pages
✔️8. Read a book with an animal on the cover - The Household - Read 22/6/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
- The book has a bird on the cover.✔️9. A book that fits an art or artist tag - Tulip Fever - Read 29/6/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔️10, Read a book set during a honeymoon - On Chesil Beach - Read 24/6/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔️11. Read a book set in the Southern Hemisphere - Unnatural Habits - Read 3/7/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔️12. Read a book set in Alaska or Hawaii - Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers - Read 12/7/25
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Olivermagnus wrote: "Anita.....I'm ready for another list when you geta chance. Thanks.1. A book that fits last month's PBT tag
2. A book set in a nation, territory, or commonwealth whose predominant language is Spanish
3. A book set in Scandinavia
4. Post three to five books choices in this thread and read the first one someone else picks for you
5. Read a book with a peaceful nature-focused setting
6. A book with a cat on the cover.
7. Read a book with the letter J in the title.
8. Read a book that is on PBT's Fall Flurry of Holidays bookshelf (any year).
9. Read a book about giving up a bad habit or overcoming an addiction
10. The author was born before the year 1900
11. Read a celebrity memoir
12. Read a book with a title that includes the name of a playing card (e.g., Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Joker, etc).
Robin P wrote: "I have finished my 2nd list, so I'm ready for another one...."
1. A book with anumber in the title
2. Re-read any book
3. A book with a "fish out of water" theme or trope (e.g. immigrant, new school, alien, travel)
4. Read a book that is a mystery but not a thriller
5. Read a book by Stephen King.
6. Read a book in which horses provide a common method of transportation.
7. A book with an insect on the cover or in the title
8. Read a nonfiction book about or set in the Middle East.
9. Re-read a chapter book that you originally read under the age of 18.
10. Read a book with only one person on the cover
11. A book set in the Caribbean
12. Read one of your top ten shortest books on your tbr.
Hannah wrote: "I'm ready for my next list, please.L..."
1. Read a book about giving up a bad habit or overcoming an addiction
2. A book set in the world of art
3. A book in which one of the characters has a pet cat
4. A book on the Tournament of Books longlist (any year)
5. A book where the protagonist is a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional
6. A book with a palindrome in the title or author's name
7. Read a book related to the Tudors
8. A book with a bird on the cover.
9. Health Guru Richard Simmons passed away in 2024. In his honor read a book about Health or Fitness
10. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
11. A book with a nonhuman narrator (animal, alien, monster, AI)
12. A satirical novel
Could someone pick out a book for me for this prompt? Thanks.4. Post three to five books choices in this thread and read the first one someone else picks for you.
The Guide - Peter Heller
Rage - Linda Castillo
The Mistress of Bhatia House - Sujata Massey
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Hidden Nature - Nora Roberts
Joy D wrote: "I'll select one. I've read this author's The River and enjoyed it:The Guide"
Thanks, Joy. I really enjoyed The River, too, so I'm looking forward to this.
Anita wrote: "Robin P wrote: "I have finished my 2nd list, so I'm ready for another one...."
Interesting, I have 2 re-reads. And I have a chapter book under age 18 and one of my shortest books, both of which should be quick. There is one of my new ones that I will be trading, so timing is good.
Anita wrote: "Hannah wrote: "I'm ready for my next list, please.L..."
1. Read a book about giving up a bad habit or overcoming an addiction
2. A book set in the world of art
3. A book in which one of the
Thank you!
Anita, I am ready for my next list when you get a chance. Completed List #7:
✅1. Read a book that a GR friend or PBT member has DNF'd [found on Sue's DNF shelf]
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas - 7/8/25 - 3* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sue's DNF Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✅2. Read a book that matches the monthly tag from last year (same month) [July 2024 tag was "debut"]
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen - 7/16/25 - 5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅3. A book set in a capital city (any country in the world) [set in Doha, Qatar]
Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali - 7/6/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅4. Draw a random tarot card and read a book with a title that has to do with the card. NOTE: If you don't own any tarot decks there are a number of free random generators like this one: https://www.dailytarotdraw.com/cards#...
[Card drawn using the link provided: The Moon]
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein - 7/13/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅5. Read a book that features a shady or secretive company or organization.
