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Reporter's Challenge 2021
Ellie's list28/31
WHO
5/5
WHAT
5/5
WHERE
4/5
Set in Florida
WHEN
5/5
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
5/5
(Motives)
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
4/5
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT –
WHERE –
WHEN –
WHY –
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
1/1
From Oct 27: ...you could be experiencing a tug-of-war between your emotional connection to a lover and the pressure stemming from your associates, friends and/or extended network...
JUST MAKE BELIEVE by Maggie Robinson
(Protagonist emotionally invested in Detective, but he's a different class and friends and family would disapprove. Detective is also struggling and denying their attraction for same reason.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
I'm so in!!!!!I'm not sure which category I'm going to go for, but I love this challenge!
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021):
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
Protagonist is a senior citizen
WHAT
Book has paranormal element
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
A number in the title
Collaboration (Written by more than one author)
WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Set in a New England state
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1800s
Set in the 1900s
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
Set during a holiday season
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
“Love”
To keep a secret/cover up
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
WHY – Accidental death
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.
REPORTER CHALLENGE 2021January 01 - December 31, 2021
31 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession
Accidental Lawyer 06/12
Protagonist works with animals
The Koala of Death 03/18
Protagonist is a librarian
Better Off Read 01/26
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
Death on the Danube 01/01
Protagonist is a senior citizen
Granny Strikes Back 01/03
WHAT
Book has paranormal element
Second Grave on the Left 01/14
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
The Fatal Flying Affair 02/11
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
Fudge and Jury 03/12
A number in the title
7 Brides for 7 Bodies 02/13
Collaboration (written by more than one author)
The Heist 01/28
WHERE
Set in Florida
Bodies in Paradise 02/12
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ (Biloxi, MS)
Double Up 03/05
Set in a New England state (Massachusetts)
Grave Errors 01/05
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’ (Indiana)
Murder is the Main Course 01/21
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) (Botswana, Africa)
Tears of the Giraffe 01/05
WHEN
Set in the 1800s (1816)
A Brazen Curiosity 01/04
Set in the 1900s
Royal 01/21
Set during Spring
Show Time 01/29
Set during Winter
Finding Shelter 01/17
Set during a holiday season (Christmas)
Traitorous Toys 01/08
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Lowcountry Boodoggle 01/20
Jealousy
If Books Could Kill 02/15
Revenge
White Knights 01/10
“Love”
Hen Party 03/01
To keep a secret/cover up
A Clerical Error 02/03
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
Pink Jinx 03/26
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial (W)
The Witch is Back 02/07
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
Conflict of Interest 02/05
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
Not All Tarts are Apple 06/08
WHY – Accidental death
Truth or Dare 06/18
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Horoscope: "What happens to the tears we forget to cry or the crackling laughter we choose to hold back? It’s time to clear the emotional trash can, Taurus. It’s time to express that which is unexpressed in a safe manner. PS: Remember there is no shame in turning to a healer or therapist you trust."
Book:
Temp Job of Murder 04/30 Jason, MC's estranged S. O., has suppressed grief and self-blame from the loss of his brother when they were children, something he's refused to talk about or address. He's finally seeing a therapist, and after a few unproductive weeks, has opened up about the long-ago loss.
In for a new year : )News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist is a librarian
WHAT
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
Collaboration (Written by more than one author)
WHERE
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set during Spring
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021):c.29/31
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
✔Protagonist is in the legal profession- The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout-5/30/21
✔Protagonist works with animals- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
✔ Protagonist is a librarian-Dewey Denouement is a librarian in The End by Lemony Snicket-4/3/24
✔Protagonist is starting a new business or job-one of the MC has a new job with a shoe factory- A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth-.-9/17/21
✔Protagonist is a senior citizen-Miss Marple in A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
WHAT
✔Book has paranormal element- Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21-
✔Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)- Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy by Peter Shaffer-1/11/21
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
✔A number in the title- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
✔Collaboration (Written by more than one author)- March:
Book Two by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin - 4/2/21
WHERE
✔Set in Florida- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
✔Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’-Biloxi, MS- Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon 3/6/21
✔Set in a New England state-Connecticut- Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21
✔Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’-Illinois- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21-
✔Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)-Switzerland- -A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
WHEN
✔Set in the 1800s- The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga-5/28/21
✔Set in the 1900s- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
✔ Set during Spring- Broken April by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21
✔ Set during Winter- The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney-7/7/23
✔ Set during a holiday season-Christmas season- Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn-11/11/22
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
✔Money/Greed- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
✔Jealousy- Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/5/21-
✔Revenge- The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-2/4/21
✔“Love”- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21-
✔To keep a secret/cover up- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
✔WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial- The author is the protagonist- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson-8/10/21
✔WHERE – Set in a country village or small town- Cunaripo, Trinidad- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories by Earl Lovelace-
✔WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born-set in 1930-s when my Dad was born- Double Indemnity by James M. Cain-3/28/21
✔WHY – Accidental death- determined to be an accidental poisoning... but many believe it wasn't an accident- Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma by David Boyle-2/12/21
✔EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.
