The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.5 - Brooke TX's task: Paperback Playlists

I follow a lot of bookish Instagram pages, and one of them (@paperbackbones) frequently makes playlists to accompany books featured in Fox & Wit subscription boxes. While I definitely prefer to read in silence, I love the idea of curating playlists inspired by your favorite books!

For this task, choose one of the Fox & Wit playlists, and read 2 books from the options below based on your chosen playlist. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option.

ONE of your books may have an MPG of "Sequential Art", "Comics", "Comic Book", or "Manga."

Required: Provide a link to your chosen playlist when you post.

Option 1: Read the book which inspired the playlist you chose. A list of books can be found in post 2 of the help thread. If the playlist is based on an entire series, any book from that series that fits SRC rules will work.

Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle that matches a word in a song title from your chosen playlist. The words "A," "An," and "The" are excluded. If choosing to read two books for this option, you may use the same song title for both books, but the matching words must be different. For example, if you chose The Starless Sea playlist, you could read Disappearance at Devil's Rock and Gone Girl to match "The Disappearance of the Girl," but NOT Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train.

Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in one of the artists featured on your chosen playlists. All initials count. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.

Take Flight - If These Wings Could Fly
Japanese Death Gods - Seven Deadly Shadows
Kingdom Reclaimed - All the Stars and Teeth
What Would Jane Austen Do - Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance
Greatest Heist - Just Watch Me
Blood Heir - Blood Heir
The Starless Sea - The Starless Sea
Friends 'Til the End - Imaginary Friend
Lost and Found - A Constellation of Roses
Love & Revenge - Crier's War
Adventure in the Great Wide - The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Sea's Curse - House of Salt and Sorrows
Stories Come to Life - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
No Basic Witch - Serpent & Dove
Mors Vincit Omnia - Ninth House
Lucky Italian Star - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
Split at Birth - Middlegame
Where the Wild Things Are - Wilder Girls
Magic and Murder - Magic for Liars
Lords of Death - Gods of Jade and Shadow
Warrioress's Adventure - Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon
The Raven Boys of Aglion Academy - any book from the Raven Cycle series
We Hunt the Flames - We Hunt the Flame
Kingsbane - Kingsbane
Clash of Empires - The Sword and the Dagger
Monstress Love - No Man Can Tame
Korol Rezni - King of Scars
Dark Paris - The Gilded Wolves
Vaulted Memories - The Binding
The Prince's Tale - The Ruin of Kings
The Alchemist Rebellion - An Affair of Poisons
Dreamers in Flight - Enchantée
Dancing in the Reign - Empire of Sand
Fiery Rebellion - Girls of Paper and Fire
Wicked King - The Wicked King
Air Awakens - Air Awakens
Blade & Rose - any book from the Blade and Rose series
The Princeling and the Witchling - Empire of Storms
Muses and Dreamers - Muse of Nightmares
Darkling + Sun Summoner - any book from the Grishaverse series
Aelin Fireheart - Kingdom of Ash
Vengeful Soundtrack - Vengeful
Monsters of Verity - This Savage Song
Night Triumphant & Stars Eternal - A Court of Mist and Fury
Holland Vosijk - any book from the Shades of Magic series
These Rebel Waves Soundtrack - These Rebel Waves
Monster in the Woods - Sawkill Girls
Sister Pirates Soundtrack - Seafire
Magical Outcasts - Sea Witch
Bone Crier's Moon - Bone Crier's Moon

Reserved.

Reserved.

This thread is now open!

Fun task! Just to make sure I understand:

If I choose the "Stories Come to Life" playlist, I could read The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep for Option 1. Then for Option 3, I could read Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski, because his initials AS are found in Hans Zimmer who is one of the artists on the playlist I chose.

Would this be correct? Thanks!

Using Adventure in the great wide I could read

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

and The Echoes of Love love being matching word in song "Playground love"

OR Secret Sister author initials EG in "villagers" whose song is Fortunate child

Is this right

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00i...

Christine wrote: "Fun task! Just to make sure I understand:

If I choose the "Stories Come to Life" playlist, I could read The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep for Option 1. Then for Option 3, I could r..."

Yes, that works!

Wayne wrote: "If I use Option 2 for both books, could I use the same playlist for both books or would I have to use a different playlist for each book? If I can use the same playlist for both books, would I have..."

Yes, all your selections must use the same playlist. You can use the same same song, but the matching word must be different.

Marie (UK) wrote: "Using Adventure in the great wide I could read

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

and The Echoes of Love love being matching word in song "Playground love"

OR [boo..."

Yes, that's right!

If an author includes a middle name, does the middle initial need to be included in the artist name or only the first and last initials?

(I'm looking at Mary Dingee Fillmore and Florence + the Machine)

I love this task so much!!!

So if I am understanding this:

I can read A Court of Mist and Fury for playlist night triumphant & stars eternal for Option 1 and then read Night Moves matching Night in the title with the same word in the song "If only for a night" for Option 2.

Did I get this right?

Julia wrote: "If an author includes a middle name, does the middle initial need to be included in the artist name or only the first and last initials?

(I'm looking at Mary Dingee Fillmore and F..."

All initials count.

Bea wrote: "So if I am understanding this:

I can read A Court of Mist and Fury for playlist night triumphant & stars eternal for Option 1 and then read Night Moves matching Nig..."

Yes!

Brooke wrote: "Julia wrote: "If an author includes a middle name, does the middle initial need to be included in the artist name or only the first and last initials?

(I'm looking at [author:Mary Dingee Fillmore|..."

