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Parachute (1995)

1. “Fall in Two” – Read a book with a number in the title
2. “Mona Lisa” – Read a book about art or that features art - Killing Vincent: The Man, the Myth, and the Murder
3. “Love for Me” – Read a love story The Sound of Spring
4. “Window” – Read a book with an inanimate object in the title The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
5. “Eden” – Read a book about temptationGillyflower>
“Scars & Stitches” – Read a used book, the more banged up the better
6. “The Prize” – Read a book about someone who’s lost themselves The Bone People
7. “Dissolve” – Read a book and take credit here if it didn’t leave a lasting impression Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters
8. “Cocoon” – Read a book while you’re wrapped up in a blanket, or under the sheets in bed Beauty Reinvented: How to Embrace Gray Hair, Upgrade Your Self-Confidence and Redefine Your Beauty
9. “Happy Frappy” – Read a book that takes place near or on a river
10. “Parachute” – Take the plunge and read a book in a genre you don’t normally read Kindred Connections

Goldfly (1997)

11. “Great Escape” – Read a book while you’re on a road trip, or in which a portion of the book takes place in a car Big Things Have Small Beginnings: Learn to Play the Great Game
12. “Demons” – Read a book that features an evil entity or someone with evil intent
13. “Perfect” – Read a book about drugs and drug use Sing, Unburied, Sing
14. “Airport Song” – Read a book that you picked up at an airport, or that features an airplane/airport
15. “Medicine” – Take a sick day and read a book
16. “X-Ray Eyes” – Read a song about a superhero or someone with strange powers
17. “Grin”– Read a book that makes you feel good Silver Hair: Say Goodbye to the Dye and Let Your Natural Light Shine: A Handbook

Lost and Gone Forever (1999)

21. “What You Wish For” – Read a book that was on your wishlist 90 Miles to Havana
22. “Barrel of a Gun” – Read a book written by or featuring a movie starGillyflower
23. “Either Way” – Read a book you’ve been on the fence about Sing, Unburied, Sing
24. “Fa Fa” – Read a book that features a made – up language or dialect
25. “I Spy” – Read a book from your TBR pile that is on one of your friend’s bookshelves
26. “Center of Attention” – Read a book written in first person If Beale Street Could Talk
27. “All the Way Up to Heaven” – Read a book in your coziest, most favorite reading spot Me Before You
28. “Happier” – Read whatever the fuck you want and take credit for it here Me Before You
29. “So Long” – Read a book with more than 400 pages The Bone People
30. “Two Points for Honesty” – Read a book that someone recommends to you and then tell them what you honestly thought of it Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
31. “Rainy Day” – Read a book on a rainy day The Bone People

Keep It Together (2003)

32. “Diane” – Read a book with a female protagonist The Invisible Realm
33. “Careful” – Read a book that you borrowed from someone (and had to return in pristine condition)
34. “Amsterdam” – Read a book set in a different country The Bone People
35. “Backyard” – Read a book written by an author from your hometown/city/state The Education of Margot Sánchez
36. “Homecoming King” – Read a book about high school or a book that features teenagers The Education of Margot Sánchez
37. “Ramona” – Read a book written by someone who identifies as female Virginia Hamilton: America’s Storyteller
38. “Jesus on the Radio” – Listen to a bookish podcast or an audiobook Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly
39. “Keep it Together” – Read a book that keeps freaking you right the fuck out Sing, Unburied, Sing
40. “Come Downstairs and Say Hello” – Read a book while at, or hiding from, a family gathering
41. “Red Oyster Cult” – Read a book that features a mother or focuses on the character’s relationship with their mother
42. “Long Way Down” – Read a book written in third person
43. “I Hope Tomorrow is Like Today” – Read a book that takes place in the future
44. “Untitled Hidden Track” – Read a book that you uncovered accidentally In a Boulder's Shadow
45. “Two at a Time” – Read a book written by two authors
46. “Say That to My Face” – Read a book someone would classify as a “guilty pleasure”
47. “Starless Heaven” – Read a book at the beach
48. “Days” – Read a book that takes place over the span of just a few days

Ganging Up on the Sun (2006)