My Horoscope- "You've been exerting yourself a little too much over the past few days and might feel a little listless. Nonetheless, your mind is still active, and you may seek stimulation through books, TV, or lectures of some kind. You should find whatever you learn exciting. It could set you off in a new direction. Today you could turn into an armchair traveler!"- armchair traveling to Saudi Arabia- Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris-4/29/21
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021)Duration: Jan 1 - Dec. 31, 2021
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession
Missing and Endangered by J.A. Jance 01/21/2021
Protagonist works with animals
Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James 03/12/2021 (cattle rancher)
Protagonist is a librarian
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles 02/19/2021
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
Secret Santa by Andrew Shaffer 02/14/2021
Protagonist is a senior citizen
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 02/10/2021
WHAT
Book has paranormal element
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 03/21/2021
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour 01/23/2021
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
Tie Died by Carol Dean Jones 04/03/2021
A number in the title
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul 01/26/2021
Collaboration (Written by more than one author)
Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash by Dixie Cash 11/18/2021 (Dixie Cash is a pseudonym for Pamela Cumbie and her sister Jeffery McClanahan)
WHERE
Set in Florida
No Judgments by Meg Cabot 10/06/2021
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon 01/01/2021 (Bridgeport, CA)
Set in a New England state
The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans 02/1/2021 (Vermont)
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
Universal Harvester by John Darnielle (Iowa)
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 02/02/2021 (ancient Greece)
WHEN
Set in the 1800s
Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon 01/27/2021
Set in the 1900s
The Address by Fiona Davis 02/05/2021
Set during Spring
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons 05/15/2021
Set during Winter
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris 05/16/2021
Set during a holiday season
The Adults by Caroline Hulse 02/11/2021
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 01/15/2021
Jealousy
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins 03/17/2021
Revenge
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse 02/12/2021
“Love”
Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates 09/16/2021
To keep a secret/cover up
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 01/18/2021
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George 11/27/2021 (Mary Alice)
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 02/14/2021 (Martinelli)
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday 01/19/2021
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
All the Children Are Home by Patry Francis 03/09/2021
WHY – Accidental death
The Push by Ashley Audrain 02/22/2021
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Horoscope for October 10, 2021 (Birthday)
After a rough couple of cosmic days, you can finally breathe a welcome sigh of relief. The current energy will increase your need for local movement and stimulation. It will get easier to express yourself with striking charisma and feel good. Light colours and numbers 2 and 7 will accentuate your personality. Alphabets R and T are lucky as Venus is the ruling planet of your sign.
Sleigh Bells Ring by RaeAnne Thayne 12/10/2021 (Alphabets R and T are lucky as Venus is the ruling planet of your sign. Author's initials are R and T.)
Reporter's Challenge 2021
January - December 2021
My Reporter's Challenge (msg 8)
Level: Newspaper Mogul + Bonus + Extra Bonus
Books Read: 25
Bonus Books: 5
Extra Bonus: 1
Total Books Read: 31
WHO
🔹Protagonist is in the legal profession - Light My Fire - 09.26 ★★★★
🔹Protagonist works with animals - The Somerset Girls - 12.19 ★★★★
🔹Protagonist is a librarian - Sweet Magik - 07.17 ★★★
🔹Protagonist is starting a new business or job - The Belle and the Beard - 11.19 ★★★★
🔹Protagonist is a senior citizen - Swamp Team 3 - 10.16 ★★★
WHAT
🔹Book has paranormal element - Equal Rites - 05.07 ★★★
🔹Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest) - Twice Tempted - 05.12 ★★★★
🔹Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe) - Stud Finder - 06.21 ★★★
🔹A number in the title - Between Two Worlds - 09.15 ★★★
🔹Collaboration (Written by more than one author) - The Soulmate Equation - 09.04 ★★★★
WHERE
🔹Set in Florida - All I Want Is You - 08.05 ★★★★
🔹Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ - If You Were Mine - 11.20 ★★★★
🔹Set in a New England state - Trouble After Dark - 06.19 ★★★★
🔹Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’ - Out of Turn - 08.24 ★★★★
🔹Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - Out of Bounds - 05.16 ★★★★
WHEN
🔹Set in the 1800s - Scandal Above Stairs - 05.10 ★★★★
🔹Set in the 1900s - Requiem for a Mezzo - 08.18 ★★★
🔹Set during Spring - Sins & Second Chances - 08.05 ★★★
🔹Set during Winter - Don't Break My Heart
🔹Set during a holiday season - Special Delivery - 05.02 ★★★
WHY (Motives)
🔹Money/Greed - Love's Wild Desire - 05.03 ★★★
🔹Jealousy - A Heart Decision - 05.15 ★★★
🔹Revenge - Nauti Angel - 05.02 ★★★★
🔹“Love” - Falling for My Enemy - 05.05 ★★★★
🔹To keep a secret/cover up - Already Freakn' Mated - 05.19 ★★★
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
🔹WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times - Born to Be Wild
🔹WHAT – Pro LN initial is same as your F/L initial - Want You to Want Me - 06.03 ★★★★
🔹WHERE – Set in a country village or small town - Her Dying Breath - 07.31 ★★★
🔹WHEN – Set in the decade you (or family member) was born - Needing Nicole - 07.24 ★★★
🔹WHY – Accidental death - Silver Storm - 05.22 ★★★
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope - Easygoing, attractive and devoted, you love beauty, and this year you turn one of your greatest ideals into a reality. You feel adrift at times, but stay objective and 2021 proves to be extremely successful. If single, you attract many and fall in love several times before finding your soulmate. If attached, you find it impossible to leave, so he or she must be the right one. TAURUS gives you security.