Ubik by Philip K. Dick - 7/9/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅6. Read a book is set in any country other than the USA or Canada that was at any time under colonial rule by any country [India]
The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell - 7/18/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅7. The book's title contains the name of a real or fictional planet
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner - 7/15/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅8. A book where the author was born in Mexico or Central America
Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robleda - 7/17/25 - 3.5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅9. Read a book with a basketball related word in the title (center, court, dribble, dunk, forward, game, guard, net, pass, player, points, shot, etc.)
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett - 7/12/25 - 4.5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅10. The book's title contains a word related to sight (e.g., view, eye, light, see, look, glimpse, vision, behold, color, rainbow, etc.)
Flashlight by Susan Choi - 7/8/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅11. Read a book with a red cover.
Civilizations by Laurent Binet - 7/7/25 - 4* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✅12. A book featuring something that flies (e.g., flying insects, birds, airplanes, superheroes)
Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution by Richard Dawkins - 7/11/25 - 3.5* - My Review
PBT Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
My apologies Joy! Ian in Anguilla and tomorrow I travel home. So sadly this may not happen until Sunday, but will try at the airport!
Joy D wrote: "No worries, Anita!"Thank you for being patient! I think I've got it for you.
1. A book that is part of a duology.
2. A western
3. Read a book on PBT's pbt-decathlon book shelf.
4. The cover contains the colors of your favorite sports team (if you don't have one, use the colors of your secondary/high school or university)
5. A book on the Tournament of Books longlist (any year)
6. A book involving an ethical dilemma
7. Read a book in which horses provide a common method of transportation.
8. Two books where the authors share a last name.
9. The title includes the word "angel" or "devil"
10. Read a book that was published posthumously
11. Set in or written by an author born in a country ending in 'stan'. Examples Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.
12. A book published in 1995
Thanks, Anita! (Not sure if it matters, but you may want to correct the spelling of Turkmenistan.)
Hi Anita, I completed list #4, and I’m ready for my next list. I know you’ve been traveling, and I’m in no rush. List #4 - 5/25/25 - 7/21/25
✅1. A book written by an author or artist of The Lost Generation
A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
June, summer, Ph
✅2. Read a nonfiction book about or set in the Middle East.
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by melissa Fleming
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
June, Ph
✅3. A book written by an Indigenous author
Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
May, Strong women, Ph, compass
✅4. A book with more vowels than consonants in the title
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
July, Ph
✅5. Read a book published in the year you joined PBT -2017
Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
July, Ph
✅6. Read a book with a kitchen utensil in the title.
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
July, Speculative, ph
✅7. Read a book with an MPG of Alternate History
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
May, strong-women, Ph
✅8. Read a book from Goodreads "best of the year" list, any year
https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_b...
My Friends by Fredrick Backman
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
June, summer, Ph, compass
✅9. Read a book with a title containing the letter Z
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
July, Speculative, ph
✅10. Read a book with the same number of letters in the title as the last book you read. (Last book was Yerba Buena, 10 letters) - Long Island by Colm Toibin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
June, summer, Ph, compass
✅11. Read a book whose author's first and last initials match your own (N.L.)
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
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June, summer, Ph
✅12. A book that mentions the sea (in title or in book) compass
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
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June, summer, Ph
NancyJ wrote: "Hi Anita, I completed list #4, and I’m ready for my next list. ..."Cruising along fast as per usual, Nancy!!
Here you go:
1. A memoir
2. The book's title or author's name contains a gemstone (diamond, ruby, sapphire, etc.)
3. A book that involves a mother--daughter relationship
4. Read a book found on PBT's Subdue the Shelf shelf
5. Read a book from the 1001 books you must read before you die list
6. Read a collection of any year's best short fiction or stories edited by a favorite author
7. Read a book that features at least three generations of a family
8. Read a book that won the Pulitzer Prize.
9. Read a book that fits the tag of Contemporary Romance
10. The title contains the letters P, B, and T
11. A book you would recommend to your grandmother (or someone of her generation)
12. Read a book that celebrates (or mentions) the summer or winter solstice
Joy D wrote: "Thanks, Anita! (Not sure if it matters, but you may want to correct the spelling of Turkmenistan.)"Lol, thanks for the heads up!
Thanks Anita!! I like these.I have a question about the short story collection. Will a single author collection work, or should the stories be curated by an editor or panel? I’ll post this on the discussion thread.
