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26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name
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These are on my TBR list:Title: Zorba the Greek; Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change; Stand on Zanzibar; Fuzzy Nation
Author: Dreadful (Rozakis); Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us (Zaidan); The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life (Zimbardo);; An Election (Scalzi)
In my physical TBR are:Zorro by Isabel Allende
The Zanzibar Wife by Deborah Rodriguez
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor
Current possibilities:The Husbands
The Book Thief
The Frozen People
Head On
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt!
The Real Story
This Is Not a Picture Book!
I have 4 authors, I plan to read, with a Z in their name: Stefan Zweig, Olga Tokarczuk, Zadie Smith, and Lithuanian author Kazys Boruta (Whitehorn’s Windmill). I have 1 title with a Z: Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin.
I had this prompt in another challenge this year, so I had a head start searching my tbr, and every time I spot a Z, I tag it. The list is ridiculously long, and gives me space to do some mood reading. I could pair this with a reject prompt if nothing else calls to me.My default choice is something by John Scalzi. Whenever I start to do the equivalent of channel surfing with audiobooks, I know I’m headed for a slump. Scalzi is a good way to shake it off. Every time audible has a huge sale, I pick up one.
I’m happy to see people picking up Hurricane Lizards. It’s fun and diverse, and you’ll want to share little tidbits. It gives good examples to explain why a small change in average temperature can wreak havoc on ecosystems and food chains, and lead to extinctions.
I may read Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. But I also enjoy Elizabeth Berg and Elizabeth Strout and may pick up one of their books. I also really want to read A Town with Half the Lights On Page Getz
These may well change, particularly if Elizabeth Strout's latest hits the library shelves, but at the moment:The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley and How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao
I looked for something with a z in both title and author. There are a few examples listed above, but the only one on my TBR was Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn. So that's my plan.
I always enjoy Helen Simonson's books, so I am reading The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson
Books mentioned in this topic
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club (other topics)Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? (other topics)
How We Fall Apart (other topics)
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley (other topics)
A Town with Half the Lights On (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Helen Simonson (other topics)Katie Zhao (other topics)
Elizabeth Strout (other topics)
Page Getz (other topics)
Isabel Allende (other topics)
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How many options did you have on your tbr? Was this a tough letter for you to find?