🔹Sisters by Choice - 08.31 ★★★★
🔹all 3 protagonists work to improved their situation
REPORTER CHALLENGE 2021News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
WHO
✘ Protagonist is in the legal profession - Us Against You - Frederik Backman
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is a librarian
✘ Protagonist is starting a new business or Job - Jane Doe - Victoria Helen Stone
✘ Protagonist is a senior citizen - Magpie Murders - Anthony Horowitz
WHAT
Book has paranormal element
✘ Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest) - We Shouldn't - VI Keeland
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
✘ A number in the Title - Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
✘ Collaboration (Written by more than one author) - Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating - Christina Lauren
WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
✘ Set in a New England state - The Secret History - Donna Tartt
✘ Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’ - Bent Heavens - Daniel Kraus (Iowa)
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff (Denmark)
WHEN
✘ Set in the 1800s - Longbourn - Jo Baker
Set in the 1900s
Set during Spring
✘ Set during Winter - The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
✘ Set during a holiday Season - Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding (Christmas and New Year)
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
✘ Jealousy - Jezero - Tadej Golob
✘ Revenge - Alex - Pierre Lemaitre
“Love”
✘ To keep a secret/cover up - The Light Brigade - Kameron Hurley
REPORTER CHALLENGE 2021January 01 - December 31, 2021
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession - Visions in Death (In Death, #19) by J.D. Robb, 3 STARS, 5th Jan, 354 PAGES
Protagonist is starting a new business or job - Unbound by Many, 3 STARS, 12th Feb, 358 PAGES
Protagonist is a senior citizen - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, 4 STARS, 30th March, 382 PAGES
WHAT
Book has paranormal element - Miss Frost Chills The Cheater by Kristen Painter, 3 STARS, 7th Jan, 228 PAGES
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest) - The Reaper Rescues The Genie by Kristen Painter, 3 STARS, 17th Jan, 230 PAGES
A number in the title - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware, 4 STARS, 24th Feb, 341 PAGES
WHERE
Set in Florida -
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ -
Set in a New England state -
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’ -
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) -
WHEN
Set in the 1800s - Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare, 3 STARS, 1st March, 370 PAGES
Set during Winter - Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard by Kristen Painter, 3 STARS, 2nd Jan, 338 PAGES
Set during a holiday season - Origin in Death (In Death, #21) by J.D. Robb, 3 STARS, 20th Jan, 347 PAGES
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed - Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, 5 STARS, 7th Feb, 867 PAGES
Jealousy - Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly #2) by Charlaine Harris, 3 STARS, 13th Jan, 295 PAGES
Revenge - Survivor In Death (In Death, #20) by J.D. Robb, 3 STARS, 25th Jan, 360 PAGES
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town - Miss Frost Says I Do by Kristen Painter, 3 STARS, 11 Jan, 192 PAGES
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born - New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) by Stephenie Meyer, 5 STARS, 28th Oct, 563 PAGES
WHY – Accidental death- How to Dance an Undead Waltz by Hailey Edwards, 3 STARS, 16 July, 318 PAGES
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.
TCF REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021):Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
WHO - 5
Protagonist is in the legal profession
A Dead Husband by Anna Celeste Burke 10/11/21
Protagonist works with animals
The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler 1/02/21
Protagonist is a librarian
Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske 10/17/21
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis 3/7/21
Protagonist is a senior citizen
The Tell All by Libby Howard 3/28/21
WHAT = 5
Book has paranormal element
A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison 7/17/21
Alliteration in title
Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien 9/12/21
Title is a pun
Sealed Off by Barbara Ross 2/21/21
A number in the title
Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins 11/22/21
Collaboration
Joyce & Jim Lavene writing as J.J. Cook, Playing with Fire 11/06/21
WHERE = 5
Set in Florida
From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris 5/26/21
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Berkeley, CA: The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory 2/11/21
Set in a New England state
Shucked Apart by Barbara Ross 11/26/21
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
IN: Yews with Caution by Kate Collins 11/14/21
Set on foreign soil
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 6/12/21
WHEN - 5
Set in the 1800s
Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen
Set in the 1900s
1920s: Murder Cuts the Mustard by Jessica Ellicott 4/17/21
Set during Spring
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert 2/17/21
Set during Winter
Murder on a Silver Platter by Shawn Reilly Simmons 1/10/21
Set during a holiday season
Death Dances to a Reggae Beat by Kate Grilley 5/04/21
WHY - 5
Money/Greed
Terns of Endearment by Donna Andrews 8/12/21
Jealousy
Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge by Ovidia Yu 9/20/21
Revenge
An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette 5/15/21
“Love”
Murder Most Sweet by Laura Jensen Walker 6/25/21
To keep a secret/cover up
The Diva Sweetens the Pie by Krista Davis 1/31/21
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE - 4
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
Up in Smoke by Shannon VanBergen 12/16/21 (30-something MC married and divorced 6 times!)
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 8/01/21 (T - Tucker)
WHERE – Set in a ... small town
Switch Back by Kendel Lynn 3/26/21
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
WHY – Accidental death
The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis 11/12/21
Horoscope: Libra (Birthday: Oct. 12)
Your home routine will be interrupted. Small appliances might break down or minor breakages could occur. Surprise company might drop by. Prepare for anything and stock the fridge. (Get dressed because you don’t know what might happen.)
Buried Bones by Carolyn Haines 12/26/21
- All of this happened to the MC in the course of this story! It was a wild ride.
