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Erica wrote: "Shotgun! I don’t want to drive :).":-)
Morning, fellow blue cars
I'm staring out partway through three books, though I'm not sure if they'll all fit any of the prompts (although the Cult one features a character over 65!). I'll adapt accordingly.
Starting at:
Raven Black Page 37 of 384pg
The Cult of Trump Page 20 of 336pg
A Mind To Murder Page 52 of 221pg
Also in my list for this week, if I can find prompts for them:
Murder at Pope Investigations
Lost in the Moment and Found
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
The Zig Zag Girl
The Black Echo
The Grand Banks Café
There's always next Thursday!
THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FROM THE SUGGESTIONS THREAD1. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
Some options: shared titles or title words (e.g. using "Starry" or "Night"), covers that share primary colors/color palettes or primary painting subjects (e.g. yellow books, books with sunflowers), books set where the painting was painted (the Netherlands, France), autobiographies (so many self portraits!)
2. A vacation book
In Preparation for a Vacation: could be a travelogue or book set in a location that is likely to be a vacation spot.
On a Vacation: either something you could comfortably read at a pool or beach (aka a “beach read”), OR a dense book that you wouldn’t normally have the free time to read in a compact amount of time.
A book involving a vacation: a vacation is part of the plot or is the setting.
Some titles might be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...
or in one of these listopias: https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag?id...
3. A book that relates to a river
There is just something special about rivers and books. There are wonderful new books each year with rivers in the plot, title or cover catching my attention. A river could be also be used as a setting or metaphor.
https://www.goodreads. com/list/show/6874.Rivers#top
The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Is a River Alive? by Robert MacFarlane
Rivers of London by Ben Arronovitch
4. A book with a cat on the cover
A book with a cat on the cover.
How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: And Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Herding Hemingway's Cats: Understanding how our genes work. It's not really about cats.
The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: cat on the cover if you don’t want to actually read about cats.
5. A book that has been made into a movie
Possible listopias
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
6. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
Here are a few lists for numbers
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
7. A book written in or set in the 1700s
Listopias written in or set in 1700s: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
historical fiction set in the 1700s: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
8. A book featuring a lawyer, politician or clergyman
9. A book with a character list or family tree
10. A book about perceptions of reality or alternate realities
Fiction or nonfiction.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
hhttps://thegreatestbooks.org/the-grea...
https://sobrief.com/lists/top-10-book...
11. A history or historical fiction book
12. A book set in the west (however you define it)
A book in the western genre
A book set in the west coast of your country or continent
A book set in the Western hemisphere (geographically)
A book set in The West (culturally, politically)
A book set in a country, town or city to the west of you
A nonfiction book about the west.
13. A book set in an Olympics host city
A list of cities can be found in the link below but here are some of the many cities:
London, Paris, Mexico City, Berlin, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Lake Placid, Montreal, Innsbruck, Vancouver, Brisbane, Moscow
https://architectureofthegames.net/ol...
14. A book on one of Obama’s reading lists.
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/obama
There is also this list outside of Goodreads - suppposedly all his recommendations during and after his presidency:
https://ew.com/books/2017/01/18/barac...
15. A biography, memoir, or autofiction
Autofiction or autobiographical fiction is a novel that takes true life events of the author but retells them changing names and/or events to create a more cohesive narrative
Here's a list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
It's now time to get ready to vote for our next set of prompts! The thread will be open for at least 24 hours before the poll gets posted. This is a good opportunity to ask any question you may have regarding the prompts, do some research, or ask for recommendations.Voting will open in the morning of Saturday 6 September and the results will be posted in the morning of Wednesday 10 September (CST time).
How it works:
- When the voting opens, follow the link to the mini-poll that will be added at the end of this post
- You have a total of 8 votes this poll to spread across your favorite and least favorite prompts (you can also use less than 8 votes)
- You can find examples of acceptable voting practices on the Introduction thread.
- The prompts with the more favorable votes (comparing top votes to bottom votes, and looking at the overall number of votes it received) will be added to the final list
We are asking people to include their Goodreads profile address when they vote. To find this, just go to your own profile and then copy the URL/web address. If for some reason you can't link to your Goodreads profile, please post your full Goodreads name with enough identifiable information that we'll be able to access your profile.
Poll Prompts:
1. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
2. A vacation book
3. A book that relates to a river
4. A book with a cat on the cover
5. A book that has been made into a movie
6. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
7. A book written in or set in the 1700s
8. A book featuring a lawyer, politician or clergyman
9. A book with a character list or family tree.
10. A book about perceptions of reality or alternate realities
11. A history or historical fiction book
12. A book set in the west (however you define it)
13. A book set in an Olympics host city
14. A book on one of Obama’s reading lists
15. A biography, memoir, or autofiction
Feel free to discuss the prompts below, but please remember to be respectful to the other group members.
Vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
And that's 15. Suggestions are now closed.Moving on to voting:
1. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
2. A vacation book
3. A book that relates to a river
4. A book with a cat on the cover
5. A book that has been made into a movie
6. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
7. A book written in or set in the 1700s
8. A book featuring a lawyer, politician or clergyman
9. A book with a character list or family tree.
10. A book about perceptions of reality or alternate realities
11. A history or historical fiction book
12. A book set in the west (however you define it)
13. A book set in an Olympics host city
14. A book on one of Obama’s reading lists
15. A biography, memoir, or autofiction
Voting will begin tomorrow (6 September) in the morning CST.
