40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

This week the little symbols you reach with the shift key are finally getting to shine! According to The Chicago Manual of Style, a punctuation mark is a symbol used to organize written text to guide the reader. So let yourselves be guided as you pick this week's book!

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What are you reading? Do you have a favorite punctuation mark?

[Angie]

For me it will be Absalom, Absalom!.

[Dixie]

I've pretty much settled on Who Sent Clement?.
Other options are
Pinball, 1973
Is a River Alive?
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

[NancyJ]

We don’t have a “you read what?” title prompt this year, but these books were selected with that attitude in mind. Either the title or cover made me laugh.



My other options include
Don't Let Me Go
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Strange Case of Jane O.
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Martyr!

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

Angie wrote: "For me it will be Absalom, Absalom!.

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Ooo, that's a good one. I'm a love of the exclamation point but have no books for that. Have been thinking I need to read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and this could be my excuse (is the & a punctuation mark? Or a symbol?)

[LeahS]

I'm treating it as a punctuation mark: Writers & Lovers. Also, finally: Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

[NancyJ]

Pamela wrote: "Angie wrote: "For me it will be Absalom, Absalom!.

"

Ooo, that's a good one. I'm a love of the exclamation point but have no books for that. Hav..."

I plan to read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay in 2026 too, so we can discuss it if you want.

Google says yes, Ampersand is a punctuation mark. It fits many prompts. Realistically, I’ll wait to fill this prompt until the end of the year. If this is a big nonfiction year for me, I might need it for a book with a colon.

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

NancyJ wrote: "I plan to read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay in 2026 too, so we can discuss it if you want.

Google says yes, Ampersand is a punctuation mark. It fits many prompts. Realistically, I’ll wait to fill this prompt until the end of the year. If this is a big nonfiction year for me, I might need it for a book with a colon"

It also works for the z prompt and probably more.
It is v useful for the colon books

[Deborah]

Current possibilities:

If, Then
Once Dead, Twice Shy

Have You Eaten Yet? Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

Swim, Little Wombat, Swim!
Good Night, Bat! Good Morning, Squirrel!

[Charlsa]

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens by Kate Bowler.

[Marie]

I don't have many options for this one, so I'm going for the sneaky - in 21st-Century Yokel by Tom Cox.

I think my favourite punctuation mark is &, though I'm also fond of the pairing of ?!

[Dixie]

Marie wrote: "I think my favourite punctuation mark is &, though I'm also fond of the pairing of ?! ..."

This made me laugh. I used ?! quite a few times last night while texting with my son during World Series Game 7!

I looked to see if there are any books with that punctuation combo in the title. Sadly, apparently not.

[NancyJ]

Dixie wrote: "Marie wrote: "I think my favourite punctuation mark is &, though I'm also fond of the pairing of ?! ..."

This made me laugh. I used ?! quite a few times last night while texting with my son during..."

I use it a lot too. I like it better than WTF