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021): (updated 2/10) 21/31 completedWho? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO 3/5
Protagonist is in the legal profession
🌻 Protagonist works with animals Heart of Barkness Read 1/2
Protagonist is a librarian
🌻 Protagonist is starting a new business or job A Cold Dark Place read 1/3
🌻Protagonist is a senior citizen Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Read 1/17
WHAT 4/5
🌻 Book has paranormal element Brooms Away Read 1/8
🌻 Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest) The Haunting of Hill House 1/11
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
🌻 A number in the title The Eighth Sister 1/22
🌻Collaboration (Written by more than one author) The Extra 2/9
WHERE 4/5
🌻Set in Florida Coconut Creme Killer Read 1/14
🌻Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - Burlingame REad 2/9
🌻 Set in a New England state Betwixt Read 1/8
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
🌻Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) War Horse Read 1/9
WHEN 1/5
Set in the 1800s Silver in the Blood Read 1/19
Set in the 1900s
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
Set during a holiday season
🌻🌻🌻WHY (New category, just to switch things up!) 5/5 (Motives)🌻🌻🌻
🌻Money/Greed The Newcomer
🌻Jealousy Fashion, Rosé & Foul Play Read 1/14
🌻Revenge The Red Hunter 2/2
🌻 “Love” The Summer List read 1/1
🌻 To keep a secret/cover up You Are Not Alone Read 1/6
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE 4/5
🌻WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times Organized for Murder 2/4
🌻 WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial The Stranger Adam Price (P) Read 1/2
🌻 WHERE – Set in a country village or small town The Summer List Read 1/1
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
🌻WHY – Accidental death The Murder on the Links 2/4
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!
I'm in :)REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021):
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
Complete: 30 / 31
(view spoiler)
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021)EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY: Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books DONE
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession Hush-Hush Stuart Woods 1/1
Protagonist works with animals she's a vet Saddled with Murder Eileen Brady 1/3
Protagonist is a librarian Reading Up a Storm Eva Gates 2/16
Protagonist is starting a new job Shadow Hunter B.R. Kingsolver 1/8
Protagonist is a senior citizen septagenarian Augustine Good Morning, Midnight Lily Brooks-Dalton 1/2
WHAT
Book has paranormal element Black Tie Required Craig Schaefer 1/7
Alliteration in title Dark Dancer B.R. Kingsolver 1/10
Title is a pun The Gun Also Rises Sherry Harris 1/20
Title is a pun Aloe and Goodbye Janice Peacock 1/25
A number in title Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons Denise Grover Swank 1/8
Collaboration Cleo Coyleis a husband and wife team The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller Cleo Coyle 2/22
WHERE
Set in Florida Field of Fire James O. Born 2/10
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ Boston Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me Ace Atkins 2/1
Set in a New England state Connecticut The Bark Before Christmas Laurien Berenson 1/11
Set in a state beginning with ‘I’ Iowa Map Skills Murder Leslie Langtry 1/9
Set on foreign soil Russia Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog Boris Akunin 11/28
WHEN
Set in the 1800s Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche Nancy Springer 10/2
Set in the 1900s 1960-61 Stone Cold Dead James W. Ziskin 1/16
Set during Spring Mulch Ado About Murder Edith Maxwell 8/21
Set during Winter Kidnapped at Christmas Barb Han 9/2
Set during a holiday season Halloween Mean Girl Murder Leslie Langtry 1/1
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!) (Motives)
Money/Greed Deadline John Sandford 5/22
Jealousy Death Takes A Break: A Taylor Texas Mystery Vikki Walton 12/17
Revenge A Death Long Overdue Eva Gates 5/20
“Love” Deadly Days of Christmas Carla Cassidy 12/
To keep a secret/cover up The Dark Hours Michael Connelly 12/3
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times Poison or Protect Gail Carriger 12/18
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
Jolene Jackson Hot Enough to Kill Paula Boyd 10/30
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town Goosebush, Mass Wreathing Havoc Julia Henry 11/24
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born The Secret in the Old Attic Carolyn Keene 10/3
WHY – Accidental death Dial A for Aunties Jesse Q. Sutanto 5/24
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope "Straightforward and determined, you pick yourself up after a fall quickly." MC escapes home in rising water, ties herself to a tree, survives several attacks, is a calm, reliable witness. Going Once Sharon Sala 6/20
I'm in :)REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021): DONE
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession Foul Play Stuart Woods 10/11/2021
Protagonist works with animals Murder on the Iditarod TrailProtagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
Protagonist is a senior citizen Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel by Mignon F. Ballard 1/31/21
WHAT
Book has paranormal element - Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa 1/1/2021
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest) Cold Company by Sue Henry 10/11/2021
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
A number in the title
Collaboration (Written by more than one author) The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul 6/28/2021
WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ - Roses are Dead by Amy Grundy, set in Blue Water Bay 6/2/21
Set in a New England state Chapter & Hearse by Lorna Barrett, set in New Hampshire 5
23S2021et in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - Old Soldiers Never Die by Margaret Mayhew 1/2/21
WHEN
Set in the 1800s - State Counsellor by Boris Akunin 10/1/21
Set in the 1900s - Murder at the Peking Opera by Amanda Roberts 9/27/21
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
Set during a holiday season - A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry 9/8/21
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed - Twisted Tea Christmas 10/29/21
Jealousy
Revenge - Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes by Karen Rose Smith 9/12/21
“Love”
To keep a secret/cover up - Sleeping Lady by Sue Henry
10/4/21
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial - Paris Match by Stuart Woods 9/20/21 Protagonist last name "Barrington" my last name "Brown"
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born - Not Quite Dead Enough by Rex Stout. Published on my birth year - 1944
WHY – Accidental death
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
2021 Reporter ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Goal Newspaper Mogul 0/30
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession
Protagonist works with animals: The Boy & His Ribbon 1/21/21
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is starting a new business or job: Shacking Up 1/21/21
Protagonist is a senior citizen
WHAT
Book has paranormal element
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest): Red Rising
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
A number in the title
Collaboration (Written by more than one author)
WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Set in a New England state
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England): Jinx's Fantasy (Tahiti, Indonesian, France) 1/6/21
WHEN
Set in the 1800s
Set in the 1900s
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
Set during a holiday season: Forever Wild 1/1/21
WHY (Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy: Corrupt 1/11/21
Revenge: Lord of London Town 1/5/21
“Love”: Grown 1/30/21
To keep a secret/cover up: Blood and Bone 1/29/21
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
WHY – Accidental death
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.