NancyJ wrote: "Thanks Anita!! I like these.I have a question about the short story collection. Will a single author collection work, or should the stories be curated by an editor or panel? I’ll post this on the..."
The way I read it is that it is an edited collection (so not one author). But let me know what you end up thinking . . .after others chime in.
NancyJ wrote: "Thanks Anita!! I like these.I have a question about the short story collection. Will a single author collection work, or should the stories be curated by an editor or panel? I’ll post this on the..."
This is a prompt put in by me. It's just edited by a favorite author, not a collection of that author's short stories. Needs to be a collection of stories by different authors. Example: S.A. Cosby edited the The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024: S.A. Cosby Edits the Newest Entry in the Renowned and Popular Story Series, Dive into the Year's Best in ... and Suspense. There are collections like this for many many genres, published annually, and with different editors each year. There are also ones like The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers published by Soho Crime that feature its crime fiction authors and was edited by Peter Lovesey.
If you look at a list of a favorite author's books on Fantastic Fiction, you should find a section listing collections contributed to by the author. Some do many of these, some only one.
ETA: To clarify further - it has to be the short fiction of a specific year - all the works in the collection were published in the same specific year. The easitest to fine are from the Best Short Fiction series, but many other published collections fit the bill - edited by an author and all short fiction published in the same year. Often the author editing it does not have a work in the collection.
It's not just a collection of short stories - much narrower than that, though every genre has these collections edited by well-known and loved authors. I read an essay Barbara Kingsolver wrote in a collection of essays she published where she talked about the difficutlries of editing a collection.
Theresa wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Thanks Anita!! I like these.I have a question about the short story collection. Will a single author collection work, or should the stories be curated by an editor or panel? I’ll p..."
Excellent. I found this in my library:
The Far Reaches: Stories to Take You Out of This World edited by James S.A. Corey
NancyJ wrote: "Theresa wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Thanks Anita!! I like these.I have a question about the short story collection. Will a single author collection work, or should the stories be curated by an editor ..."
It doesn't say it was edited by Corey, though it contains a story by him. The volume has to be a collection edited by a favorite author, not just put together by a publisher.
Looking on Fantastic Fiction, he's not edited any collections.
Anita, I'm ready for another list. I've finished my second:Round 2
1. Read a classic
Life on the Mississippi
2. A book with a first person narrator who is not a human
Big Bad Wool
3.Read a book nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction or Non-Fiction
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
Circe
4. A book involving a missing person
Birds of a Feather
5. Read a book featuring a red barn on cover
Who Moved My Goat Cheese?
6.A book set in a nation, territory, or commonwealth whose predominant language is Spanish.
Our Last Days in Barcelona
7.Read a book with an ordinal number in the title (e.g., First, Second, Third, Fourth, etc.)
American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden
8.Read a book about Vietnam
The Women
9. A book set in the mountains
Dude, Where's My Walking Stick?: What not to do on the Te Araroa!
10.Read a book set in your dream holiday destination
A Death on Corfu
11. A book about a politician or politics (fiction or non-fiction)
Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
12.Read a book by Stephen King
Gwendy's Button Box
Booknblues wrote: "Anita, I'm ready for another list. I've finished my second:Round 2
1. Read a classic
Life on the Mississippi
2. A book with a first person narrator who is not a human
[book:Big Bad ..."
Heading out tonight, but will get to this first thing tomorrow!
Anita wrote: "Heading out tonight, but will get to this first thing tomorrow! ..."Cool!
Booknblues wrote: "Anita wrote: "Heading out tonight, but will get to this first thing tomorrow! ..."Cool!"
I'm sorry - I am way hungover. Working on this now.
Booknblues wrote: "Anita, I'm ready for another list. I've finished my second:..."
1. A book with one or more horses on the cover
2. Read a book by an author who's written more than 15 books
3. A book about intelligence (e.g., Artificial Intelligence, espionage, the brain, a genius, emotional intelligence, animal intelligence, etc)
4. A book by an author you've only read once
5. Read a book featuring any type of competition.
6. Post three to five books choices in this thread and read the first one someone else picks for you
7. Read a book primarily set in a country bordering the Persian Gulf.
8. A book by an Irish author
9. A book with a queen
10. Read a book published the year you started reading with Play Book Tag
11. A book where the protagonist is over 60 years of age
12. Read a book where one of the main characters is in the military
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