OK, thanks for clarifying.

Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?

Meg wrote: "Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?"

I've been able to see all the playlists without logging into Spotify. I'm in the U.S. - not sure if that makes a difference.

Sally wrote: "Meg wrote: "Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?"

I've been able to see all the playlists without logging into Spotify. I'm in the U.S. - not sure if that makes a difference."

I'm not in the us. The link just takes me to a sign in or sign up page with no way to continue without signing up

Meg wrote: "Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?"

Here's a direct link to one of the playlists: Take Flight

Does that work? Or do you still land on the sign up page?

Just to make sure I understand - I chose a playlist (Magical Outcasts) and I found two artists that share letters of two different authors that I am reading...that works right?

Marilynne Robinson shares letters with Amber Run and Maureen Callahan shares letters with Arctic Monkeys

Thank you!

Meg wrote: "Sally wrote: "Meg wrote: "Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?"

I've been able to see all the playlists without logging into Spotify. I'm in the U.S. - not sure if that makes a..."

If you still can't see the playlists, I'm working on taking screenshots and uploading them to Google Drive. It may take me a bit to get all of them, so if there's a particular one you're interested in, let me know!

Emurphy wrote: "Just to make sure I understand - I chose a playlist (Magical Outcasts) and I found two artists that share letters of two different authors that I am reading...that works right?

Marilynne Robinson ..."

As long as all of the author's initials are found in your chosen artist names, that works!

Kristina Simon wrote: "Meg wrote: "Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?"

Here's a direct link to one of the playlists: Take Flight

Does that work? Or do you still land on the sign up page?"
Nope, same thing

Meg wrote: "Nope, same thing."

Ok. Brooke is working on taking screen shots. She already has some (if not all - I didn't count them) up on the link she posted in message 23.

ETA -- She's linked linked the ones she's finished in message 2, also.

Meg wrote: "Kristina Simon wrote: "Meg wrote: "Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?"

Here's a direct link to one of the playlists: Take Flight

Does that work? Or do you still land on the ..."

Kristina Simon wrote: "Meg wrote: "Nope, same thing."

Ok. Brooke is working on taking screen shots. She already has some (if not all - I didn't count them) up on the link she posted in message 23.

ETA -- She's linked ..."

I've got most of them up now! The really long lists will have to wait until I get home, so I can try to merge them into one image. Sorry for the difficulty!

Brooke wrote: "Meg wrote: "Kristina Simon wrote: "Meg wrote: "Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?"

Here's a direct link to one of the playlists: Take Flight

Does that work? Or do you still ..."

That's awesome. Thanks so much for that Brooke

Would I be able to read Persuasion for What would Jane Austen do? or is that referencing a specific book?

Florence wrote: "Would I be able to read Persuasion for What would Jane Austen do? or is that referencing a specific book?"

Persuasion wouldn't work for Option 1, because What Would Jane Austen Do? is inspired by Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance, but it would work for Option 3 (initials JA can be found in the artist Jane Eaglen from the playlist).

Brooke wrote: "Florence wrote: "Would I be able to read Persuasion for What would Jane Austen do? or is that referencing a specific book?"

Persuasion wouldn't work for Option 1, because What Would Ja..."

Thank you!!!

I'm still waiting for the lists for Blade & Rose and Monster in the Woods - I can't see all the songs for either of them.

Aprilleigh wrote: "I'm still waiting for the lists for Blade & Rose and Monster in the Woods - I can't see all the songs for either of them."

All the list screenshots should be up now!

can I just check another book

using adventures in the great wide

could i use author Stephen FryHeroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures

singer Sufijan Stevens or First aid kit

Will plurals work for op 2 or does the word have to match exactly? For example could I pair stone and stones?

Marie (UK) wrote: "can I just check another book

using adventures in the great wide

could i use author Stephen FryHeroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures

singer Sufijan..."

Yes, that works.

Florence wrote: "Will plurals work for op 2 or does the word have to match exactly? For example could I pair stone and stones?"

Words must match exactly.

This will be appreciated. I am definitely in the U.S. and can only get to the front page of Spotify, since I don't choose to have an account.

Brooke wrote: "Meg wrote: "Sally wrote: "Meg wrote: "Is it possible to see the lists without joining Spotify?"

I've been able to see all the playlists without logging into Spotify. I'm in the U.S. - not sure if ..."

Kathy wrote: "This will be appreciated. I am definitely in the U.S. and can only get to the front page of Spotify, since I don't choose to have an account.

Brooke wrote: "Meg wrote: "Sally wrote: "Meg wrote: "I..."

Clicking on any of the playlist names in message 2 will show you a screenshot.

and i just signed up for my first Fox&Wit box (for may) - Brooke you are a bad influence ;)

for the playlist wicked king can i read


it is part of the same series

Emtecia wrote: "for the playlist wicked king can i read


it is part of the same series"

Only if it fits one of the other options. It cannot be used for option 1.

From the Challenge's FAQs: "if the book on the list is in a series, you cannot substitute a different book in the series."

just making sure i am doing this right
for playlist Bone Crier's moon
for book 1 pick Full moon tonight and read
Tonight: city of sin and shipwreck
and for book 2 i can pick I put a spell on you and read the book You

Emtecia wrote: "just making sure i am doing this right
for playlist Bone Crier's moon
for book 1 pick Full moon tonight and read
Tonight: city of sin and shipwreck
and for book 2 i can pick I put a spell on you an..."

Yes! It looks like that playlist was added after the start of the challenge, but I've added it to the list in post 2.