Nobel Prize for Literature 31/31
WHO 5/5
★Protagonist is in the legal profession Double Check 3/11
★Protagonist works with animals Evie and the Animals 19/11
★Protagonist is a librarian Library Lion 4/10
★Protagonist is starting a new business or job Blackboard Galaxy 27/5
★Protagonist is a senior citizen Annex 17/12
WHAT 5/5
★Book has paranormal element The Witch Collector 14/3
★Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest) Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket 11/2
★Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe) But Wait, There’s Myrrh 8/2
★A number in the title Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3: Planet of the Pies 11/1
★Collaboration (Written by more than one author) The Sprite and the Gardener 29/5
WHERE 5/5
★Set in Florida Felina's New Home: A Florida Panther Story 13/12
★Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ Witches of Brooklyn 9/5
★Set in a New England state The Boudoir Butcher (New York) 30/7
★Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’ (Iowa) Dragon's Thief 2/11
★Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) Little Bird #1 (Canada) 14/3
WHEN 5/5
★Set in the 1800s A Christmas Carol 27/3
★Set in the 1900s Evelyn: A True Story 28/3
★Set during Spring Cowboys in Her Heart: Moose Ranch 1/11
★Set during Winter The Deep and Snowy Wood 14/2
★Set during a holiday season Mischief 18/5
WHY 5/5
(Motives)
★Money/Greed All Systems Red 20/5
★Jealousy Ghost Light 3/10
★Revenge Mrs. Betty Jones: Lady Vigilante 17/3
★“Love” Mirka Andolfo's Mercy #6 3/5
★To keep a secret/cover up South by Southeast 7/5
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE 5/5
★WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times Poison or Protect 24/5
★WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial Shadow Sight (Granger) 16/8
★WHERE – Set in a country village or small town Mirka Andolfo's Mercy #2 2/5
★WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born The Nose 2/6
★WHY – Accidental death Revival, Vol. 1: You're Among Friends 2/11
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
★Horoscope Jun 5, 2021 (anniversary)
Your level of artistic inspiration is high today, Libra. Dreams or meditation may bring up some spiritual insights and revelations, and you may promptly forget them upon coming out of your dream or meditative state. This could prove frustrating! Try writing them down even if you only remember snatches. This can help bring them to the surface again. You will want a record of them anyway. (view spoiler)
Reaping The Immortal 14/2 (keeps records of his days in journals)
REPORTER CHALLENGE - 2021
Editor: 20 books - 4 from each category
9/20
WHO
✔ Protagonist is in the legal profession - Pretty Little Wife 4/23/21
✔ Protagonist works with animals - The Wife Upstairs 2/17/21- dogwalker
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
Protagonist is a senior citizen
WHAT
✔ Book has paranormal element - Mexican Gothic - 2/9/21
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
✔ A number in the title - Three Women Disappear - 1/10/2021
Collaboration (Written by more than one author)
WHERE
Set in Florida
✔ Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ - Boston - Before She Disappeared - 3/31/21
✔ Set in a New England state - Find You First
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1800s
Set in the 1900s
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
✔ Set during a holiday season - The Hunting Party - 3/31/21
WHY - Motives
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
✔ “Love” - Three Single Wives - 3/7/21
✔ To keep a secret/cover up - The Girl from Widow Hills - 2/19/21
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
WHY – Accidental death
COMPLETETCF REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021): (30/30)
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2021
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!
I'm in as a Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
✓WHO
✓Protagonist is in the legal profession - protagonist of The Simple Truth in Reader's Digest Select Editions, Volume 242, 1999 #2: The Simple Truth / Rainbow Six / Cloud Nine / The Cat Who Saw Stars by Reader's Digest Association (finished 10/12)
✓Protagonist works with animals - The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle by Laura Coleman (finished 8/4)
✓Protagonist is a librarian - The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (finished 12/6)
✓Protagonist is starting a new business or job - This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz (finished 1/24)
✓Protagonist is a senior citizen - The Old Man by Thomas Perry (finished 12/25)
✓WHAT
✓Book has paranormal element - ghosts, The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (finished 2/17), my review is here
✓Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest) - Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir by Cinelle Barnes (finished 1/26)
✓Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe): Tails of Spring Break by Anne Warren Smith (finished 12/1), my review is here
✓A number in the title: A Hundred Thousand Worlds by Bob Proehl (finished 9/30), my review is here
✓Collaboration (Written by more than one author): Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater (finished 3/17), my review is here
✓WHERE
✓Set in Florida: Southern Comfort by Fern Michaels (finished 1/6), my review is here
✓Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’: Boston, John Doe by Tess Gerritsen (finished 12/22), my review is here
✓Set in a New England state: set in Massachusetts, The Silver Boat by Luanne Rice (finished 6/9), my review is here
✓Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’: Indiana, How to Be a Man (Whatever That Means): Lessons in Modern Masculinity from a Questionable Source by James Breakwell (finished 9/22), my review is here
✓Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England): set in Iceland, Elska by Catherine Hapka (finished 9/8), my review is here
✓WHEN
✓Set in the 1800s: Savage Sam by Fred Gipson (finished 2/26), my review is here
✓Set in the 1900s - Mercy Road by Ann Howard Creel (finished 3/25), my review is here
✓Set during Spring - Favorite Stories from Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Spring Babies by Erica Silverman (finished 11/30)
✓Set during Winter - Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah (finished 4/14), my review is here
✓Set during a holiday season - Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber (finished 4/13), my review is here
✓WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
✓Money/Greed - Grub Line Rider by Louis L'Amour (finished 9/19), my review is here
✓Jealousy - Lover's Betrayal by J.E. Hopkins (finished 8/30), my review is here
✓Revenge - Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (finished 3/27), my review is here
✓“Love”: Ten Women by Marcela Serrano (finished 10/26), my review is here
✓To keep a secret/cover up: If We Make It Home: A Novel of Faith and Survival in the Oregon Wilderness by Christina Suzann Nelson (finished 1/29), my review is here
✓BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
✓WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times: Lady Miss has been married at least 8 times, From the Desk of Lady Miss by Keke Palmer (finished 11/23)
✓WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial: In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with Opioids by Travis Rieder (finished 3/21)
✓WHERE – Set in a country village or small town: This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp (finished 4/29)
✓WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born: Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid (finished 10/14)
✓WHY – Accidental death: someone is hit by a car, Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich (finished 4/7)
KRISSY'S SPOT Lvl: ?