49. “Lightning Rod” – Read a Cli-Fi book (a book that features climate change or strange weather)
50. “Satellite” – Read a book that takes place primarily at night
51. “Manifest Destiny” – Read a book that someone randomly selects for you off your bookshelf
52. “One Man Wrecking Machine” – Read a Sci-Fi book (extra points if it features time travel)
53. “The Captain” – Read a book that takes place on the ocean or on a ship/boat
54. “The New Underground” – Read a book that takes place in a dystopian setting/time, or features a cult
55. “Ruby Falls” – Read a book with a color in the title
56. “C’mon” – Read a book that didn’t sit well with you Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters
57. “Empire State” – Read a book that takes place in NYC or is written by an author who calls NYC home The Education of Margot Sánchez
58. “Dear Valentine” – Read a book that takes place on or around a holiday
59. “The Beginning of the End” – Read a book about the end of the world
60. “Hang On” – Read a book that’s about another book, or is written as a book in a book

Satellite EP (2007)

61. “G Major” – Read a book about music or that features a band or musician
62. “Rise & Shine” – Spend the morning reading a book and take credit here The Bone People
63. “Timothy Leary” – Read a book with a man’s name in the title
64. “I’m Through” – If you’re reading a book that you’re just not into, DNF it and take credit here After You

Easy Wonderful (2010)

65. “Architects & Engineers” – Read a book that takes place in a city The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
66. “Do You Love Me” – Read a book by your favorite author
67. “On the Ocean” – Read a book that is dark and foreshadowing
68.“This Could All Be Yours” – Read a self-help or motivational book A Year of Living Kindly: Choices That Will Change Your Life and the World Around You
69. “Stay with Me Jesus” – Read a book that features religion or is about a religious conspiracy
70. “Bad Bad World” – Read a book in which the title contains the same word twice Sing, Unburied, Sing
71. “This is How it Feels to Have a Broken Heart” – Read a book that takes place during a war or features a character who has served in a warIn a Boulder's Shadow
72. “What You Call Love” – Read a book in your favorite genre
73. “That’s No Way to Get into Heaven” – Read a book in which the main character(s) does something wicked Sing, Unburied, Sing
74. “Jesus and Mary” – Read a book that features angels or a rapture/biblical end times
75. “Hercules” – Read a book about a mythological character
76. “Do What You Want” – Read whatever floats your boat and take credit for it here Me Before You
77. “Well” – Read a book that takes you down a weird, trippy rabbit hole
78. “Jonah” – Read a book that features a giant fish or whale
79. “Lost at Sea” – Read a book and if it made it absolutely no sense to you, take credit here

On the Ocean EP (2011)

80. “Big White Bed” – Read a book in bed, and only in bed Beauty Reinvented: How to Embrace Gray Hair, Upgrade Your Self-Confidence and Redefine Your Beauty
81. “Every Moment” – Read a book that you just can’t put down/stop thinking about Me Before You

Evermotion (2015)

82. “Long Night” – Read a book that kept you up all night Me Before You
83. “Endlessly” – Read a book and take credit for it here if it felt like it was never going to end Kindred Connections
84. “Doin’ it By Myself” – Read a book in which the protag is a hermit/antisocial/lonely Kindred Connections
85. “Lazy Love” – Read a book instead of doing anything else and take credit for your procrastination here
86. “Simple Machine” – Read a digital book Big Things Have Small Beginnings: Learn to Play the Great Game
87. “Expectation” – Read a book and if it didn’t meet your expectations, take credit here Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters
88. “Gangway” – Read a book with just one word in the title Gillyflower
89. “Kid Dreams” – Read a book that features a child protagonist The Invisible Realm
90. “Never Coming Down” – Read a book that’s set in the 70’s
91. “It is Just What it is” – Read a book that’s pretty straightforward
92. “Farewell” – Read the last book written by an author

Look Alive (2019)

93. “Look Alive” – Read a book about zombies or dead people
94. “Don’t Go” – Read a book and if it made you wish it had never ended, take credit for it here
95. “Hard Times” – Read a book you borrowed from the library The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca , The Bone People
96. “Hello Mr Sun” – Go outside, sit in the sun, and read a book, then take credit for it here
97. “Overexcited” – Read a book you could not wait to get your hands on
98. “Summertime” – Read a book that takes place in the summer
99. “Terrified” – Read a horror book
100. “Mind Kontrol” – Give into the hype and read a book that everyone else is talking about
101. “Not for Nothing” – Read a book that you know is going to piss you off
102. “When You Go Quiet” – Read a book that you get totally, 100% absorbed in and take credit for it here