Saturday, 9/6:Sunday, 9/7:
Monday, 9/8:
Tuesday, 9/9:
Wednesday, 9/10:
Thursday, 9/11:
Friday, 9/12:
Saturday, 9/13:
Sunday, 9/14:
Starting at:
Raven Black Page 37 of 384pg
The Cult of Trump Page 20 of 336pg
A Mind To Murder Page 52 of 221pg
Prompts:
College: a book that takes place in an educational setting
Career: A book with a job or profession in the title
Pay Day: A book with more than 100,000 ratings on Goodreads
Get Married: A book with more than one author
Buy a House: A book with a residential building on the cover
Millionaire Estates: A book featuring a wealthy character
Taxes Due: A book you borrowed - Murder at Pope Investigations (kindle unlimited)
Speeding Ticket: A book with a 5 in the page count
Grow Your Family: A book by a new to you author - Raven Black
Midlife Crisis: A book that includes a major life change
Invest in Stock: A nonfiction book - Cult of Trump
LIFE Tile: A book whose title contains a word starting with a letter in LIFE - Lost in the Moment and Found
just lori wrote: "I'll second A book with a character that works in public service"I'm afraid it's only one proposal or one second per person per suggestions round, and you suggested the numbers one.
Two slots left, and one proposal which needs secondingTo be seconded:
A book with a character that works in public service
Moving on to voting:1. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
2. A vacation book
3. A book that relates to a river
4. A book with a cat on the cover
5. A book that has been made into a movie
6. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
7. A book written in or set in the 1700s
8. A book featuring a lawyer, politician or clergyman
9. A book with a character list or family tree.
10. A book about perceptions of reality or alternate realities
11. A history or historical fiction book
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To be seconded:
A book with a character that works in public service
State of play at message 30Moving on to voting:
1. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
2. A vacation book
3. A book that relates to a river
4. A book with a cat on the cover
5. A book that has been made into a movie
6. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
7. A book written in or set in the 1700s
8. A book featuring a lawyer, politician or clergyman
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To be seconded:
A book with a character that works in public service
A book with a character list or family tree.
NancyJ wrote: "A book that relates to a river There is just something special about rivers and books. There are wonderful new books each year with rivers in the plot, title or cover catching my attention. A riv..."
Cheers.
Status as of message 12Moving on to voting:
1. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
2. A vacation book
3. A book that relates to a river
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To be seconded:
A book that has been made into a movie
A book with a cat on the cover.
Shannon SA wrote: "I second relates to a river"I would have done if someone else hadn't! But it seemed to be cheating as I was running the thread.
It's time for our next round of suggestions! It’s only my second time doing this, so please be patient with me.Just a reminder that you can find a full list of prompts already on the 2026 list in the third post. Here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
How it works:
- The topics for the 2026 reading challenge list will be determined by a series of mini-polls, the number of which depends on the number of prompts winning in each mini-polls
- Suggestions for each poll will be opened until 15 suggestions are received and “seconded”.
- The voting thread will open the day after suggestions go live. You can find the schedule here.
- The poll will be posted after the voting thread is opened for 24 hours, and will remain open for three full days.
- Each user has 8 votes to spread between their favourite (top) and least favourite (bottom) prompts
- The prompts with the more favourable votes (comparing top votes to bottom votes, and looking at the overall number of votes it received) will be added to the final list (between 2 and 5 depending on how the votes are spread)
Rules:
- Each member can only suggest OR second one prompt
- Suggestions close after 15 total seconded prompts
When suggesting and seconding, feel free to provide examples and descriptions that may help other members understand the prompt better. These descriptions and examples will be copied over to the voting thread for further discussion.
As always, please express any and all feedback (respectfully, of course), either here or in The Wild Discussion (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Moving on to voting:
1. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
2. A vacation book
3. A book that relates to a river
4. A book with a cat on the cover
5. A book that has been made into a movie
6. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
7. A book written in or set in the 1700s
8. A book featuring a lawyer, politician or clergyman
9. A book with a character list or family tree.
10. A book about perceptions of reality or alternate realities
11. A history or historical fiction book
12. A book set in the west (however you define it)
13. A book set in an Olympics host city
14. A book on one of Obama’s reading lists
15. A biography, memoir, or autofiction
To be seconded:
A book with a character that works in public service - not seconded
Pamela wrote: "Just got my First Reads email from Amazon and one of the choices has a magical sourdough starter -- A House Between Sea and Sky"Ooh. Cheers. I hadn't checked my Kindle Firsts yet this month.
Sorry - yes. First and last initials. I'll adjust it.I don't think it's going in the spreadsheet, but I'll check with the other mods.
1. Should be available all week except the second Saturday. Probably 4-5, although it may be more depending on my work schedule2. British Summer TIme
3. Yes
4. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group?
Not really, unless there's no-one else.
I like this list a lot more than the last one. I had to limit my upvotes!Nike wrote: "One suggestion I'm struggling with is the Wildlife Conservation. I love nature, I love spending time with Mother Earth, I do believe we must take care of her gifts and be thankful and rescue wildlife immediately.
But do I want to read about it? No, I prefer watching documentaries about this subject. I'd love a list of fiction for this one. I can only think of Where the Crawdads sing now and I've read that one (beautiful, powerful book)."
On fiction, have you tried Nevada Barr? The Anna Pigeon series are mysteries, but the MC is a park ranger and the books are set in different National Parks around the US.
C.J. Box's Joe Pickett is another park ranger, based in Wyoming. I wasn't as fond of the first one as some other series I've read, but I know other folks like them.
On the non-fiction side, I'd recommend anything written by John Lewis-Stempel if this prompt gets in. He writes beautifully about nature, but isn't sentimental about it.
Also, if the baking one gets in, I'd recommend A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking.
48. A book with a character dealing with death - The Guncle - ***"Gay Uncle Patrick" takes in his nephew and niece for the summer, after the death of their mother, Sara - his best friend from college - and while his brother/their father is in rehab. Together they try to come to terms with Sara's loss.