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession:
The Wedding Date
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is a librarian
Slippery Creatures, 1/01 ★★★★
Protagonist is a senior citizen
WHAT
The Glass Hotel, 1/03 ★★★
Blood Bound, 1/23 ★★★★
Tweet Cute, 1/01 ★★★★
A number in the title
Aurora Rising, 1/15 ★★★★★
WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a New England state
Who Moved My Goat Cheese?, 1/06 ★★
Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey, 1/28 ★★★★
WHEN
Set in the 1800s
Set in the 1900s
Clean Getaway, 1/12 ★★★
XOXO, Santa, 1/16 ★★★★
Dear Daddy, Please Keep Me, 1/14 ★★★★
✔WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
The Wrong Family, 1/05 ★★★★
Shiver, 2/13 ★★★
One by One, 5/06 ★★★
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
Wrong Alibi, 1/08 ★★★
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021)Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul + Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist is a librarian
WHAT
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
WHERE
Set in Florida
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
Horoscope
Pick a date that has special meaning. Read your 2021 horoscope for that date. Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
March 15 (anniversary): "Meanwhile, you yearn to travel or have a chance to learn something new or experience adventure!"
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax - Mrs. Pollifax travels to Bulgaria.
I'm back for another round! Cub Reporter completed 1/22/21
Columnist completed 2/21/21
News Anchor completed 4/1/21
Editor completed 4/18/21
Newspaper Mogul completed 5/13/21
Bonus Category Pulitzer Prize Winner 5/13/21
Extra Bonus Nobel Prize 6/15/21
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession: Mr. President, Private Eye [many of these presidents were also lawyers] (1/22/21)
Protagonist works with animals: Dr. Nightingale Traps the Missing Lynx 5/13/21
Protagonist is a librarian Final Notice [3/27/21]
Protagonist is starting a new business or job: Murder at Bray Manor [Lady Gold has just opened a dress shop] (2/21/21)
Protagonist is a senior citizen: An Ad for Murder (Major Cheryl is retired) [4/18/21]
WHAT
Book has paranormal element: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (1/19/21)
Alliteration in title: Dead as a Dodo (1/24/21)
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe): A Rogue of One's Own (A Room of One's Own) [2/25/21]
A number in the title: Murder in 3 Acts [3/25/21]
Collaboration (Written by more than one author): Death of a Millionaire [1/4/21]
WHERE
Set in Florida: Murder by the Book (5/5/21)
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’: The Devil and the Dark Water (Beginning set in Batavia [modern day Jakarta]) [4/1/21]
Set in a New England state: Mr. Smith's Hat (4/7/21) [a great deal of action takes place in Connecticut]
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’: The Double-Jack Murders [Idaho] (2/2/21)
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England): Death and the Dutch Uncle [Netherlands] (1/18/21)
WHEN
Set in the 1800s: When Maidens Mourn [1812] (1/20/21)
Set in the 1900s: Princess Elizabeth's Spy (1/2/21)Hallowed Murder
Set during Spring: Murder Goes To College (4/8/21)
Set during Winter: Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries [all stories set around Christmas time] (1/12/21)
Set during a holiday season: Hallowed Murder (1/26/21)
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed: Raffles (1/28/21)
Jealousy: Gently in the Sun (4/5/21)
Revenge: Murder in the Calais Coach (1/30/21) [though the murderer/s would probably say it was justice]
“Love”: The Lazarus Tree (4/2/21)
To keep a secret/cover up: The Floating Admiral (1/17/21)
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times; The Adventure of the Peerless Peer [Watson is married 4 times by end of book] (2/28/21)
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial: The Sands Of Windee [Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte] (5/3/21)
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town: Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death [1/14/21]
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born: Money in the Morgue [3/29/21] (set in 1940s when my parents were born)
WHY – Accidental death: Blue Octavo (3/12/21)
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date. [Horoscope for June 1, 2021; 30th wedding anniversary]
A Tasty Way to Die by Janet Laurence (6/15/21) [I'm taking "new friends from foreign countries" as read about characters from another country who are new to me]
June 1, 2021 (30th wedding anniversary)
My horoscope (Cancer): Study & the exploration of opportunities in publishing and the media will appeal to you today. You crave excitement through the discovery of new knowledge as well as meeting new friends from foreign countries.
I’m in! I’m going to try for Newspaper Mogul
💯%COMPLETE - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER!!!💯
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021):
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
👑Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category) 25/25
🍾BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books. 5/5
❤️✅EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO 5/5 💯
✅Protagonist is in the legal profession - SVU Surveillance by Julie Anne Lindsey - Lucas is s Special Victims Unit police officer
✅Protagonist works with animals - PENGUINS and MORTAL PERIL bu Ruby Loren - Zookeeper
✅Protagonist is a librarian - MURDER PAST DUE by Miranda James - Charlie is the archive librarian
✅Protagonist is starting a new business or job - FOR WHOM THE BOOK TOLLS - From accountant to antique bookshop owner
✅Protagonist is a senior citizen - THE INSPECTOR & MRS JEFFERIES
WHAT 5/5 💯
✅Book has paranormal element - THE TELL-ALL by Libby Howard she has a ghost companion
✅Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest) - Buried in a Bog
✅Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe) - BY BOOK OR BY CROOK by Eva Gates
✅A number in the title - Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke
✅Collaboration (Written by more than one author) - Kittyzen's Arrest by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom
WHERE 5/5💯
✅Set in Florida - An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette
✅Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’ - A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckley set in Blue Lake, Indiana
✅Set in a New England state - CLAMMED UP by Barbara Ross- Maine.
✅Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’ - One Poison Pie set in Idaho
✅Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - AND ONLY TO DECEIVE by Tasha Alexander - set in England, France, Africa & Greece
WHEN 5/5 💯
✅Set in the 1800s - Mrs. Jefferies Dusts for Clues
✅Set in the 1900s - THE DEEP END by Julie Mulhern 1974
✅Set during Spring - Classified as Murder by Miranda James
✅Set during Winter - Murder on a Silver Platter
✅Set during a holiday season - DEATH BEE COMES HER by Nancy Coco - set at Halloween
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives) 5/5💯
✅Money/Greed - Quiche of Death
✅Jealousy - JANE DARROWFIELD, PROFESSIONAL BUSYBODY by Barbara Ross.
✅Revenge - COTTAGE ON GOOSEBERRY BAY KISS ‘N TELL by Kathi Daley
✅“Love” - The Big Chili
✅To keep a secret/cover up - MURDER, SHE KNIT by Peggy Ehrhart
💯BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE 5/5💯
❤️✅WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George Mary Alice has been married 3 times
❤️✅WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial Wedding Day and Foul Play by Duffy Brown MC is Reagan (S)ummerside = Shelly
❤️✅WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley set in Blue Lake Indiana
❤️✅WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey set in 1908 my maternal grandparents were both born in 1910.
❤️✅WHY – Accidental death - Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates
❤️✅EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
1/1
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.
❤️-my online horoscope says “January 14 will be an especially transformative day...and you may be confronted with a hit to your ego” I chose M. C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin THE VICIOUS VET. Agatha works this investigation with James Lacey, on whom she has a crush. Every time he thinks she’s romantically interested he turns tail and runs.
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021):Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession
Protagonist works with animals - Read 4/05
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is starting a new business or job - Read 24/01
Protagonist is a senior citizen
WHAT
Book has paranormal element Read 13/03
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)- Read 5/05
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
A number in the title Read 23/05
Collaboration (Written by more than one author) Read 17/03
WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Set in a New England state
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’ - Read 2/02
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England) - Read 24/10
WHEN
Set in the 1800s - Read 1/02
Set in the 1900s- Read 10/02
Set during Spring
Set during Winter Read 29/05
Set during a holiday season
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy- Read 21/02
Revenge- Read 23/05
“Love”
To keep a secret/cover up- Read 3/04
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial Read 31/05
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
WHY – Accidental death Read 27/09
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever) Read 18/10
Books Read: 21/31
✔ Librarian protagonist – Fire Breathing Cezar – Read: 10/01 – 2 🌟🌟
✔ Protagonist starts a new business/job – A Duke by Default – Read: 18/01 – 3.5 🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Senior Citizen protagonist – The Helena Diaries - Trouble in Mudbug – Read: 24/02 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Protagonist works in legal profession –
Protagonist works with animals –
✔ Paranormal element – My Dragon Lord – Read: 06/01 – 2 🌟🌟
✔ Number in title – Seventh Grave and No body – Read: 31/01 – 3.5 🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Alliteration in title – Brimstone Bound – Read: 03/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Pun title – Puck Aholic – Read: 02/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟
Collaboration: two or more authors –
✔ Set in Florida – Royal Bear – Read: 03/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟
✔ Set on foreign soil – France & Italy – Blameless – Read: 26/01 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Set in city starting with letter ‘B’ –
Set in New England state –
Set in state beginning with letter ‘I’ –
✔ Set during Spring – Glory in Death – Read: 16/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Set during Winter – Loyalty in Death – Read: 23/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Set during a holiday season – Holiday in Death – Read: 20/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Set in 1800s – The Anatomist’s Wife – Read: 31/01 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Set in 1900s –
Motives….
✔ Love – Bass-Ackwards – Read: 20/01 – 3.5 🌟🌟🌟
✔ Money/Greed – Unlovable – Read: 30/01 – 2 🌟🌟
✔ Jealousy – Seduced by the Alien Warrior – Read: 29/01 – 2.5 🌟🌟
✔ Secret/Cover up – Louisiana Longshot – Read: 03/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Revenge – Angelfall – Read: 06/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟
WHO: protagonist married 3 times or more –
✔ WHAT: protagonist surname starts with the initial of your first or surname – Fire Breathing Remy – Read: 11/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟
✔ WHERE: Set in a country village or small town – Wolf Boss – Read: 12/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟
✔ WHEN: Set in decade you, or a family member was born (1990s) – Naked in Death – Read: 15/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
WHY: Accidental death –
Read your horoscope for a 2021 date with special meaning to you, then pick a book that relates to the horoscope
My horoscope title –
Cub Reporter status achieved!List at message #22
Avid Series Reader Cub Reporter achieved!
WHO
Protagonist works with animals
WHAT
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
WHERE
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1900s
WHY (Motives)
Money/Greed
That's great! (and so early in the year)Bev wrote: "Cub Reporter status achieved!
List at message #22"
Congrats!Avid Series Reader wrote: "Avid Series Reader
Cub Reporter achieved!
That's great!Bev wrote: "Columnist level achieved!"
I’m inI’m going to be a club reporter!
I need suggestions for bonus question “protagonist has been married 3 or more times”. I usually read cozy mysteries, but I’m open to all suggestions. Thank you
Yay!Jennifer wrote: "I’m in
I’m going to be a club reporter!"
Shelly - I know I've read a cozy where the protag has been married several times - for the life of me :) I can't remember which one. I'll think about it...Shelly wrote: "I need suggestions for bonus question “protagonist has been married 3 or more times”. I usually read cozy mysteries, but I’m open to all suggestions. Thank you"
Ellie, I know I have some too but when I need them I can’t remember them 😂Ellie wrote: "Shelly - I know I've read a cozy where the protag has been married several times - for the life of me :) I can't remember which one. I'll think about it...
Shelly wrote: "I need suggestions for bo..."
News Anchor status achieved!List at message #22
Excellent!Bev wrote: "News Anchor status achieved!
List at message #22"
Hey Shelly - Have you read The Beryl and Edwina Mysteries? It's 2 protagonists and one is a world-class adventurer who has been married multiple times. It's an historical cozy series set in England. First book in series is Murder in An English Village. Author is Jessica Ellicott.Shelly wrote: "I need suggestions for bonus question “protagonist has been married 3 or more times”. I usually read cozy mysteries, but I’m open to all suggestions. Thank you"
Ellie wrote: "Hey Shelly - Have you read The Beryl and Edwina Mysteries? It's 2 protagonists and one is a world-class adventurer who has been married multiple times. It's an historical cozy series set in England..."Thank you Ellie, I have not read this series. I did fulfill the task though. I will be looking up The Beryl and Edwina series. It sounds like it’s right up my alley
Bev wrote: "Editor level achieved!"Congrats Bev!
I don't remember all the details from the books I've read so far, so I may have completed a few of these without realizing it. Whoops.13/31
Dates completed:
Cub reporter: May 7
WHO (3/5)
✔️Protagonist is in the legal profession
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (Jan 10)
✔️Protagonist works with animals
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (Sept 11)
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
✔️Protagonist is a senior citizen
The Black Box by Michael Connelly (Mar 29)
WHAT (3/5)
Book has paranormal element
✔️Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Apr 20)
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
✔️A number in the title
Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly (Feb 10)
✔️Collaboration (Written by more than one author)
Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms by Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law (Aug 19)
WHERE (3/5)
Set in Florida
✔️Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (Sept 19)
Set in a New England state
✔️Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (May 13)
✔️Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (Apr 21)
WHEN (1/5)
Set in the 1800s
✔️Set in the 1900s
Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis (Jan 22)
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
Set during a holiday season
WHY (2/5)
(Motives) - [I'm taking this to mean any major plot-relevant motives]
Money/Greed
Jealousy
✔️Revenge
Plague of Shadows by Michael Wisehart (Sept 23)
“Love”
✔️To keep a secret/cover up
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow (May 7)
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
✔️WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey (Parents) (May 23)
WHY – Accidental death
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.
Newspaper Mogul completed 5/13/21Bonus Category Pulitzer Prize Winner completed 5/13/21
Now to figure out what to do for the horoscope...
Wow! Way to go, Bev!!Bev wrote: "Newspaper Mogul completed 5/13/21
Bonus Category Pulitzer Prize Winner completed 5/13/21
Now to figure out what to do for the horoscope..."
REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021):Progress: 8/31
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is a senior citizen
WHAT
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
A number in the title
Collaboration (Written by more than one author)
WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Set in a New England state
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
WHEN
Set in the 1800s
Set in the 1900s
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
Set during a holiday season
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
To keep a secret/cover up
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
WHY – Accidental death
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
"A change of scene, through a short vacation or local trip, will prove the best remedy for your tired mind. Blood-Kissed Sky
POST #23 💯% COMPLETEDPULITZER PRIZE WINNING NEWSPAPER MOGUL!!!
June 6, 2021
Update message 19, 15/30✓Set in a New England state: set in Massachusetts, The Silver Boat by Luanne Rice (finished 6/9), my review is here
Challenge absolutely complete--Nobel Prize completed!
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Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!
Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)
BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books
WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
Protagonist is a senior citizen
WHAT
Book has paranormal element
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
A number in the title
Collaboration (Written by more than one author)
WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Set in a New England state
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)
WHEN
Set in the 1800s
Set in the 1900s
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
Set during a holiday season
WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
“Love”
To keep a secret/cover up
BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
WHY – Accidental death
EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!